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The spiky, jubilant rock pop of the All American Rejects has garnered them intense recognition with the MTV and Top 40 crowds, as well as the grudging affection of some of the more...choosy critics, such as Rolling Stone's contributing editor Jenny Eliscu. The Rejects, having grown up rapidly since their '02 debut, have kept us more than happy to call them a great example of an emo band, with emo taking on the actual meaning of the music of a subculture of softcore punk, rather than refering to a punitive ear-pummeling, courtesy of greasy, hollowed out seventeen year olds. No, with AAR you can almost taste the classic influences of '70s hair and metal bands, but you're brought a modern spin. You should see how brimful their shows are with facial expression and emotion. You haven't??? Oh, lucky you, that's why you have me.
NYC, Tyson Ritter (lead vocals + bass) and Mike Kennerty (rhythm guitar + backup vocals) during sound check
Lead guitarist and backup vocalist Nick Wheeler concentrates on a tricky bit of the bridge.
Chris Gaylor freezes to his drum sticks between songs.
Tyson's vocal's would have blown the roof off the place...if the place had a roof.
Tyson breaks after the last song in the set, "It Ends Tonight"
The backstage deets? All of the guys had this great small town charm with which they handled all of the insane fans, especially a particularly crazy one that began to stroke their arms from behind. Talk about playing it cool. Chris seemed quite quiet but then again, what can you do stuck on a stool behind a 200 lb. drum set except crash the cymbals? He was extra sweet though, once on his feet. Nick spoke with some fans and always had a smile on his face. Tyson and Mike looked quite elated while taking pictures with fans, although there had been a couple of technical difficulties during the show. This is the point at which I'm supposed to say "well, that's what great bands do when there's trouble, they 'Move Along'!!!" (note the excessive exclamation points to indicate dripping sarcasm) but how about we don't and say we did?
More later,
Kit
NYC, Tyson Ritter (lead vocals + bass) and Mike Kennerty (rhythm guitar + backup vocals) during sound check
Lead guitarist and backup vocalist Nick Wheeler concentrates on a tricky bit of the bridge.
Chris Gaylor freezes to his drum sticks between songs.
Tyson's vocal's would have blown the roof off the place...if the place had a roof.
Tyson breaks after the last song in the set, "It Ends Tonight"
The backstage deets? All of the guys had this great small town charm with which they handled all of the insane fans, especially a particularly crazy one that began to stroke their arms from behind. Talk about playing it cool. Chris seemed quite quiet but then again, what can you do stuck on a stool behind a 200 lb. drum set except crash the cymbals? He was extra sweet though, once on his feet. Nick spoke with some fans and always had a smile on his face. Tyson and Mike looked quite elated while taking pictures with fans, although there had been a couple of technical difficulties during the show. This is the point at which I'm supposed to say "well, that's what great bands do when there's trouble, they 'Move Along'!!!" (note the excessive exclamation points to indicate dripping sarcasm) but how about we don't and say we did?
More later,
Kit
posted by Kit "Blanche Deveraux" @ 4:01 PM
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