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Mumford & Sons @ The Sound Academy
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
This past weekend English folk rockers Mumford & Sons ripped the roof off The Sound Academy with a stellar show. From the opening strings of Sigh No More to the massive sing-along of The Cave the energy of the crowd did not die out once and the guys in Mumford seemed to feed off the energy. No matter if what they were playing was a single or a new track the crowd ate it up with everyone jumping, dancing or bopping their heads.
Heading into the show I knew that Mumford & Sons had a good size fan base but didn’t think they have the fan base they have. The Sound Academy was packed from the front of the floor right to the back where the merch stand was and was nearly impossible to move once the show started. I believe the show was sold out but I have a feeling that they may have oversold the show, but that didn’t matter because the lads from London, England put on one hell of a show.
It all started with the lead track off the album Sigh No More. Although it is not a single the crowd showed that it didn’t matter because they sang along just as if it were on the radio three times a day. After playing a few more tracks they slowly started to play Little Lion Man at which point the crowd kicked it into a higher gear. I can honestly say that I haven’t seen a crowd over power the band during the chorus singing but it was not your fault but mine, and it was your heart on the line, I really f**ked it up this time, didn’t I, my dear? didn’t I, my…. It was amazing to see how involved everyone was and I couldn’t get enough of this. However that was nothing compared to how they ended the show.
After performing for over an hour and starting the encore with members of the opening acts Cadillac Sky & King Charles, Mumford & Sons started The Cave. At this point the crowd went nuts! Throughout the whole song everyone was singing along while jumping with their hands in the air! What a way to end an amazing show. This was definitely one of the best shows I’ve been to this year and for once The Sound Academy sounded good!!
If you haven’t checked them out yet please do and you’ll see why these guys are good.
Links:
Official Site: Mumford & Sons
MySpace: Mumford & Sons
Facebook: Mumford & Sons
Tags: cadillac sky, Concert Review, concert reviews, king charles, little lion man, Mumford and Sons, sigh no more, sound academy, the cave
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The Gaslight Anthem @ Sound Academy
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
New Jersey rockers The Gaslight Anthem kicked off their tour last week at a packed Sound Academy. The guys are touring in support of their latest album ‘American Slang’ which was released last month.
With Jay-Z’s Empire State Of Mind playing as the back drop music the guys walked on stage and opened the show with their single American Slang. From then on Brian, Alex R, Alex L and Benny put on an amazing show.
They played the majority of ‘American Slang’ including Boxer, Stay Lucky and Bring It On. They also play a bunch of tracks off their sophomore album ‘The 59′ Sound’.
From the start of the show the whole crowd was really energized and into the show. But when they busted out their classic’s Old White Lincoln, The 59′ Sound, Here’s Looking At You Kid and Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts the energy level rose and had every one bobbing their heads or jumping on the spot.
Besides hearing my favourite Gaslight song, Great Expectations the highlight of the night came during the encore when they covered a rare Pearl Jam track State of Love and Trust. Not only did it sound amazing it is amazingly similar to how Eddie Vedder and the guys in Pearl Jam recorded it!
Not only did their six song encore include a cover, Brian Fallon started the encore by performing a solo version of She Loves You, which sounded amazing! All in all it was a great show for a venue that has had some mixed reviews but Gaslight silenced those reviews since they were great!
Check out the set list below!
Setlist:
American Slang
Casanova Baby!
Old White Lincoln
Stay Lucky
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Bring It On
Boxer
Angry Johnny And The Radio
The Spirit Of Jazz
The Queen of Lower Chelsea
The ‘59 Sound
Boomboxes and Dictionaries
Old Haunts
Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts
Great Expectations
Encore:
She Loves You
The Diamond Church Street Choir
We Came To Dance
State of Love and Trust (Pearl Jam cover)
Here’s Looking At You, Kid
The Backseat
Tags: sound academy, the gaslight anthem
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