The Starting Line/Copeland/Gatsby's American Dream/Cartel/New Atlantic

The Starting Line Crowd

The Starting Line

Another 5-for-1 deal. What a night it was. It was sold-out and the line outside wrapped around so fans waited for doors to open in the rain. The thing about some of these bands is that you listen to their recordings so much that they sound exactly the same live. Like there's really nothing much special about their live shows, but then the sound is good. The Starting Line's sound was excellent as usual. The lighting for their set made the shitty venue, although definitely not as shitty as a certain other venue in town, look really good. They really gave what the crowd filled with many scenesters wanted. One song that got everyone going for sure was "Bedroom Talk", which includes lyrics like "I'm goin' to tear your ass up like we just got married cause you're all mine now". The lyrics are stupid, but it makes the song fun.

The crowd was crazy during their set. There's a crowd that likes to squeeze and push their way to the front a lot. It doesn't really make sense. If you want to be in the front, then arrive at the venue earlier. Haven't you learned anything from previous shows? And I'm sure you don't want to be kicked in the face by someone bigger than you.

Copeland wasn't a very exciting show. It's good that bands play live and sound great live, but stage presence wasn't that great. I didn't really get into their set that much. One band that does have great stage presence is Gatsby's American Dream. I'm not a really a fan of their music, but I enjoyed watching them. Their live performances outdo their recordings for sure.

Copeland

Cartel clearly has some teenyboppers. It must be because the lead singer is hot. These are all the new boybands, but without all the corny shit. Cartel was upbeat, but more pop than Gatsby's and got the crowd going. Cartel's music isn't that great. Songs that really pop out are "Say Anything (Else)" and "Honestly".

There's something about unknown/indie opening acts that make them so good. New Atlantic was a surprise. It's like many bands including Waking Ashland mixed into one to create an even better band soundwise. They've got a member that looks like he came straight from Waking Ashland and another member (a guitarist) that looks as if he were a "scientist". Did I mention that "scientists" were handsome? Although there's something about the lead singer Giovanni that bothers me, but he sounds like Melee and other than that they were good live and the recordings are just as good. And you can download some of them for FREE! Yes, indeed. Go to http://www.purevolume.com/newatlantic