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Published on November 19th 2004
Fresh off the release of their newest album, "Exile In Oblivion", Strung Out rolled into Irving Plaza in New York City once again to show us all how a live show should be played. With Saosin, Love Is Red, and Last Of The Famous in tow, there was some variety to the show as there always seems to be when Strung Out goes on tour, regardless of how good the said openers are. Here's how it went down... The doors to Irving opened around 8, and at around 9 the first band of the night, Last Of The Famous took the stage. I was enthused to see these guys, as the band is made up of ex-members of Shelter, Youth Of Today, and Saves The Day, however, the music draws nothing from any of those bands. Stale, stale pop-punk with really bad vocals. That is really the only way to describe the mess that was Last Of The Famous...oh well, you can't win 'em all. Next up was Love Is Red, and this is the type of band you need to get the crowd going. As soon as they took the stage, the floor of Irving was blasted wide open and various body parts were flailing all around. Awesome, heavy, fast, old-school tinged hardcore with some breakdowns that tore the floor up. Strung Out has never failed to bring awesome hardcore bands on the road in the past (i.e. Poison The Well, Eighteen Visions), and Love Is Red was no exception. So the last appetizer before the main course was Saosin. Let me tell you, I would rather have laid on a bed of hot coals for 30 minutes before Strung Out came on then hearing this band. Really, really generic, bland, annoying screamo with some of the worst vocals I have ever heard. They had some parts in a few songs where they attempted to break it down with some heavy parts, however this was all ruined by the fact that the guy screaming sounded worse than nails on a chalkboard. So eventually after about 30 minutes or so, Saosin took their leave along with the people who had strictly come to see them, and with a legion of cult fans remaining on the floor, the anticipation grew as we all knew what was up next... At about 11:30, the lights went out, the Strung Out chant began emitting from the crowd, and Jason, Jake, Rob, Chris, and Jordan walked on the stage to hundreds of screaming fans. Now you know that feeling you get when a band opens with a song that you absolutely love yet you have never heard them play live before (this was the case at last summer's Strung Out show at Irving Plaza when they kicked into "Barfly" as the opener)? Well this was exactly the case once again, as Jordan make a quick roll on the rack toms and the band shot into "Speedball." The floor began swirling, fists were in the air, and Strung Out was playing just as good as they always do. "Too Close To See" followed directly after, and the high energy didn't stop until the end of the show. Various tunes were played off "Exile In Oblivion", including "Skeletondanse", "Her Name In Blood", "Analog", "Scarlet", and best of all "The Misanthropic Principle" (more on this one in a bit). The rest of their set was a pretty good balance of material from all their albums, save for the "Crossroads and Illusions" ep, with highlights including "Firecracker", "Deville", and "In Harm's Way." They closed out their set with "Matchbook" as per usual, but of course that wasn't enough to satisfy the rabid crowd. After the Strung Out chants fired up once again, the band returned to the stage and busted out "Bring Out Your Dead", which sounded amazing as usual. "This is our last song" announced Jason before Rob started playing the opening riff to "The Misanthropic Principle." Now upon hearing this song on "Exile In Oblivion", I thought to myself, wow this is really one of the best songs Strung Out has ever written, and hearing it live affirmed that fact 100%. This was the perfect song to close the set with, and hearing it live might have made it my favorite Strung Out song ever. Great job guys with the new album, and once again your live show never fails. I urge you to go see Strung Out live if you have not yet done so, you're guaranteed a great time. Got a copy of the set list, here it is in order:
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I suppose if playing power chords (and only power chords) over and over and over makes you good band, then strung out is good. if writing inept lyrics makes you a good band, strung out is a good band. no lucifermotorcade? thats the best song on the new one. is it just me or does anyone start drooling throught the scarlet solo? Strung Out in March for me....oh fuck yes. I was at the show. Last of the Famous was fucking horrible. Their lead singer had these huge arms, like a fucking gorilla., and his body was average. And his vocals and the lyrics were soooo terrible. If your talking about Saosin or Love is Red I don't know what you mean cuz I've never heard of those bands. why does strung out always headline tours with bands that are 1000000 times more popular than they are I classify it into these categories: "Punk has no boundries. It isn't the sound, its the attitude, the indifference to societys rules. Classification does not belong in punk rock. If this is how punks are acting now, then in essence, punk is dead. Punk has no boundries. It isn't the sound, its the attitude, the indifference to societys rules. Classification does not belong in punk rock. If this is how punks are acting now, then in essence, punk is dead. "I didn't like any underoath... Early stuff is crappy metalcore" sometimes i'm embarsssed that i spend this much time on this site Also, Strung Out is so-cal Pop-punk with a metal edge fuck-face...jesus christ these kids are so retarded these days, I bet that guy thinks that hardcore is all about double bass and shitty breakdowns< i> good review. i flew to NYC all the way from san francisco for this show, and it did not disappoint. Must say the NY crowd goes off and thanks again to the guy who picked the crowd surfer up off my head and saved me from a broken neck. can't wait for the west coast leg! What is the song Pleather from??? I think that's the only Strung Out song I haven't heard. this thread is out of control with stupidity... I've seen some dumb things posted here, but were I to award I trophy, here's who's shelf it would surely end up on. The fine person who wrote this: and hardcore isn't about double bass & breakdowns, although hardcore is definitely all about breakdowns. metalcore is all about double bass & breakdowns, but not so much about breakdowns as hardcore. many popular bands are equal parts emocore & metalcore, so they're emometalcore. *fart* if you want to break it down into primary divisions & subdivisions, it's like this: Also, Strung Out is so-cal Pop-punk with a metal edge fuck-face...jesus christ these kids are so retarded these days, I bet that guy thinks that hardcore is all about double bass and shitty breakdowns. saosin is emocore, you dumb shits saosin is emocore, you dumb shits "wow... that was unprofessionally done. that was a weak show review at best.. your closedmindedness along with your ignorance has made you look stupid.. Do they ever play "Paperwalls"? "We are STRUNG OUT from the U.K.! You must be the USA!!!!" I saw the Denver show and I also saw SO in San Bernadino at the supercade fest and i have to say that the Denver show was the most amazing show I have ever seen. They had way more energy and played way more songs. Jason climbed on the balcony rail and dropped to the crowd and surfed back to the stage during Bring Out Your Dead along with the guys from the other bands in there underwear and weird costumes and about eight people from the crowd on stage dancing or whatever you wanna call it. Love is Red didn't play but LOTF and Saosin although very talented but were very boring to me. The lead singers were a little annoying. The pinching of the balls high pitched scream of Saosin just about drove me insane but the band was awesome. i can't stand saosin's new singer but i liked the old one wow... that was unprofessionally done. that was a weak show review at best.. your closedmindedness along with your ignorance has made you look stupid.. (to the guy below) yes i got the new record just in time to listen to it nonstop (like the day before). i wanted to be ready for the new songs when they play them. Damn west coast gets Only Crime and A Wilhelm Scream...that's fucking bullshit. im sry to say but for 16 bucks the show wasnt worth it to see just strung out. for one reason only a couple of songs they played were good( her name in blood, firecracker,matchbook, in harms way, and too close to see). I really wanted to hear lost motel, blueprint of the fall, contender, and solitare. also if maybe the other bands on the bill were alot better then maybe strung out's set would have been more enjoyable. but i do have to say they played a super tight set so i quess it was worth it. they played "deville"? how fucking sweet. I urge you to go see Strung Out live if you have not yet done so, you're guaranteed a great time. denver show was fucking sick I love that song "Scarlet"(song 12 on the new album)........"On this eeeeeeeeeve........of destruction maybe.............that is such a catchy as fuck melodic chorus. Strung Out arguably puts on one of the best live shows. So much raw energy and emotion. Scarlet is a sick ass song too. The solo in the middle and the bass line at the end are ridiculous. I didn't like any underoath... It sucks too, because the first two Underoath records were clutch. saosin screamo? pop screamo? ahahaha.. ok.. their certaintly aren't that.. labels are for food cans buddy. Is it just me or do lots of other people hate encores too? I can't even remember a show in the last 7 or 8 years that I've gone to that didn't have one. It seems to be just part of the setlist for most bands now, with fan favorites often being saved specifically for it. I think that encores should only happen if the show is not just a good performance but a way above average one, say better than 90% of the regular shows you. Bands should play their best songs during their "set" and if they are lucky enough to get an encore then that's when they should pull out the cover or rarity or new song or whatever. And that concludes my little rant. wow... that was unprofessionally done. that was a weak show review at best.. your closedmindedness along with your ignorance has made you look stupid.. AMAZING LIVE HARDCORE BAND!? alright...i didnt attend this show...but i have seen love is red many times....and they are one of the best live hardcore bands ive seen. Score is for the Saosin set in Boston. I have to completely disagree with a couple of things. I saw this show in Boston, and Love Is Red completely sucked. i like how people rate the show based on how good they thought the headliner was Score is for the Saosin set in Boston. I have to completely disagree with a couple of things. I saw this show in Boston, and Love Is Red completely sucked. I was there. Am I the only one who think Love Is Red sounds like a Shai Hulud rip-off? I love how some people get so mad about kids liking "screamo" and tell them to listen to a pretentious and artsy band that'll automatically give them scene points *cough* Saetia, Antioch Arrow *cough*. Those bands are ok, but please, don't name drop bands to make yourself look better to kids who don't and probably wouldn't give a fuck anyways. my saying Saosin has the potential to "hit it big" shouldn't matter a shit. i just meant they could get signed on pretty much any label they want.. indie or major. I just noticed that Eighteen Visions and Poison The Well were cited in your parantheses after the description "awesome bands." Love is Red is not tough guy. They're old school punk rock hardcore with badass breakdowns. They're good. If Billy Werner knew you regard Saosin as screamo, he'd have an anuerysm. Relating to the previous comment, 'Venus and Bacchus' still gives me chills every time I hear it. If Billy Werner knew you regard Saosin as screamo, he'd have an anuerysm. Last of the Famous was pretty bad. Score is for the Saosin set in Boston. I have to completely disagree with a couple of things. I saw this show in Boston, and Love Is Red completely sucked. Score is for the Saosin set in Boston. I have to completely disagree with a couple of things. I saw this show in Boston, and Love Is Red completely sucked. Let me be the first to say that Ron Artest is a lunatic who should be sentenced to the electric chair. And Ben Wallace should be there to put the dry sponge in the helmet. I'm listening to the "Elf" movie soundtrack! Listen to some Heroin, Saetia, or Orchid. fuck you Saosin owns your ass bitch. Their "potential to hit it big" is what denounces them as a shitty band. All of the very popular bands on the scene, save a few, are awful. fuck you Saosin owns your ass bitch. what a shitty strung out set They tore it up in Cleveland and played my three favorite Strung Out songs: Jackie-O, Matchbook (obviously...), and closed their encore with fucking Lost Motel!!! Granted, the new songs sound a lot better live, but I think their new album, while still pretty good, is their worst (not counting The Skinny Years...). Cheers! what a shitty strung out set As long as they never take "firecracker" out of their set, i'll be happy! No voice of mine is amongst my favorite strung out songs, what;s the misanthropic principle? is that the same song? no? Sounds like a good show, but EOSD is poorly represented. Songs like Savant and Everyday should be staples of their set Good review. Now i'm hungry for some Strung Out. No voice of mine is amongst my favorite strung out songs, what;s the misanthropic principle? is that the same song? no? good review. Sounds like a good show. I love Strung out and there coming back to Australia next year 2! yeehaw |
