Personally, I always like to catch the support bands when I go to gigs. I like to think they create some hype amongst the crowd and get things going. But sometimes they don't. By the time we got inside, the first support band had taken to the stage and a strange screechy wailing filled the room. At first I didn't pay attention as I was too busy heading for the merch table but when I began to listen I immediately had the urge to push ear plugs as far inside my ears as possible. On the stage were a group of girls who looked like they should have spent less time on their appearance and more time learning to play their instruments. You think I'm harsh? No, they were just crap. 10/100... Oh wait, I almost forgot to mention their name. The Plasticines.
You would have thought that the next band would be a significant improvement. I mean, surely ANY band would be a significant improvement. Sadly, I was wrong. Family Force 5 were a complete disaster, parading around the stage with 'Hulk Hands' pretending to have 'moves'. To be honest, it was possibly the most cringeworthy sight I have ever seen but at least they gave me something to laugh at for half an hour. 15/100. www.myspace.com/familyforce5
Finally, Cobra Starship took to the stage. After years (and I mean years) of waiting for this gig, I couldn't help but smile. Bring on the party! But after all that waiting, were they worth it? The answer to that is yes and no. To sum it up there were some good points and there were some unexpected negatives. So I'll start with the bad... When I first entered the venue I commented on the good sound quality but during Cobra Starship's set there seemed to be some kind of major fault that nobody bothered to fix. The sound was muffled and I could barely hear the instruments. Then there were the many speeches of Gabe Saporta. Don't get me wrong, I like a band to interact with their crowd but there is such a thing as over-doing it and by over-doing it I mean spending approximately a whole third of the set talking about Gabe's views on the world. Toward the end of one of these talks, the crowd got so fed up that they started chanting something along the lines of "Play a song!" I felt bad for Gabe but it's what we were all thinking. The other negative was the lack of enthusiasm from the rest of the band. While Gabe put everything he had (maybe a little too much) into his performance, the other band members looked slightly bored, which eventually turned into downright miserable. To be honest though, I can't really blame them. They just wanted to play some music. After that little rant I would like to move onto the positive. When they eventually got round to playing a song, they played well. And they played all their best songs; Good Girls Go Bad, Pete Wentz Is The Only Reason We're Famous, Hot Mess, The City Is At War, Kiss My Sass, Smile For The Paparazzi, Send My Love To The Dancefloor... and The Church Of Hot Addiction. A perfect setlist for Cobra Starship. But the real highlights of the night were The Scene Is Dead; Long Live The Scene (which surprised me) and my personal favourite Guilty Pleasure during which the whole crowd joined in with the Guilty Pleasure dance. It may not have been the best gig ever but despite all my criticisms, it WAS a good gig and I would see them again. Fangs up. 70/100. www.myspace.com/cobrastarship
Photos courtesy of Laura :)
NOTE; Gemma wasn't here :'(
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