Concert Review: Tiger Army takes the stage
View the photo gallery of the show here.
Love Equals Death began the Tiger Army show, Saturday at Stoney’s with an unoriginal but enjoyable set with emo, hardcore songs. Regardless of the lack of innovation, it was enough to invigorate the crowd. Circle pits formed within a minute of the show’s start.The next opener, Street Dogs, stole the show with a blend of classic punk rock, Celtic melodies and ‘60s protest folk, several of which have a political bent. One song was introduced with a brief cover of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” with the lyrics altered to indict the recent actions of the U.S. government.
The energy of the band was palpable. Former Dropkick Murphys singer Mike McColgan perched atop a stack of amps on more than one occasion. He told the crowd to keep downloading music in return for years of being overcharged for it. At one point McColgan also incited the crowd to sing for a number of musical icons, including Johnny Cash, The Ramones and The Clash.
Crowd reaction was seen in the growing circle pits, which were encouraged by the band. The crowd found it hard not to get caught up in the energy and excitement of the band’s set.
Unfortunately, the headliners, Tiger Army, could not match the quality of the previous band.
They practically played the same song all night. In the world of hardcore punk, this would normally not be a problem. Unfortunately, the one song they kept rewriting had no noteworthy features whatsoever. Largely monotone vocals and traditional punk chord progressions persisted throughout the band’s set.
The band’s lone novelty is its use of upright bass, but for the majority of the concert it sounded like a normal bass guitar, so why did they even bother?
The band also had no energy whatsoever. They were as stiff as dolls throughout the performance. It’s sad when the crowd has to generate the majority of the excitement at a concert.
Regardless, the crowd was more than up to the task. The moment Tiger Army took the stage Stoney’s exploded with crowdsurfing and moshing. Too bad the band wasn’t good enough to warrant it.
Love Equals Death: B-
Street Dogs: A
Tiger Army: C-
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