| | Music Makes the World Go Round (and, I Feel Old)Herblau gave me a call a few weeks ago to check out the My Chemical Romance show. It'd been ages since my last concert (jeez, when was the last one? Billy Joel about a year ago?), so I decided to go for it. I'd liked their singles on the radio (very anthemic and theatrical... Queen, glam, emo-esque, and punk-pop at the same time), and decided to go. I enjoyed it a lot... there's nothing like a good rock show.
It was a bit weird, though. Lots of kids with their parents were there. I happened to be standing next to a mother, who was probably in her mid to late 30's, and her two kids during middle of the show. She was jumping up and down along with her boys and seemed to be having a good time. At one point, MCR's lead singer, Gerard Way, did a verse and chorus from Motley Crue's "Home Sweet Home" since Hawaii was their last stop on the current leg of their tour. I started singing along, and the mother turned to me and said, "Hey, this is from our generation!!" God, that made me feel old.
Afterwards, we went to Kochi since Herblau was supposed to meet up with a few people. As we walked in, all these young Asian local kids (by kids I mean guys in their early 20's) turned to look at us and gave us stink eye. I guess we weren't regulars or something, but talked about feeling the hate. Muff had talked about experiencing this at several places around town, but this was the first time I'd ever felt it. Herb's other friends weren't there yet, so we left for Tropics to catch some reggae bands instead. Outside, I asked Herb and his friend D if they had felt a weird vibe. They'd felt it, too, pretty much replied, "Yeah, screw those little punkasses."
So I'd never been to Tropics, but what a breath of fresh air. It had a very local, laid back vibe, and the bands were top notch. We were particularly impressed by Mighty J, a Hawaii supergroup of sorts. Now, I don't really know jack about island music because I usually don't listen to it, but these girls were pretty awesome. The music and vocals were so clear and polished. This a was decent way to end an early evening. I got home around 12:30 and crashed out.
Yes, I'm old.
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| | Posted 12/19/2007 10:35 AM - 8 comments
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