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February 11, 2003. The Backroom. Austin, Texas The All-American Rejects
On tour with Austin's own Riddlin' Kids, The All-American Rejects give a show that is nothing short of amazing. The Stillwater, Oklahoma, natives rocked out in Austin on Tuesday to a packed crowd. The lights dimmed, the smoke machines billowed fog onto the stage, a drum machine began pumping with beats bouncing like a hyperactive child, and The All-American Rejects kicked into full gear from the very first song, "My Paper Heart", not missing a beat throughout the entire set.
The crowd knew the lyrics, and sang the anthems of rejection with pride. During "Swing, Swing," the band's first single off of their self-titled debut album, the audience's voices drowned out all but guitarist Nick Wheeler's fierce guitar riffs. Lead singer Tyson Ritter, quite the showoff onstage, pleased the crowd when he referenced the Austin music scene and Waterloo Records (a local shop) sparking a timely frenzy of local pride.
These four hot young men are all extremely talented for being at such young ages. But to my astonishment (and I will admit, disappointment), the slew of panties onto the stage was absent as well as the classic rock gesture of boyfriends holding their girlfriends up on their shoulders to bare their all to the band member of their choice. That aside, the show was one of ultimate magnitude.
After spilling out a set of perfect melodies, wicked drum beats, and catchy synthesized keyboard tracks, AAR closed with (appropriately titled) "The Last Song." Only the second of four bands to play that night, they had no encore; though the audience pleaded for more. Who would have thought that a couple of punks from Stillwater, Oklahoma could rock your ass so hard!
review by: elise. |
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