February 14, 2006

Fever Friday

Last Friday I along with The Fever's Biggest Fan trekked out to Jersey to catch The Fever gig. And whom do we see as soon as we enter Maxwell's? 1/2 of The Fever hanging by the bar. Tried to get the FBF to say howdy or something; no luck.




The space was fairly packed. Motel Creeps opened for them; the lead singer has a seriously strong voice. Imagine Bono's voice coming out of a clean, non-drugged up, velvet blazer-wearing, vaguely Jim Morrison resembling guy. Wow. Another band called Aberdeen City played next. Whatever they played, it wasn't memorable. I am blanking on any recollection of their set. All I remember is the lead singer repeating "We're Aberdeen City. From Boston."

The main event: The Fever's set was a mix of old and new songs. Kicked off with "Redhead," which sounds the most like their frenetic, high-energy Red Bedroom sound compared to the other new songs which were performed. Midway through the set they played "Waiting for the Centipede," a song which I am beginning to dig. Closed the show with the "romantic" "Little Lamb & The Shiny Silver Bullets."

Most of the new songs sound more like "Waiting for the Centipede" than "Redhead." Their set was strong as usual. Waiting for their new album before deciding whether or not I like this new direction.

Post-show: reemained conscious during the train from Jersey to NYC. Fell asleep on the subway home to Brooklyn with the other tired drunktards (scary!). Collapsed in bed when I got home.

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