Jersey rock band Gas Light Anthem, came out to Royal Oak
Music Theater, Sunday, March 3. Opening the show was Cory Branan, a solo artist
who sang about his life on the road. Playing his fast acoustic guitar the crowd
got warmed up for the show to come. All of this energy was very short lived,
four or five songs in the crowd started to lose their focus. As I was walking
around watching them I heard people commenting on how long his songs were. All
of this negative energy left right away when the Bouncing Souls hit the stage.
The lead singer had a very laid back vibe when he sang, but at the same time
gave off such a high energy. The crowd responded to all of that energy in the
pit! They played some classics such as “Hopeless
Romantic” and “Sing Along Forever”, but they did not forget their newer one
such as “Lean on Sheena” and “Coin Toss Girl”. Noticeably missing from the set
list for the night was “Ole”. The band
everyone came to see that night was Gaslight Anthem! Setting up the stage with candles
and toys to make the mood more relaxed. Brian Fallon (vocals) was amazing, he
had those rough rock vocals that everyone love in a good rock band. As Brian
was singing to the crowd you knew every word that he sang came straight from
his heart. This was one of the most fun rock shows I have ever seen, it was
also one of the best shows to come through Detroit in the last year.
