Was at the Toronto show last night. I thought Interpol did a great job. I am not too familiar with them but they played well and had some catchy tunes. I want to check out their new album after hearing them.
Yes they didn't say too much between songs and they didn't go out of their way to connect with the crowd but its sorta hard for opening bands as they are playing to half empty stadiums and those there for the most part don't care. The sound wasn't great for them either. All the elements are really against the opening band.
I thought Third Eye Blind were really brutal when they opened for U2 in 1997. I'm a big fan of their first 2 albums but Stephan Jenkins cannot sing live to save his life. He sounds great on record but he probably sings his vocals in the studio one line at a time. He really struggled live. Too bad as their former guitar player at that time Kevin Cadogen is a fantastic guitar player and very underated.
Yes they didn't say too much between songs and they didn't go out of their way to connect with the crowd but its sorta hard for opening bands as they are playing to half empty stadiums and those there for the most part don't care. The sound wasn't great for them either. All the elements are really against the opening band.
I thought Third Eye Blind were really brutal when they opened for U2 in 1997. I'm a big fan of their first 2 albums but Stephan Jenkins cannot sing live to save his life. He sounds great on record but he probably sings his vocals in the studio one line at a time. He really struggled live. Too bad as their former guitar player at that time Kevin Cadogen is a fantastic guitar player and very underated.