I was very, very ticked off when In This Moment covered Blondie's Call Me, and apparently, I wasn't the only one because now In This Moment has to suffer two hours onstage each night instead of just a measly half hour! Poetic justice ftw! Now, there's no way I could pass up this opportunity to point and laugh at them for their moral failings, so I naturally brought a ticket to this concert.
But before I discuss how much In This Moment failed, I need to address the four opening acts (that's too many, by the way). The first two were local bands, the second of which was doing its first show ever. The first made me wonder if I can start a band since I'm confident, as illogical as anyone who's ever heard me try to do so may think, that I could be a better singer than their lead singer. I'm also probably a better songwriter than their guitarist, so no, I did not enjoy hearing this band live.
I unfortunately could not remember the name of the second band after the concert, which is a shame because any band that writes a song called Don't Make Bacon With Your Shirt Off deserves to have their name remembered. Oh well. Naturally, the band was strong lyrically, but they were only okay musically. And, while I suppose it is nitpicky to say this about a band doing their first show, they didn't do that good a job of interacting with the crowd, especially when you consider how much they talked.
Then came Motionless in White, the best band I heard all night. Apart from having an awesome haircut, Motionless in White's lead singer Chris is also a decent performer. Maybe not the best at engaging the crowd, but what he did on stage was cool. Their music was not the best I have ever heard, but it was good.
In Fear and Faith: Boring all around. Don't want to say much more.
As for In This Moment... Fuck all of you! This was the most disappointing concert I've ever fucking been to! What the fuck is wrong with you? You guys were good last time I saw you... what the fuck happened?
The two-hour timespan gave In This Moment all the time they needed to play lesser-known songs from The Dream, despite the fact that, you know, it's their more hated album. But I didn't enjoy listening to the songs from Beautiful Tragedy since they didn't play all that well. You just nerfed the music part of your concert! Conglatulations!
As for their performance... lolsauce, you should already know that it sucked! Unless you wanted to see up Maria's skirt (which I could do from the 12th row) their wasn't really anything interesting to see on stage. Interaction with the crowd was also a big fail; the volume of movement was actually less than when the opening acts were on stage, if that tells you anything.
But Maria did make an inspirational speech in between songs, and for that I can compare In This Moment to Rise Against. So I will: In This Moment isn't as good as Rise Against in any way, shape or form. Way to disappoint your fans, guys.
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