Maroon 5, Counting Crows amongst others
This weekend, as always was busy. Friday night I went to the Maroon 5 and Counting Crows concert at the Ford Amp. I had seen Maroon 5 six years ago when they were happily playing the side stage of the Sheryl Crow/Train tour. My photographer friend was none too impressed, but the catchy tunes I heard were enough to make me and the ten others watching stay long enough to hear their entire set. I remember Adam Levine being comfortable (or tired) enough to lounge on the stage with his feet dangling off to the side. The songs I heard that day eventually ended up on nearly every radio station for the next eight years. The band I saw at the Ford was polished and I missed the relaxed atmosphere of the band I saw coming up the ranks. While the setlist included several hits from their first album it also brought out the newer, over-produced songs from their sophomore effort. While the songs are still catchy, there's less meat there to love. For me at least.
I missed the opening set by Augustana, but thanks to the Counting Crows, I did not miss them enirely. Two band members had to drop out of the tour early, and the boys from Augustana happily filled the void. I happily heard a cover of Van Morrison's "Caravan" which surprisingly started off their set. The rest of the night mixed the best of the Crows with jangly covers including a ten man acoustical jam of "Cecelia." To see more pics from the concert, go to tampabay.metromix.com.
Sunday the Bucs lost. The Rays also lost, but I'm conflicted on this series. I am a Chicago girl at heart and a win for the Sox, was not entirely a loss in my book.
This weekend, as always was busy. Friday night I went to the Maroon 5 and Counting Crows concert at the Ford Amp. I had seen Maroon 5 six years ago when they were happily playing the side stage of the Sheryl Crow/Train tour. My photographer friend was none too impressed, but the catchy tunes I heard were enough to make me and the ten others watching stay long enough to hear their entire set. I remember Adam Levine being comfortable (or tired) enough to lounge on the stage with his feet dangling off to the side. The songs I heard that day eventually ended up on nearly every radio station for the next eight years. The band I saw at the Ford was polished and I missed the relaxed atmosphere of the band I saw coming up the ranks. While the setlist included several hits from their first album it also brought out the newer, over-produced songs from their sophomore effort. While the songs are still catchy, there's less meat there to love. For me at least.
I missed the opening set by Augustana, but thanks to the Counting Crows, I did not miss them enirely. Two band members had to drop out of the tour early, and the boys from Augustana happily filled the void. I happily heard a cover of Van Morrison's "Caravan" which surprisingly started off their set. The rest of the night mixed the best of the Crows with jangly covers including a ten man acoustical jam of "Cecelia." To see more pics from the concert, go to tampabay.metromix.com.
Sunday the Bucs lost. The Rays also lost, but I'm conflicted on this series. I am a Chicago girl at heart and a win for the Sox, was not entirely a loss in my book.
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