Moby at the Echo? Nope, that just happened to be the lead singer of the first opener of the night, No Doctors. At first sight, no one would have ever been able to guess that these guys were musicians, let alone, a cohesive musical group. Moreover, each one of their songs seemed to be derived from different influences and genres. In all generality, they were a rock band that played different types of rock music. As most bands these days possess, they also did have their gimmick of an atypical brass player serving as their bass substitute. The highlight of their set was surely the brass player letting his hair down and totally headbanging on-stage and screaming out their last song.
Next up, Indian Jewelry. If No Doctors didn’t seem cohesive enough, then this band surely made-up for it since it seemed as if their whole set was one extremely long, but varying, song. They were definitely a band concerned with the ambience of their music and radiating it throughout the entire venue. At the start, all the lights were turned out until their music began with the flash of a strobe light. Before I knew it, I felt like I was caught within a storm or a hurricane and could pass out any minute – that was the effect of the music. There seemed to be no perception of time when “experiencing” their music because it seemed as if complete chaos had taken place within my mind. I can pretty much safely say that I did not hear them speak any articulate words throughout their whole set of music because I could see the singer’s lips moving, but hear just noise coming out. The music was hauntingly dance-able too and seemed to be a perfect fit for a Halloween party of some sort.
The highly anticipated Comets on Fire definitely did not disappoint and opened up with an intense opening. The best way I could describe it would be to say that it was simply psychedelic, happy, feel-good, incredible rock. It made you feel as if you could go home and die happy now that you’ve seen Comets on Fire live. Comets on Fire define the utmost superiority in great rock music today and were far too energetic to be bound in a tiny venue like the Echo, but instead should belong in a stadium arena. The Echo seemed to be too small to contain the crowd as well since the entire front half of the fans turned into a mosh pit. I felt that the movie Almost Famous should have followed around Comets on Fire rather than “Stillwater” because Jason Lee could have easily played the role of lead singer, Ethan Miller. Furthermore, a handful of Comets on Fire could inconspicuously sneak into the song list for the popular Playstation 2 game, Guitar Hero. All tangents aside though, Comets on Fire are definitely an act never to miss live when the opportunity arises. Seeing them live is similar to the feeling of taking a cold shower and Ethan Miller must have also experienced that as well, seeing how his salmon color shirt was drenched with sweat down to every single fiber that made the shirt. To prove how brilliant the band was that night, the crowd did not move a bit until they came back out for an encore.
