Photos and Review by Jeff Palmucci
Galleries: Shinedown, Bush, Morgan Wade
Shinedown came to the TD Garden in Boston last week on their Dance Kid Dance tour.
The first opener was Morgan Wade, who I haven’t heard before. Her music on stage sounds much less country than it does online, probably because the band was limited to live instruments. I liked it and the more rock-oriented sound meshed better with the other performers that night. Her somewhat short set included three from her album releasing next week, including The Party is Over. Give it a listen.
Bush opened their set with “Scars,” marking the live debut of this track, immediately setting an energetic tone that carried throughout their performance. The song, off the new album released just days ago, got the crowd moving. Their set was a 50/50 mix of songs from the new album and all time greatest hits like Glycerine and Machinehead, to which the crowd sang along with enthusiasm.
Bush was the only group that allowed the photographers to shoot from the pit, the others put us back by the soundboard. It paid off in my mind, with Rossdale putting on a very energetic show for a rocker in his 50s. Make sure to check out the gallery.
Finally Shinedown came out. The opened their set with the single the tour was named after, Dance Kid Dance. The single is destined for their upcoming album, and I freakin love it. These guys just consistently write amazing music. Based on this and another recent single, 365, the new album is going to be huge. I’m not the only that thinks this. The whole crowd was singing along to 365. That’s not for an all time classic, guys, that is for a brand new song.
There was tons of pyro and even some indoor fireworks during the show. The fireworks were freakin’ loud, and you could feel the heat from the flames on your face.
Brent asked everyone to take out their lighters/cellphones to light up the stadium during A Symptom of Being Human. That is my absolute favorite Shinedown song and if you get nothing else from this article, you need to go watch that video. I always get teary-eyed listening to it. Starting with a lone guitar, more and more instruments come in as the song progresses. In my mind, symbolizing how at first you may think you are alone, but in reality everyone shares the same experience.
It was a great night of music and I recommend you check out the tour. If you can’t get to the tour, at least go listen to the new Shinedown music. It’s some of their best work yet.