>>After Nevershoutnever came
PlayRadioPlay. I got a sticker for their CD
Texas while I was at Bamboozle in May, so I'd looked them up. I
wasn't exactly
impressed with what I found, but I didn't really think anything of it. Again, I had no idea they were playing [I really should start paying more attention to that stuff]. When the announcer guy introduced them, I was
ready to give them a second chance of sorts, hoping that, like
Metro Station, they were actually better live. I was
very wrong to have that hope. Honestly, the best part of the performance was
the lights, and how the
lead singer swayed as he sang. I didn't get that on video, but it was really fun to watch I promise. The only song I feel like identifying is "
Loco Commotion", which isn't bad per say. It's just
a little obnoxious; I want to listen to it, but I can't? If that makes sense? I pretty much quit after that one.
If you're into an electronic sound, go for it & look them up. But personally, I'm not a fan.
>>Just for the sake of keeping it in order,
Ace Enders and a Million Different People were third to perform. Seriously though, LOOK THEM UP. No regrets, ever.
>>Oh
Hellogoodbye, how I love you so. Since there were only 4 bands this time, Hellogoodbye got to
play for what seemed like
forever.To clarify: not in the 'droning-on-forever-it'll-never-end-will-it?' sort of way, but in the
'i-wish-this-never-had-to-end-if-only-it-could-last-forever' kind of way. I've been obsessed with their older stuff since .. well, since their self - titled EP came out in '04 [I'm pretty sure that's right?]. My favorites include "
Touchdown Turnaround", "
Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn", "
Oh, It Is Love", "
Bonnie Taylor Shakedown", "
I Saw it On Your Keyboard", and "
Dear Jamie .. Sincerely Me".. to name a few? Clearly I love pretty much everything <3 style="font-weight: bold;">Call 'N Return", "
All Time Lows", and "
Here in Your Arms". Honestly, almost any song by them is one of my favorites simply because they're that good. I had a feeling, just based on their songs & the videos that
the band would be so much fun. I was right :] After one of the songs, Forrest [lead singer] decided to
try a slow clap. He picked someone in the crowd beforehand to be 'that guy' who starts it, and then everyone else would follow the lead. Last note is played, everyone cheers. So Forrest is just like "
NO NO NO! Let's try that again!", but really adorably because
he was sick & his voice cracked :] So he replayed the last few notes, then we had a super pathetic slow clap going on. Look, I can't explain how fun it was, so
just watch it! Because I got it on video yayyy. They also had fun with the mic, especially when the voice-changer-'makeitsoundcool' feature was on ..
for the special effects on the songs? It seemed like they had as much fun playing as we did listening, which was so amazing. Oh, between songs, they must've seen one of the guys from Ace Enders getting out of the bathroom, because they
decided to heckle him and such, asking if he had fun in there, etc. This was when I was having my breakdown with the merch guy, and as we heard this we just kind of
looked at eachother & laughed .. then I continued my search for all things NSN!. Seriously, they were so much fun to watch. After I left [after the concert was officially over, of course], the friends I'd met up with who stayed longer got to meet Forrest, and the really funny keyboard-guy whos name escapes me! No fair.
Apparently, they're awesome, and I'm mad jealous. Oh well. I still met Serg, Ace, & guy-who-played-with-christofer-drew.
If you've been living under a rock for 4 years and don't know a lot / anything by Hellogoodbye, I suggest you rejoin the world and get acquainted with their music. 
