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Text: Jason Curran |
Photos: Johnny Hanson
What makes Weezer any different than any other band that
emerged in the early ninties? They have not released an album
since '96, yet they are so popular with the kids that their
entire 2001 tour sells out as fast as N'SYNC. I was fired
up to find out The Get Up Kids (one of the best bands out
today) would be touring with them but I was amazed how much
more the youth of today was fired up to see Weezer.
Blame it on MTV, cause that is the only way that the kids
in the audience would have ever seen them (considering that
most of them were 10 when the blue album came out). I was
by far the oldest member of the audience. Weezer has refined
their style to cater to teens and their uncontrolable hormones.
They started the show out with "My name is Jonas", I was blown
away by the energy that shot into the crowd. Mixing it up
with songs from their two albums, every teenager sang every
word from every song, while Rivers stood there overseeing
his new crop of followers in his congregation.
 Cameras
projected Rivers head on the backboards of the makeshift high
school gym on prom night. They played with the speed of the
cover band that played at my prom. Giving any willing teenage
girl her chance to loss her virginity on that "special night."
It was fun to be apart of the crowd and witness the youth
of today.
The Get Up Kids opened the show and were given a welcome
they deserve. The boys from Kansas City kicked off and rocked
there own style. Using the keyboard to accent their heavy
guitar and lyric laydened songs. Pumping out song after song,
old and new. This is a band that is carving their way through
the scene and will be around for the next wave ten year olds
to come to shows. They are doing it the old fashion way, by
putting out great songs and building there fan base on the
road. A must see when they come to your town.
— Jason Curran
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