I have discussed this band a lot over the years and wasn’t going to say anything else but a new wrinkle in my relationship with the band came up and I had to post about it.
First up is the new album, the band’s first in 7 years.
While We’re At It is a great album, full of anger and positivity with plenty of the signature sound fans have come to expect. I should probably write a review of the album.
“Closer To Nowhere”
Considering it took nearly three months to get *THIS* posted, I don’t think that will be happening any time soon.
The band went on tour in support of the album and they stopped through Seattle at the end of June and I of course got tickets. This is where the second, main, thing that came up driving me to write about the band again – this time I took two of the kids.
We got there early enough to get right up front which is where I wanted the kids to be. Not in the center though, just off to stage left a bit. I wanted them to be able to see the band, be safe, and experience the show the way I usually do. And it worked out great.
Opening the show was Los Kung-Fu Monkeys, a band I was introduced to the last time I went to the Hometown Throwdown. Of the six opening acts that year they were my least favorite, but I think I liked them more this second time seeing them.
Oh, and did the Bosstones come out and tear the roof off?
Absolutely.
Not only is their new album good, it seems to have reinvigorated the band. Having some new material is always good for a long-running band, but there was something about them this time. They weren’t “going through the motions” with a few new songs thrown in.
Then they tried to get Ciáran up on stage. First there was somebody on the other side of the audience that Dicky tried to get up on stage, but it wasn’t happening. Then he came over, asked Ciáran if he wanted to come up and Ciáran shrank down behind the barricade.
A few songs later, Dicky tried again, only this time afterwards he said “Fuck it, if you’re a kid, come on up!”
A whole lot of kids came up on stage and were invited to dance along with the next song.
Yes, that’s Déla.
She jumped at the chance to get up there. Both kids really appreciated the show but I think Déla really began to understand why this band means so much to me. And I love that the band all got out there to pose with the kids on stage after the song.
If you have read this blog over the last I don’t know how many years you know how much of an impact The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have had on my life. I loved finally being able to share this band with a couple of my kids in a way that simply listening to the album doesn’t convey. Getting to experience the band live is always emotional for me, and now they can sort of understand why.
To cap it all off Déla was able to get one of the set lists. “Pretty Sad Excuse” is hand-written on there by Déla because it was performed at the very end but wasn’t on the list.
A real encore.
A truly special night indeed.