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Puddle of Mudd/Saving Abel/Rev Theory/Pop Evil
| August 21st, 2008 @ Ramshead Live! |
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by Courtney Campbell
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Puddle of Mudd brought their tour to Baltimore on August 21st bring along Saving Abel, Rev Theory and Pop Evil. Ramshead Live! was packed and Baltimore was ready to rock out!
Kicking off the night was Pop Evil. You haven't heard of them? Give it time. Debuting songs from their recently released Lipstick on the Mirror, the band had the stage presence and set up of a more seasoned band. This is a band that has high expectations and isn't afraid to reach for them. Although they are new, their single "Hero" had been getting a fair amount of airplay on 98 Rock so the audience was familiar with it. Of course the band gave a shout out to the radio station!
Up next was Rev Theory. Having a couple of albums out and a solid fanbase, there were many fans in attendance to see them, unfortunately they were very hard to see as they had very low lights. Sounded great but not even during the solos by the individual band members did they get lit up! Sorry, a concert to me is as visual as it is an audio experience and not being able to see the band totally tuned me out. Better luck next time.
One cannot listen to rock radio and not hear Saving Abel's single "Addicted". Now after hearing that song and the rest of their debut album, a certain image forms about the band and that image was not what I saw when they took the stage nor when I saw the band meet their fans afterwards. Definitely didn't expect as much flannel as I saw. Nevertheless, this band can rock it out on stage. They kept the crowd moving and singing alone and really in my opinion were the band to see of the night. Glad to see that appearances can be deceiving as well as lyrics to a song.
The headliner of the night was Puddle of Mudd and they were a bit of a let down after Saving Abel. Puddle of Mudd is one of those that bands that although they have solid songs, they just don't deliver in a live performance. Having seen them on big stages as well as small stages, there really hasn't been a difference. Don't get me wrong, their songs are great and the crowd loved them, they just aren't a visual band. Frontman Wes Scantlin is basically tied to his mic stand playing guitar and singing. While other frontmen that also play are more animated, he is not. Thank goodness for bassist Doug Ardito who moved around and made funny faces. That being said, Puddle of Mudd is very consistent at delivering radio friendly songs that people love. Baltimore definitely had a fun time tonight.
**note from me** so Saving Abel did a signing at their merch table after their set. Those in line were not to take photos in what I guess was an effort to keep the line moving. I was outside the area waiting to go and photograph Puddle of Mudd. Frontman for Saving Abel, Jared Weeks had come to the table late, said hello to me and gave me a poster. A little while later a young man asked him to sign his face. I took two photos of this while he was signing and proceeded to get yelled out by their merch person. I apologised and still got yelled at more. Jared himself high-fived me. Somebody here definitely needed to chill.
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