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Candlebox, another of those bands that I really wanted to see. Don't
get me wrong, I wanted to see all of 'em, why do ya think I did all
that running around? Anyhoo, Candlebox was the last of the bands
that were strung all right in a row. Now we would get half hour
breaks between the last 4 bands of the evening, and boy I will tell
ya what, after the start that we had to this show, I for one needed
the rest break between the shows. For one, I really had to pee, and
secondly, I never got that slice of Za, pizza for the undereducated
linguists, and I really could use another beer. Sorry about that
digressing, back to the review. So, Candlebox came out and started
jammin' right away. They opened with a couple of their newer songs,
kinda what I had expected, "Help Me Understand" and
"Simple Lessons." Both songs were done pretty well, with a
considerable amount of feeling and such, but
the unfortunate thing was that I still consider this band to be one
of those college type bands - ya know, the kind that would be on
tour with the likes of Hootie and the Blowfish. Well, they still
haven't seemed to grow out of the genre. I still can appreciate it,
but with the age of the crowd, they really didn't seem to adapt too
well. Candlebox didn't seem to start getting a favorable response
'till about the fourth song in, which I believe was "For
You,." one of the more popular tunes off of their first album.
Well, they went on to pretty much jam for the full 40 minutes, I
think that they got 40. I just know that it was longer than any of
the previous bands, even if only for another 10 minutes. The only
real downfall for these guys in my eyes was the fact that they
closed out their show with a new tune. I kinda thought after they
played "You," that that would be the end of it. But noooooooooooo.... They just had to do one more. Well, more power to
em, and thank god not every band caved in and closed with their most
popular. So, I am gonna give Candlebox Two Thumbs Up! Many might not
agree with me, but hey that is why I am getting the big bucks. Oh
yea, my editor is cheap, big bucks - yea right! (Dude on the Right
here, cheap, I'll give you cheap - you're fired! But even though Big
Cooter is now fired, I do agree with him on Candlebox, although I
thought the crowd responded well - I'm not sure about Two Thumbs Up
well, but close enough!)
