Who said “Rock is finally dead” ?

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125. The vocalist. He leaves the stage with his wireless mic, every show, and goes out into the crowd.

Most often it's when they play the only cover song they include in any set long or short - "Come Together" by the Beatles. They do a really wicked nasty bluesy version and Michael wails away, down in the crowd, prances around, aims the mic toward somebody of the many who invariably sing along. He'll sing the first part of the refrain, "Come toGETHer, riiiiight no-o-o-ow..." and the whole band stops stone-cold and he holds the mic out and the crowd thunders the second part - "...OVER ME!" MAN let me tell you what a thrill that is, watching it play out live in concert like that. My baby boy! I saw their set at four Warped Tour dates. We actually attended five out of the opening nine that they were assigned. We got to the fairgrounds in Mesa AZ too late to catch their set. They were slotted first that day and while we were technically in the vicinity, there was a large chain-reaction fender-bender ON THE OFFRAMP where you were supposed to get off to reach the Warped Tour parking vast (and yes it was VAST, seems the best way to describe it, by making it a noun). He does that every show. And I have yet to see any crowd NOT eat it up with a spoon and whipped cream and a cherry on top. The band came up with that performance piece themselves.

Actually, the Warped Tour dates looked like that, but with Warped Tour logos all over the place. THIS set of photos was from "Taste of Madison," an annual Labor Day Weekend fiesta in Madison WI. WJJO-FM is a BIG rock station - preeminent in all the Upper Midwest, and highly-respected throughout what's left of great rock radio, period. Their Program Director and Assistant PD and jocks like the band! They played it last year but as the opening band, much earlier in the day. This time they were moved up a little, in the mid-afternoon! The PD told Michael "the crowd really came out for you!" SO cool to have the WJJO brass notice that and even comment on it! YESSSS!!!!!



Thanks for asking, panader0!