Thrice, the musically gifted quartet from Orange, California, made their way to Vegas earlier this month to give the audience a night to remember. Touring in support of their new 10th studio album, “Palms,” the band opened their set with the first track off that album “Only Us.” They’re already a band you don’t want to blink and miss a second of, and this time they had extreme light show to back it up, making it that much more mesmerizing.
I was happy to see a couple of my favorites added into the set like “Image Of The Invisible” from Vheissu and of course “The Artist In The Ambulance,” the title track to their breakthrough third album. Thrice has always been a band who writes very intriguing concept albums, and seeing some of the songs that make up those albums like “Firebreather” from The Alchemy Index, Vol 1 & 2: Fire & Water and “Daedalus” from The Alchemy Index, Vol 3 & 4: Fire & Earth left me in awe. They’re simply masterpieces.
The group also played “Anthology,” from their 2011 release Major/Minor. The show was very subdued, but the band showed their roots with the plunging sound of “Paper Tigers” and ending with “Deadbolt” and “To Awake and To Avenge The Dead.”
The Bronx, making their way from Los Angeles, California, sure did bring their enthusiasm to the stage for their performance, which started off with “The Unholy Hand.” To keep things
interesting, singer Matt Caughthran jumped into the crowd throughout their set
as waves of fans screamed lyrics and push moshed around him.
Now, it wasn’t my cup of tea musically, but it was an entertaining set to watch. The band powered through their songs, with two newer ones “Sore Throat” followed by “Stranger Danger” from last year’s release (V), being among the highlights. They clearly have a big following, as I noticed a lot of people sing along to songs “Knifeman” from The Bronx (lll) and “Heart Attack American” from their debut album The Bronx (l).
They kept the energy the entire time and kept their fans wanting more and more. But, of course it had to come to an end, and they closed out their set with “History’s Stranglers.”
-Kyle Voigt
Photos by Christopher Mounts | http://www.christophermounts.com
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