Review: Jagermeister Tour

 

From the land that produced the Flaming Lips, Toby Keith and Jimmy Webb: Hinder.

Hinder is not trendy. The band isn't touted by tastemakers. Yet few of the approximately 1,200 revelers at the Uptown Theater Thursday night were concerned about being fashionable. The point of the Jagermeister Music Tour, headlined by Hinder: have a good time.

"This isn't just a concert," master of ceremonies the Lizardman announced. "This is a f***ing party."

Hinder's impeccable mainstream rock provided perfect punctuation to the revelry. From party anthem "Get Stoned" to ubiquitous power ballad "Lips of an Angel," Hinder delivered exactly what its fans wanted: straightforward mainstream rock, free of surprises.

The band's melodic material is so fully realized that a cover of "Born To Wild" seemed to represent a step down in quality. "Homecoming Queen," for instance, immediately recalls "Sweet Child o' Mine" and "I Don't Want To Miss a Thing." But Hinder is more reliable than Guns N' Roses and more predictable than Aerosmith.

The Oklahoma City band's performance demonstrated just how they became one of the most commercially successful acts of the new millennium.

Trapt showed few signs of matching Hinder's durability. An extremely unflattering sound mix spoiled the band's 40-minute set. Even the melodic crunch of Trapt's signature hit, "Headstrong," was rendered virtually unrecognizable by the atrocious sound field.

Rev Theory encountered no such problems. They steamrolled through a set of party music that's equally appropriate for gentlemen's clubs, biker bars and backyard barbecues. Like the other bands on the package tour, Rev Theory are free of gimmicks. They're just an extremely capable no-frills rock band.

Local pop punk act the American Life were an unlikely choice to open the concert. Yet most in the happy crowd didn't seem to mind. Unlike the often self-conscious crowds at trendy shows, Hinder's fans were too busy having fun to worry about appearances.

| Bill Brownlee, Special to The Star

Comments

[Whatever]

Clearly you're kidding. Look at their publicity photo. Trendy pours out in bulk from their buttholes.

[Bryan]

It's funny that the "trendy" fans who diss Hinder are probably the only ones who are reading this review. Jaegermeister isn't trendy?

[Whatever]

You know what funnier than that? It’s that people who post shots using terms such as diss and raise both hands to form “quotation” marks when they type... end up dropping their pants because they misspell their punch line. I don't know if JAEGermeister is trendy or not, but I do know that JAGermeister is a alcoholic beverage- one that is clearly enjoyed by Hinder's corporate stylists. They ought to lay off because the band looks like a bunch of Good Charlotte wannabes. By the way, the Uptown hold's 1,700. When looking at the less than 2/3 filled theater, perhaps Lizardman (oooh, that is cool) should have declared, "This isn't just a concert, this is a f a i l u r e. I am lame. So is Hinder."

[bob]

What the hell is a Lizardman?

[i'm dissing whatever]

oh here we go again, someone trying to be cool by posting about grammar and spelling errors. oh wait, look! you said "hold's." incorrect. idiot.

the reviewer wasn't saying that the Uptown's capacity is 1200 people, he was merely saying that there were 1200 people at the show. thanks for playing.

don't post here anymore.

[what up]

he is not relsted to me,
my speelin ia ALweys herrible;)

[what up]

PS
can I has cheezberger now?
LOLcats:)

[LOLcats]

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[Giving a hand to a person with a social disorder.]

Dear Mr. I'm Dissing Whatever,
Sentences begin with a capital letter. I think what Whatever was specifically talking about is screwing up the punch line, not punctuation. Also, I didn't see any statement in Mr. Whatever's post where it claimed that Bill Brownlee said the crowd was at capacity. It is understandable that sometimes one might not pay real close attention when reading, and this is especially true after spending the whole night crying and listening to the sweet licks of Hinder as you clearly have. I see you take posting messages very seriously. You shouldn't let it bother you so much. Perhaps you should seek counseling because your inability to deal with people of differing opinions is dangerous and hateful as shown by your calling the previous poster an "idiot". That just isn't right, when all he was doing was making light of the fact that a humorous twist occurred in Bryan's post. The jabs "thanks for playing" (Oooh, burn!) and "don't post here anymore" (BTW: You are not the rightful mediator of an exclusive posting club. The Star offers this free and open service for all to contribute) prove that you think you are, in short, too cool for school.

[Deuce]

Went to the concert with my wife, so I guess I can comment. I was pleasantly surprised with the (local?) leadoff band, The American Life, I think. Rev Theory was strong, and IMO was the best of the night. I was really disappointed with Trapt. If you didn't know the songs, you would have had no idea what they were singing, as the sound quality was crap. Hinder, well, what can/should I say? IMO they looked like they were trying too hard to be a rock band. Their lead singer looked like a chubby Josh Todd of Buckcherry. They were kinda OK, but not real good. I was surprised at how few people were there. Maybe I should not have been. In retrospect, I would not do it again.

[Giving a hand to a person with a social disorder.]

Now that is a nice and useful post. Thanks Deuce.