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The All-American Rejects use good music, horseplay to spark crowd at WaMu Theater |
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by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer The All-American Rejects December 6 @ WaMu Theater A blowup doll named Nancy made her Seattle debut two weeks ago, thanks to pop-rock quartet The All-American Rejects. The unclothed plastic chick was thrown out to main floor concertgoers at WaMu Theater by lead singer and jokester Tyson Ritter. He asked audience members, whose average age barely made it legal for them to sip Red Bull, to clothe her and return her to the stage. Minutes later, a semi garbed doll re-greeted chuckling fans. Ritter then pulled a teenage guy onstage who'd sacrificed his pants to Nancy. The boy, reduced to a pair of boxers, absorbed the attention of his two-minute fame and then jumped back down into the active pit. I personally have no problem with naughtiness and potty mouths at live shows. But in walking from one end of the theater to the other I spotted several pint-size fans, and I doubt the words "fuck" or "blowup doll" are part of their everyday vocabulary. I was somewhat shocked by Ritter's excessive foul language in front of a school age-leaning crowd. The All-American Rejects opened their just-over-an-hour concert with "Dirty Little Secret", the initial single from the band's platinum album Move Along. The acoustics inside WaMu Theater, a portable venue set up adjacent to Qwest Field, are actually quite good. And the layout of the place, with low-rise stadium bleachers bordering ample floor space, makes this a great spot to check out a show. Having seen the Rejects in June at Key Arena, I can honestly say this performance was much less exciting. The group appeared exhausted and the sound wasn't as tight. Yet, the fans absolutely loved it. They bounced up and down, clapped, sang along to the lyrics, screamed, and stormed the mid-section of WaMu Theater when Ritter and guitarist Nick Wheeler performed one song acoustically in a platform propped next to the soundboard. Popular cuts, like "Move Along", "Stab My Back" and the slow number "It Ends Tonight", kept the cheering section happy. But it was the Rejects' big hit "Swing, Swing" from 2003 that really ignited the crowd. Still, the performance was a tad sloppy in my opinion. Ritter, cute as a bug and a bit meatier than his Key Arena appearance (he was too skinny then), was overly chatty on this night. There was actually a ten-minute period of bantering and no music, enough time to at least throw in another song. At one point, Ritter shouted "Go Seahawks!" just for the hell of it. The stage, draped in giant cranberry-colored curtains, featured two large LCD screens that flashed images as a backdrop to the band's set, including an eye-popping carnival scene during one number. The All-American Rejects wrapped up their national tour on December 21 in St. Louis, and thus far haven't announced any immediate plans in the near future. |
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