At long last, the band’s FIRST BIG SHOW! While the crowd size may not have been what was initially announced, by 1-2 PM we managed to play IN FRONT OF 30 PEOPLE! A momentous and FIRE LIGHTING show if I ever have seen one. What FIRE did it LIGHT? The playing from the band FIRED ON ALL CYLINDERS, especially on the EXTENDED JAM of “HIGH ON A PLANE”. The band played a grand total of 9 SONGS, 3 MASSIVE SETS WITH ONLY TWO REPEATS.
Let’s get into it!
SET 1: START TIME A LITTLE AFTER 1
First, SET ONE, kicking off around 1 with a BLISTERING “DAY IN DAY OUT”. The band played with ferocious energy. LITTLE KIDS in attendance got to experience ROCK N ROLL for the first time, and hopefully be persuaded to CHECK IT OUT over TAYLOR SWIFT. After our first song, AUDIENCE CHEERS could be heard.
Not one to let the crowd die down, the BAND kicked it into OVERDRIVE. HANDING THE MIC to DOM, he took vocals for “NEW MATERIAL”. While it may be the most PUNK SONG in our DISCOGRAPHY, it got a BEACH BOYS comparison from an ELDERLY AUDIENCE MEMBER. You must start somewhere, and BRIAN WILSON is certainly ONE TO BE COMPARED TO. The mellower, bluesy, “OTHERSIDE” was next. The band, having struggled with the BRIDGE during rehearsals wouldn’t be able to tell you otherwise AS THEY EFFIN NAILED IT. AJ even took us for a walk as he RIPPED A KILLER SOLO. SEAN told the crowd “WE ARE FREELANCE SWEATPANTS; WE’LL BE BACK IN AN HOUR”. YOU BETTER BET THEY WILL BE.
SET 2: START TIME A LITTLE AFTER 2
At this point, people in the crowd could forget about COVERS, even as the WIND WHIPPED, because THEIR FACES HAD BEEN MELTED BY THE POWER OF ROCK. ‘OH WHY” got the crowd back into a nice comfortable groove. THE CROWD IS AT PEAK NOW. AT LEAST 20-30 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. The band has them eating out of the PALM OF THEIR HAND. Kicking things off next, the band’s biggest SHOWSTOPPER; “HIGH ON A PLANE”.
THE BAND, LED BY A dynamic jam session, featuring JUSTIN CRUSHIN IT ON DRUMS, DOM AND AJ SOLOING like MADMEN, AND SEAN SLAPPIN DA BASS. The crowd was in AWE OF WHAT THEY WITNESSED. Following up showstopper like that is no mere feet, BUT FREELANCE SWEATPANTS ARE NO MERE PEOPLE. Ending the show with a festive and SINGLE WORTHY song in ‘SPOOKY”, the band knew from the crowd CHEERS that they had them WHERE THEY WANTED EM.
SET 3: START TIME AFTER 3
The band knew the AUDIENCE wanted more. The AUDIENCE KNEW THE BAND WANTED MORE. SO, they gave EM MORE. “Here’s a song you’ll probably know.” SEAN said before ripping into the COUNTING CROWS, “HANGINAROUND”. For it being the third time played by the band, THEY KILLED IT. ENCORES included reprises of “OTHERSIDE” and ‘SPOOKY” in which SEAN thanked the good people at HUNTINGDON VALLEY SKILLED NURSING AND REHAB CENTER and FALL FEST organizer JULIE WALLER for her help in getting the band the venue.
THIS IS ONLY THE START PEOPLE, I KNOW, YOU DON’T WHAT’S COMING.
SETLIST
SET 1
“DAY IN DAY OUT”
“NEW MATERIAL”
“OTHERSIDE”
SET 2
“OH WHY” (WITH FINISHED LYRICS)
“HIGH ON A PLANE” (WITH EXTENDED OUTRO JAM)
“SPOOKY”
Set 3
“HANGINAROUND” (COUNTING CROWS COVER)
“OTHERSIDE” (REPRISE)
“SPOOKY” (REPRISE)