Did I really say that Aloud?

Sarah RabDAU & The Self-Employed Assassins, Aloud @ Great Scott, Allston, MA (9/13/11)

This was the second show I’ve been to since I started this blog, so I thought I’d write about it. So it was a Tuesday and I had to work in the morning but COME ON. I hadn’t seen Aloud since 2007! Also, that guy who looks like Josh Hartnett was there. +1000.

The crowd is, surprisingly, a decent size. I'm a little bit distracted by all the burlesque madness that's going on in between bands. The guy I'm talking to actually says, "It's been great talking to you, but...boobs," a quote which aptly sums up the first hour of this show. Sarah RabDAU is the first band to take the stage, and they sound pretty good, and Sarah's style meshes well with the burlesque theme. Maybe it's the two Strongbows and the Kamikaze shot that I felt it would be prudent to drink, but I don't remember much of Sarah's set-- she sounds great but I couldn't tell you which songs she played.

Aloud goes on 45 minutes late or something ridiculous like that, but it's worth the wait. Have I mentioned that I love Aloud, like a lot? I didn't know they even played out anymore but here we are. In fact, Henry mentions to the crowd that they haven't played since January, but you wouldn't know from listening to them. They sound tight and I'm pretty sure this is the closest one can get to having one's face rocked off by a male/female jointly-fronted rock band on a Tuesday night. These guys (and girl) just have swagger and I'm into it. They're playing mostly newer stuff (aka not much from "Leave Your Light On," which is the best Aloud album in my opinion) and when I call, "GODSPEED!" at the end of the set, the announcer-lady says, "Someone just requested 'Godspeed'...that's like the 'Freebird' of Boston rock!" Well, that is an accurate analogy if I ever heard one.