| Concert Review of 3 Doors Down at Tweeter Center For The Perf. Arts on Tue Jul 22, 2008 |
| Event Date |
| Tue Jul 22, 2008 |
| Source |
| Boston Herald |
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| Quiet dignity for ‘3 Doors’ By Christopher John Treacy Normally I avoid using earplugs at all costs. Sure, rock ‘n’ roll goes hand in hand with volume, and many of us love it even more when it’s loud. But last night at the Comcast Center, as I watched a man nearby shove pieces of handkerchief into his ears with more urgency than Hinder’s entire set, I realized: This situation is far from normal. So I purchased a pair. Unlike hearing bands like Rush or Tool perform, wherein the musicianship is so fantastic that volume heightens the experience, Hinder’s deafening din served no particular purpose. On a ridiculous stage set resembling a pimped-out Honda dealership, the quintet cranked out terminally generic cuts that owed a lot to Aerosmith (front man Austin Winkler tried to channel Steven Tyler with varying degrees of success) as well as an assortment of ’80s hair-metal acts. Unfortunately, Western Mass.-based Staind kept the decibel level way up in the red. But at least front man Aaron Lewis offered a performance that achieved emotional resonance. His morbidly-focused ruminations are a tad melodramatic, but within the context of the band’s progressive metal/grunge amalgam, he comes across as genuine.. |
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