For the past 19 years we have been given some of the best and year defining songs of our generation. Motion City Soundtrack wasn’t your typical alternative rock band; they weren’t failed models joined together by the powers of P. Diddy. They were a band that gave every awkward kid hope that they could be playing shows to sold out crowds. On June 16th MCS played the first of a two night event of what will be there last NYC performance….for now. Joining them on this first night was Light Years and Have Mercy.
Light Years opened up the sold out night. While their overall performance and crowd interacting was lacking, the music was solid. With a sound similar that of the early years of pop punk they are for fans of Cartel, Reliant K and any other pop punk band that started in the early 2000s.
Have Mercy was next and they have a very solid rock sound. They have released an EP, 2 studio albums and came out with their third split last year. Stage presence was good with a strong crowd response.
Have Mercy and Light Years have been around for about the same length of time and each have developed a genuine musical standing within the genre. Within the coming years we can expect big things from both.
Finally, it was time for Motion City Soundtrack. For many of us, we grew up listening to MCS and their fun, light hearted, (sometimes) dark humored songs. There is something about Motion City Soundtrack that when you turn them on you can’t be mad, even if you started in a shit mood there’s no way you can’t have a smile on your face as you sing along to “Everything Is Alright” & “Let’s Get Fucked Up And Die”. Not only did we grow up listening to their music and watching them gain more and more traction within the scene, but we grew with them as individuals. Many of the MCS fans (like the members) are now married and have kids; and with those life changes their music has grown along side them as well as how we (the fans) react to it. An example of that is how lead singer, Justin Pierre, began to talk about how his little girl started to eat with a fork on her own, in support of his young daughter’s accomplishment the crowd started chanting “FORK”. Rarely do you see something like this at one of the shows of a newer/younger band.
The bond is different between the crowd and Motion City Soundtrack. It’s a bond we have similarly with acts like New Found Glory and Yellowcard. We cherish these relationships we build with these bands we have seen 3, 5, 10 times over. Even if it’s your first time seeing them live or meeting them, there is an instant connection and a line of mutual respect that is harder to find within different music communities. It’s always heartbreaking to see these beloved bands we worked so hard to meet and to see live go; but sometimes, it’s just time.
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