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Jack’s Mannequin pumps up Lolla’s pop punk cred |
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Written by LINDSEY KLINGELE
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Saturday, 04 August 2007 |
Andrew McMahon, the lead singer of Jack’s Mannequin, is no stranger to the high-school aged crowd Lollapalooza tends to draw. After all, as a previous member of Something Corporate, upbeat emo music with heartfelt, sing-along lyrics are kind of his mainstay. As are the legions of 17-year-old girls that come with it.
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Jack’s Mannequin
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 Entertainment
Art
AT&T Stage
Friday, Lollapalooza 2007
2:30 – 3:30
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And McMahon and company reigned supreme with their target demo by playing songs from their album, Everything in Transit, at the festival’s AT&T stage early Friday afternoon. But as the 2 o’clock sun beat down hard on the hot field, the crowd around the stage seemed to expand, and to include Lolla festival goers who may not have been familiar with most of the band’s tracks (including hit “Dark Blue.”) And what happened next may be unusual for most music festivals, but happens time and time again at Lolla-unsuspecting (possibly cynical) ticket holders stumbled onto a type of band they may not have come across before…and enjoyed it.
Because Jack’s Mannequin had every head across the field bobbing. After kicking off with some of their tracks from Everything in Transit, they played a rendition of “Dark Blue” and energy rippled through the crowd.
Like Something Corporate, most of Jack’s Mannequin’s songs are written about love and the angsty feelings surrounding it. Andrew McMahon even commented before a few of his songs- he said “this is about a girl I used to know” before playing both “So Lonely for Her” and “Miss Delaney” The songs, including one about a cellular phone and its impact on a relationship (a track to be featured on an upcoming album), may not have lyrical depth outside of a relationship gone wrong (or a relationship blooming, or a relationship in trouble…you see where I’m going with this), but as the crowd response seemed to indicate, an alteration of lyrical theme wasn’t really needed.
With his new band, Andrew McMahon is appealing to his audience- and drawing new fans- by using the same pop punk formula that launched Something Corporate. And more power to him, because hey, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Powered by AkoComment 2.0! |
