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Concert Review: Taking Back Sunday rocks the power out at The Ritz (with pics!)

Posted by Meagan Bemis on Jun. 17, 2009, at 3:34 pm

All photos by Mike Wilson.

“You guys are bringing it so hard, the power went out,” said lead singer Adam Lazarra of Taking Back Sunday (pictured) when, midway through their set at The Ritz in Ybor City, the power suddenly went out while the crowd continued singing the song to the beat of only the drums.

Needless to say, Taking Back Sunday, Anberlin and Envy on the Coast brought it, and brought it hard. Except for the bass being turned up way too loud, and occasional feedback interfering with a set, this show set the standard for alternative rock shows. (MORE PICS AFTER THE JUMP.)

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CD Review: Taking Back Sunday, New Again

Posted by Matt Wiley on Jun. 15, 2009, at 12:25 pm

Taking Back Sunday return with New Again, the follow-up to 2006’s Louder Now and they are, in fact, new again. Following the departure of guitarist/vocalist Fred Mascherino in October of 2007, TBS found a new guitarist named Matt Fazzi to fill his shoes, leading the band in a new direction.

On New Again, TBS moves farther away from the original, raw sound that put them on the map with 2002’sTell All your Friends; the difference can be heard in the opening seconds of the album. Where the band once kicked things off with an escalating chord progression, New Again’s title track opens the album with a fuzzy, electronic bass beat. And that isn’t the only difference longtime TBS fans may notice. Read the rest of this entry »

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