30 Seconds to Mars

I got to go check out one of my favorite bands that other night, 30 Seconds to Mars. I love their epic sounds, creative rhythms and melodies. The show was at The Fox Theater in Oakland, which is by far my favorite Bay Area venue right now. The opening act, Mute Math, was great!! They had one of the best endings to a set I have ever seen. Nearly dismantling the entire drums set and putting it back together with out ever letting the music or the beat stop. It was rad.

30 Seconds on was not so great. The band was really tight and played well. But their famous singer, Jared Leto, was pretty much an ass hole on stage. At one point he actually stopped the band mid song, so he could tell the audience that the crowds in Seattle and Oregon were crazier and better than us. He then yelled at the grandmothers and parents for sitting down in the balcony, and told one half of the general admission area that they were sleeping.

During the middle of the concert, Jared Leto popped up in the middle of the crowd to sing crappy acoustic versions of their songs, pretending to take requests from the audience and ended this crap fest with a seriously weak version of their biggest song, The Kill.

Then to top it all off, I guess Mr. Leto feels that he doesn't need to sing most of the time during his own concert and that holding the mic out to the audience and letting us sing is cooler. He probably only sang half of the vocal parts on the album. If I wanted to sing your album, I would have stayed home and sang along with the CD.

So, I here is a picture of my middle finger with Jared Leto being an ass hole in the back round. Thanks for ruining your band! Next time you want the crowd to go "crazy", try singing your songs and putting on a good show. Stop blaming the audience for you being so lame.

STEVe