[ATTENDED: November 17, 2021] All Good Things
This would be my son’s second show in just over a week. We drove to TLA and had plenty of time to grab cheesesteaks (something I never do when I’m by myself). Or so I thought.
The info said the show started at 7:30. We walked in at 7:30 only to be told we missed the first band Another Day Dawns. Their set must have been really short.
We got into the club and got up nice and close to the stage, just in time for All Good Things to take the stage.
I hadn’t heard of them, but as soon as they took the stage they played the kind of huge metal anthems that are designed for big group sing alongs.
So I looked them up and discovered
All Good Things were happy supplying dramatic soundtracks for video games and TV shows… until a growing army of fans tracked them down. The band have built something of an online fanbase supplying music to video games and soundtracks, from WWE Smackdown to Prison Break and Bones. Cut to next scene, and two of the band’s songs have each generated more than two million Spotify listens.
So that makes total sense. Songs filled with big hooks and lots of woah oh ohs.
Dan Murphy (vocals, guitar), Andrew Bojanic (guitar, vocals), Liz Hooper (bass, keyboard, vocals), Miles Franco (guitar, bass, vocals) and Randy Cooke (drums) played a terrific and enjoyable set.
The one big surprise for me was when they busted out a Destiny’s Child cover. I don’t know Destiny’s Child at all, so I don’t know if this was a popular song. I do enjoy a left field cover and this was way out in left field. The anthemic quality fit in pretty well with the rest of their songs, which shows just how poppy metal is at its core.
After the show I found that I didn’t really like the music as much–it felt a little too perfect, too anthemic, too made for movies. But live, it was a cathartic and fun experience to shout along to these rockers.
- Kingdom ⊕
- Machines ≠
- Hold On ⊕
- Push Me Down ⊕
- The Comeback ⊕
- Survivor (Destiny’s Child cover)
- For the Glory ≠
≠ Machines (2017)
⊕ A Hope in Hell (2021)
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