Im surprised that there hasnt been a thread started about The Faint already. Probably one of the best bands out of Omaha, Nebraska (granted Im not sure I know of others from there). You can hear some of their songs on their website and a video of "The Geeks Are Right" (one of the most catchiest songs!). And also be sure to listen to "Worked Up So Sexual" - which is just hot and sexy! and will guarantee to have you dancing! http://www.thefaint.com

 

They put on one hell of a show. They just finished up their tour and I believe are headed to the UK. They are so worth seeing. A friend describes them as dance-punk which is probably a pretty good description of them. Their album danse macabre was brilliant and what ive heard of their new album fasciinatiion is awesome.

 

This is a friend's recap of the show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. Im so bummed I missed them there.

 

I've seen The Faint 4 times now, and I think this was one of their strongest shows. Terrific big sound and energy. Great light show. I had a great time. Once again, I was glad I was in the balcony because crowds at The Faint get pretty rowdy. The 2nd opener Jaguar Love was terrible though. The singer's energy, shrieking and over the top gestures were completely inappropriate for the music of the band. I was glad I had earplugs and could tune them out.

 

And my review from their show last night at Terminal 5 in NYC.

 

Saw The Faint last night and taking cues from others that had seen them ventured to the upstairs of Terminal 5. This was the last night of their tour and they were really excited. They commented the last time they were in NYC they played Webster Hall at the MotherF***er Party.

 

They also made note that it was the biggest venue they had ever played and were glad to see it was filled to the rim. The crowd was pretty insane with mosh pits breaking out throughout the show, plenty of people tossed out for crowd surfing.

 

The light show was pretty amazing, and they were just phenomenal live. Everyone was dancing on stage non-stop and even on the third floor it was plenty energetic. Finishing off with The Geeks Were Right and then Paranoiattack was just awesome. Right before the encore they played Worked Up So Sexual and the place just went crazy. I must say the crowd was awesome, but I was just glad I was able to enjoy the show from above. And Im beginning really like the songs off of Fasciinatiion.

 

While I detest Terminal 5 for so many reasons, at least they got their soundsystem in working order and bands there sounded great. Right about now Im regretting not wearing earplugs, my ears are still ringing

 

The openers were New York's own: Antipop Consortium and Shy Child. I preferred Shy Child and have seen them a handful of times but Antipop Consortium were good as well. APC's set at 45 min seemed a bit long when Shy Child who was touring with them only played for 20.

 

And some pics that I just loved from their various shows that I found on their myspace page.

 

 

 

and a shot with the crowd.

i love their previous records,but i don't dig their new single