Blazing Inferno

The Fire Theft performed last night in Tempe at the Bash On Ash. Brock and I attended with an Italian friend of ours, Marco. We came in a little after 8:00 p.m. to the music of The Jealous Sound. They warmed up the crowd with their blend of emo and punk with a tinge of pop. They were good but I'd have to listen to more of their music to know if they would join my CD collection.

First of all, I will warn you that there are some bad puns in the following sentences. I just couldn't resist. What began as a slow, but steady, burning fire - The Fire Theft culminated it into a blazing inferno. Despite some bad sound mixing and acoustics, as pointed out ferverently by our friend Marco, The Fire Theft turned out song after song of brilliant, musical craftmanship. It's difficult not to compare them with Sunny Day Real Estate, as the singer/guitarist and drummer came from the ashes of SDRE, but they are different enough not to be the same. Perhaps their name refers to the theft of the burning musical energy that originally came from SDRE. William Goldsmith provided some relentless, yet intricate drumming, while Jeremy Enigk belted out those haunting vocals and mesmerizing guitar parts. Jeremy and Will have played together for quite sometime, so it's not surprising to see them energetic and "in tune" with each other. The current guitarist and bassist seemed out of place and a bit distant. Perhaps they just need some time. Besides, I don't even know if The Fire Theft's bassist is a permanent fixture yet, since Nate Mendel rejoined them for recording and may (or already have) join them for a brief stint on tour. I'm much too excited for their album!!