The “Foot”
Caught Switchfoot in concert a few weeks back for the second time in less than a year.
Their growth, as reflected in their latest CD, “Oh! Gravity”, and in their performance, was stunning. The March 30 show at the Avalon in Hollywood was packed and high energy from the start. The Foot mixed in songs from each stage of their 10-year career, including my personal favorite, “Learning to Breathe.” Their new material held up very well live, and they liberally mixed in many of their best songs from “The Beautiful Letdown” and “Nothing Is Sound.”
Two innovations they brought that I liked were allowing fans to select online a couple of songs to add to their set list and selling the first eight songs of that night’s concert on a “bootleg” CD for $5 immediately after the show. It’s refreshing to see groups value the paying customer, and that’s not at all a given.
Opening act Copeland was a revelation and worth further exploration. An outstanding show!
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"Learning to Breathe" is far and away my favorite song by Switchfoot. "I Dare You to Move" is next in line; although, I haven't kept up to date with their latest CD.
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