By snoadmin
There’s no such thing as album filler songs with Circa Survive fans.
At least, the sold out crowd’s reception during the band’s show at the House of Blues in Anaheim on Thursday made that seem like the case.
After the first strike of a chord — whether it started popular 2005 single “In Fear and Faith” or a lesser-known track off the April release “Blue Sky Noise” — boundless shrieks erupted and the non-stop singalong began.
The evening, appropriately titled the Blue Sky Noise Tour, served as a promotional party for the band’s newest installment after taking a couple years off for lead singer Anthony Green’s solo career. The setlist included 10 of 12 songs featured on the newest album.
However, it’s safe to say Green is Circa Survive. The two are one in the same.
With his microphone cord wrapped around his neck, he has enough on-stage charisma and passion to persuade any casual fans to wholeheartedly embed themselves into the music. Throughout the night, Green’s shrill voice, exaggerated hand gestures and expressive facial tendencies made it hard to look away.
As crowd surfers lingered closer to Green, he reached out and held their hands before emotively crooning along — together.
Some fans were even luckier.
Members of the band’s fan club, called the Creature Club, took the stage and sang back-up vocals for Green during the performance of “Spirit of the Stairwell.” About 15 young people crowded around microphones while Green strummed an acoustic guitar.
Cell phone cameras and video recorders sprung up by the handfuls and, undoubtedly, none of the “Creatures” missed a note.
Green, who donned black jeans and a black button-up shirt on stage, is covered in dark tattoos that peek out from his chest and wrists. Only a red bracelet that says “James,” in honor of his son born last month, stands out on his body.
Still, the visual effects of a Circa Survive show were almost as lively as Green’s stage persona. Confetti shot out of cannons four times — once in the beginning of the show, once in the end and twice sometime in between. Then, eight blow-up balls were released overhead. Green enthusiastically ran across the stage to kick or punch the oversized spheres. The room essentially took the form of a beach party on acid since, when popped, the balls exploded in a shower of confetti and miniature glow sticks.
Looking out at the stage, a mass amount of limbs projected into the air: Extended arms, prolonged fingers and the occasional stray leg that a crowd surfer had flung carelessly at the sky before pouring over the front barricade.
The sold out crowd slammed in to the downtown Disney venue and felt the heat even before Circa Survive took the stage. Hot air emanated from the smashed bodies on the venue floor. The smell of sweat and alcohol infiltrated their nostrils. Only when a large circle pit opened up did a gentle breeze waft around.
Formed in 2004, Circa Survive has surely seen its share of large crowds, but that didn’t stop Green from pointing out his undying appreciation for the fans.
“We’ve been doing this for a little while, not too long, but a little while,” he said to the packed house. “It’s amazing to me that you’ll still come and deal with it and that you’ll still show up.”
Supported by opening acts Dredg, Codeseven and Animals as Leaders, the Blue Sky Noise Tour fed the audience a lineup full of head-banging riffs and hand-clapping beats for nearly four hours.
Green finished the show with “I Felt Free,” but not before offering a final piece of advice to wayward fans.
“My greatest wish for you is that some day, every one of you can experience what it feels like to do something like this,” he said. “It doesn’t have to be making music, it doesn’t have to be on stage — just doing something you love.”
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