Lifehouse Almeria songs live

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I know that nobody will think that I could possibly give an objective review of Lifehouse's music or their live show... but I really am trying to view this from the point of view of someone who is skeptical about the new music and Lifehouse's new direction and stuff.

All I have to say is that I have NEVER, EVER seen them perform better. They have so many tricks up their sleeve that fans have not seen before. It was overwhelming how amazing these songs came off live. The energy was completely ridiculous. If you don't think Lifehouse are feeling these songs, you're DEAD wrong! Sorry, but you are. And it's ok to be wrong... I love ya anyways and hope you give all of this newness time to sink in. If you don't like it, then so be it... but I can guarantee you that PLENTY of other people will feel the excitement about this new material.

Winnie is playing more than just a supporting role in the band and he is just one of their secret weapons... he is playing keyboards, guitar, and singing backup and even a short solo vocal... and he's REALLY good!!!!

With Winnie doing that, it frees up Jason to interact more with the music and the crowd. Jason is busting out some dance moves you've never seen before in your lifetime. He's playing tamborine... stomping around on stage, basically becoming the music... and he basically at one point did a Geronimo leap off stage to interact with the crowd. lol

Bryce... oh man... you guys... Bryce's vocals made my jaw drop... I mean, I've always liked his voice, but he is so much stronger as a vocalist that it's not EVEN funny. He is such a great supporting vocalist for Jason, but when it's his time to sing a solo part... it's EFFORTLESS now... wow... props to Bryce... plus he's playing bass and keys and still bringing out the bow ... not to mention ROCKING that cool hat of his.

Ben is ridiculous, as always!!! It was so much fun to see Ben playing some solos and interacting with Jason and the other guys ... he's just loving this new material and it shows... I think a lot of the success of these songs live depends on him rocking that heavy guitar stuff.

And RICKY is just sitting back there in the background being THE ENTIRE BACKBONE of this operation... the beats that Ricky plays on these new songs are so different and exciting... I mean... wow.... I think that the percussion on many of these tracks completely MAKES the songs. Often the drum transitions are the parts that give me goosebumps.

So, all I want to say is that AS USUAL... going to a concert of theirs always brings their CD's to life for me. This concert did so in a BIG way... it makes me love the CD even more because it reminds me now of the amazing energy that there is during the live performance.

I don't really swear all that much... or I try not to, but they had me saying Dayyyyyyyyum ALL night long.

THEIR LIVE SHOW IS NOT TO BE MISSED! I can guarantee that you will LOVE it! Or I think you may need to check your pulse to see if you're still living. haha

Sorry... I'm just super enthusiastic about this concert right now and after talking to them just a little about how they felt about the fan reactions... they are HAPPY that people are reacting to it... they hope people like it, but they can't dictate that... All I know is that they love it and are super confident about themselves and it shows how much they love their music more than ever. I promised Jude Cole that I would write a review of the show, and there it is. I could talk about it all day! But I will stop now.

If anyone is interested, I can post the setlist and also some vids from the show.

Lifehouse says "hi"

[ledvedderman]

great review! do you have a setlist?

[Shawn]

+1 on the setlist and videos would be great if you are willing to share. Thanks for the review! I'm excited to see them if they come to Boston soon =)

[celticflower]

seeing the videos and hearing the songs live I think I have to agree with you Christy!..I might still be skeptical about the album versions (and still think nobody listen is boring as bleep) but live these songs are wicked!

[aminta]

Don't blame some of us for not loving the album, Christy, so many ears cannot be completely wrong... but I love your review and I am happy somebody listened to my quiet prayers - how I wish that the Almeria songs will sound much better live, "undressed" from all the studio effects and "dressed up" again in the energy the band has on stage... Thanks for the videos and everything you wrote here <3

[aminta]

Here's the link to "Right back home" featuring Bryce and Winnie on the vocals. Recorded by Christy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTsZNvhcOF0

[idlewild]

I'm glad Almeria bounces off the walls with the live shows. Jason's almost giving out an Adam Levine vibe during Moveonday, with the tambourine and dancing. Very peculiar to watch, but absolutely enthralling. Bryce in perfect harmony with Jason during Only You're The One had me beaming like a proud fan if I'm still allowed to call myself one after that slew of disappointed tweets.

The videos are great, Christy. Thank you for asking them all the right questions.

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Setlist:

Gotta Be Tonight
Between the Raindrops
Nobody Listen
Only You're the One
Move On Day
Right Back Home
Acoustic Set (with snippet of Take Me Away, snippet of Everything, and the full song of never been performed in full live before "Wish")
You and Me
Halfway Gone
Spin
All In
Whatever It Takes
First Time
Hanging by a Moment
Broken

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This is my youtube channel... I still have songs uploading, but you can hear ALL the new songs live , plus the Acoustic/Wish part, You and Me, and Spin! Enjoy!

www.youtube.com/user/christilatintity?feature=mhee

[gogonutz]

Don't shoot me for saying this, but while I think the videos show the performance of the songs is good and some of the songs come off stronger in their live arrangements than they do on the album, I still think the majority of the songs are just too weak to be lifted out of mediocracy, even with a spirited live performance. The lack of lyrical content and the virtual absence of a real chorus (1 or 2 lines consisting of the same thing over and over again does not make a chorus in my eyes) in many a song just doesn't work for me. I do enjoy the performance, very much even, just not the songs.

That said, Right Back Home is positively rad

[aminta]

I won't shoot you, you're the fastest gun in the West, remember?

And we're here not to be part of some "who's the biggest, super fan" contest, we're here to discuss Lifehouse.

[Rein]

Thanks for the wonderful videos Christy! The performance in New York looked spectacular. Nice to see how they all (including Winnie) enjoy on stage. I hope they also will play Aftermath on this tour...

[klein]

Right Back Home was nice..but I have to agree with Koen on the rest. "Only You're The One" shows some promise live, wouldn't be surprised if that became a single down the line....

Also, "dance moves you've never seen before in your lifetime"... lol. I only saw the one dancing part in one of your videos, Skrappy and he looked awkward as hell. Was there any more dancing?

[danielle]

Okay, so I overall agree with Christy's review (i tried starting a thread for the album release party but nobody responded so oh well this one will do )...

However, I really think they "tracked" a lot of their songs, as in they recorded a live version of their concert set list in a recording studio and played it back while jason sang over top of it. We can tell more as the live recordings come in when they officially go on tour, but they sounded TOO GOOD in my opinion during the concert. Maybe it was just from where I was standing, but I have never heard them sound better live, which is a red flag to me, since most of these songs (the first half) they have never played live.

I am sure there were parts that weren't tracked (for instance the accoustic versions of TMA, everything, and wish, however even wish sounded EXACTLY like the version I have)

Just my honest opinion.

[ledvedderman]

Dec 13, 2012 12:20:42 GMT -5 @skrappydoo said:

This is my youtube channel... I still have songs uploading, but you can hear ALL the new songs live , plus the Acoustic/Wish part, You and Me, and Spin! Enjoy!

www.youtube.com/user/christilatintity?feature=mhee

Awesome videos. I think that Brendan O'Brien needs to get a hold of the mixes of this album. I'd like to see LH work with him again in the future.