On Saturday night, I went to see Disciple along with Kronicles and The Great Transparency in concert at the 7:30 club in Mechanicsville Maryland. I have been a fan of Disciple for a long time now, and have recently become familiar with the 2 opening bands and I have featured both on the radio show in recent weeks.
The 7:30 club is a really cool place. It appears to be the original building for the Immaculate Conception Church, and is now used as a multi purpose room for various activities as I noticed banners on the walls for Scouts and the Knights Of Columbus. It is a really good size room for concerts and the sound is pretty good. I grew up not far from there and really wish I would have had a place like this when I was growing up. But I digress, now to the concert review.
The first band up was The Great Transparency from Columbus Ohio. Sometimes when you hear a single song or two from a record you think you have a pretty good feel for the band. I was wrong in this case, because as good as they sound on record, the band came alive on stage. The rhythm section was tight and precise and the guitars filled out the sound nicely. They played music from their new EP If Worse Comes To Worst including the current radio hits "Run For It" and "Don't You Ever". The Great Transparency rocks and you should snag the cd now while its on sale.
While the bands changed gear, Kevin from Disciple came onstage and talked about Compassion International and mentioned how he selected his child, meeting his sponsored child in Indonesia, and how the letters and pictures sponsors send impact the children and their families.
Next up was Kronicles from New Jersey. Kronicles was definitely a harder sounding band, but the guitarist was incredible. Sometimes when a band has only 1 guitarist, the sound isn't as full. That is not the case with Kronicles. He has a really full sounding crunchy guitar sound that reminds you of Skillet. They played alot of music from their debut CD Reset. I am not a fan of screaming, but Kronicles mixes it in subtly into their songs. Overall, it was a good high energy rock and roll set.
After a lengthy set change, Disciple took the stage by storm and really brought the rock. They launched into Whispering So Loud from their latest CD Southern Hospitality. They played alot of their big hits including Regime Change, The Wait Is Over, 321 and After The World. Having seen Disciple a couple of times before on bigger stages, it was cool to see them in a smaller room and the band really seemed to feed off of the relatively small but energetic crowd. Everyone had a great night of rock and worship for THE ROCK. I know that I am looking forward to the next show at the 7:30 club.
