She wants Revenge at the Marquee 11.05.2007
November 6, 2007 by FromTheCrowd
Filed under Concert Reviews
by Adam Scott, FromTheCrowd.com Contributor
She Wants Revenge electrified the Marquee Theatre Nov. 5th with their amazing sound and gloomy, almost Goth feel. Just dropping their second album This Is Forever, SWR is riding high upon the electro/darkwave scene. Most will know this powerful duo from their first single “Tear You Apart” oddly enough, directed by Joaquin Phoenix who added a sort of cinematic story to the already intoxicating hit. This song catapulted them to the public eye and absolutely put them on the map landing them tour dates with the epic Depeche Mode.
Coming into this show I have to be honest, I knew very little about this band other than their very first single. I did however know they had a small cult like following that were few, but definitely in attendance at the show. With the band’s emphasis on feeling the pubescent poetics that everyone could relate to, dancing was everyone’s first priority. Heavy bass lines and monotone cries from lead singer Justin Warfield left me with my foot tapping and hips swaying.
About midway through the set finding myself hypnotized by red lights and strobes in their one off performance of “She Will Always Be a Broken Girl” the song was cut short due to a fight in the crowd. Hands down the most exciting part of the night! After repeated comments to the “guy in the green jacket with yellow stripes” Warfield began yelling at him and others that in true Tempe fashion, tore off their shirts and began fighting. At this point Warfield had the crowd chanting to kick these people out, not to mention challenging one of them to come on stage for a scrap stating “I will take you down!” After some brief apologies from the band for getting worked up SWR finished their set with a lackadaisical piano interlude then finally ending with a few more songs that everyone could sing to. If the highlight of my night was a fight at a SWR concert this show lacked a little in the attention getting realm of a performance. Nonetheless, I still can’t stop saying, I Want To F**king Tear You Apart!
