Superchick In Earlham, IA

Yes, I actually like some of this stuff. Superchick is on their This Is Your Anthem Tour with Eleventy Seven and Seventh Day Slumber. This is an interesting mix of bands and a little something for all ages. I took my daughters and we went with several in our church.

Eleventy Seven went on first and they are a pop punk trio that would be compared to Good Charlotte or any other pop punk band on the radio these days. They were fun, but nothing out of the ordinary. They did get all the teens, tweens, and kids singing along with I Want It That Way, a Backstreet Boys cover.

Superchick actually went on second due to SDS being broken down on the highway and trying to make it to the church on time to get a set in. It wasn't a bad thing having Superchick on next since there were so many young kids dying to see this group. Superchick went on in full pink and black mode and took this small crowd by storm. They did a lot of their popular songs such as One Girl Revolution, Princes And Frogs, and Bowling Ball. My youngest daughter was jumping, clapping, and singing along in front of me just a few feet from the stage. The band was tight and they had such catchy choruses that you couldn't help but cheer them on. I will make sure my daughters have any CD by this group that they want.

Barely making it in time was Seventh Day Slumber. They played only 3-4 songs and then the singer rambled on about himself and Compassion International for quite some time. The songs had a couple of good riffs, but these types of bands that basically play their songs like they would on an acoustic guitar only louder are a dime a dozen. There is no originality in the music under the melody. They don't stand out musically. Once they played the few songs they did it became such a gab fest that the band was tearing down their equipment while the singer kept talking. When he finally wrapped up there were several asking for one more tune and he had to apologize since so much equipment was already put away. This was very stupid on the band's part to allow that to happen. At least they were last and my girls were able to get some rest.

Superchick is fantastic and well worth the time. Check them out if you can.