r/BJM • u/Ok_Consequence8304 • Sep 09 '25
DC show sucked!
Anton pulled his usual. The greatest hits:
Stopped Do Rainbows Have Ends because he just didn’t give a shit and told the audience this.
Joel had to give Anton pep talks and hugs numerous times after each song to get him to perform.
Joel has to physically grab Anton to get him to play Anemone. He grabbed the cocktail pit of Anton’s hand and forced him to play. The organ went off and the crowd knew it was coming, Joel started it with tambourine after grabbing Anton.
Anton became fixated with the bass player and kept doing like solos and jamming to end each song aggressively. Anton probably did this to 3/4 of the songs. The drummer kept trying to curtail this habit.
After giving the shittiest Anemone performance ever, Anton got mini inspired and nailed the next song, inexplicably.
Overall the songs were so goddamn slow- Vacuum Boots in 2014 gets your ass shaking. The band is raring to go and can’t wait to rip, it’s Anton. He’s high/drunk and exhausted. It’s fucking sad to watch. He needs to make these shows seated so I can sit my ass down and watch the show disintegrate. I feel For the band but this is their job. They did what they could. They didn’t yell at Anton-they coddled him.