INFINITE
The driving drumbeat of ‘Teardrops’ by Massive Attack could be heard over the soundsystem. While most in the crowd just figured it to be the next song playing during the wait for the next band, several people in the audience began to have hope that the next band was just about to take the stage. Several of the hardcore Infinite fans in the audience even began to cheer; the band usually walked onstage to this song, so why should tonight be any different?
All the cheers were justified when the lights slowly began to dim, and the rest of the crowd finally joined in. A blonde and impossibly skinny man started to take the stage, and was immediately recognized as Infinite’s front man, Eric Quillington. From Eric’s point of view, he was used to this view… a large crowd of people, waiting to hear music. There was one big difference, though; the people he was staring at weren’t Infinite fans, they were Reckoner fans. He could proudly call himself one of them.
“Hello Teignmouth! Oh, it’s good to be home.” Eric said to the crowd as he wrapped his guitar strap around his neck, “Some of you guys might remember me from my high school days. If it helps to recognize me, I was this conceited asshole. A lot has changed; now I’m an asshole with a band.” As if on cue, Matt Roberts (bassist) and Greg Oldson (drummer) walked onstage. “We’re called Infinite, and you’re going to have to listen to our shitty music for the next half hour.”
As the other two members set up their instruments, Eric played a simple chord melody on the guitar to keep the crowd entertained during the wait. As soon as the two were ready, the band began it’s first song of the night; Falling from the Sky. The song was one of Infinite’s newest songs, and showcased the new direction their music was taking. As the band played, the crowd was transfixed and mesmerized by the dream-like quality of the song. Eric seemed just as hypnotized as the audience in front of him… instead of his usual energetic persona, he was as still as humanly possible. It was obvious that he was pouring all his effort into his voice, and his falsetto singing was benefiting enormously from it.
Greg and Matt followed his example, and were playing as reserved and soft-sounding as him.
The song won over any doubters of the band, and the end of the song made most people desperate to see what Infinite would do next. “Alright people,” Eric said while taking off his guitar, “I’m about to do something I promised myself I would never do when I first started this band.” As
Eric leaped from the stage and to the audience, Matt and Greg began to play the drum-and-bass solo 0.9 Pelnav. The fast and heavy-metal sounding song (completely different from Falling from the Sky) drove the crowd into a frenzy. The two of them had to extend the solo a little bit longer to wait for Eric to get back to the stage, but the crowd loved every minute of it. By the time Eric got back to the stage, he was breathless, having the time of his life, and (oddly enough) wearing a different shirt.
“You would not… believe… what I’ve been through to get back to this stage,” Eric said, extremely amused but still gasping for air, “Anyways, I can’t sing in this condition, so we’re going to play a tune from a sci-fi show. Enjoy!!” After Eric adjusted his guitar settings to fit the tone of the song, the band began to play their own version of the Doctor Who Theme. While they couldn’t perfectly match the sound of the theme with a guitar, bass, and drums, they played it close enough that many people in the audience sang along to the famous tune.
“As I said earlier, it’s good to be home!” Eric said to the crowd after the song was over. “Of course, we aren’t as well known as that other band who’s also from here…” The audience cheered loudly, realizing that he was referring to the main band of the night; Reckoner. “Ahhh, you know who I’m talking about, don’t you?” Eric further teased the crowd, prompting even louder cheers.
“Who’s ready for Reckoner?!” Eric yelled, which caused the loudest reaction of the show so far.
“Well, we won’t keep you waiting much longer,” Eric said, in an almost humble tone of voice, “Here’s our final song; a little ditty known as Supernova.” Since this was Infinite’s most well known song (aside from Fusion Paranoia), this caused a cheer almost as loud as the one before it. Throughout the song, the crowd’s singing was just as loud as Eric’s, and he even backed away from the microphone to let them sing the chorus.
As the band began playing the guitar solo outro to Supernova, the band began its actual final ‘song’ of the night. While Eric began by playing the ending guitar solo to Supernova, he soon changed and began to play the solo to Reckoner’s Daydream. For several more minutes, the guitarist played several more of his favorite guitar solos; Muse’s Uprising, Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Californication, etc. Infinite finally ended the melody as Eric played several highly distorted palm mutes reminiscent of Radiohead’s Creep. “Thank you all, you’ve been amazing!” said Greg, saying his first and final words to the audience, “Don’t go anywhere, the best is yet to come!” Infinite walked off the stage amongst cheers of approval from the audience.
OOC: This was one heck of a Live RP, great job Infinite!
