Concert review: The Mountain Goats lead cathartic singalongs at sold-out show at Musica in Akron
There appears to be few things as cathartic as screaming along lyrics to The Mountain Goats' songs with hundreds of like-minded fans.
Still, the music during the 90-minute “duo show” filled the venue just as well as any band with three times the members. And a lot of that credit goes to Douglas, whose sax work on “Soft Targets” and guitar noodling on “Hair Match,” among many others, elevated already powerful songs. He even kept up with Darnielle on piano when the latter threw a curveball by pulling out “I Will Grab You by the Ears,” as the pair had never played together before.
Whether it was songs about wrestlers Dungeons & Dragons or a couple that hates each other , Darnielle picked, plucked, strummed and thrashed his way through the set. He even let his inner metal-head out a few times by lightly headbanging and allowing his mop top to fly.
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