Love The Noise

I have attended several The Pursuit of Happiness shows recently including their show at the tiny The Supermarket for the 30th anniversary of their debut album Love Junk. I didn't want to wallow in any more nostalgia but the prospect of listening to them with perhaps close to a thousand fans was too much to resist. So on Saturday, I got a last-minute ticket for The Danforth Music Hall.

Opening tonight on a mutual mini-tour through London and Toronto was another 90s Canadian band: Odds. Some of their fans thought the bill should have flipped. I really enjoyed their, in the words of the lead singer, "existential angst that you can dance to". Though the songs were new to me, I finally recognized Heterosexual Man and Someone Who's Cool (joined on stage by Steven Page and Tom Wilson).

Similar to the gig at The Supermarket TPOH ran through Love Junk front to back, except for leaving their biggest hit I'm An Adult Now till the end. With so many fans, they probably haven't played for crowd this loud in a long time. Some of those people came all the way from New York and Chicago, and even attended both shows. For an encore, TPOH played some other hits including Gretzky Rocks and Two Girls In One. The night ended with a "supergroup cover" as Odds and Page came on stage for When Doves Cry.