Jukebox the Ghost is on a tour called 3 Albums, 3 Nights. Tonight they are playing their first album, 2008’s Let Live & Let Ghosts. Tomorrow night they’ll play their 2nd album, 2010’s Everything Under the Sun. On Saturday, they’ll play their third album, 2012’s Safe Travels.
Tommy Siegel, who identifies as an agnostic Jew, read the Book of Revelations from the Bible while studying abroad in Italy. It inspired him to write parody songs about the apocalypse. They combined these songs with Ben’s love songs to create this album.
The fourth song of the night is “Under My Skin”. It is the most popular song from this album with over 34 million streams. Ben Thornewill says he started writing this song by asking himself, “what is the stupidest way to start a song?”
After completing the album, they play a few other songs including “Girl” from their 2015 self titled album. It’s their most popular song on Spotify with over 38 millions streams. “Cause when you meet someone new / It all just takes over you / And you think that you never really tried. / Open your heart, Open your mind”. It’s a great song about start a new relationship that rings so true.
The drummer, Jesse Kristen, comes to the front of the stage, and is met with great applause. He sings the beginning of the song, “Hollywood”. “If all the world’s a stage, then you’re my favorite actress. If all of life’s a game, I sure could use the practice.” He then runs back to his kit and the song picks up the beat. Ben sings “It’s the kind of love that doesn’t exist anymore. You want Hollywood, this is real life!” It’s great lyrics like this that really describe what it’s like to be in a relationship that audiences strongly connect with.
They close with “The Great Unknown”. “So let go / Of the world you know / There’s something’ watin’ for ya / In the great unknown.” This is such a beautiful song about venturing out past your comfort zone. It’s a great choice for a closer.
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Cost of a ticket: $39
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