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It was 2006 that Mason Musso and Trace Cyrus met on the set of Hannah Montana which starred Mason’s brother, Mitchel and Trace’s sister, Miley. With mutual interests in music, they formed a band. Soon after, they recruited Blake Healy as a keyboardist and bass player and Anthony Improgo as a drummer. They released the song “Seventeen Forever” on their MySpace music page and their popularity grew exponentially, topping the MySpace Music Unsigned Band’s charts. They were later discovered by Columbia Records and signed shortly after. Under Columbia Records, Metro Station released their self-titled debut album on September 18th 2007. In the same month, they released “Kelsey” and “Control”, but both singles failed to make the charts. It wasn’t until they dropped “Shake It”, which would become the band’s biggest single yet, making the top ten of ten countries around the world, reaching 2x Platinum in Australia, 3x Platinum in Canada and 2x Platinum in the US. The song earned them an award at the Australian Kids’ Choice Awards. It was from this album also that the band contributed a song to the Alice in Wonderland soundtrack called “Where’s My Angel”
It was in 2009 that Metro Station toured in the Believers Never Die Part Deux Tour alongside Hey Money, All Time Low, Cobra Starship and Fall Out Boy, but unfortunately in 2010, after a number of personal disputes between core members Mason Musso and Trace Cyrus in the studio, the pair split to pursue solo projects. Musso maintained the name “Metro Station”, whilst Cyrus began a solo project that he named Ashland High. Four years later, Cyrus returned to the band, and on August 13th 2014, they released a single called “Love & War”. They also announced joining The Outsiders Tour with The Ready Set, The Downtown Fiction and Against the Current.
Live reviews
Metro Station’s style is best described as teen emo electro-pop. The band performs lively and thoroughly entertaining renditions of teenage angst and adolescent experimentation, expressed through catchy lyrics set to a strong synth beat.
Back in 2009, my teenage friends and I attended a Metro Station gig at the London O2. The all-American band brought a bit of the US to England’s capital, performing against the backdrop of a large Hollywood sign. With a little imagination, my friends and I were transported to America’s teen underground. We bopped along as front man, Trace Cyrus, was supported by his half-sister, Miley. Performance clearly runs in the family. Trace guided his excitable fans through a series of high-energy tunes. Excitement reached a peak as the tattooed singer bellowed into the audience, ‘What song do you want, London?!’ He was met by a chorus of teenage girls demanding ‘Shake It.’ And sure enough, Metro Station delivered. Cyrus jumped around as Mason Musso gave a cooler guitar-performance and backing dancers added to the energetic atmosphere.
Metro Station parted ways after arguments between Musso and Cyrus in 2010. However, Musso is once-again producing music under the name. Metro Station’s gigs are ideal for any young explorers of pop or those, like me, in their early twenties on a nostalgia trip.
Han93
It would be fair to consider electro pop duo Mason Musso
and Trace Cyrus otherwise known as Metro Station as one hit wonders following the international success of 'Shake It'. They also only have their eponymous debut album which is almost a decade old now mainly due to the fact there were inter-band disputes that caused the band to go on temporary hiatus.
However now the duo is reformed and performing again much to the delight of the loyal fanbase who have sufficed with the one LP and a handful of single releases. The group rewards their dedication with a chaotic set that is not short of the angsty energy that translates well into their music. The favourite tracks are here in order to keep the crowd moving and allow mass singalong during the chorus, 'Seventeen Forever' is a particular high point as the fans bellow back the rather anthemic lyrics. Despite often being described as pop, the piercing guitar riffs demonstrated tonight stray far more into alt-rock territory and even the recognisable 'Shake It' has been given a reworking. Seemingly stronger than ever, perhaps Metro Station will finally get around now to recording the second album.
sean-ward
I have went to many of concerts at Chain Reaction in Anaheim but the Metro Station concert has to be the best one thus far! Maybe this is because I have waited YEARS to see them live or because they give an AWESOME performance! Whatever the reason may be - they did not disappoint.
It was their 10 year anniversary so they played all their gratest hits and a couple of new ones from their Gold and Savior album.
Their last song of the night was Shake It and that's when Trace Cyrus brought out his little sister Noah Cyrus. If you follow him on Instagram, we all saw this one coming. It looked like they were having a blast on stage.
Everyone was sort of waiting for Trace and Mason to come down after the show for a meet and greet but that didn't happen.
martinezaam
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