Disappointing "30 Seconds to Mars" concert

5-1-11. It takes a lot for me to be disappointed at a concert. But 30 Seconds to Mars did not deliver on its promise in Boston at the Agganis Arena. A combination of factors made it practically sit-down boring.

* Lead vocalist Jared Leto seemed more interested in controlling the audience than singing. He spent more time talking (actually presumptiously instructing the audience) than singing.

* he only sung about half of the lyrics. He did say late in the show that he'd been suffering from an Ebola-like virus which had affected his voice.

* he kept stopping in the middle of songs (I hate that!)

* the Agganis Arena has poor acoustics for music


The show picked up at the end with two acoustic numbers and "Closer to the Edge". But all in all, it didn't hit it's mark.