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Custom, maybe you had to be there, but he sounds awful.

 

Yes he sounds shot.

 

3hrs 50 minutes!!!!!

 

No wonder he sounds like that. Does he have an interval, or do they play the whole concert straight?

He's not even in tune - he's not even really singing - just saying the words - and he doesn't look well either. I see his wife seemed to be wandering on stage. I realize she's part of his band, but she was just walking around doing nothing. Weird.

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Three Days Grace was excellent last night! The new singer Matt Walst (bassist Brad Walst's brother) did a great job singing the old stuff he didn't play on the albums, and the new stuff he did!
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Black sabbath/ rival sons

 

Holy cow that was awesome. Sabbath was outstanding . Ozzy sounded great and was very enegetic and animated. Every time i see sabbath i am reminded how great geezer really is. Man what a hammer. Tony was of course on as always. Great setlist that included hand of doom and into the void, 2 of my favs.

 

Rival sons really killed it. They totally won me over live. I have a whole new outlook on these guys ,

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I just came home from the King Crimson show.

 

And wow... Im telling you guys... if you get a chance to see King Crimson live then you REALLY should go see them!

 

One of the best concerts I have ever seen! And if you like watching drummers play... then you would love this concert! It was 3 drummers on the stage, and they all played amazing! And so tight that it was crazy. They also played almost whole In The Court Of The Crimson King album, which is a classic album.

 

And Robert Fripp was Robert Fripp, he was just sitting on a chair looked bored, but played awesome guitar.

 

And then we had Tony Levin on bass guitar, 3rd time I saw him live (first two times was with Peter Gabriel). And he is always a cool bass player.

 

And then we had Mel Collins that played saxophonist (among other instruments) that was just great to see live! Amazing player.

 

In fact, the whole band was great!

 

They played in a small church as well, so the sound was great!

 

The only thing I found bad was that they did not talk at all during the concert. They did not say Hello, Bye or Thanks. Nothing! They just played the songs and then left.

 

And as a bonus I bought In The Court Of The Crimson King as a picture disc at the store before the show! :)

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I just came home from the King Crimson show.

 

And wow... Im telling you guys... if you get a chance to see King Crimson live then you REALLY should go see them!

 

One of the best concerts I have ever seen! And if you like watching drummers play... then you would love this concert! It was 3 drummers on the stage, and they all played amazing! And so tight that it was crazy. They also played almost whole In The Court Of The Crimson King album, which is a classic album.

 

And Robert Fripp was Robert Fripp, he was just sitting on a chair looked bored, but played awesome guitar.

 

And then we had Tony Levin on bass guitar, 3rd time I saw him live (first two times was with Peter Gabriel). And he is always a cool bass player.

 

And then we had Mel Collins that played saxophonist (among other instruments) that was just great to see live! Amazing player.

 

In fact, the whole band was great!

 

They played in a small church as well, so the sound was great!

 

The only thing I found bad was that they did not talk at all during the concert. They did not say Hello, Bye or Thanks. Nothing! They just played the songs and then left.

 

And as a bonus I bought In The Court Of The Crimson King as a picture disc at the store before the show! :)

 

 

That's awesome!

 

 

I've only seen them four times and there's Rush and then there's King Crimson. It's just a whole other thing. I haven't seen the most recent incarnation but I have no doubt I'd be left worn out just like the other times.

 

I also have no doubt you will be much closer to bankruptcy after you've seen their discography.

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Opeth - October 1, 2016 - Radio City Music Hall

 

"An Evening Of Sorcery, Damnation and Deliverance"

 

As usual, my review is very long and in depth...and a bit personal at points. So read on if you're up for the task.

 

I've seen Opeth every year since 2013. Heading into this show, I had already seen two "normal" tours and the 25th anniversary tour and in my mind I felt that I had been burnt out from seeing Opeth live (the 25th Anniversary show had been their best I've seen live) and that I was in danger of reaching that point where I'm only seeing Opeth just for the sake of seeing them instead of actually...you know, wanting to be there. When they announced this show, I was like "Yeah, if it's not sold out in a few months (the show wasn't sold out) I'll go, but once they announced the Deliverance and Damnation portion, my gut instinct knew to go. I pledged to myself that unless Katatonia opens for them like they did in 2013, this would be the last time I'll see the band (if not forever, then definitely for a really long time). And boy what a grand finale it was!

 

The last time I had been to Radio City Music Hall to see a show was in 2010 when Porcupine Tree had their final American show, and just a few months ago, my graduation commencement was in Radio City (and I walked on the same stage as Opeth, Porcupine Tree, :rush:, Dream Theater and many others) so "grand finale" already a theme as far as Radio City goes for me personally.

 

The doors opened at 7 and the show started right on time at 8PM. On this tour, Opeth brought The Sword as support act and personally, I thought that these guys were pretty awesome. Their sound and aesthetic felt like a bit of '70s prog meets...stoner rock/metal which I don't think I've ever used to describe a band. Their set was something like 35 minutes or so...perhaps they shortened their set due to NYC's strict curfew calls at these types of venues and to make way for Opeth's double set. Next to Katatonia and Red Fang (sorry I thought In Flames sucked during their co-headline tour in 2014), they're probably the best support act I've seen for Opeth. This applies to The Sword and Opeth, but the acoustics at RCMH are IMO the very best in NYC. The reverb on the drums are fantastic, a lot of clarity on the guitars, a lot of room for the bottom end for bass, and the vocals of course ring out beautifully.

 

It was now time for Opeth to hit the stage. The familiar intro of Popol Vuh's Through Pain And Heaven blasts on the PA speakers. Immediately, I felt an excitement and uncertainty rushing through my veigns. Would they start with the "Damnation and Deliverance" portion of the show? Are they starting with the "Sorcery" portion? One by one, the band entered stage...except for Frederik Akkeson ans Mikael Åkerfeldt. In my mind I was thinking, "What's happening here?!?!?" Turns out they're opening the night with the title track off of their recently released album Sorceress hence I could only conclude that the first half would be the "Sorcery" set and that the two guitarists entered the stage much later than the other three guys in the band. Upon first listen to the album, I wasn't sure what to make of it, but seeing them play the three "singles" live, the songs began to click with me and I was starting to get into them. Will O the Wisp in particular is a song that just screams to be sang along to (at least for me). And I don't care it it's Jethro Tull-esque, I love it.

 

Out of all the Opeth shows I've seen, this is by far the most diverse set I've seen. Even the 25th Anniversary tour was less diverse than this "Evening Of Sorcery, Damnation and Deliverance" show. The band pulled out a couple a surprises for the fans, the first of which was the shockingly early appearance of the old school fan favorite, Demon Of The Fall from My Arms, Your Hearse. Usually, it's the final song in the main set or the encore, but here, it's the third song (immediately following Ghost of Perdition). To say that I was going crazy for this song would be an understatement...more like I was standing up from my seat going apeshit insane for Demon Of The Fall. Another old school favorite, Face Of Melinda from Still Lifewas also played, this time the full song and not just a strip tease of a riff for the fans. The Devil's Orchard from the controversal Heritage drew a surprising amount of approval from the fans and as I felt with I Feel The Dark on the 25th Anniversary tour, it sounded really f***ing heavy live. And of course, no Opeth show would be complete without a song from Blackwater Park. I was hoping for something like Harvest or any song from the album that I haven't heard live yet but me and the crowd went nuts when we heard the familiar opening riff to The Drapery Falls.

 

Immediately at the conclusion of the "Sorcery" set, the lights immediately fadedslowing lighting up to an ominous blue/purple hue with the same Popol Vuh song that opened off the Ghost Reveries set on the 25th Anniversary tour. It wasn't more than 2-3 minutes before the band returned to the stage to play the "Damnation and Deliverance" portion of the set and they started off with Damnation songs to warm the crowd up before unleashing a pumelling finale with Deliverance songs. Appropriately, this set opened with what is perhaps my favorite Opeth song ever, Windowpane. On the Sorceress tour, the band decided to resurrect In My Time Of Need and I'm totally biased since Damnation is one of my top 3 albums, but it was definitely a highlight of the night. To my delight, the Deliverance portion opened off with Master's Apprentice. I was so happy to finally hear it live last year that I could never complain if I heard that song live again.

 

This next section contains MASSIVE SPOILERS so if you're attending the remaining "An Evening Of Sorcery, Damnation and Deliverance" shows, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

 

 

For these "Sorcery, Damnation and Delivverance shows, the band has unearthed songs from these albums that haven't been played live in years or if ever. And it's safe to say that these songs will ONLY be played at these shows and not on the "regular" shows on the Sorceress tour.

 

The first surprise of the set is the first performance of Death Whispered A Lullaby in 13 years! Introducing the song, Åkerfeldt confessed that it's his least favorite song of Damnation and that he doesn't remember the lyrics very well. If you didn't know already, Steven Wilson wrote the lyrics hence why Åkerfeldt doesn't remember them! Actually, I thought he sung most of the right lyrics...if anything he got the melodies completely correct at least! :LOL:

 

The second surprise was the final Damnation song of the night was Closure which hasn't been played live in 5 years. Unlike the abrupt transition to Hope Leaves on the album, live it had a definitely and clearer ending. Also, the percussion live was killer, I'm surprised I didn't see any looneys trying to like belly dance to its Arabesque rhythm during the final section of the song :LOL:

 

The last surprise the band had in store for us was the premiere of a song from Deliverance that they brought out specifically for this "Damnation and Deliverance" themed set. He introduced the song as the other least favorite song from Deliverance and Damnation and that when they rehearsed it for these shows, the band including himself were blown away...to the point that they wondered if they remembered actually writing the song. Immediately, I knew which song they were referring to and as soon as he finished his comedy routine, the band pummeled through By The Pain I See In Others and HOLY F**K was it AMAZING to watch/hear it unfurl. I bet my life that not a single fan last night would ever think that By The Pain I See In Others was a song they'll ever see live. That song was literally Black Rose Immortal tier as far as songs they'll never play live for so long that it made the ridiculously Ticketbastard fees for these Opeth tickets worth it! :haz:

 

 

Before they bid farewell, Mikael Åkerfeldt remarked that playing Radio City Music Hall was something that he and the band will never ever forget. For the lucky American fans such as myself who were there last night, it too will be something we'll never ever forget. After the usual band introductions, the band ended the night with the fanfavorite showstopper Deliverance and maybe it was just the entire spectacle of being at Radio City Music Hall, but that was possibly the best performance of the song out of the 3 shows I've seen them play it.

 

And just like that, the show was over. Did this show changed my mind about this being the last Opeth show I'll see? No. Absolutely not. This was the Opeth show to end all Opeth shows for me personally. I honestly don't think they'll ever top this show period. I thought the the 25th Anniversary tour with Ghost Reveries played in its entirety was the pantheon Opeth show...fat chance. Once you can say you've played a place like Radio City Music Hall, what else could top it? I obviously love Opeth still and of course I'm keeping up to date on their activities, but seeing Opeth play at Radio City Music Hall will go down as one of the most amazing concert experiences of my life like seeing Porcupine Tree live 6 years prior. It wasn't the grand finale I had hoped for, it was the grand finale that I did not expect coming to me.

 

Here's the complete setlist for the night and as I alluded to earlier, there's heavy spoilers especially for the second half and so once again, view on your own accord!

 

 

 

The "Sorcery" Set

Sorceress

Ghost Of Perdition

Demon Of The Fall

The Wilde Flowers

Face Of Melinda

Will O the Wisp

The Drapery Falls

The Devil's Orchard

Hex Omega

 

The "Damnation and Deliverance" Set

 

Windowpane

Death Whispered A Lullaby (first time performed since 2003)

In My Time Of Need

Closure

Master's Apprentice

By The Pain I See In Others (live debut; HOLY F**K!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Deliverance

 

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The Dillinger Escape Plan - October 15, 2016 - Webster Hall - NYC

 

The band played what is possibly their final NYC show ever as they're disbanding next year after the touring cycle for their final album Dissociation which came out on Friday. Shit went down. A lot of stage diving (nearly the entire band and myself included). Everyone in the front (again, myself included) went up on stage during the final song and every gave the band the best goodbye a band could ever have and I dare say it was the best concert experience and (most likely) the best show I've ever seen. I reached a personal pinnacle as far as concerts go. That is all.

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Flew to Vegas to see The Rolling Stones. They canceled 24 hours before the show due to Mick's laryngitis.

 

No concert review for The Stones but I did catch Billy Idol at the House of Blues. We danced our asses off. Great show.

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Flew to Vegas to see The Rolling Stones. They canceled 24 hours before the show due to Mick's laryngitis.

 

No concert review for The Stones but I did catch Billy Idol at the House of Blues. We danced our asses off. Great show.

 

Custom, that's awful. It's not like you drove down Route 3 to see them. Or through the Lincoln Tunnel.

 

But I'm glad you were able to catch Billy Idol. :dweez: :dweez: :dweez:

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Steven Wilson, last night here in Auckland, New Zealand for the first time.

1500 in attendance, fairly well a full house.

 

Fantastic show, fantastic band. Steven Wilson has quite a sense of humour. Great crowd.

 

I was totally blown away. Set One was all of Hand Camnot Erase, Set 2 was a great collection of tracks.

Just under 3 hours of great, great music.

 

Set 1...

First Regret

3 Years Older

Cannot. Erase

Perfect Life

Routine

Home Invasion

Regret #9

Transience

Ancestral

Happy Returns

Ascendant Here On…

 

 

Set 2...

Dark Matter

Index

My Book Of Regrets

Lazarus

Harmony Korine

Vermillioncore

Don’t Hate Me

Sleep Together

Space Oddity

The Sound Of Muzak

The Raven That Refused To Sing

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ARW at Borgata Casino NJ

 

WOW WOW WOW

 

First off, Jon sounds like he's 20 years old. Fantastic vocals on every song.

 

Great evening of YES music.

 

Loved this !!!

 

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ARW at Borgata Casino NJ

 

WOW WOW WOW

 

First off, Jon sounds like he's 20 years old. Fantastic vocals on every song.

 

Great evening of YES music.

 

Loved this !!!

 

 

Awesome!

 

Next friday for me

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Arw - 11/4/16 four winds casino , new buffalo mi

 

Awesome show. In custom55 post he mentioned how good jon sounded and he was right, he was amazing. It surprised me due to his age but he was realky good. Ive never seen them before so nothing to compare though. Setlist was pretty good imo and i was aware of it going in. However i think they may have added a song from other shows. I wont go into setlist details so no worry about spoilers. the sound was good and i thought the bass player did a great job. No small feat since squire was one of my favorites of all time. After the show i saw rick walking through the casino right next to me. That was kinda cool.

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Ghost - Kings Theatre - Brooklyn, NY - November 12, 2016

 

What an awesome show and awesome way to end the Popestar Tour. It would've been a shame if I decided to wait for the 4th album cycle to jump on the chance to see the band live.

 

Marissa Nadler opened for the band, and she was quite lovely. She was joined by a dude on guitar and keyboards. Incredibly mellow and maybe even ethereal sounding, but just as dark and melancholic as a doom metal/goth rock bands. IDK, I'd like to call it doom-folk singer-songwriter music. She did a cover of Solitude which was a pleasant surprise. Her kind of music definitely tested the patience of the musically close minded but the majority of the crowd (myself included) were very well receptive.

 

Once the calm before the storm ended, it was time for the ritual. I maintain Square Hammer is a really f***ing kickass song, and it's a really f***ing kickass song to get the crowd going live especially being the first song of the night. It's been common courtesy that people in the balcony sit during the show, but I along with a few people next to me, in front of me, and behind me stood up for most of the show. It sort of threw me off a bit to see the band bring out the pyro and concussion blasts during select songs. I didn't even know that they had those as part of their stage show and considering this venue's "historical" I would've thought that it wouldn't even be allowed cause it might burn down the place, it was a fantastic spectacle to witness! Papa III was charming, funny, and not surprisingly good at getting the crowd going. He had fun interacting with the crowd, asking the crowd "Anybody from Brooklyn? Long Island? New Jersey? (I gave a bum of a yell when he said NJ, haha)" and spending some time to address the fans such as myself seeing the band for the first time by giving us newbies a brief "history" of the band before ending the night with Monstrance Clock and introducing it as the song that "glorifies the female orgasm" to the laughs and cheers of the crowd.

 

It's hard for me to say what was the standout highlight for me, but some of the moments that stood out to me were the four song run of Square Hammer, From The Pinnacle To The Pit, Secular Haze, and Con Clavi Con Dio, Papa III's banters, the four song run of Cirice, Year Zero, Spöksonat and He Is (I really wanted to hear the latter live and it was definitely a show stopper) and of course Monstrance Clock.

 

Even though the election season's behind us now, I couldn't help but snag the "Papa Election" tee at the merch before the show. Maybe I should've just bought it online in the hopes that it'd be cheaper cause I thought it was ridiculously overpriced last night at $40. That's like f***ing Rush merch territory IMO, but at least I finally have a Ghost tee I'll proudly wear!

 

Ghost are slowly becoming one of my all time favorite "modern" bands and I'm definitely making it a promise to myself to see them live again. Any Ghost fan who hasn't seen them live yet should go see them live when they get the chance. You won't regret it.

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Opeth – Wembley Stadium, London, November 19th 2016

 

Anathema provided the support this evening and played a short but varied set finishing with a new song from their yet to be released album.

 

Opeth came on stage, opening with Sorceress, one of two songs they played from the new album. There followed a varied programme, with most of their albums represented, however, the lion’s share of the set was reserved for Damnation and Deliverance including the rarely played Death Whispered a Lullaby.

Mikael was on good form and very funny, chatty and sweary between songs.

 

Unfortunately, my overriding impression of the evening was marred by the sound quality which was horrible. For both bands, the sound was really muddy with the drums and bass so dominant in the mix that it was difficult/impossible to hear the tune that was being played/sung. The headbangers in the moshpit seemed happy, but from where I was sitting everything was too loud and indistinct and I found myself with a thumping headache and a sense of disappointment but relief when the evening ended.

Maybe I’m getting too old.

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Went to the Hard Rock Hell NWOBHM festival held over 2 days in Sheffield on Fri & Sat this week. I saw far too many bands to review them all but the event as a whole was excellent. I've already booked tickets for next year with a special deal for just £20!!! Here are a few ratings for the bands I saw. I did miss some as it was held in two rooms and some bands clashed. If anyone is interested in NWOBHM I recommend this festival.

 

Jaguar - 6/10

Mythra - 6/10

Cloven Hoof (only saw half their set) - 7/10

Persian Risk - 7/10

Witchfynde - 2/10

Blitzkrieg - 9/10

Jess Cox (former Tygers Of Pan Tang singer) - 0/10

Rock Goddess - 10/10

 

Savage - 10/10

Tokyo Blade - 9/10

Demon - 8/10

Grim Reaper - 10/10

Chrome Molly - 2/10

Vardis - 8/10

Venom - 1/10

Girlschool - 8/10

 

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Went to the Hard Rock Hell NWOBHM festival held over 2 days in Sheffield on Fri & Sat this week. I saw far too many bands to review them all but the event as a whole was excellent. I've already booked tickets for next year with a special deal for just £20!!! Here are a few ratings for the bands I saw. I did miss some as it was held in two rooms and some bands clashed. If anyone is interested in NWOBHM I recommend this festival.

 

Jaguar - 6/10

Mythra - 6/10

Cloven Hoof (only saw half their set) - 7/10

Persian Risk - 7/10

Witchfynde - 2/10

Blitzkrieg - 9/10

Jess Cox (former Tygers Of Pan Tang singer) - 0/10

Rock Goddess - 10/10

 

Savage - 10/10

Tokyo Blade - 9/10

Demon - 8/10

Grim Reaper - 10/10

Chrome Molly - 2/10

Vardis - 8/10

Venom - 1/10

Girlschool - 8/10

Wow. What a bunch of great bands. You made some interesting and significant valuations there.

Too bad that I couldn't make the trip.

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