93gilmour93
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Last Concert You Saw and Rate It
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Hippasus
1,9,45,165,495,1287,
Cianide (450), Undergang (475), Necrot (450)
I saw the above bands last Friday and it was a great night. The main attraction for me was Undergang. They were the reason I went. I heard their first LP, Inhentet af doden, a few times on Youtube and thought it was very good, especially by the standards of the newer metal I have heard. The vocalist for Undergang totally killed it. His voice was so low, deep, and shrieky at times that I thought to myself that I hope he doesn't lose or degrade his voice prematurely. This can happen in that type of music, as well as others, but perhaps not as often. Necrot and Cianide were kind of similar in playing a dirty, death-thrash sort of style. I got in the mosh pit for both of these and enjoyed both sets quite a bit. Necrot were better lyrically (talked about chaos and the emptiness of the dollar), while Cianide had the better riffs and guitar. Undergang is from Denmark and newer, Necrot is from Oakland, California and also newer, while Cianide is from Chicago, Illinois and older. Both Undergang and Cianide had some good, slowed-down doom metal-like phrases of their songs. Undergang was musically perhaps my favorite of these three bands, although the music was pretty good across the board.
200: distasteful and pathetic
300: mediocre or subpar
400: average, but decent
500: very good
600: superb
700: transcendental
I saw the above bands last Friday and it was a great night. The main attraction for me was Undergang. They were the reason I went. I heard their first LP, Inhentet af doden, a few times on Youtube and thought it was very good, especially by the standards of the newer metal I have heard. The vocalist for Undergang totally killed it. His voice was so low, deep, and shrieky at times that I thought to myself that I hope he doesn't lose or degrade his voice prematurely. This can happen in that type of music, as well as others, but perhaps not as often. Necrot and Cianide were kind of similar in playing a dirty, death-thrash sort of style. I got in the mosh pit for both of these and enjoyed both sets quite a bit. Necrot were better lyrically (talked about chaos and the emptiness of the dollar), while Cianide had the better riffs and guitar. Undergang is from Denmark and newer, Necrot is from Oakland, California and also newer, while Cianide is from Chicago, Illinois and older. Both Undergang and Cianide had some good, slowed-down doom metal-like phrases of their songs. Undergang was musically perhaps my favorite of these three bands, although the music was pretty good across the board.
200: distasteful and pathetic
300: mediocre or subpar
400: average, but decent
500: very good
600: superb
700: transcendental
yah.... the incubus setlist was weak
i personally enjoyed the newest album but the setlist needed 3 or 4 additional songs. I loved that they played pantomime as it was done in red rocks.ideally, they would have added:
sick sad little world
vitamin
in the company of wolves
while all the vultures feed
Bubba Thudd
is getting banned
LA Guns
The music was good, but the lead singer -- Phil Lewis -- is (still) a dick.
This 13 year old girl was checking the pics she had taken of him on her phone.
He apparently thought she was checking email/text messages.
So he poured a bottle of water on her phone.
He then proceeded to bring her to tears, berating her in front of the entire crowd.
The phone was ruined.
What an ass.
The music was good, but the lead singer -- Phil Lewis -- is (still) a dick.
This 13 year old girl was checking the pics she had taken of him on her phone.
He apparently thought she was checking email/text messages.
So he poured a bottle of water on her phone.
He then proceeded to bring her to tears, berating her in front of the entire crowd.
The phone was ruined.
What an ass.
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MUSE
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Saw them in Nashville at the amphitheater. Muse did their job; great sound, played hit after hit - although they didn't play "Reapers". The new amphitheater sucks. Not enough angle on the lawn. Once everyone stood up, couldn't see the stage!
MUSE
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Saw them in Nashville at the amphitheater. Muse did their job; great sound, played hit after hit - although they didn't play "Reapers". The new amphitheater sucks. Not enough angle on the lawn. Once everyone stood up, couldn't see the stage!
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Stone Sour - 8/10
Great setlist. Corey sounded great and the crowd was really into it.
Korn - NA/10
Dunno, I left before they came on, I don't care about Korn.
Hilarious crowd though. It was almost 99% white guys in cargo shorts.
Great setlist. Corey sounded great and the crowd was really into it.
Korn - NA/10
Dunno, I left before they came on, I don't care about Korn.
Hilarious crowd though. It was almost 99% white guys in cargo shorts.
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Caught them twice in back to back nights last year. Saw them first at the United Center and then the next night in the Joe Louis Arena. They put on one of the best shows I've ever seen.
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Gorillaz: 8/10
They played at Northerly Island/Huntington Pavillion in Chicago a few Saturdays ago and I think it was "their" first tour in like 7 years or something crazy like that. The venue is gorgeous. You have the Chicago skyline in one direction, the lake in the other, and their was a full moon out too. It was a pretty awesome show. Well worth the price of admission. They played almost all of their big hits from the previous albums which was awesome and they played a ton from the new album which...isn't so awesome.
I don't know if "Post-Modern" is the best description for the new album but it seemed like the theme of the whole concert was this inverse of societal norms. It was a really busy stage, really packed with lots of people singing and playing instruments. Just like the new album though, there were too many times where I found myself wishing that Damon would be singing more. I didn't come here to here his friends **** off with their bad music.
I was too under the influence to remember every song they played but when they weren't playing the ****** songs from "Humanz" they put on a hell of a show. "Saturnz Barz" was sooooo, soooo good live. "Charger" and "She's My Collar" were awesome too.
Two little anecdotes...
1) My favorite Gorillaz song is "Rhinestone Eyes", Damon thankfully put it on his set list and when the intro started I lost my mind. So excited! Problem was he was either too high or drunk or just too forgetful because he butchered the lyrics . He skipped like half the song so that was a bummer
2) Again, not able to fully remember how this exactly went down but here's the gist of it...
Damon had a funny moment on stage. I guess "Little Pink Plastic Bags" was recorded in Chicago and during the show something just hit him all of a sudden and he told us "****, I forgot something. I really shouldn't say this because I really can't play it tonight, but I forgot to put a song into the show tonight". He laughed and teased us as he sang the first few words of the song and the crowd was going nuts. He kept laughing and apologizing "Sorry! I know I know!"
Overall I had a great time. Not the best show I've ever been to but it was still a really cool experience.
8/10
They played at Northerly Island/Huntington Pavillion in Chicago a few Saturdays ago and I think it was "their" first tour in like 7 years or something crazy like that. The venue is gorgeous. You have the Chicago skyline in one direction, the lake in the other, and their was a full moon out too. It was a pretty awesome show. Well worth the price of admission. They played almost all of their big hits from the previous albums which was awesome and they played a ton from the new album which...isn't so awesome.
I don't know if "Post-Modern" is the best description for the new album but it seemed like the theme of the whole concert was this inverse of societal norms. It was a really busy stage, really packed with lots of people singing and playing instruments. Just like the new album though, there were too many times where I found myself wishing that Damon would be singing more. I didn't come here to here his friends **** off with their bad music.
I was too under the influence to remember every song they played but when they weren't playing the ****** songs from "Humanz" they put on a hell of a show. "Saturnz Barz" was sooooo, soooo good live. "Charger" and "She's My Collar" were awesome too.
Two little anecdotes...
1) My favorite Gorillaz song is "Rhinestone Eyes", Damon thankfully put it on his set list and when the intro started I lost my mind. So excited! Problem was he was either too high or drunk or just too forgetful because he butchered the lyrics
. He skipped like half the song so that was a bummer2) Again, not able to fully remember how this exactly went down but here's the gist of it...
Damon had a funny moment on stage. I guess "Little Pink Plastic Bags" was recorded in Chicago and during the show something just hit him all of a sudden and he told us "****, I forgot something. I really shouldn't say this because I really can't play it tonight, but I forgot to put a song into the show tonight". He laughed and teased us as he sang the first few words of the song and the crowd was going nuts. He kept laughing and apologizing "Sorry! I know I know!"
Overall I had a great time. Not the best show I've ever been to but it was still a really cool experience.
8/10
BonMorrison
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Was camping at WayHome music fest all weekend, incredible time. Below in order of viewing.
Friday:
The Naked and Famous - 7/10
Dashboard Confessional - 9/10
Foster the People - 7/10
Cage the Elephant - 8/10
The Shins - 9/10
Justice - 10/10
Saturday:
Death from Above - 8/10
Royal Blood - 8/10
Vance Joy - 7/10
Pup - 7/10
Mura Masa - 8/10
Marshmello - 9/10
Sunday:
The Dirty Nil - 7/10
Jagwar Ma - 9/10
Mitski - 8/10
Tegan and Sara - 9/10
Frank Ocean - 8/10
Friday:
The Naked and Famous - 7/10
Dashboard Confessional - 9/10
Foster the People - 7/10
Cage the Elephant - 8/10
The Shins - 9/10
Justice - 10/10
Saturday:
Death from Above - 8/10
Royal Blood - 8/10
Vance Joy - 7/10
Pup - 7/10
Mura Masa - 8/10
Marshmello - 9/10
Sunday:
The Dirty Nil - 7/10
Jagwar Ma - 9/10
Mitski - 8/10
Tegan and Sara - 9/10
Frank Ocean - 8/10
Wee Baby Seamus
Yo, Goober, where's the meat?
Halifax Jazz Festival 2017
Thursday 13 July
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Smith, 75 years old, slowly hobbled over with his cane to his Hammond organ when the show was about to begin. He looks like the Lorax and is so slight and frail that it seemed like a gust of wind or a thunderous applause could knock him over. Then he sat down at the organ and was filled with energy and life. With his really impressive guitar player in tow (and the drummer who they recruited that morning when their regular drummer fell sick), he went on a 90 minute long journey, tearing into his organ and entering the music. Occasionally he'd throw his arms out or shout into the microphone as the music flowed through him. Midway through the show, he picked up his cane and slowly walked out in front of his organ set-up, leading the audience to believe the show was done. Instead, he picked up his cane like an air guitar and revealed that his tech crew had it set up like a theremin, and he took a 10 minute long bass solo on his ****ing cane. Absolutely unreal show, incredible performer.
Friday 14 July
Andy Shauf
Indie pop artist from Saskatchewan whose stage presence is exactly what you'd expect based on his music - absurdly awkward and shy. At one point during the concert, between songs, he asked the audience "so, any questions?" Someone yelled at him "how are you?" and he responded "Well, I wish the sun would just go down already." He asked if the audience had any questions three more times throughout the evening. Awesome performance, actually better than I expected considering that he plays essentially every part on the studio recordings and so he had to have a bunch of accompanists for the show. Only complaint is that the mixing was a bit off, so you could barely hear the clarinet parts. Talked to him a little bit after the show, nice guy.
Anderson .paak
Festival headliner, tickets were pricey so I set up lawn chairs outside. A lot of fun, obviously the sound wasn't as good outside the concert as inside, but still sounded great. Lots of people dancing, he was a great performer. A friend of mine was inside the show and he sang "happy birthday" to her.
Gypsophilia and The Mellotones
Closing concert, main stage was filled to capacity. Only caught the tail end of Gypsophilia, but I'm glad I did. They're a Halifax-based experimental jazz group who have been together for 13 years and are breaking up this fall - this was their last show here. Mellotones were a great time, pretty white-bread Chicago-esque rock-with-brass-and-saxophone, but really danceable, especially in a standing room only outdoor space.
This was probably the best JazzFest I've had since I've been old enough to really enjoy it.
I'll probably be in this thread a couple times this fall. Feist at Massey Hall in September, War on Drugs there in October, Arcade Fire/Broken Social Scene at the ACC in November, Kamasi Washington at the Danforth in November, and The National at Sony Centre in December.
Thursday 13 July
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Smith, 75 years old, slowly hobbled over with his cane to his Hammond organ when the show was about to begin. He looks like the Lorax and is so slight and frail that it seemed like a gust of wind or a thunderous applause could knock him over. Then he sat down at the organ and was filled with energy and life. With his really impressive guitar player in tow (and the drummer who they recruited that morning when their regular drummer fell sick), he went on a 90 minute long journey, tearing into his organ and entering the music. Occasionally he'd throw his arms out or shout into the microphone as the music flowed through him. Midway through the show, he picked up his cane and slowly walked out in front of his organ set-up, leading the audience to believe the show was done. Instead, he picked up his cane like an air guitar and revealed that his tech crew had it set up like a theremin, and he took a 10 minute long bass solo on his ****ing cane. Absolutely unreal show, incredible performer.
Friday 14 July
Andy Shauf
Indie pop artist from Saskatchewan whose stage presence is exactly what you'd expect based on his music - absurdly awkward and shy. At one point during the concert, between songs, he asked the audience "so, any questions?" Someone yelled at him "how are you?" and he responded "Well, I wish the sun would just go down already." He asked if the audience had any questions three more times throughout the evening. Awesome performance, actually better than I expected considering that he plays essentially every part on the studio recordings and so he had to have a bunch of accompanists for the show. Only complaint is that the mixing was a bit off, so you could barely hear the clarinet parts. Talked to him a little bit after the show, nice guy.
Anderson .paak
Festival headliner, tickets were pricey so I set up lawn chairs outside. A lot of fun, obviously the sound wasn't as good outside the concert as inside, but still sounded great. Lots of people dancing, he was a great performer. A friend of mine was inside the show and he sang "happy birthday" to her.
Gypsophilia and The Mellotones
Closing concert, main stage was filled to capacity. Only caught the tail end of Gypsophilia, but I'm glad I did. They're a Halifax-based experimental jazz group who have been together for 13 years and are breaking up this fall - this was their last show here. Mellotones were a great time, pretty white-bread Chicago-esque rock-with-brass-and-saxophone, but really danceable, especially in a standing room only outdoor space.
This was probably the best JazzFest I've had since I've been old enough to really enjoy it.
I'll probably be in this thread a couple times this fall. Feist at Massey Hall in September, War on Drugs there in October, Arcade Fire/Broken Social Scene at the ACC in November, Kamasi Washington at the Danforth in November, and The National at Sony Centre in December.
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BonMorrison
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I believe 45 minutes. I had zero knowledge of her but my friend who is a huge fan dragged me along. I had a great time, my friend started crying during the set and also managed to get the set list from the crew after the show - it was a really fun time.
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phish 7/29 and 7/30 - 10/10..this was only my 4th and 5th time seeing phish but first time not at a a music festival. these 2 shows were by far my favorite shows ive seen from them. I've never been a huge phish fan but the music produced these 2 nights was incredibly impressive. this was shows 7 and 8 of their 13 show residency at Madison square garden.. the bakers dozen. each show has a different flavor and up to this point there have been no song repeats. Saturday's theme was cinnamon but surprisingly the only song that tied in to this theme was an epic Neil young cover of cinnamon girl which was the encore. set 1 was good but set 2 absolutely blew me away starting with the best version of blaze on I've ever heard and ending with an almost equally impressive Harry hood. crowd was super into the show like most phish shows that adds another level of fun not found in most live music.
as good as night one was, personally i thought night two was even better. the theme was jimmies which had many possibility in my mind. they played two of their best story telling songs in harpua and col. forbins ascent both featuring Jimmy as the main character. both of these were absolutely perfect and hearing them both in one night was a great surprise as phish typically only goes with one of their story telling songs a show. the night was also capped off by an amazing cover of the wind cries Mary by Jimi Hendrix, first time ever being covered by phish. I didn't think this show had a single weak song though and the show flew buy despite having around 3 hours of play time. it just blended together so well. was the perfect phish set in my eyes. after seeing phish 3 times at several festivals and always leaving thinking they were just good but not great, I finally get why they have such a large fan base. I still wouldn't say they are close to my favorite band in the jam world but my respect for them grew ten fold over these two nights. these guys are just incredibly talented musicians and I won't pass up seeing them again next time they are in the area.
dopapod-7/29 6.5/10 .. they played an after party show after phish and were okay. I've seen them several times opening for umphreys mcgee and the disco biscuits and I always feel they are just that. an opener. they are good but really don't bring anything special or unique to the jam genre. still was a fun show though.
as good as night one was, personally i thought night two was even better. the theme was jimmies which had many possibility in my mind. they played two of their best story telling songs in harpua and col. forbins ascent both featuring Jimmy as the main character. both of these were absolutely perfect and hearing them both in one night was a great surprise as phish typically only goes with one of their story telling songs a show. the night was also capped off by an amazing cover of the wind cries Mary by Jimi Hendrix, first time ever being covered by phish. I didn't think this show had a single weak song though and the show flew buy despite having around 3 hours of play time. it just blended together so well. was the perfect phish set in my eyes. after seeing phish 3 times at several festivals and always leaving thinking they were just good but not great, I finally get why they have such a large fan base. I still wouldn't say they are close to my favorite band in the jam world but my respect for them grew ten fold over these two nights. these guys are just incredibly talented musicians and I won't pass up seeing them again next time they are in the area.
dopapod-7/29 6.5/10 .. they played an after party show after phish and were okay. I've seen them several times opening for umphreys mcgee and the disco biscuits and I always feel they are just that. an opener. they are good but really don't bring anything special or unique to the jam genre. still was a fun show though.
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Primus and Clutch in Portland Maine at the Maine State Pier July 25th.
Clutch- 9.5/10
The band was on fire and Neil has probably never sounded better live, every song had a certain energy to them and it felt like they could do no wrong. Impressive considering the set was heavy on the last 2 albums and no one seemed to notice they skipped a few classics (10001110101, Mob Goes Wild, Power Player to name a few).
Primus- 7.5/10
Primus are masters at their craft, my second time seeing them live and there as tight as ever. Great setlist playing lots of favorites, only complaint is there were a few technical difficulties, Les had to restart a couple of songs because his monitors didn't seem to work, and during the encore he had to switch songs one minute into Southbound Pachyderm because he didn't like the sound.
Clutch- 9.5/10
The band was on fire and Neil has probably never sounded better live, every song had a certain energy to them and it felt like they could do no wrong. Impressive considering the set was heavy on the last 2 albums and no one seemed to notice they skipped a few classics (10001110101, Mob Goes Wild, Power Player to name a few).
Primus- 7.5/10
Primus are masters at their craft, my second time seeing them live and there as tight as ever. Great setlist playing lots of favorites, only complaint is there were a few technical difficulties, Les had to restart a couple of songs because his monitors didn't seem to work, and during the encore he had to switch songs one minute into Southbound Pachyderm because he didn't like the sound.
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Went to Lollapalooza today. I saw Migos, Cage the Elephant, Spoon, and a few songs of Muse before they canceled the show due to rain.
Spoon played "Inside Out" and i think it was one of the better life performances for a single song I can remember. It was perfect.
I had no idea Cage the Elephant would be so good either. Prettt fun Lolla
Spoon played "Inside Out" and i think it was one of the better life performances for a single song I can remember. It was perfect.
I had no idea Cage the Elephant would be so good either. Prettt fun Lolla
punk_o_holic
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Going to a bunch of concerts in the coming weeks and 1 in a couple of months.
Mettlica (But going for Avenged Sevenfold and got really cheap seats so probably won't see anything haha.)
One Ok Rock (Japanese band but last album was produced by the guy from Goldfinger I believe. Could be fans being biased but they're supposed to be great live.)
Die Antwoord (Don't like them or type of music. Going with a friend. Should be interesting. Cheap seats as well. )
July Talk (Same as Die Antwoord but no seating.)
In This Moment and Hollywood Undead (Going for Of Mice and Men.)
Looking forward to the Japanese band and Of Mice and Men. If I remember I'll come back and give my thoughts on each one. Anyone seen any of these groups? What should I expect?
Mettlica (But going for Avenged Sevenfold and got really cheap seats so probably won't see anything haha.)
One Ok Rock (Japanese band but last album was produced by the guy from Goldfinger I believe. Could be fans being biased but they're supposed to be great live.)
Die Antwoord (Don't like them or type of music. Going with a friend. Should be interesting. Cheap seats as well. )
July Talk (Same as Die Antwoord but no seating.)
In This Moment and Hollywood Undead (Going for Of Mice and Men.)
Looking forward to the Japanese band and Of Mice and Men. If I remember I'll come back and give my thoughts on each one. Anyone seen any of these groups? What should I expect?
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Dave is a killer
Dave's a Mess
Queen with Lambert @ Bridgestone - 8/10
Still sound awesome sonically speaking and the light show was the **** as well
We Will Rock You - teaser
Hammer to Fall
Stone Cold Crazy
Another One Bites the Dust
Fat Bottomed Girls
Killer Queen
Two *** (Lambert song)
Don't Stop Me Now
Bicycle Race
I'm in Love With My Car
Get Down, Make Love
I Want It All
Love of My Life
Somebody to Love
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Drum Battle
Under Pressure
I Want to Break Free
You Take My Breath Away
Who Wants to Live Forever
Last Horizon
Radio Ga Ga
Bohemian Rhapsody
Encore:
We Will Rock You
We Are the Champions
God Save the Queen
(Thomas Augustine Arne song)
Still sound awesome sonically speaking and the light show was the **** as well
We Will Rock You - teaser
Hammer to Fall
Stone Cold Crazy
Another One Bites the Dust
Fat Bottomed Girls
Killer Queen
Two *** (Lambert song)
Don't Stop Me Now
Bicycle Race
I'm in Love With My Car
Get Down, Make Love
I Want It All
Love of My Life
Somebody to Love
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Drum Battle
Under Pressure
I Want to Break Free
You Take My Breath Away
Who Wants to Live Forever
Last Horizon
Radio Ga Ga
Bohemian Rhapsody
Encore:
We Will Rock You
We Are the Champions
God Save the Queen
(Thomas Augustine Arne song)
WIP CALLER
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went to the peach music festival on Saturday and it was one of the best days of music I've been to in awhile.
umphrey's mcgee set 1: 7/10 was the first show of the day on the main stage. was a solid set but nothing really stood out in the 1 hour 15 minute set. still a good appetizer.
A Peach Tribute to Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks - 10/10 - led by the sons of Gregg and Butch this tribute super jam featured members for widespread panic, government mule, the allman bros band, Marcus king and more... it was by far the best allman brothers tribute I had ever seen and it really set the mood for the rest of the day. they had incredible renditions of Jessica and Melissa. the crowd really got into it and it just made for an incredibly memorable set. allman and trucks would have been proud.
Spafford - 10/10 - it was my first time seeing them live but I had listened to shows and had bought into the hype of them being the next great jam band. with the high expectations they still blew me away. I was glad I saw them on a small side stage because it a few years these guys are going to be huge and on the main stage everywhere. their catalog of music is just so diverse it adds unlimited possibilities for their live sets. oh and they are all incredibly talented as well. it was their first time touring on the east coast but I will be shocked if they don't amass a huge following in the coming years.
government mule - 7/10 I have never been a big mule fan and this was my first time seeing them live. it was a very good show and it was evident how talented they are but their music just doesn't do it for me. I still enjoyed it though and appreciated the talent even if they aren't my cup of tea.
widespread panic - 10/10 this was only my 5th time seeing wsp but this was the first time I was blown away by them. their set was just so uptempo and the jams were all on point. they also brought this 14 year old kid up their who absolutely killed it in a 10 minute jam. it was seriously impressive. Marcus king also sat in for a few songs too. had an absolute blast and the 2 and a half hour set flew by. came out with a new appreciation of wsp. great stuff.
umphrey's mcgee set 2: 10/10 - they closed out the night and oh man did they do a great job doing it. started with an amazing All in Time that ended a verse early but got things moving, played a nothing too fancy>higgins>nothing to fancy that turned the place into a dance party. and just when you thought that was the peak of dancing they ended the set with a rendition of Lets Dance with the Turkauz horns section that was super funky. finally on encore they played the triple wide to build up the anticipation and ended the night with the final verse of All in Time from earlier. all in all was a top 10 set from umphrey's in 45 shows I've now seen them.
umphrey's mcgee set 1: 7/10 was the first show of the day on the main stage. was a solid set but nothing really stood out in the 1 hour 15 minute set. still a good appetizer.
A Peach Tribute to Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks - 10/10 - led by the sons of Gregg and Butch this tribute super jam featured members for widespread panic, government mule, the allman bros band, Marcus king and more... it was by far the best allman brothers tribute I had ever seen and it really set the mood for the rest of the day. they had incredible renditions of Jessica and Melissa. the crowd really got into it and it just made for an incredibly memorable set. allman and trucks would have been proud.
Spafford - 10/10 - it was my first time seeing them live but I had listened to shows and had bought into the hype of them being the next great jam band. with the high expectations they still blew me away. I was glad I saw them on a small side stage because it a few years these guys are going to be huge and on the main stage everywhere. their catalog of music is just so diverse it adds unlimited possibilities for their live sets. oh and they are all incredibly talented as well. it was their first time touring on the east coast but I will be shocked if they don't amass a huge following in the coming years.
government mule - 7/10 I have never been a big mule fan and this was my first time seeing them live. it was a very good show and it was evident how talented they are but their music just doesn't do it for me. I still enjoyed it though and appreciated the talent even if they aren't my cup of tea.
widespread panic - 10/10 this was only my 5th time seeing wsp but this was the first time I was blown away by them. their set was just so uptempo and the jams were all on point. they also brought this 14 year old kid up their who absolutely killed it in a 10 minute jam. it was seriously impressive. Marcus king also sat in for a few songs too. had an absolute blast and the 2 and a half hour set flew by. came out with a new appreciation of wsp. great stuff.
umphrey's mcgee set 2: 10/10 - they closed out the night and oh man did they do a great job doing it. started with an amazing All in Time that ended a verse early but got things moving, played a nothing too fancy>higgins>nothing to fancy that turned the place into a dance party. and just when you thought that was the peak of dancing they ended the set with a rendition of Lets Dance with the Turkauz horns section that was super funky. finally on encore they played the triple wide to build up the anticipation and ended the night with the final verse of All in Time from earlier. all in all was a top 10 set from umphrey's in 45 shows I've now seen them.
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Alice Cooper / Edgar Winter Group - Greek Theater LA 8/10
I like a few AC songs, but have never been a huge fan, but for some reason my daughter has really been fascinated with him so we got tickets. It was the night before the first day of school so I am a little bummed we had to go before Deep Purple played, but that's life.
The Greek is always great. Edgar Winter was actually very entertaining. While he had little to no stage show, the band's musicianship was great and that is really what they featured. He could have dialed back the amount of scat and callbacks with the band though. Alice as expected had a real spectacle of the show. Lots of costume changes and pyro/smoke cannons. The hits were very good, but I think he really only has maybe 5 good songs? Also his sound is very slick these days. Not raw 70s rock, but more late 80s hair rockish. The whole thing was a little campy, but it was a crowd pleaser and the kiddo loooved it.
I like a few AC songs, but have never been a huge fan, but for some reason my daughter has really been fascinated with him so we got tickets. It was the night before the first day of school so I am a little bummed we had to go before Deep Purple played, but that's life.
The Greek is always great. Edgar Winter was actually very entertaining. While he had little to no stage show, the band's musicianship was great and that is really what they featured. He could have dialed back the amount of scat and callbacks with the band though. Alice as expected had a real spectacle of the show. Lots of costume changes and pyro/smoke cannons. The hits were very good, but I think he really only has maybe 5 good songs? Also his sound is very slick these days. Not raw 70s rock, but more late 80s hair rockish. The whole thing was a little campy, but it was a crowd pleaser and the kiddo loooved it.
Was that with Gord Sinclair on bass? I saw a youtube video of him playing with the Trews but it didnt say where.
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