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[spapad] Monday, October 24, 2011 5:21:22 PM
I'm glad you had an overall good time at the show Vail! The short part would suck! What did they do seat you around a host of Basketball players? Chair surfing is somewhat dangerous, as we all have learned. lol
So nice to hear the riding crop is coming out! Now if we can just convince him to brin out the whip!
I hope you get a better view at Bakersfield.
Damn it, HRMG! I wanted to talk about Rob coming in with the riding crop!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ah, well. There ya have it, Rob with the riding crop in the Super Happy thread.
Now, then. On with the review of the concert at San Manuel Amphitheater, which is in, as Scottie said last night, “SAN BERNARD-FUCKIN-DINO!!!!””
Wish I could've posted this earlier today, but family members came over for a visit and was a bit busy.
I got to the venue (driving) pretty early and relaxed for a bit, watched some of the other concertgoers tailgate and listened to the music blasting out of their cars. When the venue opened at around 5 pm, the first thing I did when inside was check out the merchandise, buy an Epitaph tour shirt (beautiful work of art in the front, I recommend buying it) and buy a slice of pizza at one of the food stands. When I entered the seating area, I noticed that the pit was much bigger than the one for the Metal Masters tour…also that several of the first rows of seats were not the typical blue venue seats, but rather white foldable chairs tied to one another with zip-ties. I took my seat on Richie’s side and watched Lady Starlight "perform". She had her own little area on one side of the stage, with her DJ turntable and lights and everything. She played a wide variety of metal music from records, all the while headbanging, drinking from a bottle of Jack Daniel’s, and running around her side of the stage every once in a while with props in her hands (plastic shield and sword for Neon Knights, a couple of axes for Run to the Hills).Whenever it was time for a band to perform she would turn off the music and the light shining on her and disappear, coming back out when the band was done. Overall, quirkiest DJ I had ever seen.
First up was Thin Lizzy. I was pleasantly surprised at how good they sounded (probably shouldn’t have been considering that there were a lot of young members performing). The frontman had the audience participate quite a bit. Definitely a band whose music I’d like to check out one day. I give them a 9/10.
Next up was Black Label Society. Even now, almost a whole day after the concert, I still have no idea what to think of them. I mean, I liked their music, I really do. In fact I’d also like to check out more of their music. I just wish I could figure out just what was Zakk singing, as it was really hard to understand him. They didn’t take many breaks in between songs, which isn’t bad or anything. I just wish they had done that so that they can at least say what the name of their next song is, for the sake of noobs like myself in the audience. And don’t get me started on Zakk’s guitar solo. That was no solo. That was more like 5 minutes of “let’s see/hear how many noises my guitar can make”. It was confusing, and to a certain extent, boring. I did like the Native American headdress he had on for Crazy Horse, though, and his guitars. I give ‘em an 8/10.
Now then, on to Judas Priest
Now this was an interesting mixed bag for me. I was sooo friggin’ happy to see them, and sooo friggin’ pissed because I could not see SHIT due to the fact that I was surrounded by tall people. I literally had to stand on my seat in order to see the band, or look up at the jumbotron screen above the stage. Out of the two other times I saw JP live, I feel as though this one was the one I could not sing along to the most, not because of the lyrics, but because Rob was freestyling alot. There were a handful of false starts, especially for Diamonds and Rust (it seemed as though playing the acoustic guitar at the beginning was a bit awkward for Richie), Glenn’s guitar sound screeched through my eardrums (and not in a good way), and Rob messed up a bit on Blood Red Skies. I can say for a fact, though, that it got MUCH better as they progressed. I can say for a fact that Rob has CERTAINLY not lost it, his performance on Painkiller was much better than in Metal Masters, and a HUGE improvement from the version in RITE. He is hitting those highs he didn’t make that last time. However, I feel that he should cut the freestyling a bit, as it seemed as though the rest of the band was having a hard time keeping up with him. There were tons of surprises, such as Richie’s solos in Victim of Changes (AWESOME!!) Hell Bent (ALSO AWESOME!!!) and YGATC (MUCH better than Zakk’s “solo”). And yes, Rob brought out the riding crop (holding it in his teeth!!!) for Hell Bent for Leather and started whipping Richie’s guitar!
I absolutely loved Scott’s drum solo before Painkiller, and his performance in BRS, and the fact that he’s been more active in revving up the audience for the encore (Living After Midnight). Rob did not sound as loud as I remember him last tour, but boy did his singing and screaming improve. He did make a mistake here and there, but it got better throughout the set. Glenn was great as always, I only wish that he change the way his guitar sounds, as it was too screechingly loud that night. I’m loving his longer hair (and his backside on the jumbotron ). Richie did a fantastic job, making a few mistakes here and there but nonetheless keeping up with the rest of the band. I liked how he bowed to the audience, bending foward from the waist up and with arms extended toward them/us. His tricks with the guitar was kewl to see! I couldn’t see Ian too often from where I was at, but those few times I did he looked so damn adorable with that smile on his face.
I liked how there’s actually a combination of changing backdrops and use of projections during the set. I also liked the pyro!! Holy poop was that extremely cool to see, especially when the fire is shooting out continuously, looking like long, fiery fingers. Judas Priest certainly used it to their advantage, along with the lasers. One thing I always liked about their stage setup was the wide variety of colors that they used in lights, and they did not disappoint. Best highlights for me would have to be Heading Out to the Highway, Victim of Changes, Turbo Lover, Night Crawler, Painkiller, YGATC, Blood Red Skies, Hell Bent for Leather, the Sentinel, Never Satisfied, Green Manalishi. I also give ‘em a 9/10, as I feel that this was an off day for them, but one with many great moments nonetheless.
Overall, though, this was certainly one of the more interesting concert nights I ever had, and one I won’t forget for a long while. My stomach hurt during Thin Lizzy’s set (no doubt the pizza caused it), found K2M (er rather, he found me), could not find my car in the parking lot, found it about 20 minutes later, and drove back home at around 1 am in dense fog.
Next concert: BAKERSFIELD!!!
[Becks] Sunday, October 23, 2011 9:19:22 PM
Glad you had a good time Vail!!! I'm thinking that even the most well polished and experienced bands have their woops moments on stage - to me it's not as fun if everything goes off without a hitch lol. I saw Disturbed in May (mostly cos Craig wanted to go) and they played well, just went out there and played their music with no mistakes, but it felt so hollow to me. They didn't interact with the audience AT ALL, until the singer (near the end) decided to abuse those of us in seats up the back cos we weren't standing up jumping about etc. It wasn't a friendly banter thing either, he was actually quite nasty and I said to Craig yeah that's nice dude considering we are lining your pockets. I wouldn't go and see them again. Anyways, slightly off track, but it sounds like you had a fun night! (I am also vertically challenged so feel your pain with not being able to see).
Damn it, HRMG! I wanted to talk about Rob coming in with the riding crop!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ah, well. There ya have it, Rob with the riding crop in the Super Happy thread.
Now, then. On with the review of the concert at San Manuel Amphitheater, which is in, as Scottie said last night, “SAN BERNARD-FUCKIN-DINO!!!!””
Wish I could've posted this earlier today, but family members came over for a visit and was a bit busy.
I got to the venue (driving) pretty early and relaxed for a bit, watched some of the other concertgoers tailgate and listened to the music blasting out of their cars. When the venue opened at around 5 pm, the first thing I did when inside was check out the merchandise, buy an Epitaph tour shirt (beautiful work of art in the front, I recommend buying it) and buy a slice of pizza at one of the food stands. When I entered the seating area, I noticed that the pit was much bigger than the one for the Metal Masters tour…also that several of the first rows of seats were not the typical blue venue seats, but rather white foldable chairs tied to one another with zip-ties. I took my seat on Richie’s side and watched Lady Starlight "perform". She had her own little area on one side of the stage, with her DJ turntable and lights and everything. She played a wide variety of metal music from records, all the while headbanging, drinking from a bottle of Jack Daniel’s, and running around her side of the stage every once in a while with props in her hands (plastic shield and sword for Neon Knights, a couple of axes for Run to the Hills).Whenever it was time for a band to perform she would turn off the music and the light shining on her and disappear, coming back out when the band was done. Overall, quirkiest DJ I had ever seen.
First up was Thin Lizzy. I was pleasantly surprised at how good they sounded (probably shouldn’t have been considering that there were a lot of young members performing). The frontman had the audience participate quite a bit. Definitely a band whose music I’d like to check out one day. I give them a 9/10.
Next up was Black Label Society. Even now, almost a whole day after the concert, I still have no idea what to think of them. I mean, I liked their music, I really do. In fact I’d also like to check out more of their music. I just wish I could figure out just what was Zakk singing, as it was really hard to understand him. They didn’t take many breaks in between songs, which isn’t bad or anything. I just wish they had done that so that they can at least say what the name of their next song is, for the sake of noobs like myself in the audience. And don’t get me started on Zakk’s guitar solo. That was no solo. That was more like 5 minutes of “let’s see/hear how many noises my guitar can make”. It was confusing, and to a certain extent, boring. I did like the Native American headdress he had on for Crazy Horse, though, and his guitars. I give ‘em an 8/10.
Now then, on to Judas Priest
Now this was an interesting mixed bag for me. I was sooo friggin’ happy to see them, and sooo friggin’ pissed because I could not see SHIT due to the fact that I was surrounded by tall people. I literally had to stand on my seat in order to see the band, or look up at the jumbotron screen above the stage. Out of the two other times I saw JP live, I feel as though this one was the one I could not sing along to the most, not because of the lyrics, but because Rob was freestyling alot. There were a handful of false starts, especially for Diamonds and Rust (it seemed as though playing the acoustic guitar at the beginning was a bit awkward for Richie), Glenn’s guitar sound screeched through my eardrums (and not in a good way), and Rob messed up a bit on Blood Red Skies. I can say for a fact, though, that it got MUCH better as they progressed. I can say for a fact that Rob has CERTAINLY not lost it, his performance on Painkiller was much better than in Metal Masters, and a HUGE improvement from the version in RITE. He is hitting those highs he didn’t make that last time. However, I feel that he should cut the freestyling a bit, as it seemed as though the rest of the band was having a hard time keeping up with him. There were tons of surprises, such as Richie’s solos in Victim of Changes (AWESOME!!) Hell Bent (ALSO AWESOME!!!) and YGATC (MUCH better than Zakk’s “solo”). And yes, Rob brought out the riding crop (holding it in his teeth!!!) for Hell Bent for Leather and started whipping Richie’s guitar!
I absolutely loved Scott’s drum solo before Painkiller, and his performance in BRS, and the fact that he’s been more active in revving up the audience for the encore (Living After Midnight). Rob did not sound as loud as I remember him last tour, but boy did his singing and screaming improve. He did make a mistake here and there, but it got better throughout the set. Glenn was great as always, I only wish that he change the way his guitar sounds, as it was too screechingly loud that night. I’m loving his longer hair (and his backside on the jumbotron ). Richie did a fantastic job, making a few mistakes here and there but nonetheless keeping up with the rest of the band. I liked how he bowed to the audience, bending foward from the waist up and with arms extended toward them/us. His tricks with the guitar was kewl to see! I couldn’t see Ian too often from where I was at, but those few times I did he looked so damn adorable with that smile on his face.
I liked how there’s actually a combination of changing backdrops and use of projections during the set. I also liked the pyro!! Holy poop was that extremely cool to see, especially when the fire is shooting out continuously, looking like long, fiery fingers. Judas Priest certainly used it to their advantage, along with the lasers. One thing I always liked about their stage setup was the wide variety of colors that they used in lights, and they did not disappoint. Best highlights for me would have to be Heading Out to the Highway, Victim of Changes, Turbo Lover, Night Crawler, Painkiller, YGATC, Blood Red Skies, Hell Bent for Leather, the Sentinel, Never Satisfied, Green Manalishi. I also give ‘em a 9/10, as I feel that this was an off day for them, but one with many great moments nonetheless.
Overall, though, this was certainly one of the more interesting concert nights I ever had, and one I won’t forget for a long while. My stomach hurt during Thin Lizzy’s set (no doubt the pizza caused it), found K2M (er rather, he found me), could not find my car in the parking lot, found it about 20 minutes later, and drove back home at around 1 am in dense fog.
Next concert: BAKERSFIELD!!!
[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, October 23, 2011 7:52:59 PM
I swear, he had it in his teeth when he came out on his motorcycle (unless the jumbotron was lying to me all that time). I do hope that a pic of that scene comes out somewhere. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS from Sunday, October 23, 2011 7:49:40 PM)
HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS wrote:
AWESOME Vail! Thanks for the review Rob came out with the riding crop in his teeth??? Oh please someone tell me that there is a picture of THAT!!! I'll have my camera ready in Deeeeeetroit when we are front row center just in case he does it again! It's wonderful to hear that Scott is talking to the audience too! Have a blast in Bakersfield!!
Vaillant 3.0 wrote:
Damn it, HRMG! I wanted to talk about Rob coming in with the riding crop!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ah, well. There ya have it, Rob with the riding crop in the Super Happy thread.
Now, then. On with the review of the concert at San Manuel Amphitheater, which is in, as Scottie said last night, “SAN BERNARD-FUCKIN-DINO!!!!””
Wish I could've posted this earlier today, but family members came over for a visit and was a bit busy.
I got to the venue (driving) pretty early and relaxed for a bit, watched some of the other concertgoers tailgate and listened to the music blasting out of their cars. When the venue opened at around 5 pm, the first thing I did when inside was check out the merchandise, buy an Epitaph tour shirt (beautiful work of art in the front, I recommend buying it) and buy a slice of pizza at one of the food stands. When I entered the seating area, I noticed that the pit was much bigger than the one for the Metal Masters tour…also that several of the first rows of seats were not the typical blue venue seats, but rather white foldable chairs tied to one another with zip-ties. I took my seat on Richie’s side and watched Lady Starlight "perform". She had her own little area on one side of the stage, with her DJ turntable and lights and everything. She played a wide variety of metal music from records, all the while headbanging, drinking from a bottle of Jack Daniel’s, and running around her side of the stage every once in a while with props in her hands (plastic shield and sword for Neon Knights, a couple of axes for Run to the Hills).Whenever it was time for a band to perform she would turn off the music and the light shining on her and disappear, coming back out when the band was done. Overall, quirkiest DJ I had ever seen.
First up was Thin Lizzy. I was pleasantly surprised at how good they sounded (probably shouldn’t have been considering that there were a lot of young members performing). The frontman had the audience participate quite a bit. Definitely a band whose music I’d like to check out one day. I give them a 9/10.
Next up was Black Label Society. Even now, almost a whole day after the concert, I still have no idea what to think of them. I mean, I liked their music, I really do. In fact I’d also like to check out more of their music. I just wish I could figure out just what was Zakk singing, as it was really hard to understand him. They didn’t take many breaks in between songs, which isn’t bad or anything. I just wish they had done that so that they can at least say what the name of their next song is, for the sake of noobs like myself in the audience. And don’t get me started on Zakk’s guitar solo. That was no solo. That was more like 5 minutes of “let’s see/hear how many noises my guitar can make”. It was confusing, and to a certain extent, boring. I did like the Native American headdress he had on for Crazy Horse, though, and his guitars. I give ‘em an 8/10.
Now then, on to Judas Priest
Now this was an interesting mixed bag for me. I was sooo friggin’ happy to see them, and sooo friggin’ pissed because I could not see SHIT due to the fact that I was surrounded by tall people. I literally had to stand on my seat in order to see the band, or look up at the jumbotron screen above the stage. Out of the two other times I saw JP live, I feel as though this one was the one I could not sing along to the most, not because of the lyrics, but because Rob was freestyling alot. There were a handful of false starts, especially for Diamonds and Rust (it seemed as though playing the acoustic guitar at the beginning was a bit awkward for Richie), Glenn’s guitar sound screeched through my eardrums (and not in a good way), and Rob messed up a bit on Blood Red Skies. I can say for a fact, though, that it got MUCH better as they progressed. I can say for a fact that Rob has CERTAINLY not lost it, his performance on Painkiller was much better than in Metal Masters, and a HUGE improvement from the version in RITE. He is hitting those highs he didn’t make that last time. However, I feel that he should cut the freestyling a bit, as it seemed as though the rest of the band was having a hard time keeping up with him. There were tons of surprises, such as Richie’s solos in Victim of Changes (AWESOME!!) Hell Bent (ALSO AWESOME!!!) and YGATC (MUCH better than Zakk’s “solo”). And yes, Rob brought out the riding crop (holding it in his teeth!!!) for Hell Bent for Leather and started whipping Richie’s guitar!
I absolutely loved Scott’s drum solo before Painkiller, and his performance in BRS, and the fact that he’s been more active in revving up the audience for the encore (Living After Midnight). Rob did not sound as loud as I remember him last tour, but boy did his singing and screaming improve. He did make a mistake here and there, but it got better throughout the set. Glenn was great as always, I only wish that he change the way his guitar sounds, as it was too screechingly loud that night. I’m loving his longer hair (and his backside on the jumbotron ). Richie did a fantastic job, making a few mistakes here and there but nonetheless keeping up with the rest of the band. I liked how he bowed to the audience, bending foward from the waist up and with arms extended toward them/us. His tricks with the guitar was kewl to see! I couldn’t see Ian too often from where I was at, but those few times I did he looked so damn adorable with that smile on his face.
I liked how there’s actually a combination of changing backdrops and use of projections during the set. I also liked the pyro!! Holy poop was that extremely cool to see, especially when the fire is shooting out continuously, looking like long, fiery fingers. Judas Priest certainly used it to their advantage, along with the lasers. One thing I always liked about their stage setup was the wide variety of colors that they used in lights, and they did not disappoint. Best highlights for me would have to be Heading Out to the Highway, Victim of Changes, Turbo Lover, Night Crawler, Painkiller, YGATC, Blood Red Skies, Hell Bent for Leather, the Sentinel, Never Satisfied, Green Manalishi. I also give ‘em a 9/10, as I feel that this was an off day for them, but one with many great moments nonetheless.
Overall, though, this was certainly one of the more interesting concert nights I ever had, and one I won’t forget for a long while. My stomach hurt during Thin Lizzy’s set (no doubt the pizza caused it), found K2M (er rather, he found me), could not find my car in the parking lot, found it about 20 minutes later, and drove back home at around 1 am in dense fog.
Next concert: BAKERSFIELD!!!
Edited at: Sunday, October 23, 2011 7:57:06 PM
[HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS] Sunday, October 23, 2011 7:49:40 PM
AWESOME Vail! Thanks for the review Rob came out with the riding crop in his teeth??? Oh please someone tell me that there is a picture of THAT!!! I'll have my camera ready in Deeeeeetroit when we are front row center just in case he does it again! It's wonderful to hear that Scott is talking to the audience too! Have a blast in Bakersfield!!
Damn it, HRMG! I wanted to talk about Rob coming in with the riding crop!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ah, well. There ya have it, Rob with the riding crop in the Super Happy thread.
Now, then. On with the review of the concert at San Manuel Amphitheater, which is in, as Scottie said last night, “SAN BERNARD-FUCKIN-DINO!!!!””
Wish I could've posted this earlier today, but family members came over for a visit and was a bit busy.
I got to the venue (driving) pretty early and relaxed for a bit, watched some of the other concertgoers tailgate and listened to the music blasting out of their cars. When the venue opened at around 5 pm, the first thing I did when inside was check out the merchandise, buy an Epitaph tour shirt (beautiful work of art in the front, I recommend buying it) and buy a slice of pizza at one of the food stands. When I entered the seating area, I noticed that the pit was much bigger than the one for the Metal Masters tour…also that several of the first rows of seats were not the typical blue venue seats, but rather white foldable chairs tied to one another with zip-ties. I took my seat on Richie’s side and watched Lady Starlight "perform". She had her own little area on one side of the stage, with her DJ turntable and lights and everything. She played a wide variety of metal music from records, all the while headbanging, drinking from a bottle of Jack Daniel’s, and running around her side of the stage every once in a while with props in her hands (plastic shield and sword for Neon Knights, a couple of axes for Run to the Hills).Whenever it was time for a band to perform she would turn off the music and the light shining on her and disappear, coming back out when the band was done. Overall, quirkiest DJ I had ever seen.
First up was Thin Lizzy. I was pleasantly surprised at how good they sounded (probably shouldn’t have been considering that there were a lot of young members performing). The frontman had the audience participate quite a bit. Definitely a band whose music I’d like to check out one day. I give them a 9/10.
Next up was Black Label Society. Even now, almost a whole day after the concert, I still have no idea what to think of them. I mean, I liked their music, I really do. In fact I’d also like to check out more of their music. I just wish I could figure out just what was Zakk singing, as it was really hard to understand him. They didn’t take many breaks in between songs, which isn’t bad or anything. I just wish they had done that so that they can at least say what the name of their next song is, for the sake of noobs like myself in the audience. And don’t get me started on Zakk’s guitar solo. That was no solo. That was more like 5 minutes of “let’s see/hear how many noises my guitar can make”. It was confusing, and to a certain extent, boring. I did like the Native American headdress he had on for Crazy Horse, though, and his guitars. I give ‘em an 8/10.
Now then, on to Judas Priest
Now this was an interesting mixed bag for me. I was sooo friggin’ happy to see them, and sooo friggin’ pissed because I could not see SHIT due to the fact that I was surrounded by tall people. I literally had to stand on my seat in order to see the band, or look up at the jumbotron screen above the stage. Out of the two other times I saw JP live, I feel as though this one was the one I could not sing along to the most, not because of the lyrics, but because Rob was freestyling alot. There were a handful of false starts, especially for Diamonds and Rust (it seemed as though playing the acoustic guitar at the beginning was a bit awkward for Richie), Glenn’s guitar sound screeched through my eardrums (and not in a good way), and Rob messed up a bit on Blood Red Skies. I can say for a fact, though, that it got MUCH better as they progressed. I can say for a fact that Rob has CERTAINLY not lost it, his performance on Painkiller was much better than in Metal Masters, and a HUGE improvement from the version in RITE. He is hitting those highs he didn’t make that last time. However, I feel that he should cut the freestyling a bit, as it seemed as though the rest of the band was having a hard time keeping up with him. There were tons of surprises, such as Richie’s solos in Victim of Changes (AWESOME!!) Hell Bent (ALSO AWESOME!!!) and YGATC (MUCH better than Zakk’s “solo”). And yes, Rob brought out the riding crop (holding it in his teeth!!!) for Hell Bent for Leather and started whipping Richie’s guitar!
I absolutely loved Scott’s drum solo before Painkiller, and his performance in BRS, and the fact that he’s been more active in revving up the audience for the encore (Living After Midnight). Rob did not sound as loud as I remember him last tour, but boy did his singing and screaming improve. He did make a mistake here and there, but it got better throughout the set. Glenn was great as always, I only wish that he change the way his guitar sounds, as it was too screechingly loud that night. I’m loving his longer hair (and his backside on the jumbotron ). Richie did a fantastic job, making a few mistakes here and there but nonetheless keeping up with the rest of the band. I liked how he bowed to the audience, bending foward from the waist up and with arms extended toward them/us. His tricks with the guitar was kewl to see! I couldn’t see Ian too often from where I was at, but those few times I did he looked so damn adorable with that smile on his face.
I liked how there’s actually a combination of changing backdrops and use of projections during the set. I also liked the pyro!! Holy poop was that extremely cool to see, especially when the fire is shooting out continuously, looking like long, fiery fingers. Judas Priest certainly used it to their advantage, along with the lasers. One thing I always liked about their stage setup was the wide variety of colors that they used in lights, and they did not disappoint. Best highlights for me would have to be Heading Out to the Highway, Victim of Changes, Turbo Lover, Night Crawler, Painkiller, YGATC, Blood Red Skies, Hell Bent for Leather, the Sentinel, Never Satisfied, Green Manalishi. I also give ‘em a 9/10, as I feel that this was an off day for them, but one with many great moments nonetheless.
Overall, though, this was certainly one of the more interesting concert nights I ever had, and one I won’t forget for a long while. My stomach hurt during Thin Lizzy’s set (no doubt the pizza caused it), found K2M (er rather, he found me), could not find my car in the parking lot, found it about 20 minutes later, and drove back home at around 1 am in dense fog.
Next concert: BAKERSFIELD!!!
[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, October 23, 2011 7:27:32 PM
Damn it, HRMG! I wanted to talk about Rob coming in with the riding crop!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ah, well. There ya have it, Rob with the riding crop in the Super Happy thread.
Now, then. On with the review of the concert at San Manuel Amphitheater, which is in, as Scottie said last night, “SAN BERNARD-FUCKIN-DINO!!!!””
Wish I could've posted this earlier today, but family members came over for a visit and was a bit busy.
I got to the venue (driving) pretty early and relaxed for a bit, watched some of the other concertgoers tailgate and listened to the music blasting out of their cars. When the venue opened at around 5 pm, the first thing I did when inside was check out the merchandise, buy an Epitaph tour shirt (beautiful work of art in the front, I recommend buying it) and buy a slice of pizza at one of the food stands. When I entered the seating area, I noticed that the pit was much bigger than the one for the Metal Masters tour…also that several of the first rows of seats were not the typical blue venue seats, but rather white foldable chairs tied to one another with zip-ties. I took my seat on Richie’s side and watched Lady Starlight "perform". She had her own little area on one side of the stage, with her DJ turntable and lights and everything. She played a wide variety of metal music from records, all the while headbanging, drinking from a bottle of Jack Daniel’s, and running around her side of the stage every once in a while with props in her hands (plastic shield and sword for Neon Knights, a couple of axes for Run to the Hills).Whenever it was time for a band to perform she would turn off the music and the light shining on her and disappear, coming back out when the band was done. Overall, quirkiest DJ I had ever seen.
First up was Thin Lizzy. I was pleasantly surprised at how good they sounded (probably shouldn’t have been considering that there were a lot of young members performing). The frontman had the audience participate quite a bit. Definitely a band whose music I’d like to check out one day. I give them a 9/10.
Next up was Black Label Society. Even now, almost a whole day after the concert, I still have no idea what to think of them. I mean, I liked their music, I really do. In fact I’d also like to check out more of their music. I just wish I could figure out just what was Zakk singing, as it was really hard to understand him. They didn’t take many breaks in between songs, which isn’t bad or anything. I just wish they had done that so that they can at least say what the name of their next song is, for the sake of noobs like myself in the audience. And don’t get me started on Zakk’s guitar solo. That was no solo. That was more like 5 minutes of “let’s see/hear how many noises my guitar can make”. It was confusing, and to a certain extent, boring. I did like the Native American headdress he had on for Crazy Horse, though, and his guitars. I give ‘em an 8/10.
Now then, on to Judas Priest
Now this was an interesting mixed bag for me. I was sooo friggin’ happy to see them, and sooo friggin’ pissed because I could not see SHIT due to the fact that I was surrounded by tall people. I literally had to stand on my seat in order to see the band, or look up at the jumbotron screen above the stage. Out of the two other times I saw JP live, I feel as though this one was the one I could not sing along to the most, not because of the lyrics, but because Rob was freestyling alot. There were a handful of false starts, especially for Diamonds and Rust (it seemed as though playing the acoustic guitar at the beginning was a bit awkward for Richie), Glenn’s guitar sound screeched through my eardrums (and not in a good way), and Rob messed up a bit on Blood Red Skies. I can say for a fact, though, that it got MUCH better as they progressed. I can say for a fact that Rob has CERTAINLY not lost it, his performance on Painkiller was much better than in Metal Masters, and a HUGE improvement from the version in RITE. He is hitting those highs he didn’t make that last time. However, I feel that he should cut the freestyling a bit, as it seemed as though the rest of the band was having a hard time keeping up with him. There were tons of surprises, such as Richie’s solos in Victim of Changes (AWESOME!!) Hell Bent (ALSO AWESOME!!!) and YGATC (MUCH better than Zakk’s “solo”). And yes, Rob brought out the riding crop (holding it in his teeth!!!) for Hell Bent for Leather and started whipping Richie’s guitar!
I absolutely loved Scott’s drum solo before Painkiller, and his performance in BRS, and the fact that he’s been more active in revving up the audience for the encore (Living After Midnight). Rob did not sound as loud as I remember him last tour, but boy did his singing and screaming improve. He did make a mistake here and there, but it got better throughout the set. Glenn was great as always, I only wish that he change the way his guitar sounds, as it was too screechingly loud that night. I’m loving his longer hair (and his backside on the jumbotron ). Richie did a fantastic job, making a few mistakes here and there but nonetheless keeping up with the rest of the band. I liked how he bowed to the audience, bending foward from the waist up and with arms extended toward them/us. His tricks with the guitar was kewl to see! I couldn’t see Ian too often from where I was at, but those few times I did he looked so damn adorable with that smile on his face.
I liked how there’s actually a combination of changing backdrops and use of projections during the set. I also liked the pyro!! Holy poop was that extremely cool to see, especially when the fire is shooting out continuously, looking like long, fiery fingers. Judas Priest certainly used it to their advantage, along with the lasers. One thing I always liked about their stage setup was the wide variety of colors that they used in lights, and they did not disappoint. Best highlights for me would have to be Heading Out to the Highway, Victim of Changes, Turbo Lover, Night Crawler, Painkiller, YGATC, Blood Red Skies, Hell Bent for Leather, the Sentinel, Never Satisfied, Green Manalishi. I also give ‘em a 9/10, as I feel that this was an off day for them, but one with many great moments nonetheless.
Overall, though, this was certainly one of the more interesting concert nights I ever had, and one I won’t forget for a long while. My stomach hurt during Thin Lizzy’s set (no doubt the pizza caused it), found K2M (er rather, he found me), could not find my car in the parking lot, found it about 20 minutes later, and drove back home at around 1 am in dense fog.
Next concert: BAKERSFIELD!!!
[guidogodoy] Sunday, October 23, 2011 12:17:01 PM
Did you see the Michigan State game?!
I know that I'll have a LOVELY day! LOL!! GO GREEN!!
Hello, kiddies!! Is everyone playing nice?? I certainly hope so! Miss you all. Have a GREAT Sunday !!! Priest is here in Vegas but, as previously mentioned, I am not going. I do have some friends that will be there so I am sure I will get the full review! Much love to you!
[Deep Freeze] Sunday, October 23, 2011 12:15:34 PM
Hello, kiddies!! Is everyone playing nice?? I certainly hope so! Miss you all. Have a GREAT Sunday !!! Priest is here in Vegas but, as previously mentioned, I am not going. I do have some friends that will be there so I am sure I will get the full review! Much love to you!
[hellrider 31038] Wednesday, October 19, 2011 6:49:06 PM
YEAH MAN FULL ON HARD CORE MIGHTY PAAAAAAAAAAAAINKILLLLLLLLLER STYLE NOT NO SOFT STUFF
TIME FOR THE JUDAS PRIEST POOOOOOOOWWWWWWEEEEERRRRRRR BLLLLLLLAAASSSTTTTTTTTTTEEEEERRRRRRR INNNN OUUUUUURRRRRRRRRR FAACCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
RUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGG THHHHHHRRRROOOOUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
AND BREATHING HARD FOR IT AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
JUDAS PRIEST
MASTERS OF METAL
CONTINUING THE LEGACY
BACK AND WITH A VENGEANCE LIKE NEVER BEFORE
FULL ON AND IN YOUR FACE [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Wednesday, October 19, 2011 4:55:13 PM)
hellrider 31038 wrote:
OH DEFINATLY
UNLESS YOU DONT MIND ANOTHER SKIP TRACKER ALBUM .
I SAY FUUUUCC???????? THE SKIP TRACKER ALBUM
JUDAS PRIEST
MASTERS OF METAL
CONTINUING THE LEGACY
BACK AND WITH A VENGEANCE LIKE NEVER BEFORE
FULL ON AND IN YOUR FACE
hellrider 31038 wrote:
SO THEY CAN GIVE US THERE BEST AND SAY FUC? THE REST
JUDAS PRIEST
MASTERS OF METAL
CONTINUING THE LEGACY
BACK AND WITH A VENGEANCE LIKE NEVER BEFORE
FULL ON AND IN YOUR FACE
Edited at: Sunday, October 02, 2011 2:51:46 PM
[hellrider 31038] Wednesday, October 19, 2011 4:55:13 PM
OH DEFINATLY
UNLESS YOU DONT MIND ANOTHER SKIP TRACKER ALBUM .
I SAY FUUUUCC???????? THE SKIP TRACKER ALBUM
JUDAS PRIEST
MASTERS OF METAL
CONTINUING THE LEGACY
BACK AND WITH A VENGEANCE LIKE NEVER BEFORE
FULL ON AND IN YOUR FACE [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Sunday, October 02, 2011 2:33:44 PM)
hellrider 31038 wrote:
SO THEY CAN GIVE US THERE BEST AND SAY FUC? THE REST
JUDAS PRIEST
MASTERS OF METAL
CONTINUING THE LEGACY
BACK AND WITH A VENGEANCE LIKE NEVER BEFORE
FULL ON AND IN YOUR FACE
Edited at: Sunday, October 02, 2011 2:51:46 PM
[hellrider 31038] Monday, October 17, 2011 7:11:59 PM
HELLO THERE
CLICK THE THINGY ( WIDGET WHILE I AM COVERING MY MOUTH WITH MY HAND LIKE THAT
TIME WITH GUIDOS EYEBROWS SO JUST IN CASE YOU KNOW WHO IS HERE YOU KNOW WHO DOES NOT HEAR)
GO FOR IT
KK COME BACK WITH RICHIE A THREE AXE ATTACK
CLLIIIICCCCKKKKKKKKKKKK THHHHEEEEEEEEE THHHHHHHIIIINNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
GIVE ME THERE NUMBER THHHHEEEE HEEEELLLLRRRRIIIIDDDDEERRRR WILL STRAITEN THIS OUT.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
lol too late,just talked to Rob and Glenn on the phone Hellrider and they said they definately now are calling the album "Widget" and its because of you!
The first track on the album is a cover version of the Ramones' The K.K.K. Took My Baby Away but they altered it and called it K.K. took my 3 axe away HA!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
OH MY.
(Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, October 14, 2011 3:38:38 AM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
HAHA! Hellrider should be banned from typing the words widget,K.K. and 3 axe attack. Rob and Glenn have seen these words so many times thats going to be the new Judas Priest album title : Judas Priest's 17th studio album "Widget". lol.
guidogodoy wrote:
Edited at: Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:59:56 PM
Edited at: Friday, October 14, 2011 9:58:42 PM
[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, October 16, 2011 8:50:20 PM
Hmmm...the name of the hit single from the album "Widget" will be called:
Widgetizer
"Out, widgets, out!"
[spapad] Sunday, October 16, 2011 4:38:36 PM
Too late Hellrider................Widget..................live it, love it. It's all your fault. lol
GIVE ME THERE NUMBER THHHHEEEE HEEEELLLLRRRRIIIIDDDDEERRRR WILL STRAITEN THIS OUT.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
lol too late,just talked to Rob and Glenn on the phone Hellrider and they said they definately now are calling the album "Widget" and its because of you!
The first track on the album is a cover version of the Ramones' The K.K.K. Took My Baby Away but they altered it and called it K.K. took my 3 axe away HA!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
OH MY.
(Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, October 14, 2011 3:38:38 AM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
HAHA! Hellrider should be banned from typing the words widget,K.K. and 3 axe attack. Rob and Glenn have seen these words so many times thats going to be the new Judas Priest album title : Judas Priest's 17th studio album "Widget". lol.
guidogodoy wrote:
Edited at: Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:59:56 PM
Edited at: Friday, October 14, 2011 9:58:42 PM
[hellrider 31038] Saturday, October 15, 2011 11:09:48 PM
GIVE ME THERE NUMBER THHHHEEEE HEEEELLLLRRRRIIIIDDDDEERRRR WILL STRAITEN THIS OUT. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Saturday, October 15, 2011 3:27:24 AM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
lol too late,just talked to Rob and Glenn on the phone Hellrider and they said they definately now are calling the album "Widget" and its because of you!
The first track on the album is a cover version of the Ramones' The K.K.K. Took My Baby Away but they altered it and called it K.K. took my 3 axe away HA!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
OH MY.
(Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, October 14, 2011 3:38:38 AM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
HAHA! Hellrider should be banned from typing the words widget,K.K. and 3 axe attack. Rob and Glenn have seen these words so many times thats going to be the new Judas Priest album title : Judas Priest's 17th studio album "Widget". lol.
guidogodoy wrote:
Edited at: Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:59:56 PM
Edited at: Friday, October 14, 2011 9:58:42 PM
[spapad] Saturday, October 15, 2011 9:35:10 PM
My daughter came home from a "haunted house" absolutely devisated.
She went with a friend.
The last time I took her to one I laughed at all the way through and kept her behind me. This time, apparently, no mom no solice.
She totally lost it. I could not believe she got that scared, and I got cheewed out for not taking this as a real ordeal.
Poor girl. I know real terror, she does not. She knows I know real terror and hates that I relate that to any experience she has. She is probably right. I should not do that.
[guidogodoy] Saturday, October 15, 2011 6:12:34 PM
This is an excellent video, thank you Rio Bravo from the Q for posting:
[spapad] Saturday, October 15, 2011 4:45:26 PM
This is an excellent video, thank you Rio Bravo from the Q for posting:
[Budred] Saturday, October 15, 2011 3:43:54 PM
Marilyn Manson does a killer version of that song. I just listened to it a few days ago. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Saturday, October 15, 2011 3:27:24 AM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
lol too late,just talked to Rob and Glenn on the phone Hellrider and they said they definately now are calling the album "Widget" and its because of you!
The first track on the album is a cover version of the Ramones' The K.K.K. Took My Baby Away but they altered it and called it K.K. took my 3 axe away HA!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
OH MY.
(Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, October 14, 2011 3:38:38 AM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
HAHA! Hellrider should be banned from typing the words widget,K.K. and 3 axe attack. Rob and Glenn have seen these words so many times thats going to be the new Judas Priest album title : Judas Priest's 17th studio album "Widget". lol.
lol too late,just talked to Rob and Glenn on the phone Hellrider and they said they definately now are calling the album "Widget" and its because of you!
The first track on the album is a cover version of the Ramones' The K.K.K. Took My Baby Away but they altered it and called it K.K. took my 3 axe away HA!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
OH MY.
(Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, October 14, 2011 3:38:38 AM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
HAHA! Hellrider should be banned from typing the words widget,K.K. and 3 axe attack. Rob and Glenn have seen these words so many times thats going to be the new Judas Priest album title : Judas Priest's 17th studio album "Widget". lol.
guidogodoy wrote:
Edited at: Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:59:56 PM
Edited at: Friday, October 14, 2011 9:58:42 PM
[Head banger] Saturday, October 15, 2011 11:29:38 AM
lol too late,just talked to Rob and Glenn on the phone Hellrider and they said they definately now are calling the album "Widget" and its because of you!
The first track on the album is a cover version of the Ramones' The K.K.K. Took My Baby Away but they altered it and called it K.K. took my 3 axe away HA!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
OH MY.
(Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, October 14, 2011 3:38:38 AM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
HAHA! Hellrider should be banned from typing the words widget,K.K. and 3 axe attack. Rob and Glenn have seen these words so many times thats going to be the new Judas Priest album title : Judas Priest's 17th studio album "Widget". lol.
I literally had to stand on my seat in order to see the band, or look up at the jumbotron screen above the stage. Out of the two other times I saw JP live, I feel as though this one was the one I could not sing along to the most, not because of the lyrics, but because Rob was freestyling alot. There were a handful of false starts, especially for Diamonds and Rust (it seemed as though playing the acoustic guitar at the beginning was a bit awkward for Richie), Glenn’s guitar sound screeched through my eardrums (and not in a good way), and Rob messed up a bit on Blood Red Skies. I can say for a fact, though, that it got MUCH better as they progressed. I can say for a fact that Rob has CERTAINLY not lost it, his performance on Painkiller was much better than in Metal Masters, and a HUGE improvement from the version in RITE. He is hitting those highs he didn’t make that last time. However, I feel that he should cut the freestyling a bit, as it seemed as though the rest of the band was having a hard time keeping up with him. There were tons of surprises, such as Richie’s solos in Victim of Changes (AWESOME!!) Hell Bent (ALSO AWESOME!!!) and YGATC (MUCH better than Zakk’s “solo”). And yes, Rob brought out the riding crop (holding it in his teeth!!!) for Hell Bent for Leather and started whipping Richie’s guitar! 
). Richie did a fantastic job, making a few mistakes here and there but nonetheless keeping up with the rest of the band. I liked how he bowed to the audience, bending foward from the waist up and with arms extended toward them/us. His tricks with the guitar was kewl to see! I couldn’t see Ian too often from where I was at, but those few times I did he looked so damn adorable with that smile on his face. 
Judas Priest certainly used it to their advantage, along with the lasers. One thing I always liked about their stage setup was the wide variety of colors that they used in lights, and they did not disappoint. Best highlights for me would have to be Heading Out to the Highway, Victim of Changes, Turbo Lover, Night Crawler, Painkiller, YGATC, Blood Red Skies, Hell Bent for Leather, the Sentinel, Never Satisfied, Green Manalishi. I also give ‘em a 9/10, as I feel that this was an off day for them, but one with many great moments nonetheless.
Rob came out with the riding crop in his teeth??? Oh please someone tell me that there is a picture of THAT!!! I'll have my camera ready in Deeeeeetroit when we are front row center just in case he does it again! It's wonderful to hear that Scott is talking to the audience too! Have a blast in Bakersfield!! 
