alantig
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I'm in the midst of one hellacious concert run over September and October. I had Joe Walsh and Ace Frehley two days apart last week, but this weekend was :rock: heavy.
First up was Ghost in Pittsburgh. The opening act did nothing for me, but Ghost tore it up. I can understand that the faux-Satanic angle can turn some people off, but this band tears it up live. Sometimes I think the metal label is misapplied to them, but live it certainly fits. Super tight, super grooving, awesome stage presentation.
That was Friday. Saturday, it was off to Cleveland for my first-ever show at the legendary Agora. Tons of history in that building. On this night, I was there for Tremonti. A band from Detroit called Wilson opened and was very good. I took my buddy along - he hadn't heard any of the bands, and I wasn't sure if they would be to his taste, but we liked all three (I already knew I liked Tremonti from Experience 2012).
Tremonti was second on this night. The mix was a little lacking on the vocals, and clubs tend to overdo the sub-woofer a bit these days, but Tremonti tore it up. They have a sub bass player because Wolfgang Van Halen got in trouble so he had to spend the summer playing in his father's band, but you'd have never known it. Lots of PRSi on display - including the graphic finish Tremonti and a tribal as well.
The headliner on this night was Trivium (it's a co-headlining tour with Tremonti). I wasn't familiar with them, but I was hugely impressed. Matt Heafy really controlled the stage, the sound was excellent, and the music was great. I'll go see these guys again. Grabbed their CD on the way out.
Very cool night - even with a 2.5 hour drive home afterwards. We were chatting with a couple from near Columbus, and they asked if we were staying in town after the show. We said we were driving home, and the guy said, "Whoa - that's pretty hard core. I can't do that." Dude was probably 15 years younger than me, too. But I'm fueled by the midnight stop at a service plaza McDonald's!
Got to talk to the guys in Tremonti after their set because I bought a shirt. Got a couple compliments on my 30th anny PRS shirt, and tried to get Mark to come closer to where I am so I can do the master class before the show.
This was supposed to be an off week - just a comedy show, but my buddy told me Night Ranger is playing a club near here, and my wife decided she wanted to go (we can get a table to sit at - she has bad knees and can't stand for a show). She has a thing for Jack Blades. Lucky for me, I get to use it! And I'm on vacation this week, so it's all good.
First up was Ghost in Pittsburgh. The opening act did nothing for me, but Ghost tore it up. I can understand that the faux-Satanic angle can turn some people off, but this band tears it up live. Sometimes I think the metal label is misapplied to them, but live it certainly fits. Super tight, super grooving, awesome stage presentation.
That was Friday. Saturday, it was off to Cleveland for my first-ever show at the legendary Agora. Tons of history in that building. On this night, I was there for Tremonti. A band from Detroit called Wilson opened and was very good. I took my buddy along - he hadn't heard any of the bands, and I wasn't sure if they would be to his taste, but we liked all three (I already knew I liked Tremonti from Experience 2012).
Tremonti was second on this night. The mix was a little lacking on the vocals, and clubs tend to overdo the sub-woofer a bit these days, but Tremonti tore it up. They have a sub bass player because Wolfgang Van Halen got in trouble so he had to spend the summer playing in his father's band, but you'd have never known it. Lots of PRSi on display - including the graphic finish Tremonti and a tribal as well.
The headliner on this night was Trivium (it's a co-headlining tour with Tremonti). I wasn't familiar with them, but I was hugely impressed. Matt Heafy really controlled the stage, the sound was excellent, and the music was great. I'll go see these guys again. Grabbed their CD on the way out.
Very cool night - even with a 2.5 hour drive home afterwards. We were chatting with a couple from near Columbus, and they asked if we were staying in town after the show. We said we were driving home, and the guy said, "Whoa - that's pretty hard core. I can't do that." Dude was probably 15 years younger than me, too. But I'm fueled by the midnight stop at a service plaza McDonald's!
Got to talk to the guys in Tremonti after their set because I bought a shirt. Got a couple compliments on my 30th anny PRS shirt, and tried to get Mark to come closer to where I am so I can do the master class before the show.
This was supposed to be an off week - just a comedy show, but my buddy told me Night Ranger is playing a club near here, and my wife decided she wanted to go (we can get a table to sit at - she has bad knees and can't stand for a show). She has a thing for Jack Blades. Lucky for me, I get to use it! And I'm on vacation this week, so it's all good.
