Aahzz
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Caught them last night at Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, with my mom, Mrs Aahzz, and my eldest child. Two opening bands - I generally give opening bands a shot, but the first, Dilly Dally, had a singer with a banshee screech that dang near triggered my fight or flight reflex. They were also, oddly, the loudest band of the night by a fairly large margin, which in my opinion didn't help with the singer's screeching. Spent most of the time trying to walk around the merch/vending area. I say trying, because this show also had the longest merch lines I've ever seen. They stretched so far around the arena that they overlapped, with four merch areas inside and two outside. Of course, the show was sold out, so there were a LOT of emo folks who wanted t-shirts. And yes, I was one of them but since I had my mother in a wheel chair they let us go to the front of the line.
Next up was Turnstile. They were alright - I'm not going to add them to a playlist, but I enjoyed their set.
My Chem took the stage after a 5 minute build-up of sound and odd lighting, and the crowd went absolutely bananas. The crowd stayed that way the whole night. The band was fantastic. They played like a band with nothing to prove, having fun and utterly on fire. Ray Toro doesn't get enough credit for his lead work - his tone and playing were excellent. They also had actual amps on stage, which is getting to be a rare sight - and it wasn't a wall of empty cabs, Ray and Frank each had what appeared to be a Twin (I wasn't close enough to fully verify). Frank had a Supro and a Marshall, Ray had 2 half stacks, I think at least one was a Marshall. Ray mostly played a Les Paul and a Jr, Frank played a Les Paul Custom, a Tele, and some Jazzmasters.
Set list was good. They've been changing it up at least some every show, which I appreciate. Personally, I'd've preferred a few more songs from Black Parade and Danger Days, but I came in as a fan on Black Parade. I still like their earlier stuff, but that's my sweet spot - and I was thrilled that they played both "Mama" and "Sleep". The crowd resonated with all of it - every song, the crowd sang along with a gusto I've not seen for other bands. My daughter was singing, bouncing, and grinning through the whole thing
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The stage was great, lighting was great, sound could have been better - it wasn't awful but Heritage Bank Center doesn't have the best acoustics and most sound engineers don't handle it well, in my experience...it *can* sound great in there, but it generally sounds OK.
Overall, a really enjoyable show and if I get a chance to catch them again I'll do it without hesitation.
Next up was Turnstile. They were alright - I'm not going to add them to a playlist, but I enjoyed their set.
My Chem took the stage after a 5 minute build-up of sound and odd lighting, and the crowd went absolutely bananas. The crowd stayed that way the whole night. The band was fantastic. They played like a band with nothing to prove, having fun and utterly on fire. Ray Toro doesn't get enough credit for his lead work - his tone and playing were excellent. They also had actual amps on stage, which is getting to be a rare sight - and it wasn't a wall of empty cabs, Ray and Frank each had what appeared to be a Twin (I wasn't close enough to fully verify). Frank had a Supro and a Marshall, Ray had 2 half stacks, I think at least one was a Marshall. Ray mostly played a Les Paul and a Jr, Frank played a Les Paul Custom, a Tele, and some Jazzmasters.
Set list was good. They've been changing it up at least some every show, which I appreciate. Personally, I'd've preferred a few more songs from Black Parade and Danger Days, but I came in as a fan on Black Parade. I still like their earlier stuff, but that's my sweet spot - and I was thrilled that they played both "Mama" and "Sleep". The crowd resonated with all of it - every song, the crowd sang along with a gusto I've not seen for other bands. My daughter was singing, bouncing, and grinning through the whole thing
.The stage was great, lighting was great, sound could have been better - it wasn't awful but Heritage Bank Center doesn't have the best acoustics and most sound engineers don't handle it well, in my experience...it *can* sound great in there, but it generally sounds OK.
Overall, a really enjoyable show and if I get a chance to catch them again I'll do it without hesitation.
