That was 2013, I think I saw them twice that year. The setlist is what I'd expect of a festival selection designed to appeal to a wider audience. They've since become more interested in much more mellow stuff, recording a semi-acoustic reworking of Dead End Kings, and a (mostly) unplugged tour of music from throughout their career. Their most recent studio album was a lot softer than Dead End Kings. Good to see there are people who appreciate their newer stuff, but 'gods of doom metal' certainly isn't a title that applies to them today. I'd be interested to see what they choose for this festival. They're fond of quite long setlists.
Very different to Tonight's Decision era these days, and with two major changes of lineup. I fully expect they'll draw heavily on material from Dead End Kings and the new album.
Yes, I saw them. They were great and I was happy with the setlist. Got to hear the slightly rare favourites "Ready or Not", "Cherokee" and "Girl From Lebanon" so I can't complain at all. What surprised me the most was that they played this yearly free festival which really has no direction and yet I've never seen the park as packed as it was when they played. Though they've reinvented themselves as more of a classic rock act that probably shouldn't concern anyone outside of die-hard fans since their reunion in 2004, they are still surprisingly popular.
So on Wednesday I went to Vienna to see The Who. Transport was a bit problematic, van broke down twice, but it all worked out at the end.
Venue was pretty close to Mariahilfestrasse so I got to do some shopping too; due to the van breaking down I didn't have much free time though :/ But it's better than nothing.
Venue itself is amazing really. Nothing we have here in Serbia can compare. Although, to be fair, we don't have a concert venue with that big of a capacity here; concerts are usually held in sport venues. Anyway, The Who:
I never really expected I'll get to see them live. I think I first heard them in 2007 and they were really old back then so I just wrote it off thinking they'll retire soon. So this was kinda surreal.
Opening band was a UK band called Slydigs. Don't think they released anything official yet, but the first song they played is pretty cool. Lead guitarist is great.
Nothing too original, but still enjoyable.
The Who really set the bar for all future shows for me. Before the show, they had a mini-history-trivia slideshow showing which was pretty cool. Sound was perfect. Everything was clear and audible. Maybe it was a bit too loud for me since I still have that ear-ringing going on, but I expected it. Visually it was the best show I've ever seen. Each song had an awesome visualization on the screen behind the band with pictures from their history, cover art etc, that was connected to the music and the light show. I think it's really touching that Entwistle and Moon are in almost all those pictures and that they didn't forget them. Obviously at this point the band is Daltrey, Townshend and 6 session musicians but they all did a great job, especially Zach Starkey the drummer. It's amazing that Daltrey and Townshend can perform this good when they are 72 and 71 respectively.
Setlist was as good as it gets. Missed I Can't Explain and The Seeker though... Highest point of the show for me was The Rock -> Love, Reign O'er Me combo. I'm not really that emotional when it comes to music/TV/movies/books but I honestly choked up at this point. During The Rock they aired an incredible video on the screen behind. Can't find a video from the actual show of it, but here it is from 2 years ago:
It's a must-watch!
And here's a video of Love, Reign O'er Me from the actual show:
It's jawdropping how Daltrey nailed this song at his age. I think only Dio can compare to him when it comes to longetivity.
Here are some pics from the show: http://imgur.com/a/zbMdu
The Cavalera brothers are going to play the entire Roots album in Sofia on 15 November.
That's one day after I get back from the Alter Bridge gig in Berlin, which means I wouldn't be able to make it. What a shitty timing.
I know what you mean. In November there are several concerts back to back which means I will have to miss some. Too many good concerts in one month and just can't justify spending that much in one month on concerts. Especially that close to December!
As far as Cavalera Bros. playing Roots...as you know I am a huge fan of Sepultura (when Max was singing), but I would much rather see Chaos AD, Arise, or Beneath the Remains live. Not that big on Roots.
We're in Plovdiv for a couple of days, and it turns out that Katatonia are playing in the ancient Roman theatre there tonight. Anybody know if it's worth seeing?
If you're already there, you should go because the venue is really nice and how often do you see a metal band playing with an orchestra? Plus iirc the tickets shouldn't be too expensive
If you're already there, you should go because the venue is really nice and how often do you see a metal band playing with an orchestra? Plus iirc the tickets shouldn't be too expensive
We're in Plovdiv for a couple of days, and it turns out that Katatonia are playing in the ancient Roman theatre there tonight. Anybody know if it's worth seeing?
They're a bit love/hate, and have moved away from doom these days to 'melancholy dark rock' or whatever they call it, with very soft vocals, orchestration/keys and a penchant for acoustic stuff. Personally, I'd leap at the chance, though!
i bought my tickets for the Day For Night festival in Houston, TX. not familiar with a chunk of the lineup but i'm beyond excited to finally see Jesus and Mary Chain and John Carpenter
So we decided to sit outside the theatre. It's open air, we can hear the band perfectly, and we're saving all of 25 Euros each for a ticket! We're having Red&Black Trooper which is so awful we're getting different beer to get drubl enough so we will like it.
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They were great and I was happy with the setlist. Got to hear the slightly rare favourites "Ready or Not", "Cherokee" and "Girl From Lebanon" so I can't complain at all. What surprised me the most was that they played this yearly free festival which really has no direction and yet I've never seen the park as packed as it was when they played. Though they've reinvented themselves as more of a classic rock act that probably shouldn't concern anyone outside of die-hard fans since their reunion in 2004, they are still surprisingly popular.
