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I saw Gigantour today.
Bobaflex- Not into them much at all. The one song they started, they said "think of sucking your dads dick, and eating your mom out at the same time", that's not the way to win me over. The guys did some neat things on guitar, and had sweet amps.
Next was Nevermore on the main stage. They played, The River Dragon, Narco Synthesis, The Sound of Silence, and some other stuff. I'll be honest, I know the songs to hear them, but all the titles.
Jeff played the same Schecter the whole show, a 7 string, with EMG's and a Floyd. The other guitarist had a white BC Rich Warlock, with the sweet headstock. They had a back line of Krank amps.
Tonally, it was together in some places, but the lead tone was too shrill (that could be part sound guy). I thought their show was so damn good, I could have stood to see more. There was only 30 minutes of these guys.
I didn't watch too much from either Dry Kill Logic, or Dillinger Escape plan. DKL played 2nd stage, DEP played main. I listened to 2 songs from each, and thought both bands had sounds that my ears didn't like to hear.
Symphony X- Good musicians, but for the most part, it wasn't that great to me. I liked seeing them, as they did a good job, but I'm not going to go buy the cds.
Fear Factory-....Holy shit, these guys knocked my socks off. For the most part, I'm not into screaming music. I heard a bunch of shit about FF since the fat guy (dino) either left, or was booted (I don't follow the drama from bands I don't really care about). CoW was playing all Jacksons. He played 2 Red archtops, a Black King V, a silver burst archtop, and a black archtop. There were other guitars in his rack, that he didn't use.
All had ebony boards with no markers, and only one EMG pickup in the bridge. The silverburst had a floyd (if memory serves me, may have been a red one, or BOTH!?)
This is what perplexed me...That silverburst DEFINATELY WAS NECK THROUGH, the one red I thought was, the other red I doubted myself, and the black one was. The king v also was neck through... If the dinky is his signature model, why's it a bolt on? Then again, I may be wrong about the signature model, but I do know that there were some neck throughs, and at least one that made me unsure (I didn't get to see the backs of his guitars until he tossed them to the tech, and sometimes he did that when I was checking out some hot hussies asses).
He was also using Krank amps. I think they may be been revolutions, because I didn't see the dime plaque on the cabs, but then again, I very very very well could be wrong.
Life of Agony- Nice nice nice...happy to see them back, and touring.
Dream Theater-...I like these guys because of John. I realized after seeing them, why I only like them for John. Lebree (spelling) was singing so god damn fucking high, (yeah I'm swearing, it was that high), and the sound guy must have been boosting the highs.
Musically, the band was spot on, but I wasn't too into them tonight. I was mainly here for Nevermore, and Megadeth (yeah, flame me, I like the band, and I think Dave is funny and great).
Megadeth-
Glen Drover, excellent job, and hopefully he does more than just this tour, I think he does great. He played an LTD, then switched to an ESP with a custom vic painty for Peace Sells, then back to the LTD.
Dave Mustaine-Nice, thanks for coming back man, I was really happy to see the band. He played a bunch of ESP DV8 vs, and a double neck.
Shawn Drover-I don't think the guy sweats!!! The whole show, he barely broke a sweat.
James- not too bad! Kept in time, and interacted with the crowd, I can't complain.
Megadeth had a great light show, and some awesome pyro.
A little about the show. My ticket was 41 after Tickmasters so convenient, convenience charge. My 2 friends also got tickets.
Started at 3, ended about 15 after 10PM. The day was nice, there was sun, but no humidity.
The venue was the Chevy theater in Pittsburgh PA (formerly known as the IC Light) it was in the station square.
Attendance was low until Fear factory, then even more at DT< and then MD packed it.
Drinks, well concert drinks are a rip.
Restrooms-trashed.
Chicks-many
Mullets-minimal.
There was a contest... to win a guitar. Some LTD thing, signed by the band. I bought two tickets, I figured, for 10$, I can buy these, if I win, I'll take them to the ESP board.
I had 840541 and 840542 (I may be wrong on the order of the 405, but everything else is right, the tickets are down stairs, and I'm upstairs).
They called 840544. I had actually planned on spending 30$ on tickets (6 tickets) since someone stopped by and paid me 20$ they owed me, and I didn't expect it.
15 minutes later, they call again, saying whoever had 840544 must be too drunk. They called another number, 840538 or 7, can't remember.
I was a little upset...I was close, but hey, I've got some nice shit, and the kid who won, looked needy, so great, hopefully it gets him playing.
The thing that REALLY FUCKING MADE ME MAD was this.
FYE (music sales and shit) had this fucking tent. At a certain time, the artists would be in the tent, signing cd's you bought...you bought there... Prices were 18-27$...for a fucking CD!!!
I met Nevermore, and was speaking with Jeff for a few minutes, whilst he signed autographs. I didn't get one, I figured the people who bought the cds should, since I just wanted to chat guitar shit with him. I didn't ask him many questions, I mainly complimented him, and his playing (which he plays down) in person, this guy looks like a kid!!! He was busy doing photos and shit, so I shook his hand, and said that I was happy to see them, because I really like them. He asked if I played, I said yeah, and he said, "don't ever stop". Shook his hand, gave him the horns, and went on my way.
I met Boba whatever, but I didn't really want them to sign anything.
I met Symphony X, I really didn't care if they signed anything, I just chatted with the guitarist for a few minutes, and let the paying customers get their shit.
I didn't meet FF, DT, DEP, or DKL. I had a chance to meet DEP and DKL, but I didn't want to. I missed the FF meet, and DT had pre signed cds.
Megadeth...this is where my rant starts!
I own Capitol punishment, Cryptic writings, treasures, Countdown, Killing is my, risk, rip, still alive and well, the system has failed, Peace Sells, SFSGSW, TWNAH, and youthanasia. I've also got, the remastered for, CW, PSBWB, Risk, SAAW, Youth, CTE, RIP, SFSGSW, also back to the start.
So, I see this line, I'm like, wtf is this line? the guy says, "to get Megadeth to sign" I was like, sweet, so I stood in like for like 20 minutes, before some douche bag from FYE told me I needed a bracelet, and to get one, I had to buy a cd...
I understand, dling running rampant, and cd sales down, this is a great tactic to sell a disc, however, it's a tactic that pisses me off. I said, fuck it, I own enough cds, I'll just let someone else get their shit signed.
That did put a damper in my day. So aside from almost winning the guitar 2x, not getting Dave Mustaines autograph, and paying a shit load for some drinks, I was sad. Seeing some guy punch another guy in the face, and lots of girls, that made me happy. Also, the bands didn't do bad at all. Even the bands I didn't like, did well at what they do.
By far my favs were MD, DT, FF, NM, LoA.
Take it for what it is, it's not meant to be a stone solid review, because I'm probably forgetting something, and it's not meant to be a "like this band or this band thing".
Bobaflex- Not into them much at all. The one song they started, they said "think of sucking your dads dick, and eating your mom out at the same time", that's not the way to win me over. The guys did some neat things on guitar, and had sweet amps.
Next was Nevermore on the main stage. They played, The River Dragon, Narco Synthesis, The Sound of Silence, and some other stuff. I'll be honest, I know the songs to hear them, but all the titles.
Jeff played the same Schecter the whole show, a 7 string, with EMG's and a Floyd. The other guitarist had a white BC Rich Warlock, with the sweet headstock. They had a back line of Krank amps.
Tonally, it was together in some places, but the lead tone was too shrill (that could be part sound guy). I thought their show was so damn good, I could have stood to see more. There was only 30 minutes of these guys.
I didn't watch too much from either Dry Kill Logic, or Dillinger Escape plan. DKL played 2nd stage, DEP played main. I listened to 2 songs from each, and thought both bands had sounds that my ears didn't like to hear.
Symphony X- Good musicians, but for the most part, it wasn't that great to me. I liked seeing them, as they did a good job, but I'm not going to go buy the cds.
Fear Factory-....Holy shit, these guys knocked my socks off. For the most part, I'm not into screaming music. I heard a bunch of shit about FF since the fat guy (dino) either left, or was booted (I don't follow the drama from bands I don't really care about). CoW was playing all Jacksons. He played 2 Red archtops, a Black King V, a silver burst archtop, and a black archtop. There were other guitars in his rack, that he didn't use.
All had ebony boards with no markers, and only one EMG pickup in the bridge. The silverburst had a floyd (if memory serves me, may have been a red one, or BOTH!?)
This is what perplexed me...That silverburst DEFINATELY WAS NECK THROUGH, the one red I thought was, the other red I doubted myself, and the black one was. The king v also was neck through... If the dinky is his signature model, why's it a bolt on? Then again, I may be wrong about the signature model, but I do know that there were some neck throughs, and at least one that made me unsure (I didn't get to see the backs of his guitars until he tossed them to the tech, and sometimes he did that when I was checking out some hot hussies asses).
He was also using Krank amps. I think they may be been revolutions, because I didn't see the dime plaque on the cabs, but then again, I very very very well could be wrong.
Life of Agony- Nice nice nice...happy to see them back, and touring.
Dream Theater-...I like these guys because of John. I realized after seeing them, why I only like them for John. Lebree (spelling) was singing so god damn fucking high, (yeah I'm swearing, it was that high), and the sound guy must have been boosting the highs.
Musically, the band was spot on, but I wasn't too into them tonight. I was mainly here for Nevermore, and Megadeth (yeah, flame me, I like the band, and I think Dave is funny and great).
Megadeth-
Glen Drover, excellent job, and hopefully he does more than just this tour, I think he does great. He played an LTD, then switched to an ESP with a custom vic painty for Peace Sells, then back to the LTD.
Dave Mustaine-Nice, thanks for coming back man, I was really happy to see the band. He played a bunch of ESP DV8 vs, and a double neck.
Shawn Drover-I don't think the guy sweats!!! The whole show, he barely broke a sweat.
James- not too bad! Kept in time, and interacted with the crowd, I can't complain.
Megadeth had a great light show, and some awesome pyro.
A little about the show. My ticket was 41 after Tickmasters so convenient, convenience charge. My 2 friends also got tickets.
Started at 3, ended about 15 after 10PM. The day was nice, there was sun, but no humidity.
The venue was the Chevy theater in Pittsburgh PA (formerly known as the IC Light) it was in the station square.
Attendance was low until Fear factory, then even more at DT< and then MD packed it.
Drinks, well concert drinks are a rip.
Restrooms-trashed.
Chicks-many
Mullets-minimal.
There was a contest... to win a guitar. Some LTD thing, signed by the band. I bought two tickets, I figured, for 10$, I can buy these, if I win, I'll take them to the ESP board.
I had 840541 and 840542 (I may be wrong on the order of the 405, but everything else is right, the tickets are down stairs, and I'm upstairs).
They called 840544. I had actually planned on spending 30$ on tickets (6 tickets) since someone stopped by and paid me 20$ they owed me, and I didn't expect it.
15 minutes later, they call again, saying whoever had 840544 must be too drunk. They called another number, 840538 or 7, can't remember.
I was a little upset...I was close, but hey, I've got some nice shit, and the kid who won, looked needy, so great, hopefully it gets him playing.
The thing that REALLY FUCKING MADE ME MAD was this.
FYE (music sales and shit) had this fucking tent. At a certain time, the artists would be in the tent, signing cd's you bought...you bought there... Prices were 18-27$...for a fucking CD!!!
I met Nevermore, and was speaking with Jeff for a few minutes, whilst he signed autographs. I didn't get one, I figured the people who bought the cds should, since I just wanted to chat guitar shit with him. I didn't ask him many questions, I mainly complimented him, and his playing (which he plays down) in person, this guy looks like a kid!!! He was busy doing photos and shit, so I shook his hand, and said that I was happy to see them, because I really like them. He asked if I played, I said yeah, and he said, "don't ever stop". Shook his hand, gave him the horns, and went on my way.
I met Boba whatever, but I didn't really want them to sign anything.
I met Symphony X, I really didn't care if they signed anything, I just chatted with the guitarist for a few minutes, and let the paying customers get their shit.
I didn't meet FF, DT, DEP, or DKL. I had a chance to meet DEP and DKL, but I didn't want to. I missed the FF meet, and DT had pre signed cds.
Megadeth...this is where my rant starts!
I own Capitol punishment, Cryptic writings, treasures, Countdown, Killing is my, risk, rip, still alive and well, the system has failed, Peace Sells, SFSGSW, TWNAH, and youthanasia. I've also got, the remastered for, CW, PSBWB, Risk, SAAW, Youth, CTE, RIP, SFSGSW, also back to the start.
So, I see this line, I'm like, wtf is this line? the guy says, "to get Megadeth to sign" I was like, sweet, so I stood in like for like 20 minutes, before some douche bag from FYE told me I needed a bracelet, and to get one, I had to buy a cd...
I understand, dling running rampant, and cd sales down, this is a great tactic to sell a disc, however, it's a tactic that pisses me off. I said, fuck it, I own enough cds, I'll just let someone else get their shit signed.
That did put a damper in my day. So aside from almost winning the guitar 2x, not getting Dave Mustaines autograph, and paying a shit load for some drinks, I was sad. Seeing some guy punch another guy in the face, and lots of girls, that made me happy. Also, the bands didn't do bad at all. Even the bands I didn't like, did well at what they do.
By far my favs were MD, DT, FF, NM, LoA.
Take it for what it is, it's not meant to be a stone solid review, because I'm probably forgetting something, and it's not meant to be a "like this band or this band thing".
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