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| Best Shows I've Ever Been To
In order, the best shows I've ever been to. I've
rated these by
taking into account how well the band played,
how
much fun I had,
the interaction the band had with the crowd, the
venue size (bigger
is not always better btw), the setlists, and the
overall quality of said
show. | | 1 | Cynic
It's really indescribable. I've never seen a show that I could call
"immaculate" before.. This show was IMMACULATE. Every band member
was top notch. Paul is an incredible player live and standing RIGHT IN
FRONT OF HIM helped comprehend how great his technique really is:
flawless. Standing that close also helped me realize how much is really
going on with Sean on the drums. Tymon and Robin are excellent additions
to the band as well.
Seeing them playing all of Traced in Air live, flawlessly at that, is enough to
push any show to #1, but what REALLY cemented this show's position is
the interaction they had with the fans after their set. Me and my friend Kit
literally had like a 20 minute conversation with Paul and the gang.
Unbelievable cool guys who are MORE than willing to hang out and talk to
their fans and sign anything for them. Definitely the best show that comes
to mind. | | 2 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra Winter tour 07
Think fire, Pink floyd light show, snow, ex members of Testament and
Savatage and a string section... all tied together with Christmas music. As
far as visuals and performance value, this show is TOP NOTCH. If you EVER
get the chance to see them. DO IT FOOL. | | 3 | Baroness, High on Fire, Opeth
While the fans of High on Fire were... well.. what you'd expect from High on
Fire fans... the show was incredibly fun. Well worth the 3 hour drive I'd say.
I'd never heard of Baroness so I was really pleasantly surprised. Opeth put
on an INCREDIBLE set and Akerfeldt is one hell of a comedian. The show
was BRUTAL. I got absolutely violent during The Grand Conjuration and
Demons of the Fall... hell and Deliverance... and Lotus Eaters | | 4 | Atheist, The Faceless, Agonist, Gnostic
Saw all these guys at Volume 11 in Raleigh about 3 1/2 hours away...
TOTALLY worth it. I was completely surprised at how good The Agonist is.
Gnostic was insane..completely insane. Flynn was at the top of his game as
was Chris Murphy for Gnostic's set. Little did I know half of Gnostic is also in
Atheist. The Faceless were BRUTAL. I had so much fun with their
set..especially when i was LEANING ON THE STAGE. And of course the
legendary Atheist were LOADS of fun live too. While the set itself was a
little sloppy, they completely made up for it by being very interactive with
the crowd (me and my friends got to take pictures and shoot videos for the
band!). Got to meet the guys afterwards also, so thats also a plus. | | 5 | Progressive Nation 08 (BTBAM, Opeth, Dream Theater)
At this point I had not actually HEARD BTBAMs Colors, only their s/t and The
Silent Circus. I know shocking. So hearing Ants of the Sky, White Walls and
Prequel to the Sequel all at once completely threw me off. Wasnt expecting
that out of the hxc band I remembered from the past. Opeth completely
slayed. They were almost better (in my opinion) than Dream Theater who
actually really surprised me with their set. I was expecting the Dream
Theater that made Live at Budokan (oh god labrie...) But everyone was on
their game with minimal mistakes from Labrie. The rest of the band was
completely on their game, and to see my favorite band play the complete "A
Mind Beside Itself" suite perfectly was pretty amazing... And a medley of
songs at the end containing the best parts of the best songs of their catalog
helped. | | 6 | Rush- Snakes and Arrows tour 08
Its Rush. They played perfect. They played their classics. They played YYZ. I
was like 6 rows back from the stage. There was a Neil Peart drum solo. I
was high. It was amazing. | | 7 | Mastodon/Dethklok/Converge | | 8 | Symphony X/ Into Eternity
My first real metal show. And actually being able to smoke pot with Stu
Block from Into Eternity helped... besides the fact he's annoying as mess.
Symphony X played AMAZING. Michael Romeo was of course shredding
away with his tubby little fingers, and of course Russell Allen is a vocal
powerhouse. They played all the classics.. even Masquerade, so that was a
plus. Granted I'm not really into that genre anymore, but it began my
involvement with the metal scene. | |
jakeloveshotcheetos
12.29.09 | you just described what i have reoccuring dreams of on 6. | supertouchox2
12.29.09 | i wish id seen 4.
| AnotherBrick
12.29.09 | we've seem lots of the same shows | Thor
12.30.09 | I went to 1, 3, and 4 with you lol | TheSpirit
12.30.09 | Atheist is awesome. | MetalMassacreAttack
12.30.09 | Nice stuff | Ire
12.30.09 | I saw 2 3 and 7
all great but i hate high on fire so : /
dude black dahlia murder, btbam, children of bodom was so cool | Manland
12.30.09 | Yeah thor, i realized that half of these shows you were at with me. Apparently we have good taste? idk... and jake... what on earth do you mean? lol. | Manland
12.30.09 | Safetysynyster.. Im no HUGE fan either.. and their fans at the show really didn't help their reputation... they werent much better at the Mastodon/Dethklok/Converge show either. |
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