stip wrote:probably a better question to ask tomorrow, but have live versions of any of these songs (especially hearing them) made anyone go back and revisit studio L-Bolt tracks they may have dismissed?
Future Days is great live in the acoustic setting...terribly overproduced on the album. Lightning Bolt is killer live. My Fathers Son needs tweaking(no where to put it on the setlist) Mind Your Manners is INSANE live(fast) Pendulum is fucking awesome.
hlniv wrote:
Last night was good. It might look better. Tonight was better. That is a fact. Write it down. One of the best shows I've seen in a long time
does everyone who went both nights agree?
I thought the first night was better, but both were excellent.
Night one had an epic feel to it, the show seemed like it would never end, and I think that was in part to it being record release day. That crowd was fired up from the get go. Night two was so much fun, but I was in the pit, Mikes side, and the energy for us was off the chain. Best birthday ever, and my friends in the area made sure I got a pick after recruiting them preshow to help me in my quest.
It was a great and amazing time for me and Mrs. Rich. My feet and legs are sore as hell today, but so worth it. Set list wise, I kind of like to put two night stands together, a la part 1 and 2, and I think it was fantastic. Night one wins with a gun to my head in terms of content, but night 2 experience will be with me forever.
stip wrote:probably a better question to ask tomorrow, but have live versions of any of these songs (especially hearing them) made anyone go back and revisit studio L-Bolt tracks they may have dismissed?
I will say, LTRP was really good live and had me way more into it than I expected to be.
stip wrote:probably a better question to ask tomorrow, but have live versions of any of these songs (especially hearing them) made anyone go back and revisit studio L-Bolt tracks they may have dismissed?
I will say, LTRP was really good live and had me way more into it than I expected to be.
Will it help you to like the album version or not make any difference?
stip wrote:probably a better question to ask tomorrow, but have live versions of any of these songs (especially hearing them) made anyone go back and revisit studio L-Bolt tracks they may have dismissed?
I will say, LTRP was really good live and had me way more into it than I expected to be.
Will it help you to like the album version or not make any difference?
Time will tell, mike doesn't shred on the studio track like he did live, but well see
stip wrote:probably a better question to ask tomorrow, but have live versions of any of these songs (especially hearing them) made anyone go back and revisit studio L-Bolt tracks they may have dismissed?
I will say, LTRP was really good live and had me way more into it than I expected to be.
Will it help you to like the album version or not make any difference?
Time will tell, mike doesn't shred on the studio track like he did live, but well see
He probably does but they fade out before it gets there
Night ones main set felt like I was in a 2000 bootleg. Real intense with the crowd really into it. Last night it felt like the crowd kinda died down half way through it and didn't get back going until they started playing the greatest hits in the encore.
That's not to say I didn't think last night was a great show, I did. The band was really tight and it was great to hear stuff like cropduster and other side. Was really pumped to hear baba as well.
stip wrote:probably a better question to ask tomorrow, but have live versions of any of these songs (especially hearing them) made anyone go back and revisit studio L-Bolt tracks they may have dismissed?
My opinion of LB is much more favorable after W1 and Future Days, which I thought was a bit hokie on the album was solid last night.
Future Days was great live in Buffalo. My buddy hadn't heard the entire album, but he commented what a touching song it was to his ears.
Great 2 night run. I'd say night 1 was slightly better because the record release day energy could be felt. Release opener into Long Road was strange, but amazing. Gave me goosebumps. Fatal and Man of the Hour were personal highlights for me.
The GA pit for night 2 was awesome. Way less douchiness than I was expecting. Lots of good people on Mike's side about 5 rows back. A guy next to me fainted during the show. I helped grab him and went into Offensive lineman mode and cleared a path for him off the floor b/c he was with a girl and a small guy and they were struggling with his dead weight. This dudes eyes were rolling back in his head and I hope he's ok.
Real hurtin at work right now, but can't wait for BK and Hartford.
After watching 6-7 videos from the 2 shows this morning it's still clear that Ed's voice hasn't really warmed up yet. Not much screaming at all, and whiffing on screams like at the end of "Save You". You can tell it frustrates him too. On the flip side, the band is already pretty tight, which shows that they must have rehearsed a lot over the past 2-3 weeks. They're all really into it, too. Stone seems more interested and invested than he has in awhile. That's nice to see.
