Bands
I suppose it is fairly likely that I will be the oldest person at the Dragonforce concert tonight. Then again, maybe not. Who knows? I will post afterwards.
Cruxshadows last week was such a great show. I really like the music, and they are an exceptionally good live band. The venue didn't have any structures on which Rogue could climb and hang off one-handed while singing to the crowd, so I assume he was disappointed about that, but really, his big clunky boots probably aren't the best for climbing anyway. Cruxshadows' lyrics are idealistic and optimistic, by and large, despite their Gothic aesthetic and moody tone. "Sophia" is the kind of song that makes me want to be better than I am. Silly, I know, but there you have it. This is probably the only band I'll ever go to see that gets #1 hits on the Billboard dance charts, because what is called "dance" music usually isn't my favorite. But most music that is called "dance" doesn't involve a band like this.
Edit: Okay, now I've seen Dragonforce. Well, they're a better studio band than a live one -- the singer has range, power, and enthusiasm, but he's off-key quite a bit live. Enough so that even I notice. Still, he busted out a Rob Halford scream a couple of times that I didn't know he had. And the band is pretty good live. A real spectacle, although I bet they are happier outdoors where they can use pyro. The guitarists are great, the keyboardist is insanely animated, and the crowd loved it.
The opening acts weren't bad either. I guess having had people point out the influences from video-game music in their songs, Dragonforce decided to show people exactly what "Nintendo Metal" really was, so they brought local band PowerGlove, which literally plays metal versions of old video game music. And also the Power Rangers theme. Which had the crowd of metalheads singing along. Yeah. That's... different. And their first album is called "Total Pwnage." The other opening act was Turisas, a Finnish heavy metal band doing some kind of Viking warrior theme, with woad and furs and armor. Quite a few woad-and-furs-wearing fans in the crowd. But that's not the most interesting thing about Turisas. One of the band plays the electric violin and another plays the accordion. But that's not the most interesting thing, either. No, the interesting thing is that they lost their first accordionist -- he just up and disappeared during a day off. They've heard from him since through text messages, but have no idea where he is. They picked up a replacement. So to summarize, the cute 18-year-old girl in woad playing Viking-themed heavy metal on the accordion is the replacement for the first accordionist, who disappeared mysteriously in Amsterdam. It's like something out of Spinal Tap.
Heavy metal can be really, really silly sometimes. This concert was one of those times, and all the better for it.
Cruxshadows last week was such a great show. I really like the music, and they are an exceptionally good live band. The venue didn't have any structures on which Rogue could climb and hang off one-handed while singing to the crowd, so I assume he was disappointed about that, but really, his big clunky boots probably aren't the best for climbing anyway. Cruxshadows' lyrics are idealistic and optimistic, by and large, despite their Gothic aesthetic and moody tone. "Sophia" is the kind of song that makes me want to be better than I am. Silly, I know, but there you have it. This is probably the only band I'll ever go to see that gets #1 hits on the Billboard dance charts, because what is called "dance" music usually isn't my favorite. But most music that is called "dance" doesn't involve a band like this.
Edit: Okay, now I've seen Dragonforce. Well, they're a better studio band than a live one -- the singer has range, power, and enthusiasm, but he's off-key quite a bit live. Enough so that even I notice. Still, he busted out a Rob Halford scream a couple of times that I didn't know he had. And the band is pretty good live. A real spectacle, although I bet they are happier outdoors where they can use pyro. The guitarists are great, the keyboardist is insanely animated, and the crowd loved it.
The opening acts weren't bad either. I guess having had people point out the influences from video-game music in their songs, Dragonforce decided to show people exactly what "Nintendo Metal" really was, so they brought local band PowerGlove, which literally plays metal versions of old video game music. And also the Power Rangers theme. Which had the crowd of metalheads singing along. Yeah. That's... different. And their first album is called "Total Pwnage." The other opening act was Turisas, a Finnish heavy metal band doing some kind of Viking warrior theme, with woad and furs and armor. Quite a few woad-and-furs-wearing fans in the crowd. But that's not the most interesting thing about Turisas. One of the band plays the electric violin and another plays the accordion. But that's not the most interesting thing, either. No, the interesting thing is that they lost their first accordionist -- he just up and disappeared during a day off. They've heard from him since through text messages, but have no idea where he is. They picked up a replacement. So to summarize, the cute 18-year-old girl in woad playing Viking-themed heavy metal on the accordion is the replacement for the first accordionist, who disappeared mysteriously in Amsterdam. It's like something out of Spinal Tap.
Heavy metal can be really, really silly sometimes. This concert was one of those times, and all the better for it.