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    An Amazing Kind of Magic: Queen + Adam Lambert Concert Review

    July 22 2017 / No Comments
    • Date of Concert: July 21, 2017
    • Location of Concert: Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH
    On Friday night of July 21, I saw what is definitely one of my favorite concerst ever.
     
    Queen + Adam Lambert
     
    Wow, I have seen many concerts, but this one was on so many other levels.
     
    For the first time ever, I bowed to a band at a concert.
     
    They are just phenomenal!
     
    Adam Lambert sings the Queen songs very well.
     
    Dr. Brian May is still a phenomenal guitarist.
     
    Roger Taylor can still beat the drums so well.
     
    The rest of their band is quite solid also.
     
    I was soooo close to these guys.
     
    I felt like I needed to cry because it was so special.  My cousin Zachary did cry.
     
    They played several hits, but also deep album cuts.
     
    I don’t think anyone left the arena unhappy.
     
    If they did, then they were at the wrong show.
     
    I can honestly say that aside from The Stones, this show may never be topped for me.
     
    I have more shows to see, and can’t wait for all of them, but if none top this one, then I’m okay with that.
     
    But I’m not done yet.
     
    Stay tuned.
     
    Love and Peace

    Set List:

    1. We Will Rock You (Teaser)
    2. Hammer To Fall
    3. Stone Cold Crazy
    4. Another One Bites The Dust
    5. Fat Bottomed Girls
    6. Killer Queen
    7. Two Fux (Adam solo song performed by he and the band)
    8. Don’t Stop Me Now
    9. Bicycle Race (Teaser)
    10. I’m In Love With My Car (Roger Taylor sings)
    11. Get Down Make Love
    12. I Want It All
    13. Love Of My Life (Dr. Brian May sang it and played acoustically. Freddie Mercury (RIP) showed up on the screen.)
    14. Somebody To Love
    15. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    16. Drum Battle (Roger Taylor and percussionist Tyler Warren)
    17. Under Pressure (Both Roger and Adam sang it.)
    18. I Want To Break Free
    19. Who Wants To Live Forever
    20. Guitar Solo
    21. Freddie vocalizing on the screen
    22. Radio Ga Ga
    23. Bohemian Rhapsody
    24. Encore: We Will Rock You
    25. We Are The Champions

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    Thrash and Death Metal: Slayer/Lamb Of God/Behemoth Concert Review

    July 19 2017 / No Comments
    • Date of Concert: July 18, 2017
    • Location of Concert: Express Live in Columbus, OH
    Slayer, with openers Lamb Of God and Behemoth, at Express Live in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday, July 18th.
     
    This was my 6th time seeing Slayer, 2nd seeing Lamb Of God, and first seeing Behemoth.
     
    I’m not extremely familiar with Behemoth, other than they’re extremely heavy.
     
    They put on a good show and sounded really good.
     
    I may look into some of their albums.
     
    I really like Lamb Of God, both as musicians and as people.
     
    They’re from Richmond, Virginia, as their singer Randy Blythe always loves to say.
     
    They have been around since the 90s, and have been through a lot to say the least, but have overcome it all, and really are a very popular band in the Metal genre.
     
    And deservedly so.
     
    I will always respect them.
     
    Again, both as musicians, but more so, as people.
     
    Slayer are always great.
     
    They have never had a bad show, in my opinion.
     
    Still as loud and as heavy as ever.
     
    Their newest album Repentless, which came out in 2014, is one of my many favorite Slayer albums.
     
    They’re the heavy version of AC/DC, in terms of you know exactly what you’re going to get with them.
     
    And I would not want it any other way with them.
     
    I’ve always thought that Metallica were my favorite of the “Big 4” thrash metal bands (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax).
     
    I love all four, but I may love Slayer more because I’ve seen them more (Again six times. I’ve seen Metallica once, and Megadeth and Anthrax three times each).
     
    And again, Slayer have pretty much stayed the same, musically.
     
    I don’t mind musical change, and the other three bands have over the years and I’m fine with that.
     
    However, I would never want Slayer to change.
     
    They have never compromised and are just as heavy or more so now than when they started in the early 80s.
     
    Their lyrics are very explicit and controversial, but again, I would not want it any other way.
     
    That’s Slayer.
     
    They’re great people, but just write about controversial subjects.
     
    So in short, I had fun at another concert.
     
    My next one is Friday, July 21, when I see Queen + Adam Lambert.
     
    Rock on!

    Slayer Set List:

    1. Repentless
    2. The Antischrist
    3. Disciple
    4. Postmortem
    5. Hate Worldwide
    6. War Ensemble
    7. Mandatory Suicide
    8. You Against You
    9. Hallowed Point
    10. When The Stillness Comes
    11. Dead Skin Mask
    12. Cast The First Stone
    13. Born Of Fire
    14. Captor Of Sin
    15. Bloodline
    16. Seasons In The Abyss
    17. Hell Awaits
    18. Encore: South Of Heaven
    19. Raining Blood
    20. Chemical Warfare
    21. Angel Of Death

    Lamb Of God Set List:

    1. Laid To Rest
    2. Now You’ve Got Something To Die For
    3. 512
    4. Engage The Fear Machine
    5. Descending
    6. Ruin
    7. Blacken The Cursed Sun
    8. Still Echoes
    9. Walk With Me In Hell
    10. Redneck

    Behemoth Set List:

    1. Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer
    2. Conquer All
    3. Messe Noir
    4. Alas, Lord Is Upon Me
    5. Decade of Therion
    6. Ov Fire and the Void
    7. Chant for Eschaton 2000

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    The Joshua Tree Live: U2 Concert Review

    July 2 2017 / No Comments
    • Date of Concert: July 1, 2017
    • Location of Concert: FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, OH
    • Opener: One Republic
    I went to another fantastic concert Saturday night.
     
    I and my brother Christopher saw U2 for the first time at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland.
     
    One Republic opened.
     
    They were solid, but we were there to see U2.
     
    They came out on a B stage and played some of their earlier hits, and then, went back to the big stage to play all of their classic album The Joshua Tree, which is now 30 years old.
     
    And they still were not done.
     
    They played a long encore, which was amazing, as well.
     
    Bono is an amazing singer and showman.
     
    The Edge is an amazing guitarist.
     
    Adam Clayton is an amazing bassist.
     
    Larry Mullen Jr. is an amazing drummer.
     
    So, in a word, U2 are AMAZING.
     
    We both had a great time, as did the band and the sold out crowd.
     
    We were on the field, general admission.
     
    It was cheaper and better than the seats.
     
    We were able to get pretty close.
     
    One lucky woman got up on stage and danced during their song Mysterious Ways.
     
    Bono encouraged her to dance to the camera, in which some of her dancing was recorded and was freeze framed onto the big screen.
     
    Pretty cool stuff.
     
    And speaking of the big screen, the visuals were incredible.
     
    I can’t say enough about this show and this band.
     
    I had wanted to see this band for almost 20 years, but for various reasons, it just never happened.
     
    Well it finally did, and I’m grateful that I saw them when I did.
     
    So, that’s another classic band I can mark off my concert list.
     
    The list is getting shorter.
     
    I’m hoping to have it complete by next year.
     
    But until then, onwards.
     
    Love and Peace.

    Set List:

    1. Sunday Bloody Sunday
    2. New Year’s Day
    3. Bad
    4. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
    5. The Joshua Tree Album:  Where The Streets Have No Name
    6. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
    7. With Or Without You
    8. Bullet The Blue Sky
    9. Running To Stand Still
    10. Red Hill Mining Town
    11. In God’s Country
    12. Trip Through Your Wires
    13. One Tree Hill
    14. Exit
    15. Mothers Of The Disappeared
    16. Encore:  Miss Sarajevo (Passengers cover)
    17. Beautiful Day
    18. Elevation
    19. Vertigo
    20. Mysterious Ways
    21. Happy Birthday
    22. Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
    23. One

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