ozzy is a good entertainer, saw him this sumer, but he cant sing anything agresive. softer stuff is fine.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Monday, December 08, 2008 3:17:05 AM)| |  | _strat_ wrote: | | IDK, Id kill to see Ozzy and Zakk playing live. Even if all they did was play the old hits like a jukebox. Then again, maybe its jsut that I havent seen them in their prime.
BUT, one thing that we can comfort ourselves with is that at least two of the classics, Priest and Maiden can still record good albums, and at least Maiden (I know that from my own experience) can put on one hell of a good show.
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Quite frankly WW, I am not at all surprised. There are so many bands that continue to play well passed their "prime". Priest is one of the few that still "have it". I saw Aerosmith a couple years ago and came away incredibly disappointed. Same thing when I saw Ozzy back in the late 90's/early 2000's...just awful. Not saying that this was the general consensus, but it was terrible for me.
I am not sure if it is as you say, that they sacrifice sound for seating space, or if they just do not care anymore, but there really is something to be said for a band to play together for twenty or thirty years and be able to play with feeling and "togetherness", as you put it. That kind of emotion really comes out in the music. All the musicians among us can really understand what I am saying. The passion for the music is easy to hear, and it is very easy to hear when it is missing.
| | | WhiskeyWoman wrote: | | Probably going to catch flak for this, but ...
We were pretty excited to see Metallica in Calgary on Friday night, but were bitterly disappointed. Now, I'm no rookie when it comes to concerts, as that was my 45th one -- one for each year I've been alive, and that includes seeing Priest (only) 5 times. But, I am so sorry to say Metallica sucked.
Their set-up to sell *all* the seats, with no back-stage and play closer to the middle of the arena must have had something to do with absolutely terrible sound quality, and they played a shitty, shitty, set-list. Don't know if it was b/c it was their second night of sold-out shows in town, but it was NOT good.
Maybe Hetfield needs to start drinking again, to get some inspiration. There was no 'style', no cohesiveness in their show. It was just separate guys doing their thing. It lacked something important. I wanted to be "wowed", believe me, I did ... But when people left during the first song of their "encore", I guess I was not the only one who may have felt that way. I was just kind of shocked.
We came out to the RV and cranked JP for all to hear how it was supposed to be done -- and to feed our unsatisfied souls with real music. I just can't think of the last time we were that disappointed with a band's performance.
Judas Priest raises the bar, and has spoiled me for any other metal band. Colley asked me to quote him as saying, "The more bands I see, the better Priest is."
Ok, now you can let the rotten tomatoes fly ... Sorry. |
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