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Showing posts with label Live Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Live Music. Show all posts
Friday, October 16, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
KIX - Rams Head Live - Sept 19th
Tom and I saw KIX at Rams Head Live this past Saturday night. Tom relived some of his youth while I just enjoyed the show.
The show opened with Foster Child out of Philly. First time that we'd heard them but they were actually really good. The guitar player was awesome and had some of the sweetest rock star movements and poses. Classic!!
Then it was Beretta Jane out of Baltimore. They currently have a song in rotation on 98 rock called "Die 4 U". They totally rocked and their bass player was all over the stage with amazing energy.
"Can we talk?" KIX was totally kick ass! Lots of energy. A sold out crowd. We positioned ourselves right behind the sound booth - see pics. And as usual, we acquired the set list from the sound guy. The set included these along with some others - "Midnite Dynamite", "Blow My Fuse", "Girl Money", "Cold Chills", "The Itch", "Sex", "She Dropped Me The Bomb", "Tear Down the Walls", "Don't Close Your Eyes" (my personal fave), and "Yeah Yeah Yeah". Steve performed the encore "Yeah" as Stevette in a green tube dress thanks to losing a bet. Hilarious!
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The show opened with Foster Child out of Philly. First time that we'd heard them but they were actually really good. The guitar player was awesome and had some of the sweetest rock star movements and poses. Classic!!
Then it was Beretta Jane out of Baltimore. They currently have a song in rotation on 98 rock called "Die 4 U". They totally rocked and their bass player was all over the stage with amazing energy.
"Can we talk?" KIX was totally kick ass! Lots of energy. A sold out crowd. We positioned ourselves right behind the sound booth - see pics. And as usual, we acquired the set list from the sound guy. The set included these along with some others - "Midnite Dynamite", "Blow My Fuse", "Girl Money", "Cold Chills", "The Itch", "Sex", "She Dropped Me The Bomb", "Tear Down the Walls", "Don't Close Your Eyes" (my personal fave), and "Yeah Yeah Yeah". Steve performed the encore "Yeah" as Stevette in a green tube dress thanks to losing a bet. Hilarious!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Black Crowes - Rams Head Live - 30 August 2009
Went with Michelle to see the Black Crowes at Ram's Head this past Sunday. She was really excited for it and I was looking forward to seeing them. But apparently they have a boat-load of tunes I've never heard before. But besides that it was a great show, they played awesome.
It was "An Evening With", so there was no opening band. The setlist was as follows (I got this from here, because to be honest, I recognized one song outta the whole show):
S E T L I S T
Make Glad
A Conspiracy
A Train Still Makes A Lonely Sound
Good Morning Captain
Jam -> Bring On, Bring On
Fork In The River
Shine Along
Polly
High Head Blues
Cosmic Friend
I Ain't Hiding
What Is Home
Sting Me
Hard To Handle
Been A Long Time (Waiting On Love)
- encore -
Title Song
Wiser Time
Thick N' Thin
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It was "An Evening With", so there was no opening band. The setlist was as follows (I got this from here, because to be honest, I recognized one song outta the whole show):
S E T L I S T
Make Glad
A Conspiracy
A Train Still Makes A Lonely Sound
Good Morning Captain
Jam -> Bring On, Bring On
Fork In The River
Shine Along
Polly
High Head Blues
Cosmic Friend
I Ain't Hiding
What Is Home
Sting Me
Hard To Handle
Been A Long Time (Waiting On Love)
- encore -
Title Song
Wiser Time
Thick N' Thin
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Monday, June 1, 2009
Memorial Day Weekend
Sorry but I'm behind in posting.
Tom and I took off work on Friday to make a 4-day weekend, but Friday was a super busy day. First an appointment at the daycare to sign Maddie up for September. Then we had a carpet cleaning company come to the house to deep clean the carpets (which meant we had to move all of our furniture). Next we had a 4 hour trip to pick up the rest of Maddie's furniture.
Finally, we (me, Tom, Mom, Dad, Cousin Tom & Patty) went to see Kenny Chesney at Merriweather in Columbia, MD. The show was a blast!! Thanks to Cousin Tom, we enjoyed the show from box seats which were super close and fun because we had so much space and we had a bartender/waitress. I was hoping that all the excitement and dancing would get Maddie moving but a week later and still no appearance.
The rest of the weekend was spent with various family visiting and hanging out at the house. Spent some time in the pool, the hot tub, playing games and sitting around the tiki bar. We kept it low key this year with just family but there was still a lot of activity. My camera is packed in the "hospital bag" so I never took any pics but once Mandy sends me some, I'll update this post. Click Here to Read More..
Tom and I took off work on Friday to make a 4-day weekend, but Friday was a super busy day. First an appointment at the daycare to sign Maddie up for September. Then we had a carpet cleaning company come to the house to deep clean the carpets (which meant we had to move all of our furniture). Next we had a 4 hour trip to pick up the rest of Maddie's furniture.
Finally, we (me, Tom, Mom, Dad, Cousin Tom & Patty) went to see Kenny Chesney at Merriweather in Columbia, MD. The show was a blast!! Thanks to Cousin Tom, we enjoyed the show from box seats which were super close and fun because we had so much space and we had a bartender/waitress. I was hoping that all the excitement and dancing would get Maddie moving but a week later and still no appearance.
The rest of the weekend was spent with various family visiting and hanging out at the house. Spent some time in the pool, the hot tub, playing games and sitting around the tiki bar. We kept it low key this year with just family but there was still a lot of activity. My camera is packed in the "hospital bag" so I never took any pics but once Mandy sends me some, I'll update this post. Click Here to Read More..
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Maddie Sees Metallica
Well, Maddie is definitely going to be a rock star... or at the very least, she will be exposed to some awesome rock and metal music. In her very short 20 weeks in the womb, she has seen Joe Satriani, The TranSiberian Orchestra, AC/DC and now to top it off - METALLICA!!!!
Here are some pics of the show at DC's Verizon Center from our seats... the show was sold out and the place was packed with people of all ages (12 year olds to 60 year olds) and every one of them was throwing up the fist and the horns.
Here's a view from our seats (Sec 118 Row R)
From our seats with the lights on...
Here's a couple pics of the tour that I found online...James (or as Tom kept saying- the "pussy" b/c Metallica requested that no beer be sold once they hit the stage)
Kirk (nice ESP - where have I seen that before?)
Lars (drum kit in center stage but he insisted on jumping off during the show so he could spit his water on the crowd... the crowd actually loved it I think)
Robert (newest addition to the band but still kickass on the older stuff)
And as you may recall from some of my other posts - my concert mission is always to try to get a copy of the set list... and no, I'm not referring to going online and downloading it. Well, this concert was no different. We weren't near the sound boards or the stage, so I wasn't sure if it would happen. At one point, I had to exit our section (due to a certain sweet odor in the air) and as I made my way to exit, I noticed that there were some lighting boards at the back of our section. The dudes had to have set lists of some kind so I ventured back there during the encore and the guy gave me his copy. I didn't have to flirt or buy him a beer or anything (see Metal Masters Tour). So here is the list (italics mine):
house song (tape)
ecstasy of gold (tape) - this starts every concert and we also used it to start the intros at our wedding reception
heartbeat (tape) - this is the intro on the new album "Death Magnetic"
LIFE
LINE
HORSEMEN
HARVESTER
one (tape)
ONE - this was freaking amazing
BBS
CYANIDE
SAD
rob solo
roam (tape)
ROAM
nightmare (tape)
NIGHTMARE
kirk solo
DAY
PUPPETZ - they did the full album version... this is my personal favorite
battery (tape)
BATTERY
kirk doodling
NOTHING - JoshMan used this song as a basis for our prelude music in our wedding
SANDMAN
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DIE
MOTORBREATH
SEEK
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Joe Satriani - Ram's Head Live October 22, 2008
Last night, as a birthday present, Michelle took me to see her favorite guitar player - Joe Satriani.
Here's the setlist
I Just Want to Rock
Overdriver (I think)
Satch Boogie
Ice Nine
Flying in Blue Dream
Ghosts
Revelation
Super Collossal
One Big Rush
Cool #9
(Not sure)
Stu's bass solo
Andalusia
Always With Me, Always With You
Surfing With The Alien
Crowd Chant
Summer Song
(encore - With Leslie West)
Birthday Blues/Stormy Monday
Goin' Down
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Here's the setlist
I Just Want to Rock
Overdriver (I think)
Satch Boogie
Ice Nine
Flying in Blue Dream
Ghosts
Revelation
Super Collossal
One Big Rush
Cool #9
(Not sure)
Stu's bass solo
Andalusia
Always With Me, Always With You
Surfing With The Alien
Crowd Chant
Summer Song
(encore - With Leslie West)
Birthday Blues/Stormy Monday
Goin' Down
Monday, September 29, 2008
Hellish Rock 07/08 Helloween - September 23, 2008 - Ram's Head Live!
GAMMA RAY
Intro: Welcome
01. Into The Storm
02. Heaven Can Wait
03. New World Order
04. Fight
05. Empress
06. Valley Of The Kings
07. Rebellion In Dreamland
08. Heavy Metal Universe
09. Ride The Sky
10. Somewhere Out In Space
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11. Send Me A Sign
HELLOWEEN
Intro: Walls Of Jericho / Crack The Riddle
01. Halloween
02. Sole Survivor
03. March Of Time
04. As Long As I Fall
05. A Tale That Wasn't Right
06. Drum Solo
07. Mr. Torture
08. Eagle Fly Free
09. If I Could Fly
10. Paint A New World
11. Dr. Stein
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12. Medley:
- I Can
- Where The Rain Grows
- Perfect Gentleman
- Power
- Keeper Of The Seven Keys
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13. Future World ( w/ Gamma Ray )
14. I Want Out ( w/ Gamma Ray )
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The Concert List
I've been to a few shows over the years. Not as many as I'd have liked, but a few. I thought it'd be interesting to see the list all in one place... So, here it is...
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