The concert

[valis2]

Just got back from a triple header. The main acts were fingereleven, Staind, and Three Doors Down.

The opening act was Sick Puppies, and the lead singer kept mentioning that they were from Sydney, Australia. I don't know if you care or not, but he did, so I will mention it for him. He was very enthusiastic. The bass guitarist was a girl wearing a Hot Topic outfit. Their logo was a ripped out heart with wings and blood spatter, yet their most famous song turned out to be a sweet ballad that was played over a "Free Hugs" commercial.

Eventually they got around to doing a cover of "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child, which involved a truly bizarre lead-in by the lead singer, who said some nonsense about pushing the girls over the hood of a car and undoing their belt and then something unintelligible. His version involved scat singing and was horrible. Really horrible. Somewhere, on a tropical island, Cristál in hand, Jay-Z looking on in concern, Beyoncé is wincing.

Fingereleven was delicious, though I suspect the lead singer was drunk, and they only played for a half hour (though they did sneak a little Pink Floyd in). They have three guitarists: Mohawk, who was quite fun and also contributes vocals; Mad Dog, who has very long hair that he whips around constantly, and takes his guitar on and off and plays while holding it vertical, and is constantly jumping around; and Bored Bass, who stood in one place during the entire concert with his back against a stack. That could be in self-defense, however, seeing that Mad Dog was on his side of the stage, and to get in his way would definitely be asking to fill out workmen's comp forms.

Staind was fabulous, except the bass guitar and the bass drum were so overpowering that there were times where I could not hear Aaron Lewis singing. I don't mind having the bass guitar resonating in my chest cavity, but I do mind having it distorted beyond belief so that at times you can't even tell which note the bass guitarist is hitting.

We left before TDD started. I only like one song, and my sister couldn't remember any of their songs, and she came for Staind, after all.

A fun time, though it only reinforces what I dislike about crowds. Smoke, elbows in the small of my back, and screaming crazy girls.

Comments

[hellkat75.livejournal.com]

I really like the Sick Puppies version of Say My Name...thought it was very funny!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

To each her own! ;) I admit, I don't always have the ear for such things.

And it was funny--I definitely agree!

[hellkat75.livejournal.com]

Of course, I could just be very patriotic - it is an Olympic year :D

[privatemaladict.livejournal.com]

Dear God, the Sick Puppies... where have I seen them? If they're the band I'm thinking of, then the lead singer used to work in my local record store, and I once saw them supporting a band called Frenzal Rhomb, back in the days when I thought punk was the only type of music worth listening to. Frenzal Rhomb are famous for songs such as "Get fucked you fucking fuckwit", "Genitals are funny" and "Russel Crowe's band is a fucking pile of shit", which should tell you something about the sort of bands likely to be supporting them!

I've never heard of fingereleven - what sort of music is it? As for TDD, I'd happily watch them if they were suppirting someone I really liked, of if they played at a festival, but probably wouldn't see them just for them.

[lewlinx.livejournal.com]

The concert sounds fun! :D
I love Staind, and like you I dont know many TDD songs. Need to youtube me some fingereleven, what would you recommend?
I have to admit I'm probably amongst the few who find Sick Puppies' cover of "Say My Name" highly amusing, dunno, there's something about the visual of Beyonce twitching in pain that makes it more amusing (and no, I dont dislike Beyonce, quite the contrary, I just couldnt stand the song ;))

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

I was at a John Haitt concert last year and the bass was actually making me sick. As I walked out of the hall I glanced over at the sound board. I saw almost every meter pegged t it's upper limit. I've done some recording and truthfully, that's just not the way it's supposed to be done.

I stayed in the outer hall till it was over and Beverly came out (slightly deaf)...

[valis2.livejournal.com]

If they're the band I'm thinking of, then the lead singer used to work in my local record store

ahahah!! No way! It's a small world...

I've never heard of fingereleven - what sort of music is it?

They've had a couple of hits--"One Thing" was really big here--but generally they're a bit similar to Staind, in that they're mainstream rock.

I did want to hear "Duck and Run," but, as there was no guarantee of when it would occur, we chose to leave.

Sick Puppies were tolerable (except for their venture into Destiny's Childville), but I'm unlikely to ever purchase anything by them. And Frenzal Rhomb sounds like torture! lol

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Fingereleven has a lot of songs--they've done four albums--and their biggest hit to date has been "One Thing," which is a ballad.

I'm much more fond of their rock, and my fave songs are "Swallowtail," "Paralyzer," "Suffocate," "The Last Scene of Struggling."

I have a feeling that SP's "Say My Name" cover is much funnier in the studio version--the live version was sloppy and just strange, though.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

It was really strange, because Sick Puppies and fingereleven sounded fine!

I saw almost every meter pegged t it's upper limit.

I wonder if someone did the same thing for Staind. I mean, seriously, it was unpleasant to the extreme. I've heard it before (at a Tori Amos concert, of all places) and it just makes no sense to me. There are logical limits on sound, and just because you can turn to 11 doesn't mean you should, lol.

[privatemaladict.livejournal.com]

Well, Frenzal Rhomb were quite entertaining when I was a 14-year-old tomboy. Basically, Frenzal Rhomb are entertaining to anyone with the mindset and mental age of a 14-year-old boy.