What Shows Have You Been To Lately?

JonMJ33 · 08-31-2015, 11:38 PM

Berlin in Los Angeles. She was wonderful even after all these years!

Psy-Fi · 09-28-2015, 11:05 AM

I just saw Popa Chubby, last Saturday night, in all his guitar playing glory. He and his band were in fine form and tore through a rowdy 2 hour set filled with originals and covers. Here's one of several videos I took at the show...

Popa Chubby - 69 Dollars, Love Theme from the Godfather, Misirlou, Over the Rainbow
https://youtu.be/XvXCA9I2Zig

Plankton · 09-28-2015, 01:22 PM

Scorpions/Queensrÿche

Although Queensrÿche was just a shell of their former selves, it was a pleasant surprise that the new singer, Todd La Torre, filled most of Tates shoes. I say most of because Tate is a presence. La Torre doesn't have that presence, but he does have a great range, which he uses really well. Some of his falsetto screams were inhuman. No real stage show to speak of though but they did most of their classics, which were in my opinion, a bit watered down. With what they've been through as a band, it's not hard to reason why they're now an opening act. Still, I was impressed with what they managed to scrape together to keep it going.

Scorpions. 50 years of making music. I could just leave it at that, but it really wouldn't do justice to Claus and the boys.

I was a bit empathetic towards Rudy, since although he tries to diverge looking 67 with a bleached hair job, his guitar playing has waned a bit. He missed notes, pulled some sour bends, and did his best just to keep up with the songs he wrote some 20, 30, 40 years ago. Still, he kept it together just enough to let the rest of the band shine.

Not sure who that drummer was, other than looking him up just now and seeing he did stints with MSG, Dio, and Warrant... wait... Warrant?! wtf... His solo was pretty weak, and he embellished where it didn't fit the song a few times. Meh.

Matthius was a star. I've always loved his work, and he did not disappoint. You could see and feel his heart was in every single note he played, and without that, I couldn't imagine this band would be spanning 50 years as it has.

Claus, oh Claus my friend. You have a voice of gold. Every note was spot-on. You could see his age in his face and demeanor, but his voice has surely been preserved by the gods for the sole purpose of carrying on this legacy of music. If it weren't for this man, there would be no Scorpions. The range in which he has molded his style is the essence of what the Scorpions have evolved into, and it was a testament to the strength of their songwriting to hear him belt out not only the rocking tunes, but the flawlessness of the well known ballads, just as if he'd recorded them yesterday. I started my concert going journey 32 years ago with that voice in my head, and it seems to me in a surrealistic way that my concert going journey has come back to port.

Some crappy pics:

**Frownland** · 09-28-2015, 01:55 PM

I don't think I've ever been to a show with that many people. So how does it feel to be a conformist?

Plankton · 09-28-2015, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

I don't think I've ever been to a show with that many people. So how does it feel to be a conformist?

Kinda wet, warm, and familiar. Like I'm back in the womb.

**Frownland** · 09-28-2015, 02:05 PM

I had forgotten that I've been to Ozzfest. Ja I agree, being a conformist is nice.

Plankton · 09-28-2015, 02:11 PM

It's totally underrated.

Psy-Fi · 09-29-2015, 10:51 AM

A couple more from Popa...

Popa Chubby - I Don't Want Nobody
https://youtu.be/qBIMlG9Jlpo

Popa Chubby - Sweat
https://youtu.be/Y5G1DNI_whA

Tristan_Geoff · 09-29-2015, 09:09 PM

I actually saw Melvins and Le Butcherettes a while ago. The crowd was incredibly weak but the bands put on a great show. I decided earlier to suprise myself with Le Butcherettes when I got there and didn't (and hadn't beforehand) listen to anything by them. I actually liked their part (slightly) better than Melvins (gasp). Don't get me wrong Melvins set a HIGH bar afterwards. I would plan on going to see Melvins next time they come around too.

Psy-Fi · 10-04-2015, 12:01 PM

A few more pics I took at some of the shows I've attended this year...

Spoiler for 10 Show Pics:

09-28-2015, 01:22 PM	#213 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	Scorpions/Queensrÿche Although Queensrÿche was just a shell of their former selves, it was a pleasant surprise that the new singer, Todd La Torre, filled most of Tates shoes. I say most of because Tate is a presence. La Torre doesn't have that presence, but he does have a great range, which he uses really well. Some of his falsetto screams were inhuman. No real stage show to speak of though but they did most of their classics, which were in my opinion, a bit watered down. With what they've been through as a band, it's not hard to reason why they're now an opening act. Still, I was impressed with what they managed to scrape together to keep it going. Scorpions. 50 years of making music. I could just leave it at that, but it really wouldn't do justice to Claus and the boys. I was a bit empathetic towards Rudy, since although he tries to diverge looking 67 with a bleached hair job, his guitar playing has waned a bit. He missed notes, pulled some sour bends, and did his best just to keep up with the songs he wrote some 20, 30, 40 years ago. Still, he kept it together just enough to let the rest of the band shine. Not sure who that drummer was, other than looking him up just now and seeing he did stints with MSG, Dio, and Warrant... wait... Warrant?! wtf... His solo was pretty weak, and he embellished where it didn't fit the song a few times. Meh. Matthius was a star. I've always loved his work, and he did not disappoint. You could see and feel his heart was in every single note he played, and without that, I couldn't imagine this band would be spanning 50 years as it has. Claus, oh Claus my friend. You have a voice of gold. Every note was spot-on. You could see his age in his face and demeanor, but his voice has surely been preserved by the gods for the sole purpose of carrying on this legacy of music. If it weren't for this man, there would be no Scorpions. The range in which he has molded his style is the essence of what the Scorpions have evolved into, and it was a testament to the strength of their songwriting to hear him belt out not only the rocking tunes, but the flawlessness of the well known ballads, just as if he'd recorded them yesterday. I started my concert going journey 32 years ago with that voice in my head, and it seems to me in a surrealistic way that my concert going journey has come back to port. Some crappy pics: __________________ See location...

09-28-2015, 01:55 PM	#214 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I don't think I've ever been to a show with that many people. So how does it feel to be a conformist? __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

09-28-2015, 02:05 PM	#216 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I had forgotten that I've been to Ozzfest. Ja I agree, being a conformist is nice. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

09-28-2015, 02:11 PM	#217 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	It's totally underrated. __________________ See location...

08-31-2015, 11:38 PM	#211 (permalink)
JonMJ33 Groupie Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 15	Berlin in Los Angeles. She was wonderful even after all these years!

09-29-2015, 09:09 PM	#219 (permalink)
Tristan_Geoff midnite roles around Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 5,302	I actually saw Melvins and Le Butcherettes a while ago. The crowd was incredibly weak but the bands put on a great show. I decided earlier to suprise myself with Le Butcherettes when I got there and didn't (and hadn't beforehand) listen to anything by them. I actually liked their part (slightly) better than Melvins (gasp). Don't get me wrong Melvins set a HIGH bar afterwards. I would plan on going to see Melvins next time they come around too.