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07-20-2006, 01:29 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Ozzfest 2006
I thought I would give a quick review of Ozzfest and I dont quite feel this belongs in the Cd review section, however if a mod thinks different then feel free to move it. Also, I included setlists according to ozzfest.com, so they may or may not be accurate, as far as I can remember, they are pretty accurate.
So I missed a good half of second stage because the friend I was going with wouldnt get out of bed and we ended up getting there about 11:30am. I missed Between the Buried and Me, Full Blown Chaos, Bad Acid Trip, All That Remains and The Red Chord. With that out of the way, we arrived to a performance from A Life Once Lost.....awesome moshing. I had never heard of the bad, they were okay. Screamer was great, band not so much. Rehash Vulture Needleman Grotesque Pain and Panic Then Walls of Jericho came out, I was looking forward to them, so I was glad we didnt miss. The Frontwoman, Candace has so much energy, at one point she said, "We appreciate you from the bottom of our fucking hearts, so do us a favor, and tear this shit up!" And then she screamed "circle pit" and a humongous circle pit emerged. This was when I was cracked in the jaw and punched in the face. I'm still feeling that. Musically, they did not disappoint. And they played "Trigger Full of Promises," my favorite song. (setlist not provided) Strapping Young Lad came on next, I was kind of thrown off by the lead guitarist and frontman's half a head of hair. Though my doubts quickly went away because I thought the band was amazing. I found it funny when the lead singer goes "This Ozzfest fucking sucks......And you all fucking suck.....and you know what? WE FUCKING SUCK!" All Hail The New Flesh You Suck Love? In The Rainy Season Then the main bands of Second Stage....first off was Norma Jean. Some nice pits came from this one but overall I was disappointed. Somehow not as great live as recorded. This is when the crown surfing began as well. The band was throwing water into the crowd....like full bottles....and I barely missed a water bottle to the head. Shotgun Messiah Memphis Will Be Layed To Waste Bayonetwork Murderotica Liarsenic Vertebraille Bleeding Through was next. They are one of my friend's favorites, not so much mine. But the lead singer is fucking hot! Thats all I have to say about this band. For Love & Failing Tragedy In The Empty Streets Love Lost In A Hail Of Gunfire Love In Slow Motion Revenge I Seek Kill To Believe On Wings Of Lead None of us really like Unearth so we went to get some water. I'd be accurate if I said there was lots of pot smoking, water throwing, moshing and crowd surfing. Atreyu came on and everyone got excited again because they are pretty damn good live. My friend caught the bassists' pick and we caught the lead singer's water bottle and drank from it. They are so comfortable with eachother on stage, it was pretty good. Exs & Ohs Lip Gloss & Black Right Side Of The Bed Her Portrait In Black The Crimson Creature You Eclipsed By Me Someone's Standing On My Chest The same as Unearth, none of us really cared for Black Label Society so we went to the main venue to get good seats and we did, on the lawn, dead center. At the venue, DTE Energy Music Theater there is a pavillion of about 40 or 50 rows then there is the lawn, I had lawn tickets. Anyway, Dragonforce was the first main stage band. I was actually disappointed. They are talented, but nobody was really paying attention so there was no energy in the crowd. Through The Fire & Flames Valley Of The Damned Revolution Deathsquad Cry For Eternity Second main stage band was Lacuna Coil. It was as I expected. They are not really an ozzfest band type really. They did their best but only got a 30 minute set in which I knew like four songs. Christina was gorgeous as usual. Heavens A Lie What I See Our Truth Enjoy The Silence Fragile Devoted Closer I ignored the 45 minute Hatebreed set because I've never really liked Hatebreed. We spent this time throwing grass at eachother and a few in my group spent thier time illegally. lol. I can proudly say I got a few hits at Ozzfest. And this arab guy came up and offered some, but I wouldnt trust it. So, then one of my favorites came on Avenged Fucking Sevenfold! They tore it up pretty well. Each one of them looking super fuckable. The crowd really got into it. I took a permanent marker and wrote A-7-X on my chest. Their show was really great. Lots of energy, the lights were perfect and they played a few older songs as well as a couple from Bat Country. It was a perfect mix. After their set I said if I died right then I would die happy. Also, their cover of "Walk" was absolutely amazing. The singer from A Life Once Lost came out to help with the screaming and the crowd got more into this song then any song of the night. Beast and the Harlot Unholy Confessions Burn it Down To End The Rapture Walk (Pantera cover song) Bat Country Eternal Rest Then a highlight of the night, Disturbed. Between songs David went on about new bands, all beginning with a "the" that suck ass. He even had the crowd shouting "Fuck that Shit" Set-wise they chose to play many of their bigger hits, which were definately a crowd pleaser. During "Down With the Sickness" we even got a mosh pit going on the lawn, which is a pretty steep hill. Not great conditions for moshing, there was lots of falling and rolling, lol. But I NEVER got knocked down once. Overall, they were one of my favorite shows of the night. The Game Stupidfy Liberate Down With The Sickness Remember Deify Stricken Just Stop Prayer Land Of Confusion 10,000 Fists Voices Decadence System completed the show, with a 90 minute set in which they played songs from Toxicity, Mesmerize and Hypnotize. There were like two older songs. I didnt mind it, I like the newer cds, especially toxicity. A while back when argueing over System, somebody said Daron screws up a bunch live.....I see that now. lol. But the crowd REALLY got into this, screaming all the lyrics they could, bouncing up and down to the pure energy, it was really nice. They did not disappoint at all. Attack BYOB Hypnotize Kill rock N roll Lonely Day Soldier Side Cigaro Old School Hollywood Question Radio Video Revenge Violent Pornography Suite Pee War Aerials Chop Suey Needles Physco Toxicity Sugar The atmosphere was great. I really enjoyed myself this year. Although now I am sunburnt and sore. It was worth it. I cant see why so many people dogged this year's show, it was awesome.
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07-20-2006, 02:08 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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Theres one band there i would pay to see, and thats Norma Jean.
i do hate gigs like that though.. people seem to loose all respect for others and think heavy live music is an excuse to act like a twat.
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07-20-2006, 02:15 PM | #3 (permalink) | |
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Sounds like you had fun. I;m not too big a fan of Ozzfest simply ebcause I've always gone to the philly stop and it sucks. The bands, the crowd. . .
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07-20-2006, 02:48 PM | #5 (permalink) | |
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07-20-2006, 04:17 PM | #8 (permalink) | |
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07-20-2006, 04:20 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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But 20x40 I can't breathe it's so god damn hot holy shit it's loud in in here rooms are the best. I can't stand large venues of any sort. Too impersonal, too many people and I just don't enjoy it.
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