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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #490 on: November 27, 2013, 03:38:52 PM »
:lol Sounds good. It looks like doors are at 7, with three opening acts, and so I don't plan to show up till about 8:30. I'll be wearing my Shadow Gallery Tyranny 15th anniversary shirt, and if it's colder inside I'll have my Flying Colors hoodie on.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #491 on: November 28, 2013, 12:07:41 AM »
Just got back from the show.

Sorry Nick, somehow I missed you.

It was a pretty sweet show. The setlist was pretty much exactly what I wanted, but I kind of felt like the time just flew by and they were done in a heartbeart. I wish they would have cut out one of the god damn FOUR opening bands, so FW could add an extra few songs. FFS, I was starting to feel like I was at a festival.

But I still had a good time and I'm very happy to say that I got to shake hands with Jim and Ray at the end of the show, which was very cool.

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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #492 on: November 28, 2013, 12:49:42 PM »
Fates put on an awesome show. I showed up at quarter to nine, and fortunately missed two of the opening acts. After the third opening act I was able to walk right into the front row. Third opening act was actually quite enjoyable, and I ended up being right next to Joey Vera's monitor and mic stand, as there was no barrier between the stage and front row. As someone who had not seen them before I loved the set except for the fact it was lacking in new material.



Edit: Oh, and Portnoy was at the show as well.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #493 on: November 29, 2013, 07:45:37 AM »
YEah, POrtnoy posted about meeting the FW guys on the show.

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« Reply #494 on: December 02, 2013, 07:57:33 AM »
So, the Dallas show is this Thursday.  I plan on being there with my 15-year-old son in tow.  Anyone else plan on attending?  Would love to meet other DTF-ers, though i DID meet El Barto at the last DT show here.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #495 on: December 02, 2013, 08:27:33 AM »
Just read a blurb about the tour that had a few clips of their show in NY.  It can be found here: https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/fates-warning-fan-filmed-footage-of-new-york-city-concert/

Ray sounds pretty damned good.  I am VERY excited about Thursday's show!!!!
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #496 on: December 14, 2013, 12:47:40 PM »
Well, I finally got to see Fate's last night in Portland. It started about 45 minutes late and there were two opening bands, neither of which were very good in my opinion. Then Fate's came out guns a blazing and the intensity didn't let up until the final note. They put on a very energetic, absolutely killer performance. I was standing at the front center right in front of Ray. All of them were totally into it and it was surprising to see that even Jim and the fill in guitarist were smiling and connecting with the audience. I never imagined Jim to be that animated. Joey of course is the man live and Bobby is a machine and his drums couldn't have sounded any better. The overall sound mix from the front was above average for the Hawthorne Theater and the band does it old school with stage monitors. Ray sounded fantastic for the first few songs and sounded particularly great singing the new stuff, but then he started to struggle with some of the old stuff in the middle of the set. But then he had a minute to go backstage and he probably hawked something up and drank some water because he came back out sounded really good again for rest of the set. Still Remains couldn't have been a better encore in my opinion unless they would have played And Yet It Moves so we left the building blown away by a master class in progressive metal. Unfortunately, there were only maybe 200 people there, but all appreciative diehards with a few new young fans thrown in like the two pre-teen girls in front of me who received not one, not two, but three picks from Joey and Jim. I have to attribute the low attendance with the band basically dropping off the face of America for ten years and the Hawthorne Theater doesn't advertise at all. All of the band members made eye contact several times, even Bobby, and the entire band had that bond with the audience which is the reason why we see our favorite bands live. All in all, a great show, better than I had imagined it would be, and I had high expectations.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #497 on: December 15, 2013, 09:36:40 AM »
I just saw a picture of a setlist....  I'll shrink it for those who don't want spoilers...

One Thousand Fires
Life In Still Water
One
APSOG Part 3
Another Perfect Day
Down to the Wire
APSOG Part 6
Pieces of Me
I Am
The Eleventh Hour
Point of View
Firefly
Through Different Eyes
APSOG Part 11
Monument

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Still Remains


I think it's a really solid set list.   I could think of one or two songs I would change....but my expectations were not perfection.   This is a REALLY AWESOME setlist, and I'm really thrilled to see it.   (I just hope that certain songs are NOT truncated for brevity or I'll be pissed)


Since there are no more shows, I thought I'd go ahead and say outright that the setlist was the same as the European leg....with the exception that Down to the Wire was not played (APSOG 3 was moved to before One) and near the end of the set, Wish was played just before Monument.


Great show.   There will be a Jammin Dude review posted within the next day or two.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #498 on: December 29, 2013, 06:31:49 PM »
Review is up!!!

Really great show with some AMAZING opening bands.   Links to all bands website are contained.   

If you're into Enchant, please check out the first opening band Graphic Light Theory...they were AMAZING. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-nvfZiknHE
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #499 on: December 30, 2013, 12:45:45 PM »
Great to hear that they are putting on such great shows.  Bummer about the attendance.  But the problem is, they just aren't a big draw.  I know one of the problems in the past with them is that they did zero promotion for their shows.  Not sure if that was an issue this time around, but if so, it is something they should address.  Another thing they should think about is making more of a concerted effort to tour with other acts that actually do draw crowds.  I know they did a joint tour with Queensryche and DT back in 2003, and I know DT is back to the evening with format for this leg of the tour at least.  But trying to get back on a bill with one or both of those bands would be good for them.  Maiden is another band that comes to mind that they would probably do well with.  In any case, I think they should give that some thought.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #502 on: January 31, 2014, 11:17:15 AM »
..That actually makes me more interested. :lol

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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #503 on: January 31, 2014, 11:18:16 AM »
..That actually makes me more interested. :lol

These are all Fates/Jim Matheos fans from their fan pages.. *shrug*


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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #504 on: January 31, 2014, 11:19:50 AM »
Apart from some of FWX and A Pleasant Shade Of Grey, Fates bores me. The fact that they don't like makes it seem more likely that I will like it.

Course, it might still suck, but I'm actually interested in hearing it now.

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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #505 on: January 31, 2014, 03:47:58 PM »
Are we sure this just isn't a lost Buckethead album?

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« Reply #506 on: January 31, 2014, 04:19:22 PM »
Maybe. He released, like, 700 albums last year. He might have lost one on the way.  :lol
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #507 on: January 31, 2014, 05:47:30 PM »
Apart from some of FWX and A Pleasant Shade Of Grey, Fates bores me.

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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #508 on: January 31, 2014, 05:48:14 PM »
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #509 on: January 31, 2014, 08:39:41 PM »
Review is up!!!

Really great show with some AMAZING opening bands.   Links to all bands website are contained.   

If you're into Enchant, please check out the first opening band Graphic Light Theory...they were AMAZING. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-nvfZiknHE

Great Review!!!

Also, I need to mention that I was wrong about the setlist when I posted my thoughts about the Cleveland show. I didn't realize it until I watched your review.
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« Reply #510 on: January 31, 2014, 11:16:45 PM »
Review is up!!!

Really great show with some AMAZING opening bands.   Links to all bands website are contained.   

If you're into Enchant, please check out the first opening band Graphic Light Theory...they were AMAZING. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-nvfZiknHE

Great Review!!!

Also, I need to mention that I was wrong about the setlist when I posted my thoughts about the Cleveland show. I didn't realize it until I watched your review.

Thank you!   More coming up.   Super Bowl....and the Transatlantic show.    And all in one day!   (thanks to some idiot concert promoter...  :-\ )
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #511 on: February 01, 2014, 12:43:23 AM »
Matheos solo album teaser: https://jimmatheos.com/News/tabid/432/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/103/Halo-Effect-an-experimental-guitar-album-released.aspx
The song sounds interesting, but I'm not sure I'd listen to a full album of that kind of music.

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« Reply #512 on: February 03, 2014, 03:35:39 AM »
I personally don't understand or see the point of doing stuff like this.
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« Reply #513 on: February 04, 2014, 04:18:17 PM »
I personally don't understand or see the point of doing stuff like this.
I don't really get it either, but I'm all for him doing what interests him.

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« Reply #514 on: February 04, 2014, 08:47:07 PM »
Plus, let him get this stuff out of his system on a self-contained solo album rather than somewhere else we wouldn't want it.  :lol
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« Reply #515 on: February 05, 2014, 10:12:18 AM »
I'm curious to see how many copies JM's solo album sells.  Not that he's doing it for sales, but I'm curious if there's an interest in this type of music.  Jim's two previous solo albums were beautiful.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #516 on: February 05, 2014, 12:25:15 PM »
There is a market for weird ambient stuff like that but I don't think he'll get the exposure to that listener base coming from where he is mostly known. And I'm sure there will be no promotion done by anyone.

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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #517 on: February 06, 2014, 10:16:34 AM »
What he said, there is definitely interest, and I know a bunch of people who listen to that sorta thing, but Fates isn't anywhere on their radar.

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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #518 on: March 05, 2014, 01:24:08 AM »
FW has become one of my favorite bands in the past few months and Still Remains is one of the best songs I've ever heard :hefdaddy I've got all the Alder-era albums and I'd probably rank them like this:

1. Disconnected
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The top 5 albums are all worth at least 4 stars and Disconnected is perfect in my eyes. Perfect Symmetry is musically good, but Ray's screechy singing makes it a bit hard to listen to. FWX has a few great songs, but isn't very exciting as a full album and No Exit has a thrashy vibe that doesn't appeal to me that much. I've tried listening to some John Arch-era songs, but I don't like his voice and the music isn't on the level of the stuff they've done with Ray IMO.

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« Reply #519 on: March 05, 2014, 07:51:04 AM »
John Arch does take some getting used to, but I found that the payoff is worth it. While I love Ray and his work with the band, there's a certain magic that Matheos has with Arch, as shown on both Awaken the Guardian and the Arch/Matheos album that came out three years ago.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #520 on: March 26, 2014, 09:55:02 AM »
Has anyone else heard Jim's First Impressions album? I'm listening to it for the first time and it's frickin' beautiful :heart

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« Reply #521 on: March 26, 2014, 04:11:36 PM »
Has anyone else heard Jim's First Impressions album? I'm listening to it for the first time and it's frickin' beautiful :heart

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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #522 on: April 20, 2014, 07:20:31 PM »
How has Darkness in a Different Light aged for everyone?  The first couple of listens didnt do much for me, but this disc is a major grower.  I'm listening to it lots, very addicting.

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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #523 on: April 20, 2014, 08:13:24 PM »
How has Darkness in a Different Light aged for everyone?  The first couple of listens didnt do much for me, but this disc is a major grower.  I'm listening to it lots, very addicting.

Meh, and I'm really not trying to be negative. I love Fate's Warning, but I haven't listened to it in months. Its got a few really solid tracks, but they are capable of more.

And also, waiting like 100 years for it to come up doesn't really help that much either.
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« Reply #524 on: April 20, 2014, 08:32:56 PM »
I think it's really good.  I like it *worlds* better than FWX.   

But I'm just stuck on other things right now.    I still can't stop listening to Haken's The Mountain...and my next purchase is most likely going to be their first two albums.   Also addicted to the new album by Odd Logic, and I'm trying to process their first three albums as well.   Add to that...I've been getting nostalgic about an older local area thrash band (Forced Entry) that I'm going to be interviewing soon.    I just don't have time for anything else. 

Sometimes, even really good albums slip through the cracks, and this is no exception.    It's not APSOG or Disconnected, but it's a very solid mid-tier effort from a classic band.   And that's not a bad thing. 
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