For starters id like to thank the wanker car park attendent for being really out of order to my wife and putting her in a foul mood which then got me in a bad mood and putting us on a downer from the beginning! The guy sitting in row G seat 39 really needs to shower before leaving the house as my wife was nearly sick when he sat down next to her.
Didnt like Periphery, not my bag each member of the band all sounded like they where playing a different song from each other and the almost choreographed headbanging was lame although pretty hilarious to watch.
I dunno if it was the fact that it was a seating gig or what but there was no atmosphere. I was a few rows from the front by John Myung and the sound was pants, and obviously we couldnt walk round to find a better place to stand to get a better sound. Couldnt hear or even feel any Myung frequencies, couldnt hear much JP apart from a few solos, James sounded really echoey, Jordan I could hear perfectly and the drums sounded ok.
Dont like the new album but thought hearing the stuff live would bring an extra dimension, but it still sounded a bit sterile and boring, and as they played quite a few off the new album I found myself getting a bit bored, even my wife thought the new songs stood out like a sore thumb and thought they where bland sounding.
I loved the couple of parts off 6 degrees, spirit, wait for sleep and as i am, but found very little to get excited about tonight (my fifth time of seeing them).
When i saw them in Leeds with Mangini I was excited and amazed, but tonight I really missed Portnoy... tonight they seemed like they are just going through the motions and lack a big personality on stage and the whole thing plodded along, to me they already look bored of playing basically the same set every night with a few changes. Mangini is amazing, but drum solos still bore me and Jordan should quit with that keytar thing and the continuum already.
All that being said they are still my favourite band and I adore all the stuff before A dramatic turn of events.... I havent given up on them yet, but am slightly dissapointed that i didnt leave a DT show mesmerized like i usually do, tonight i just left feeling...meh.
And also tonight I realised I would do almost anything to hear Metropolis part 2 or 6 degrees in its entirety!