I thought this one was going to piss me off, but it actually ended up being a good concert experience.
We left work a little early. Traffic was not that awful. We parked, got frisked at the door and went in. The show was at the Electric Factory. I've had many good times in there (especially New Years Eve 1999/2000, when we went to see G Love and I hooked up with this guy, Dan...I wonder what ever happened to him...Dan, if you're out there, send some love...ha ha ha), but I haven't been there in years. The Electric Factory has an over 21 lounge upstairs. Knowing that there would probably be a pretty young crowd, we B-lined for the upstairs. The old guy checking ID said, "Smile! It isn't *that* bad." I didn't even realize I wasn't smiling. I was probably still groggy from the nap I had on the way down.
We went to the bar and bought beer - Flying Fish XPA! It was good. We found these little booths with couches, tables and monitors in them. We settled back and started sending text messages in for them to put on the big screen. But they never did. Fuckers!
The first band was Halestorm. They weren't bad. The lead singer sounded like a very angry Taylor Dayne. I couldn't really see them that well, and for some reason, the monitors were not showing the show. So I don't have much to report other than they didn't suck, but didn't blow me away either. Eh.
Then Flyleaf came out. They were the real reason why I went to the show in the first place. On Christmas Eve, I heard their song "I'm So Sick" on my way to my dad's house. I could not believe the lungs on that chick. When I went home I bought the tickets. The singer is this tiny little chick. But Jesus Christ, can she scream! I really really liked them, although, I have to admit that I don't know much of their stuff. Anyway, immediately after "I'm So Sick" the video screens started working. Perfect! Now we could just lay back on the couches with the pillows, drink beer and watch the show. We didn't have to deal with people bumping into us and all that. We were away from the annoying people.
Shinedown came on. Again, I know a few of their songs, but not a lot. They were really good, too, though. The crowd loved them. The waitress had not been around in a long time, so I walked over to the bar to get another Flying Fish. While I was there, this big, old, scary looking biker dude grabbed my ass as he walked away from the bar. Oy! I made it through the rat maze and hid in the booth for the rest of the night. Later, I noticed a lot of people cleared out after Shinedown played. I don't know if it was because it was late or they came specifically for them. They played for a really long time. Towards the end, I started recognizing more of their songs.
Seether was fantastic. I'm amazed at how many of their songs I knew. I forgot about a lot of them. I've always thought that the singer sounds a lot like Kurt Cobain. I guess I'm not the only one because they played Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box." It was really good. The angry chick from Halestorm came out and sang the female part to "Broken." They finished with "The Remedy" and did not play an encore.
We got out of there almost as easily as we got in. They were actually selling whipits in the parking lot. Even with all these concerts that I've been to in the last year, I don't think I've seen whipits in several years.
I guess I feel a little removed from the whole experience, because of being away from the crowd and not knowing a lot of the music. But I have to say, it was a really good night out. Who knew that a Seether show would be so relaxing?
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