Kamelot was INCREDIBLE!

[skonopa]

Last night, I went to, yup - you guessed it - Jaxx, again, this time to see Kamelot!

That had to of been one of the most incredible things I've seen since

that Trans-Siberian Orchestra show I saw last fall! That had to

of been one of the finest performances I've ever seen come through that

place since I started going to shows up there!

They mostly played tracks from thier most recent three albums, Dark Halo, Epica, and Karma, with one track from The Forth Legacy!

I've listened to these albums numerous times, and of course, on good

equipment, no less, so I know how they sound and thus quite familier

with them (dug Epica back out again and listening to it right

now as I am typing this!). The live show was friggan spot

on! They performed that music flawlessly, and with no shortcuts

at all! I was blown away at just how awesome these guys sounded

live! You'd almost think they have the CD on somewhere and they

are just up there air-guitaring it! No way - these guys where the

real deal! It will be tough to find an act that measures up to

that one! Roy Kahns voice is just so awesome. I love his

very smooth sounding vocalization. And of course, just goes to

show the guitars and drums definitly up there with some of the best out

there!

That keyboardist was just unbelievable! He has to be a

classically trained pianist! How often do you see a keyboard solo

at these shows? He played on, and it had to of been heard to be

believed! I only wish I could play 1/10th as good as he

did! Hell, if he skiied as good as he played that keyboard - I am

in trouble!

I just wish I had not forgotten my damn camera, as I was right up next

to the stage on the extreme right (up against the speaker stack), and I

could've gotten some awesome shots of the band playing.

Kamelot is very quickly becoming one of my all time most favorite

bands, right up there with Rush, Stratovarius, and Sonata Arctica (and

I often even include Trans-Siberian Orchestra in this).

Also, thier new album, Black Halo, is a definite must have for

any serious metalhead, hell, I'd say for anybody that about good

quality music (and the recording quality of the disk itself is

excellent)!

Hell, this may very well be a tough act even for Trans-Siberian

Orchestra to follow up behind (and I am seeing them on the 23rd in

Richmond)!