nicholtl Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 At the Hollywood Pantages Theater. Just thought y'all prog metalheads would like to know. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Nice... I seen them on their first CD tour. Images and words. And get this, my buddy and I got back stage to meet them. After the concert there was this line forming. We just stood in it and wala... we got back stage. Incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 words like jealousy and envy come to mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranjith Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 11 days till I see DT at the Massey Hall in Toronto its gonna blow my mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 We'll be seeing them in Chicago in 1 week (3/18). We've never seen them before and really looking forward to it. Nicholtl - I appreciate your Depeche Mode recommendation of their new album. It's freekin' beautiful and I can't get enough of it. Going to see them in May here. So how are DT live anyway? I'd like to glean if it's best to be in the pit area or back a bit. N - how was the show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockbobmel Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I've seen them about 6 times. They are consistantly excellent. The best one was Images and Words. The later stuff (6 Degrees) and after were not as interesting to me. Maybe a bit too progressive? I dunno. Maybe no new tricks. Highly Recommended.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranjith Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Nick, how was last night?? Waiting for a review I'm so psyched to see them this 22nd. I have to agree with rockbobmel, Images and Words was their best era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 The show was amazing. 3 straight hours (well ok, not counting a 15 minute intermission where the men's bathroom line was out the door! There were only like, 2 women at the whole show!) of a progressive journey from their humble beginnings in 1992 all the way to 2005. During each song they'd flash (on the 3 HUGE projection monitor behind them) images of that particular year, album cover, and their band photos at the time. Everyone from Derek Sherinian to Jordan Ruddess, John Petrucci to James LaBrie all in their full, leather-clad metal glory... The sound system at the Hollywood Pantages theater was amazing, the booze was flowing, and the crowd was as diverse as candy is at The Sweet Factory. Skater high-schoolers, collegiate prepsters, middle-aged hippies, Nascar-cap-touting families from Houston, clubgoers from Vegas... ...All walks of life. It was awesome stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 All taken with my camera-phone, unfortunately. They didn't allow cameras, so I had to sneak these in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 It was also funny how, when it came "encore time," instead of everyone holding out lighters, everyone busted out their cell phones to illuminate the otherwise cavernous-black auditorium. The place lit up from all those tiny LCD screens like a flame-thrower in a dungeon! THAT'S how you know we're in the 21st century... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 Believe me, the sound was even more earth-shaking than the light show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 MEAGAIN - glad you liked my Depeche Mode rec. Anytime you need suggestions for good music, I'm all ears. ROCKBOBMEI - You would've loved the show. The entire 3-song encore set was from the album "Images and Worlds." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockbobmel Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I noticed the cell phone thing at NIN last night. First, I think it's absurd, now I think it's funny. Plus, Trent is all high tech anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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