I went to the Alice in Chains show last night in Chicago. It was great! One of the better concerts I've ever been to, and I've done my fair share. Mastodon opened, and even though they only got to play about 45 minutes, they were really good, though they didn't end up picking any of their longer songs. It would have been cool if they could've played some more from Crack the Skye, but at least they had Sleeping Giant in the set.
The Deftones were next, and whereas I like them, I didn't really like the set. They played a lot off of Diamond Eyes, and did a few earlier ones from Adrenaline and Around the Fur. The energy wasn't really there that much for me, though the crowd was mostly there for the Deftones more than any other band. They did keep their tradition of having lights that are super-bright and end up blinding you though.
Finally Alice in Chains came out. They played the first three songs off of Dirt, which was excellent. It was funny though, because everyone was singing along when they played Them Bones, but as soon as they went into Dam That River, no one knew the words in the crowd. Just shows again it was a mostly Deftones crowd. They played a lot of good stuff though, although they only played Again off of the self-titled album, but they fit a lot from the new album in, so it's understandable. They had some problems with their wireless mics during Again, but got it fixed for the most part after that. Everything was good for their set though, from the lighting to the stage design. I was really impressed, though I'm biased because I'm a huge AIC fan, and I hadn't ever been able to see them before. I'm glad I didn't miss out this time, it was worth the 14+ year wait to finally see them. And for sure the next time they roll thru Chicago, I will be there again!
I went to the Alice in Chains show last night in Chicago. It was great! One of the better concerts I've ever been to, and I've done my fair share. Mastodon opened, and even though they only got to play about 45 minutes, they were really good, though they didn't end up picking any of their longer songs. It would have been cool if they could've played some more from Crack the Skye, but at least they had Sleeping Giant in the set.
The Deftones were next, and whereas I like them, I didn't really like the set. They played a lot off of Diamond Eyes, and did a few earlier ones from Adrenaline and Around the Fur. The energy wasn't really there that much for me, though the crowd was mostly there for the Deftones more than any other band. They did keep their tradition of having lights that are super-bright and end up blinding you though.
Finally Alice in Chains came out. They played the first three songs off of Dirt, which was excellent. It was funny though, because everyone was singing along when they played Them Bones, but as soon as they went into Dam That River, no one knew the words in the crowd. Just shows again it was a mostly Deftones crowd. They played a lot of good stuff though, although they only played Again off of the self-titled album, but they fit a lot from the new album in, so it's understandable. They had some problems with their wireless mics during Again, but got it fixed for the most part after that. Everything was good for their set though, from the lighting to the stage design. I was really impressed, though I'm biased because I'm a huge AIC fan, and I hadn't ever been able to see them before. I'm glad I didn't miss out this time, it was worth the 14+ year wait to finally see them. And for sure the next time they roll thru Chicago, I will be there again!
The Deftones were next, and whereas I like them, I didn't really like the set. They played a lot off of Diamond Eyes, and did a few earlier ones from Adrenaline and Around the Fur. The energy wasn't really there that much for me, though the crowd was mostly there for the Deftones more than any other band. They did keep their tradition of having lights that are super-bright and end up blinding you though.
Finally Alice in Chains came out. They played the first three songs off of Dirt, which was excellent. It was funny though, because everyone was singing along when they played Them Bones, but as soon as they went into Dam That River, no one knew the words in the crowd. Just shows again it was a mostly Deftones crowd. They played a lot of good stuff though, although they only played Again off of the self-titled album, but they fit a lot from the new album in, so it's understandable. They had some problems with their wireless mics during Again, but got it fixed for the most part after that. Everything was good for their set though, from the lighting to the stage design. I was really impressed, though I'm biased because I'm a huge AIC fan, and I hadn't ever been able to see them before. I'm glad I didn't miss out this time, it was worth the 14+ year wait to finally see them. And for sure the next time they roll thru Chicago, I will be there again!