Black Stone Cherry – 2019 – Black To Blues Volume 2
By Eric | November 6, 2019 6:00 pm
Artist: Black Stone Cherry
Title: Black To Blues Volume 2
Label: Mascot
Released: Oct 25, 2019
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#Big Legged Woman
#Me & The Devil Blues
#All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
#Down In The Bottom
#Early One Morning
#Death Letter Blues
Review:
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Saint Asonia – 2019 – Flawed Design
By Eric | November 2, 2019 6:00 pm
Artist: Saint Asonia
Title: Flawed Design
Label: Spinefarm Records
Released: Oct 25, 2019
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#Blind
#Sirens
#This August Day
#The Hunted
#Ghost
#Beast
#The Fallen
#Another Fight
#Flawed Design
#Justify
#Martyrs
Review:
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10/26/2019 Mike Doughty, The Ghost of Mr. Oberon (Rochester, NY @ Flour City Station)
By Eric | October 27, 2019 9:49 am
WE MET MIKE!!
Matt and I will always see Mike whenever he comes to Rochester, and while this was no exception, this show was different for a couple reasons. Firstly, this tour was in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Soul Coughing’s Ruby Vroom, which digging back into in anticipation of the show I forgot how much I really really liked that album. Secondly, Mike was doing meet and greets on this tour, for a very reasonable price. Thirdly, it had just been Matt’s 40th birthday, so this was his birthday present from me!
We met up outside Flour City for a couple minutes and then we were ushered inside, took a peek at the merch, and then posted up in a semi-circle around the lone chair on the floor. There was only about 10 of us, nice and small and intimate. Mike came out with his guitar and greeted us all, and then asked for requests for the small solo acoustic set. Someone asked for Bottom Of A Well, so that was first, followed by Grey Ghost. Then Russell got requested but was shot down, but Na Na Nothing was accepted and played. The email for the meet and greet said three songs, but we got not one, not two, but three more! Mike said they had to be his choices however, and they were pretty deep cuts – Where Have You Gone, The Only Answer, and a cover of a song called Train To Chicago by a band called Drink Me (which we actually saw Mike do at the 11/2014 Water Street show). After the songs he came around and did photos and chit-chat with all of us, and couldn’t have been more gracious. Well worth the price of admission. The whole time there was a woman walking around taking pictures, but we didn’t think too much of it…
So the meet and greet ends, we head over to Salinger’s to kill some time and some brain cells, and then walk back for the show proper. We get in and soon are greeted by our opener, The Ghost of Mr. Oberon. I don’t think we ever caught the explanation, but backed by Doughty’s band, Mr. Oberon was a ghost in a sheet, then revealed to be woman dressed like a sleazy car salesman performing essentially drunk-style lounge-esque covers of Soul Coughing and Doughty songs from the other two not-Ruby Vroom albums (Sugar Plant, How Many Cans, St. Louise, to name a couple), with the patter between songs to match. Like Weekend At Bernies but if Bernie talked. It was bewildering yet awesome. What a riot.
Finally it’s time for Mike. With acknowledgement of why we’re all here, he did Super Bon Bon and Circles first, before playing Ruby Vroom front to back. Mike sounded great, the band was great, the place was packed, and everyone was happy to be there. Not much else to say other than we had a fantastic time. It all came full circle at the end during Janine, as Mike brought up the woman who did the original answering machine recording on the album version, Rachel Murdy. The same woman who was taking pictures during the meet and greet. The same woman who was The Ghost of Mr. Oberon. It all finally made sense. Sort of.
Matt and I left thoroughly entertained, and we’re certainly part of the 5% nation of Lemony Fresh.
Meet and Greet Setlist
———————-
Looking At The World From The Bottom Of A Well
Grey Ghost
Na Na Nothing
Where Have You Gone
The Only Answer
Train To Chicago (Drink Me cover)
Main set
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Super Bon Bon
Circles
Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago
Sugar Free Jazz
Casiotone Nation
Blue Eyed Devil
Bus to Beelzebub
True Dreams of Wichita
Screenwriter’s Blues
Moon Sammy
Supra Genius
City of Motors
Uh, Zoom Zip
Down to This
Mr. Bitterness
Janine
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Alter Bridge – 2019 – Walk The Sky
By Eric | October 19, 2019 6:00 pm
Artist: Alter Bridge
Title: Walk The Sky
Label: Napalm
Released: Oct 18, 2019
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#One Life
#Wouldn’t You Rather
#In The Deep
#Godspeed
#Native Son
#Take The Crown
#Indoctrination
#The Bitter End
#Pay No Mind
#Forever Falling
#Clear Horizon
#Walking On The Sky
#Tear Us Apart
#Dying Light
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09/27/2019 Shinedown, Papa Roach, Asking Alexandria (Buffalo NY @ KeyBank Center)
By Eric | September 28, 2019 6:13 pm
This show ended up being even more fun than I thought it was going to be! I rolled in from Rochester, got in, and made plans to meet up with Pete and Kiersten between sets, as they were on the floor, and I was in Section 106. All well and good, and then concert buddies come through – they text me the QR code for one of their floor tickets! Apparently the employees downstairs just glanced at the “ticket” on the phones, but didn’t scan it, and just put on the wristband. Not one to pass up an opportunity, I show the folks downstairs the “ticket”, and they didn’t scan it for me either! There was zero issue getting my wristband, getting on the floor, and frankly, “Getting Away With Murder”! *groan* I quickly found Pete and Kiersten, and settled in for Asking Alexandria. They’ve got to be one of the most popular bands that I just have no idea about, as I couldn’t name a single song, and I didn’t recognize any of the hits. They were okay, there were a good number of people there for them, but they still didn’t do anything for me.
Asking Alexandria
—————–
The Violence
Into the Fire
Where Did It Go?
The Death of Me
Vultures
Moving On
When the Lights Come On
Alone in a Room
By this time, Chip had gotten in and met us (I forgot he had floor also; I have no idea what I was thinking getting seats!) and we joked about coming out of mosh retirement again, just like the last time we saw Papa Roach, in 2018 at the Armory (no, we didn’t come out of retirement this time). We probably couldn’t have anyway, as this was definitely a Shinedown crowd. That is to say, younger, and not really down to mosh. PRoach came out, started with Who Do You Trust?, which I’d consider a banger, and no one really moved much. Maybe it was better up front, but we were halfway back and didn’t get touched. They sounded really good, Jacoby was all over the place, he wandered through the crowd for one of the songs, and he sounded great too. The relative youth of the crowd was evident when PRoach switched from the newer stuff to the OG stuff – not the huge pop I would have expected for Between Angels and Insects, and that went back-to-back with Blood Brothers, which is always great live, but that got even less of a reaction. They probably knew it too, as Last Resort was NOT the closer, but rather third from last. They sprinkled in a couple more tunes and closed with To Be Loved. All us oldsters thought they were great, and couldn’t understand the lack of carnage on the floor, but it is what it is. It didn’t dampen our enthusiasm any!
Papa Roach
———-
Who Do You Trust?
Help
Elevate
Getting Away With Murder
Gravity
Between Angels and Insects
Blood Brothers
Come Around
Forever
Scars
Drum Solo
Last Resort
Born for Greatness
…To Be Loved
So I had seen Shinedown the previous July, however they were opening for Godsmack, and it was right after Attention Attention came out, so seeing them headline on this album and play more stuff from it was pretty cool. They opened with Devil (it was the closer last year!) and other than the new songs it was pretty much a greatest hits set, but damn if they don’t do it well. The stage setup was really cool, they used the video screens well, the band sounded great as always, and Brent sounded good too. I was glad to hear Monsters off the new one, and Cut The Cord was a highlight too. It was a super solid arena rock show, made even better by getting a floor hookup and hanging with awesome concert friends! It also never hurts when you can retreat from the arena to 716 and have a nightcap with your buds!
Shinedown
———-
Devil
Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)
Enemies
Monsters
I’ll Follow You
Attention Attention
Bully
State of My Head
How Did You Love
Unity
45
Second Chance
Simple Man
Cut the Cord
Get Up
Sound of Madness
Brilliant
Monsters
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09/22/2019 Hatebreed, Ringworm (Rochester, NY @ Anthology)
By Eric | September 24, 2019 9:41 pm
A Sunday night show that I got there a little late for, so I missed the openers. I would have liked to have seen Amigo The Devil, as I’d heard good things, but it was not to be. I’d always heard a lot about Ringworm, especially since Florida Frank used to play with them. And they were okay, not my cup of tea as far as hardcore goes, but then again I’ve always said it’s not really my genre. Definitely some folks there that were into them though!
Seeing as it was a Sunday night, Anthology could have been a bit more full, but it was still a good showing for Hatebreed. And likewise for the band, it was your typical Hatebreed headliner. Super solid, a nice spread across the entire catalog (we got Doomsayer!), the entire band was on point – always a good time. Not too much more in the way of a review on this one, other than to say it was as fun as it always is!
To the Threshold
Looking Down the Barrel of Today
Empty Promises
Honor Never Dies
Under the Knife
Doomsayer
Not One Truth
Destroy Everything
As Diehard as They Come
Seven Enemies
Perseverance
Proven
Smash Your Enemies
Before Dishonor
Last Breath
Tear It Down
Driven by Suffering
Live for This
A Call for Blood
I Will Be Heard
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Papa Roach – 2019 – Who Do You Trust?
By Eric | September 15, 2019 6:00 pm
Artist: Papa Roach
Title: Who Do You Trust?
Label: Eleven Seven
Released: Jan 18, 2019
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#The Ending
#Renegade Music
#Not The Only One
#Who Do You Trust?
#Elevate
#Come Around
#Feel Like Home
#Problems
#Top Of The World
#I Suffer Well
#Maniac
#Better Than Life
Review:
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Trivium – 2017 – The Sin And The Sentence
By Eric | September 15, 2019 6:00 pm
Artist: Trivium
Title: The Sin And The Sentence
Label: Roadrunner
Released: Oct 20, 2017
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#The Sin And The Sentence
#Beyond Oblivion
#Other Worlds
#The Heart From Your Hate
#Betrayer
#The Wretchedness Inside
#Endless Night
#Sever The Hand
#Beauty In The Sorrow
#The Revanchist
#Thrown Into The Fire
Review:
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Korn – 2019 – The Nothing
By Eric | September 13, 2019 6:00 pm
Artist: Korn
Title: The Nothing
Label: Elektra / Roadrunner
Released: Sep 13, 2019
Packaging: Jewel Case with Slipcover
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#The End Begins
#Cold
#You’ll Never Find Me
#The Darkness Is Revealing
#Indiosyncrasy
#The Seduction Of Indulgence
#Finally Free
#Can You Hear Me
#The Ringmaster
#Gravity Of Discomfort
#H@rd3r
#This Loss
#Surrender To Failure
Review:
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Cold – 2019 – The Things We Can’t Stop
By Eric | September 13, 2019 6:00 pm
Artist: Cold
Title: The Things We Can’t Stop
Label: Napalm
Released: Sep 13, 2019
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Limited Edition
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#Intro
#Shine
#Snowblind
#The Devil We Know
#Run
#Better Human
#Without You
#Quiet Now
#The One That Got Away
#Systems Fail
#Beautiful Life
#We All Love
Review:
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