Stratovarius - 9/21 Middle East
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[Aug 20,2009 9:57am - Hans ""]
Mon 9/21
MassConcerts presents Stratovarious – 18+ $25adv/$28dos – NOTE: 7:30 Doors – VIP Tickets Available for $60 – Limited Amount!
[Aug 20,2009 9:57am - MikeOv ""]
THERE
[Aug 20,2009 9:58am - arilliusbm ""]
interesting.
almost every finnish spinefarm band rips stratovarious off haha
[Aug 20,2009 9:58am - BrianDBB ""]
Bought tix like 3 months ago! The new album's actually pretty decent. Pagan's Mind is on this show too I believe
[Aug 20,2009 9:58am - arilliusbm ""]
Pagan's Mind too?
[Aug 20,2009 10:00am - MikeOv ""]
yup
[Aug 20,2009 10:02am - arilliusbm ""]
you think any of the HATE CR3W KIDZ are gonna be here?
[Aug 20,2009 10:09am - MikeOv ""]
Just ordered tickets for my roommate and I. Hail the epic cheeeeese.
[Aug 20,2009 10:27am - boblovesmusic ""]
Dude! YES!!!
[Aug 20,2009 10:50pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""]
I've had tickets for this since the day I found out Pagan's Mind was coming. I don't give a rat's ass about Statovarius.
[Aug 20,2009 11:00pm - MikeOv ""]
I'm all about seeing Stratovarius but it sucks Timo Tolkki is no longer in the band. Anyone remember when some spanish dude tried stabbing and murdering him, and afterwards was talking about quitting music?
[Aug 21,2009 12:40am - ArrowHeadNLI ""]
T.T. took all the bands money and split to form a new band when Stratovarius' label caved. What a dick. Sick guitarist, though.
[Aug 21,2009 12:46am - avalonwindsNLI ""]
ArrowHeadNLI said:T.T. took all the bands money and split to form a new band when Stratovarius' label caved. What a dick. Sick guitarist, though.
He's ugly as shit too, but yeah I agree.
[Aug 21,2009 3:56pm - boarcorpsejimbo ""]
I will definately be at this.
[Aug 21,2009 3:56pm - boarcorpsejimbo ""]
....shamelessly handing out BC demos that is.
[Sep 21,2009 8:44am - boblovesmusic ""]
tonight guyz!!!
[Sep 21,2009 10:31am - aril ""]
who is going to this for real? I'm on the fence because I'd have to drive back into boston and pay $28 at the door
[Sep 21,2009 10:35am - boblovesmusic ""]
I'm going for realz. Stratovarius was one of the early metal bands I got into. Also there's been a distinct lack of power metal around here which makes me sad.
[Sep 21,2009 11:36am - MikeOv ""]
Already have a ticket. Will be there.
[Sep 21,2009 12:03pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""]
Anyone heard of the opener before? I checked out their myspace, and it sounded o.k. until they started singing. Really don't seem to fit this bill.
[Sep 21,2009 12:04pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""]
Here's the myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/inharmswayofficial
Why oh why wasn't Ravage booked on this bill? Or moreso, why not just let PM and Strat play longer, since they don't make it out here often.
[Sep 21,2009 7:28pm - metalguy_2 ""]
I will be seeing this show in Washington on Oct 4.
[Sep 21,2009 10:49pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""]
1) In Harms Way = Fucking awful. AWFUL. Some pretty meh guitar work, shitty vox, and muddy mix (which I doubt was their fault)
2) Why do soundmen at every club around here insist on cranking the volume up as loud as possibe, clipping out speakers and leaving the audience with nothing to hear but farty bass, distorted mids, and kickdrums? Seriously, the Palladium is like this too. How about turn it down a couple notches and then we might actually hear the guitars and singer?
3) Pagans mind were great! I get the feeling they had issues hearing themselves, and the singer seemed a little unimpressed with some of the Boston fans. At the end he made a comment about "BOSTON... YOU GUYS ARE A GREAT AUDIENCE!!!" then real quiet into the mic ... "for the most part". I'd agree though, it was an embarrasingly small turnout for their first time here, and the crowd did hang back quite a bit.
3) I left before Stratavarius could play. I admit, I went primarily to see PM. While I'm a fan of Strat, I don't think it was going to be enjoyable with the overly loud and shitty mix there this evening.
4) Wren has a lot of fucking hair. A LOT. Don't stand in front of me with that shit, chia-man.
P.S. - AMERICANS ARE NOT ALL FAT!!! Carry some goddamned medium shirts, asses!
[Sep 22,2009 10:08am - BrianDBB ""]
Great show! I think this was the first show at the Middle East to actually start EARLY. Missed In Harms Way, and I don't know enough Pagan's Mind to say if it was a good setlist, but they were pretty good.
As for Stratovarius, they definitely dominated! Can't believe you left before them! They looked like they were having a blast too.
I think this was the setlist:
Destiny
Hunting High and Low
Speed of Light
The Kiss of Judas
Deep Unknown
A Million Light Years Away
Legions
Winter Skies
Phoenix
Guitar & Bass Solo (Incl. Far Beyond the Sun)
Forever Is Today
Twilight Symphony
Higher We Go
Will My Soul Ever Rest in Peace?
Eagleheart
Encore:
Father Time
Black Diamond
[Sep 22,2009 10:35am - boblovesmusic ""]
BrianDBB said:Great show! I think this was the first show at the Middle East to actually start EARLY. Missed In Harms Way, and I don't know enough Pagan's Mind to say if it was a good setlist, but they were pretty good.
As for Stratovarius, they definitely dominated! Can't believe you left before them! They looked like they were having a blast too.
I think this was the setlist:
Destiny
Hunting High and Low
Speed of Light
The Kiss of Judas
Deep Unknown
A Million Light Years Away
Legions
Winter Skies
Phoenix
Guitar & Bass Solo (Incl. Far Beyond the Sun)
Forever Is Today
Twilight Symphony
Higher We Go
Will My Soul Ever Rest in Peace?
Eagleheart
Encore:
Father Time
Black Diamond
Wait they played Will My Soul...?! How did I not catch that!?
Agreed on the show! One of the best sets this year!
So awesome to hear some of these songs live!
[Sep 22,2009 10:41am - BrianDBB ""]
I could be wrong actually, they probably cut that one for this boston show... but I think the rest of the set is pretty accurate. And definitely agreed, not many opportunities to see Strato in the states.
[Sep 22,2009 10:57am - MikeOv ""]
Even though it wasn't the classic line up, their set was a lot of fun. True that the opportunities are few and far between to catch them in the states, and it's always a good time when they come around. Kiss of Judas, Twilight Symphony, Black Diamond... so good.
They should have done 4,000 Rainy Nights and Winter
[Sep 22,2009 11:05am - I_am_not_me ""]
Sounds fucking ridiculous. Hopefully they come at another point that I can actually catch them.
[Sep 22,2009 11:30am - the_reverend ""]
boblovesmusic said:Wait they played Will My Soul...?! How did I not catch that!?
http://www.returntothepit.com/view.php?formid=63428
[Sep 22,2009 3:20pm - fafonwheelz ""]
...the rev goes to "hardcore" show and NOT stratovarius.
thats fucking sketchy.