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03-28-2011, 09:14 PM
This was the Avalanche Tour at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Illinois. I only have a set for Stone Sour since they were the only band I was there to see and the only band there that I listen to. I had second row on the right side of the stage the entire show. I'll do a short review of the other bands:
-Art of Dying: They were a decent opener. I think they have potential to be a pretty famous radio rock band, even though they currently have a few popular songs. They had good energy.
-Halestorm: I think they were the second best band of the night. The female lead singer has a great voice, and some of their stuff was heavier than I thought it would be. The drummer, and brother of the singer, was crazy. He was jumping around, throwing sticks, and he broke his snare twice. They did a great cover of Slave to the Grind by Skid Row. I also caught a pic from the bass player.
-Skillet: They were alright (musically) but their stage presence was awesome. They had explosions (of smoke) and platforms that raised their guitarists 20 feet into the air.
-Theory of a Deadman: They were the only band besides Stone Sour that I kind of knew. I refuse to listen to the radio now-a-days and I know they get a lot of radio play. I recognized 3 songs (So Happy, Bad Girlfriend, and Hate My Life). They did a decent cover of Cocaine by Clapton as well. BUT... I hated them. My friend who went with me agrees, it may have been the most boring set I've ever seen. It just seemed like they lacked energy. They used a backing track for some songs like So Happy. The lead singer had a lot of failed attempts at jokes as well.
Now for the reason I came, STONE SOUR!!! They were great. I've seen Slipknot twice, but never Stone Sour. I've been a huge fan for at least 4 years and I absolutely love the new album. Here's the set:
1. Mission Statement
2. Reborn
3. Digital
4. Dying
5. Hesitate
6. Made of Scars
7. Say You'll Haunt Me
8. Unfinished
9. Bother
10. Through the Glass
11. Get Inside
12. 30-30/150
It is pretty similar to the first two shows of the tour except that they switched Blotter and Tumult (which I was excited to see) with Unfinished and Get Inside. That's fine though because Unfinished is one of my favorite songs off of the new album and they have to play Get Inside at every show in my opinion. I caught a pic from Jim Root which was awesome. I liked the set but I think they played way too many of their popular songs (probably to expose the band to the fans of the first 4 bands). I think they should have taken out two of the softer songs because there were a lot, and replaced them with Nylon 6/6, Bitter End, or Comewhatever May. Highlights were Mission Statement, Reborn, Made of Scars, Unfinished, Get Inside, and 30-30/150.
-Art of Dying: They were a decent opener. I think they have potential to be a pretty famous radio rock band, even though they currently have a few popular songs. They had good energy.
-Halestorm: I think they were the second best band of the night. The female lead singer has a great voice, and some of their stuff was heavier than I thought it would be. The drummer, and brother of the singer, was crazy. He was jumping around, throwing sticks, and he broke his snare twice. They did a great cover of Slave to the Grind by Skid Row. I also caught a pic from the bass player.
-Skillet: They were alright (musically) but their stage presence was awesome. They had explosions (of smoke) and platforms that raised their guitarists 20 feet into the air.
-Theory of a Deadman: They were the only band besides Stone Sour that I kind of knew. I refuse to listen to the radio now-a-days and I know they get a lot of radio play. I recognized 3 songs (So Happy, Bad Girlfriend, and Hate My Life). They did a decent cover of Cocaine by Clapton as well. BUT... I hated them. My friend who went with me agrees, it may have been the most boring set I've ever seen. It just seemed like they lacked energy. They used a backing track for some songs like So Happy. The lead singer had a lot of failed attempts at jokes as well.
Now for the reason I came, STONE SOUR!!! They were great. I've seen Slipknot twice, but never Stone Sour. I've been a huge fan for at least 4 years and I absolutely love the new album. Here's the set:
1. Mission Statement
2. Reborn
3. Digital
4. Dying
5. Hesitate
6. Made of Scars
7. Say You'll Haunt Me
8. Unfinished
9. Bother
10. Through the Glass
11. Get Inside
12. 30-30/150
It is pretty similar to the first two shows of the tour except that they switched Blotter and Tumult (which I was excited to see) with Unfinished and Get Inside. That's fine though because Unfinished is one of my favorite songs off of the new album and they have to play Get Inside at every show in my opinion. I caught a pic from Jim Root which was awesome. I liked the set but I think they played way too many of their popular songs (probably to expose the band to the fans of the first 4 bands). I think they should have taken out two of the softer songs because there were a lot, and replaced them with Nylon 6/6, Bitter End, or Comewhatever May. Highlights were Mission Statement, Reborn, Made of Scars, Unfinished, Get Inside, and 30-30/150.