I just got home from Atlanta. The show was great. Bear in mind, they are playing in front of Megadeth and Slayer fans, so they have little time and have to hit as many of the well-known songs as possible, they can't waste too much time digging into the deeper cuts that us diehard fans want to hear.
I thought the whole band sounded great. Joey was on fire - he does such a good job of working the crowd. He did his typical running all over and interacting with all the fans. He did the headdress run during Indians. I was on the barrier all the way on the left, right in front of Rob. He's a great guitarist - I was impressed after watching him all night (I'd never seen him live before). Frank does such a great job interacting with the crowd, too. I love bassists who do that, because there's so few of them. I couldn't see Charlie or Scott too well from my vantage point.
Pretty much the standard setlist they're been doing on this tour, with the exception that they replaced Only with AIR, because Mustaine requested that they play it. That was a nice surprise! Scott said it was the first time they've played it on this tour.
CAUGHT IN A MOSH
MADHOUSE
ANTI-SOCIAL
INDIANS
AIR
METAL THRASHING MAD
I AM THE LAW
Two thoughts from talking to other concert-goers that night:
#1 I think a lot of the general metal public doesn't know Joey's back with the band. I talked to many people who had just discovered at the show that Joey was back.
#2 I think it really pays off for Anthrax that they have a frontman who doesn't have to handle instrument duties. Being compared against two other bands where the lead singer mostly has to stand in place and sing/play, Anthrax ends up putting on the most energetic and interactive show. I met several guys who were not big Anthrax fans, but they thought Anthrax was the most impressive of the bands. I attribute quite a bit of that to how Joey can work the crowd, and also that Frank is so interactive.
Here's a pretty good quality clip of I Am The Law that someone posted:
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After the show I was able to get back near the tour busses and talk to Joey for about an hour. I also was able to meet Mustaine (for the first time) for a few minutes. Sounds like the new Anthrax album is progressing. I'm excited to hear it!
All in all, it was well worth a trip to Atlanta for me to catch the Anthrax part of this tour (Testament was the opening act when it came through my area).