Got there about 7pm as COB was finishing their set, perfect timing actually as the only bands I wanted to see was In Flames and Megadeth, actually I just wanted to see Chris play. I haven’t been to the Aragon in years, I actually forgot how nice the place looks compared to some of the venues that I’ve been to lately.
The audience was rather younger than I was expecting, there were 3 huge Hot Topic banners above the stage so I kinda got a clue what the target audience for this show was.
InFlames started off their set, I was ready to be disappointed and boy did they live up to my expectations.
I find it funny that 6 yrs ago I saw the Jag Panzer/In Flames/Iced Earth show at the Metro and 6 yrs later I got to see IE, InFlames and Chris Broderick again! Only this time In Flames was a mere shadow of that band that I saw back in ’02. They played “Only for the weak” and another tune that I didn’t recognize that was actually good but they mainly stuck to stuff from their latest album. I think this show was the last nail in the coffin for me, I guess I’m left with the memory of what a great band they once were cause last night they bored me to death.
Now it was time for Chris Broderick to hit the stage…..errr….I mean Megadeth. As much as I think that Dave Mustaine is a douche I have to admit they were freaking incredible that night. James LoMenzo was awesome as was the drummer, they played a lot of old songs which seemed to please the crowd and myself. I really liked how they didn’t stop after every single song, instead they busted right into the next one. This was great because we got to hear a shitload of songs fro a 90 minute set.
Chris was awesome as expected, he played all those solos note for note (like buttah!) and even had a little solo spot before “Tornado of Souls”. I don’t recall any Megadeth guitarist ever doing that (other than Mustaine of course).
Only 2 complaints, parking sucked as usual. We ended up parking about 6 blocks away although after the show the walk felt rather good after being in that sauna that is the Aragon. Also the sound wasn’t all that great, I could barely make out what Mustaine was saying between songs and you could barely hear his singing (I was about 30 feet from the stage too).
Overall I had a great time, the show ended around 10pm which was great considering it was a Tuesday, all weekday shows should be like this!!
I know I said I wasn’t going to this show because of what Mustaine did to Warmachine but I was in the guestlist so he didn’t get a single penny from me.
The audience was rather younger than I was expecting, there were 3 huge Hot Topic banners above the stage so I kinda got a clue what the target audience for this show was.
InFlames started off their set, I was ready to be disappointed and boy did they live up to my expectations.
I find it funny that 6 yrs ago I saw the Jag Panzer/In Flames/Iced Earth show at the Metro and 6 yrs later I got to see IE, InFlames and Chris Broderick again! Only this time In Flames was a mere shadow of that band that I saw back in ’02. They played “Only for the weak” and another tune that I didn’t recognize that was actually good but they mainly stuck to stuff from their latest album. I think this show was the last nail in the coffin for me, I guess I’m left with the memory of what a great band they once were cause last night they bored me to death.
Now it was time for Chris Broderick to hit the stage…..errr….I mean Megadeth. As much as I think that Dave Mustaine is a douche I have to admit they were freaking incredible that night. James LoMenzo was awesome as was the drummer, they played a lot of old songs which seemed to please the crowd and myself. I really liked how they didn’t stop after every single song, instead they busted right into the next one. This was great because we got to hear a shitload of songs fro a 90 minute set.
Chris was awesome as expected, he played all those solos note for note (like buttah!) and even had a little solo spot before “Tornado of Souls”. I don’t recall any Megadeth guitarist ever doing that (other than Mustaine of course).
Only 2 complaints, parking sucked as usual. We ended up parking about 6 blocks away although after the show the walk felt rather good after being in that sauna that is the Aragon. Also the sound wasn’t all that great, I could barely make out what Mustaine was saying between songs and you could barely hear his singing (I was about 30 feet from the stage too).
Overall I had a great time, the show ended around 10pm which was great considering it was a Tuesday, all weekday shows should be like this!!
I know I said I wasn’t going to this show because of what Mustaine did to Warmachine but I was in the guestlist so he didn’t get a single penny from me.
