May 26th NYC Show

[Prophet178]

Rumor has it that Madonna was using the Hammerstein Ballroom downstairs. Not sure if she was rehearsing, recording or what.

Ah lame, sucks that they put a 'bigger' act in an empty room just to rehearse when theres a full audience of paying people to see a band. There would have been much more tickets to sell if they used Hammerstein too.

From where I was standing in the back the sound was VERY muddy for all of Enslaved and the first 2-3 Opeth tunes.

If you heard the Starland show, this one doesn't even come close to muddy. It was almost unbearable to listen to Enslaved at Starland, this show was a MUCH better improvement. I think I liked Hessian more here too because of the sound, I could actually hear all the instruments instead of them jumbled together.

 

[Prophet178]

Short Review/Pictures form Brooklyn Vegan

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/05/opeth_enslaved_2.html

I'm in one of the pictures, sweet!

 

[justHerb]

Nice pictures.

 

[Silent Dance With Death]

Amazing performance, amazing setlist, and I was in an amazing spot directly in front of Mikael.

I also got a few responses out of him during his talking moments, which was fun.

Anyone catch him flipping someone off in the audience? It was me. =[

 

[Holocaust on the Moon]

Were you the one who told him to play Judas Priest?

 

[Dedicated Hunter]

i hope they get to play in madison square garden some day

 

[Prophet178]

Anyone catch him flipping someone off in the audience? It was me. =[

Hahahah yeah! "Some of you in the audience are lazy tonight. Especially you!" *Gives Finger*

 

[sotua]

Short Review/Pictures form Brooklyn Vegan

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/05/opeth_enslaved_2.html

I'm in one of the pictures, sweet!

Nice pictures but... would it have killed the photographer to shoot Axe, Per and Mendez?

And the Enslaved bass player probabily is in the pictures because he sings, otherwise I bet he'd be as present as Mendez...

(why yes, I am a bass player. How could you tell? )

 

[babymilk]

Per was looking especially fluffy.

 

[Prophet178]

Nice pictures but... would it have killed the photographer to shoot Axe, Per and Mendez?

And the Enslaved bass player probabily is in the pictures because he sings, otherwise I bet he'd be as present as Mendez...

(why yes, I am a bass player. How could you tell? )

Yup, I agree. I made sure to get on Mendez's side last show and get some pictures of him, and to appreciate his amazing playing.

 

[justHerb]

As far as the Madonna thing goes I believe this show was scheduled for the smaller room to begin with. In fact I heard that SHE wanted to be in the smaller room but Opeth already had it booked.

 

[Silent Dance With Death]

Were you the one who told him to play Judas Priest?

No, but I was the one that asked him where he got his pants. The guy wears the coolest pants ever, haha.

I also prompted him to flip me off by flipping him off first. Homeboy called me lazy and I wasn't having it. He's a fun dude, I wish I could hang out with him and have cheeseburgers.

 

[justHerb]

"hello..."

 

[SerenityPaintedLife]

So last night in DC, Mikael said that they had screwed up Karma so bad in NY, and even worse, that it was his fault. He thought about never playing it again, but then he said:"You know what they say - if you fall of the bike, you get right back up and go at it again". And they played it, and it was great.

Did anyone notice anything? My guess is that it's only something that he would notice.

 

[Prophet178]

I think he missed the first line of the chorus, because I remember singing it and he was still playing, the part "You have nothing more to hide...", not sure though....

 

[mylovedenied]

Did anyone hear the guy on the left balcony doing a death metal growl the entire time Mike was talking and during the mellow songs?

I spent the entire show standing about 20 feet from that guy. He really, really pissed me off with his burpgrowl. Fucken dick. Anyways, I waited around afterwards and met Mikael, both Martins, and Frederik.

 

[TheKnightandtheSilentWater]

Who did Mike tell to suck his cock?

 

[Cmanuel]

Wow, that show looked amazing. I've read in other threads on here that they've messed up Karma a couple of times. Oh well.

Was this the last show in north america for this leg of the tour?

Also, I'm going to inquire about purchasing prints from the photographer. I've got my eye on this one

 

[Prophet178]

There was one more show after it, DC I believe.

 

[Silent Dance With Death]

Who did Mike tell to suck his cock?

Me

When everyone was offering him different amounts of money for his t-shirt, I got fed up and yelled "I'LL SUCK YOUR DICK!"

"...You will suck my cock"