theserafine
Loudness Specialist
ProgPower USA XV: Day 2 (Saturday) with Seventh Wonder, Withem, Divided Multitude, Voodoo Circle, MasterPlan, Pain of Salvation, & Jon Oliva's Pain
Via Me (Frank Serafine), of MetalUnderground.com
Snippet:
"During 'If I Go Away,' if you weren’t teary-eyed and singing along with Oliva, you clearly weren’t in the auditorium. It was a huge performance for his backing band, as well, with Bill Hudson delivering Criss Oliva solos as if he were channeling the man himself, Joe Diaz killing guitar lead after lead, drummer Chris Kinder driving the momentum, and the rest bringing their best. It would’ve been a great year for promoter Glenn Harveston to go out on, like he revealed that he had planned, but it’s a fine thing that the attendees “went and fucked it all up” for him by selling out this year’s show in just 30 days.
Years from now, when this year’s festival is but a memory in the gleam of the eyes of we lucky attendees, it’ll be remembered as one of the years of legend by most, with attendees reporting in on the festival’s official Facebook, calling it the “best year ever.” The crowds may have gone, and Oliva may have ended with "When The Crowds Are Gone," but the ProgPower story is far from over. Tickets go on sale for next year on October 4th, and if the increasing quality of the shows is any sign as to how fast those tickets will sell out, it’s in every ProgPower hopeful’s best interest to jump on those tickets as soon as they are offered."
Via Me (Frank Serafine), of MetalUnderground.com
Snippet:
"During 'If I Go Away,' if you weren’t teary-eyed and singing along with Oliva, you clearly weren’t in the auditorium. It was a huge performance for his backing band, as well, with Bill Hudson delivering Criss Oliva solos as if he were channeling the man himself, Joe Diaz killing guitar lead after lead, drummer Chris Kinder driving the momentum, and the rest bringing their best. It would’ve been a great year for promoter Glenn Harveston to go out on, like he revealed that he had planned, but it’s a fine thing that the attendees “went and fucked it all up” for him by selling out this year’s show in just 30 days.
Years from now, when this year’s festival is but a memory in the gleam of the eyes of we lucky attendees, it’ll be remembered as one of the years of legend by most, with attendees reporting in on the festival’s official Facebook, calling it the “best year ever.” The crowds may have gone, and Oliva may have ended with "When The Crowds Are Gone," but the ProgPower story is far from over. Tickets go on sale for next year on October 4th, and if the increasing quality of the shows is any sign as to how fast those tickets will sell out, it’s in every ProgPower hopeful’s best interest to jump on those tickets as soon as they are offered."
