- May 4, 2012
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As with Day 1, I arrived a bit late due to my teaching responsibilities. Thus, by the time I got there, Cellar Darling was almost over. I caught that last 10 minutes, and it was interesting.
Oceans of Slumber lived up to their name as I was able to take a brief nap. Granted, I had been up since five this morning and thus needed the rest. Seriously, they were decent, and I was able to come to to catch a good cover of Nights in White Satin.
Doro was the reason I bought tickets for the first two days and it was a solid set. However, it wasn't the blowaway show that I had expected. I'm not sure what kept it from being a top-notch show. Perhaps it was the shortened length when she only did about an hour (rather than the 75 minutes that was scheduled). There also seemed to be something wrong with the mix as Doro's voice overwhelmed the music (particularly the excellent guitar work). I don't know if that was due to where I was seated (near the top) or if it was how her shows are always mixed but it was a bit off putting for me.
On the other hand, Angra far exceeded my expectations. I didn't know too much by them going in, but they delivered a 2+ hour set that tore the house down. In addition to playing Omni in its entirety, they had major surprises, the biggest being Doro joining them for a song from Secret Garden. Great show.
All in all, another fine day, tempered somewhat by the disappearance of a ziploc bag of CD booklets, including ones signed by Doro and Angra. I don't know what happened to them, only that I could not find them in my car or at my apartment today., If anyone has any thoughts bout a lost and found, I'd be glad to hear them.
Oceans of Slumber lived up to their name as I was able to take a brief nap. Granted, I had been up since five this morning and thus needed the rest. Seriously, they were decent, and I was able to come to to catch a good cover of Nights in White Satin.
Doro was the reason I bought tickets for the first two days and it was a solid set. However, it wasn't the blowaway show that I had expected. I'm not sure what kept it from being a top-notch show. Perhaps it was the shortened length when she only did about an hour (rather than the 75 minutes that was scheduled). There also seemed to be something wrong with the mix as Doro's voice overwhelmed the music (particularly the excellent guitar work). I don't know if that was due to where I was seated (near the top) or if it was how her shows are always mixed but it was a bit off putting for me.
On the other hand, Angra far exceeded my expectations. I didn't know too much by them going in, but they delivered a 2+ hour set that tore the house down. In addition to playing Omni in its entirety, they had major surprises, the biggest being Doro joining them for a song from Secret Garden. Great show.
All in all, another fine day, tempered somewhat by the disappearance of a ziploc bag of CD booklets, including ones signed by Doro and Angra. I don't know what happened to them, only that I could not find them in my car or at my apartment today., If anyone has any thoughts bout a lost and found, I'd be glad to hear them.
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