Link to thread from a guy that says he was there...Or claims he was. After all this is the internet...
http://www.metalsludge.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=108601
http://www.metalsludge.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=108601
Radio City Music Hall Heaven and Hell
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Platinum Maze
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Gotta admit, like one of the posts in that thread, I was both thrilled and disappointed with the show last night. I thought this was going to be one of the top 10 shows I've ever seen, and it just didn't deliver.
For starters, as mentioned, there was no extended setlist. They started late - close to 8:30 - and ended early. I was outside by 10:30. I thought this would start by 8:15, have an intermission, and we'd get out at like 11. Not a big deal though...
DIO had some vocal problems I thought. He was not god-like. Very good though. The entire band was in studio with Eddie Trunk after the show, and Dio sounded like he had some kind of cold or something. His speaking voice, at least to me, is very recognizable. When he spoke on the radio show, you couldn't tell it was him. He had either lost part of it from the show, or he was sick beforehand. Dio made mention on the show that the reason they aren't doing Turn Up the Night is that it's just very tough for him to sing it, and that Neon Knights has always been the toughest song for him to sing.
Also mentioned in that thread, some of the songs WERE boring. After All is a terrible choice for an opening track, and by the time they were 2 minutes into it, everyone in the mezzanine I was in, sat back down. It was plodding, and the energy the crowd had early on, was gone. The songs that didn't do it for me were the 2 new ones, the stuff from Dehumanizer, and for some reason Lady Evil (which I love). But, they really didn't hit their groove last night until Sign of the Southern Cross. That, Falling, Die Young, Voodoo, Lonely, Heaven, and Neon Knights were outstanding.
Overall, like I said, great show, but a little disappointing. They have a chance to redeem themselves in 6 weeks.
Btw, I also thought the crowd was kind of lame last night.
For starters, as mentioned, there was no extended setlist. They started late - close to 8:30 - and ended early. I was outside by 10:30. I thought this would start by 8:15, have an intermission, and we'd get out at like 11. Not a big deal though...
DIO had some vocal problems I thought. He was not god-like. Very good though. The entire band was in studio with Eddie Trunk after the show, and Dio sounded like he had some kind of cold or something. His speaking voice, at least to me, is very recognizable. When he spoke on the radio show, you couldn't tell it was him. He had either lost part of it from the show, or he was sick beforehand. Dio made mention on the show that the reason they aren't doing Turn Up the Night is that it's just very tough for him to sing it, and that Neon Knights has always been the toughest song for him to sing.
Also mentioned in that thread, some of the songs WERE boring. After All is a terrible choice for an opening track, and by the time they were 2 minutes into it, everyone in the mezzanine I was in, sat back down. It was plodding, and the energy the crowd had early on, was gone. The songs that didn't do it for me were the 2 new ones, the stuff from Dehumanizer, and for some reason Lady Evil (which I love). But, they really didn't hit their groove last night until Sign of the Southern Cross. That, Falling, Die Young, Voodoo, Lonely, Heaven, and Neon Knights were outstanding.
Overall, like I said, great show, but a little disappointing. They have a chance to redeem themselves in 6 weeks.
Btw, I also thought the crowd was kind of lame last night.
Trans-Siberian Outcast
Savaholic
Good thing Dio is giving his voice a three week vacation before I have to see him on the 22nd. I don't think he can handle long tours now that he's in his mid-60s.
Gotta admit, like one of the posts in that thread, I was both thrilled and disappointed with the show last night. I thought this was going to be one of the top 10 shows I've ever seen, and it just didn't deliver.
For starters, as mentioned, there was no extended setlist. They started late - close to 8:30 - and ended early. I was outside by 10:30. I thought this would start by 8:15, have an intermission, and we'd get out at like 11. Not a big deal though...
DIO had some vocal problems I thought. He was not god-like. Very good though. The entire band was in studio with Eddie Trunk after the show, and Dio sounded like he had some kind of cold or something. His speaking voice, at least to me, is very recognizable. When he spoke on the radio show, you couldn't tell it was him. He had either lost part of it from the show, or he was sick beforehand. Dio made mention on the show that the reason they aren't doing Turn Up the Night is that it's just very tough for him to sing it, and that Neon Knights has always been the toughest song for him to sing.
Also mentioned in that thread, some of the songs WERE boring. After All is a terrible choice for an opening track, and by the time they were 2 minutes into it, everyone in the mezzanine I was in, sat back down. It was plodding, and the energy the crowd had early on, was gone. The songs that didn't do it for me were the 2 new ones, the stuff from Dehumanizer, and for some reason Lady Evil (which I love). But, they really didn't hit their groove last night until Sign of the Southern Cross. That, Falling, Die Young, Voodoo, Lonely, Heaven, and Neon Knights were outstanding.
Overall, like I said, great show, but a little disappointing. They have a chance to redeem themselves in 6 weeks.
Btw, I also thought the crowd was kind of lame last night.
Thanks for the post man, very detailed. What was the deal with the crowd? Watching the VH-1 Classic show right now...
Platinum Maze
Random Star
Yes, they did. Honestly, the pace of that, and The Mob Rules, kinda plodded along too.
sixx, the crowd was pretty alive, just not as frenzied as I expected. The slow opening track did a lot of damage, imo. I dvr'd the vh1 thing. I'll probably check it out in the morning.
01. [E5150 Intro]
02. After All (The Dead)
03. The Mob Rules
04. Children of the Sea
05. Lady Evil
06. I
07. The Sign of the Southern Cross
08. Voodoo
09. The Devil Cried
10. Appice Solo
11. Computer God
12. Falling Off the Edge of the World
13. Shadow of the Wind
14. Iommi Solo/Die Young
15. Heaven and Hell
Envore:
16. Lonely is the Word
17. Neon Knights
Those posts in that thread are kind of all over the place. I immediately dismissed any that say "that was the best concert EVER!" Expectations can make things appear better than they are and disappoint too. I have a feeling that I would have felt about the same as you after the show.
Trans-Siberian Outcast
Savaholic
I'll give you guys a report on the 23rd, from an impartial point of view. I'm realistic enough to realize that Dio has been forced to drop his vocals a few keys, but I won't be over-critical either. I'll be watching, listening, and more importantly, FEELING, the energy of the songs and the crowd.
My advantage is I get first show of the U.S. mini-tour, after a 3 week rest period. That NY show was at the end of a frantic Canadian tour. To me, especially with the elderly bands, it would be better to record DVDs during the first few shows, not at the end when they are all tired and worn out.
I hope they do a "lost cities" tour after they get back from Europe...
I'd love to see them...
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