MusicDecember 14th, 2011 by Foxopoly Demon Hunter – LifeWarExcellent one-take clip for Demon Hunter’s ‘LifeWar’: December 11th, 2011 by Phantasmo FILTER: Live in Anchorage 12.09.11
The first two songs were a bit mid-tempo, with Richard holding the mic stand cautiously and I was curious if things would liven up a bit, and they immediately did. The band kicked into overdrive with ‘The Inevitable Relapse’ as Richard Patrick announced to the crowd, “I feel like crowd surfing!”. As he screamed out the chorus “Drink it, drink it, snort it, smoke it!” he propelled himself into the audience. Standing inches from the stage, I spent the next few minutes holding him up along with a few others. Throughout the show, he did this several times, often looking up at the VERY low ceiling to find a handhold on a pipe, lighting rig, or anything that would carry his weight. At one point, he was singing with the mic in one hand, while his other hand and his two feet grappled around the ceiling fixtures throughout the club – it was pretty damn cool to watch this guy suspended inches above your head while belting out a kick ass rock song. There was quite a bit of stage banter, with the band completely puzzled how they had been to so many foreign places and not Alaska (“How have we been to fuckin’ KUWAIT and never been here?!”). While the band kept a solid tempo and were impressive in their own right, Richard Patrick stole the show. The guy ignited the place and had endless energy. Jumping, leaning out in the crowd to hold him up, the crowd-surfing, he was on fire. At one point during the show, I had my iPhone held up in front of him to snap a photo, when he suddenly grabbed it out of my hand and proceeded to film me, the crowd, himself and the band before handing it back to me – it was shaky as hell, but damn cool to have that happen. The set list was varied with several songs from each album and I was happy to see two of my favorites – “Jurassitol” and “Skinny” – make the cut. They closed the show with a blistering “The Best Things” before returning for a two-song encore – “So I Quit” (with a bit of “War Pigs” added on) and “Hey Man, Nice Shot”, with bassist/Carls Jr. spokesman Phil Buckman taking a shirtless center stage to rock the opening bass line before downing several shots of (requested) Jameson as the chorus kicked in. Planned or not, it was ironically funny. RP absolutely screamed his lungs out as they closed the show and walked off stage, promising to return. The band hung around for a bit, but Richard Patrick was nowhere to be seen afterward… It was a tightly-packed, sweaty little rock show and I had a great time. Filter put on an excellent live show and it’s amazing how Koots can get bands like Filter to play in such a small little area of the bar. I LOVE going to shows there. SETLIST Here’s video of the band performing ‘Skinny’ – sorry I missed the first twenty seconds or so…and be sure to watch in HD. And here’s the 25 seconds of video that Richard Patrick shot on my iPhone… November 25th, 2011 by Foxopoly Guilty PleasureGreat song / great clip. So. Shoot. Me. November 25th, 2011 by Foxopoly AWOLNATION – Not Your FaultCatch AWOLNATION live at the Bear Tooth January 5th. November 24th, 2011 by Foxopoly Nickelback HitSo the Nickelback halftime show went off with out a hit(ch) in Detroit. Too bad their new single really is terrible.
November 14th, 2011 by Foxopoly Rammstein – Mein LandDirected by Jonas Aukerland: RAMMSTEIN, the Berlin-based band known for its incendiary live performances, will bring its brand new live production to North America this spring for 21 dates kicking off April 20 in Ft. Lauderdale. Tickets for the tour, promoted by Live Nation, will go on sale beginning Friday, November 18 and will be available at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. RAMMSTEIN Made In Germany 1995-2011 North American tour dates: April 20 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BankAtlantic Center RAMMSTEINs long-awaited retrospective release, Made In Germany 1995 – 2011, will be available on December 13 through Universal Germanys marketing and distribution deal in the U.S. with Vagrant Records. Made In Germany 1995 – 2011 will be available in three different editions: * Standard Edition: CD Digipak – Best Of Album * Special Edition: 2-CD Digipak – Best Of Album and Best Of Remixes * Super Deluxe Edition: 2-CD (Best Of Album and Best Of Remixes) as well as 3 DVDs (including the full RAMMSTEIN video catalog, all previously available making-of and 8 unreleased making-of videos) packaged in a steel box complete with a 240-page booklet. Limited to 1,200 copies in the U.S. http://www.amazon.com/Made-Germany-Super-Deluxe-Rammstein/dp/B005OLUOVA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1321289789sr=8-1 All songs and videos on Made In Germany 1995 – 2011 have been remastered for this release. |
