Quote from: The Butterfly Man on Thu, 2007-10-04, 13:35:49
Please let us now how it was the minute you get home tonight! ;D I will be seeing DT next tuesday in Rotterdam. I can't wait!
NP: DT - The Ministry Of Lost Souls
Tom
Will do that right away, Tom. Unfortunately i came home at 03.15 am so needles to say i was quite tired. :-\
But other than that, i/we had a great time. *horns*
From the moment we went to Belgium i knew it would be a special concert. A night to remember so to speak. It proved out to be one. 8)
But first...Symphony X. Great band. Decent performance but the sound ( the only complaint i have btw or it would be that they didn't played Egypt :( ) was a bit faint. And that was a shame. Russel Allen was in good shape last night. His voice was excellent. At some point he wanted us to scream louder than the fans in the 'Sport palleis' because apparently there was a concert of Gwen Stefani. You know, of No Doubt. He wasn't very pleased with our screams so he did some 'Gwenísh' dance to show us that he was disappointed. That made us laugh. :D
And then...The moment we were waiting for!
No, not Gwen Stefani. :P
DT came up with the usual effects on the screen. Some flashy colours and stuff. Jordan came up first because the intro was...the tune of 2001: A Space Odyssey. *horns* Well actually it's originally from a famous classical composer but i forgot who that was so... ;)
The songs they played were, in random order because i don't know if i remember it correctly :-[:
Intro: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Constant Motion: Not the opening song i expected but still great.
Panic Attack: I'll just leave it with that. :D
Surrounded: with an excerpt of Sugar Mice of Marillion.
Scarred: This was the seventh time i saw DT but it was the first time i saw them play this song, which is one of my favourites.
Dark Eternal Night: Excellent song live. It's even heavier live.
Home: Again, one of my favourites and the solo's in the back of the song made my neck skin crawl.
Misunderstood: I was very pleased that they played this one too.
Medley: Trail Of Tears/Finally Free/ Learning To Live/ In The Name Of God/Octavarium. I must confess that i am no fan of medleys so for me they would've done better to skip that but hellas. It still sounded great.
And then you on the other side of this thread thinks: Was that it? Nothing more? ???
Actually....No.
Because before the medley, which was the encore, they ended the first part with the piece the resistance:...
...
In The Presence Of Enemies *horns* *horns* *horns* *horns* *horns*
And with that i mean the whole deal. From Start to finsih. Parts I
& II!
And that was really really really awesome!!!! *horns*
Don't know if they played it elsewhere it it's entirety but for me it was exclusive. ;D
In short: A very good concert indeed and unfortunately it ended after two hours (and a bit) of great music and again they prove that for me Dream Theater is the best band in the world!!!
And again: *horns*
;D
I made some pix with my cell phone, will post them later on.
PS> after the concert the four of us returned to our car and while passing the audience of the Gwen Stefani concert we were singing:
"Gwen Stefani,
Gwen Stefani,
Gwen Stefani,
I'm Not Afraid!" A dishwasher to the one who knows from what song that is. ;D
Disclaimer: my appologies for this rather extended post. :-[ ;D
Thanks for your very vivid account, Maddox.
Unfortunately it got too difficult for me to go to Stockholm for the SyX and DT concerts there, so the next best was to experience their concerts through you ;)
The classical composer is Richard Strauss. He was German and had nothing to do with the Austrian father & son waltz kings. RS made music that was far more prog at the time.
Nicky.
Richard Strauss? I was actually thinking of Vangelis. ;D
Maddox, good to see that you enjoyed yourself!
I'm thinking of going to Neal Morse's solo acoustic concert in Utrecht next month by the way.
-Paco
Maddox, I enjoyed reading your review. Good to hear you had such a great time. I also liked the setlist, apart from the fact that The Ministry Of Lost Souls wasn't played! They better play it tomorrow in Rotterdam! ;D I can't tell how psyched I am to see DT for the 5th time! *horns*
Tom
Quote from: PH on Sat, 2007-10-06, 01:19:06
Richard Strauss? I was actually thinking of Vangelis. ;D
Vangelis is very good too, Paco, and he was absolutely best with Jon Anderson, as Jon & Vangelis - actually something very much in your taste, I would think, very melodic and atmospheric. Vangelis' film music tends a bit much toward syrup, but that's a general problem with film music.
However, I don't think that he would appreciate your ;D
Btw, are you guys familiar with the film music of Carter Burwell? I have the CD with his music for Michael Almereyda's Hamlet (in New York City). Fabulous film and very dark atmospheric music.
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Mon, 2007-10-08, 19:40:09Vangelis is very good too, Paco, and he was absolutely best with Jon Anderson, as Jon & Vangelis - actually something very much in your taste, I would think, very melodic and atmospheric. Vangelis' film music tends a bit much toward syrup, but that's a general problem with film music.
However, I don't think that he would appreciate your ;D
Btw, are you guys familiar with the film music of Carter Burwell? I have the CD with his music for Michael Almereyda's Hamlet (in New York City). Fabulous film and very dark atmospheric music.
I like Vangelis' music (to some extend).
They used Vangelis' music in the popular Dutch television series "Bassie en Adriaan". Also music of Jean Michel Jarre, Mike Oldfield and Focus was present in the same series.
And "1492: Conquest Of Paradise" is a very nice disc (never seen the film by the way).
I say "to some extend" because his music is often too New Age for my liking.
-Paco
Quote from: The Butterfly Man on Mon, 2007-10-08, 16:00:24
Maddox, I enjoyed reading your review. Good to hear you had such a great time. I also liked the setlist, apart from the fact that The Ministry Of Lost Souls wasn't played! They better play it tomorrow in Rotterdam! ;D I can't tell how psyched I am to see DT for the 5th time! *horns*
Tom
I hope you'll have a great time in Rotterdam, Tom.
I envy you. Would've loved to see them again. :( ;) *horns*
Oy, maddox! People miss you over at the ayreon-forum ;)
Quote from: Appelmoes?? on Mon, 2007-10-08, 22:03:28
Oy, maddox! People miss you over at the ayreon-forum ;)
Oh, that's great to hear, Appel.
The fact is i've been so busy the last three/four months (especially at work since we moved to a new location) and because i had a computer meltdown recently i haven't got the time to visit all fora's. Only the Room and DPRP.
Will do something about that one of these days. ;)
Please, tell them i miss them too. *horns* ;)
Quote from: maddox on Fri, 2007-10-05, 14:35:35
PS after the concert the four of us returned to our car and while passing the audience of the Gwen Stefani concert we were singing:
"Gwen Stefani,
Gwen Stefani,
Gwen Stefani,
I'm Not Afraid!"
A dishwasher to the one who knows from what song that is. ;D
My favourite DT song! ;D
So where's my dishwasher?!
Quote from: maddox on Mon, 2007-10-08, 21:18:19
I hope you'll have a great time in Rotterdam, Tom.
I envy you. Would've loved to see them again. :( ;) *horns*
I'm leaving home in about one hour. Hope it's not that cold outside, 'cause I will be waiting there with a friend for quite a few hours until the doors will be openend at 7 pm :D
Cheers, Tom
Quote from: bluepony on Tue, 2007-10-09, 09:06:55
My favourite DT song! ;D
So where's my dishwasher?!
Here you are! ;D
(http://www.ed-solutionsdirect.com/images/furniture_big/pine_dishwasher.jpg)
Quote from: maddox on Tue, 2007-10-09, 21:00:49
Here you are! ;D
(http://www.ed-solutionsdirect.com/images/furniture_big/pine_dishwasher.jpg)
Wow! Estetic!
I love those posts where the quote repeating the immediate above is ten or more times as big as the new comments ::)
Nicky.
Quote from: maddox on Tue, 2007-10-09, 21:00:49
Here you are! ;D
(http://www.ed-solutionsdirect.com/images/furniture_big/pine_dishwasher.jpg)
Cool! Thanks!! :)
Just got a little problem with the installation... ;)
Hey Bluey, you did that just to annoy me. Next time I get you a JD&C it'l be without the JD.
Nicky.
Let me just say it was GREAT! Here are the setlists of both bands, more impressions later, haven't got much time hehe...
Symphony X:
- Oculus ex Inferni
- Set the World on Fire
- Domination
- Serpent's Kiss
- The Odyssey
DT:
- Constant Motion
- Strange Deja Vu
- Blind Faith
- Surrounded
- The Dark Eternal Night
- Lines in the Sand
- The Ministry of Lost Souls
- In the Presence of Enemies
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- Medley (Trial Of Tears, Finally Free, Learning To Live, In The Name Of God, Octavarium)
Tom
Thanks, Tom. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
OK, so DT concentrated on their latest music, which I take as a good sign, as I interpret it such that they want to stay at the edge instead of relaxing with well-tried stuff.
SyX did the same (although I would have missed The Sacrifice), which also bodes well for them.
Two of the absolute top groups worldwide. Must have been a blowout of a concert.
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Wed, 2007-10-10, 13:52:20
Hey Bluey, you did that just to annoy me.
Yupp! ;D
Quote from: Nicky007 on Wed, 2007-10-10, 13:52:20
Next time I get you a JD&C it'l be without the JD.
Nicky.
Well, first: 'next time' would mean that you already bought me some (which I, honestly, cannot remember - help my memory, would you?). ;)
And second: Noooooooo! Please don't do that!! I promise to behave myself and be a good girl. Honest now.
Quote from: bluepony on Wed, 2007-10-10, 16:16:33
'next time' would mean that you already bought me some (which I, honestly, cannot remember - help my memory, would you?). ;)
Well, I had some pretty bad nightmares lately, and I thought it was therefore ......
Nicky.
I don't think so - I gave up appearing in other people's nightmares a long time ago! ;)
Quote from: The Butterfly Man on Wed, 2007-10-10, 14:41:16
Let me just say it was GREAT! Here are the setlists of both bands, more impressions later, haven't got much time hehe...
Symphony X:
- The Odyssey
They did The Odyssey? Entirely? Wow. :o
Lucky
ba... Tom. :D
QuoteDT:
- The Ministry of Lost Souls
- In the Presence of Enemies
-----------------------------------
- Medley (Trial Of Tears, Finally Free, Learning To Live, In The Name Of God, Octavarium)
Tom
Your wish came through. :D
What did you think of In The Presence Of Enemies?
As mentioned before i thought it was awesome. *horns*