First things first. I brought my 14 year old daughter, who is a huge fan. She's worked very hard to earn the ticket, three hour drive to and from, and overnight stay at a hotel with her closest friend. Unfortunately, we found out way to late to get meet and greet tickets. so, GA ticketmaster issues had to do.
Being of the mind that "if you don't ask, you don't get," I thought maybe if I was able to meet the right person, I could still buy a couple meet and greet passes to get her in to meet her idols. So, we're hanging around out back where the tour buses are parked and wait. My daughter was pleased to have the chance just to see the band members. She saw Neil first, then Barry, and finally, Adam. Adam popped out not much later and I walked over and asked him for a moment of time. He was very open to my approach which surprised me as on tours like this, many are not accessible. It's not that they don't like their fans, but this has to happen all the time and it is understandable to not want to interrupted outside of the venue.
Anyway, I asked if there was any chance I could take his picture and he said, "Sure!" Without any hesitation or reservation. I said that she was also hoping to see Brad, and he said, well I give him a shout, it should be no problem.
With that all four exited the tour bus and I called my daughter and her friend over to take the picture. Every one of these guys were cordial, open and pleasant! I am sure they are reading this and shaking their heads thinking they were prejudged, but they weren't. You meet enough stars on tour and you get the gist of the mood.
I want to state once again to each one of them, just how much of an impression you made with my daughter. This is a memory that will not be forgotten, by me, her and her best friend.
You guys rock!!
Ok, back to the show.
Skillet, Seether, and BB were focused and executed well. BB seemed as if their PA mix was slightly off, that improved as the show went on. Ill or not, vocals were pulled off and the audience seemed unaffected by the performance given...Still a fantastic show.
I thought that 3DG was very, very good. The sound and lights were spot on, and the individual performances were tight. Brad's mike could have been tweaked a bit more, but the fill was still effective overall. I liked the accoustic interlude with Alice in Chains, and also the Filter insert that followed much later. The only surprising moment of the whole evening is when they didn't come out for an encore. There were several more songs they could have played, but I think their read on the audience, was the same as mine. People were heading out and dying down right after the band headed off stage. Too bad. You never can get too much of a good thing, like 3DG!
I also must mention that I appreciate the energy they put out, night after night. It's not easy to make a song look like it's the perfect time to play and sing it. They really looked like they were having fun. Adam, being the front man was a little too placating towards the audience and came off like a cheerleader at times, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Way to go guys, if you come back to Minneapolis/St. Paul in the future, you can bet that we will be there if at all possilbe.
Absolutely tremendous show
First things first. I brought my 14 year old daughter, who is a huge fan. She's worked very hard to earn the ticket, three hour drive to and from, and overnight stay at a hotel with her closest friend. Unfortunately, we found out way to late to get meet and greet tickets. so, GA ticketmaster issues had to do.
Being of the mind that "if you don't ask, you don't get," I thought maybe if I was able to meet the right person, I could still buy a couple meet and greet passes to get her in to meet her idols. So, we're hanging around out back where the tour buses are parked and wait. My daughter was pleased to have the chance just to see the band members. She saw Neil first, then Barry, and finally, Adam. Adam popped out not much later and I walked over and asked him for a moment of time. He was very open to my approach which surprised me as on tours like this, many are not accessible. It's not that they don't like their fans, but this has to happen all the time and it is understandable to not want to interrupted outside of the venue.
Anyway, I asked if there was any chance I could take his picture and he said, "Sure!" Without any hesitation or reservation. I said that she was also hoping to see Brad, and he said, well I give him a shout, it should be no problem.
With that all four exited the tour bus and I called my daughter and her friend over to take the picture. Every one of these guys were cordial, open and pleasant! I am sure they are reading this and shaking their heads thinking they were prejudged, but they weren't. You meet enough stars on tour and you get the gist of the mood.
I want to state once again to each one of them, just how much of an impression you made with my daughter. This is a memory that will not be forgotten, by me, her and her best friend.
You guys rock!!
Ok, back to the show.
Skillet, Seether, and BB were focused and executed well. BB seemed as if their PA mix was slightly off, that improved as the show went on. Ill or not, vocals were pulled off and the audience seemed unaffected by the performance given...Still a fantastic show.
I thought that 3DG was very, very good. The sound and lights were spot on, and the individual performances were tight. Brad's mike could have been tweaked a bit more, but the fill was still effective overall. I liked the accoustic interlude with Alice in Chains, and also the Filter insert that followed much later. The only surprising moment of the whole evening is when they didn't come out for an encore. There were several more songs they could have played, but I think their read on the audience, was the same as mine. People were heading out and dying down right after the band headed off stage. Too bad. You never can get too much of a good thing, like 3DG!
I also must mention that I appreciate the energy they put out, night after night. It's not easy to make a song look like it's the perfect time to play and sing it. They really looked like they were having fun. Adam, being the front man was a little too placating towards the audience and came off like a cheerleader at times, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Way to go guys, if you come back to Minneapolis/St. Paul in the future, you can bet that we will be there if at all possilbe.