right on man,
I saw them in Montreal and it seems like we had the same experience.
The opening act In This Moment was pretty bad. The sound was not clear, all the instruments blurred together into a big mess and the vocals could not be heard. Best part about this performance was the vocalist who was nice to look at in her Alice in Wonderland costume.
So then Rob Zombie came on... and lemme tell you, he blew me away. The drummer was sitting on top of a giant monster head and would do hand gesture between beats to enhance the show. There was giant screens on stage which played scenes from old films or, in the case of Superbeast, showed intense flames to enhance the songs atmosphere. His dancers were fantastic, not only were they beautiful but their campy/cheesy style of dancing was very entertaining. Rob filled even the furthest rows with energy as he walked amongst the fans.
One interesting note, John 5's grey Telecaster came off the strap and smashed into the ground. This did not phase him and he did his best to keep playing like a pro.
Ozzy was what everybody was waiting for, but I gotta admit that his show was disappointing. Sure he was full of energy and it was nice getting sprayed with foam, but he missed a lot of his lines and seemed lost at times. This was very evident during suicide solution where he dragged the song out of tempo, making it sound awkward.
Zakk Wylde's sound was also lacking. There was no power to it and it was nearly impossible to hear what he was playing. His technical skill was there during songs like Mr. Crowley and Crazy Train, but on some of Ozzy's heavier stuff, the lack of guitar presence really made some of the songs sound lifeless.
anyway, all in all it was a great show
Rob put on a show I will remember for the rest of my life and it definitely worth it seeing Ozzy performs his legendary songs
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This post has been edited by Iron King: Jan 30 2008, 07:36 AM
I'm very excited because there are some rumors that Ozzy, Black Label Society and Korn would do a show here in March... I hope that they do a good show here.
