trowaclown
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I thought more people would be posting in this thread. Well, for what it's worth I blogged about it, so here's what I wrote. As usual, IMO, IME, YMMV.
Watched Slash live in Singapore, featuring Myles Kennedy, the lead singer of Alter Bridge. Here's the rundown:
First set: Twenty Two Hundred
Twenty Two Hundred isn't some spectecular band, and their music sounds like many other alternative rock bands out there. Highlight of their warm up set was the Warwick Infinity the bassist was playing. Six thousand dollars worth of wood and metal, absolutely beautiful. Their lead singer did try to warm the crowd up, and some in front were receptive. Overall it was exactly what it was supposed to be: a warm up.
Second set: Coheed and Cambria
Man these people were the main reason I went, and they really disappointed, for so many different reasons. When I saw the bassist walk up to tune up I thought Michael Todd must have grown his hair out. And hmmmm...that unfamiliar black bass must've been a recent acquisition. Wait a minute...why is he hanging his bass so low? And why is he harmonising the high parts and leaving Travis Stever to scream? Then I realised Michael Todd has been replaced by their touring keyboardist for this show. What. The. F---. And although the set was long enough for my liking, most of the new songs on the latest album were a step further below their previous album's. It made me glad I didn't buy this album, because it'd have been money wasted. And damn, their new drummer is exactly how I thought he'd be. This wanker throws in fills at every opportunity without any concept of groove, and double pedals his bass drum over far too muchly excessively. And the choice of songs from this set didn't do their prior music any justice. I mean, Al The Killer? They're better songs from that album gentlemen, but you went ahead and chose one about a racist serial killer...to what end?
Main show: Slash
Slash's show is the bomb! Myles Kennedy has obviously been taking care of himself, because he sounds much better than Axl Rose ever will even though their vocals have the same timbre. His voice showed no degradation as the set wore on, and when he went topless it's obvious that someone's been exercising. The set included songs from Slash's solo album, as well as GnR and Velvet Revolver songs. Whilst Myles Kennedy doesn't exude the raw sexual energy Scott Weiland did, he held his ground, and seemed like a decent nice chap who was here to entertain. Slash is obviously a great guy as well, sharing solos with his rhythm guitarist and trying hard to entertain. He's a little fat though. The past hits obviously include songs like Slither and Sweet Child O' Mine, but pity pity they didn't do a cover of Psycho Killer. Or maybe they did, because I didn't stay for the encore set. The bassist was primarily a root rider, like many hardrock bass players, while the drummer was given time for solo. It's a well thought out performance, to put simply, and it worked.
Misc: Sound
Obviously Fort Canning Park has spent a lot of money buying subwoofer arrays, because they were really put to use last night. It was excessively boomy, like a club, and was worst at the first set, while progressively getting better. Even then, the bass was so overpowering, Slash's bassist's Stingray Bass was more a boomy instrument than the grindy, agressive sounding weapon it's supposed to be. Disappointing, really, to have good music ruined by poor mixing and poor sound.
Watched Slash live in Singapore, featuring Myles Kennedy, the lead singer of Alter Bridge. Here's the rundown:
First set: Twenty Two Hundred
Twenty Two Hundred isn't some spectecular band, and their music sounds like many other alternative rock bands out there. Highlight of their warm up set was the Warwick Infinity the bassist was playing. Six thousand dollars worth of wood and metal, absolutely beautiful. Their lead singer did try to warm the crowd up, and some in front were receptive. Overall it was exactly what it was supposed to be: a warm up.
Second set: Coheed and Cambria
Man these people were the main reason I went, and they really disappointed, for so many different reasons. When I saw the bassist walk up to tune up I thought Michael Todd must have grown his hair out. And hmmmm...that unfamiliar black bass must've been a recent acquisition. Wait a minute...why is he hanging his bass so low? And why is he harmonising the high parts and leaving Travis Stever to scream? Then I realised Michael Todd has been replaced by their touring keyboardist for this show. What. The. F---. And although the set was long enough for my liking, most of the new songs on the latest album were a step further below their previous album's. It made me glad I didn't buy this album, because it'd have been money wasted. And damn, their new drummer is exactly how I thought he'd be. This wanker throws in fills at every opportunity without any concept of groove, and double pedals his bass drum over far too muchly excessively. And the choice of songs from this set didn't do their prior music any justice. I mean, Al The Killer? They're better songs from that album gentlemen, but you went ahead and chose one about a racist serial killer...to what end?
Main show: Slash
Slash's show is the bomb! Myles Kennedy has obviously been taking care of himself, because he sounds much better than Axl Rose ever will even though their vocals have the same timbre. His voice showed no degradation as the set wore on, and when he went topless it's obvious that someone's been exercising. The set included songs from Slash's solo album, as well as GnR and Velvet Revolver songs. Whilst Myles Kennedy doesn't exude the raw sexual energy Scott Weiland did, he held his ground, and seemed like a decent nice chap who was here to entertain. Slash is obviously a great guy as well, sharing solos with his rhythm guitarist and trying hard to entertain. He's a little fat though. The past hits obviously include songs like Slither and Sweet Child O' Mine, but pity pity they didn't do a cover of Psycho Killer. Or maybe they did, because I didn't stay for the encore set. The bassist was primarily a root rider, like many hardrock bass players, while the drummer was given time for solo. It's a well thought out performance, to put simply, and it worked.
Misc: Sound
Obviously Fort Canning Park has spent a lot of money buying subwoofer arrays, because they were really put to use last night. It was excessively boomy, like a club, and was worst at the first set, while progressively getting better. Even then, the bass was so overpowering, Slash's bassist's Stingray Bass was more a boomy instrument than the grindy, agressive sounding weapon it's supposed to be. Disappointing, really, to have good music ruined by poor mixing and poor sound.
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