Post by Sin With A Grin on Jul 22, 2010 19:45:07 GMT -5
Okay. So this will be my "blog" about the Carnival Of Madness.
First off it was an AMAZING lineup.
10 Years
Sevendust
Puddle Of Mudd
Chevelle
Shinedown <--headlining/main band
Unfortunately for me, i live in Miami and rock bands NEVER come near me, so i had to drive up to Estero (which is a few miles off of Fort Myers). And being that i've never been to Estero before IN MY LIFE, we got lost several times trying to get to the arena. (mind you, i live HOURS away from this place). So we ended up being really late to the concert. Bad news: i missed 10 years and Sevendust. 10 Years i was REALLY bummed about missing because i really REALLY love their music. Sevendust i was sad but not too devastated because i don't really know a lot of their songs.
We ended up getting there while Puddle Of Mudd was performing their first or second song. I can't remember which song it was, (because i was too hyped up about being in my first ever concert...i wasn't paying much attention to the first song).
Puddle of Mudd was AMAZING. To me, they sound like the present day Nirvana. Wes Scantlin (aka the singer) gave off that Kurt Cobain vibe. Wes had SO MUCh energy that it wasn't even funny. He cursed at the audience, swung his mic around in a lasso, surfed the crowd and threw tables around on the stage (no lie. i have pictures). His vocals sounded PERFECT. The band sounded amazing. They all used the stage well and made the crowd feel really comfortable. Some songs that made the crowd go especially wild were "Blurry" "Psycho" "Stoned" and "She Hates Me". Though EVERY song had the crowds jumping. Hell, I was jumping up and down for songs i didn't even know. lol. They were such great performers. They really did their songs incredible justice, and they made Carnival Of Madness a literal carnival of madness. XD.
After Puddle Of Mudd ended the night with "She Hates Me" everyone was extremely pumped.
Chevelle then went on and sounded kind of blahh. This really sucks because I'm a Chevelle fan and i was really looking forward to hearing them perform. The entire performance was stoic and still. Nobody moved at all. It was a very uncomfortable performance. When they sang my favorite song "Letter From A Thief" i stood up (the rest of the songs were just too low energy for me to get out of my seat). But when i stood up, it felt really awkward. Nobody was pumped AT ALL for them. There were barely any people standing up for Chevelle. I felt pretty sorry for them to be honest. Chevelle was so boring that they literally brought out a girl with roller blades to skate around the arena and throw us free T-Shirts. lmao. (I caught one!!!).
So after Chevelle they did an intermission as the headlining band got their set ready. During this intermission they played the most random music. They started with Jay-Z and then went into this other rapper i didn't recognize. Then they played Theory Of A Deadman (and the WORST song on TOAD's new album if I may add..."Hate My Life") Then they started asking us questions that nobody knew the answer to. Things like "Where's Shinedown's drummers favorite place to visit" and everyone is like "Wtf? how are we supposed to know that!?" XD
Finally, the weird intermission was over and Shinedown got on stage behind the white sheet everyone else performed in front of. The sheet dropped to reveal a wicked cool set with these cool screens and awesome stairs that the drums were on top of. Shinedown started off with "The Sound Of Madness" and by then, everyone was well rested from sitting out of Chevelle's performance. XD. So for Shinedown everybody was on their feet (literally. there wasn't a single person in their seats). One thing i really admired was that Brent would talk to the audience a lot. He made it a very comfortable and cool environment for us. Songs that got a lot of audience reaction were "If You Only Knew" "45" "Simple Man" "Son Of A Sam" "Her Name Is Alice" and "Diamond Eyes". Simple Man was probably the most soulful of the entire night. It was a great vocal performance and AWESOME acoustic set. 45 (my favorite song by them) was beautiful. And Diamond Eyes was the most upbeat of the night.
The band members were all really involved. They moved around the stage A LOT. Brent ran around the arena a few times (i swear to god..he was like five feet away from me at one point XD) And they were just really cool.
Barry was headbanging those dreadlocks and that alone was just epic.
Zach's guitar solo's were AMAZING. (and i won't lie. I was yelling like a little fangirl. XD. He's really hot.)
Eric played three different instruments. XD. He was extremely versatile and had awesome stage presence.
So basically Shinedown ROCKED.
They ended the show with the song that got the biggest audience reaction out of every song which was "Second Chance." I thought it was a perfect way to end the show.
So basically i'm getting a bit too excited over this. and i know i wrote a lot. (i'm an obsessive blogger. my myspace is overloaded with reviews and blogs like this).
It was an unforgettable night. The best night of my summer. It was my first real concert. I just wish i had seen the whole lineup. Stupid long distances in Florida D;
lol. <33
First off it was an AMAZING lineup.
10 Years
Sevendust
Puddle Of Mudd
Chevelle
Shinedown <--headlining/main band
Unfortunately for me, i live in Miami and rock bands NEVER come near me, so i had to drive up to Estero (which is a few miles off of Fort Myers). And being that i've never been to Estero before IN MY LIFE, we got lost several times trying to get to the arena. (mind you, i live HOURS away from this place). So we ended up being really late to the concert. Bad news: i missed 10 years and Sevendust. 10 Years i was REALLY bummed about missing because i really REALLY love their music. Sevendust i was sad but not too devastated because i don't really know a lot of their songs.
We ended up getting there while Puddle Of Mudd was performing their first or second song. I can't remember which song it was, (because i was too hyped up about being in my first ever concert...i wasn't paying much attention to the first song).
Puddle of Mudd was AMAZING. To me, they sound like the present day Nirvana. Wes Scantlin (aka the singer) gave off that Kurt Cobain vibe. Wes had SO MUCh energy that it wasn't even funny. He cursed at the audience, swung his mic around in a lasso, surfed the crowd and threw tables around on the stage (no lie. i have pictures). His vocals sounded PERFECT. The band sounded amazing. They all used the stage well and made the crowd feel really comfortable. Some songs that made the crowd go especially wild were "Blurry" "Psycho" "Stoned" and "She Hates Me". Though EVERY song had the crowds jumping. Hell, I was jumping up and down for songs i didn't even know. lol. They were such great performers. They really did their songs incredible justice, and they made Carnival Of Madness a literal carnival of madness. XD.
After Puddle Of Mudd ended the night with "She Hates Me" everyone was extremely pumped.
Chevelle then went on and sounded kind of blahh. This really sucks because I'm a Chevelle fan and i was really looking forward to hearing them perform. The entire performance was stoic and still. Nobody moved at all. It was a very uncomfortable performance. When they sang my favorite song "Letter From A Thief" i stood up (the rest of the songs were just too low energy for me to get out of my seat). But when i stood up, it felt really awkward. Nobody was pumped AT ALL for them. There were barely any people standing up for Chevelle. I felt pretty sorry for them to be honest. Chevelle was so boring that they literally brought out a girl with roller blades to skate around the arena and throw us free T-Shirts. lmao. (I caught one!!!).
So after Chevelle they did an intermission as the headlining band got their set ready. During this intermission they played the most random music. They started with Jay-Z and then went into this other rapper i didn't recognize. Then they played Theory Of A Deadman (and the WORST song on TOAD's new album if I may add..."Hate My Life") Then they started asking us questions that nobody knew the answer to. Things like "Where's Shinedown's drummers favorite place to visit" and everyone is like "Wtf? how are we supposed to know that!?" XD
Finally, the weird intermission was over and Shinedown got on stage behind the white sheet everyone else performed in front of. The sheet dropped to reveal a wicked cool set with these cool screens and awesome stairs that the drums were on top of. Shinedown started off with "The Sound Of Madness" and by then, everyone was well rested from sitting out of Chevelle's performance. XD. So for Shinedown everybody was on their feet (literally. there wasn't a single person in their seats). One thing i really admired was that Brent would talk to the audience a lot. He made it a very comfortable and cool environment for us. Songs that got a lot of audience reaction were "If You Only Knew" "45" "Simple Man" "Son Of A Sam" "Her Name Is Alice" and "Diamond Eyes". Simple Man was probably the most soulful of the entire night. It was a great vocal performance and AWESOME acoustic set. 45 (my favorite song by them) was beautiful. And Diamond Eyes was the most upbeat of the night.
The band members were all really involved. They moved around the stage A LOT. Brent ran around the arena a few times (i swear to god..he was like five feet away from me at one point XD) And they were just really cool.
Barry was headbanging those dreadlocks and that alone was just epic.
Zach's guitar solo's were AMAZING. (and i won't lie. I was yelling like a little fangirl. XD. He's really hot.)
Eric played three different instruments. XD. He was extremely versatile and had awesome stage presence.
So basically Shinedown ROCKED.
They ended the show with the song that got the biggest audience reaction out of every song which was "Second Chance." I thought it was a perfect way to end the show.
So basically i'm getting a bit too excited over this. and i know i wrote a lot. (i'm an obsessive blogger. my myspace is overloaded with reviews and blogs like this).
It was an unforgettable night. The best night of my summer. It was my first real concert. I just wish i had seen the whole lineup. Stupid long distances in Florida D;
lol. <33