Kate's got me worried after some going-on's last night. I mean, everything is alright with her, but certain things going on around her are not ideal. I'm concerned. That's ambiguous.
Mood: Tired Music: Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage
fuzmeister: Queens of the Stone Age Gig Review - 9/28
Misfit Love - Pittsburgh, 9/28
(Not shot by me)
So last night I saw Queens of the Stone Age for the third time in my life. I never planned on seeing them the past three tours - it just so happened that somehow I did. The last time was really only because they were playing at Lollapalooza 2006 and we were there. This time was because my friend who wanted to see them with me the other two times was finally going to see them.
I had never been to the venue before and, I must say, it wasn't too bad, but it did not suit this band. Seriously, it was a sit-down venue. I will say that this ruined my experience a little bit compared to, say, Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA where I was rocking out in the front row. Regardless, the band sounded pretty good - better than Lollapalooza and maybe worse than at Bryce Jordan. I really think Josh Homme's vocals could've been higher in the mix - of course, this could have been the crummy seats we had too. The lighting was a real treat and the left/right/top strobes they had alternating were sick.
Something about this band, to me, just isn't the same since Nick Oliveri's departure in 2004. Joey Castillo is a freakin' awesome drummer and Troy can play some amazing riffs, but the two other guys they've got on this tour aren't anything out of this world. You can hardly even compare their current bassist to their past bass player, in my opinion. Homme sounded really good on pretty much every song with the exception of being able to hear the vocals as well as I would've liked.
The most disappointing part of the night was when they came out and tore through Song for the Dead for the encore and then... nothing else. Surely, I thought, they would play No One Knows as they had before for the last song. Nope - just one song. And while it was awesome, the encore wasn't quite enough. I might have had something to do with Josh saying earlier that no one told them the venue had seats and, while everyone there was very nice to them, they would "never play this venue again."
Some stand out moments during the show included the audience sing-along to Make It Wit Chu which Josh commented afterwards that we were "all getting laid tonight." He also dedicated Little Sister to all the "little sisters" that came to see Hanson play at the venue the night before.
Here's a rough set-list... I don't think the order is perfect:
fuzmeister: The Danger of Using Other People
So this weekend, Kate, myself, and the gang might attempt to see this. I saw the trailer months ago and my opinions have remained unchanged - it could be freaking amazing or terribly insulting. As a huge Beatles fan, any film seemingly using Beatles music as the basis for its story doesn't seem like it would be bad (albeit not terribly cohesive). I'm not too thrilled to have seen Bono from U2 singing I Am The Walrus and looking like a tool in one of the film clips, but I'll reserve my judgment for the final product.
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