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Not_Trapped
05-01-2003, 08:26 PM
well, i am not sure who here really knows it, but i went to see the foo fighters lastnight in fairfax, va at george mason university. if you know where i live then you know to get there we had to drive about 5 hours. then drive home after the show. oh well.

first band up - cave in, from boston, MA. not bad but the sound was fucked.

then - Transplants - haven't heard anything by them 'cept one night jake told me to turn on abc or cbs or something and they were on but i didn't really hear anything cause i was busy with homework. they were okay, but not what i expected. plus, we were on the floor, a cement floor mind you, and the dude from rancid continued to incite RIOTS and i'm little, and amy is TINY-i'm not short little, but scrawny little. i was trying to keep her from being smashed and trying to stay up myself and it was tiring. but, it was fun.

foo fighters - finally - everyone is packed in nice and tight and they have this big lyric sheet thing draped in front of the stage and they start playing all my life - and it went nuts....the show was great. i know the first two albums way better than the last two but all the songs were great.

a girl flashed dave in the beginning of the show and he said "i've seen tits before and you can put them away...and based on the ones i've seen you might want to consider getting a lift" he is so funny.

i scored a sweet powder blue foo shirt that is AWESOME. and tried to get amy some wrist bands but they were all out. :(

then it was all smiles on the way home. i was wide awake...i couldn't believe it.

on a side note - the concert was amazing - the crowd was amazing - two side notes actually - this may not surprise some of you, but there was a black dude in the crowd totally rocking out and knew the songs better than me even from the earlier records. music really does knock down barriers. no one in the crowd cared that he was black and he didn't care that he was the only black dude there that wasn't security. what am i trying to say? music speaks to everyone. second note - i am crazy of really in love because after we left the show we were in my car and wet (amy and i, not the black dude and me :)) and i said "i had a really great time and i'm glad that i spent it with you" and i reached over and hugged her and gave her a little kiss and said "i love you."

i dont do song by song reviews because i get totally lost within the whole ordeal...just let the music take me away. i am so glad i went to see them. it was a magical night for sure on many more levels than just music for me.

:)

--dominic--

Highway23
05-01-2003, 08:44 PM
fuckin a man


fucking a :)

merlin
05-01-2003, 08:48 PM
That is awesome Dominic...sounds like a great night!:D I saw the Foos with the Chili Peppers two years ago, and that show rocked!!! Actually, my friends and I thought the Foos were better that night, even though they opened :eek:

peacefulness
05-01-2003, 08:49 PM
and the angels in the heavens sang with joy and laughter... even the lone black one. :rolleyes: ;)

Glad it was fun for you, kiddo. :)

~Melanie

Not_Trapped
05-01-2003, 09:10 PM
so, you're saying that there is only one black angel in heaven?

dominic

Not_Trapped
05-01-2003, 09:11 PM
Originally posted by merlin
That is awesome Dominic...sounds like a great night!:D I saw the Foos with the Chili Peppers two years ago, and that show rocked!!! Actually, my friends and I thought the Foos were better that night, even though they opened :eek:

well, here it is - i have only heard one live thing by the foo fighters ever and it was horrible so i have always put off seeing them. i couldn't NOT see them this time though so i went and it was great. so glad i went. they rocked virginia for sure.

--dominic--

corduroykate
05-01-2003, 10:07 PM
yay for cave in :) they are on tour with the damn personals (who i love more than life itself right now :cheek: ) and yay for you for bringing out the big three words with the girly ;)

Not_Trapped
05-01-2003, 10:28 PM
Originally posted by corduroykate
yay for cave in :) they are on tour with the damn personals (who i love more than life itself right now :cheek: ) and yay for you for bringing out the big three words with the girly ;)

well, i wouldn't bust them out unless i really felt something.

when does the damn personals/cave in tour start? i would love to hear the cave in cd, but i just had enough money for a shirt and wrists bands lastnight - even though i didn't get wrist bands for amy i didnt have enough to get a shirt and cd. oh well. how are you doing resident boston chick? how's school-almost done, right? :) take care

dominic

dirTjerZ
05-01-2003, 10:35 PM
P&L

corduroykate
05-01-2003, 11:15 PM
dp and cave in are just finishing their tour together--i actually just got an email from anthony, the guitarist, and he's all excited cuz they are going to europe in a few days...the dp are great, you should check them out. and i bet you can dl lots of cave-in stuff :) i'm sure i'll see them at some point in time, and if i do, i'll get the cd and burn it for you :bandit:

corduroykate
05-01-2003, 11:16 PM
oh and school is almost over--cant wait till its really over though. sigh. finals blow hard :confused: :cross:

Not_Trapped
05-01-2003, 11:32 PM
Originally posted by corduroykate
dp and cave in are just finishing their tour together--i

they must have hit shows with the foos in close proximity to the dp tour then - cause it seemed that they had played a few shows with the foo fighters. i am about to go look for some stuff now.


--dominic--

RogueTrader
05-01-2003, 11:36 PM
The foo fighters are unquestionalbly one of the best live bands on the circuit.

::M

Not_Trapped
05-01-2003, 11:47 PM
Originally posted by RogueTrader
The foo fighters are unquestionalbly one of the best live bands on the circuit.

::M

before lastnight i was skeptical because of the past experience hearing them live on tv...but after lastnight i am no doubt a huge fan now. there was not a dull moment. even when they played tired of you - well dave played it - a stripped down song with just him and some picking - it was cool. it moved me. and it was LOUD! screaming at the person beside you so they could sort of hear what you wanted to say to them LOUD!

--dominic--

RogueTrader
05-01-2003, 11:58 PM
Did you also find that you knew alot more of the songs than you thought you did. Before last time I saw them (Melbourne Big Day OUt), I could only name about 5 songs right off the top of my head.

After they played their 90 minute set, though, there hadn't been a single song played that I didn't know the words to. I think it was about 20 songs that they played...

Dave Grohl is just one of the most genuine, down to earth guys out there and he loves to perform. You can just see him having fun. My words can't accurately state the ammount of respect I have for him as an artist.

::M

Not_Trapped
05-02-2003, 12:03 AM
well i know every song from the first two albums - maybe 2 from the third album and like 3 from the new album so knowing the songs wasn't a problem cause the only played two songs that i didnt know and i figured it would be that way.

i have always respected dave as a performer and as a person but as a performer who could deliver i didn't believe he had it until lastnight. i just knew that i couldnt go without seeing them live and feel good about it. now i will see them, dave, anytime they are close to here. :) i love bands that have fun and i think that is really what makes a good band a great band when it comes to playing live.

dominic

csmooth24
05-02-2003, 11:49 AM
sweet man! im glad it was a great experience!