mars volta = epic
This show was so f*in amazing. It was my first time seeing them live and I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY. I swear I feel like I was just a part of a concert that will go down in history. I felt like I was at the epicenter of the coooooolest sh*t goin down anywhere. I was so SLAYED beyond belief that this band could make such beautiful music - such kick ass music.People have said they remind them of Santana/Led Zepplin, and I can see a little "crazy / wild / sexy / Van Morrison style" in the lead singer for sure.... but these guys are a tremendous new psychedelic and progressive deal all their own. MAN, WAS IT AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
To give you an idea of some of the details of the show - they played for almost 2 hours - and they opened with "Haunt of Roulette Dares" which they played for about 20 minutes.... the lead singer totally ROCKIN OUT on the stage, leaping everywhere, throwing his microphone around, jumping off the amps and singing his heart out.... so awesome. At one point in the night he let out the BEST scream I have EVER heard. It was awesome.
I was soooo into all the sounds - the guitar of course is awesome awesome awesome - the leads vocals are amazing and beautiful and rockin! the bass solo rocked, I even zoned in on the keyboards and totally vibed on the awesome sounds he was mixing in (i'm not often a keyboards girl). And can we talk about the drums - OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!!!!! I am madly in love with that drummer. Not only is he glistening hot hot hot, but holy sh*t can that man play!!!!!!! He totally slayed me as he just *kicked so much ass* on those drums. Overall it was just epic. Totally totally EPIC.
I wished I had a camera - I saw some of you sneakyvonsneaksters taking photos, so please email me if you have some!!!
We were up front in about the 3rd row for the first couple songs, but it was crazy after the first song started.... it got really, really tight - and one of my friends even had to bail out, but Rick & I stayed. It was so awesome to feel the energy in the crowd all flowing along to this psychedelic, rock & roll fantastic going on before our eyes. I seriously felt like I was a part of one of the most kick ass concerts of the year.
We fell back a few once hard core moshers came forward... and there were a few a**holes who insisted on being hurricanes of death. can't you get your aggression out in the gym or something? I swear someone HAD to have gotten a bloody nose from your f*ing hate filled whirlwinds (grrr). It would be a different story if we were at Rage Against the Machine or something, but I just felt like it put this agro hate into the air of a concert that was so euphorically trippy and phenomenal.
So, that sent us back a few more rows till we felt like we weren't going to get mauled. But I did LOVE seeing the crowd surfers go nuts - and how everyone would just totally feel the music when it ramped up & got hard core, we'd all start jumpin & moving together - SOOO COOOOL!!!!
Coming out I was just high on the whole experience and soo blown away that it was that f*in amazing. Rick said he totally dug it but wasn't sure he loved it as much as I did (cuz I was really psyched on it as you can tell) however coming out I overheard others who felt the same way I did about it just being the most amazing concert they'd ever been to. That's seriously how I felt - I was just moved - I thought it was f*ing amazing.
Don't ever, ever let yourself miss this band live.. they're so awesome.
I bought a tshirt and I can't wait to wear it. Most of all I can't wait to see them again!!!!!
