Hi!
Here are some short comments/reflection of MSG at 'Klubben' 14/11.
The show last night in Stockholm was stable 'n solid. The crowd, about +200, was
happy to see him. MSG were tight as the little venue.. it was full but not packed.
And of course the most 'packed' guy, with his two 2-meters friends, landed just
in front of me - down below the Axeman himself... Anyway - MSG rocked hard,
pretty good sound, but a little bit to loud I must say. I had a pair of ear-muffs
all night which of course takes away a bit of all 'precise' notes - but better that
than 'tinnitus' for the rest of my life... No one could blame Rev for not givin' his
best - I pure rocker so to speak! Logan did fine - voice clear, also a great stage
present. Well the whole band rocked, great solo by Wayne on Arachnophobiac!
Michael kept eye-contact with the audience and bowed after each song.
He even smiled from time to time.. ;-) Even if he had some 'problems' with his
Dean-V...
Highlights
Assault Attack; offensive hard and driven... the show 'kicked off' (got more energy)
To Hot Too Handle; good tempo - 'clock-clean' solo!
Into the Arena; pure perfection, great middle bas- and drum solo
Attack of the Mad Axeman; perfect - extended solo...
Armed and Ready; also good tempo, nailed the solo!
Rock Bottom; "been there, done that" - but maaaan this rocked, perfect solo!
Otherwise the same set-list as the previous shows, played all the encores that
you would expect, rocked between time 2120 - 2300.
Afterwards he did the signing session. He was very open-hearted and friendly to
everyone. I manage to say something about SITN, Tristan, Dave and Batttty - he
replied; "what Battttty" hehe... but he did recognize Tristan and Dave! I got some
CD-sleeves signed + my new MSG-shirt (and my old one), we shook hands and
of course took that "me-and-Schenker-pointing-at-me-picture". Just one more
thing; he got very happy and smiled when he saw my The Odd Trio CD! He asked me
if I knew who the 'players' were on that CD... and he had to show his 'manager'
the picture inside the CD-sleeve.
In overall - a good basic rock concert, you got what you would have expect to get!
Back to work....
Cheers - Magnus