GIG: Alter Bridge/Enjoy Destroy

So, I'd only vaguely listened to Alter Bridge before I knew they were coming to Newcastle. However I liked a lot of similar bands - Shinedown, Black Stone Cherry, etc, so I decided I would buy their recently released album Blackbird, and then decide if I would go to the gig. I found myself in awe of how good they were. Stereotypical American rock band? No sir. Blackbird is a surprisingly heavy mix of slow and intense tracks, with meaningful and inspiring lyrics. I listened to their original album One Day Remains, which is fantastic as well.The evening came and I became increasingly excited - I hadn't seen a gig since The Answer, ten months ago. This was my first time at the Carling Academy too. I was impressed right away with the venue and the amount of people there, but support band Enjoy Destroy failed to grab me. Apart from MacTier, most of their tunes are a little too indie-rock (yeurgh!) for me I think, and they didn't suit Alter Bridge at all. You could tell the audience were here for one band alone. Enter Alter Bridge. Wow. The emotion of Blackbird and the guitar sound of Mark Tremonti in White Knuckles just blew me away. There was a hell of a lot of crowd action for that one. Two mosh pits gave me a passage to the front of the crowd during the heavy stuff. Do they know how to get the audience going! As for the voice of Alter Bridge, Myles Kennedy (right) has to be one of the best voices of rock out there. I along with several hundred people sang along to Open Your Eyes, and Rise Today lifted my and a few other souls to new heights. Personally my favourite however was Brand New Start. One of the surprise tunes they finished with was AC/DC's Whole Lotta Rosie, which brought the house down. I had wanted rock, and I got more than I came for.

Creative Misadventure?

I've had two journals. I've wrote countless silly half finished (but fun) stories. I've half clicked create blog before, but never got round to it. Blog? What for? Why? Well, I know there's a chance nobody will ever read this, these mindless ramblings. But I guess I need an outlet for what's in the mind, and there's nothing better than writing for me.

The only thing worth writing about at the minute is music. There's a few gigs coming up I want to write about, and the last one I've seen is The Answer and Winnebago Deal in March 2007. I'm a little starved of live-ness, to say the least!