09/17/2011 - Classic Park Eastlake OH
Here is the quick summary
for those not interested in the full review.
Drive A
Meh. Young and energetic, but no real
attraction for me.
Crossfade
Also very good. Loved the tunes which were performed very well.
Great stage presence.
Red
Never heard them before, but I liked them.
Really energetic, good tunes, and the singer had a good command
of the crowd. Want to see again..
Alien Ant Farm
Watched from the bleachers as I needed a rest, and didn't think I
cared about seeing them.
Now I wish I had stayed on the field. Good performance and the
crowd was rocking
Puddle of Mudd
Thought I was going to like them more than I did. Show was good,
but they didn't seem like they were trying that much, and came
off as just another show.
Buckcherry
Really surpised me. This was the 3rd time seeing them. The first
2 times were not pleasant.
I actually enjoyed this performance and had fun.
Papa Roach
My second favorite group did not disappoint me.
This show was a lot different than my other PRoach experiences,
but that wasn't because of them.
Ok, now, for those
interested in more information.
Here is the full review of the day, the venue, and the show.
This was my first trip to
this venue. Mainly because it is a baseball field, and has only
had a couple concerts there.
I love the fact that this place is so close to me, wish they
would have more shows there
Only about an hour away, and no real wait to get parked. Did have
to wait for gates to open a bit, as I got there early.
Got into the venue and
started scoping things out.
The place is very nice, as it is only a few years old now.
Will post some pics to show what the place looks like.
It was a nice set-up actually. The soundboard was on the pitchers
mound. The stage was set up a little beyond 2nd base. There were
2 kinds of tickets for the show. Field, and bleachers. Both were
GA. So if you were in the bleachers, you could sit anywhere you
wanted to. If you had field tickets, you went on the field and
stood where you wanted, or sat anywhere in the bleashers you
wanted to.
Really nice. With a laid-back, casual atmosphere that would
really influence the tone for the entire night
That brings us up to the first band
| Drive A | |
|
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| 20 minutes | |
Between bands, I watched
the crew change the stage over. Was kind of neat with there not
being a back to the stage. You could see the line of drum kits
waiting to be rolled into place.
| Crossfade | |
|
 |
| 29 minutes | |
After Crossfade, I wandered around a little and just check out the venue some more and scoped out the growing crowd, which was still kind of sparse..
| Red | |
|
 |
| 29 minutes | |
Now, my feet and back were getting tired. So I
wandered up to the bleachers and found a good spot to chill.
Firgured I would stay there for the next set, as I wasn't real
excited about the next group..
| Alien Ant Farm | |
|
 |
| 26 minutes | |
Made my way back down to the field and worked my way up through the crowd for a good spot for the next group.
| Puddle of Mudd | |
|
 |
| 42 minutes | |
Now it is pretty much completely dark, and really
starting to get cold.
Did manage to find some cool people to hang with and just BS and
talk music and such.
Good way to pass the time while waiting. Took a little longer to
get things set up for the next group.
Wasn't quite sure who was headlinging this date, so was really
interested to see whose name would be on the stage next.
| Buckcherry | |
|
 |
| 51 minutes | |
Getting a lot colder now.
I had my jean jacket, and a sweatshirt on, and was still almost
shivering. But I was so stoked for PRoach to come next.
So much so, that I wanted to make sure nothing happened to ruin
it.
Which is probably lucky for some drunk in the crowd.
I was taking some picks from off to the side. Just trying to get
some crowd shots. One of the times that I set up, I forgot to
turn off the flash on the camera. This set off some idiot on the
edge of the crowd. He came over ranting about not wanting his
picture taken. Insisting I delete the pic. And when I ignored
him, he got in my face and tried to take my camera.
Instead of doing what I wanted to do, and leveling him, I started
walking away. Which is when he grabbed my jacket.
I pulled us both closer to one of the beer wagons and started
asking for security in a loud voice.
He let go and took off staggering away.
About 10 minutes later the intro music started and it was time
for the main course!
| Papa Roach | |
|
 |
| 60 minutes | |
It was an awesome day of great tunes and fun
times.
Only thing that would have made it better, is if my normal
co-pilot would have been along. But my daughter is off at college
now, I need to get used to doing these things solo again.
Leaving and driving home was a breeze. I did run into a little
headache with the construction on RT2, but I still got home in
time to catch my Saturday night anime.
Too bad I was too tired to stay up and watch it. But what an
awesome 2 days I had between this show, and Uproar down in
Pittsburgh the day before.
The only real bummer of the day, is that my recorder screwed up
on me, and I didn't get Buckcherry, and missed the beginning of
Papa Roach.
