Dogstar
03-08-2003, 01:23 AM
This is going to be kind of long, but I just had to share :D.
I just got back from the sold-out show at the Electric Factory and I am STILL PUMPED UP!!!!!!
Audioslave put on an amazing 1-1/2 hour show (14 songs, I think) that totally freakin' rocked the HOUSE! Chris Cornell sounded great, hit every note, screamed his head off and jumped around the stage with tons of energy. Tom Morello....man, what can I say about THIS guy? Fricken awesome on the axe. The guy can flat-out play and he did a a fair amount of bouncing around the stage, too. Great performer. He had the place going nuts on his many solos. The crowd was really into it. There was a ton of applause during the songs, before the songs and after the songs. These guys are definitely worth the price of admission.
We were standing outside in line before the show and could hear the sound checks. I knew from the sound of Chris' voice that it was going to be an amazing show. We had seats on the second level, but man, we stood just about the whole time just rocking out.
They got everybody going with a blazing rendition of Set It Off that the entire place sung to. Their use of lighting throughout the show was excellent! The floor was a sea of moshing, surfing and slam-dancing maniacs from the get-go. They were packed in there like sardines but somehow managed to slam-dance. This was one time I was happy to be away from the pit ...
I don't remember the order of the songs, but here is what they played:
Set It Off (opener)
Light My Way (excellent vocals and lighting, kick-ass solo by Morello)
Gasoline
Like A Stone (beautifully melodic...everybody sang the chorus)
Show Me How to Live (Just unreal...Cornell was awesome on this one)
What You Are (The place was in a frenzy over this song, as was I; it's my favorite )
Hypnotize
Exploder (The entire place was singing the da n da da da part at the end. He put the mic out to the crowd and listened to us all sing. Very cool.)
Shadow on the Sun (My other favorite...Rousing rendition)
Last Remaining Light
There was a song I didn't recognize plus what my friend swears was a cover of Working Man by Rush...It rocked big time.
I can't remember if the Rush cover was the one they dedicated to their opening act, Burning Brides. I thought it was a nice touch.
The encore was sweet: It began with Cornell and his guitar for an acoustic version of I Am the Highway, which the crowd went nuts over. About half way through the song, the rest of the band came in to play their parts. It was beautiful, by the way. I LOVE when a band goes acoustic once in a while.
Then there was Cochise and they just about blew the roof off the place. Again, he put the mic out in the crowd during the chorus. The whole place was jumping wild at that point. Just a rip-roaring great song to end with and the lighting in this was spectacular. They really know how to use it well.
Cornell did a little bit of chatting throughout the show, thanking the crowd for a proper Philadelphia welcome and commenting that it had been a long time since he'd been in Philly. At one point he took a good swipe at the record industry, noting that the packed house at the EF was proof positive that good music will draw good crowds and that you don't have to have mega arena shows to do well or write music to conform to some cookie-cutter formula. It was sweet music to my ears .
He also jumped into the first row of people after one of the songs and just high-fived a bunch of fans. He was clearly having a good time, as were the rest of the band. Morello and Commerford also played to crowd big-time and people ate it up. They just looked like they were having a great time.
Ok, the clothes report for the ladies (guys you don't have to read any further )
I couldn't tell what Brad was wearing as he was behind the kit, but Chris and Tim wore what I call clam-digger pants (don't know what you young-ins call them)...Chris's were Army green and Tim's were beige. They both wore white tank tops and might I just say that both were fine specimens. Chris has gorgeous biceps..He looked reeeeally hot. He also wore these funky black boots that came to about mid-calf. I couldn't see what footwear Tim or Tom had on.
Tom had on white pants and a dark blue or black short-sleeve button-down dress shirt...and a cap. He looked sharp.
Burning Brides, a three-piece band, were OK. Nothing too great, but they definitely worked hard. They said Philly was their *f***ing home town* and that they were happy to be playing for the locals. Their guitar player was energetic and all, but I really wasn't too impressed with him. They sort of had a punk sound to them, mixing in some straightforward rock and a couple of slow songs. Some of their bass lines and guitar riffs brought to mind Nirvana. They had a female bass player, whose instrument looked taller than she was. She did a decent job. I thought the best member of the group was the drummer. He really kicked some ass and they took so few breaks in between songs that I was surprised his arms didn't fall off!
I'm soooo looking forward to Lollapalooza!
I just got back from the sold-out show at the Electric Factory and I am STILL PUMPED UP!!!!!!
Audioslave put on an amazing 1-1/2 hour show (14 songs, I think) that totally freakin' rocked the HOUSE! Chris Cornell sounded great, hit every note, screamed his head off and jumped around the stage with tons of energy. Tom Morello....man, what can I say about THIS guy? Fricken awesome on the axe. The guy can flat-out play and he did a a fair amount of bouncing around the stage, too. Great performer. He had the place going nuts on his many solos. The crowd was really into it. There was a ton of applause during the songs, before the songs and after the songs. These guys are definitely worth the price of admission.
We were standing outside in line before the show and could hear the sound checks. I knew from the sound of Chris' voice that it was going to be an amazing show. We had seats on the second level, but man, we stood just about the whole time just rocking out.
They got everybody going with a blazing rendition of Set It Off that the entire place sung to. Their use of lighting throughout the show was excellent! The floor was a sea of moshing, surfing and slam-dancing maniacs from the get-go. They were packed in there like sardines but somehow managed to slam-dance. This was one time I was happy to be away from the pit ...
I don't remember the order of the songs, but here is what they played:
Set It Off (opener)
Light My Way (excellent vocals and lighting, kick-ass solo by Morello)
Gasoline
Like A Stone (beautifully melodic...everybody sang the chorus)
Show Me How to Live (Just unreal...Cornell was awesome on this one)
What You Are (The place was in a frenzy over this song, as was I; it's my favorite )
Hypnotize
Exploder (The entire place was singing the da n da da da part at the end. He put the mic out to the crowd and listened to us all sing. Very cool.)
Shadow on the Sun (My other favorite...Rousing rendition)
Last Remaining Light
There was a song I didn't recognize plus what my friend swears was a cover of Working Man by Rush...It rocked big time.
I can't remember if the Rush cover was the one they dedicated to their opening act, Burning Brides. I thought it was a nice touch.
The encore was sweet: It began with Cornell and his guitar for an acoustic version of I Am the Highway, which the crowd went nuts over. About half way through the song, the rest of the band came in to play their parts. It was beautiful, by the way. I LOVE when a band goes acoustic once in a while.
Then there was Cochise and they just about blew the roof off the place. Again, he put the mic out in the crowd during the chorus. The whole place was jumping wild at that point. Just a rip-roaring great song to end with and the lighting in this was spectacular. They really know how to use it well.
Cornell did a little bit of chatting throughout the show, thanking the crowd for a proper Philadelphia welcome and commenting that it had been a long time since he'd been in Philly. At one point he took a good swipe at the record industry, noting that the packed house at the EF was proof positive that good music will draw good crowds and that you don't have to have mega arena shows to do well or write music to conform to some cookie-cutter formula. It was sweet music to my ears .
He also jumped into the first row of people after one of the songs and just high-fived a bunch of fans. He was clearly having a good time, as were the rest of the band. Morello and Commerford also played to crowd big-time and people ate it up. They just looked like they were having a great time.
Ok, the clothes report for the ladies (guys you don't have to read any further )
I couldn't tell what Brad was wearing as he was behind the kit, but Chris and Tim wore what I call clam-digger pants (don't know what you young-ins call them)...Chris's were Army green and Tim's were beige. They both wore white tank tops and might I just say that both were fine specimens. Chris has gorgeous biceps..He looked reeeeally hot. He also wore these funky black boots that came to about mid-calf. I couldn't see what footwear Tim or Tom had on.
Tom had on white pants and a dark blue or black short-sleeve button-down dress shirt...and a cap. He looked sharp.
Burning Brides, a three-piece band, were OK. Nothing too great, but they definitely worked hard. They said Philly was their *f***ing home town* and that they were happy to be playing for the locals. Their guitar player was energetic and all, but I really wasn't too impressed with him. They sort of had a punk sound to them, mixing in some straightforward rock and a couple of slow songs. Some of their bass lines and guitar riffs brought to mind Nirvana. They had a female bass player, whose instrument looked taller than she was. She did a decent job. I thought the best member of the group was the drummer. He really kicked some ass and they took so few breaks in between songs that I was surprised his arms didn't fall off!
I'm soooo looking forward to Lollapalooza!