Concerts

I will be Mr. Review from concerts past!!

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Listed in alphabetical order

Def Leppard 1993... I went to this concert with my sister, Leslie. This was a fantastic concert. Def Leppard really surprised me with how much they sound just like they do on their albums. The sound system sounded AWESOME in the Miami Arena. I was particularly impressed with the bass in there... I remember the end of the song "Gods of War" there is a synthesizer part that made my vision go blurry, and could notice my shirt moving from the bass waves... This is usually something only accomplished by standing up front, but we were in the nose-bleeds on the second level!! Impressive! Two thumbs up!!!!!!!

Eric Clapton 1992... I went to this concert with my sister, Leslie, and a few of her friends, including Lisa(HOTTTTT!!!), who I had a crush on at the time!!! :) Eric Clapton was also fantastic. He plays absolutely flawless, and sounded just like his albums. The only flaw was that his microphone was not very loud, but his guitar rang through clear as a bell. He makes it all look so easy, firing out chords and riffs, while he was strolling around the stage! The smell of pot in that crowd, made everyone stoned, including the Miami police officer which commented on that standing right next to us! We were on the second level as well for that one. Another two thumbs up, except for the lights.. they were rather boring!

Jimmy Buffett 1998... I went to this concert with Randy Dickman, a friend I worked with. This was a good concert, but definitely one of the most laid back concerts I have ever been to. We were very far from the concert stage, which made it very hard to see anything. He was very good, and he interacted with the crowd well. He played all the favorites, and some new ones which I never heard of. All in all I thought it was good, but, as with most of the Coral Sky Amphetheatre concerts I have been to, We were too far away, which was a bummer. one thumb up, if I was closer two thumbs up for sure!

Lollapalooza 1996... Went with Thad Knowles. What a concert this was!!! 1:30 PM till about midnight... Featured bands included Metallica, Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine, The Ramones, Rancid, and Screaming Trees. I basically went because Metallica was there. This was a fantastic concert, and it was general admission, which I prefer. But I remember how HOT it was... ugh......... I don't think I have ever sweat so much.... a sea of bodies creating more body heat that the 95 degree F weather could throw at us... it must have been 120 standing elbow to elbow in the crowd! I think about 60,000 people were there!! Rage against the Machine were awesome and so was Soundgarden! But I was waiting for Metallica, they always throw such a great concert! When they came on, it was dark, and it was alot cooler. From opening song to the encore song they played awesome, as usual! A Very BIG two thumbs up!

Metallica 1989... This is the VERY first concert I have ever gone to! I went with Steve Wood, a friend of mine from NH. I was very nervous to go to this concert. I was at my brother Mark's house in Manchester with his g/f Ellen, and I remember him coming home and saying the people standing in line outside the concert were throwing things at cars! Being my first concert, this made me nervous, and made Steve nervous too, which, in turn, made me even MORE nervous!!! LOL The Cult opened for them, and were basically boo'ed off the stage by people chanting M-E-T-A-L-L-I-C-A... I thought they were pretty good, but the majority did not... They played for about 45 mins and gave up! When the lights came on and Metallica came out Steve and I were in the front, but then this huge rush (which I've grown to LOVE!!!) pushed forward smashing us against the front rails. So we moved to the side, where we were harassed by this weird dude, and his wife(?) trying to sell us pot from a pair of binoculars. We declined, while he stood next to us blowing smoke at us!! I think that must have calmed us down! I really enjoyed the concert, they were my favorite band, and it was appropriate that they were the first concert I have seen as well! Two thumbs way up!

Metallica 1994... Oh man this was a good one! This was My ALL time favorite concert! I went with Thad Knowles , my best friend, and Terry Stevens. We also saw (by chance) Todd DeFay and Jennifer Jackson there. This concert just rocked. Suicidal Tendencies and Candlebox opened, and they were great as well! It was also general admission, so we got up front (Thad didn't want to, but I dragged him, and he thanks me for that!!!) and prepared for the ride! The music started and the energy rose full blast!!! My feet weren't even touching the ground, I was just kind of shuffled around (like most general admission concerts) and moved where the crowd wanted to move me to!!! This was the most energetic concert (besides the Offspring) that I have ever been to. I was physically exhausted afterward. I always wondered why they never played there again... This was the last general admission Metallica concert I have been to, unfortunately. But this ranks as number 1 in my book!

Metallica 1997... Went with Thad Knowles, Kerri Christensen, Brian Miller, Scott Hixon and Shawna Hixon. This was another great concert, except for the fact we were not general admission, which put a damper on things. I like to go crazy at concerts and with assigned seating ya just can't! I can't remember who opened for them, so it must not have been great! But they played all my favorites and their energy funneled into me, and all was good!!! Two thumbs up!

Metallica 1998... went with Thad Knowles and Kerri Christensen ( I think...) This was a great concert, because it was kinda like general admission, but it was very far from the stage, at the top part of the amphitheatre. It was, however, the best Coral Sky concert I have gone to. They rocked, as usual! We had lots of fun at this one!! Two thumbs up!!

Metallica 1999... went with Kerri Christensen, Thad Knowles and Patrik Jonis. This was my least favorite Metallica concert. It was at the orange bowl, which is an open aired stadium, and distorts the music if you're sitting to the side (which we were) Kid Rock, Creed, and Sevendust opened. They were great as well. We, unfortunately, sat right in front of some drunk guy that puked alot, and too bad for him, he missed the entire concert! All in all, it was a good concert, but the sound was no good and we were too far from the stage. ( I hate assigned seating) two thumbs up (because it was Metallica)

Nine Inch Nails 1994... Went with Thad Knowles and Gil, a friend from Key West. Marilyn Manson and Jim Rose Circus opened. This was a very cool concert. I really liked it. It was very strange with real cool effects and lighting. I've decided that Trent Reznor is a very strange man!!! LOL But he really puts on a great show. This probably ranks as number 2 in my book. Type "O" Negative and Corrosion of Conformity also opened. They were good too! I really liked the lights and the show, I will go to another if they ever come this way again! Two thumbs way up!

The Offspring 1995... This concert kicked my ass. I have never been so worn out and tired after a concert in my life. The younger people that went to this concert have absolutely the most energy I have ever seen. I thought it would never end. I went with Kerri Christensen, Brian Miller, Leslie Jonis, Chad Miller and Denise Miller. I lost everyone in the crowd a few times. The guy in front of us puked on the girl in front of him, which was humorously disgusting, but completely hilarious. A very large circle formed around him, and he was oblivious to it, and kept swaying/dancing. It was lots of fun though (general admission) when we got home, I think I must have slept for 18 hours!!! Two thumbs up!!

Queensryche 1995... went with Leslie Jonis and Thad Knowles. This was a great concert as well. It was more like a stage play, with things happening and sets that the band played a part in. Very interesting, and something I have never seen duplicated. The music was fantastic and very good sound quality, I will never forget this concert! Two thumbs way up!

Slayer 1995... went with Thad Knowles and Brian Miller. Biohazard and Machine Head opened, they were good! This was a very violent concert. We saw quite a few bloody people get carried off from the mosh pit. The floor was so violent with the mosh pit, we stood on the side after about an hour of enduring the pain!!! We were all bruised and bleeding when we gave up! Slayer was very good, and very fast... it's amazing how accurate they are with those fast powerchords playing live! I was impressed. Two thumbs up!

Sting 2000... went with Judi. This was a good concert, VERY laid back as well, which I'm not accustomed to. I thought he was really good, and sounds exactly like he does on albums. He played some great songs and I was up front this time(and the ONLY time at Coral Sky), and it was good. Two thumbs up!

White Zombie 1995... went with Thad Knowles. This was a good General admission concert. I lost Thad within 2 minutes after they started, didn't see him till after the show and he looked as exhausted as me after battling the crowd(What fun!)! It was really hot in there, I remember. So hot, in fact, that Rob Zombie kinda mentioned how "fucking" hot it was and just mumbled the words to alot of the songs. Still, it was good and they sounded great! TONS of energy, and I loved every minute of it! Two thumbs up!

White Zombie 1996.. went with Thad Knowles and Chad Gagnon. Filter opened, and they were great! This one was not as good as the first one for the sole reason it was not general admission. We couldn't get wild like we wanted to. I think all concerts should be general admission, it makes a big difference in fan appreciation. It was the same set up as the West Palm Beach show, but much cooler!! He sang all the lyrics this time! I liked it but only one thumb up because of no general admission!!

That's it for now! I know I will be adding to this list... I haven't been to any concerts lately, and I have to start going to more, don't ya think!

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