Tell us all about it here!! 

 

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"We play so fine, don't you agree?" ~ Layne Staley

"We want to celebrate what we did and the memory of our friend." ~ Jerry Cantrell

Admittedly I went to the show calling it an Alice in Chains concert, but wow did Jerry, William, Mike, and Sean blow VR out of the water!  I mean Slash was good and all, but AiC was amazing.  My wife summed it up with the sentence: "They never cut their hair." She, of course, meant this metaphorically... they are amazing musicians that stayed true to their style and sound. I was so glad I got to see them, I feared I never would since I missed seeing them in the '90's.

BTW, does anyone have a complete set list for last night?  I have a terrible memory for those kinds of things...

 

PunkyLunky:

 

Tell us all about it here!! 

 

Well PL....

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"I fear again, like then, I lost my way
and shout to God to bring my sunny day"

I went.....I had VIP.....and I tried my hardest to shake hands with AIC and let them know that they are one of the greatest bands today, but they had no time for me.  I don't blame them, having to open for VR of all people, it should have been the other way around, and then maybe AIC would have been more acceptable to hand shakes.  Overall, I had a great time, I just wished that VR would have had to open up for AIC, that would have been a whole lot more suitable, VR sucks compared to AIC, no matter how you look at it.  Jerry, William, Sean, Mike......YA'LL KEEP TRUE AND KEEP ROCKIN' !!!!

OH, and I saw them writing up the set list, buy my stort term memory is shot!!

Did they play LOVE HATE LOVE?

I just got back from Dallas - and you knew I'd fill you guys in first thing!! 

I don't even know where to begin.  This was hands down the best concert experience I've ever had.  The boys were absolutely flawless.  Perfect.  And yes, they blew VR out of the water, but I was expecting that.  I do have to say that I enjoyed VR much more than I expected to.  

The set list, not in order (except for the opener and the last two... that's all I remember of the order):

Again

We Die Young

Angry Chair

Rain When I Die - my FAVORITE - they killed it!

Grind

Man in the Box

Them Bones

Down In A Hole

Junkhead

It Ain't Like That

Would

Rooster

We got 12 beautiful, immaculate songs! 

Jerry had a couple of technical problems, but nothing major...  William was amazing, Sean threw horns at me in the pit ( yeah, baby!  \m/ ), and Mike was his usual animated self - man.... how can you not ADORE Mike Inez???  Jerry was perfect, that's all I can say..... I will never get enough of watching and hearing those crunchy riffs he plays.  My son said, "Mom -- he played every note flawlessly - every single note!"     (Trust me, he knows every note Jerry's played on every recording he can find... ha!)

The crowd sang loudly with every song.  It was amazing.  My son and nephew had the time of their lives and I couldn't have enjoyed it as much without them - seeing these teenagers in awe of these guys blew me away.   

Before the last song, Jerry introduced each band member (very cool!) then said, "Thanks everyone for coming out - we want to do something a little special tonight, please say hello to my pop out in the audience, Pop, stand up and wave."  The crowd went NUTS.  It was very cool.  Rooster was one of the highlights of the night, William really put emotion into it this time.  My favorite, as I said, was by far Rain When I Die.  Amazing.  My son got one of Jerry's picks and he wouldn't even put it in his pocket for fear of losing it.  He kept it clenched in his fist all the way to the car.    He's been playing AIC songs in his room since we got back on his guitar and stuck his head out the door one time and said, "Hey Mom - how do I sound with this sweet Jerry pick?!!??"  (he was kidding, of course, but making his point that he's ecstatic to have gotten it......)   

I was not expecting to stick around for the entire VR show, but my son and nephew wanted to see Slash and I wanted to see him along with Duff and Scott, too..... just to see them live..... not really into VR's music, but they are good showmen.  As many others have said before me, I actually felt bad for them to have to follow AIC.  The crowd poured out after Alice left the stage....but I have to say, they surprised me.  Slash is just fun to watch, the way he bounces around on stage.  Weiland is one strange bird, but fun to watch and he really did the GNR songs justice; I was especially impressed by Patience.  But my favorite VR bandmember was Duff.  He was great, really connected with the audience; he made eye contact, nodded and smiled at people, really a personal connection, and he would lean his bass over for a front row person to take a pick... he was very cool.  Like I said, I felt bad that they had to follow AIC.  It really should have been the other way around.....  When the lights came back on onstage for their encore, Tommy Lee was drumming with VR's drummer (what's his name? can't remember).  It was cool..... he played through about half of a song then threw his sticks in the audience and left the stage. 

I will never tire of seeing Alice in Chains.  I am so jealous of those of you who see them multiple times!  But, I'm happy for you lucky devils!    It is a shame that we only got an hour - but I'd drive the 6 hours over and over and over to see them for that hour.  It was so worth that and more.

Wish I could tell you more but I've written a novel already! 

By far the best concert I've ever been to.  I love these boys - every single one of them has a place in my heart.  <3

And lastly, let me say for the record - ROCK ON, William Duvall!!!!!!!!  He is a star among stars in this legendary band. 

Love, love, love you, Mike, Sean, Jerry and William. 

 

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"We play so fine, don't you agree?" ~ Layne Staley

"We want to celebrate what we did and the memory of our friend." ~ Jerry Cantrell

Awesome Great review Punky!! I agree...Rain When I Die is so powerful. Even in a set like that it stood out for me. (my emotional moment

How old is your son and nephew? Love to see the kids get hyped on AIC.,. just proves how contagious the music is.

Matt Sorum is drumming for VR, He also drummed for GnR and The Cult.

Thanks again for the review!!!

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"I fear again, like then, I lost my way
and shout to God to bring my sunny day"

My son is 17 and my nephew is 19... 

And duh.... how could I not think of Matt Sorum??  Thanks!!

 

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"We play so fine, don't you agree?" ~ Layne Staley

"We want to celebrate what we did and the memory of our friend." ~ Jerry Cantrell

Thanks for the review!  Sounds like you had a great time! Now your making me jones for a show!!

PunkyLunky:

 But my favorite VR bandmember was Duff.  He was great, really connected with the audience; he made eye contact, nodded and smiled at people, really a personal connection, and he would lean his bass over for a front row person to take a pick... he was very cool.  

Might I add that Duff is the nicest person you will ever meet.  He is very sweet and giving of his time to fans off-stage as well.

thereyouare:

PunkyLunky:

 But my favorite VR bandmember was Duff.  He was great, really connected with the audience; he made eye contact, nodded and smiled at people, really a personal connection, and he would lean his bass over for a front row person to take a pick... he was very cool.  

Might I add that Duff is the nicest person you will ever meet.  He is very sweet and giving of his time to fans off-stage as well.

\m/

 

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"We play so fine, don't you agree?" ~ Layne Staley

"We want to celebrate what we did and the memory of our friend." ~ Jerry Cantrell

Well I expected a fun review from you PL, and of course you did not disappoint!  I am so glad you had an awesome show!!!

I can relate to the clenching of the pick.  I clutched Jerry's and Duff's all night for fear of dropping them in the toilet.  My 7 yr old was so enthralled with Jerry's that he wouldn't leave it alone and eventually lost it.  I was silently seething, but I kept telling myself, "It's just A THING!  Don't freak out on him!!!"  We ripped the house apart and several hours and many tears later, we found it!!  Woo-hoo!!  I think I earned patient Mother 2007 for that one.

Duff was my favorite too! ;-D

Thanks for sharing a part of your incredible night with us!

 

 

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"For every star is formed in fire, and so it goes for you. And every face along your path, sees your heart is true." DuVall/Constantine

ahh, just like being there........NOT!... kidding, very nice reviews. didn't realize AIC opened for Velvet Revolver just doesn't seem quite right somehow. i guess that means the VR set was quite longer than the boys?

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Whew!  I know you were glad to see that pick! 

I have more of my story to tell, but I'm getting ready for my niece's surprise sweet 16 party we're throwing for her, so I'll come back tonight and post the rest - it's a much FUNNER up close and personal part of my story!!  I wanted to go ahead and give the show review... but the rest of the story is awesome.  And I do tend to get a little long winded... (ya think?? ha) so I decided to break the story up....

I had a blast.  I'll just say this:  Baldy ROCKS!!!!

p.s.  Love your new avatar ps!  I loooooove me some Mikey!!!     

OK, I'll tell you guys all about it later tonight....... It was a blast!!

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"We play so fine, don't you agree?" ~ Layne Staley

"We want to celebrate what we did and the memory of our friend." ~ Jerry Cantrell