TDetroit’s ramblings and nonsense

The show started at 2pm with us waiting in line outside starting 1 pm.  We went in and my son found his T-shirt.  Dragonforce, the band he came to see.  they are from London and shred like crazy.  then he found another t-shirt for Disturbed.

We went and saw the fest sites, checked out a screamo band (that was unfortunate)

Then is rained

Then we went to see Five Finger Death Punch.  A good band.  2 songs sounded good - Shake the Pillars of Hell and White Knuckles.

Then we headed for the pavillion seats, just in time - because it rained  - a lot.

Mastodon came on.  Your apologies for me having to sit through that are welcome.

Dragonforce.  It’s a good band with good songs.  But I have to say the keyboardist and rhythm guitarist treat metal in a bit of a silly way.

Then we went to get pizza.  Here is where it get’s good.  Between the pavillion and the lawn is a walk area.  It was crowded.  We did the push and shove and got to the rest room area.  so we took that break and when we came out, the crowd had thinned.  We headed for the pizza line.  We were next to get pizza, and my son heard the band -Disturbed - announced. 

Can you believe that rat assed bastard son of mine abandoned me to get the pizza on my own while he went  back to the seats to watch?

I did the dad thing and bought the pizza.  I headed back.  the folks on the lawn decided to have some fun.  remember it’s still drizzling a bit.  they started ripping the sod of the lawn and thowing it in the pavillion.  the folks in the pavillion started throwing it back.  dirt flying everywhere.  people running and holding their hand over the top of their beer (must protect the beer)

disturbed is a great band, with great music.  and the sod thing went on the entire time.  the folks in the pavillion started throwing it around and got it almost up to the stage.

finally.  the last band.  Slip Knot.  yup, the guys who wear the scary masks.  let me say.  that is some unbelievable s***!  Damn!  Talk about crazy. 

… and  F bombs!  Now I know why I haven’t heard much of their music.  it can’t be played on the radio.  F this and F that, right in the songs, forget the concert talk. 

9 band members.  2 guys who beat on beer kegs (sometimes with a baseball bat)  A drummer who started the show like some freak from outerspace.  The music can at time include rhthms that are musically … devoid of music.  when you put it all together, it sounds great and looks better.  a show like nothing you’ve ever seen before.

We headed home.  it was nice to put a tape in the deck and listen to some normal music… like Iron Maiden and Dokken