Jay@MetalReviews wrote:
There are times when I am reminded of the amazing power of metal and last night was one of those times. I saw the Edguy/Tad Morose show at BB Kings in New York City. This was on the heels of a killer anatomy test that I had been studying for. Hell, all I have been doing is studying. Since the last Nightwish show here, I've gone out one night in a month which for me and for any New Yorker is RARE. So I hauled ass to the city and got to the club. I'm waiting in line to by an Edguy shirt and Jens Johansson walks in to cheers from the people in line. This is so fucking cool. Each time there is a show mildly related to power metal or scandinavian bands, Jens just shows up. We got down to the stage in time for Tad morose. I was vaguely familiar with them but they just came out and kicked ass. Krunt had problems with his amp head and didn't have sound for the first song. After they replaced it, the show took off. It fucking rocked to see these guys and I know I certainly need to get more of their music after the show they put on. they're like a more power metal version of Iced Earth to me. I got Anders (bass) and Daniel (guitar) to sign my ticket. They were great guys and were stoked about finally playing in the States again. I talked to Peter (drums) briefly and he was a great guy too.
So then Edguy comes out and they fucking RULE. They open with Lavatory Love Machine and didn't relent for the next 2 hours!!! They played all the kickass tracks from Hellfire Club except Mysteria for some reason. The extended live versions of The Piper Never Dies and We Don't Need a Hero were incredible. I have seen few bands who can match them in their stage presence and energy. Tobias is running all over the place and doing the splits and high kicks that David Lee Roth made famous in the 80's. He's a spry little guy running around there. They do the synchronized headbang and triple guitar swing perfectly. As a live act, they are incredibly tight and just had the crowd and myself eating out of their hand. Tobi also has great between song crowd announcements. At the end of the show he told us that Edguy is going to be seriously working on getting a full scale US tour going ASAP. So for like half the show, Jens is standing next to me and my friends, taking pictures of himself and the stage. We get his autograph before he runs off backstage. In addition to Jens, Jack "SUPER ASSHOLE" Frost and Russell Allen (I wouldn't bet money of this one but I'm pretty sure it was him) were also running around the club.
It was one of those times that I was just proud to be a metalhead. It just gives you the geeling that THIS is what we work so hard for. Metal will never die as long as there are awesome bands like Edguy out there.
I was there too, compaired to the Nightwish show this one was at most 2/3rds full. Tad Morose was awesome, I love that band, they were much better than I thought they would be live although I was a bit disappointed they didn't do my favorite song: "Another Way". They were the major reason I went to this show, since I am not a big Edguy fan. Edguy were pretty good but I just don't get their style and their sound, of course some songs by them I like, but most are like "bleh" to me. Another thing that pissed me off is that they did not turn off the regular lights when Edguy came on, it was like I could see fans better than the band it was just retarded. Then I just got dizzy and sleepy partly from being tired and partly from being bored by Edguy. I really don't get why Edguy are so highly regarded, I think Tad Morose sound much more interesting with much better vocals and more variation in songs, sound and vocals. I guess Edguy just don't do it for me, I got 3 of their albums and none of them really impressed me, even the 2 Avantasias. But, man, Tad Morose were awesome.
I think their setlist was (not in order):
Sword of Retribution
Matters of the Dark
Etherial Soul
Another Time Around
Corporate Masters
Servant of the Bones
Anubis
No Mercy
Cyberdome
Take on the World
