I'm going to meet DAVE MUSTAINE!!
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I just scored backstage passes to the Megadeth gig on London on Tuesday!
I'm going to meet my #1 all-time favourite band!!
I'M SO HAPPY!
I'm going to meet my #1 all-time favourite band!!
I'M SO HAPPY!
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SR, that's pretty amazingly cool! Dave is really an interesting guy, and I think he still 'gets' the idea of metal a lot better than most. Got any questions you are planning to ask him? After Dimebag Darrell was killed in December, Dave posted on the Megadeth forum about how it had affected him, and he mentioned trying to get things straightened out with Metallica and Slayer. I'd love to know if anything has come of that; my metal days are more or less over and I haven't seen Megadeth live since 1999, but I'd travel as far as I had to if I could watch Dave, James and Lars playing together once more.
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Damn, Foehammer snuck in before my post went up, so I guess he's the ass now
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big deal to him evidently...that's cool man! my all time would be to meet Tool or Primus. Gratz, that rocks!
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Hey wow, those happen to also be two of my favorite bands (I'm also a huge fan of most of Les Claypool's crazy side projects). I've seen Tool a couple times in concert, and just over a year ago I saw the first official concert of the original lineup of Primus in over 7 years at UC Davis. I didn't get to meet any of them
[edit] Oh yeah, and I also have a recording of the Primus concert that I went to (Oct. 14, 2003) in 24bit DVD audio FLAC, which is cool to listen to. They had official soundboard recordings available at primuslive.com, but Primus is so cool that they let people bring in recording equipment to the concert, so I got a bootleg version (of a surprisingly high quality). Primus is cool with the bootlegging, as long as people don't sell the recordings and share them freely. (here's the set list of the concert I saw)
BTW, Zakk Wylde is coming to Phila in April. He's another kick-ass guitarist (Black Label Society).
sal
Haven't bought any Megadeth since 'Hidden Treasures', but I still enjoy a spin of the old stuff.
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... but I'd travel as far as I had to if I could watch Dave, James and Lars playing together once more.
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agreed.
I'm kind of agitated too, since today is Saturday and not Tuesday
Still, I'm going to be bringing my Megadeth comic and the latest album to be signed, plus the newest Iced Earth CD since the bassist on this tour is James MacDonough, formerly of Iced Earth.
So I get 45 minutes of Diamond Head, 100+ minutes of Megadeth, then I get to meet everyone!
It's going to be the most awesome day EVER!
... but I'd travel as far as I had to if I could watch Dave, James and Lars playing together once more.
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Dave would kick their ass for not being able to keep up. I am a Metallica fan, but that's just fact.
We got into the venue about 7ish and loaded up on merchandise. I picked up my backstage pass from the box office, and for a few heartstopping moments 5 minutes later I thought I'd lost it. Relieved, I found it in my bag.
At 7:45 Diamond Head took the stage.
These guys where fantastic, I can't remember their exact setlist though:
Am I Evil Intro
It's Electric
It's Mine
Heat Of The Night
????
Broken Pieces
Helpless
Am I Evil
I'd give these guys 8/10, a fantastic performance.
Next up, was the main attraction: Megadeth.
They came on at 9pm and immediatly let everyone know about it for 2 hours:
Blackmail The Universe
Set The World Afire
Skin O' My Teeth
The Scorpion
Wake Up Dead
In My Darkest Hour
Something That I'm Not
Angry Again
A Tout Le Monde
Die Dead Enough
Trust
Tornado Of Souls
Of Mice And Men
Kick The Chair
Hangar 18
Back In The Day
Sweating Bullets
Symphony Of Destruction
Peace Sells (first half)
Mechanix
Peace Sells (Second half)
Paranoid
Holy Wars
10/10, these guys where on form tonight! Definitely the best gig I've been to so far!
And then, 20 minutes later Megadeth came up to the VIP area to meet everyone!
I had a quick chat with Dave, who is a super nice guy, and got him to sign my comic and take a picture!
Then I met the Drover brothers and the Diamond Head bassist, before having a quick chat with James MacDonough. Then I had a last few words with Dave and a hearty handshake before departing for home.
I'll never forget this night!
Pictures to follow!
Off to see The Bastards tonight, they have a habit of going to the nearest pub before and after their gigs.
The Wednesday night gig was also pretty amazing...although at times I felt the volume was a little *too* high...at least for the amps they had...the sound, particularly on some of the solos and vocals, was distorting and you could see on their faces they were not quite happy with the sound at some points...thankfully it seemed to get better as the gig went on and the whole thing was definately up there with the best gigs i've been to recently...I don't recall them playing Mechanix on the Wednesday
Nerd Groupie: They sounded amazing. Dave is the only original member left, but since Dave is THE original member and Dave IS Megadeth, it was still Megadeth I saw onstage that night.
Got my photos!!
Me with bassist James MacDonough and some other guy
Shawn Drover (Drummer), Adrian Mills (Diamond Head), Me, Glenn Drover (Guitarist)
Me and Dave Mustaine!!!!
That was a night to remember, and I can only hope I get another chance to meet hese guys again one day!
oh yeah, congrats on meeting your hero
did you ask him if he liked Sailor Moon? teehee