Talk about a double-header! Sonata Arctica and Nightwish together in one concert is a recipe for explosions of awesome. It tasted great.
Sonata Arctica was fairly new to me - I’d only heard a couple of their songs before. Their keytar player had me jonsing to go though! That guy rocks! The lead singer has a great voice and knew how to work the crowd. Excellent songs (for the genre) and good stage presence overall. A+ (just as good as Nightwish’s show)
Nightwish entered with the same epic fanfare as the last show (a few months ago iirc), but it still worked like a charm. These guys are some of the best musicians in the business - they have perfected their craft and just have fun on stage. I love the new singer, but wow did she choose a poor wardrobe and hair style for this show. She wore some sort of spandex that had a really low crotch which just looked weird and was quite distracting. Her hair went from long and black to short, feathered, combed back, and dyed two or three colors. Blech. She’s a great singer though and a wonderful replacement for Tarja. A+
The roseland is a venue with a mixed review. One one hand, it’s small and offers a very intimate experience with the performers. On the other hand, the sound system is crap. It’s usually too loud - to the point of being distorted. The mix is usually crap, with drum bass overpowering everything else. Vocals are often hard to understand and guitar solos are often drowned out. The best venue in the NW that I’ve been too is the Clark County Ampitheater which had awesome sound quality. The roseland however does not. Boo. D+
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