We're up late watching the WVU-Georgetown game, and I think it's a good night to write up a little review of the Megadeth "Rust In Peace 20th Anniversary Tour" that I witnessed last night at the Palace Theater in Greensburg, PA (just a bit south of Pittsburgh).
The venue is small but very nice theater, about 1300 seats. I had 19th row, and I was towards the back!! The sound was perfect as these theaters are designed with accoustics heavily considered. Every note was crystal clear.
Exodus was alright I guess, they sounded good truthfully but I just am not that familiar with them. I have one album of theirs that I bought in 92 or so and I never really got into it. Testament sounded great, very heavy but with a groove. They played all of "The Legacy" album plus a few other tunes. Good stuff, but I wish they had played something from Low or the new one.
Megadeth ruled! Opened with three non-RIP songs, then the entire RIP album in order, then five more non-RIP songs before closing out with a reprise of Holy Wars. They were wrapping up Peace Sells and seamlessly went into the main riff of Holy Wars (as a reprise to close the show) as if the two were really part of the same one long song....intense. Dave talked very, very little. Just song after song, kicking our asses. What was there to say, really? They looked great, with the vintage RIP album artwork behind them, the "nuclear" drum kit.
Here's the setlist:
Set The World Afire
Wake Up Dead
In My Darkest Hour
Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
Hangar 18
Take No Prisoners
Five Magics
Poison Was The Cure
Lucretia
Tornado Of Souls
Dawn Patrol
Rust In Peace...Polaris
Head Crusher
Trust
Symphony Of Destruction
Peace Sells
Holy Wars - Reprise
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Slideshow of about 12 pictures and two vid clips (one of the beginning of Holy Wars and and another of the ending of Holy Wars):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69778591@N ... 3151/show/
The venue is small but very nice theater, about 1300 seats. I had 19th row, and I was towards the back!! The sound was perfect as these theaters are designed with accoustics heavily considered. Every note was crystal clear.
Exodus was alright I guess, they sounded good truthfully but I just am not that familiar with them. I have one album of theirs that I bought in 92 or so and I never really got into it. Testament sounded great, very heavy but with a groove. They played all of "The Legacy" album plus a few other tunes. Good stuff, but I wish they had played something from Low or the new one.
Megadeth ruled! Opened with three non-RIP songs, then the entire RIP album in order, then five more non-RIP songs before closing out with a reprise of Holy Wars. They were wrapping up Peace Sells and seamlessly went into the main riff of Holy Wars (as a reprise to close the show) as if the two were really part of the same one long song....intense. Dave talked very, very little. Just song after song, kicking our asses. What was there to say, really? They looked great, with the vintage RIP album artwork behind them, the "nuclear" drum kit.
Here's the setlist:
Set The World Afire
Wake Up Dead
In My Darkest Hour
Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
Hangar 18
Take No Prisoners
Five Magics
Poison Was The Cure
Lucretia
Tornado Of Souls
Dawn Patrol
Rust In Peace...Polaris
Head Crusher
Trust
Symphony Of Destruction
Peace Sells
Holy Wars - Reprise
*Edit. Tickets secured.