saw Aaron lewis last night...

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RW Posts: 97
edited August 2007 in Other Music
...and it was a great show. With an artist like this appearing at a 1700 seat theater just 10 minutes from my house, and fifth row seats, there was no way I was going to miss this.

I'll admit I'm not a huge fan of Staind. I like a couple of their songs that are played on the radio. And while I didn't recognize a few of them, the Staind songs he played sounded great acoustic. He threw in a couple new songs, played a few great covers (Black, Nutshell, Angry Chair, Sober) and a few really funny covers (a lisped version of The Eagles "Desssperado", "Freebird", and bits of songs by Cyndi Lauper and Justin Timberlake - you had to be there). Overall it was a very entertaining evening. Lots of audience interaction, and you gotta appreciate the fact that it was just him and his guitar onstage for a solid 2 1/2 hours. Who else does shows like that these days?
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  • stateoflove79
    stateoflove79 Posts: 2,845
    I said it before and I will say it again...

    Aaron Lewis and Staind are damn good.
    Is it so wrong to think that love can keep us safe?
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,247
    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=239686

    I've got this feeling a lot of what was said there will be said in this thread.

    Anyways, glad you enjoyed the show.
  • pearljam0000
    pearljam0000 Posts: 450
    Yea, this thread is bound to get ugly, but I really like Staind and I don't care what anyone else thinks.
  • blinddogsdontbelieve
    blinddogsdontbelieve Posts: 110
    Saw aaron lewis last night in RI, and he was fantastic. I have seen Vedder, Cornell and many other fine singers and he belongs in the same breathe as those mentioned. A fine singer! Staind on the other hand, blah, not my cup of tea.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    i just wish he'd stop being so obvious and covering old grunge songs. It's already annoying that he hasn't really developed a voice of his own, despite the fact he can clearly sing, without him relying on those kinds of songs to flesh out his live shows. he should try and break out of that whole staind "nu-grunge" thing.
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  • lowlight10
    lowlight10 Posts: 619
    blinddogsdontbelieve wrote:
    Saw aaron lewis last night in RI, and he was fantastic. I have seen Vedder, Cornell and many other fine singers and he belongs in the same breathe as those mentioned. A fine singer! Staind on the other hand, blah, not my cup of tea.


    i would say he has a better voice live than either Vedder or Cornell, and they are my 2 favorite songwriters. Aaron has written a handful of great soungs, some good ones, and some crap, but he can cover just about any song and make it his own. I was listening to him sing River of Deceit yesterday...just incredible.
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  • somebodyelsessky2020
    somebodyelsessky2020 Posts: 1,177
    lowlight10 wrote:
    i would say he has a better voice live than either Vedder or Cornell, and they are my 2 favorite songwriters. Aaron has written a handful of great soungs, some good ones, and some crap, but he can cover just about any song and make it his own. I was listening to him sing River of Deceit yesterday...just incredible.
    respect your opinion, but SHOCKED better than vedder and cornell WOW i think he's better than clay aiken but not as exciting to watch live. clay can really get the place jumping.
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  • lowlight10
    lowlight10 Posts: 619
    somebodyelse'ssky wrote:
    respect your opinion, but SHOCKED better than vedder and cornell WOW i think he's better than clay aiken but not as exciting to watch live. clay can really get the place jumping.

    vocals? have you heard chris or ed sing live? go listen to some shows and tell me Aaron is not a better SINGER than either of them. i am not a trained vocalist or musician, but I would be willing to bet than any trained ears would tell us that Aaron is a better singer. like I said, Ed and Chris--the 2 greatest songwriters. PJ--my fav band. No other band I'd rather see live, no question.

    But Aaron's voice is ridiculous.
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  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    I think Aaron Lewis can do covers, and that's about it. But he doesn't add much to them, he just slows them down and makes them acoustic if they weren't already.
  • lowlight10
    lowlight10 Posts: 619
    go to a live shows site, find an Aaron lewis show, and download the song Something Like Me. its an unreleased track. other solo songs that might intrigue you IF YOU LIKE HIS VOICE:

    Devil
    Please
    Right Here

    if you dont like his voice, then you just wont enjoy him. maybe someday it will click, maybe not.

    PS: is cover of Piano Man is better than Billy Joel could ever sing it.

    EDIT: you can listen to a short acoustic set at http://www.strippedmusic.com.
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,129
    stateoflove79 wrote:
    I said it before and I will say it again...

    Aaron Lewis and Staind are damn good.
    Staind puts on a pretty good show- I like there older more harder stuff better than there newer Nickelback-like crap.
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  • mauichick
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    lowlight10 wrote:
    i would say he has a better voice live than either Vedder or Cornell, and they are my 2 favorite songwriters. Aaron has written a handful of great soungs, some good ones, and some crap, but he can cover just about any song and make it his own. I was listening to him sing River of Deceit yesterday...just incredible.

    He sang River of Deceit?
    Wow...would have loved to hear that at Nokia show

    That's my holy grail song to hear PJ cover
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    Aaron's got a great voice, but I wouldn't put him in same league as Ed or Chris, esp just seeing Chris 4x this year
    gave me chills each time
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  • melodyman22
    melodyman22 Posts: 326
    Aaron Lewis is a good singer. Better then Vedder or Cornell, thats the biggest bunch of bullshit I ever heard. Cornell and Vedder are miles and miles ahead of this guys live and on cd and songwriting too.
  • hodge
    hodge Posts: 519
    melodyman22 wrote:
    Aaron Lewis is a good singer. Better then Vedder or Cornell, thats the biggest bunch of bullshit I ever heard. Cornell and Vedder are miles and miles ahead of this guys live and on cd and songwriting too.

    it's all subjective

    and my worthless opinion, cornell blew live both times i saw him LOL

    eat that bullshit with a spoon
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  • Kevin Davis
    Kevin Davis Posts: 70
    >>>but I would be willing to bet than any trained ears would tell us that Aaron is a better singer

    Yes, possibly, but only if those ears were trained by tone-deaf, cloth-eared morons.

    The guy sings as though he's constantly on the threshold of defecation. He's a plaster-of-paris version of Eddie Vedder, and that's all the more analysis he deserves.
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    lowlight10 wrote:

    PS: is cover of Piano Man is better than Billy Joel could ever sing it.

    EDIT: you can listen to a short acoustic set at http://www.strippedmusic.com.
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    DUDE THAT SHIT FUCKING SUCKED, TOTALLY OUTTA HIS LEAGUE. BILLY JOEL IS A FUCKING LEGEND NOT SOME ED WANNABE LIKE ARRON LEWIS.
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  • pearljam0000
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    metsfan531941 wrote:
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    DUDE THAT SHIT FUCKING SUCKED, TOTALLY OUTTA HIS LEAGUE. BILLY JOEL IS A FUCKING LEGEND NOT SOME ED WANNABE LIKE ARRON LEWIS.

    yea we get it everyone who isn't ed wants to be him...fuck that shit, just because you have a raging clue for eddie doesn't mean that everyone is trying to be him
  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    lowlight10 wrote:
    vocals? have you heard chris or ed sing live? go listen to some shows and tell me Aaron is not a better SINGER than either of them. i am not a trained vocalist or musician, but I would be willing to bet than any trained ears would tell us that Aaron is a better singer. like I said, Ed and Chris--the 2 greatest songwriters. PJ--my fav band. No other band I'd rather see live, no question.

    But Aaron's voice is ridiculous.


    His voice is appalling, Eddies vocals are so much better than that whiny dogshit coming out of Aarons mouth. Staind is one of the worst bands ever.
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  • macci
    macci Posts: 1,057
    I've seen Aaron solo a few times...and I have loved the shows!!
    My lips are shaking.......
  • blinddogsdontbelieve
    blinddogsdontbelieve Posts: 110
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    His voice is appalling, Eddies vocals are so much better than that whiny dogshit coming out of Aarons mouth. Staind is one of the worst bands ever.
    He is no Noel Gallagher (arrogant cunt) thank god!!!

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