Sunday, May 20, 2007

The Holy Wars


Saw Megadeth/Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath) last night. There's not too much to add to what I already said about Heaven and Hell from the last time I saw them in March. They are still a killer live show, and a reminder of how great arena rock can be.

Megadeth, performing a 45 minute opening set, was killer! Mustaine needs to be constrained more often! With a RUST IN PEACE heavy set, they came out and kicked complete ass despite having headlined the same PNC stage not too long ago.

The setlist to the best of my memory: Sleepwalker/Take No Prisoners/Kick The Chair/Washington is Next/Wake up Dead/Tornado of Souls/Hangar 18/Peace Sells/Symphony of Destruction/Holy Wars (with Mechanix in the middle after the flamenco part)

That is a pure "A material" set. Half of Rust in Peace? TAKE NO FUCKING PRISONERS??? It lends more credence to my theory that bands, with more at stake, often kick more ass as the opening act than when they headline.

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