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central park

11-15-2006, 03:15 PM

evas on teh bill!!! just announced!!!

so far they got night 1:
30 Seconds To Mars
+44
AFI
Wolfmother
Fall Out Boy
Foo Fighters
Saosin
My Chemical Romance
Papa Roach
Incubus

night 2:
Gnarls Barkley
She Wants Revenge
Angels & Airwaves
The Raconteurs
Snow Patrol
Evanescence
panic at teh disco
the killers
beck
foo fighters (both nights)

cowbell

11-16-2006, 12:39 AM

woot. it's cupcake time again. hehe jk.
um, shouldn't this be moved to the concert thread tho?

central park

11-16-2006, 03:06 AM

well its not part of their tour so i put it on other appearances. plus they will show it online, kroq always puts theri shows online to watch.

v30

11-16-2006, 03:12 AM

When is this going to happen? :D

Cfw828

11-16-2006, 03:20 AM

When is this going to happen? :D

The answer is now on the subject in the right forum.

That two day concert looks absolutely ridiculous.

Proceeds from night two benefit Para Los Niños, a nonprofit family service organization designed to bring children from some of Los Angeles’ most challenging communities out of poverty and onto brighter, more successful futures.

That's great that all of those bands are helping with that.

To my knowledge, they always like to have special performances (Christmas covers, collaborations)

I remember seeing something about Thrice hooking up with Chino Moreno last year for a song.

I find it funny that +44 and Angels and Airwaves are supporting the same concert (on different days of course).

central park

11-16-2006, 03:30 PM

I find it funny that +44 and Angels and Airwaves are supporting the same concert (on different days of course).

ya they mentioned that on teh radio and they said they are 2 different days on purpose. i thought it was funny.

Cfw828

11-16-2006, 04:17 PM

I just hope that they do what they did with Inland Invasion and stream it.

cowbell

11-21-2006, 03:09 AM

i love that ev is on the front page at kroqs webite. like they're headlining the show or something. hehe.
im guessing that since there's so many bands playing, they won't be doing a full set like at the other shows? i've never been to a radio show before so i have no idea how they work.

squishy

11-21-2006, 09:02 AM

some info about gibson - cannot line up until noon the day of. I have been there for a concert before, so that's why I know. Don't go early for nothing and City Walk does not open until 10am anyway.

cowbell

11-22-2006, 02:01 AM

seeing as how it's a seated venue, why would anyone line up super early?

squishy

11-22-2006, 06:57 PM

the floor is not seating. I had GA tickets (sells out fast) when I went for simple plan there. They only give out about 200 tickets (somewhere around that amount) for the floor. The rest is all seating.

Those who have GA line up at noon if they want to be up front. (the people that work there will not allow you in line before noon. They will make you wait on the bench). This is how it worked when I went. I do not know if it changed though. I went last november.

cowbell

11-23-2006, 06:49 PM

from what i've heard so far there are only seats. but bc risa is getting my ticket for me, i haven't looked in to it at all. when are the tickets going on sale, anyways?

squishy

11-23-2006, 07:59 PM

I do not know. I am trying to find out when it goes onsale. I thought it would already be onsale because the concert is less then a month away.

Most concerts at the Gibson on the floor (in front of the stage) is GA. http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/73787/?search_redirect=gibson%20amphitheatre&tm_link=tm_header_search is the url to it. They don't have KROQ's one up yet though. I know for sure that rock concerts there are general admission. Even when Ashlee Simpson was there (a friend went), it was GA. Only during special events its not GA.

cowbell

11-25-2006, 12:21 AM

ah well. ill just relax and wait till risa sends me a heads up.

tini_kristini

11-25-2006, 12:48 AM

Yea....shes gonna have to give me the heads up as well, and once she does, I will speed dial your arse!!
=o)
Im still getting Kate's too right? As far as I know I am.

squishy

11-25-2006, 01:17 PM

Let me know when you guys find out when tickets go onsale. I'll let you know too if I find out before it's posted. I am waiting for KROQ to send an email out.

cowbell

11-25-2006, 03:38 PM

Yea....shes gonna have to give me the heads up as well, and once she does, I will speed dial your arse!!
=o)
Im still getting Kate's too right? As far as I know I am.

ummm i have no idea. did you talk to kate? i haven't talked to her in a while bc of work being crazy. make sure with her. although if you get the tickets and than she can't use them, im sure you'll have no problem putting them up on ebay or something.

central park

11-27-2006, 01:06 AM

no info has been released yet. as far as i know the ga seats are for radio call in winners only. the rest of teh tix that are bought are are seats. thats what ive always been told tho.....

cowbell

11-27-2006, 01:33 AM

damn they're really cutting this close huh. im sure it will sell out tho.
that's total crap that only the radio winners get ga, but atleast we don't have to be there super early to line up i guess. and there's always next year on the next leg of the tour

tini_kristini

11-27-2006, 01:20 PM

okay so i just heard on the radio as i got out of my first class this morning...kat said something about relaeasing ticket sales info...then we got cut off so i stopped listening, and hte next thing i heard was "in the next day or two"

so i dont know if that means they will be going on sale in the next day or two, or they will be talking about it. but at least that gives some sort of hope and weird timeline.

..Lithium..

11-27-2006, 01:21 PM

Where can I download it at :-P

squishy

11-27-2006, 06:24 PM

I have not really been listening to kroq much (only when music is playing sometimes), but are they giving out tickets at certain times? It is so hard to win off the radio though.

cowbell

11-28-2006, 08:39 PM

Where can I download it at :-P

the phrase that comes to mind is....huh??? download "it" ????

they're probably giving some away during the morning show and throughout the day at random times. same as any other radio station. just listen and wait and be patient i guess.

gfbirch

11-30-2006, 11:00 AM

I just got the email saying that when "Everlong" by Foo Fighters is played then thats announcing the sales of the tickets on ticketmaster.

WONDERFUL!!!

I dont live in LA to be able to hear when that is!!!

Boy this is going to be fun.

*sigh*

cowbell

12-01-2006, 02:41 AM

yeah, only they can play it anytime from now until the day before the show. that's such crap.

Bug

12-01-2006, 02:48 AM

*kills radio station* how will amy realize her undying love for me nooow!?!?!? ugh

god willing she never reads this post ever...READ THE CREEPIER ONES AMY!

tini_kristini

12-02-2006, 12:31 AM

*kills radio station* how will amy realize her undying love for me nooow!?!?!? ugh

god willing she never reads this post ever...READ THE CREEPIER ONES AMY!

hahaha...you know, I think she may have gotten the hint of your feelings for her. Remeber that orgy picture?
You know, the one thats floating around here? haha
That and your little confession about TOD....heehee

cowbell

12-02-2006, 02:50 AM

that and the bunny boo shirt

Bug

12-02-2006, 03:45 AM

lol possibly. perhaps we should give her some credit, i'm sure she's got brains;-)

cowbell

12-04-2006, 01:26 AM

screw the brains, bring on the boobs

Bug

12-04-2006, 04:00 AM

screw the brains, bring on the boobs

i;ve never been more proud of you than i am now...<3

gfbirch

12-04-2006, 12:12 PM

Woah, And I thought you girls were a little off in person, and..... then...... in your pictures....., wow, I never truly understood how OFF you girls really are,

And Im a guy.........

Poor Amy.

J/K ;)

Bug

12-04-2006, 08:29 PM

gfbirch

12-04-2006, 09:12 PM

caligirl

12-04-2006, 09:19 PM

glad i didn't get excited over nothing. besides their set won't be as long as a regular show.

tini_kristini

12-04-2006, 09:23 PM

Well apparently while I was out tickets went on sale and now I cant get any cause they are sold out.

SUX!

Well, Bubba and Darby wernt gonna go anywho. And Ill try a couple times, but I may be out of this one guys, maybe vegas?

Yea I already planned on not going...Im going to Wild Animal Park on Sunday instead though, with a few of us "Off" girls...

What do mean by "off" exactly anyways? Hmmm???

And besides, at least we know who Amy is....

central park

12-04-2006, 09:59 PM

tini_kristini

12-04-2006, 10:03 PM

ohhhhhhh BURN!!!:p

Darby knows Im just kidding...I lessthan3 her and her boobies

gfbirch

12-06-2006, 12:45 AM

Yea I already planned on not going...Im going to Wild Animal Park on Sunday instead though, with a few of us "Off" girls...

What do mean by "off" exactly anyways? Hmmm???

And besides, at least we know who Amy is....

HEY NOW........ I know who Amy is!!

Thats all that matters, they were there for moral support..... and beer supply. :D

Well Thursday at noon we have a chance again to buy tickets. Ill try, but not too hard.

And "Off", well........ Thats a long story..........

tini_kristini

12-06-2006, 01:09 AM

HEY NOW........ I know who Amy is!!

Thats all that matters, they were there for moral support..... and beer supply. :D

Well Thursday at noon we have a chance again to buy tickets. Ill try, but not too hard.

And "Off", well........ Thats a long story..........

Hahaha...well, I guess thats all that matter!

Good luck to you then on getting tickets, hopefully you will get to go and not waste a perfectly good weekend.

Let me know how it goes if you get tickets :) I have to live vicariously through somenow now dont I...tho, you may want to live vicariously through me....depending on how "off" you think we are

cowbell

12-06-2006, 02:46 AM

Wild animal park, boobs, and alcohol. what more do you need in a weekend?

tini_kristini

12-06-2006, 10:15 AM

Wild animal park, boobs, and alcohol. what more do you need in a weekend?

Uhhh...you forgot FRIENDS!!!

The show was going to be like a reunion...Amy was just the icing on the (cup)cake; we still have the (cup)cake, just without icing...well, no Amy icing, but Im sure we'll make some icing of our own!
Hey, we should bake cupcakes!!!!!!! Im already bringing alcohol flavored coffee...we should have some yummy pastries to go with it! =o) Im gonna ask Kait what baking supplies she has at her house....
YAY! Im a happy moo-nkey again!

Bug

12-06-2006, 08:21 PM

Hmm...is nibbling "off" what about tongues?? how about nibbling and tongues factored in with alcohol and miranda??? Imean.....YAY EVANESCENCE ZOMG AMIEEE

cowbell

12-07-2006, 02:02 AM

tini, the friends were factored in with the boobs, silly!

dai

12-07-2006, 01:16 PM

just wanted to say i'll be attending both days. day one for (perhaps with) 30stm and day two with ev.

see y'all there. ;)

gfbirch

12-07-2006, 04:33 PM

tini_kristini

12-08-2006, 01:07 AM

No worries, Yall are "Off" in a good way.....

And after me trying and my mom, yes i got good ol mum workin on it......

NO TICKETS.....

Oh well, guess ill have to find something else to do this weekend.

Yall have fun at the aminal park thingie......

LAytes

You feel like driving to SD for the day? You can join us at the WAP...c'mon, you and a whole herd of girls and wild animals...isn't that the root of every mans fantasy? :p

Seriously though, you are more than welcome to come with, it is still a reunioun, and we can play EV really really reallly reallly loud, and its almost the same as the good 'ol street corner!

I would invite you to Sat but thats not my call...and um, your a snausage. sorry dude. ;)

Bug

12-08-2006, 01:26 AM

Wild animal park, boobs, and alcohol. what more do you need in a weekend?

*coughanakedmirandainmybedcough* what???

cowbell

12-08-2006, 01:39 AM

*coughanakedmirandainmybedcough* what???

OMG WHO SAID THAT?!?!?! *looks around*
we're spending the weekend braiding eachothers hair...we're good girls, after all. :p

Bug

12-08-2006, 01:48 AM

OMG WHO SAID THAT?!?!?! *looks around*
we're spending the weekend braiding eachothers hair...we're good girls, after all. :p

well of course we are....though i've heard stories of clothes just MIRACULOUSLY flying off. its a mystery. really...

cowbell

12-09-2006, 01:33 AM

well you really have to be careful about those huge gusts of wind....and, ya know, sticking your leg up on guard rails while wearing a skirt to get a boot signed...*cough*

but about the show...both nights are sold out but you can listen/view it at kroq.com
ev's set is scheduled to go on at 7:45 sunday night, and the next band is up at 8:25, so you know they aren't going to do a whole set like the last tour.

Bug

12-09-2006, 02:32 AM

lol thats dedication baby.

look at mah little duck, so informative:-D

solacematt

12-09-2006, 10:14 AM

I watch this show, as well as the Weenie Roast every year since '00 via webcast.. The show usually sells out within five min, both shows actually, every year. The only crappy thing is that sometimes some bands don't get webcasted. I remember Zwan didn't back in '02 because there album didn't come out for another two months. Alice In Chains didn't a few months ago either. The showis just called the almost acoustic christma though, very few times have bands actually stripped it all down and played acoustically. The only one's that took the term literally were Incubus in '01 both nights, and Smashing Pumpkins in '94.
Hopefully they stream it in windows media format this year and not Real format, as much as I like real player format, they did it that way in '03 and had a lot of choppy problems with it :( They also broadcast the show audio on KROQ as well.
-matt

elzzie

12-10-2006, 10:29 AM

solacematt

12-10-2006, 12:51 PM

Can someone post a stream? I can't log in, in not from the US and i don't know what to fill in:p. So please! Can someone help me out! Someone on evwebsite posted this: http://www.kroq-data.com/kroqnow/AC06/player/player-300.html#
But I don't know if this going to work for me...

That's the right link for the high speed connection, but it's not going to work for you right now because no one is playing for another like...six hours. The stream will happen in that window. Assuming that Ev gets webcasted, I might post the show on youtube or something. From what I remember the last two times they've had Wind-Up bands they didn't webcast them, but I'm hoping Ev does get webcasted.
It doesn't matter what part of the world you live in I don't think because I was talking to my friend in Germany last night and he was watching as well
-matt

caligirl

12-10-2006, 01:37 PM

for some reason, i was thinking they were on last night. yay i still get to watch it.

elzzie

12-10-2006, 03:13 PM

solacematt

12-10-2006, 04:32 PM

when will it happen?? Am i to late for watching or not:p. I don't know what time it is in the US now... But it would be cool is you can post it on youtube or send it to me:). I would a appreciate that:).
But that guy in Germany watched it so I can watch it too...

And how can you record it? Is it possible with adobe audition?? If yes, can you say how:p.

She Wants Revenge 5:00
Snow Patrol 5:30
Gnarls Barkley 6:00
Angels & Airwaves 6:35
Panic! At The Disco 7:10
Evanescence 7:45
The Raconteurs 8:25
Beck 9:00
The Killers 9:45
Foo Fighters 10:40

that's for people who live on that side of the coast. i have to add 3 hours on for time difference, so for me ev would be on sometime a little after 10 at night.
i don't even know what adobe audition is, so i couldn't tell you, i was just going to full screen my win media player and capture the whole screen like i did last night. as long as my connection doesn't suck, i'll rip it and probably post it up on youtube soon after. it let me post a foo fighters song from last night (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm5sIDp0CE4), so i'm assuming it's allowing kroq things.
-matt

elzzie

12-10-2006, 05:33 PM

Hmm I wake up early than:p 5 o'clock in the morning for me:). I hope it's worth it:).

keziya

12-10-2006, 07:43 PM

Yeah, Ev's on at around 1045pm for me. Can't wait!! Im watching Snow Patrol right now and they're AMAZING!!!

Worm Baby

12-10-2006, 08:38 PM

Woo, I tuned in right in time for Gnarls Barkley. They're fantastic live. And they had a quartet playing with them! Oh god, I hope maybe Ev will have some strings then. That would make my life complete.

keziya

12-10-2006, 09:48 PM

Holy **** Panic! Get off the stage! I wanna see EV!!!

Edit: yay ev's on! So far they've played:

Sweet sacrifice
Weight of the world
going under
lithium
good enough
CMWYS
Imaginary <333
Bring Me To Life
All that i'm living for....this is the last one:(

Im sad its over! :(

DarkStar

12-10-2006, 10:09 PM

woo i just happened to be up at this stupid time (4am) doing an essay so im watching this before i get a cat nap.

amy's voice sounds a bit poorly imo :( stil good just not up to her usual greatness. but i guess thats what touring does! it sounds great now in good enough tho

%%Laura%%

12-10-2006, 10:11 PM

Lithium sounded pretty good, Amy just started to play Good Enough right now. I would have thought they'd stick to the heavier songs to keep the crowd pumped though.

keziya

12-10-2006, 10:14 PM

She sounds amazing now in CMWYS!

Edit: they definitely just pulled Imaginary out of NOWHERE!! I ****in love it!

%%Laura%%

12-10-2006, 10:19 PM

Did anyone else see that guy and girl spazzing in the audience?? I can't stop laughing.

DarkStar

12-10-2006, 10:20 PM

amy just made 2 fans lives! she said "you 2 rock you're the only ev fans in th building" that was the spazzing guy and girl hahahahaha

keziya

12-10-2006, 10:21 PM

Ya. I was ****ting myself laughing at them as well!

%%Laura%%

12-10-2006, 10:26 PM

Yay for All That I'm Living For, but this crowd sucks donkey balls.

keziya

12-10-2006, 10:32 PM

Yay for All That I'm Living For, but this crowd sucks donkey balls.

Ya I know. I kinda felt bad for ev to have to play to such a ****ty crowd.

solacematt

12-10-2006, 10:34 PM

i think Amy sounded really great. her voice is much stronger now. i'll post the show in a little bit for those who missed it.
-matt

ghetto fab

12-10-2006, 10:35 PM

AHHH I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE BROADCASTING THIS. Damnit. =/

Why did the crowd suck? Just not into the band, or not into anything on stage? Are there Ev haterz. :mad:

DarkStar

12-10-2006, 10:35 PM

goddamit i wish i was there id be bouncing around like anything. but instead im pulling a bloody all nighter to finish an essay. grrr!

i retract my statement, amy's voice was great! it was just in weight of the world it sounded a bit croaky, and a tiny bit in lithium. but ah she put on the best performance despite the sucky crowd. right im off for a 2 hour nap before i finish off my essay and go hand it in. then im gonna sleep sleep forever!;)

ps no ev haters just boring crowd

Raphael Maximo

12-10-2006, 10:36 PM

So, Lithium was very boring but the other songs were amazing, i loved Imaginary, Sober and ATILF

Worm Baby

12-10-2006, 10:38 PM

Yikes. That's probably the worst I've heard from her. She sounded like she was really struggling there at first. But she nailed "Good Enough" and did good after that, though. I loved when they broke out into metal. Badass. :p Anyone know what song that was?

xxInsomniaxx

12-10-2006, 10:38 PM

yay! they got to play alot more than I expected how awesome! :D I wonder if it'll be the same for Jingle Ball and if the crowd will be any better haha ;) Amy needs to have some tea or something before she completely loses her voice! :eek:

Raphael Maximo

12-10-2006, 10:40 PM

Good Enough was amazing!

WOW! They played Raining Blood! Slayer’s song.

psyche

12-10-2006, 10:50 PM

Wow, Ev just got their asses handed to them. What a difference a crowd makes.

Right from the beginning something was wrong. They were nervous, they rushed every song, Amy’s voice was shaking and she couldn’t catch her breath. Nobody was together and they were tripping over every beat. The silence between songs made it clear that people were not there to see Evanescence. I had flashbacks to a recent New York interview when Amy said that she doesn’t know what it’s like to open for other acts and not headline a show. Now she knows. ( source at 1:20 into interview (http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/NEWYORK-NY/WHTZ-FM/Evanescence_JJ.mp3) )

They seemed to take comfort in the past with Going Under but John hit some very sour note at the end of his guitar solo completely clashing with Amy’s vocals. Painful. Even I was scared of Amy at this point.

Lithium was bad. The tempo was rushed. Amy missed one note really badly that seemed to really shake her confidence. Something was either wrong with the timing, sound, or both, because Amy was mouthing something to somebody. I felt so bad for her. Such a good song to have fall to pieces live. Amy was clearly pissed by the end of this song.

Good Enough started when a very humbled Amy requested the crowd to “Be nice.” Something was still wrong with the sound, but Amy sang really well. Nice job. It took a lot of guts to throw this song in the middle of a less than enthusiastic crowd.

After the piano set the nerves were gone and the band clearly had a “f--- it” attitude about the situation and just decided to play for themselves but still get off of the stage as quickly as possible. A faster than life Call Me When You’re Sober, Imaginary, Bring Me To Life, and All That I’m Living For followed. By the end Amy was singing her ass off and the band was finally tight.

Overall, I liked seeing the band sweat a bit. It’s only going to make them grow. I adore this music and these musicians enough that error is endearing once in awhile.

LikePixieDust

12-10-2006, 10:50 PM

I.
Hate.
My.
Self.

I've been waiting for this thing ALL FREAKIN' DAY, practically counting down the minutes 'til it started... then all the sudden, it's 10:00 and my sister's like, "So what time is Ev on KROQ?" I almost dropped dead. Ev's set started at 9:45 in my time zone, so I didn't miss too much; I came in right in the middle of Good Enough. But I'm still totally furious with myself. I can't believe I forgot!

Anyway, from what I saw, the show was great. I was realllllly hoping to see Lacrymosa, but oh well, I'll live. The show was still very enjoyable despite the fact that it was the 3,000th time I've seen a live video of BMTL. haha

%%Laura%%

12-10-2006, 10:58 PM

Wow, Ev just got their asses handed to them. What a difference a crowd makes.

Right from the beginning something was wrong. They were nervous, they rushed every song, Amy’s voice was shaking and she couldn’t catch her breath. Nobody was together and they were tripping over every beat. The silence between songs made it clear that people were not there to see Evanescence. I had flashbacks to a recent New York interview when Amy said that she doesn’t know what it’s like to open for other acts and not headline a show. Now she knows.

They seemed to take comfort in the past with Going Under but John hit some very sour note at the end of his guitar solo completely clashing with Amy’s vocals. Painful. Even I was scared of Amy at this point.

Lithium was bad. The tempo was rushed. Amy missed one note really badly that seemed to really shake her confidence. Something was either wrong with the timing, sound, or both, because Amy was mouthing something to somebody. I felt so bad for her. Such a good song to have fall to pieces live. Amy was clearly pissed by the end of this song.

Good Enough started where a very humbled Amy requested the crowd to “Be nice.” Something was still wrong with the sound, but Amy sang really well. Nice job. It took a lot of guts to throw this song in the middle of a less than enthusiastic crowd.

After the piano set the nerves were gone and the band clearly had a “f--- it” attitude about the situation and just decided to play for themselves but still get off of the stage as quickly as possible. A faster than life Call Me When You’re Sober, Imaginary, Bring Me To Life, and All That I’m Living For followed. By the end Amy was singing her ass off and the band was finally tight.

Overall, I liked seeing the band sweat a bit. It’s only going to make them grow. I adore this music and these musicians enough that error is endearing once in awhile.

I don't think it was that bad. I've seen videos of them performing at music festivals and stuff where they are not the headliners, and the crowd is just as boring. You also have to remember they have a time limit on their set and have to finish for a certain time, that could explain why it seemed rushed. Overall, I think it was pretty good though.

Rise2Honor

12-10-2006, 10:59 PM

Overall, I liked seeing the band sweat a bit. It’s only going to make them grow. I adore this music and these musicians enough that error is endearing once in awhile.

Couldn't agree with you more. The performance tonight....well....wasn't very good. They struggled through it and that was that. You could tell Amy was pissed by the end. Ah well, you win some you lose some. I do think that Amy should deal with things a little differently next time. Mentioning that only two fans are rocking out is an easy way to pretty much alienate the rest of the crowd. If they aren't there for you in the beginning...then make them be there for you by the end. Win them over. Don't get pissed and just rush through it.

"Prepares pirate sword for the inevitable bashing I am destined to receive at the hands of the Amy worshipers"

Worm Baby

12-10-2006, 11:02 PM

WOW! They played Raining Blood! Slayer’s song.
Oh wow, that was "Raining Blood"? Awesome. They should do a full cover of that. :p Tori Amos does a really lovely rendition of it, though. Maybe Ev could pretty it up a bit too. Or maybe not and just give us all some straight up metal. :cool:

Cfw828

12-10-2006, 11:05 PM

Ya I know. I kinda felt bad for ev to have to play to such a ****ty crowd.

It's hard to be the most pop-friendly on the list of acts performing and performing in front of an "indie" based crowd.

Aside from the Foo Fighters fans (who's got the headlining bill), most were probably there to see Killers, Beck, Gnarls, The Raconteurs, Snow Patrol and She Wants Revenge. They were a fish out of water before the show started really.

I unfortunately didn't catch the performance...but from what it sounds like...they were clearly nervous because they haven't played a rock radio show in how long? They haven't not headlined in probably...ever? I know they've played in front of humongous crowds before, but it must have been a completely different experience playing amongst fans most of which didn't come to see Ev.

%%Laura%%

12-10-2006, 11:07 PM

The crowd is just as lame with The Raconteurs as they were with Ev.

CrackedOutLithium

12-10-2006, 11:10 PM

my head hurts from reading all this lol matt can you post the show?

Cfw828

12-10-2006, 11:15 PM

I guess I should be glad I'm not watching it...it sounds like posters from Blabbermouth.net have apparently all migrated to the Gibson Ampitheatre :p

keziya

12-10-2006, 11:18 PM

I guess I should be glad I'm not watching it...it sounds like posters from Blabbermouth.net have apparently all migrated to the Gibson Ampitheatre :p

Lol. That made me laugh.

Katya

12-10-2006, 11:21 PM

Amy sounded really, really tired to me. Especially on ATILF. It really sounded like she was straining. I could hear her play some wrong notes on Lithium and Good Enough, too...I guess she and the guys WERE nervous. My attention was divided between them and "The Two Towers" on TV lol so I can't give a full critique of the sound.

I didn't feel like everything was rushed. Remember, they use backing tracks, so they CAN'T rush. If they did, they and the background tracks would be off-kilter, and they weren't. The only ones that could've been rushed were Lithium and Good Enough because they didn't have anything extra.

But yeah...not so great. Better luck next time, Ev. And man, the crowd really DID suck. *shakes head at them* It's hard performing in front of a crowd that's so lackluster.

Tracie

12-10-2006, 11:35 PM

Couldn't agree with you more. The performance tonight....well....wasn't very good. They struggled through it and that was that. You could tell Amy was pissed by the end."

Especially when during Imaginary she was all *points to people in crowd* "There's the only two Evanescence fans in the house" or something to that extent.

I have to agree that this definitely wasn't there best performance. Backing vocals were WAY too loud during parts, and overall Amy sounded winded. Guess it must be the 'live broadcast curse' they seem to have. :P

ghetto fab

12-10-2006, 11:36 PM

Wow, Ev just got their asses handed to them. What a difference a crowd makes.

Right from the beginning something was wrong. They were nervous, they rushed every song, Amy’s voice was shaking and she couldn’t catch her breath. Nobody was together and they were tripping over every beat. The silence between songs made it clear that people were not there to see Evanescence. I had flashbacks to a recent New York interview when Amy said that she doesn’t know what it’s like to open for other acts and not headline a show. Now she knows.

They seemed to take comfort in the past with Going Under but John hit some very sour note at the end of his guitar solo completely clashing with Amy’s vocals. Painful. Even I was scared of Amy at this point.

Lithium was bad. The tempo was rushed. Amy missed one note really badly that seemed to really shake her confidence. Something was either wrong with the timing, sound, or both, because Amy was mouthing something to somebody. I felt so bad for her. Such a good song to have fall to pieces live. Amy was clearly pissed by the end of this song.

Good Enough started where a very humbled Amy requested the crowd to “Be nice.” Something was still wrong with the sound, but Amy sang really well. Nice job. It took a lot of guts to throw this song in the middle of a less than enthusiastic crowd.

After the piano set the nerves were gone and the band clearly had a “f--- it” attitude about the situation and just decided to play for themselves but still get off of the stage as quickly as possible. A faster than life Call Me When You’re Sober, Imaginary, Bring Me To Life, and All That I’m Living For followed. By the end Amy was singing her ass off and the band was finally tight.

Overall, I liked seeing the band sweat a bit. It’s only going to make them grow. I adore this music and these musicians enough that error is endearing once in awhile.

I was sitting here trying to figure out what your source was for that, then I realized you wrote it. Nice write-up <3. idk what interview you're referencing, but the band has headlined before (Korn, for example).

I hope this isn't an omen for Letterman. Four more days to recover, four more days to recover... *repeats mantra*

CrackedOutLithium

12-10-2006, 11:42 PM

maybe they were a little rusty from taking a break between shows and all the traveling theyve been doing is insane..amy was just in new york for the korn special then flew out right after to go back to la then they have to come back this week for jingle ball thats crazy

Dan

12-10-2006, 11:47 PM

I actually thought amy sounded awesome. I was telling "brendan" that on msn during the show.
*shrugs* I only caught bmtl, imaginary and atilf.

solacematt

12-10-2006, 11:48 PM

keziya

12-10-2006, 11:49 PM

I actually thought amy sounded awesome. I was telling "brendan" that on msn during the show.
*shrugs* I only caught bmtl, imaginary and atilf.

She only sounded a bit rusty during the first few songs so i guess you didn't see/hear what the others are talking about. After that though, it was pretty much amazing as usual.

CrackedOutLithium

12-10-2006, 11:56 PM

Clairic

12-11-2006, 12:09 AM

How can I see this?. What is this?.

Dan

12-11-2006, 12:25 AM

How can I see this?. What is this?.

read the thread and u will know :)

ghetto fab

12-11-2006, 01:08 AM

Ok, I'm uploading the show song by song to my youtube page (http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=solacemp). So they should appear one by one here throughout the night. I have to be up late writing a paper, so I've definatly got the time, haha. Enjoy.
-matt

<3!

Only Sweet Sacrifice is up now. I got through about two minutes of it before I got too embarrassed for her and had to close it. lol. The high vocal bits in it were just bad. Should I just skip the beginning of the set and go to the end? :( Poor Amy.

I suppose this being the first big show in a while where they aren't the stars has an impact, and the unreceptive crowd doesn't help things. Maybe her recent jet-setting was a factor as well. *uses those as excuses, looks for more*

I sure hope they can adjust, quick. =/

CrackedOutLithium

12-11-2006, 01:54 AM

i shouldve known better than to read a message board before i see something for myself lol it was fine the only problems were during lithium she got a little pissed and all that im living for the opening note was a tadoff otherwise people are just looking for an excuse to bash this performance anyways they did a great job :)

lacrymosa

12-11-2006, 01:58 AM

i missed it because i had to go to work but what happened? why was the crowd so ****ty?

elzzie

12-11-2006, 02:14 AM

sweet sacrifice isn't good:(. I heared it much better on the tour twice! it makes me sad:(. Because I know they can do much better!

solacematt

12-11-2006, 03:10 AM

first five songs Sweet Sacrifice, Weight Of The World, Going Under, Lithium, and Good Enough are now up. I'll put the last four up in a few hours. enjoy. :)
-matt

dark_whisper

12-11-2006, 03:25 AM

wow she sounded exhausted throughout the whole set. poor amy.

LoveZombie

12-11-2006, 03:38 AM

Lithium was terrible i had to go and listen to TOD version it was that bad

Tracie

12-11-2006, 08:11 AM

otherwise people are just looking for an excuse to bash this performance

Actually, I haven't seen anyone bashing the performance...here at least.

All the opinions I've seen here have been very well formulated. Bashing is when someone posts, without thought or without having any backup to support their opinions.

Just because someone doesn't like a particular performance that doesn't mean that it's catergorized as bashing.

solacematt

12-11-2006, 10:17 AM

Actually, I haven't seen anyone bashing the performance...here at least.

All the opinions I've seen here have been very well formulated. Bashing is when someone posts, without thought or without having any backup to support their opinions.

Just because someone doesn't like a particular performance that doesn't mean that it's catergorized as bashing.

I don't know, I really thought she sounded great aside from a few off notes like the first chorus of 'Lithium.' John's mic could have been turned a bit. No real complaints. I think she really sounded a lot stronger here than she did on the last tour for Fallen with Seether, Three Days Grace and Breaking Benjamin. I thin it was especially noticeable in 'Going Under,' where she would be a bit off and out of bfreathe in the chorus she sounded dead on.
-matt

elzzie

12-11-2006, 10:37 AM

If you hear her talk, she sound very exhausting. And it sound like she have a cold or something... In that case she did a great job:).
And sad lithium was that bad... It's the new single, it's not a really good promotion...

And matt thanks for uploading:). Can you upload them to mageupload or something:)?

Mark

12-11-2006, 10:53 AM

elzzie

12-11-2006, 11:06 AM

carmello

12-11-2006, 11:34 AM

i actually think that the overall performance was pretty good, there were just a couple off notes on a couple of the songs i guess, but for godssake, i just want to give amy a HUGE round of applause for doing such a good job despite the fact that the crowd was the WORST, most unenthusiastic bunch of people i have ever seen in my life!!! (except for those two people on the side, YOU GUYS ROCK!!!) i dunno..it's just kind of upsetting to see something like that...i mean, even if i had never heard of evanescence before in my life, and had never heard any of their songs, i would still be at least a little pumped up by the performance that they gave, and at least be moving around a little bit, and not standing as still as a freakin stone!! sorry...that was my little rant for the day.....but again, good job ev for sticking out the concert, even though the crowd sucked! :)

p.s.- i also wanted to add that i thought amy sang really well on imaginary (i love love loveeeee that song, and am glad that they still play it!!) :)

sparklebutterfly

12-11-2006, 11:41 AM

WOW! They played Raining Blood! Slayer’s song.

what!?
really?

Tracie

12-11-2006, 11:46 AM

mean, even if i had never heard of evanescence before in my life, and had never heard any of their songs, i would still be pumped up by the performance that they gave, and at least be moving around a little bit, and not standing as still as a freakin stone!!

I think that by liking Evanescence already, that makes that comment a bit biased. Not everyone is a fan of the band. If someone doesn't like their music, they're not going to jump up and down and get into it.

For example: Most people love Hinder, I don't. Last year, they headlined a show where I liked every other band in the lineup, but them, so I was stuck upfront. I didn't get into it at all. I can't force myself to enjoy something I'm not into. I guess maybe that's just me...

carmello

12-11-2006, 11:48 AM

I think that by liking Evanescence already, that makes that comment a bit biased. Not everyone is a fan of the band. If someone doesn't like their music, they're not going to jump up and down and get into it.

Most people love Hinder, I don't. Last year, they headlined a show where I liked every other band in the lineup, but them, so I was stuck upfront. I didn't get into it at all. I can't force myself to enjoy something I'm not into. I guess maybe that's just me...

nah, that's true i guess...i do agree with you on that, if you aren't into their music, then you can't really be forced to get excited about it....but still....i dunno, just the fact that the crowd didn't get into it at all...... :(

caligirl

12-11-2006, 11:56 AM

OMG! It was sooo hilarious when they put the camera on the two fans.

yeah, they struggled through the songs. it sounded like amy was just trying to finish some of the notes and was really out of breath. they were probably nervous too. kroq's hard to play for. i was surprised that they were on the bill since kroq in the past haven't been that appreciative of them. i'm not worried, i know that they'll sound amazing come the next tour.

Nils

12-11-2006, 12:03 PM

It sounds like Amy definitely had a cold or sore throat. I'm psyched she did as well as she did with it. Her voice is getting stronger and stronger. A performance like this can only help. I'm also guessing the band didn't have much of a rehearsal period after a jetsetting couple of weeks, like others have said. Shades of the My Immortal performance of last year. ;)

Given some Christmas recoup time, with a nice glass of egg nog, and they'll be back to rockin our minds for the Canada tour. (w00t!)

DarkStar

12-11-2006, 12:06 PM

WOW! They played Raining Blood! Slayer’s song.
*coughreign in bloodcough* :p yeh they played that at the london gig as well as metallica - one and korn - blind.

maybe they were a little rusty from taking a break between shows and all the traveling theyve been doing is insane..amy was just in new york for the korn special then flew out right after to go back to la then they have to come back this week for jingle ball thats crazy

they weren't rusty they've not had that big a break. if anything they havn't had a long enough break, they're all tired as hell!

i shouldve known better than to read a message board before i see something for myself lol it was fine the only problems were during lithium she got a little pissed and all that im living for the opening note was a tadoff otherwise people are just looking for an excuse to bash this performance anyways they did a great job :)

we're not bashing. just coz we're fans doesn't mean we cant be objective and review the gig truthfully.

Amy sounded really, really tired to me. Especially on ATILF. It really sounded like she was straining. I could hear her play some wrong notes on Lithium and Good Enough, too...I guess she and the guys WERE nervous. My attention was divided between them and "The Two Towers" on TV lol so I can't give a full critique of the sound.

I didn't feel like everything was rushed. Remember, they use backing tracks, so they CAN'T rush. If they did, they and the background tracks would be off-kilter, and they weren't. The only ones that could've been rushed were Lithium and Good Enough because they didn't have anything extra.

But yeah...not so great. Better luck next time, Ev. And man, the crowd really DID suck. *shakes head at them* It's hard performing in front of a crowd that's so lackluster.

yeh she got better as the set went along and i thought atilf was really good considering. her voice cracked badly in lithium i just wanted to yell "stop singing you'll hurt yourself!" :eek:

by "rushed" i think they meant there was no break and crowd banter between them. she'll normally thank the crowd and say something inbetween esch song but she didn't they just played the last songs one after another very quickly!

carmello

12-11-2006, 12:24 PM

sorry, i know i keep posting on this thread, but i'm at work, and bored as hell!! lol...anyways...i just wanted to agree with darkstar as well, that they've really been on the go lately, with the first leg of their tour, plus allllll the promotional shoots, music vids, tv and radio performances, etc.....and just because we have an objective opinion of a performance of a band (in this case, my favorite band :) ) doesn't mean that we're bashing them, or putting them down in any way....this concert wasn't one of their best performances, but it if this is them playing at half energy, then it still shows just how much talent they actually have, to still be able to pull it off :)

ghetto fab

12-11-2006, 12:30 PM

It sounds like Amy definitely had a cold or sore throat.

Well she needs to be investing in some vitamin supplements then, hardcore. Wasn't she just sick back in late October/November? Assuming she's sick, it's obviously not something she can control very well--she seems to get sick a lot, though. Or maybe I just notice more when she's sick and not other sings b/c I don't care about them. :confused:

I really hope it was just the whole environment and her recent itinerary that did it and not an illness. Bad, bad timing otherwise. =(

p.s. Her voice sounded really shot in CMWYS.

WiltingRose

12-11-2006, 12:32 PM

Maybe be stupid, but is ATILF and BMTL on youtube? 'Cos I can't seem to find them

elzzie

12-11-2006, 12:44 PM

They still have to be uploaded I suppose... i'm sure they will come. Matt has recorded everything:)

LikePixieDust

12-11-2006, 01:15 PM

I just finished watching all the songs I missed last night, and personally, I didn't find ANY of these performances to be as bad as some of you are saying. To me, Lithium was the only one that sounded significantly worse than usual.

It's obvious from other performances and concerts that Amy's voice has grown SO much, and she sounds way better live than she did during the Fallen era. If this show had taken place 3 years ago, we would have acknowledged the fact that she strained a lot and struggled on a few notes, but it wouldn't have been a big deal, because she's always done that, up until recently. I think most of you have begun to expect too much of her live. A girl's allowed to strain every once in a while, is she not? I think you guys are blowing this out of proportion.

Princess_Diane

12-11-2006, 01:25 PM

Omg.. I'm afraid I really didn't enjoy the performance of Lithium... was rushed and didn't like it.

If youve got the MP3, i swear someone shouts something insulting JUST before she starts singing on CMWYS.

I hear "****ing ****" what a retard.

I admit it definately wasnt their best performance, Amy sounded off in a couple of songs but at the end of the day they went out and did as best as they could. I cant help but feel sorry for Amy due to the fact that she looks really exhausted it must be with the endless touring. At least there were a couple of Ev fans there and they rocked out when Amy said that to them bless! Actually at the end of Sweet Sacrifice it sounds as though Amy has a sore throat.

I didnt hate the performance quite enjoyed it actually.

Cfw828

12-11-2006, 01:30 PM

Having finally seen the performance...it was...eh.

For fans critical of people's negative or indifferent critiques...first off...it was just one performance.

Second, I'm sure that the band tends to be more critical of their own performances no matter how good we think they are.

It doesn't make you any less a fan of the band and I'm sure they'll do better in due time.

carmello

12-11-2006, 01:31 PM

DarkStar

12-11-2006, 01:54 PM

cowbell

12-11-2006, 02:28 PM

GothicBarbie

12-11-2006, 02:36 PM

right having just finished watching all the performances:

it wasnt their best performance but it was far from bad!!

Ev are a LIVE band, real talent none of that prerecorded/lip syncing crap and when you are playing a live show sometimes **** happens, a few bum notes so what. she had a **** crowd and people shouting "****in ****" at you is hardly the best motivation!!

i think given the circumstances ev did great :)

Ben

12-11-2006, 02:53 PM

I've got bad hearing i think lol. I thought they shouted that's ****in sick..

doesn't that mean good to you americans lol. Like when paula abdul was a guest judge on the x factor she said someone killed the song, which to us mean, you did, you killed it, it died, gone, crap lol. (but she meant they were excellent) so I dunno, if not it's jst me lol. :p

GothicBarbie

12-11-2006, 03:08 PM

no...they said **** as in an insult. and **** still means **** in america other than to gansta ghetto eminem wannabes lol

Mark

12-11-2006, 03:23 PM

Ive heard the whole thing now, and I thought it was a really bad peformance to be honest. Lithium was flat at the beginning, and she was clashing with john's guitar. CMWYS was pretty bad too in my opinion. All That I'm Living For, which im listening to now, sounds really bad, I can't really listen to it. She started to sing when the guitar came in but stopped and had to start again. However, Sweet Sacrifice, WOTW and Going Under I thought were pretty good!

They've had MUCH better performances. This was pretty poor in my opinion. Very rare for Evanescence, but they cant be perfect all the time!

buckman

12-11-2006, 03:47 PM

slicknickshady

12-11-2006, 03:52 PM

It sounds fine to me.

buckman

12-11-2006, 04:20 PM

It sounds fine to me.

Youtube is **** quality compared to DVD record or SVCD...

ghetto fab

12-11-2006, 04:23 PM

I lol'd when they played that Slayer whatever-it-is and Amy goes, "That was for us, not you." I wonder what exactly she meant by that. It seems like a veiled "f-you" right back to the crowd. And for her to break in Imaginary to praise the two fans and single them out as the band's only followers in there was pretty bold. I do agree with Rise2Honor that if the goal is to win over the crowd, comments like that are going to be more detrimental to your cause. But I think she figured much of the crowd was long gone by that point so she didn't give a ****. AND I LOVE THAT.

At least the crowd was responsive after Good Enough and in the intro to CMWYS. I actually heard cheers! :eek: I wonder how BMTL played out. I haven't seen that or ATILF... but I think I'll live w/o them. =X

Nils

12-11-2006, 04:36 PM

I'm pretty sure that it was for the band to retune, and do a quick soundcheck.

caligirl

12-11-2006, 04:41 PM

Cranking up the party
Review: The superior second half of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas boasted tremendous sets from Beck, the Killers and the Raconteurs.
By BEN WENER
The Orange County Register
“I think tonight had a little more secret sauce than last night,” Dave Grohl announced halfway into the Sunday portion of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas shows this past weekend at Gibson Amphitheatre.

Frankly, he could have been referring to either his band – Foo Fighters, who turned in a riveting set the night before – or the rest of the talent on hand for Sunday's better half, which included startling turns from Beck, the Killers and the Raconteurs. Both definitely had an extra spark that even the strongest parts of Saturday's fare lacked.

It seemed evident right from the get-go, too, as even a marginal act like She Wants Revenge, the L.A. outfit enthrall to the gloomy feel of Joy Division and the driving beat of Interpol, turned in one of the tightest performances it has given all year. It's neo-new-wave finally began to take on a dark disco feel all its own, and the addition of a ripping cover of Simon & Garfunkel's “A Hazy Shade of Winter” was a welcome surprise.

That set the pace for this evening's unceasing 6½-hour run, though every act (even a softer one, like Ireland's tenderly melodic Snow Patrol) seemed intent on kicking the energy notches higher.

Some, like the 12-piece ensemble that becomes Gnarls Barkley live, found it hard to engage the audience, which tends to trickle in each night and come alive only for the last three or four bands. Gnarls – the futuristic rock and soul amalgam that is the warped brainchild of vocalist Cee-Lo Green and DJ Danger Mouse – burned within seconds of launching into its crazed, gospelized opening number, but the audience seemed stymied by the sound, amused only by the group's ever-changing costumes. (This night, in elfwear, they were redubbed Bad Santa and the Ho Ho Ho's).

Despite receiving a slew of Grammy nominations days earlier, Gnarls remains known to KROQ listeners primarily for a cover (of Violent Femmes' “Gone Daddy Gone”) and one irresistible, omnipresent single, “Crazy” – an “instant classic,” Cee-Lo justifiably claimed, that “is the very reason I am rich and famous today.” Consequently, the group, which feeds on the vibes of the crowd, left fairly famished.

As was the case Saturday night, Sunday's midsection, from Tom (excuse me, Thomas) DeLonge's Angels & Airwaves to the powerful but predictable Goth-metal of Evanescence, was a snooze that sent most attendees to clogged lines at concession stands.

A&A does a decent job of mining the propulsive pulse and soaring guitar work of U2 in the '80s, and DeLonge's positive lyrical message is nothing to smirk at. But his evangelical approach to getting that point across grows tiresome almost as fast as his overly affected vocals begin to annoy.

Evanescence, who should have replaced either Incubus or Fall Out Boy in Saturday's lineup, has the opposite problem: Amy Lee, the only major female figure to appear either night, has potent pipes, but they're put to best use when she wails from the heart while making melancholy doodles at her piano. The metal draping that most songs come with, on the other hand, is competently delivered, but it's mind-numbingly repetitive.
Sandwiched in between those two, the glossy cabaret-rock and alluring vaudeville antics of Panic! at the Disco was a refreshing change of pace. Much improved since its kid-friendly appearance at the Grove this summer, these neo-Durannies in foppish attire suggested with their satisfying set here that there's more to them than meets the eye.

Their spectacle, dominated by acrobatic women in skimpy clothes, is certainly too cluttered and fleshy to be anything more than a teasing stimulant, and I have doubts that Brandon Urie is really singing about anything meaningful, even when his subject is sex. But as with My Chemical Romance's considerable leap forward, this young band's music continues to evolve rapidly, adding appealing pop twists at every turn. It may be one to watch after all.

All of that, however, felt like walk-ons from another show altogether once the Raconteurs emerged. “The best band in rock 'n' roll right now,” as far as Grohl is concerned, was the first to seize the audience's attention, and with good reason: Its grimy revival of psychedelic blues-rock is as compelling as Wolfmother's '70s revamp, only with a much greater improvisational wow factor, thanks to the dueling guitars of Jack White and Brendan Benson.

While Meg White celebrated her birthday while watching from the wings, the quartet (its rhythm section from the garage-rock band the Greenhornes) unleashed a downpour of vicious, ear-splitting thunder that peaked with a roaring cover of “Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” and the group's own slow churner, “Your Blue Veins.”

Where other bands excel at tight control, the Raconteurs gain power through nearly coming unhinged, White turning faux-deranged by the end of their set. If only their album had been as raw, perhaps it would have been one of the best of the year.

Beck's set, complete with his widely admired puppet display, also benefited from a loosened sensibility, though in his case that meant leaping from one tangent to the next almost without pause. In 20 minutes alone, he had stuffed together nearly 10 songs – “Loser,” “Girl,” “Devil's Haircut,” “Nausea,” “Que Onda Guero,” “Hell Yes,” “Black Tambourine” and “Clap Hands.”

Though one or two new cuts suffered from inexactitude, this was what I suspect a deliberately down 'n' dirty performance, helped rather than hindered by a fuzzy sound mix, with only a lovely “Lost Cause” slicing through the sonic sea.

The Killers's sound, however, was almost too immense to be contained in such a relatively small venue. Propelled by a drummer (Ronnie Vannucci Jr.) who is becoming more Keith Moon-like with each show and a guitarist (Dave Keuning) nearly as gifted as the Edge, the Las Vegas quartet seems to know only one way of playing at the moment – as tremendously as possible. They may not have the volume of the Who, and they're a long way from reaching the U2-like peaks of inspiration they aspire to. But right now they have the industrial-strength intensity of both bands, which is forceful enough to make even trivialities like “Bones” sound convincing.

As for Foo Fighters, well, unfortunately they offered much the same set as the night before, including “Darling Nikki” and the same twist on “Everlong.” There were changes to the electric portion, notably the addition of “Breakout,” but even if they had run down the same setlist, the difference between the two sets would have been striking: Juiced and on fire, Grohl and Co. simply shamed the previous night's performance.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/entertainment/music/abox/article_1379882.php

Independent

12-11-2006, 04:45 PM

Hey, If anyone missed the concert and would like to watch it you have a 2nd chance!!! Night 1 and Night 2 will both be aired tonight starting at 6pm at this site...http://www.kroq-data.com/kroqnow/AC06/player/player-300.html ...I believe this is correct...So all you who missed it got lucky! Enjoy! Peace!

DarkStar

12-11-2006, 04:48 PM

ghetto fab

12-11-2006, 04:58 PM

^Yeah that makes sense. I guess it wasn't quite an insult, but the way she said it was a little biting. She's so damn feisty <3.

katie08

12-11-2006, 05:00 PM

i think she meant they played it for fun not to entertain the crowd. they picked the song the would appeal least to that crowd haha!

If you listen close she says something like technical difficulties, or equipment difficulties (can't remember- watched it about 4 hours ago, lol) So by that, I assume they played it so it wouldn't be dead silence as they fixed it. The crowd was bad, it would've been quite awkward,lol.

*edit* I guess it sounds more like equipment stalling? lol, maybe I just imagined that the first time..

InLoveWithMySorrow

12-11-2006, 05:01 PM

Well, after reading everyone's comments, I actually expected much worse from them!

But I do admit that, over-all it was far from their best...

I think part of it might have just been the crappy audience they had... the audience wasn't getting into it, so the band didn't have much to go on... I felt bad that Amy was so pissed... But I suppose she had good reason to... I'm sure she could tell that she was a little off, and the sucky audience most likely made it even worse...

solacematt

12-11-2006, 08:06 PM

im watching it on youtube right now, and i have to say that im glad i didn't shell out $80 to go to this performance and be in a seat who knows how far back, to watch them try to perform to a crowd that just wasn't feeling it. im sure i would have enjoyed myself and their performance regardless of all that if i had been there, but watching it on the stream, bleh! the sound is horrible. so maybe it sounded better live?

anyways, I think it's safe to say that ev performs a lot better when they have a crowd pushing them on. When they were at the wiltern, they were amazing, and the band said that it was one of the best crowds. I think it goes both ways. the crowd sucked, and sadly ev didn't have a great performance. but they never do when it's a tv spot either....yeh, some curse or something.

thanks matt for putting it up on youtube. right now i'm only seeing seven songs on your page though...will you post the others soon? there are others, im pretty sure...right? lol

80.00 if you could get tix. Every year the show sells out in two or three min. Crappy thing is most of the tix are held back for industry and whoever people so very few actual 'fans' get to go from what I've heard. The Line-Up was kind of eh this year. I remember past years were much better, and the crowd seems to be the 'spin magazine' crowd. You know, the people who only read spin and listen to college radio and like the stuff that's very weird and obscure to say that they were down with it first. I say this because of the response that She Wants Revenge got, they're a total Spin magazine band. I'll admit, musically, they aren't too bad, but those vocals and those lyrics are just god awful. I don't know how they got on the line-up for the AAC and the Weenie Roast earlier this year. ::shakes head:: How The Killers and the Raconteurs were billed over Evanescence shocks me as well. I guess that's more of the Spin effect. Ev did outsell the Killers on first week sales and overall I think.
It's a KROQ show, maybe they're still bitter about Ev pulling out of the Weenie Roast back in June '03.
The rest of the show is now posted. It said the videos were 'processing' all day, but when I got home from work a few min ago they all worked. :) I'll probably post more from other bands in the next few days.
-matt

p.s. How come no one ever mentions how terrible Dave Grohl ALWAYS sounds, haha

Oh yea, someone posted a few pages back that KROQ was going to rewebcast the show, they're actually only doing highlights and interviews here and there on the radio, but you can listen online if you have a kroq street team member id and pw.
-matt

Maniac05

12-11-2006, 09:04 PM

Ok everyone saying that she did kind of bad with her vocals. But the night before wasn't she on MTV Unplugged with Korn doing a song. Maybe thats why she looks tired. And of course the crowd sucked.

Deteriorate

12-11-2006, 09:21 PM

I think that Ev fans will know the error of the band while people who only knows Evanescence through the radio wouldn't know any mistakes unless they bought the records, some are actually saying they did better than what the "non-Ev fans" have thought.

IMustBDreaming

12-11-2006, 09:33 PM

Not the best performance but it wasn't that bad. I think it's just really hard to put on a good show when the crowd isn't excited. Amy looked kinda pissed when she walked off the stage after ATILF and I don't blame her. But kudos to the band for doing the best that they could do. Touring isn't easy and your voice does get tired. But much love to the band! <3

CrackedOutLithium

12-12-2006, 12:04 AM

80.00 if you could get tix. Every year the show sells out in two or three min. Crappy thing is most of the tix are held back for industry and whoever people so very few actual 'fans' get to go from what I've heard. The Line-Up was kind of eh this year. I remember past years were much better, and the crowd seems to be the 'spin magazine' crowd. You know, the people who only read spin and listen to college radio and like the stuff that's very weird and obscure to say that they were down with it first. I say this because of the response that She Wants Revenge got, they're a total Spin magazine band. I'll admit, musically, they aren't too bad, but those vocals and those lyrics are just god awful. I don't know how they got on the line-up for the AAC and the Weenie Roast earlier this year. ::shakes head:: How The Killers and the Raconteurs were billed over Evanescence shocks me as well. I guess that's more of the Spin effect. Ev did outsell the Killers on first week sales and overall I think.
It's a KROQ show, maybe they're still bitter about Ev pulling out of the Weenie Roast back in June '03.
The rest of the show is now posted. It said the videos were 'processing' all day, but when I got home from work a few min ago they all worked. :) I'll probably post more from other bands in the next few days.
-matt
-matt

this is why i HATE radio shows. its not for fans. its just to get the station to support you. i understand why they have to do it but it just sucks that more fans dont have acess to good tickets for these shows if they did maybe everybody int he audience wouldnt be so stiff. but like u said its for industry type people and those people aren't going to be into it as a crowd at a rock show. people need to remember that before going on for pages about how ev couldnt work the crowd. :rolleyes:

xxInsomniaxx

12-12-2006, 12:43 AM

aww I just saw it again and I feel bad that she's losing her voice and the crowd stunk. she must have been exhausted too from doing the nominations in Cali, then flying to NY to do the set with Korn, and then flying back out at like 3 am back to Cali for the next day. She looked really upset a couple of times but it wasn't that bad and someone should give her a giant cookie for trying to work and still perform while losing her voice to that crowd! :p When they played that segment she said "and that was terrific stalling haha and that was for us not for you." and it was right after that, that the guy screamed out **** this **** but she burst into CMWYS and hit the beginning pretty good which she seemed happy about. and it was only that one guy that one time- the whole rest of the time people were cheering. I hope the few days off and some tea or something will help get her voice back. :)

Sheena

12-12-2006, 01:22 AM

Don't shoot me for asking...
But is there anywhere to download the video's?
I'd like to put them on my ipod for work.

~Sheen~

Halah

12-12-2006, 01:31 AM

Whoah, what. I'm reading that they did a Slayer cover 'Raining Blood'.
Is this true? *goes on youtube search*

katie08

12-12-2006, 01:42 AM

blood pigs- just for a few seconds before one of the songs (as 'terrific stalling'- thanks for clearing that up xxInsomniaxx, lol, my hearing was a little off ;) ) I think it's before CMMYS , but I can't quite remember.

Halah

12-12-2006, 01:45 AM

Whoah, what. I'm reading that they did a Slayer cover 'Raining Blood'.
Is this true? *goes on youtube search*

EDIT. ok found it. sounds like someone in the crowd says "f*** this ****" just before CMWYS starts. I don't know what Amys intention was by saying "that was for us, not you", but that crowd seemed a litle lifeless and sour, so well done to Amy ;)

Maniac05

12-12-2006, 02:34 AM

Don't shoot me for asking...
But is there anywhere to download the video's?
I'd like to put them on my ipod for work.

~Sheen~

I have the secret. Found out how to get videos off of youtube to my ipod a few days ago.

Sheena

12-12-2006, 02:45 AM

Haha I actually just got the full show from megaupload hahahahaha
But i'd love the hint! hahaha

~Sheen~

adsleonard

12-12-2006, 05:53 AM

Sorry there might be allready a thread for this but when i seached i couldnt find it, so sorry if this is a repeat of a thread anyway here is the full concert from the 'KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2006 (10-12-06)'

Rapidshare (http://rapidshare.com/files/6994170/kroq_live_evanescence.asf.html)
Megaupload (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SDYNIP3R)

The set includes :

1- Sweet Sacrifice
2- Weight of the World
3- Going Under
4- Lithium
5- Good Enough
6- Call me When You're Sober
7- Imaginary
8- Bring me To Life
9- All that I'm Living For

also does anyone have the logo on the screen behind terry in HQ like they do on this pic:

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l313/adsleonard/random/PDVD_002.jpg

Thanks and enjoy the concert :)

excence

12-12-2006, 07:03 AM

also does anyone have the logo on the screen behind terry in HQ like they do on this pic:

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l313/adsleonard/random/PDVD_002.jpg

thx so much for link ;)

this logo is on background here:
http://lnx.evanescencewebsite.com/albums/OPEN%20DOOR%20ERA/Band%20videos%20and%20more/CMWYS%20CD%20Single/002.jpg and here: http://lnx.evanescencewebsite.com/albums/OPEN%20DOOR%20ERA/Band%20videos%20and%20more/The%20Open%20Door%20%28Japan%29/02.jpg
maybe that's gonna help you.

adsleonard

12-12-2006, 07:58 AM

thx so much for link ;)

this logo is on background here:
http://lnx.evanescencewebsite.com/albums/OPEN%20DOOR%20ERA/Band%20videos%20and%20more/CMWYS%20CD%20Single/002.jpg and here: http://lnx.evanescencewebsite.com/albums/OPEN%20DOOR%20ERA/Band%20videos%20and%20more/The%20Open%20Door%20%28Japan%29/02.jpg
maybe that's gonna help you.

Thanks for them, sorry it not what im looking for im looking for the same image they are using with the logo on the plain white background, if anyone can help please let me know

thanks

excence

12-12-2006, 08:28 AM

Thanks for them, sorry it not what im looking for im looking for the same image they are using with the logo on the plain white background, if anyone can help please let me know

thanks
ok, well, before a while i made the logo by myself (from pics):
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/5171/logonewavcexq8.th.jpg (http://img83.imageshack.us/my.php?image=logonewavcexq8.jpg)
not quite the same i think. but not bad ;)
or second version:
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6066/newlogoevanescenceil4.th.jpg (http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newlogoevanescenceil4.jpg)

Sweet_Decedance

12-12-2006, 11:32 AM

you guys who are saying this performance is bad have probably never seen anywhere but home

Tracie

12-12-2006, 11:45 AM

you guys who are saying this performance is bad have probably never seen anywhere but home

Oh. yes. yes we have... :P

orgo

12-12-2006, 12:37 PM

also does anyone have the logo on the screen behind terry in HQ like they do on this pic:

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l313/adsleonard/random/PDVD_002.jpg

Thanks and enjoy the concert :)

Hey. Actually I just finished a vector drawing of that logo. It's basically the art work from the tray card of The Open Door.

http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=73761&postcount=91

You'll need either Illustrator or Photoshop to use the files I have or just PM me with what you want and I can create an image of the logo for you.

DezineGrrrl

12-12-2006, 01:40 PM

Review in today's LA Times : )
http://www.calendarlive.com/music/cl-et-kroq12dec12,0,1920900.story?coll=cl-music-top-right

POP MUSIC REVIEW
More KROQ Xmas: Amy Lee, Evanescence

By Richard Cromelin, Times Staff Writer

It's been a long time since patrons at the annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concerts have seen something like Amy Lee: a living, breathing, assertive, wailing singer of the female persuasion.

When she fronted her band Evanescence during the second night of this year's edition Sunday at the Gibson Amphitheatre, Lee joined Gwen Stefani (solo and with No Doubt) and the Distillers' Brody Dalle as the only women to crack the men's club this decade. You have to go back to 1999, when Fiona Apple and Tori Amos played, to find anything close to equality.

Evanescence's spot in the middle of Sunday's bill had the makings of a mismatch. Lee writes and sings unfashionably old-fashioned hard rock whose Led Zeppelin-like riffs and vocal grandeur are a world away from the aesthetics of the "modern rock" programmed by KROQ.

But instead of awkward standoff, Lee and the audience hit it off surprisingly well, a testament to the power of the right attitude and a voice with enough purity and power to command respect, regardless of your tastes.

Lee seemed humble but never less than confident, and she created room for rapport early on when she had acknowledged that her music "is a lot different than the bands you're used to."

Actually, if you added a bucket of sludge to the group's sound you might have something close to Korn, but even its crisp, clean approach got fans pumping their fists, and when Lee dared softer moments alone at the piano, including the single that KROQ is actually playing, "Call Me When You're Sober," she thoroughly held the crowd.

This unexpected bonding was a warming highlight of an event that doesn't tend to tweak expectations as it celebrates itself and the success of the music it plays. (The evening concluded with return visits from three perennials who have all been through town on tour recently: Beck, the Killers and, doing double duty this weekend, the Foo Fighters).

But Lee's wasn't the only breakthrough at Sunday's show. The one thing scarcer than women over the 14 years of Almost Acoustic Christmas has been African Americans, but in 2006 there's no escaping Gnarls Barkley, whose hit "Crazy" has been played seemingly everywhere, from KROQ to Radio Disney, and whose CD "St. Elsewhere" was just nominated for an album of the year Grammy.

Following opening sets by She Wants Revenge and Snow Patrol, Gnarls, led by producer-keyboardist Danger Mouse and singer Cee-Lo Green, kicked the evening into gear with a typically effervescent display of its soul-rooted rock experiments, including "Crazy" and a take on a song by KROQ hall of famers Violent Femmes, "Gone Daddy Gone."

The band leaders were dressed as Santa Claus, the musicians wore jester outfits, and the women in the group wore cute Santa's helper outfits and knew how to clap and have a great time when they weren't playing their strings.

Where this was all unforced and full of cheer, the on-the-rise Las Vegas band Panic! At the Disco provided an argument against the resurgence of theatrical rock. The musicians, dressed in Victorian duds, were joined by a troupe of vaguely sinister and erotic circus performers who cavorted and contorted to dizzying, distracting effect. This revival of the Tubes' 1970s effort at big-top rock was labored and fussy, but the crowd seemed to enjoy the razzle-dazzle.

Don't worry, though. Just when one trend seemed to be asserting itself in this six-hour panorama of current music, another came along to counteract it. Bucking the theatrical tide were some dressed-down bands, including Angels and Airwaves, in which former Blink-182 member Tom DeLonge seemed to be spoofing a believe-in-yourself motivational coach. Maybe if he lets his music do more of the talking he'll get a better response.

And the Raconteurs, led by the White Stripes' Jack White and pop-rock singer Brendan Benson, combined the former's fondness for distortion and extremes — he turned the Cher hit "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" into a psychodrama — with the latter's discipline and instinct for hooks. The result was loud and aggressive enough to knock you back, buoyant enough to lift you up and keep you afloat through the holidays.

cowbell

12-12-2006, 02:29 PM

it also comes with a pic of amy with her hair flying around her.

i was surprised at how nice this review was compared to the others ive seen and the comments in this thread.

GothicBarbie

12-12-2006, 05:08 PM

thats a great review!!!!!!!!!! :D

Carmen

12-13-2006, 12:13 PM

I never thought I'd find myself saying this, but Lithium = Big ouch.
That must be the most boring audience in existence. I couldn't see the slightest movement from hardly anyone. I'm glad Amy implied they were all boring farts, because they really, really were.

linnealee

12-13-2006, 03:58 PM

Here is the cool pic!

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/9350/26839498ni7.jpg

Hollee

12-13-2006, 06:54 PM

What was Amy yelling while she was at the piano? I saw her yelling off to someone...couldn't tell what though. I thought it was great during Imaginary..."You two rock *continue singing* the only two Evanescence fans in the building"

Good stuff!

Biff

12-13-2006, 07:03 PM

Man, I just watched the video for the show...Terrible.

Amy's singing was off-key for the majority of every song, and the guitar playing was quite half-assed. Lithium had me cringing.

The crowd was bumass, but still.. I don't think I'd be overenthused if they performed like that either. And I hate having to say that.

And I concur with Carmen... Lithium was hard to watch.

Hollee

12-13-2006, 10:32 PM

Lithium was def a eyesore. I think even Amy noticed...she kept yeling stuff offstage and kept shaking her head. Poor girl. She tried.

xxInsomniaxx

12-13-2006, 11:01 PM

yeah I think she was saying more vocals or something

katie08

12-14-2006, 07:18 PM

yeah, I'm thinking maybe her earpiece wasn't working/wasn't working enough.. would explain why she said [what appeared to be] more vocals.

McBunbunz

12-14-2006, 10:05 PM

So I'm watching/hearing the songs as I type this.

Sweet Sacrifice-Started off kinda sketchy, but she pulled it off. You could tell the song was a bit fast and she was having some trouble keeping up and catching her breath. I still liked it.

Weight of the World-The whole performanced seemed like Amy was straining to belt out some of those notes, some to the point of screaming. Not a good performance for this song at all. :( And when she was speaking after you can tell her voice was raspy from screaming.

Going Under-Not that bad. I liked it just like Sweet Sacrifice.

Lithium-Rocky start, I will admit. The problems she had were with Lithium. Still straining with the notes. The music part was all jumbled, stop rushing!

Good Enough-Amazing. Hate to say, but Amy really shined all by herself.

CMWYS-It made me sad. I really wish it could've of been better. I blame the crowd.

Imaginary-Loved it. From that point on you could tell she just didn't care. It really showed and the peformance bettered from it. A truly passionate song. Those two fans were so lucky. <3

BMTL-I enjoyed it, if I wanted to be nitpicky I could, but I'm not. <3'd it.

All That I'm Living For-Great way to end their set. On the same level of Good Enough for me in terms of song performances of the night.

They had their rough moments, but they got it together. Give them a break.

I still blame the crowd.

<_<

Cannibal_butterfly

12-15-2006, 01:14 AM

Yeah Amy was singing with very scratchy voice:confused: . Like she has a cold or somehting. Could be. After all it will be winter soon. Or could say it already is winter if you look by weather.
She didn't have her best day but she rocked anyway. She was trying her best. But if she had sore throught, hard to do that. I guess.
I loved the background when she sang good enough when they put on the screen snowflakes:D .

Hollee

12-15-2006, 11:13 PM

I thought it was cute when the band left the stage and Amy said 'Ok I'm gunna be by myself now. Be kind.'

and yeah the crowd kinda sucked, but like Amy even said a lot of them didn't listen to that type of music or even knew who they were.