Rob and Dave

It's about time i'm blogging about Megadeth and Rob Zombie show I saw last Friday.  Been a little busy but that's no excuse so let's talk about the concert.  First here's a pic of me hanging out with Vic Rattlehead before the show.  

Talking politics and the state of the free world after many adult beverages.

As we got to our seats I still had no idea who would be going on first, well that was quickly decided as soon as I sat in my seat Megadeth came on.  Now before I get into the Megadeth show I have to preface it by saying I've probably seen Megadeth more than any other band.  Starting with the Peace Sells tour at L'Amours in Brooklyn in 1986.  So when they launched into Never Dead to open the show I wasn't sure what song it was.  That just doesn't happen to me at a Megadeth show.  I'm not a huge fan of the new cd Thirteen, it's a good record but not compared to it's predecessor Endgame.  Anyway,  he followed that up with Hanger 18, Wake up Dead and In My Darkest Hour.   Needless to say the place went nuts.  One thing about Megadeth live, there's no bullshit just one great fucking song after another.  No crazy stage show or long solos.  Mustaine brings it every night, I've never seen him have a bad show.  He closes out his set with Symphony of Destruction, Peace Sells and Holy Wars.  He ends it with his customary " You've been great, we've been Megadeth".

Another great show by Mustaine and company.  My seats were right in front of Broderick and he makes shredding look effortless.  So after a quick piss run I was ready to see what Rob Zombie had in store.

Seeing Rob Zombie live is like listening to a soundtrack while watching a movie.  There are movies playing on the screens behind him while they perform.  Explosions, fire and strange creatures wondering around the stage.  The complete opposite of Megadeth.  Which makes this a curious pairing for a tour.  The tunes are cool and he did the obligatory ones, More Human then Human, Thunder Kiss 65, Living Dead Girl, SuperBeast and Dragula.  One cool surprise was the  song Pussy Liquor.  Like all Zombie tunes it has a cool, groovy beat to it.  The best part of the show was John 5's guitar playing.  It was hard to get a good picture with all the flashing lights but here's my best shot.

Overall Zombie put on an entertaining show but it's no contest when compared to Megadeth.

We'll talk again soon, Metalheads!