In the middle of a period where organisers/bands aren’t exactly lining
up for concerts, let alone festivals, Maximum Rock was a breath of fresh air. First
of all, I wasn’t extremely familiar with most of the bands, but I had quite a
few revelations (more about that later). Second of all, it was by far the best
organised festival I ever went to. Of course the way the location is separated
helped and also the number of people in the audience was considerably smaller
then what the location could’ve held, but it was a great example of how a festival
should look like. Except for the long wardrobe line at the end of the second
day, I didn’t have to wait in line for anything – there were enough toilets,
enough food&drink stands... everything flowed smoothly. I loved the idea of
the drum stage, where you could pass the time during the breaks and I also love
that the hall has a separate section where you can smoke and sit down for a
bit. Compared to Helloween and Gamma Ray at the Roman Arenas, where the
organisers forbade smoking but didn’t offer a proper solution (and thousands of
people had to go in and out through a door the size of my bedroom door for a
smoke and eventually gave up and smoked inside), this type of room separation
“convinced” people not smoke in the concert hall in a natural way, without any
need to impose or forbid anything. The only thing I can somewhat complain about
was the sound, it severely handicapped a few of the bands, but I think it was
mostly due to the acoustic of the hall and I can’t really blame that on the
organisers, considering there isn’t a single indoor concert hall with truly
good acoustic in Bucharest (at least not one suited for this type of music, I
don’t think the Athenaeum was quite the right place to listen to Unleashed).
Showing posts with label Tristania. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tristania. Show all posts
17 Apr 2015
Tristania, Darkest white
After
my beloved Vibeke's departure and an album that was bizarrely a whole lot
better than I expected and at the same time a whole lot weaker than I expected,
I had no idea what Tristania's new album would have in store for me. I was
hoping that Mary would consolidate her place in the band and that all the lineup
changes would finally stop and I guess I got what I asked for. I'm just not
sure what to think of it, still. I could call it one of the most successful
massive changes a favourite of mine went through, but still something is
missing. Probably Vibeke and the candles :P
Artmania 2009, Sibiu, 17-18.07.09
Day 1
Tristania
Weeee, I saw Tristania :D They were awesome
and I'm officially in love with Mary, she rocks! She has a very good voice and I
love what she's doing with it and she has an awesome stage presence. She exhales
power and energy through all her pores, both in terms of voice and in terms of
stage presence. Even if she sings very aggressively and it's 180 degrees from Vibeke
and the old Tristania, she was great and I liked her a lot. Kjetil did a great
job too, I didn't miss Osten one bit.
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