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| Round two of the "Family Values Tour, substituting "Limp Bizkit" for "Korn" as headliners (BIG stretch), the bill embraced the rap ethic embraced by "RedMan/MethodMan," the post grunge fallout of Staind, the genius and embarrassingly under-appreciated "Primus" and the class act of the day, "Filter." |
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| Sleek and driven as a curve of chrome, with rock star drive and energetic lust, digging into each song with teeth clenched, singer "Richard Patrick" was in tormented form, and every shriek carried the message of intensity with clarity. Opening with their single, "Welcome To The Fold," they immediately earned the screams they were greeted with. Had to go back to the lobby after 3 songs, but I just wandered off toward the section I had a ticket for. What I did see was that the crowd wasn’t giving a lot back in energy to the "Filter" set. Sincerely appreciative applause followed each song, but the mass of zombies on the floor wouldn’t move to the "Filter" angst. |
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| Patrick got the crowd to do the lighter thing for my first listen of "Take A Picture." "C’mon , everyone light your lighters. I know it’s cheesy, but it looks really cool," asked Patrick. He’s right, it always does. It made the pristine song of the night even more stunning. The radio has found this gem so enjoy it while it lasts. |
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| "Nice Shot" was naturally a highlight, as the leather clad Patrick crumpled into balls of twitching facial screams, showing what intensity in vocals is all about. "Limp Bizkit" pleased the 12 year old girls who kept arguing over who was cuter, Fred or Wes. "RedMan/MethodMan" were high energy, and next to Bizkit, received the highest amount of response from the crowd. But class is class, and "Filter" drips of it. In salty drops of sweat soaking into rock star leather, as howls of the melodic edge only "Filter" can support, they made the hassle of an arena show worth the effort. |