Direktlänk till inlägg 18 augusti 2014
For the 2nd time I got the chance to see hardrockveterans Aeromith live, the 1st time was at the Sweden Rock Festival some years ago.
First out this evening at the newly buildt stadium was a bit younger band called Rival Sons which have released 5 albums and are an up and coming act who have got some good critical claim in the world of rockmusic. They played a 45 minute-set with 70's inspired enerigic rock'n'roll with a good sense of melody. I really liked it and I will follow this band forward.
As I suspected Aerosmith sticked to their formula by playing all their hits and I suppose it was was the audience wanted. The audience was not the standard rock'n'rollers but just ordinary people who have heard Aerosmith on the radio. The "real" rockers were preparing for their highlight of the year, the Sweden Rock Festival in southern Sweden. The show did not take off until the last songs and there was no conversation between the band and the audience, something that is very important to make a liveshow an really good experience for the watchers who have paid a lot of money. For the band it seemed like a day at work but surely Steven Tyler is really fit and a good performer for being 66 years old! Maybe this was the last chance to see Aerosmith live, I have enjoyed their music for 27 years and the albums will always be there, ecspecially their albums from the 1970's.
For me this was and "Hello and welcome!" to Rival Sons and "Thank you and goodbye!" to Aerosmith.
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