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Yesterday I went to the Symphony X/Heathen tour.
I'm a massive Heathen fan, and it's funny how it took about 15 years for me to get a chance to see them last year, and then they immediately come back again. This set was obviously shorter, but just as good. The venue was surprisingly empty when they started, and it seemed like nobody was there for them, which is too bad, but they seemed happy.
Symphony X were the much better performers however. Michael Romeo is a Malmsteen-level player. and Russell Allen was perfect too. I saw them on the Underworld tour in 2016 but didn't know a lot about them at the time. I like them quite a bit more now, so it was nice to recognize all of the songs.
That said, I have a massive complaint about this show. It was way too loud. I wear earplugs at every single show, and yet my ears are still ringing this morning. I've never had that happen before, and if I knew it was going to happen, I gladly would have moved somewhere else in the venue. I'm actually surprised that concert volume isn't regulated; I know everyone wants it as loud as possible, but that's actually quite a dumb decision.
I'm a massive Heathen fan, and it's funny how it took about 15 years for me to get a chance to see them last year, and then they immediately come back again. This set was obviously shorter, but just as good. The venue was surprisingly empty when they started, and it seemed like nobody was there for them, which is too bad, but they seemed happy.
Symphony X were the much better performers however. Michael Romeo is a Malmsteen-level player. and Russell Allen was perfect too. I saw them on the Underworld tour in 2016 but didn't know a lot about them at the time. I like them quite a bit more now, so it was nice to recognize all of the songs.
That said, I have a massive complaint about this show. It was way too loud. I wear earplugs at every single show, and yet my ears are still ringing this morning. I've never had that happen before, and if I knew it was going to happen, I gladly would have moved somewhere else in the venue. I'm actually surprised that concert volume isn't regulated; I know everyone wants it as loud as possible, but that's actually quite a dumb decision.