After the Alkaline Trio show the other night, getting to see my other favorite band (or at least, other favorite band that's still together) was amazing. And as usual, they didn't disappoint.
311 is by far my favorite live show. Ever since seeing them at VT in 2006 I've been hooked. This was my fifth show, and even though it didn't compare to my fourth 311 show (3/11 day in New Orleans this past March), it was still a great performance. These guys are by far the best performers in modern rock.
Snoop Dogg was also on the show; I won't mention him much below because I wasn't there for him, and therefore probably not qualified to rate his performance. But if you want my opinion, he sucked. He had a live backing band, but still tracked a lot of the show. All he did was walk back and forth, and it looked like he couldn't wait to be finished. Unimpressive, in my opinion.
311 Set list:
1. Beautiful Disaster
2. Do You Right
3. Misdirected Hostility
4. Come Original
5. You Wouldn’t Believe
6. Taiyed
7. Love Song
8. Unity
9. Hydroponic
10. Applied Science
11. All Mixed Up
12. Silver
13. Beyond The Gray Sky
14. Freeze Time
15. What Was I Thinking?
16. Amber
17. Feels So Good
18. Down
E: 19. Freak Out
E: 20. Creatures (For a While)
311 / Snoop Dogg -- Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater, Virginia Beach VA -- 7.22.2008
Band:
Stage Prescience: 4/5
- They're everywhere; I've never seen a band with more energy on stage.
Showmanship/technicality: 4.5/5
- The entire band is always so into the performance. The fact that they completely change their set list every night is incredibly impressive. Tim is a great guitarist and he had a crazy mohawk instead of his usual shoulder length hair. Sexton on the drums and P-Nut on bass were amazing as always.
Song Selection: 3.5/5
- In their amphitheater shows they only do about 20 songs (75-90 minutes), which somewhat limits how deep they can go into their catalog. My favorite song "Unity" was definitely a highlight for me. Other great songs were Feels So Good, Taiyed, Freak Out, Creatures, Do You Right and Misdirected Hostility. I definitely could have done without Love Song and Amber...they're both so overplayed, but I guess they have to give the majority what they came for. Overall, no big complaints about the lineup but not stellar either.
Crowd:
Audience participation: 4/5
- The Snoop Dogg crowd was sparse but they were all enjoying it. 311, of course, everyone was jumping around. I wish I'd been in the Orchestra pit, but seats were great too.
Venue:
I'm not really a fan of the big amphitheaters...so impersonal, so generic.
Ticket price: N/A
- Nothing wrong with free tickets, free VIP passes and free parking!
Sound quality: 4.5/5
- Clear lyrics and the bass was thumping. I was told the show was heard from 5 miles away.
Drink/food: N/A
- Fucking $8 beers, but I buy 'em anyway.
Overall show rating: 4/5
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