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Last year was the Summer
of Shows -- this is the Year of Diversity...
March,
2001
Friday,
March 2
GODSMACK & STAIND
Centrum Centre, Worcester MA
April, 2001
Thursday,
April 5
TESLA
Orpheum Theater, Boston MA
May 2001
Friday,
May 4
AC/DC
Opener: Buckcherry
Fleet Center, Boston MA
July 2001
Friday,
July 7
Poison Glam Slam Jam -- Ended Up Blowing This Show Off
Tweeter Center, Mansfield MA
Sunday, July 8
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
Opener: Jackson Browne
Tweeter Center, Mansfield MA
Sunday, July 22
BRIAN SETZER TRIO
Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis MA
August 2001
Tuesday, August 7
OZZFEST 2001
Tweeter Center, Mansfield MA - my review
, Globe review
Friday, August 24 -- Got free tix but blew
it off once realized they were lawn seats.
GODSMACK & THE DEFTONES
Tweeter Center, Mansfield MA
September 2001
Thursday, September 13
JOHN MELLENCAMP
Tweeter Center, Mansfield MA - my review
October 2001
Tuesday, October 2
NEIL DIAMOND
Fleet Center, Boston MA - review
Tuesday, October 30
U2
Civic Center, Providence RI - my review
November 2001
Monday,
November 12
"Music As A Weapon Tour" - DISTURBED, DROWNING POOL, ADEMA,
STEREOMUD, & SYSTEMATIC
Tsongas Arena, Lowell MA
REVIEW: Last night I caught the "Music As A Weapon Tour"
- featuring DISTURBED, DROWNING POOL, ADEMA, STEREOMUD and SYSTEMATIC.
Every band mentioned their music being a weapon against pop and terrorism,
with many songs being dedicated to Osama. Only saw last couple songs
from SYSTEMATIC so I still have no opinion on them, but they had a
surprisingly large crowd going totally sick for them. I was impressed
by STEREOMUD, it is always tough to get into a band live not knowing
their stuff at all but these guys rocked and I even realized they
had a tune on the radio - "Pain". ADEMA didn't do anything
for me. Then it was time for people I did know - DROWNING POOL. Everyone
knows their big hit "Bodies" - 'let the bodies hit the floor...'
but their whole debut CD really kicks. They did all the right things
to prove themselves to me - came on stage to IRON MAIDEN'S "Die
With Your Boots On", did a little Gene Simmons traditional stage
banter and a chorus of KISS's "I Love It Loud" and quoted
lines from Fight Club. Finally it was time for DISTURBED - and they
did not disappoint. This is by far the best of the current crop of
new rock acts. They played their entire debut CD and one new tune
called 'Prayer' I think. Check out Boston
Globe review.
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