Alter Bridge @ The Webster Theater 7/30/08

Woooo! So Wednesday 7/30 I went to see Alter Bridge and Sevendust at the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT. Alter Bridge is one of my favorite bands and this is my 5th time seeing them and every time they are amazing. To me there is no better live band than Dream Theater, but Alter Bridge is a close second. Myles Kennedy is the best singer I've ever heard and Mark Tremonti is finally getting his due as the amazing guitarist he is. And btw, Myles is not far off as a player either.

So earlier in the day, The Rock 106.9 WCCC, the rock station in Hartford, had both bands in the Planet Of Sound studios for some acoustic performances. The station does this a lot and these POS broadcasts are always legendary. Some of the best acoustic music I've ever heard has come from these shows. Sevendust went on first and performed two songs which I uploaded here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4vkzf5 .

Then Alter Bridge came on and performed Before Tomorrow Comes, the latest single, and Rise Today and just blew everyone away. Myles truly shines in an acoustic environment because it shows how clear and powerful his voice is. And if you can find them, I would highly suggest picking up the albums from The Mayfield Four, Myles' previous band to hear more amazing-ness, Fallout and Second Skin. Summergirl will have you rewinding over and over again. I uploaded The POS songs here also : http://www.sendspace.com/file/itfi81

Those links expire after a few days so if you read this and they are gone, email me here and I will get them to you.

I didn't care to rush to see for the opening bands so I got to the show right before Alter Bridge was supposed to go on. However the techs took forever setting up and 45 minutes later they finally got Mark's guitar working. Later there was an issue with Myles' guitar also. I didn't stay for Sevendust as it was at least 120 degrees inside and I almost passed out, and as you'll hear in the download, AB and Sevendust haven't performed their collaborations from Sevendust's "Hope and Sorrow" cd yet because they haven't had time to rehearse them yet, so I knew I wouldn't be missing that. I really like Sevendust and if there wasn't a huge delay I would have stayed longer as I have seen them before and they are very energetic. I heard there was a tech delay with them as well. I know they weren't the headliner this time but I really wish AB had played Save Me as I was very fortunate to have seen them do it the last time they were at the Webster Theater. That night I screamed it to them and they looked at each other and shrugged and smiled and said "ok!". If you haven't heard it, it's from the Elektra movie soundtrack and it is one of their best songs.

So in closing I highly higly recommend anyone go out and pick up Alter Bridge's two cds, One Day Remains and the newest Blackbird. Truly one of the best rock bands out there and by far one of the best in a live setting you will ever see.

Set list:

Come To Life
Find The Real
Brand New Start
White Knuckles
Before Tomorrow Comes
Ties That Bind
Blackbird
Metalingus
Travelling Riverside Bliues (cover)
Rise Today