Sonata Arctica played tonight (or should I say last night, it is now
2:10 at night) at Nosturi, Helsinki, Finland. I was there (in the front
row, naturally) to see their gig.
Before the gig I got a possibility to meet Sonata Arctica. I also interviewed
Janne, the bass player. I'll have the interview on cassette and I'll write
it with my computer and add it to Sonata Arctica fanpage (http://www.melodicmetal.com/sonata/)
as soon as possible. Finnish version wiill be added tomorrow (Sunday),
English version will be added Sunday or Monday.
After the interview I went to the "main hall". I was waiting maybe three
and a half hours before Sonata Arctica started to play. There were two
other Finnish bands before SA, Entwine and Silentium. I skip that part,
nobody wants to read about those bands. Everyone will know how Sonata Arctica
played...
The band played very well, Tony's singing was awesome, it was easy to
notice that there wasn't use any special effects in his vocals in Ecliptica
or UnOpened. He was singing well. Everyone else was also playing very good,
I personally didn't notice any errors or mistakes in their playing, the
songs were just perfect.
Mikko Härkin was playing the keyboards, and he really did fine
job. Some keyboard solos and parts were AWESOME, but not just because of
him. Why then? Sorry, I don't want to say. You must see and hear it yourself,
I don't want to spoil your joy :)
The gig last over an hour (70 minutes maybe, I didn't have a clock with
me) and the set was following:
Destruction Preventer
FullMoon
Replica
My Land
Blank File
Mary-Lou
Letter to Dana
Kingdom for a Heart
Crash and Burn (Yngwie Malmsteen)
8th Commandment
UnOpened
--- encore ---
Still Loving You (Scorpions)
Sonata Arctica really kicked ass :) There was only two rows of people
during the first two bands, almost all were sitting next to wall or just
hanging somewhere. Everything changed when Sonata Arctica came to stage,
the crowd wasn't just a passive onlookers anymore, they really enjoyed
the gig and lived with it.GRRRRRRRRRREAT! :) This was the second time I
saw Sonata Arctica playing live, and I really need to get some more! Now,
where's my Ecliptica... :) |