I'm not trying to play Debbie Downer, people. There's just only so much Kool-Aid I can drink. Some wait can be justified to build anticipation, but you actually believe STP intentionally waits long enough to get the crowd booing and chanting "what the f*ck?"?. Seriously. If that was the case, STP would've come out during the 2nd or 3rd round of "STP" chants. STP was not just a little late, the came out WELL after the crowd was disgusted. There's no excuse for that.
I recently saw AIC in concert. I love AIC, but I am by far a much more hardcore STP fan (I own a pair of Scott's pants for goodness sake). AIC absolutely blew me away (the way STP has in the past). They also took the stage promptly. I wanted to have that same feeling seeing STP last night, but for whatever reason, it just wasn't there. The AIC show topped STP's without a doubt in my mind.
This was by no means a bad show. Overall it was a good rock show. When you see a band live so many times, it can be difficult not to be over critical. It's just my opinion, but I didn't think this show was the absolute shiznit, and I don't think I'm off base. I'm just trying my best to be truly objective about the band I obsess over and idolize. I feel like I'd be fooling myself if I said I was not underwhelmed by my last 2 STP shows (last night and once in 2008) and the time I saw Scott perform solo. Also, I don't think the 90% of the crowd that expressed their dissappointment during the delay was out of place. Any regular fan would agree that the crowd's complaints were perfectly justified.
Andrew and down- I'm really happy to hear you got to meet up with the band (especially after the trip you made). I'm also glad you had a blast at the show. I'm not trying to say your opinions are invalid. If you feel like it's the best concert you've ever seen, then it really is the best concert you've ever seen. However, please don't chastize me as a 'complainer' for a legitimate issue. No matter what your opinion was of the actual performance, the band came on too late and they pissed off nearly everyone in the venue. That's a fact. I want STP to win the hearts of the casual fans and for this new album to permenantly cement their status in history as rock legends. Pulling these types of stunts doesn't support that cause.
