The Sky really is Over

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Last night....
What can I say.
Serj took the ass and catapulted it into the middle of the next decade. He left me more than speechless. Usually when you are going to see someone who you really want to see, you are worried that it won't be what you expect it to be. But Serj did deliver last night and everyone who you spoke to afterwards just kinda of smiled and didn't say much. That was either down to the fact I was covered in beer, I didn't buy it mind :P, or that they were stunned by the what they had saw.

Now, you may think I simply saying this because I really like his music, but people I spoke to there, some said they didn't really get a lot out of the music but he was so entertaining and god damn awesome live they couldn't describe it. I admit I was getting a bit worried to start off with. The support band/ special guests were 'Fair To Midland' which are signed to Serj's record label 'Serjical strike' were good, but the crowd never really got going, and the singer had a strange technique of jamming his fist into his throat area whilst singing...must try that some time...

When he came on though, everything changed...I ended up in the pit, but I'm glad I did, because I got damn close to him as result. He opened with possibly the two heaviest tracks off the album ('The Unthinking Majority' and 'Empty walls') and the momentum was never lost. Serj was quite possibly high, but he produced a faultless assault on anything he did. He danced around the stage and on one of the best songs of the night (lie lie lie) got everyone dancing clapping their hands in their air. He cracked jokes and made sure that he, the band (Flying Cunts of Chaos (!?!)) and most the importantly the audience had an awesome time.

You could often see him posing for cheesy photographs with the fans at the front and was constantly encouraging the crowd to go crazy. He also played a song they had not done live on the tour at all (Money) and played a Dead Kennedy's cover and a song not off the album. And whilst introducing the band, he went over to the bassist and said 'All the way from Italy, SUPPPPPERRRR MARIOOOOOO'.

I suppose I really should end it now, all this constant going on and on about it, but the one thing that summed it all for me is the amount of people, in and around the pit who were their smiling...not frowning and taking it all seriously, but really having a great time. He's playing again tonight, at Astoria, London and I would quite happily go down their to watch it again. Going to watch him quite easily help heal the crap couple of weeks I have had lately...
Cya
Josh
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