Saturday (October 16, 2010) Loud Park Day 1:As the event starts at 11:00am, I left the house at 9:30am. The first day I was on my own as Mikako had to work all day. I figured that I would probably run into a friend or at least an acquaintance during the show. I went to Shibuya station and caught the 10:15 limited express on the Saikyo Line, changed trains at Akabane to the Utsunomiya Line and got off at the Saitama Shintoshin Station where the Saitama Super Arena is located. It was 10 minutes before 11:00am. Once I was inside the arena, I head straight for the stage as the first band was about to perform. As I already mentioned the line-up in a previous post, I shall give you my reviews of the bands I did see. For this event there are two main stages located to the left and to the right of a large monitor which is set in the middle - The Ultimate Stage and the Big Rock Stage. So when one band finishes their set on the Ultimate Stage, the next band would start ten or fifteen minutes later on the Big Rock Stage. Unlike the U.S., the bands actually start on time as well! First batter up on Saturday was Holy Grail. And I shall thank all those people who were more meticulous than me in providing the set lists somewhere on the internet.
ラウドパークは朝１１から始まる。この日、うちを出たのは９時半。美香子はバイトがあったので、最初の日は一人で参戦。自分の頭の中で会場で友達か知り合いに会うんじゃないかなと思った。渋谷駅に行って埼京線で赤羽駅まで。宇都宮線に乗りかえってさいたま新都心へ。うちから１時間ちょっとで、さいたま新都心に着いたのは１１時１０分前。アリーナに入ると早速ステージの方に向かった。このイベントにステージが二つあって‐アルテミットステージとビグロックステージ。両ステージの間に大きいなモニターがあって、一つのバンドの演奏が終わると直ぐ別のステージでライブから始まります。 今年のオーペニングはアメリカのホリー・グレエル。あと僕よりまめな人達がネット上でセットリストをアップしてるので、感謝感謝。
Holy Grail Set List
01. Immortal Man
02. T.G.P.F.
03. For All Eternity
04. Call of Valhalla
05. Crisis in Utopia
06. My Last Attack
07. Flight to Kill
These guys reminded me of my high school years when bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest were at the height of their popularity. It's the kind of music that made me a fan of heavy metal. Seeing a heavy band like this so early in the morning seems kind of strange but as the show was indoors, it wasn't much of a problem. I think I might even purchase their new CD.
彼らが僕の青春時代を思い出させる感じでした。当時アイアン・メイデンやジューダス・プリストと似た様な音楽でした。こうゆう音楽を聴いてファンになった。朝からこうゆうライブ見るのも不思議な感覚だったが、野外じゃないんで、気にすることはなかった。彼らの新しいCD買うかも。
ENGEL SET LIST
01. Until Eternity Ends
02. Down
03. Sense the Fire
04. Threnody
05. Fearless
06. For Those Who Will
07. Feed the Weak
As the next band starts ten minutes after the previous band's set ends, I ended up watching the entire set of Engel. I was unfamiliar with them but found them to be a Swedish melodic death metal band. That was how they were labeled anyway. It sounded more metal than death though and fortunately the vocalist wasn't one of those singers with the death grunt. They weren't bad but not quite to my taste.
次のバンドのライブが１０分後に始まるので、聞いたことないバンドでしたが、フールセットを見ました。あとから知りましたが、彼らはスエーデンのメロディックデス系バンド。聴いたわりにはデスあんまり感じなかった、自分好みではなかった。でもライブエンジョイしましたよ。
CHTHONIC SET LIST
01. Rise of the Shadow
02. Bloody Gaya Fulfilled
03. Spell of Setting Sun : Mirror of Retribution
04. Forty-nin Theurgy Chains
05. Painkiller (Judas Priest cover)
06. Sing-Ling Temple
07. Quasi Putrefaction
This death metal from Taiwan featuring a female guitar player was featured in Tokyo's English Language free paper "Metropolis". I read the article and found that most of the songs they write are political and thought I would check out a bit of their set even though I am no fan of death metal. I didn't stay long - the death grunts were just too much for me. So after a couple of songs I left the stage and went outside the arena for a breath of fresh air and also to go in search of something to eat. But seeing the set list, I wouldn't have minded seeing them do the Judas Priest cover.
東京にあるフリーペーパーで彼らの存在を知りました。台湾出身のデスメタルバンド。特徴は素敵なお姉さんがギターを弾いてます。読んだ記事によると、このバンドの曲の歌詞がほとんど政治的な物で、ちょっと面白そうからちょこっと聴いてみた。でも二曲目からあのデス声が我慢できず、アリーナを去った。ちょうど昼だったんで、腹も減ったし、なんか食べ物を探しに行った。 セットリストを見たらジューダスの曲もカバーしてな、あれを見れば良かったかも。
AMON AMARTH SET LIST
01. Twilight of the Thunder Gods
02. Runes to My Memory
03. Guardians of Asgaarde
04. Varyags of Miklagaard
05. Asator
06. Death in Fire
07. Crying of the Black Birds
08. Live for the Kill
09. The Pursuit of Vikings
I came back to the arena sometime in the middle of Amon Amarth's set. It seems Scandinavia has started a new sub-genre of metal called "Viking Metal". As you can surmise from the titles of their songs that their theme is all based around the life of vikings - and they're damn proud of it. And even though I didn't know any of the songs, I liked the music. I don't know, perhaps "Viking Metal" is "Happy Metal" because I was having a good time.
アリーナに戻ったら、アモン・アーマスのライブが始まってた。このバンドはスエーデン出身で、また新たなメタルサブジャンルにある“バイキング・メタル”と言われてる。曲名を見れば、その理由はなんとか分かる。彼らが自分の国の歴史的人物のバイキングを誇りと思い、こうゆう様な曲を作ったかも知りません。自分にとってこのバイキングメタル＝ハッピーメタルかも、なぜか楽しい気分になった。
EDGUY SET LIST
01. Dead or Rock
02. Speedhoven
03. Lavatory Love Machine
04. Mysteric
05. Vain Glory Opera
06. Superheroes
07. King of Fools
As I've been standing for most of the groups I've listened to so far, I decided to take a break and find myself a seat in the stands. Another reason why I chose to do so was that I had seen Edguy in concert before as they were the opening act for Rhapsody (an Italian symphonic metal band).
今までのバンドは立ったまま見ましたが、次のバンドはスタンドから見ることにした。なぜと言えば以前も見たこともあったんで、（ラプソディの前座でした）。
DIR EN GREY SET LIST
01. Sa Bir
02. Obscure
03. 残 Zan
04. 激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇 Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Fumitsuitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami
05. Dozing Green
06. Inward Scream
07. 食紅 Shokubeni
08. Vinushka
09. 冷血なりせば Reiketsu Nariseba
10. 羅刹国 Rasetsukoku
Okay, one of the few Japanese bands that was playing the event. This particular band is very popular in Europe and has quite a few fans here in their homeland. I figured their music to be in the same vein as Luna Sea, Pierrot, or Janne D'Arc so I decided to give them a listen. I stomached the first song which was an instrumental and tried to listen to the entire second song, but jeez, they were awful!! I couldn't take any more. I had to leave the arena once again. I went wandering around again. Bought myself a couple of souvenirs - a Loud Park 2010 T-shirt and a Loud Park 2010 towel. Yep, towels as souvenirs is a popular item at concerts in Japan. I then went wandering around some more. Grabbed another bite to eat, had myself a beer, then wandered around some more. I headed to the smoking area as it was outdoors and I thought I would grab a bit of fresh air (yes, I know that sounds like an oxymoron, but the smoking section had those smoke catcher things. It was here that I finally ran into a couple of friends. My good friend Tsutsu and another I hadn't seen in about 12 years! Who informed me that another one of our friends was close by and someone I hadn't seen in about 10 years. That being the friend who first invited me to go to Dokken, the rock bar! Not caring about missing the rest of Dir En Grey's set, we talked about old times and other friends. Hellyeah had already taken the stage and I suggested catching the last part of their show so we would be ready to watch Ratt!
今日唯一の日本バンドDir en Greyが次でした。日本だけじゃなくヨーロッパでも大人気なんで、気になって、見る事にした。イメージ的にLuna SeaやPierrotやJ'anne D'Arcと似た様な感じと思いましたが、さ～どうだろう？ 最初の曲はインストロでまだ分からないな。でも次の曲を聴いたら、なにこれ？うわ～、最低だ。なんでこんなに人気あるんだろう、わけわからない。３曲まで我慢出来ず、またアリーナを出ました。会場内に歩きまわって、自分の為にラウドパークのT-シャーツとタオル。アメリカ人だったらライブグッズでタオルがあるのはびっくりするでしょ、でも日本のライブなら必ず販売されてる様な感じ。そのあとまた軽く食べて、ビールを飲んで、また歩きまわった。ちょっと喫煙所も覗いてみて、やっと友達と遭遇。一人は中の良いやつで、もう一人は１２年ぶりの再会だった。二人がちょうど僕の話をしてたみたいで、その直後に僕が現れ、びっくりしたと言った。また近くに他の友達もあった。その人とは１０年ぶりの再会だった。その人が僕を最初にドッケンとゆうロックバーに誘ってくれた人物。いろんな話をしてたら、次のバンドの演奏が始まった。最後の曲くらいを見ようと提案して、そのバンドのあとが楽しみ。
HELLYEAH SET LIST
01. Hellyeah
02. Goddamn
03. Cowbay Way
04. Matter of Time
05. Hell of a Time
06. Debt That All Men Pay
07. You Wouldn't Know
08. Stampede
09. Alcohaulin' Ass
This group features the return of Vinnie Paul (Dimebag Darrell's brother from Pantera) to the music world. It also features the vocalist from Mudvayne and the bass player from Nothingface. As I only saw about two songs the only thing I can say, "Damn Loud!" In my book, being loud doesn't equal being good and I think they do their fans a disservice. My other thought was, "couldn't they come up with a better name?".
このバンドは元パンテラのヴィニー・ポールが音楽界に復活させたバンド。他にマドヴェインとナシンフェイスのメンバーでヘルイヤーのバンドを結成。２曲位しか聴いてないので、言えることは、“音デッケ～”。ただ爆音＝良い演奏とは限られない、ファンに失礼と思う。あともっとマシな名前考えられなかったのかね？
RATT SET LIST
01. The Morning After
02. I'm Insane
03. Way Cool Jr.
04. Wanted Man
05. Back for More
06. Nobody Rides for Free
07. You're in Love
08. Lay It Down
09. Lack of Communication
10. Best of Me
11. Eat Me Up Alive
12. Round and Round
This was one of the bands I was waiting to see. Me and Tsutsu decide to watch them from the arena, but not too close where the maniacal fans are. Ratt had just released a new album with their original vocalist Stephen Pearcy and they recruited former Quiet Riot guitarist Carlos Caveza. My friend who invited me to Dokken was standing right behind me as well. Although the new album got great reviews, I hadn't heard any of it but I was delighted to hear such classic as "Lay It Down", "Back For More", "Way Cool Jr.", and of course "Round and Round"!
このバンドを待ってました！僕と筒はスタンドみた。ラットがオリジナルボカリストスティーヴェン・パーシーで新しいアルバムを出し、元クウィットライオットのギターリストカルロス・カヴァーゾを加入、評判は良いと聞きでも自分まだ新譜を聴いてない。それでも結構名曲もやってくれましたね：“レイ・イット・ダウン”、“バック・フォー・モア”、“ウェイ・クールJr.”、“ユア・イン・ラブ”ともちろん“ラウンド・アンド・ラウンド”！
ACCEPT SET LIST
01. Starlight
02. Living for Tonight
03. Breaker
04. Teutonic Terror
05. Pandemic
06. Restless and Wild
07. Princess of the Dawn
08. Metal Heart
09. Up to the Limit
10. Fast as a Shark
11. Balls to the Wall
Damn, if you didn't know better, you would think you were listening to the original Accept line-up with Udo Dirkschneider. Their new vocalist is an awesome clone (and that's really not a bad thing). His voice matches their music. This was, by far, the best show of the evening - and we had yet to see Halford or Korn!
うわ～超最高。目を閉じたら、元ボカリストのウドと思う位の実力派のシンガーを加入しましたね。ウドの声にそっくり！でもそれは悪いことではない。あの特徴がある声はアクセプトの音楽に合うんだよ。本当に今日今までまたバンドだったらこれがベストだな。まだハルフォードとコーン見てないのに！
STONE SOUR SET LIST
01. Mission Statement
02. Reborn
03. Made of Scars
04. Say You'll Haunt Me
05. Get Inside
06. Unfinished
07. Your God
08. Bother
09. Through Glass
10. Digital (Did You Tell)
11. Hell & Consequences
12. 30/30 150
After totally rocking out to Ratt and Accept, Tsutsu and I took a breather and went to the Official Bar located at the back of the arena and had ourselves some beer. Tsutsu's girlfriend was working late but said she would probably make it to the Halford set. This band was created by a member of Slipknot but as we weren't really paying any attention to them, I could give you no opinions on them one way or another.
ラットとアクセプトの演奏が終わったら一旦休憩。アリーナの後ろ側にバーがあって、ビールタイム！筒の彼女が仕事の都合でハルフォードのセットに間に合うかどうかでした。次のバンドはスリプノットのメンバーが結成されたバンドですが、あんまり聴いてなかったので、感想言えるほどではない。
HALFORD SET LIST
01. Resurrection
02. Made in Hell
03. Locked & Loaded
04. Drop Out
05. Made of Metal
06. Undisputed
07. Nailed to the Gun
08. Golgotha
09. Fire and Ice
10. Green Manalishi (Judas Priest cover of Fleetwood Mac song)
11. Diamonds and Rust (Judas Priest cover of Joan Baez song)
12. Jawbreaker
13. Cyberworld
14. Like There's No Tomorrow
15. Thunder & Lightning
The Metal God himself - Rob Halford! I don't know. Was it just me? Was it the sound? Or is it the fact that the Metal God is mortal? Of all the bands who's full set I watched, this was the worst sounding, disappointing letdown. For one the bass drum was just so damn loud, it drowned out all the other instruments, including Halford's voice. Having seen Judas Priest in their prime back in the early '80s and seeing Halford now was just too traumatic. The Metal God looked like someone's grandpa wandering aimlessly around the living room while singing karaoke as Halford's eyes seemed more intent on reading the teleprompter than singing out to the audience. Then again, since I am nearing my 50's, the Metal God has aged as well so I will have to forgive him for the teleprompter, but there was no excuse for the volume of that bass drum! Not even singing the Fight song or the covers that made Judas famous (Fleetwood Mac's "Green Manalishi" and Joan Baez's "Diamonds and Rust") could save it.
あのメタル・ゴッドも今年も来ました！今回はジューダスじゃなくソロアーティストのハルフォードで。でも俺のせいか、年のせいか、あのメタル・ゴッドはやっぱり人間だな。今日フールセットで見たバンドの中、ハルフォードが一番ひどい！ドラムベスの音がでかすぎてギターやベース、ハルフォードの声さえよく聴けなかった。ハルフォードも歌ってる時はずーと下を見て、やっぱりカラオケみたモニターがあって、そこで歌詞を完全に読んで歌ってるのが分かる。歌ってないときはなんだかステージでどっかのおじいちゃん見たいにリビングでうろうろ歩いてる感じでした。オジーが太った頃の感じと一緒。僕だけかな、ハルフォードがメガネを外して、目が半空けの感じで、まるでイギリスの釣瓶師匠だと思った！自分も５０歳近くになってるから、メタルゴッドも年とってるな～。歌詞を読むのは許すが、僕にとってやっぱりあのドラムベスの雑音でライブは台無しになった感じ。ジューダスやファイトの曲もやったが、音はずーとそうゆう感じだったので、エンジョイ出来ませんでしたね。
KORN SET LIST
01. Intro / 4U
02. Right Now
03. Need To
04. Coming Undone / We Will Rock You (Queen)
05. Pop on Pil
06. Here to Stay
07. Oildale (Leave Me Alone)
08. Falling Away from Me
09. Did My Time
10. Let the Guilt Go
11. Freak on a Leash
12. Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd)
13. Blind
14. Shoots and Ladders / One (Metallica)
15. Clown
16. Got the Life
The Gods of the Nu-Metal movement were the headliners for this evening. I wasn't that interested in seeing them but I thought I would check out at least a couple of their songs. After all, I will be back for another full day tomorrow. Tsutsu and his girlfriend left sometime in the middle of the set. I found myself watching their entire set as well. It was great show and quite entertaining. I enjoyed the way they blended in Queen's "We Will Rock You" or Metallica's "One" in a couple of their songs. Not a band way to end the evening. But still, its at least an hour or so to get back home and I will need to sleep soon as I'm going to start the entire process all over the following morning, but at least Mikako will also be with me!
ニューメタルとゆうジャンルを立ちあがったバンドのコーン。本当はあんまり興味がなかったんで、２，３曲位見て帰ろうかなと思った。筒と筒の彼女も三分の一位を見て会場を去った。また一人になった僕もそろそろ帰ろうかなと思ったが、コーンの演奏は思ったより楽しで結構盛り上がりました。エンコるを含むセット全体を見ました。やっぱり見る価値あるな。ライブが１０時半位に終わって、まつのが帰りの長い旅。そして帰ったら、直ぐ寝て、明日また同じことをやる！でも明日は美香子も一緒！
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