The purpose of this event, partly, was to record the Kevin & Bean show for next Tuesday. Selected people were able to ask the band questions, all of which had very interesting answers. At one point, the crowd was cheering for Chester and Mike to kiss! That was really funny. Mostly Mike and Chester were answering the questions. Brad and Joe answered one, but briefly. If anyone is interested I can tell you later about some of the Q & A.
The entire show was recorded with cameras. I think that it will be posted on KROQ.com at some point.
The show was at Paramount Pictures in LA, in a kind of small stage room.
There were about 50 people there, so of course, everyone had a good view.. I was up front! Literally 2 or 3 feet from the stage!
Sadly NO cameras, cell phones.. anything. Not one person snuck one in. I could’ve taken some bomb ass pictures.
There was a full stage set up, and a video show in the background.
The band came out & started with What I’ve Done, do I even need to review? It was just great. Next was Numb! I think they performed these just to get the crowd going with something familiar.
Now for the new songs:
Waiting for the End. This song put me near tears. (I’m a very emotional girl..) It was performed beautifully. Mike’s rapping and singing were wonderful. Chester’s voice was amazing (as you all know already) They both sung with such passion, and that made the entire audience mesmerized. I looked around and everyone was moving together, back and forth. This song will do great as a single, in my opinion.
Iridescent : I’m very sorry that I won’t have a better review of this song. I was so hypnotized. Ok, well just as with Waiting for the End, beautiful singing. I loved how the choir was performed by the entire band. That was so cool! The piano in the song was more prominent live, and the music just set the mood. Wonderful song J
The Catalyst: WOW! As I said before, I liked this song before I heard it live. Not my favorite, but I didn’t hate it. After hearing it live, I love the song! They put so much extra into it on stage. It was like a different song, in a way. SO. MUCH. ENERGY! I didn’t want this song to end! I can already tell you that the tour is gonna be insane!
Once the show ended, people were about to leave (we were told we could not get any autographs). Then Mike and Chester walked down to say hi and sign autographs! I reached out and Mike grabbed onto my hand, I smiled like a starstruck teenager. Sadly, I froze up! I got Mike’s autograph then walked over to see Chester. All I could say was “I love you guys” and he said “thank you!” after laughing a bit. I also got Chester’s autograph.
The new cd will be amazing, as will the tour. I’m lucky enough to have seen my favorite band live and up close. This will be something that I will never forget!!
Did you hear that? How powerful is Bennoda? This fandom has never ceased to amaze me!
love_lp also commented on Mike's vocals
The whole band made up the chorus for Iridescent. That was very nice to see & hear! But other than that, just Mike and Chester on vocals. And Mike's vocal performance was great! He was not shy or nervous this time. He had such confidence and he had fun with it. Especially during The Catalyst!
I just honestly can't wait to see them perform A Thousand Suns on stage!
Thanks Tyshangshan for the tip <3
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