Inked Mom

So this past Wednesday night we went to see Stone Tempe Pilots at Red Rocks.  I’ll admit right now, this is the first time I have ever seen them in concert, so I have nothing previous to base my review on.  Also, while I like their music, I can’t say i would normally have picked to go see them.  We made the choice because we really wanted to see a concert at Red Rocks this season and there weren’t a whole lot of artists coming that we liked.  So we chose this concert.

I had read a few other reviews and one complaint was Scott Weiland was pretty stoned in the latest concerts.  So we were prepared if he came out in that condition.  And from what it looked like to us, that’s exactly the condition he came out in.  It seemed the mike stand came in pretty handy at times to keep him in an upright position.  The first two songs he sang were pretty rough sounding.  Then he seemed to be getting in a better groove/voice from there on out.

Musically, it was a pretty good concert.  Couple things though that bothered me a bit.  First, his mannerisms on stage (is it dancing he tries to do or prancing?).  Like I said, I’ve never seen them live, so maybe, even when he’s sober, he still acts/dances like that around the stage, but it was pretty bad.  He should have just stayed in one spot.

Secondly, he really has no interaction with the audience - spends a lot of time with his back to the audience actually.  There were a few times where he would get up close, but for the most part, I was amazed at the lack of back and forth.  I guess I’m so used to going to concerts where the artists are talking in between songs, or just working hard to get the crowd involved.  Although maybe it was for the best because he got pretty confused with one song he was introducing.

The background got annoying after a while.  It was a bit much with the psychedelic lights going on.  It did make for some cool pictures though.

Overall, it was a pretty good concert for a reunion tour.  I’m thinking I need to stay away from those in the future.  It was a much older crowd, very subdued.  Not that I was expecting anything like when we saw Rise Against at Red Rocks - but still.  A plastic beer bottle got thrown on stage and Scott picked it up and seemed to be a bit pissed that someone did that.  Good grief - it’s a concert!  I guess just coming off of Warped Tour where EVERYTHING is thrown, it seemed a little strange.

Here is some video our son took that night.  I think it showed some of the few times he was facing us.  I realize I’m exaggerating that aspect a bit, but even when he was facing the crowd, he seemed a bit blank….

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