No, it was not a Hillary Obama rally. What it was was a Mike Portnoy plan to get a group of progressive rock bands together to tour the country and have a good time. Unfortunately, I wouldn't call the lineup progressive rock. Fortunately it was a pretty good time.
The evening's festivities began with the band 3. They turned out to be enthusiastic and really good. They use 2 drummers, and the singer plays his acoustic guitar so hard, he didn't make it through a single tune without breaking at least one string.
Here is a little 3:
Next up was Between the Buried and Me. I'm not up on what all the labels for metal are, but these guys were great musicians. In fact, I really enjoyed their music right up to the part where the guy with the microphone opened his mouth. I can see why they call it 'death metal', because the vocals make you want to kill yourself.
The third band up was Opeth from Sweden. Another odd choice, and although a very polished act, they were my least favorite. Odd pacing to their songs, and more of the grunting crap.
Then Dream Theater came on and blew the place up. They were better than I expected, and I expected much. I was so impressed with how tight that band is, and the interplay between the various elements of the band was unbelievable.
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