Duran Duran in San Jose

Kim · 03-04-2005, 12:26 AM

Wow! They were amazing. My random thoughts....(Warning:If you're going to an upcoming concert you may not want to read!)

~"The Reflex" was my least favorite song on the 7atRT album but I'd never heard it live before. That song was made to be played live. They nailed it.

~Astronaut songs...Loved "Nice" before last night. Love it even more now. "Chains" is one of my favorites and it was incredible last night. "What Happens Tomorrow" was beautiful. They also played "Astronaut" and "Sunrise"...not my favorites on the album but they played them well.

~I got my wish to see "Hold Back the Rain" live but was more impressed with "Careless Memories".

~Our seats were fine. We had great views of all 5 guys. The people around us were very mellow though. We were in the front row of our section and nobody behind us was standing and dancing. We didn't want to block anybody's view so we stayed in our seats for half the show. Halfway through though we figured screw 'em and got up and danced. I did notice alot of people didn't know the non-#1's and the new stuff they were playing. Hopefully, the show encouraged people to buy Astronaut.

~Simon stole the show. Don't know if it's because he's always been my favorite or if it's because he was the lead singer but I had to remind myself to look at the other guys too. He was great with the audience and you could tell he was having fun.

~The opening act Imarobot sucked. The lead singer was really shrilly. The music sounded ok but the lead singer had to go. We left our seats during their performance because he was giving us such a headache.

~We found a cute little "British pub" next to the venue where we were able to have dinner and drinks before the show.

~I bought my 4 y/o daughter a shirt, myself a shirt, a mouse pad and a program. I was disappointed in all of the shirts that only had youth sizes available. Had they kept stuff in stock I know they would have made more money off of me. Programs were $45 and are really cool. Neat momento of the show.

~I still can't talk above a strong whisper which my kids are loving. We screamed, and sang, and danced. It was incredible.

~I couldn't believe all of the people that still have their clothes from the '80's tucked in their closets. Saw a lot of fashion crimes. My favorite: Woman in her early 40's in brilliant blue capri pants. Made of the same material as parachute pants. She had on a low cut, floral print, rayon shirt. And the kicker~fluffly, pink snow boots. I don't know what look or decade she was trying to capture.

~All in all, what an incredible night.

03-04-2005, 12:26 AM	#1
Kim A disney nut no more Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 60	Duran Duran in San Jose Wow! They were amazing. My random thoughts....(Warning:If you're going to an upcoming concert you may not want to read!) ~"The Reflex" was my least favorite song on the 7atRT album but I'd never heard it live before. That song was made to be played live. They nailed it. ~Astronaut songs...Loved "Nice" before last night. Love it even more now. "Chains" is one of my favorites and it was incredible last night. "What Happens Tomorrow" was beautiful. They also played "Astronaut" and "Sunrise"...not my favorites on the album but they played them well. ~I got my wish to see "Hold Back the Rain" live but was more impressed with "Careless Memories". ~Our seats were fine. We had great views of all 5 guys. The people around us were very mellow though. We were in the front row of our section and nobody behind us was standing and dancing. We didn't want to block anybody's view so we stayed in our seats for half the show. Halfway through though we figured screw 'em and got up and danced. I did notice alot of people didn't know the non-#1's and the new stuff they were playing. Hopefully, the show encouraged people to buy Astronaut. ~Simon stole the show. Don't know if it's because he's always been my favorite or if it's because he was the lead singer but I had to remind myself to look at the other guys too. He was great with the audience and you could tell he was having fun. ~The opening act Imarobot sucked. The lead singer was really shrilly. The music sounded ok but the lead singer had to go. We left our seats during their performance because he was giving us such a headache. ~We found a cute little "British pub" next to the venue where we were able to have dinner and drinks before the show. ~I bought my 4 y/o daughter a shirt, myself a shirt, a mouse pad and a program. I was disappointed in all of the shirts that only had youth sizes available. Had they kept stuff in stock I know they would have made more money off of me. Programs were $45 and are really cool. Neat momento of the show. ~I still can't talk above a strong whisper which my kids are loving. We screamed, and sang, and danced. It was incredible. ~I couldn't believe all of the people that still have their clothes from the '80's tucked in their closets. Saw a lot of fashion crimes. My favorite: Woman in her early 40's in brilliant blue capri pants. Made of the same material as parachute pants. She had on a low cut, floral print, rayon shirt. And the kicker~fluffly, pink snow boots. I don't know what look or decade she was trying to capture. ~All in all, what an incredible night.
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