Three Days Grace
Stage AE,
Pittsburgh PA
July 9, 2015
Three Days Grace has been doing their thing for a while
now, since 1997. They released their debut album in 2003 and have been
releasing an album on a steady 3 year clip. The band recently separated from
their long time frontman and founding member, but decided to keep plugging
along. They picked up a new frontman (which also fronts My Darkest Days) in
Matt Walst. I’m not going to lie, with a change in vocals it’s hard to keep the
feel of the band alive and I didn’t know what to expect. Hearing record version
online soon after the breakup scared me, but then the new album Human arrived
and my thoughts were
eased slightly. The next step was the live shit and we were able to check them
out over in PA at one of the up and coming venues. The show started off with
some new tracks off of the Human
album. They also tossed in the first live test, an older track. While take
photos upfront, they laid it on the crowd and it went well. The sound, the
vibe, and the response all went extremely well. There is when I first thought
this might not be too bad, but I was slightly wrong. In fact, it went better
than not too bad, it was great. While it’s unfair to compare voices, because
let’s face it Adam had a unique set of vocals that worked so well with many of
the 3DG tunes. I had seen that line up time and time again while reviewing them
and others on the bill that night so I know what they DID sound and look like.
The addition of Matt adds a new energy and look to the band. The most
impressive thing (and I have also seen Matt live with MDD) was the energy he
gave up. The crowd and the other guys also fed off this energy. This was an
incredible show in all cases. The light, the stage set up, the sound, the vibe,
and the energy is something that you have to take in. The new tracks sounded
great and the guys played nearly the entire record. The old stuff sounded
awesome as well with the new edge that Matt’s voice provided to them. There was
truly one track that I really didn’t want them to attempt and they did end up
playing it. It might have been the least favorite track of the night, but of
course I was dreading the tune so that might be the reason for that. I have to
say that this line-up, with this energy, might be one of the best live bands
out there right now. The remaining guys seemed to have a renewed love of
playing live. Everything seemed to go as planned and it sounded like
perfection. They absolutely blew me away and I hope to
see them again really soon.
Rating: 9.5/10
Best Part: Energy
Worse Part: That
one track… ugh
www.threedaysgrace.com
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