Keeping the idle talk to minimum here, but I'm sure a lot of you saw the horrible treatment Aaron received in Vienna before singing Intro, let me just say nobody deserves that kind of disrespect, famous, successful or not. It's experiences like that, that will leave him with a bitter taste in his mouth about touring at all and it just plain sucks for fans that truly want to be there and have their hearts it it. Everybody, fan or not, should appreciate what Aaron and Staind are doing, they by no means have had to continue touring as long as they have without much break.

Ok, here are a couple reviews and photo galleries from the past couple shows Staind have had. Just click on the links to see the originals and I have no problem including the English translations.

Photos from Stockholm show

Staind and Enjoy Destroy review and photo gallery

English translation

The first concert of the year was not long in coming and so did a colorful crowd at minus temperatures on the verdigris. After the whole package tours last year, it was once again incredibly pleasant, only 2 bands needed to get, because during the week grad hoses five concert evenings yet.

Punctual to the minute, the British ENJOY DESTROY go. The name had Metalcore suspect, but the quartet was waiting for my happiness with a fresh mixture of Rock / Post Grunge trademark of Foo Fighters on without too much attention to any trends aufzuspringen. Only the interaction with the audience is still plagued something, but since this is only the first gig of the tour, you will surely be something to get out.

Staind, yes, the Americans I had from "Break the Cycle" - Schmachtbarden times more than a few Nu Metal Bonds in memory, but proved the men live before a sold out audience of a different caliber and thundered with "Suffocate" and "Falling" same time powerful release. Guitarist Mike moshte in the best manner in his corner, it behaved as expected, the rest of the band tend to subtly restrained and instead let the fans speak for themselves, the pieces like "Just Go" and, of course, "Outside" mitsangen memorized. The ballad of the evening were undoubtedly the most applause, there are also times the curved lighters. Fuck off by the attitude, how they propagate to the Plektra was, however, no trace, and a whole would have surely something more action on stage can expect.

Staind Setlist
Suffocate
Falling
Right Here
Fade
Just Go
So Far Away
Pressure
Pardon Me
The Way I Am
For You
Tolerates
Outside
Spleen
Believe
It's Been awhile
Mud

Photos and review from 2/6/09 show

English translation

Metal meets melody - aussdrucksstarke voice - energetic & soulful lyrics - heavy laden riffs that make Staind to a rock band & herrausstechenden exactly what they have in the course of their sold-out concert at the Arena absolutely confirmed. Frontman Aaron Lewis impressed with a great singing Acapella deposit but also the Viennese audience was absolutely safe & text voting determined. Again one of our ears as on the stage was gezaubert.


Review and gallery for Wien show

English translation

"I do not gonna talk that much. I think it's just a waste of time". Aaron Lewis, front man and songwriter of Staind, thinks nothing of great speeches and his messages rather packed into the songs, the time of the great rock Post-Grunge/Alternative millennium too.

At that time, as they with the album "Break The Cycle" is a monster plant succeeded, thanks to the singles "It's Been awhile" and "Outside" in the music world was well received. From this breakthrough Staind live and live to date.

The appearance in the Vienna Arena was for this style of rock music Pur. Lewis, on the whole tape hingeschnitten is schlapft hang in blue jeans with a dark T-shirt and baseball cap on the stage, grabs the guitar, closes his eyes and sets off. He is the guy front man who through his songs the grievances in the world denouncing themselves with love, suffering and death sets apart - partly supported by a raunzenden, sometimes tearful voice.

Staind live at the Arena WienAuf the setlist were all hits from the above on "Price To Play", "So Far Away" to "Right Here".

With "Mud" ended the quintet from Springfield, Massachusetts the night with a promise to soon return to our country.

Staind delivered in completely sold-out arena rock show a solid, strong, aggressive guitars, drums and a monster the pervasive preaching by Aaron Lewis. Disappointed was none of this small retrospective in earlier times.

Finally, this isn't fairly recent or anything, but I just found it interesting. Click here to read about what Staind uses to do their lighting on tour. Thanks for reading.