Let me tell you about it. On January 30th, I had the opportunity to meet the members of HINDER
after their awesome concert in Norfolk, Virginia. It was unforgettable because the guys were so much more down to earth off-stage than I had anticipated. You know, for guys known in the media as "the bad boys of rock", what would you expect? But like I said, these guys were fantastic!
That's me in the middle, my hubby in the brown jacket, and HINDER!
- one of the three opening bands), and my sister (who also loves Hinder
and as a matter of fact, gifted me with Hinder's Extreme Behavior CD). The show started with a set from Kopek
, a three-man rock band from Ireland. Kopek is one of 16 bands (including of course, HINDER
, Saving Abel
, and My Darkest Days
) featured in the SAW 3D
soundtrack, in case you didn't know.
The next act to follow was the Canadian band, My Darkest Days, whose popular song Porn Star Dancing
got people dancing around on the already crowded floor. To be honest, other than that song, I really didn't know much about this band before the show. So when this mohawk-haired fellow kept walking past me several times, I had no idea it was actually MDD's guitarist Sal Costa. He was so friendly with everyone around that I thought he was just someone that the locals knew. No wonder all these girls kept asking to take a picture with him!
Saving Abel took the stage next. Although they were really good, too, I kind of expected a little more from Saving Abel's performance. A Saving Abel fan that I spoke to said that they usually have more energy at their other shows. I'm guessing that the size of this stage was just a little restrictive on their style that night.
See how small the stage looked with Saving Abel there? Might be because all of Hinder's equipment were hidden under the covers behind them, occupying about half of the stage.
But hey, check out this really cool shot I got from side stage of Cody Hanson, Hinder's drummer, in action!
Overall the concert was unforgettably awesome and exciting! If their tour makes a stop in a venue close to you, I recommend you make it a point not to miss it. It'll be entertainment well worth spending money on and four hours of solid rock music that you'll be singing along with and rocking your socks off!
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127 Hours actor James Franco plans to sing and dance at the forthcoming Oscars, along with Anne Hathaway. 
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", I thought of Alanis Morissette because it was so edgy, defiant, and vocal about the pain felt in the heartbreaking relationship. It reminded me of "
" in that the lyrics were quite angrily directed at an ex-lover who caused pain by obviously leaving them for another woman. 
's song, she sticks around and wants to be sure the ex is constantly reminded of the pain he caused her; whereas, in Christina Perri's song, she just "begs" him to stay out of her life.
was preparing for their fans. In order to be a participant, one had to be one of the first 10,000 people to submit his/her picture. You betcha I was able to make it! I LOVE Apocalyptica!!!