On Monday, April 21, 2014, along with my friend JJJJ and my Mom, we went to see Alter Bridge perform in concert at Rams Head Live down in the Marketplace in Baltimore, Maryland. The doors opened at 7 o’clock and the concert started at 8 p.m. with the band Monster Truck as the opening act. We went and ate dinner before going to the concert, but when we entered the venue, Rams Head was packed. The show was sold out and there were people ranging from ages fifteen to mid-fifties. There were both men and women in attendance, but I noticed there were more men than women. When we arrived, we only made it for Monster Truck’s final song, but the song we heard was better than I had expected. Monster Truck is comprised of four members: a guitar player, an organ player, a drummer, and a bass player who also is the lead singer. Based on the one song I heard of Monster Truck, they reminded me of a modern-day Deep Purple with even hints of Boston in the way they sounded. After Monster Truck finished, everyone was full of excitement for Alter Bridge to come on.
Alter Bridge was formed out of the remnants of Creed with former Creed drummer Scott Philips, guitarist Mark Tremonti, and bassist Brian Marshall all reuniting in Alter Bridge. The guys added singer-guitarist Myles Kennedy and released their first album “One Day Remains” in 2004 (The Band). The band released their most recent album, “Fortress,” in September of 2013. Alter Bridge came on about 20 minutes later than everyone expected, but upon coming onto stage, they opened with their newest single “Addicted to Pain.” After playing their first three songs, singer Myles Kennedy explained that it was his fault they came on late as he said he was having trouble hitting some of the...
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...een to. It was my second time seeing them and I would see them a third time. By far one of the coolest parts about the concert was for their encore when they brought their guitar sponsor, Paul Reed Smith on stage and had a little guitar duel with him before allowing him to play on their encore, “Rise Today.” The band interacted with the crowd very well and I do not think a single person left the show disappointed. The guys in the band are all very nice as well, I would know since I had the opportunity to meet them the first time I saw them. They were all grateful and thanked everyone for coming out to the show. Alter Bridge is definitely one of the cooler, down to earth bands left today, and Myles Kennedy has to be one of the hardest working men in the music industry today.
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"The Band." Alter Bridge RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2014.
would have to say that I might even go see them perform again. Everyone left me with a
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