I would like to thank DT for yet another spellbinding concert. My 5th time seeing them live and their shows continue to be the gold standard by which I measure all others.
I am compelled to share the following thoughts: it is humbling in my opinion how dedicated these guys are to the fans. It has to be so easy to just dial in these shows after doing this for anything more than 5 or 6 years. Not so with DT. I've been at venues where there are around 3000 attendees up to around 10,000 I'd guess and they are equally electric each time. Hell - it was an outdoor venue and it had got up to 105 in KC yesterday and was not below 90 during the entire concert and it was still delivered with passion and energy. There is a reason why your fans would follow you to hell guys, and the above are some of the reasons why.
Mike Mangini has absolutely breathed new life into this group. It was not that they were dwindling in the past but I feel like it is truly explosive now. I credit both Mike and the group's subsequent reaction to him.
I had frankly given up on hearing 6:00 or Caught in a Web at a concert. In fact, I've spoken to a number of DT fans and none of them had heard 6:00 before live. And...there I was yesterday and the second song...BAM! 6:00! Thank you so much for playing this.
In closing, when I die and my Spirit Carries On, I'll know I'm Heaven-bound when I hear DT blasting from On High as I ascend.
I am concerned that this post will be too forward of me - especially since DT has...what? 80 or so songs at least? But while each album is making a very steady rotation in my cd player, it is Awake that I return to the most. And I have never heard 6:00 or, my all-time favorite Caught in a Web. While there are literally about 50 songs that I could listen to over and over...I'd really like to hear these and if a band member happens to see this post, please consider. I've been to only 5 shows (should be 50 but nobody likes to come to Omaha or anywhere within 100 miles) and never heard these.
I recently did the Meet & Greet at Grand Prairie, TX. I have some thoughts on it and would like to hear what others think about their M&G experience.
Briefly, the way the M&G went was we got to the concert hall 3 hours before the concert started. After around 45 minutes we were brought back for a photo with the band. They did the photos in fairly rapid succession. Then you cue back up to get autographs. When going through this line you have a chance to shake hands, talk for about 1 minute per band member. Then you collect your bag of awesome DT memorabilia and go to your seat - first three rows. I think I paid $350 for all this.
My overall thought on the experience is "worth it" and "will do it again." You get to hang out with other true fans and it is fun hearing about their experiences. Plus - to shake the hands of such masters of their craft as Mike, James, John, Jordan, and John is an honor.
With that said there is one piece of feedback that I would give in hopes that I can see what other people think and, maybe, even have the members of DT see. It would have been nice to have had something like a "social hour" with the band.
I did not actually count but I think there were around 80 people at the event. It seems like it would be feasible to have the members in a room where we could talk a bit with them or have some sort of Q&A with the band.
While it seems feasible, I do not pretend to understand the logistics of such a thing. Security might be a concern. I dont know. But, while I do feel like I got $350 of value out of the experience, that is not a small amount to pay for a concert. It would have been absolutely exceptional to get a little more face time.
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