Comments on: High Voltage: The Rest Of Day One Reviewed http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/high-voltage-rest-of-day-one-reviewed/ Classic Rock Magazine Website Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:41:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: johnny 7 http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/high-voltage-rest-of-day-one-reviewed/comment-page-1/#comment-43446 johnny 7 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:04:10 +0000 http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/?p=36106#comment-43446 Great day out spoilt by the volume restrictions on the P.A,s (my suspicions confirmed when biff announced that very fact) - the sound throughout the day was muted and muffled. If youre gonna do it next year i suggest you find an outdoor space where the council fascists will leave the sound alone. Also ZZTop were absolutely atrocious - they look totally bored and the playing was so amateurish it was unreal. people were heading for the exit in droves, including me. whatever they once had, theyve now lost for sure. Apart from this though, congrats on putting together a great day but please - next year, get the sound right or dont bother Great day out spoilt by the volume restrictions on the P.A,s (my suspicions confirmed when biff announced that very fact) – the sound throughout the day was muted and muffled. If youre gonna do it next year i suggest you find an outdoor space where the council fascists will leave the sound alone. Also ZZTop were absolutely atrocious – they look totally bored and the playing was so amateurish it was unreal. people were heading for the exit in droves, including me. whatever they once had, theyve now lost for sure. Apart from this though, congrats on putting together a great day but please – next year, get the sound right or dont bother

]]> By: Phil (from Essex) http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/high-voltage-rest-of-day-one-reviewed/comment-page-1/#comment-43366 Phil (from Essex) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:51:00 +0000 http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/?p=36106#comment-43366 Well next year, how about this: Scorpions (Main stages headliners) it is thier final tour year after all. Rush (Main stage Headliners).. they are planning on comimg to the UK in 2011. Porcupine Tree, Journey, Styx, Kansas, Kamelot, Vanden Plas, Threshold, NWOBHM reformed bands, Black Label Society, Buckcherry, The Tangent, Spocks Beard, Karmakanic, Edguy, FM.......... now that would form a great weekend of music...and some!!! Well next year, how about this:
Scorpions (Main stages headliners) it is thier final tour year after all.
Rush (Main stage Headliners).. they are planning on comimg to the UK in 2011.
Porcupine Tree, Journey, Styx, Kansas, Kamelot, Vanden Plas, Threshold, NWOBHM reformed bands, Black Label Society, Buckcherry, The Tangent, Spocks Beard, Karmakanic, Edguy, FM………. now that would form a great weekend of music…and some!!!

]]> By: Hazza http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/high-voltage-rest-of-day-one-reviewed/comment-page-1/#comment-43291 Hazza Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:38:25 +0000 http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/?p=36106#comment-43291 Col: as far as I know, highlights of the festival (therefore hopefully the Heaven & Hell tribute) will be shown on Sky Arts 1 at the end of August. Col: as far as I know, highlights of the festival (therefore hopefully the Heaven & Hell tribute) will be shown on Sky Arts 1 at the end of August.

]]> By: Clive Boorman (dudley) http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/high-voltage-rest-of-day-one-reviewed/comment-page-1/#comment-43260 Clive Boorman (dudley) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:32:37 +0000 http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/?p=36106#comment-43260 Let's have a sense of perspective:- The good - Foreigner took the day by a country mile, totally understood the way a festival set should be put together all (but one) were classic songs and had the crowd in the palm of their hands. Big Elf, Trasatlantic and Asia were also great. Heaven & Hell excellent set but somehow it fely uncomfortable to watch. Don't quite believe that they will bury the Dio era and I would bet serious money that they will carry on with Jorn Lande (as they should). The general organisation and vibe was great too. The not so good - Gary Moore totally killed dead the atmosphere of a decent opening salvo by playing 2 brand new songs, one being very slow and then having a long slow instrumental intro to empty rooms, then another new song before what was a barnstorming out in the Fields and Walkin by myself - an opportunity missed I think. ZZ Top's set was meandering and dare I say quite boring and stop start, (I'm a massive ZZ fan and have seen them numerous times but this was bizarre). Finally the positionof the Prog stage meant that you could frustratingly hear the bludgeon from the Metal stage all the way through certain prog bands sets - a bit off-putting Let's hope it's back again next year; can we have Van Halen, Ted Nugent, Journey, Boston, Kansas, Styx, Over the Rainbow, (annual tribute to Ronnie James Dio), Black Country Communion, Chickenfoot, Mott the Hoople etc, etc. Thanks for a great day. Let’s have a sense of perspective:-

The good – Foreigner took the day by a country mile, totally understood the way a festival set should be put together all (but one) were classic songs and had the crowd in the palm of their hands. Big Elf, Trasatlantic and Asia were also great. Heaven & Hell excellent set but somehow it fely uncomfortable to watch. Don’t quite believe that they will bury the Dio era and I would bet serious money that they will carry on with Jorn Lande (as they should). The general organisation and vibe was great too.

The not so good – Gary Moore totally killed dead the atmosphere of a decent opening salvo by playing 2 brand new songs, one being very slow and then having a long slow instrumental intro to empty rooms, then another new song before what was a barnstorming out in the Fields and Walkin by myself – an opportunity missed I think. ZZ Top’s set was meandering and dare I say quite boring and stop start, (I’m a massive ZZ fan and have seen them numerous times but this was bizarre). Finally the positionof the Prog stage meant that you could frustratingly hear the bludgeon from the Metal stage all the way through certain prog bands sets – a bit off-putting

Let’s hope it’s back again next year; can we have Van Halen, Ted Nugent, Journey, Boston, Kansas, Styx, Over the Rainbow, (annual tribute to Ronnie James Dio), Black Country Communion, Chickenfoot, Mott the Hoople etc, etc. Thanks for a great day.

]]> By: Phil (from Essex) http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/high-voltage-rest-of-day-one-reviewed/comment-page-1/#comment-43221 Phil (from Essex) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:44:23 +0000 http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/?p=36106#comment-43221 Well what a great Day 1 of the first High Voltage. My poor feet didn't know what way to run.... Prog Stage, hold on Main Stage...back to the Prog Stage... Main Stage again...now the Metal stage, Prog Stage...Phew!!! a lot of too-ing and Fro-ing.. The only band I wasn't bothered about was ZZ Top who should be a permenant resident in a hotel in Vagas now.... its not a gig its a chorographed show which is too well stage managed for my liking. Great Stuff...... Great Day!!! best of the 2 days by a long way. Well what a great Day 1 of the first High Voltage.
My poor feet didn’t know what way to run…. Prog Stage, hold on Main Stage…back to the Prog Stage… Main Stage again…now the Metal stage, Prog Stage…Phew!!! a lot of too-ing and Fro-ing.. The only band I wasn’t bothered about was ZZ Top who should be a permenant resident in a hotel in Vagas now…. its not a gig its a chorographed show which is too well stage managed for my liking.
Great Stuff…… Great Day!!! best of the 2 days by a long way.

]]> By: Carl Tanner http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/high-voltage-rest-of-day-one-reviewed/comment-page-1/#comment-43218 Carl Tanner Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:20:48 +0000 http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/?p=36106#comment-43218 For me 'Heaven and Hell' were the highlight, excellent set list with an air of dignity to the great man. Wendy Dio must have been very proud! All in all a great tribute and nice to see that Tony Iommi can still play like a demon. 'ZZ Top' need a mention, excellent set with a sense of humour. Also enjoyed Gary Moore who didn't want to leave after playing a blinding set. Maybe now he will play more rock than blues! Thought the festival as a whole was brilliant, nice setting, great bands and very well organised. Well done Classic Rock and all else involved. Roll on 2011!! For me ‘Heaven and Hell’ were the highlight, excellent set list with an air of dignity to the great man. Wendy Dio must have been very proud! All in all a great tribute and nice to see that Tony Iommi can still play like a demon. ‘ZZ Top’ need a mention, excellent set with a sense of humour. Also enjoyed Gary Moore who didn’t want to leave after playing a blinding set. Maybe now he will play more rock than blues! Thought the festival as a whole was brilliant, nice setting, great bands and very well organised. Well done Classic Rock and all else involved. Roll on 2011!!

]]> By: Col http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/high-voltage-rest-of-day-one-reviewed/comment-page-1/#comment-43208 Col Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:22:25 +0000 http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/?p=36106#comment-43208 I hope the Heaven and Hell tribute was filmed as I would gladly pay for a dvd of it I hope the Heaven and Hell tribute was filmed as I would gladly pay for a dvd of it

]]> By: Krabby Patty http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/high-voltage-rest-of-day-one-reviewed/comment-page-1/#comment-43179 Krabby Patty Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:12:05 +0000 http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/?p=36106#comment-43179 Foreigner were fantastic! Reminded me of Journey's "all killer no filler" slot at MOR a few years ago. Heaven and Hell were magnificent musically, but I struggled to hear the singers! this is not some lame "they are not Dio" criticism because I am a huge Glenn Hughes fan, but from where I was standing they were buried in the mix. Hughes was a bit more audible than Lande. But what a set of songs! Superb! Was in heaven when Steve Hackett came on to do Return Of The Giant Hogweed with Transatlantic. What a day! Foreigner were fantastic! Reminded me of Journey’s “all killer no filler” slot at MOR a few years ago. Heaven and Hell were magnificent musically, but I struggled to hear the singers! this is not some lame “they are not Dio” criticism because I am a huge Glenn Hughes fan, but from where I was standing they were buried in the mix. Hughes was a bit more audible than Lande. But what a set of songs! Superb! Was in heaven when Steve Hackett came on to do Return Of The Giant Hogweed with Transatlantic. What a day!

]]> By: chris http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/high-voltage-rest-of-day-one-reviewed/comment-page-1/#comment-43115 chris Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:35:40 +0000 http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/?p=36106#comment-43115 it's Damon Fox not Fix.....though he probably does fix a lot of appetites for great melodic songs..... it’s Damon Fox not Fix…..though he probably does fix a lot of appetites for great melodic songs…..

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