The Noise Floor

The Dino show was alright, not epic...just alright. There was all this hype surrounding the return of the original members, and the fact that they were only playing tunes from the first 3 albums, but it ended up feeling forced. On their own, each member was tearing the stage up, but as a unit there was obvious friction which resulted in absolutely no stage presence. The volume was ear shattering loud, and the combination of heavy feedback on many of the original songs left many in the crowd fully clasping both ears about an hour into the set. Given that the club had all this residual heat from the 38 degree day, and still allowed smoking, we decided to hide out in the back for most of the show. Don't get me wrong...I still think this show rocked out. Anytime you can see a live band perform, where you know every single song, it's going to be good.

I was still working shifts during this time, so leaving the club at 12:30, and then driving to work at 3:00 am after a week of 15 hour days left me feeling rotten. It had to be done though, I'm not 30 yet.