With SlantyOJ’s post of “lack of content” my alter (crowd
controlling) ego is going to get off his butt and rank some
of the shows he’s been at. Structure will be as follows

Name:
(You can figure that out)

Place:

This can set the whole show it depends on weather your looking
for quality or a show but these are the basic types of venues.

CABARET\BAR
e.g. Commodore
Smaller crowd but can pull a big name (Pearl Jam). Acoustics
will vary but your going here for that â??intimateâ?? setting.

THEATER
e.g. Vogue, QE
These are for quality, crowd ainâ??t going to be moshing,
but you want that at a Van Morrison concert. (If he could
remember his own lyrics, it would be nice thoughâ?¦)

GYMNASIUM
e.g. SUB Ballroom, CCC

These just suck, stage is too small for a good setup, acoustics
suck, everyoneâ??s trapped like a sardine. Why have a show
there? Itâ??s cheap.

COLLISEUM
e.g. SkyReach, GM Place
The big names will go here to get the big crowd. Acoustics
can work well, people can get into it, but things can get
ugly. Hint: arranged floor seating at a KORN concert ainâ??t
going to workâ?¦

OPEN
AIR e.g. UBC Thunderbird
This is how to do a show, big crowd, blasting tunes, these
are usually worth your dollar. (Especially if you like puking)

Opening
Act:
These guys are to warm up a crowd, not kill it. While the
crowd is there for a big name, the opening band makes the
night longer than 1 hour show they should have a little
effort into it.

Best
Line of the Night:

This can be from anybody, but it gives a good opening for
telling the theme of the show.

Crowd
Interaction:
I paid money to come see this, at least you could say â??helloâ??

Music
Quality:
â??The bassist was good but were the other 5 guys playing?â??

Show
Performance:
If I just wanted to hear the song, Iâ??d buy the CD (or Napster
it in other cases).

Crowd
Performance:
As Kid Rock puts in â??Get in the pit and try to love someoneâ??

Was
it worth it?

I shelled out 50 bucks? What was I thinking:?

Overall
Rating:
I wonâ??t steal ODâ??s rating system, but I canâ??t come up with
one on my own, so all I can do is benchmark it against the
greatest all-time Show band in the worldâ?¦
KISS

One
member getâ??s you Paul Stanley. Heâ??s a whiner and a dickhead.
He did write all the songs but considering 99% of them suck,
he gives the lowest ranking.

Two
members and we add Peter Kriss. He paints up like a catâ?¦
what the hell else do I say about that?

Three
members and we include Ace Freely. Bad ass star on his face
and a name like Ace, how did no one else think of that first?

The
whole band. Must have been one hell of a show to get all
four. Why is Gene Simmons last? Cause he is the show, so
few can compare to him that so few will get such a distinguished
reward.

Well
thatâ??s the jist of it. Iâ??ll try to do one a week even if
some are a little from the past.
Stay tuned then for Watchmen on Grouse, my first official
review.