First of all, I wasn't expecting much. I saw them live already at Graspop 04 and I own the DVD. But FUCK! It was great. The sound was awesome (which is kind of unusual for Israeli shows) and the band just played flawlessly. I have to say that Jari the new bassist is incredible. He adds so much more to the EG sound. Once, during Recreation Day, I was expecting a solo, and I got it, but I looked at both guitar players, but none of them was playing it. I thought maybe it was Rikard on the keyboards, but I could here a clear distortion. And then I saw Jari firing away - amazing. I especially liked his little touches in Solitude Within. The setlist was (not in order): Blinded End Of Your Days Rulers Of The Mind Obedience Still In The Water Monday Morning Apocolypse Nosferatu Solitude Within I'm Sorry Recreation Day As I Lay Here Bleeding Mark Of The Triangle --- When The Walls Come Down A Touch Of Blessing The Masterplan (we did the crowd singing thing like in the DVD - hella fun!) I may have missed one or two. All in all, I recommend not to miss them if they come around. Some pics (from my cell, so low quality):
well great show as said before. the guys were so nice humble & friendly. after the gig there was a massive meet & greet.... they sat for an hour and a half & signed discussed & talked to us.....wow what a treat !!!! i think they had a great time in israel & was surprised to see hard core fans that sang every word along the show. i hope they will be back next summer. i personally fulfilled a dream for so many years & met them. such a warm humanly funny people....& superv musicians. i am sure the upcoming cd is gonna be great. stay grey peace.... ikoz an israeli fan who's part of the clan. תודה לכל הקהל הנפלא שבזכותו ההופעה הזו הפכה חוויה אדירה
