Lissy Cole: Live Shows Part 1

Whats better, listening to your favorite band on CD/Ipod or listening to them live?

Of course it is live!

The excitement I get when hearing the Marshall amps warming up in the background and the drums sounding out around the venue I am standing in just gives me goose bumps. But the best feeling by far is when the band come out and hit that first note setting the tone for whole show.

I felt like the luckiest girl in the world when I found out my first Rock concert was going to be 'KISS!' I remember walking into the LG Arena in Birmingham, not fully knowing what to expect. But I remember looking around and seeing fans walking around in full KISS make up, (those are the hard core fans!) it was epic.

Nothing compares to a KISS show, as they say; 'YOU WANTED THE BEST, YOU GOT THE BEST.' Their Show was nothing short of incredible! Gene Simmons the fore front entertainer, fire breathing and blood spitting all over the stage, Paul Stanley's smoking guitar and Eric Singer levitating over the stage on his drum kit shooting rockets across the stage. The only disappointing thing was I never got to see Ace Frehley.

I can't wait for the next time I get to see them live!

I have also saw The Cult, twice. Wolverhampton Civic in my opinion is still one of my favorite venues to hear live music. Any way back to The Cult, not as in your face as KISS but the sound from Billy Duffy's white Falcon is immense. The crowd always goes wild to hear 'She Sells Sanctuary' and 'Love Removal Machine' (my favorite Cult song). The second time I saw the band play it was on their Electric 13 tour, and The Electric album is my number one rank album from the band hits such as: 'Electric Ocean', 'Wild flower' and 'L'il Devil' were unbelievable to hear live. I am definitely going to see them again hopefully next year!

Back to my Heavy Metal roots I went to see Iron Maiden in 2012 on their 'Final Frontier' tour. I will let you into a little know fact. My dad actually told me the tickets had sold out when I asked if we could go I was upset. But secretly he had already bought them for my birthday, so when I opened my card on my fifteenth birthday I literally burst into tears, embarrassing I know.

The show was phenomenal and the support band Airbourne became a favorite of mine (Talk about them later)! Bruce Dickinson was the highlight of the night. He did not stop running around once! Also the vocals were still on point, but he didn't have to sing much as the crowd sung along loudly with the band.

Eddie also made an appearance in the show twice! The stage work that went into the set was superb!

I don't know if I will see them again but I hope so! And I will be dragging everyone who hasn't seen them with me as it is a must see band at least once!

RAMMSTEIN!

This German Heavy Metal band are impossible to describe. Any time someone asks me what my favorite concert was the first words out of my mouth are always, Rammstein:

Musically: PHENOMENAL!

Stage set up: INCREDIBLE!

On stage antics: Enough fire to melt Antarctica!

I saw Rammstein at the LG Arena and I was sat near the back. But the sound that filled the arena, shook the ground under my feet! And hit me so hard in the chest! Also the heat radiating from the stage still left its mark after I left the building.

Hits such as 'Links 2,3,4', 'Du Hast', 'Freur Frei' and 'Ich Vil' had the crowd jumping, punching their fists in the air and singing out the lyrics. I never knew I could sing so much in German!

But to conclude if you ever have the chance to see this band live, take it, take that ticket and run! You will not be disappointed.