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Music / Live Reviews Live review: Stone Sour, The Fillmore (4/16/2013)
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:49 PM
Stone Sour
The Fillmore
April 16, 2013
As each round of applause grew louder during Stone Sour's concert at the Fillmore on April 16, 2013, singer Corey Taylor piled on his praise of the audience. Clearly they each fed off of the compliments.
As the crowd chanted his name, Taylor told the packed, rowdy N.C. Music Factory venue that though the band was "only three songs in, this is already my favorite show of the fuckin' tour." A handful of songs later, Taylor told the audience, "This is one of the best crowds I've ever played in front of." By the end of the night, it was "This is officially the loudest crowd of the tour."
Who can blame either one? Taylor was constantly battling to get his voice above the crowd, which was singing every word with him. Fans, meanwhile, were enjoying Stone Sour's first Charlotte appearance in two years and maybe trying to impress Taylor enough to bring his other band, Slipknot, back to town - that group hasn't been to the Queen City in four years.
Perhaps part of the charm is Taylor's humility. When technical difficulties interrupted the band's first song, Taylor laughed it off. (Worth noting - The band didn't start the song over, they picked up right where they left off.) When they chanted his name, he jokingly threw in "sucks" after each call. When he addressed the crowd - full of longtime fans and first-time Stone Sour concertgoers - he told them, "Whether you've been with us for 10 years or 10 minutes, welcome." These days, with plenty of pop stars thinking they are "holier than thou," a little charm goes a long way.
It didn't take long for Taylor's shirt to become sweat-soaked as the singer bounced around the stage and threw water on the crowd between songs. Taylor's vocals were spot-on for the entire set as the band switched up between songs old and new, ballads and heavy-handed rockers.
Stone Sour's performance was refreshing professionalism compared to the cheesy "rock 101" moves and actions of opener Hell or Highwater. Sure, Stone Sour could have done without the slow and sappy, "Hesitate" - and the band definitely leans far closer to pop than anything from Slipknot's canon - but it provided a good rest after a set which included the hard-charging "Reborn" and "Do Me a Favor." The band's trifecta of ballads started with a brief cover of Alice in Chains' "Nutshell." From there Taylor was on his own for "Bother" and "Through Glass" before playing "Hesitate."
The night ended with "Get Inside" - a tour first - and show closer "30/30-150."
Setlist
Gone Sovereign
Absolute Zero
Mission Statement
Hell & Consequences
Made of Scars
A Rumor of Skin
Reborn
Do Me a Favor
RU486
Say You'll Haunt Me
Nutshell>Bother
Through Glass
Hesitate
Get Inside
30/30-150
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