I was truly blown away!!! The Hard Rock Orlando is a fairly small venue so even if your standing in the back you have a birds eye view. So being a small venue JP stepped down his rig a bit..... NOT!!! First thing I see are 3 Mark V full stacks!!! The entire band was amazing. Myung was more active and his bass was much more audible than usual. Rudness was spectacular, but not too over the top. He even broke out a keytar on one song. Mangini is an absolute beast. His kit was sick and totally ridiculous and he owned the thing. Played like a 10 minute solo that was awe inspiring. Labrie was fantastic. His range was outstanding and his stage presence was great. Then there's Petrucci. His tone was so damn good it made me want to punch someone in the face. His playing was flawless and just amazing. His combination of speed and tecnique along with feeling are unmatched IMO. As said by others that have seen them this tour, the whole band is just energized. They all seemed to be enjoying themselves like young kids in support of their first album. They moved around and played off of each other and engaged the crowd so well. Best show I have ever seen hands down. So glad I was able to see it. They even played a couple of acoustic songs. Only thing that disappointed me a little was that they didn't play Pull Me Under for the encore as they do some nights. But that doesn't matter. It was a great show!!!
