Devin Townsend Megathread

[DrewJD82]

Instead of mixing my LB thread with Devy; I'll post this here. This statement has me at Friday's setlist possibilities.
"So here's the deal: this final North American tour is going to be something special. We're digging deep into the catalog, pulling out some big ones, and making these shows a true celebration.
If you've ever wanted to step into this world I've built — maybe you caught 'The Moth', or a song found its way to you when you needed it — now's the time. I know things are tough economically, and I don't take that lightly, so I'm doing everything I can to make these shows as meaningful and unforgettable as possible. Let's make this one count."

Methinks you’ll be getting some SYL for sure!

Really hoping he does a 2nd US tour for this run and hits the places he’s not on the current one.

Definitely going to be interesting to see what he does with the setlists. Fan favorites are a tough one for him due to his catalog being so dense and everyone digging different shit. Regardless I have no doubt it’s going to be GREAT!

 

[JiveTurkey]

Yeah I'll take all the SYL/early Devin stuff I can get

 

[DrewJD82]

Ya know, I was just thinking about older Dev songs vs newer ones, his albums have always been a mix of stuff I can’t stop listening to and stuff that doesn’t land with me. I think at this point, he’s been putting out more music I dig on an entire album than he has before. Transcendence, Lightwork and Powernerd all have more than 3 songs I really dig, Lightwork in particular might be my favorite thing he’s done yet.

What I REALLY want to see is him and Vai do Sex And Religion live.

 

[Jynx]

What I REALLY want to see is him and Vai do Sex And Religion live.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Ya know, I was just thinking about older Dev songs vs newer ones, his albums have always been a mix of stuff I can’t stop listening to and stuff that doesn’t land with me. I think at this point, he’s been putting out more music I dig on an entire album than he has before. Transcendence, Lightwork and Powernerd all have more than 3 songs I really dig, Lightwork in particular might be my favorite thing he’s done yet.

What I REALLY want to see is him and Vai do Sex And Religion live.

He needs to commit to the stage gear if he does that

 

[JiveTurkey]

He's 3 hours away from you on Sunday night

 

[dbagchee]

I'm going to this show in Denver next month - should be fun. I'm mainly going to see Tesseract (as I missed their headlining tour last year) but Devin always puts on a good show.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Tonight's the night!

 

[la szum]

Heck yeah!! It'll be a blast!

 

[DrewJD82]

I have the feeling JT is gonna return from his trip fired up in some kinda way!

 

[Blix]

I have the feeling JT is gonna return from his trip fired up in some kinda way!

He'll be ordering Laney 4x12" "FRFR"'s!

 

[JiveTurkey]

Short writeup because phone keyboard. Great little venue. Plenty of room and stage but small enough where you can get up close. We were 20 ft away from Devin tops. Holy fucking fuck.

Tesseract was fine. From an oldhead POV; their singer is like an autotuned Simon LeBon and Chino had a baby. I'm generally here for that x1000.

I imagine they're what Sleep Token put masks on and aspire to, albeit with more ADHD in Sleep Tokens case?

Their bassist was a shoeless, preening twat though and God forbid they write a riff you could consistently headbang too. Also; silent stages without guitar amps fucking SUCK if you want to be up close to the stage.

Devin followed up and it was sublime. He did material from all eras and shades of emotion and I really can't describe the level of joy he illicits in my brain. His humility and humor matched with viciousness when called for is really something to behold, always. The band was killer and bonus points for Mike Keneally(sp?) showing and inspiring that us bald old dudes still can melt your fucking face. What a boss If you have a chance to go to this; get on it!

 

[norminal]

Also; silent stages without guitar amps fucking SUCK if you want to be up close to the stage.