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Written by JACKIE LEE KING / Photos by LYLE A. WAISMAN
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Tuesday, 04 April 2006 |
Three hours before their sold out show, Lacuna Coil were being admired by hundreds of fans. On this tour they are continuing a tradition of playing acoustic sets at retail outlets where their music is sold. On this particular day, they were at the Borders Books and Music down the street from the Aragon.
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Lacuna Coil
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 Entertainment
 Art
Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, Ill.
April 4, 2006
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The band played a four-song sampler set of their music on the second floor to hundreds of fans crowding the store. One security guard said, “We (Borders) usually get some Folk or Celtic act in here with limited numbers, but we've never had a draw like this.”
After the sampler set the band hung around to sign copies of their new release “Karmacode”. While on their way to the signing table fans shouted out accolades to the Italian sextet. One teen fan yelled out, ”I love you Christina” to which she turned around and went back to give the lucky boy a hug and a thank you.
After the signing they ended up sticking around the store to do a little browsing and to purchase some CD’s of their own. One fan even got to chat with Andre as he picked up a copy of “Thrasher.” Then it was off to the white stretch limo to the big gig.
At the main show fans were greeted with a 9 song set that included some of the highlights off of their new release. With synchronized head-banging that had the perfection of an Olympic sport, it was clear that they continually want to kick ass and take names on this tour.
New songs like “Fragile” and their current single “Our Truth” mixed melodiously well with classic’s “Swamped” and the finale “Heaven’s A Lie.” The crowd response was minimal to the new material, but joined along with the bands cover of Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence.” Christine’s (female voice) physical appearance was a little understated but when she kicked in the high notes and harmony’s she brought the metal beast out to play. Andre (male voice) played more of a balanced role in this show as he used his wolf-like voice to incite the crowd into wave after wave of rock horn salutes.
The intensity of the bands energy was infectious and spilled out into the audience in what was a very enjoyable show. The band concentrates on the musical aspects of the show and does not bother with special effects, at least not yet. They are a straight forward head-banging rock and roll good time. They are primed to take it up a notch, but can audiences handle it? Powered by AkoComment 2.0! |
