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PERJANTAI

Elämän ensimmäiseen Provinssiin siirtyminen alkoi jo torstai-iltana ja mm. paikalliskierroksen ja Studio Julmahuvin voimin, mutta siitä huolimatta Reginan keikan aikana alueelle ilmestyi pirteä joukko. Ennustettu sateenuhkakin oli kaikonnut. Regina ei ole kovin tuttua huttua, mutta pari biisiä olivat oivaa lämppärikamaa illan ykkösartistille eli Tori Amosille. Torin nimekkyys takasi sen, että Isoossa teltassa oli aikamoista tunkua. Kyynärpäätä napsui kylkiin ja hiki virtasi. Ja Tori rokkasi. Korkeimmalle ylsi trio Professional Widow (viha-rakkaus-suhde ko. tuotokseen) - Big Wheel - Cornflake Girl.

Sinänsä harmittavaa on, että Tori nimenomaan rokkasi, vaikka enemmän sitä odotteli nainen ja piano –henkistä fiilistelyä. Setti jyräsi käyntiin jyrähdellen ja sama bassovoittoisuus jatkui läpi setin. Monellakaan artistilla moinen miksailu ei olisi haitannut, mutta Torin kohdalla kyseessä oli selkeä miinus (tv-lähetyksessä ko. ongelmaa ei ollut).
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Velvet Revolver pulled a gig at Provinssirock on 16th of June. I must say I have to admire Slash, Duff and Matt coming up with a new band and new style. It could have been pretty easy for them just go around playing old GNR songs over and over again and they probably could have made the same income without writing a single new song. But no, they had guts to pick a completely different type of singer and start a new band with new 21th century songs.

Their gig in Helsinki on 2005 was a proof that they have succeeded and now almost two years later they proved in Provinssirock that they really are A BAND. Not just some washed up middle age men who are trying to profit with something they did nearly 20 years ago. Respects.

VR started the show with new song called Let It Roll which is not included on the new single but I heard it a few weeks earlier on some fan forum as a soundboard recording. It is a nice piece of action and Slash has a cool solo in it. …

Provinssirock 2007 - Tori Amos

What can I say? I can die happy now. It was worth the money, the 7-year wait, the sore feet from waiting 3 hours next to the stage and enduring the grueling hour or so of Aiden's concert just to get a good place in the front.

She was Pip (yey, my favourite of the characters!) first, playing the following set:

Cruel
Teenage Hustling
Fat Slut
Bliss
Body And Soul

And then a quick outfit and wig change during which a remix of Professional Widow played. She returned as Tori to play the rest of the gig:

Big Wheel
Cornflake Girl
Secret Spell
Pancake
Bouncing Off Clouds
God
Code Red
Precious Things

I died and went to heaven when she played Precious Things. My all-time favourite and most important song. I still can't believe my luck. The first time she comes to Finland and the first time I get to see her live, she plays Precious Things. I love her.

Too bad there wasn't enough time for encores…

Leaving for Provinssirock 2007 today, tomorrow at 10 pm I'll see Tori Amos live for the first time in my life.

I think I'm going to fucking die.

I'm not much of a hysterical fangirl for anything, but Tori is just that important to me. This is awesome.

See you there, everyone!