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PROGPOWER USA 2001, JJ KELLEY'S, LANSING, IL, FEBRUARY 23 - 24, 2001 | |
  Onward played a very good set, as did all the bands there. But, again, I didn't take good pics. However, with the first you get a sense of how close fans and band were - though all through the weekend members of one band where milling about while catching the shows of the other bands. Uncomfortable as I was (see my PPUSA report), I didn't muster the courage to get autographs.  Anyway, for the feature, I tried to enhance at least part of the photo of Michael Grant - clearer a bit, but very grainy ION VEIN    Again we see that photography isn't my strong suit DESTINY'S END  Well this was about all I could salvage out of the photo. Being short and not very pushy, I had to snap my shots by holding the camera high over my head. With a digital camera I could see generally was I taking, but...unfortunately, to save power, I kept the camera off when I was not using it ... and the zoom unzoomed. Didn't figure this out till late Saturday. SYMPHONY X    Well, I was quite disappointed that the shots of Symphony X were so bad. These were taken before I realized that turning the camera off, reset the zoom. The shot from the "backstage" area was actually snapped by Nancy, one of the bartenders, who was unfamiliar with my camera (of course), and yet ... her shot turned out better'n mine, even if Michael Romeo is looking away. ETHERIA   Etheria at their warm up/sound check. Because I had such a great spot Saturday to begin with I was able to get a fairly good shot ... though too timid to get up close and personal. Though, as the "marquee value" of the band went up, it seems that the audience grew not only larger in number, but taller ... And all the tall people wanted to be up front. But these were snapped before everyone came in to hear the band jam at their soundcheck. READING ZERO  Only mananged one shot of Reading Zero, in this case vocalist/bassist Chris Roy. JAG PANZER    Jag Panzer ... being one of the bands I especially wanted to see, I am, of course, pleased that at least 2 of my 3 shots worked. In picture number 2, by the way, the "skinhead" in the lower right corner is Jeffrey Tye - well, the back of his head, at least. ZERO HOUR  The only shot that turned out. WINTERKILL    Though not part of the official PPUSA line up Winterkill were the local opening act, and did a really good job. They started before very many had arrived, but were well received. © 2001  © Copyright 1999, 2001 Progressiveworld.netPhotographs © 2001 Stephanie Sollow | |