Why An Avenged Sevenfold Tour Needs To Come Back To Jersey ASAP

Avenged Sevenfold Is celebrating the anniversaries of Waking The Fallen and City of Evil.  Here’s Why An Avenged Sevenfold tour needs to come back to Jersey ASAP.  I know I Know….they were just here not too long ago.  But does that matter?

A tour is all about selling tickets.  I get that.  You need to put butts in seats and get people to the show and have them buy merch like tees and hoodies.  But even though they were recently in the area on Easter Sunday, I think that could happen.

People are all for nostalgia and A7X just recently announced a show where they will celebrate their amazing releases “Waking The Fallen” and “City of Evil.”  The only catch?  It’s a one-off show for now, and it’s in California at California’s Observatory Venue.  They will be playing tunes from both albums and I would imagine some of your other favorites, but come on – those were enormous records and it’s just not fair to bring them to the rest of us.

So the question is, could they fill seats even after having just been here?  Well, one might question, why were they here already with these anniversaries looming?  But that aside, I think they could.  People love to hear the “old” stuff from bands.  Especially if you’re a die-hard fan or maybe got into Avenged Sevenfold further in their career.  It’s fun to reminisce and get nostalgic.  They could easily make the merch hyper-focused on the venue and Jersey and the celebration of these albums.  And in that case – it’s a no-brainer.  You’d also want to pick something up to commemorate the experience.

I really think this one-off show needs to be extended soon and a tour needs to be announced.  It doesn’t even have to be a massive tour.  Just something for fans across the country to celebrate two massive albums by one of the best metal bands around!

As Geddy Lee celebrated a birthday yesterday I wanted to take a look at Jersey’s Top 5 Rocking Rush Songs.  I love asking listeners to pick their favorites from bands and yesterday was no different.  So how about we take a look at the results?

Each weekday at 4 pm I post a question of the day to the WDHA Facebook page. I ask listeners to pick their favorite bands or songs to answer the question.  Then, based on all the responses I put together a block of songs just in time for the ride home from work at 5 pm with First Call Last Call.  The responses are always a lot of fun to read and it’s always interesting to see the answers from the listeners' perspectives.

So, yesterday was the legend Geddy Lee’s 71^st birthday and I wanted to know what songs from RUSH our Jersey family loves.  I got some great responses.  The songs were all over the map of the RUSH discography.  There were certainly answers I knew I would get like “Tom Sawyer” or “Red Barchetta”, but some were off the beaten path which is always fun.

RUSH went through a lot of different sounds.  Sometimes a little more progressive than others, they always rocked.  Of course, the 80s brought lots of synths, but it still sounded like RUSH…..at least to me.

They closed out the end of their catalog with some hard-rocking albums that showcased their unbelievable musicianship and intriguing lyrical content.  Whether you like listening to live cuts, deep cuts, or just the big standard hits from the studio recordings, there are RUSH songs to satisfy almost anyone!

I for one fell in love with RUSH because I’m a drummer and Neil Peart was one of the greatest to ever touch the instrument.  He is sorely missed, but the music lives on.

There sounds like panic as this song starts. It's ominous and brooding and they keys lend to the feel of the lyrics. It's a unique sounding song, that few other bands could pull off!

I always thought this song was beautiful.  Aimee Mann lending her vocals really takes this song in a different direction.  Contemplative, optimistic and just cool!

This song holds a special place in my heart.  After taking a break from drums and not picking up sticks for a while.  I was listening to this piece and realized that Neil Peart's part sounds like a whole other voice in the song.  It's tremendous and it got me back into drumming.

A great live song (as most of them are), this one from Signals is really cool.  Especially just to hear the "SUBDIVISIONS" title spoken.  It's almost like you can't help but say it along.

It's kind of closer to the hard rock scene for RUSH.  they came out of the gate swinging on this album opener.  It's got some great lyrics and really gets the blood going!