show review
Melodic Dreamer 2002
(Ricky Varney)
Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 9 Posted: Fri Jan 24, '03 4:38 am

Hey Satch, Great show man. I was standing on my seat screaming through every song, me and my air guitar :) . Thanks for the awesome performance. I can truly say that I will never forget it as long as I live. Every song was awesome and you were great. Dream Theater was great also, but I really didnt care for Kings X to much. They didnt do anything for me, but hey no one is perfect. Still I rate this show a 9 because it was a great show after the 1st band got off the stage lol ... just being mean :) ..

Melodic Dreamer 2002 Ricky Varney

damienadams
(ian geideman)
Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 9 Posted: Fri Oct 25, '02 12:14 pm

(Me and My friend chris worship you.) We have all of your cds/videos/dvds. The satch tapes were awsome!!! When we first heard (strange beatiful music) was coming out we planed to ride our bikes 15 miles to go to a record store and wait all night for the store to open. We had signs we made that said, " We Want Satch!!! ". We made our own "satch " cartoon charactor and put it on our "satch" shirts. Chris's shirt said, "but i like it" on the back.

When we got information about your tour we JIZZed ourselves. We woke at 3:00 in the morning and took a train to Ticket Master HQ's. We brang a pillow case called Brad Neff's Sack(it looked liked the cover to Surfing) for good luck. We played yahtzee in front of the gund arena at 4:00. We got tickets A5 and A6. We thought an imaginary charactor we created named SATCHMAN would steal our tickets. Only four people got better than us (sure we secretly hated those people)

Sooner or later it was September 3rd. and time for Satch!!! We had a bright PINK sign that said, "WE LOVE YOU SATCH !!!". We figured pink would stand out. We spent our bus money on satch hoodies, but we didn't care. Your show rocked most fiercely. You messed up the Crushing Day riff ( Its kinda sick that a 16 year old knows that), but I love you man... ( I gave you a 9 because Stu Hamm wasn't there...tear..tear..sob..sob.....)

PIX
(joshua karickhoff)
Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 10 Posted: Fri Oct 04, '02 5:33 am
Joe was sweet i loved it. He played Awsome. He opend with flying in a blue dream 2nd or 3rd song was cool#9. My dad and I love that song. But the best was summer song. Then I saw Joe at a Hotel it was the best day of my hole life.

anthony_collins Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 10 Posted: Fri Sep 27, '02 7:25 am
Planned my vacation around this show – best vacation I’ve ever taken! The show was simply exquisite – seeing Joe live was more than I ever expected. Turns out my wife and I were next to “triple bypass” and his girlfriend in the second row – he got two picks, and gave one to me! What a gesture – I guess there’s honor among Satch fans… thanks dude!

ChinStrap Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 10 Posted: Tue Sep 17, '02 5:04 am
It was great... Joe's the Man!!! Any one of his shows that I get to attend will always be a perfect 10.

nasty nate
(nathan)
Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 10 Posted: Sun Sep 15, '02 2:46 pm
this show was amazing! dream theater was the main act, but i didn't care about that, i stayed to listen to satch, and that was good enough for me. you listen to his albums, and think, God that is amazing, then you listen to a live cd( live in san fran.) and think, whoa, this is even better than the studio album, then you go and see him, and you literally get blown away!! that was by far, without a doubt, hands down the best concert i have ever been to!!

Dustbucket
(Dustin Higbee)
Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 7 Posted: Mon Sep 09, '02 12:13 pm
Hey Joe, you were great as always!! I'm from Seattle and have attended the last two shows you put on in Seattle, but had to go all the way to Cleveland because you skipped us this time!! Oh well, I conned my girlfriend into taking a trip to see her family there:) I must say that you're always amazing, but like so many others I wish you could have played longer. I'm used to the "Evening with Joe" thing so it was a sad moment for me when you left the stage after an hour and a half!! King's X was great, I'm familiar with their stuff, but Dream Theater didn't do it for me. I too couldn't stand the singer, so we got our Strange Beautiful Music T-Shirts and left after a couple songs from them. Oh, was it just me or did you only play 3 songs from the new album? I was disappointed in that because I've seen you play most of your older stuff and was looking forward to hearing the new album live!! See you next time around, no matter where I have to go!!

WANNAMEETJOE
(ken HUTCHESON)
Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 8 Posted: Sun Sep 08, '02 12:42 pm
Joe i am your biggest fan and your show was very good, but i have seen you do better. I agree with everyone else that you should have played longer, yeah i know when there's 3 bands someone has to hurry. Like i said your show was good but it could have been better, it seemed like you were very rushed. when you were on THE SCREEN SAVERS you said you will be playin for more then 2 hours. maybe next time around. I'm just going by the live dvd, Mike Manning (joe's tech) i love the hair cut.

bluesman172
(bryan orn)
Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 10 Posted: Sat Sep 07, '02 11:39 pm
He was so freakign awsome It was the first time I seen him ever and He is like one of the best guitarist ever. I hope he keeps on the road I am only 17 years old and I love his shit. Thanks Joe

neo101 Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 10 Posted: Thu Sep 05, '02 8:43 am
what can i say the show was awesome.joe was great as only he can be.i too which he could have played longer.next i want to give a big thank you to all the cleveland fans.cleveland certainly knows it's music.i was so surprised how all the fans knew the music of all the bands.and also the fans stayed through all three bands sets.very few people got up and left.again the show rocked.can't wait to see joe again.where he can play for 3 hours or longer.

cookie0679 Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 10 Posted: Wed Sep 04, '02 7:32 pm
As a professional RN(nurse) who once had a degree in vocal music and is a keyboardist...I know the difference between a "fad " and the real lasting thing..Joe is the real thing...his theory is impecable...his love of music shines through./..I went all the way from Cinncinnati OH to Cleveland just to hear him.......what an awesome reward........I was so pleased with the performance, the sound and the personal interpretaion ......... I was also in awe of the clean bathrooms and great accomidations for fans....unfortuneately you put Cincinnati (Riverband) to shame.................how beautiful CLeveland was and how great you treated the fans who came to see Joe and the Dream Theathre!!!!!! Thank you for giving this old nurse the time of her life................Joe you are an inspiration!!!

Loo Who Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 10 Posted: Wed Sep 04, '02 4:23 pm
The show rocked. Joe played flawlessly, mesmerizingly. Jeff was in full beat. Matt is a smooth one and Galen great. Thanks. Love the longer Joe shows, maybe next time.

guitarded boy Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 10 Posted: Wed Sep 04, '02 12:16 pm

We'll Joe, what can I say... you did it again. You put on a exceptional show from beginning to end. It was amazing. Crushing day was phenominal, it was better sounding than on the album.....in fact all of them were. I think the best part was the Improv session or the new song at the end....the little blues segment.....I wish the wqhole show was like that...and you could tell that the whole audience was amazed........ guitarded girl, and Boy says Hi. We were right in front of the Mic stand in the front row. I was taking pics and my wife was the hot blonde that was mesmerized with your guitar playing. The only way it could have been better was backstage.......but maybe next year...(hint, hint). We thought about waiting around to try and get your autograph, but thought that would be kind of rude. Plus we had to drive 3 hours to get back home.....

I rated it a ten...would have gave it a better score if there was one. By the way, I love the Satch ball caps. and the Shirts ......

I had to go about halfway through dream theaters set really talented,they were very talented and played exceptional but I just couldn't get into the lead singers voice at all. Now Kings X on the other hand ripped it up. Loved that band, I think I will go grab a CD today. .......SATCH RULES!!!

leftatrium Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 10 Posted: Wed Sep 04, '02 8:41 am
This show was the best thing I have ever experienced! Joe threw me two picks one after Crushing Day and the other after Always With Me Always With You!!!! He played exceptional as he always does. Joe pointed at my girlfriend when she was taking a picture of him during the Summer Song! I hope those pictures turn out. My body was producing so many natural drugs I was feeling a high and all I could do was smile. Thank you Joe, Thank you very much!!!! I'd say my life is complete but it will never be until I can meet the master. Dream Theater was pretty good but my ears seem to love Joe.

redford Tue Sep 03 '02
Tower City Amphitheatre
Cleveland, OH, US
Rank: 10 Posted: Wed Sep 04, '02 8:32 am
Great show as always. The only criticism I have is that Joe did not play long enough. I cannot believe he does not play for the entire four hours. :} Maybe a little taxing on his fingers of course. I had a wonderful time and it is always good to see my hero. Thanks for the 16 years so far that I have known your music