Saw the London show, not knowing their stuff, and was blown away!
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Rob Mancini ?! Does this reveal he won't be Man City manager come September?
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Agree with you there Scott. It was a heart warming evening and I enjoyed more than recent UFO shows I have been to. My jaw hit the floor when they opened with Just ANother Suicide. And given how big an influence UFO are on Stampede's sound, Reuben and Rob were a perfect choice.
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Another shout out for Chapman/Carter era UFO. Plus I much prefer Def Leppard's first two albums to anything subsequently.
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Nearly all of the above plus- Shy-Excess All Areas After Hours- Take Off Outside Edge- More Edge
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Niv- I saw Company of Snakes in 2002 at the Mean Fiddler and they did do several from Burst the Bubble that was out at the time (though 10 years on I can only remember Ride Ride Ride). To answer your original question I would love to see them do Wishbone Ash's Living Proof which Laurie wrote and has some of his best solos, but I may be in a very small minority!
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Jimi Jamison- Never too Late
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Agree with you Tom- my best was Bruce in Manchester on the same tour. Richie Sambora at Shepherds Bush and Dennis De Young at Milwaukee Summerfest not far behind.
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Quo were the first band I ever saw on the so called 'End of the Road' tour in 1984. After Georgia Satellites blew them out of the water at Reading 87 I swore I would never see them again and for 25 years I have stuck to my promise....but this is the tour that has made me break it.
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Nice to meet you at the London show Mark. Excellent night and recommended- the acoustic format suits his voice as it now is way better than the 'White Lion' that was touring 3 or 4 years back. It was interesting that he still seemed to fondly remember the times he had with Vito Bratta but appeared to have a very low opinion of everyone else, whether the rest of White Lion, Freak of Nature or t
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Woody, as the expert on all things HRH AOR, any idea how they manage stage clashes? I'm resigned to them happening lower down the bill but if too many of the 'headliners' are on at the same time I will be narked off to put it politely.
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1 Danger Danger 2 Robin Beck 3 Stage Dolls 4 Fiona 5 Ten not necessarily objectively the best but the ones I enjoyed the most. Will be interesting to count the 'votes' at the end of this thread!
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GuitarheroAndy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- particularly liked the new (upcoming) album cut > 'Follow Me' which I have on CD by Glenn Burtnik. > Robin's version is brilliant, but why did she play > it last when it seemed that most folk didn't know > it...I was singing along like there's no tomorrow > til I realised I was the only one doing
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I thought it was fantastic and among my gigs of the year. Richie seemed happy and genuinely moved and there was a lovely atmosphere. But I didnt know he was slated to do Shooting Star - I feel a slight tinge of disappointment now!I also thought a 2 hour 25 minute set was good value for money and friends of mine who chose not to go as they thought the tickets were too expensive are already regrett
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all 3 for me. Been playing FF acts all week!
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I thought the same about Arnel's inadequacies as a frontman and Journey's general joylessness at last year's Wembley show when Foreigner and Styx were head and shoulders above them. Glad it wasnt just me that holds such heretical thoughts. Great review.
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A possible surprise appearance for Firefest 2013? I would love it anyway.
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Don't Jane, Fantasy and Michael Bolton's Fools Game basically all share the same classic keyboard intro ?
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Ashamed now to admit that in my teenage years I gave the Babys a wide berth, even after discovering John Waite during the 80's, because of their name.
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Having just been to SUmmerfest I can enlighten you Robby- the BMO Harris Pavillion is a new stage on the SUmmerfest grounds.Its purpose built, you can see Lake Michigan through the back of the stage and its like a small version of the Marcus Amphitheatre on the site. Holds about 5000. I saw Dennis De Young play it during Summerfest and the sound and sightlines were excellent. Personally I am
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At Moondance Jam last week they did 4 new songs (which I wasnt much impressed by), 3 of the 80's ballads, about 6 classic oldies (but not the acoustic numbers) and a cover of Love reign Oer Me. Ann's voice was great but I left short changed by a 75 minute headline set which went through the motions a bit.
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Still no excuse for not touring the UK yet two years into a world tour..
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Can't comment on Sabbath as didnt stay for them (can't stand Ozzy) but several highlights across the weekend- Little Angels sounding better than ever on their comeback, Slash with Myles Kennedy mixing new and G n R classics, The Union, Reckless Love, Seb Bach with a short but sweet set of mainly Skid Row hits, Saxon with an oldie packed main stage appearance, and Shinedown who created an amazing
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Do a lot of CD hunting in charity shops and 99% of it is dross but the ones I remember getting are Dare's Out of the Silence, which I'd never had on CD for £1.99 when I lived in Welwyn Garden City- indeed someone had turned out their whole collelction of Thunder,Magnum, little Angels etc. Also a year or two back I got Southern Sons 'nothing but the truth' in a charity shop which i think is
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For Jamesrock or anyone else curious what they missed my full review is online http://www.getreadytorock.com/reviews2012/12zrock.htm
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Thought Summers were excellent and a band to watch. Indeed the quality for SUnday all round was higher than Saturday I would say. Shame the interminable changeovers meant it was running 2 hours late by tea time and Newman and Dynazty had to cut their sets and it still didnt end till 1 !
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Yes Woody, that was me! Unfortunately a one man slow hand clap was never going to work! Combination of a long tiring day and being such a huge letdown, especially after Prophet were so good. I thought the crowd were remarkably patient- though everyone kept chatting and totally ignoring his ever more bizarre comments during the gaps.
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Superb. Love this style of music. Bit of vintage Tom Petty in there too.
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As one of the few there to witness this train wreck, on the positive side Prophet were truly superb and deserving of a future Firefest slot. Newman have come on in leaps and bounds, Hush way better than when they played the Gods years back and Summers are a band to watch. Michael Bormann, with Red Rum and then a solo set- still has the voice and the presence to carry a show even if he has put on
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further to the sudden news about a new album- Tavistock The Wharf Saturday 15th December Holmfirth Picturedrome Sunday 16th December Edinburgh Queen’s Hall Monday 17th December Salisbury City Hall wednesday 19th December Birmingham Town Hall Thursday 20th December Manchester Royal Northern College of Music Friday 21st December London o2 Shepherds Bush Empire Saturday
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