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Post by NJtoTX on Oct 22, 2019 19:04:35 GMT
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Post by alpha128 on Oct 23, 2019 1:18:29 GMT
I'm going to see Dokken and Lita Ford on Thursday. I'm not a big fan of either band, but I do own albums by each artist and friends wanted to go.
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Post by alpha128 on Oct 25, 2019 15:37:29 GMT
Last night (10/24/2019) I attended the Lita Ford / Dokken show. Lita Ford:I own Lita Ford's first two albums on one CD. But to be honest, the only reason I own her debut is because I wanted "Dancin' on the Edge" and "Out for Blood" was included on the disc. I previously owned "Dancin' on the Edge" on vinyl. Anyway, the only song from "Dancin' on the Edge" was "Gotta Let Go", which was the opener. The only other songs in her set that I was familar with were her more commercial hits, "Close My Eyes Forever" (Ozzy part sung by guitarist Patrick Kennison) and "Kiss Me Deadly". Despite my relative lack of familarity with her set, Lita Ford and band did a great job. It was clear they were having fun on stage. Given the nearness of the date to Halloween, Lita wore a form-fitting skeleton costume, black background with green bones - basically a full body version of Nigel Tufnel's t-shirt. At one point, Lita asked the crowd, "Do you like my bones?" Great set, high energy from the band. Lita looked incredible and was in great voice; she sounded exactly as I remembered her. Dokken:The only Dokken album I own is Tooth and Nail (on vinyl and CD), and the band's set list included more than half of that album, in set list order: - Without Warning (pre-recorded track as the band took the stage)
- Don't Close Your Eyes
- Into the Fire
- Alone Again
- When Heaven Comes Down
- Tooth and Nail
Despite my greater familiarity with the band's songs, it seemed to take a while for them to warm up, or perhaps for me to warm to their performance. But I was fully on board when they got to "Into the Fire". Dokken and band were fine, but unlike the opening act, their eponymous frontman was definitely showing his age, in terms of appearance, energy, and sadly vocal quality. Don Dokken can still sing, but his voice is definitely lower and raspier than it used to be. And it was apparent that these days Don Dokken is leaning on his young bass player Chris McCarvill to hit the high notes he can't reach anymore. For the most part it worked, but when the band played "Tooth and Nail" McCarvill had to focus on his bass playing, and it was clear Dokken's voice was shot by then. Still, the band gave the crowd a good show and they clearly appreciated it. Don Dokken mentioned that they had played 56 shows on this tour, and that 5 of them were in Ohio, and went on to praise my state for being a great rock and roll state. Dokken pledged, "You keep showing up, we'll keep coming back."
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Post by Jayman on Oct 31, 2019 5:03:15 GMT
Last night (10/24/2019) I attended the Lita Ford / Dokken show. Lita Ford:I own Lita Ford's first two albums on one CD. But to be honest, the only reason I own her debut is because I wanted "Dancin' on the Edge" and "Out for Blood" was included on the disc. I previously owned "Dancin' on the Edge" on vinyl. Anyway, the only song from "Dancin' on the Edge" was "Gotta Let Go", which was the opener. The only other songs in her set that I was familar with were her more commercial hits, "Close My Eyes Forever" (Ozzy part sung by guitarist Patrick Kennison) and "Kiss Me Deadly". Despite my relative lack of familarity with her set, Lita Ford and band did a great job. It was clear they were having fun on stage. Given the nearness of the date to Halloween, Lita wore a form-fitting skeleton costume, black background with green bones - basically a full body version of Nigel Tufnel's t-shirt. At one point, Lita asked the crowd, "Do you like my bones?" Great set, high energy from the band. Lita looked incredible and was in great voice; she sounded exactly as I remembered her. Dokken:The only Dokken album I own is Tooth and Nail (on vinyl and CD), and the band's set list included more than half of that album, in set list order: - Without Warning (pre-recorded track as the band took the stage)
- Don't Close Your Eyes
- Into the Fire
- Alone Again
- When Heaven Comes Down
- Tooth and Nail
Despite my greater familiarity with the band's songs, it seemed to take a while for them to warm up, or perhaps for me to warm to their performance. But I was fully on board when they got to "Into the Fire". Dokken and band were fine, but unlike the opening act, their eponymous frontman was definitely showing his age, in terms of appearance, energy, and sadly vocal quality. Don Dokken can still sing, but his voice is definitely lower and raspier than it used to be. And it was apparent that these days Don Dokken is leaning on his young bass player Chris McCarvill to hit the high notes he can't reach anymore. For the most part it worked, but when the band played "Tooth and Nail" McCarvill had to focus on his bass playing, and it was clear Dokken's voice was shot by then. Still, the band gave the crowd a good show and they clearly appreciated it. Don Dokken mentioned that they had played 56 shows on this tour, and that 5 of them were in Ohio, and went on to praise my state for being a great rock and roll state. Dokken pledged, "You keep showing up, we'll keep coming back." Thanks for posting! Sorry guys I am way behind this past week. I am a big dokken fan and have seen them twice this year and yes I agree about Don but I love all the songs and always try to see them when I can.
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Post by alpha128 on Oct 31, 2019 12:03:31 GMT
Last night (10/24/2019) I attended the Lita Ford / Dokken show. Lita Ford:Great set, high energy from the band. Lita looked incredible and was in great voice; she sounded exactly as I remembered her. Dokken:Dokken and band were fine, but unlike the opening act, their eponymous frontman was definitely showing his age, in terms of appearance, energy, and sadly vocal quality. Still, the band gave the crowd a good show and they clearly appreciated it. Don Dokken mentioned that they had played 56 shows on this tour, and that 5 of them were in Ohio, and went on to praise my state for being a great rock and roll state. Dokken pledged, "You keep showing up, we'll keep coming back." Thanks for posting! Sorry guys I am way behind this past week. I am a big dokken fan and have seen them twice this year and yes I agree about Don but I love all the songs and always try to see them when I can. Dokken mentioned that the show I attended was the second-to-last on this tour, so you must have caught two earlier ones of the 56. He also mentioned that after this tour the band was returning to the studio to record a new album. According to their discography on the Metal Archives, that would be the first studio album in about eight years. Thank you for reading and replying!
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Post by Jayman on Nov 2, 2019 0:42:40 GMT
Thanks for posting! Sorry guys I am way behind this past week. I am a big dokken fan and have seen them twice this year and yes I agree about Don but I love all the songs and always try to see them when I can. Dokken mentioned that the show I attended was the second-to-last on this tour, so you must have caught two earlier ones of the 56. He also mentioned that after this tour the band was returning to the studio to record a new album. According to their discography on the Metal Archives, that would be the first studio album in about eight years. Thank you for reading and replying! yeah it was March and in May but I also caught them in December or November. I’m disappointed I missed lynch mob this year
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Post by Jayman on Nov 2, 2019 0:46:36 GMT
So far i have:
Nov 4- Nile/terrorizer Nov 9- violence Dec 10-the cult Dec 14-night Ranger Dec 19-ratt Feb 15-overkill Feb 22-zebra/Y&t/danger danger
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Post by shelfintheroom1017 on Nov 3, 2019 12:40:01 GMT
Great time with Knocked Loose this past Friday night, the TLA was packed tight since it was sold out, and I was a bit stressed from still not having my power back on, I lost it Thursday night from the heavy windy storm, luckily it came back on yesterday morning, but nonetheless I still made the best of it and enjoyed the show, Knocked Loose were great and I enjoyed the 2 openers, Stick To Your Guns and Rotting Out, 2 SoCal bands with a good old school hardcore sound
Now I'm excited for Charlie Daniels and Allman Betts Band at the Keswick on 11/14, and I think that'll be my last show of the fall, I don't really feel like going to the High on Fire show on 11/19, I just need a break from going into Philly for a while... and, the Scott Sharrard/Stolen Rhodes show got moved to January, some kind of scheduling conflict, but I'll still be excited for that, luckily that's just at 118 North which I'm not too far from
Oh yea and the Helmet review: Excellent show, being right up front was so awesome, they've still got it after 30 years!!!
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Post by Jayman on Jan 10, 2020 0:23:19 GMT
Bloodfeast coming up next week. Feb 15th is Overkill Feb 22nd Y&T/Zebra/Danger Danger March 27. Pestilence/Possessed April 4th. Sepultura/Sacred Reich May 1-3rd. The M3 Rock festival!!!!
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