THEDOCTOR
07-06-2011, 11:41 AM
Ok folks I went to see the Crue/Poison show last night at The Hard Rock in Hollywood Florida.
Let me preface this by saying that even if I sound critical or nitpicky,I still had a great time,and I don't drink so it wasn't because of blurred perceptions.
Got there running a little late and The NY Dolls had about 4 songs left. I cannot emphasize how much I disliked them. The singer looked like a cross between William HMacy and Mick Jagger in his most heroin infested days. I'm not a fan of punk,especially when mixed with 70's glam on men too old to pull off any of it. I'm not really a fan of theirs anyways ,so...I'll just leave it at,ugh Im glad I had to hear only 4 ......songs.
Next up was Poison. Before they even started ,visually a few things stood out. Brett Michaels was noticeably thin. The medical issues leaned him down to weight I havent seen since 87. He did look healthy ,just a lot thinner. In contrast ,Rikki Rocket should apparently be getting a sponsorship from Krispy Kreme. Good Lord how can he be a drummer and be so damn fat! CC Deville is sporting long hair now and Boby Dall looks the same as he has for years.
They had half a stage to work with ,and let me tell you,these guys worked every fucking inch of it. They played their asses off. Knock them all you want but Poison brings it. And the thing that always impresses me? They look like they are having a fucking blast PLAYING for us. Smiling ,joking with each other,kickin each other in the butt for fun,smiling....it makes the audience join in with their fun. They sounded good,and do love to ham it up even in their songs,but its all in good fun. They had a short setlist playing all their notables with a few standing out they didnt have time for like I want Action,I Wont Forget You,Cry Tough ,and Something To Believe In being absent. From an insider,I hear that Crue is being real dicks to them,so Im sure time constraints factored in. Also,the camera man for the two screens seemed to go to fucking sleep after the NY Dolls set,and film mostly wide scgreen whole stage during Poison,only to come to and be spot on again during Crue. Conspiracy? Id have to say probably. Even with that being said,Brett was extremely gracious in his comments of the other bands. He also was very humble in his compliments to his bandmates and in particular his best friend since middle school ,Rikki Rocket. Seems his near death made him realize he needed to set some things right and I think thats what he's doing.
CC 's solo was a mixture of shredding and playing with the crowd with his usual bit of Eruption thrown in(he has done that ever since the first time I saw them in 87). Rikki's drum solo was fun,but not amazing. And Brett had a bit o'harmonica fun.
The last song was Nuthin But A Good Time,and Lita Ford jumped onstage. However she didnt know the fuckin words to this song(how the fuck do you not know that song's chorus!?!) so she mostly stood their looking retarded. Give her a guitar next time,or know the words Lita!
Poison rocked. They were fun. They were limited and still put on a great show.
Their set was just a good,fun party with everyone singing along with smiles all around.
Give me a bit and I'll post my thoughts on Crue.....
Let me preface this by saying that even if I sound critical or nitpicky,I still had a great time,and I don't drink so it wasn't because of blurred perceptions.
Got there running a little late and The NY Dolls had about 4 songs left. I cannot emphasize how much I disliked them. The singer looked like a cross between William HMacy and Mick Jagger in his most heroin infested days. I'm not a fan of punk,especially when mixed with 70's glam on men too old to pull off any of it. I'm not really a fan of theirs anyways ,so...I'll just leave it at,ugh Im glad I had to hear only 4 ......songs.
Next up was Poison. Before they even started ,visually a few things stood out. Brett Michaels was noticeably thin. The medical issues leaned him down to weight I havent seen since 87. He did look healthy ,just a lot thinner. In contrast ,Rikki Rocket should apparently be getting a sponsorship from Krispy Kreme. Good Lord how can he be a drummer and be so damn fat! CC Deville is sporting long hair now and Boby Dall looks the same as he has for years.
They had half a stage to work with ,and let me tell you,these guys worked every fucking inch of it. They played their asses off. Knock them all you want but Poison brings it. And the thing that always impresses me? They look like they are having a fucking blast PLAYING for us. Smiling ,joking with each other,kickin each other in the butt for fun,smiling....it makes the audience join in with their fun. They sounded good,and do love to ham it up even in their songs,but its all in good fun. They had a short setlist playing all their notables with a few standing out they didnt have time for like I want Action,I Wont Forget You,Cry Tough ,and Something To Believe In being absent. From an insider,I hear that Crue is being real dicks to them,so Im sure time constraints factored in. Also,the camera man for the two screens seemed to go to fucking sleep after the NY Dolls set,and film mostly wide scgreen whole stage during Poison,only to come to and be spot on again during Crue. Conspiracy? Id have to say probably. Even with that being said,Brett was extremely gracious in his comments of the other bands. He also was very humble in his compliments to his bandmates and in particular his best friend since middle school ,Rikki Rocket. Seems his near death made him realize he needed to set some things right and I think thats what he's doing.
CC 's solo was a mixture of shredding and playing with the crowd with his usual bit of Eruption thrown in(he has done that ever since the first time I saw them in 87). Rikki's drum solo was fun,but not amazing. And Brett had a bit o'harmonica fun.
The last song was Nuthin But A Good Time,and Lita Ford jumped onstage. However she didnt know the fuckin words to this song(how the fuck do you not know that song's chorus!?!) so she mostly stood their looking retarded. Give her a guitar next time,or know the words Lita!
Poison rocked. They were fun. They were limited and still put on a great show.
Their set was just a good,fun party with everyone singing along with smiles all around.
Give me a bit and I'll post my thoughts on Crue.....