Halen High
02-27-2005, 06:57 PM
Just saw Velvet Revolver live in Adelaide. One of the best gigs, if not THE best gig, I've ever been to.
Thankfully, due to poor ticket sales, the show was moved from the sterile, state-of-the-art 12,000 capacity Entertainment Centre to the classic old world setting of Thebarton Theatre, which holds about 2,000-2,500. The mix of the old world architecture and the decadence of a contemporary hard rock show made for a great atmosphere!
The crowd was amped and the whole evening went off big time. Velvet Revolver are hungry and keen to establish themselves, and this showed in the energy of their performance. They played almost their entire new album, plus two GnR tracks, It's So Easy and Used to Love Her. They also played that STP song that was huge back in the early 90s, but I can't think of its name right now.
The whole band are a tight, happy unit. Scott Weland and Slash have real chemistry and VR could have a long future if Weiland can keep his shit together and the GnR guys can resist any future reunion with Axel.
An interesting aspect was how the band's new singles, Slither, which they closed with, and Falling to Pieces, recieved as big a cheer and reaction from the crowd as did the GnR songs. That says something about how much effort these guys put into their new music and videos, unlike someone else we know.
I noticed a lot of Motley Crue t-shirts in the crowd so it looks like people are getting excited at seeing them down here too. Saw a lot of Kiss, ACDC, Ozzy and of course GnR t-shirts too, but not one VH shirt.
Looks like the brother's plan to kill off their band's legacy is working well.
The show had a classic rock feel to it, and I came away thinking how awesome a Classic VH show must have been back in the day, and how amazing it still would be if the brothers could just get over themselves.
If you get the chance don't hesitate to go see them!
Thankfully, due to poor ticket sales, the show was moved from the sterile, state-of-the-art 12,000 capacity Entertainment Centre to the classic old world setting of Thebarton Theatre, which holds about 2,000-2,500. The mix of the old world architecture and the decadence of a contemporary hard rock show made for a great atmosphere!
The crowd was amped and the whole evening went off big time. Velvet Revolver are hungry and keen to establish themselves, and this showed in the energy of their performance. They played almost their entire new album, plus two GnR tracks, It's So Easy and Used to Love Her. They also played that STP song that was huge back in the early 90s, but I can't think of its name right now.
The whole band are a tight, happy unit. Scott Weland and Slash have real chemistry and VR could have a long future if Weiland can keep his shit together and the GnR guys can resist any future reunion with Axel.
An interesting aspect was how the band's new singles, Slither, which they closed with, and Falling to Pieces, recieved as big a cheer and reaction from the crowd as did the GnR songs. That says something about how much effort these guys put into their new music and videos, unlike someone else we know.
I noticed a lot of Motley Crue t-shirts in the crowd so it looks like people are getting excited at seeing them down here too. Saw a lot of Kiss, ACDC, Ozzy and of course GnR t-shirts too, but not one VH shirt.
Looks like the brother's plan to kill off their band's legacy is working well.
The show had a classic rock feel to it, and I came away thinking how awesome a Classic VH show must have been back in the day, and how amazing it still would be if the brothers could just get over themselves.
If you get the chance don't hesitate to go see them!