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Post by *ech* on Mar 27, 2024 14:23:39 GMT 1
Mr. Big stopped by the Bataclan on their farewell tour, and I realized that the last time I saw them was over thirty years ago. Damn. Heavy-blooze guitarist Jared James Nichols opened, and he was pretty badass. You can check out pics, review and video of his set by clicking HERE. https://www.instagram.com/p/C5BJ20GtRBe Mr. Big was very good, as expected. If you're into this kind of music... Kind of like early Van Halen meets Journey, with lots of flashy instrumental parts and very big pop hooks. Singer Eric Martin looked... err... odd. He's had so much plastic surgery that he looked like a Mike Myers character in prosthetics. He was also struggling vocally and had to be supported by a backing vocalist. None of that hindered the show which was a lot of fun. Bill Sheehan and Paul Gilbert, of course, were monumental on bass and guitar respectively. Check out my pics, review, setlist and video by clicking HERE. https://www.instagram.com/p/C5BKvpsNFpr |
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Post by therealgws on Mar 27, 2024 16:27:23 GMT 1
I do enjoy some Jared James occasionally...
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Post by IMS (VP of Schenanigans) on Mar 28, 2024 8:06:06 GMT 1
Mr. Big stopped by the Bataclan on their farewell tour, and I realized that the last time I saw them was over thirty years ago. Damn. Heavy-blooze guitarist Jared James Nichols opened, and he was pretty badass. You can check out pics, review and video of his set by clicking HERE. https://www.instagram.com/p/C5BJ20GtRBe Mr. Big was very good, as expected. If you're into this kind of music... Kind of like early Van Halen meets Journey, with lots of flashy instrumental parts and very big pop hooks. Singer Eric Martin looked... err... odd. He's had so much plastic surgery that he looked like a Mike Myers character in prosthetics. He was also struggling vocally and had to be supported by a backing vocalist. None of that hindered the show which was a lot of fun. Bill Sheehan and Paul Gilbert, of course, were monumental on bass and guitar respectively. Check out my pics, review, setlist and video by clicking HERE. https://www.instagram.com/p/C5BKvpsNFpr
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Post by *ech* on Mar 28, 2024 12:15:18 GMT 1
You could argue that "To Be With You" counts as terrorist shit.
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Post by suckit on Mar 28, 2024 22:50:15 GMT 1
I saw Mr. Big in a club on their 1st tour. EzN opened. I remember during their set there was a weird neon green glow emanating from the stage. God, were they gay.
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Post by *ech* on Mar 28, 2024 22:59:15 GMT 1
But were they good?
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Post by suckit on Mar 28, 2024 23:05:08 GMT 1
IDK honestly. I came in at the end of their set and I was pretty fucking high. Groups like them were why the scene needed to die.
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Post by psychobolia on Mar 29, 2024 0:47:59 GMT 1
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Post by IMS (VP of Schenanigans) on Mar 29, 2024 7:44:46 GMT 1
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Post by *ech* on Mar 29, 2024 8:05:00 GMT 1
Imagine being a club owner and some band that's about to be huge goes on Leno and trashes your business. That's gotta hurt! Thanks for the story, pics and videos!
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Post by IMS (VP of Schenanigans) on Mar 29, 2024 8:33:30 GMT 1
Imagine being a club owner and some band that's about to be huge goes on Leno and trashes your business. That's gotta hurt! Thanks for the story, pics and videos!
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A partial list from the remember the Power Station Facebook page of bands that played there. I was at a shit ton of these shows.
311
911
1001
24-7 Spyz
7 Seconds
Ace Frehley
Ace Frehly and Peter Criss
Agnostic Front
Alice Sweet Alice
Aquanetta's
Arcade
Attika
AWOL
Bad Brains
Bang Tango
Barren Cross
Bella Fleck and The Flecktones
Biohazard
Bitch Boy
Black Diamond
Black Eyed Susan
Black Widow
Blackboard Jungle
Blackfoot
Blue Oyster Cult
Blue Rooster
Bong
Book of Love
Box Of Noise
Bullet Boys
Cadillac Brat's
Cinderella
Circle Jerks
Circus Circus
Code Blue
Crimson Glory
Cypress Hill
D.R.I.
Damien Black
Danger Danger
Danzig
Dave Mason
Dead Serios
Deadeye Dick.
Deliverance
DJ. Magic Mike
Dokken
Don Dokken
Dr. Hook And The medicine Show
Drivin n Cryin
Electric Cathedral
Elgin Hooper
Enuff Z Nuff
Faith No More
Faster Pussycat
FHM
Firehouse
Fishbone
Flotsam and Jetsam
Foghat
Follow for Now
G.O.D.
Gary Richrath
Gatemouth Brown
Gene Loves Jezebel
Genitortures
Glitterhick
Gorilla Bisquits
Graw
Guardian
Gwar
Helmet
Hootie and The Blowfish
Impotent Sea Snakes
Infectious Grooves
Jackyl
Jesus and Mary Chain
Jimmy Cliff
Kansas
Kick Traci
Kings X
Kix
KLF, The
Korn
Life Sex & Death
Lillian Axe
Lord Tracy
Lynch Mob
M.C. 500 ft. Jesus
Mad Maxx
Manitoba's Wild Kingdom
Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids
Martial Law
Meat Beat Manifesto
Molly Hatchet
Mr. Big
My Life With The thrill kill Kult.
Mystic Silence
Nazareth
Nicko McBrain
Nightfall
Nine Inch Nails
NOFX
Nuclear Assault
Offspring, The
Ongoing problem
Onyx Drive
Out Of Control
Outlaws
Painted Lady
Pantera
Paradox
Pat Travers Band
Pato Banton
Paul Chapmans Ghost
Paully Shore
Pennywise
Physical Grafiti
Physical Therapy
Pigface
Poison
Prong
Quiet Riot
Raging Angel
Ramones, The
Reverend Horton Heat.
Revolting Cocks
Riff Raff
Robin Trower
Rose Hill
Run DMC
Saigon Kick
Scatterbrain
Schnitt Acht
Scoobee Doos
Screaming Iguanas Of Love.
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Sepultura
Sex
Shabba Ranks
Sick of it all
Sleeze Beez
Smash Palace
Soundgarden
Sprung Monkey
Starship
Steelheart
Stephen Pearcy
Steve Morse
Steve Vai
Strangeheart
Strutter
Stu Hamm
Sublime
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicide Kings
Sweat N Bullets
Sweet
T Ride
Tabitha's Secret
Testament
The Legendary Pink Dots
The Scream
Third World
Tin Can Jets
Toadies The
Tora Tora
Tourniquet
Trouble
Uncle Green
Veldt, The
Vengenca
Viscious
Wailers, The
War Babies
Warrant
Warren Zevon
Weirdos The
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White Zombie
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Post by IMS (VP of Schenanigans) on Mar 29, 2024 8:57:08 GMT 1
I was also lucky enough to be at this fucking show. One of the clubs more legendary perhaps. It kind of explains the place better than maybe I did with what kind of shit could and did sometimes go down at the Power Station. Fuck I miss this place...
- The Knäve *ech* WE JUST WANTED TO GET DOWN
Melbourne, Florida's Power Station club is located in a shopping plaza which beats the hell out of any NYC hot spots in terms of pure decorum. Extra points are given for proximity to discount liquor stores. The catering is easily the finest the tour will ever experience, thanks to the brilliant Kimberly King (a.k.a. Pandora from WFIT). Also, this evening will be a 30-minute set by Orlando's very own S&M power metal combo, GENiTORTURERS, led by the iLSA SHE WOLF OF THE S.S. - demeanored lead singer Gen.
The evening's ambiance is set by THE MENTORS. Il Ducé drinks so much that he can't play. One of their roadies pulls Ducé from behind the drums and out in front. Duce tries to pull off Dr. Heathen Scum's hood, so immediately the roadies tackle him and he passes out onstage while guitarist Sickie Wifebeater play's Jeff Beck's "Freeway Jam." Another roadie sits on Ducé and sings the rest of the set himself. Amazing.
Tonight is the absolute pinnacle of debauchery and drug use. The COCKS take the stage after consuming large quantities of the official REVCO sports punch (cranberry juice and Absolute Vodka) as well as some Irish whiskey, liquid LSD, ecstasy, and perhaps some "vein candy." Surprisingly enough, it doesn't sound bad.
"I want some more vodka, goddammit!" dictates Dr. J as Fritz sets off the smoke machine right on the spot where Sean is crouching. Chris, Trent, Phildo and Paul take turns stage diving so often that they should be paying for the privilege. Ward plays with some girl on his lap and then replaces himself with the GENiTORTURERS' drummer who probably never even heard "Stainless Steel Providers", let alone played the parts. Somebody calls Al a "revolting cock sucker," and Al returns the favor by patting him on the head and throwing a lit cigarette at him. Paul tries to pull Chris' shorts down in the middle of "Attack Ships". Add to this madness constant stage diving and gobbing plus an extra added bonus; Al's parents are in the audience with his teenage brother. At least he got his vodka.
Just before the band stumbles out for encores, a revived Ducé comes out to do a stand-up act. "How do you get MOTLEY CRüE on a bar stool? Turn it upside down!" In a more tense moment he looks at an African-American bouncer and asks, "What's long and hard on a black man? Third grade!"
To diffuse a volatile situation, SKATENiGS' bassist Lance, who is black, gives the Dooch a hug. The security guard walks towards Ducé stops and stares. Ducé looks at him sheepishly and offers his hand for a shake. The security guard laughs and pats him on the head like he would a small dumb child that doesn't know any better.
Trent Reznor insists on bathing the crowd with Corona which leaves a good portion of the equipment covered in foam. At the set's end, Chris proudly tells the audience, "Goodbye. We're going to have sex; you have nothing. Bye, you bastards."
Jourgensen has to be carried offstage and into the coach. The rest of the band stumble around like walking wounded. I have an appointment to keep with my older brother who lives in Melbourne. I leave while Tomcala is explaining to Al's family that it really wouldn't be a good idea to go on the bus right now. ("Well, you see, this was a difficult show for him, Mrs. Jourgensen, and in this business there are many different ways to deal with stress. Plus, you must take into consideration that a band with a name like 'REVOLTiNG COCKS' isn't going to be conventional in a lot of aspects..."). Perhaps Richard should run for an office. I suggest mayor of Broward County.
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Post by *ech* on Mar 29, 2024 9:06:56 GMT 1
That sounds epic.
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Post by suckit on Mar 29, 2024 13:28:34 GMT 1
24-7 Spyz... man I would've loved to see them.
Other cool Mr. B show anecdote - before the encore, I climbed up on the monitor and slapped 5 with PG.
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Post by *ech* on Mar 30, 2024 14:22:37 GMT 1
24-7 Spyz... man I would've loved to see them. Other cool Mr. B show anecdote - before the encore, I climbed up on the monitor and slapped 5 with PG. So in a way, it was your show, wasn't it? |
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Post by suckit on Mar 30, 2024 16:18:21 GMT 1
I was addicted to that rush.
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