Gil's World

Jetboy was the first band on the bill for the main stage at Rock the Bayou. I didn't really know what to expect because I didn't have any familiarity with Jetboy. Out they come, and their lead singer look like a punk rocker. He has a mohawk with his hair sticking straight up. The other guys looked sort of normal for bands of this era/genre of music. Since I didn't know what their songs were I had to figure out the song titles. Some of them were introduced so all I had to do is write it down. I soon realized that I didn't want to keep track of the setlists for each band or this would end up being a major undertaking. I would only do that for bands that I really like. Unless I can find a bootleg recording of this show, I will be only listing abbreviated setlists. They did open with "Down to the Bricks". They played from 12:07-1:02. They started late and played longer than scheduled to play. The band lineup is:

• Vocals: Mickey Finn
• Guitars: Fernie Rod
• Guitars: Billy Rowe
• Bass: Michael Butler
• Drums: Jeff Moscone
  

They played almost an hour and definitely did a good set for the small crowd of people who showed up on a workday at noon.

I was expecting Faster Pussycat next so I was surprised when Gilby came out. Actually I didn't recognize Gilby until he was introduced. I watched the Rockstar Supernova, so I figured I would recognize him. He looked a lot thinner and more like a hippie. I then wondered what happened to Faster Pussycat. Sometime during the set we were informed by Gilby Clarke that the previous band scheduled to perform, Faster Pussycat, had some flight trouble and didn't make their set time. They played several blues songs and a few GNR songs including "Its So Easy". "Tijuiana Jail" was a song near the end of their set. Gilby introduced his band but it was hard to hear the names. The band lineup is:

• Vocals, Guitars: Gilby Clarke
• Drums: Dennis Morehouse
• Bass: "Muddy" Stardust

They started at 1:39 and finished at 2:37.

Lynch Mob was next up on the bill. They started at 3:06 and played until 4:25. This was about 20 minutes too long according to the schedule. George Lynch had a guitar pedal go out. Apparently a battery needed to be changed. The band lineup was:

• Vocals: Oni Logan
• Guitars: George Lynch
• Bass: Marco Mendoza
• Drums: Scott Coogan
  

They had a good set and played several classics such as Into The Fire, Mr Scary, and Wicked Sensation. While they were waiting on getting his pedal fixed, they kind of jammed on a new song. He told everyone to record it because it was the first time they had ever played it before.

Y&T was next up. They played from 4:51 until 5:54. They totally were awesome. Dave Meniketti was great. The band lineup was:

• Guitars, Vocals: Dave Meniketti
• Bass: Phil Kennemore
• Guitars: John Nymann
• Drums: Mike Vanderhule
  

I only knew a few songs such as Summertime Girls. At one point people were yelling out song titles for them to play. I think they played several of those. They talked among themselves and decided to play what was asked of them. I'm not sure if this made their set a little long, but it was 3 minutes over their stage time. When I got their on Friday I was one of the first ones there in the parking lot and the first one to come in the Kirby parking entrance. I parked in the far corner of the lot. The guy that came in behind me was a huge Y&T fan. He was basically there to see only him. He had a framed Y&T album to get signed by Dave Meniketti. He had a general admission pass, so I left him at the entrance to the VIP section. After the Jetboy set I looked over and saw him waiting by the backstage entrance. He was there the whole time until the Y&T set which must have been over 3 hours standing in the sun while holding his album to get signed. At the beginning of the Y&T set I saw him standing on the side of the stage still holding his album. I hope he was able to get it signed. He seemed like a realy nice guy that I talked to for about an hour or so before the begining of the show.

Skid Row was next up on the bill. They played from 6:29 until 7:35. They played Piece of Me and Sweet Little Sister as well as 18 and Life, I'll Remember You, Monkey Business, Youth Gone Wild, and Slave to the Grind. The band lineup was:

• Vocals: Johnny Solinger
• Guitars: Dave "The Snake" Sabo
• Guitars: Scotti Hill
• Bass: Rachel Bolan
• Drums: Dave Gara
  

They had the crowd in the palm of their hand. It was very hot, but it was getting more comfortable during their set.

Ratt was next and played from 8:12 until 9:26. The band lineup was:

• Vocals: Stephen Pearcy
• Guitars: Warren DeMartini
• Drums: Bobby Blotzer
• Bass: Robbie Crane
• Guitars: Carlos Cavazo
  

They at least played several of the classics such as Round and Round, Sweet Cheater, Lay It Down, Tell the World, Nobody Rides for Free, and You're In Love.

Queensryche was the headliner fo the opening day and played from 9:50 until 11:11. The band lineup was:

• Vocals: Geoff Tate
• Drums: Scott Rockenfield
• Bass: Eddie Jackson
• Guitars: Michael Wilton
• Guitars: Mike Stone
  

They started with Best I Can. They also played Silent Lucidity, Take Hold of the Flame, Bridge, Jet City Woman, Another Rainy Night, The Hands, and I Don't Believe In Love.

Labels: concert, Rock the Bayou