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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

 

Rock The Bayou Summary

Ok, this is my summary of the my whole experience at the first Rock The Bayou festival in Houston, TX.

Here are my pictures.

My detailed accounts of each day are below: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4.

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Monday, September 08, 2008

 

Rock The Bayou Day 4

First up for the last day of the Rock the Bayou festival was Broken Teeth from Austin, Texas. They played from 11:30 until 12:17. The band lineup was:

Next up was Bang Tango, who played from 12:33 until 1:18. The band lineup was:

Next up was Pretty Boy Floyd, who played from 1:34 until 2:18. The band lineup was:
Their set list included:

Next up was supposed to be Firehouse. They canceled several weeks back. Nobody filled this lineup spot on the main stage. Instead they had a Miss Rock the Bayou bikini contest.

Next up was Kix, from Baltimore, Maryland who played from 4:06 until 5:25. The band lineup was:
Their set list was in order:
  1. Hot Wire
  2. Girl Money
  3. Red Lite, Green Lite, TNT
  4. The Itch
  5. Same Jane
  6. Midnight Dynamite
  7. Don't Close Your Eyes
  8. She Dropped The Bomb
  9. Cold Shower
  10. Cold Blood
  11. Sex
  12. Blow My Fuse
  13. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

Next up was Jackyl who played from 5:57 until 6:54. The bane lineup was:
Their set list was in order:
  1. Atomic Dog
  2. Like A Negro
  3. My Moonshine Kicks Your Cocaine's Ass
  4. Push Comes To Shove
  5. Just Like A Devil
  6. Dumb Ass Country Boy
  7. Mental Masturbation
  8. Down On Me
  9. I Stand Alone
  10. When Will It Rain
  11. Dirty Little Mind
  12. She Loves My Cock
  13. The Star-Spangled Banner
  14. The Lumberjack
Twister Sister was next and played from 7:50 until 9:05. The band lineup was:
Their setlist was in order:
  1. You Can't Stop Rock N Roll
  2. The Kids Are Back
  3. Stay Hungry
  4. Captain Howdy
  5. Shoot Em Down
  6. We're Not Gonna Take It
  7. I Am (I'm Me)
  8. Ride To Live, Live To Ride
  9. Under The Blade
  10. The Price
  11. Burn In Hell
  12. I Wanna Rock
  13. S.M.F.

To close out the festival was Brett Michaels. He started at 9:42. I'm not sure when he finished because I left after a few songs.

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Rock The Bayou Day 3

The 3rd day of the Rock the Bayou festival went like this.

First up was Black 'N Blue. They played from 11:35 until 12:12. The band lineup was:
Their set list was in order:
  1. Chains Around Heaven
  2. Autoblast
  3. Heat It Up, Burn It Out
  4. Nasty, Nasty
  5. Wicked Bitch
  6. Miss Mystery
  7. Live It Up
  8. Hold On To 18
Next up was Lillian Axe. They played from 12:33 until 1:20. The band lineup was:
Their set list was in order:
  1. Misery Loves Company
  2. All's Fair in Love and War
  3. Water's Rising
  4. Deep Freeze
  5. Ghost of Winter
  6. True Believer
  7. Star Spangled Banner
  8. Crucified
  9. Antarctica
  10. Show a Little Love

Next up was Dangerous Toys out of Austin, Texas. They played from 1:39 until 2:26. The band lineup was:
Their set list was in order:
  1. Outlaw
  2. Sugar, Leather, & The Nail
  3. Take Me Drunk
  4. Ten Boots (Stompin')
  5. Bones In The Gutter
  6. Sport'n A Woody
  7. Line 'Em Up
  8. Queen Of The Nile
  9. Pissed
  10. Teas'n Pleas'n
  11. Scared
Next up was the Traci Guns version of LA Guns. They played from 2:44 until 3:37. The band lineup was:
Their set list was in order:
  1. No Mercy
  2. Fire It Up
  3. One More Reason
  4. You Can’t Always Get (What You Want)
  5. Ballad of Jayne
  6. Shut the Fu** Up
  7. Sex Action
  8. Electric Gypsy
  9. Trees
  10. Never Enough
  11. Rip and Tear

Next up was Slaughter. They played from 4:10 until 5:06. The band lineup was:

Next up was the Swedish meatball, Yngwie Malmsteen. He played from 5:34 until 6:32. The band lineup was:

Next up was Warrant. They played from 7:04 until 8:11. The band lineup was:
Their setlist included:
Last up for tonight was Alice Cooper. He played from 9:05 until 10:45. The band lienup was:
The setlist was in order:
  1. It's Hot Tonight
  2. No More Mr. Nice Guy
  3. Under My Wheels
  4. I'm Eighteen
  5. Is It My Body?
  6. Woman Of Mass Distraction
  7. Lost In America
  8. Feed My Frankenstein
  9. Be My Lover
  10. (In Touch With Your) Feminine Side
  11. Dirty Diamonds
  12. Vengeance Is Mine
  13. Halo Of Flies
  14. Drum Solo
  15. Welcome To My Nightmare
  16. Cold Ethyl
  17. Only Women Bleed
  18. Dead Babies
  19. Ballad Of Dwight Fry
  20. Devils Food
  21. Killer
  22. I Love The Dead
  23. School's Out
  24. Billion Dollar Babies
  25. Poison
  26. Elected

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Rock The Bayou Day 2

Rock the Bayou for day 2 went down like this.

First up was the band, Little Caesar. They played from 11:30 until 12:10. The band lineup was:

Next up was Brity Fox. They played from 12:33 until 1:12. The band lineup was:

Next up was Bullet Boys. They played from 1:36 until 2:21. The band lineup was:

Next up was Enuff Z'nuff. They played from 2:51 until 3:38. The guitarist and drummer apparently are from the band the Black Mollys. They play with Enuff Z'nuff for live dates. The band lineup was:
There setlist included:

Next up was Great White. They played from 4:21 until 5:21. The band lineup was:
Their setlist included:
Next up was Dokken. They played from 5:48 until 6:43. Since Barry Sparks and Mick Brown had other touring commitments, they recruited the bassist and drummer from House of Lords. The band lineup was:
Their setlist was in order:
  1. Tooth and Nail
  2. Into the Fire
  3. Standing on the Outside ??
  4. Dream Warriors
  5. The Hunter
  6. Kiss of Death
  7. Just Got Lucky
  8. Alone Again
  9. Breakin' the Chains
  10. In My Dreams
  11. It's Not Love

Next up was Lita Ford. She played from 7:21 until 8:26. The band lineup was:
Her setlist included:

Last for this night was Sammy Hagar. He played from 9:06 until 10:27. He had a video intro from 8:58 until 9:06. The band lineup was:
His setlist was in order:
  1. I Can't Drive 55
  2. One Way to Rock
  3. I'll Fall In Love Again
  4. Three Lock Box
  5. Whole Lotta Love
  6. Why Can't This Be Love?
  7. Sam I Am
  8. Rock Candy
  9. Where Eagles Fly
  10. Serious Juju
  11. Right Now
  12. Heavy Metal
  13. Mas Tequila
  14. (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party)

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Rock The Bayou Day 1

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:

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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

 

Metal Masters 2008 Houston Texas

I went to the Metal Masters concert tour stop in Houston, Texas on Saturday, August 23rd, 2008. The bands that were on the bill were (in order) Testament, Motörhead, Heaven & Hell, and Judas Priest.
I had purchased the Judas Priest Platinum experience. This allowed me several things: a platinum experience lanyard and pass, access to the pre-show food and drawing, a seat in the first several rows (I was front row), an exclusive tour t-shirt, and a chance to get my picture taken with Judas Priest, and get 1 thing signed by the band. More about the pictures later.
I had to arrive at the concert by 3:15. The gates didn't open until 4:30 I think. I had done some geocaching in the area before hand and arrived around 2:50 or so. They started letting us in about 3:10 or so. Then we had to wait for everyone to get in.
Sometime later they escorted us to the pre-show food location. They had open bar and catered food. The food was BBQ brisket, BBQ chicken, potato salad, baked beans, corn on the cob, and Texas toast. The food was good, and the Diet Pepsi was very cold and refreshing after being in the sun for a while. It was located in an air conditioned tent. They had some drawings for items like a local crew shirt and posters. One of the numbers was only 2 away from mine. At least I didn't win the poster and have to hold it for5 hours.
They kicked us out of there around 5:30 which was when the first band was supposed to start playing. I vacated the tent a little early to check out my seat and get ready for the music. My seat was front row on the right side of the pit area (stage left).
Testament came on stage promptly at 5:30. They played 6 songs and were done at 6:00 sharp. The songs they played in order were:
  1. Over The Wall
  2. The New Order
  3. Practice What You Preach
  4. More Than Meets The Eye
  5. Henchman Ride
  6. Formation of Damnation
Alex Skolnick, guitarist, was on the far side of the stage, and I couldn't see his solos. The sound was good, and I could hear all of the parts. The vocalist, Chuck Billy, had an interesting microphone. It was inserted into a shortened stand of maybe 2 feet where he could hold it and mime playing guitar when he was not singing. Since it was wireless, he would carry it everywhere with him. He had a lot more "growly" type vocals that I remember from the songs I recognized. I think he has changed his vocal style some. He did do a few high pitched "screamy" vocals in spots. They played 3 old songs and 3 from their new album. Testament's band lineup was:

Motörhead came one at 6:28 and played until 7:19. I know this because I was supposed to meet near the backstage area at 7:15 in order to go to the Judas Priest Meet N Greet. Let me start off by saying that I know very little about the songs by Motörhead. I know about Ace of Spades and maybe one other song. So needless to say I was not familiar with the songs beforehand. I had a subset of the setlist that I went by. The vocals were buried in the sound mix that I couldn't hear them at all. I could hear all of the other parts, but the vocals were buried. The first 4-5 songs sounded like instrumentals to me. I could start to hear the vocals here and there on the last songs. I could have some of the song titles wrong because of the vocal issue, but I think I got them correct. Here is the setlist in order:
  1. Dr. Rock
  2. Stay Clean
  3. Be My Baby
  4. Killers
  5. Metropolis
  6. Over The Top
  7. In The Name Of Tragedy
  8. Going To Brazil
  9. Killed By Death
  10. Ace Of Spades
  11. Overkill
Even though I could not hear most of the vocals I thought Motörhead did a great set. I was pleasantly surprised. Before starting a lot of the songs Lemmy would tell the title, so I got lucky in that regard. Lemmy dedicated In The Name of Tragedy to "William F. Shakespeare or as he is known in the UK, William F***in Shakespeare". Motörhead's band lineup was:
After Motörhead's set I made a bee line for the back stage meeting area. After waiting probably 10 minutes or so, they checked our platinum passes and escorted us backstage to the meet N greet area. We had to line up single file while waiting to get one item signed and our picture taken with Judas Priest. I got the CD cover to Painkiller signed by the band. I spent probably 30 seconds with Judas Priest getting it signed and my picture taken by Amanda, the chick running the platinum experience. I asked them if they would play "One Shot At Glory". They pretty much ignored me except Ian Hill who said, "I don't think we're playing that one." It never hurts to ask. Rob Halford also asked how I was doing and shook my hand. Nice guys. They posted my pictures on their website the next day.

While waiting for Judas Priest to sign my stuff, I heard what I thought was the crowd roar when Heaven & Hell started their set. Luckily I only missed 1 or two songs.

I ran back out from the backstage area after getting my stuff signed and headed back to my seat. Obviously there were people standing where my seat was. They were a little miffed at me, but hey that was my seat. Go back to your seat, dude!

Heaven & Hell as this band is known is really Black Sabbath. There were some issues with naming rights or some such mess, so they are touring as Heaven & Hell. This really is the Black Sabbath lineup that performed and recorded together from 1980-1982 and from 1991-1992. This band will be playing songs from the 1980 Heaven and Hell album, the 1981 Mob Rules album, the 1992 Dehumanizer album, and potentially some of the 3 new songs from the Black Sabbath: The Dio Years album. Bill Ward played on the Heaven and Hell album which prompted the name change.
I believe that they started around 7:30 and played until 9:01. Heaven & Hell played a great set. I am so lucky that I did not miss Sign Of The Southern Cross. That is one of my all time favorite Sabbath songs. Here is Heaven & Hell's setlist in order:
  1. E5150
  2. Mob Rules
  3. Children Of The Sea
  4. I
  5. Sign Of The Southern Cross
  6. Vinny Appice Drum Solo
  7. Time Machine
  8. Falling Off The Edge Of The World
  9. Die Young
  10. Heaven And Hell
  11. Neon Nights
I was right in front of Tony Iommi. He came over and played in front of us several times. You could see the little tip of his finger that was attached to facilitate his playing. Apparently he doesn't throw out very many guitar picks throughout the show. I only saw him throw one. However, at the end he had a handfull that he threw out all at once. I was able to get one from the floor. Score! I got to slap hands with Dio a few times during the set. The Heaven & Hell band lineup was:

Judas Priest was next and came on stage at 9:32. They played until 10:57. Judas Priest were just awesome. They played 3 songs from Painkiller which is my favorite Priest album. They had a pretty elaborate stage setup with ramps and lifts, etc. Glenn Tipton and Ian Hill were right in front of me. KK Downing was on the far side of the stage. The guitarists didn't stray from their side of the stage very much. They were not using wireless transmitters for their guitars. So they were limited to where they could go on stage. The sound was great. I could hear all of the parts well. Rob Halford was wearing an outfit that a wrestler might wear. He did change his outer outfit several times. Some of them were pretty cool. He even drove out a Harley on stage during the 3 song encore. Tipton was wearing a red leather outfit. Their setlist was in order:
  1. Dawn of Creation (pre-recorded)
  2. Prophecy
  3. Metal Gods
  4. Eat Me Alive
  5. Between The Hammer And The Anvil
  6. Devil's Child
  7. Breaking The Law
  8. Hell Patrol
  9. ?? (I think it was from Nostradus since they put that backdrop up during the song)
  10. Angel
  11. The Hellion (pre-recorded)
  12. Electric Eye
  13. Rock Hard Ride Free
  14. Painkiller
  15. Hell Bent For Leather
  16. The Green Manalishi
  17. You've Got Another Thing Coming
Priest's band lineup was:

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