That dude got more then just thrown off the stage! He got totally smashed first, then tossed, lol! It was great, he didnt even know what hit him. It was a fun show, and the house was packed, everyone was into it. There was even some restrained moshing going on now and then. Good crowd for the most part, lots of hot women ='.'=
My reviews would go like this-
-Mistress of Reality- I was sorta disappointed in this band, and I really for some reason thought they would be better than AC/Dshe. It turned out exactly the opposite, mostly because of the vocalists. I just thought the vocalist was pretty annoying quite frankly, and when she kept calling the place Long Beach (even after corrected), couldnt help but snicker. She was overly apologetic and pleading, then maniac, then overdone and blah blah blah just get on with the fuckin song lady. The snow flurry thing was overdone and poorly aimed, some dudes got plastered up front, it was hilarious. She messed up a few lyrics, and seemed she only used her voice half the time. The band behind her tho, was able to shine, despite her antics. They had that good old heavy rolling crush of early Sabbath, and the guitarist was really quite good when the spotlight was on her. High point of their set IMHO was their last song, Into the Void. They did it pretty well, ominous doom groove towards the end sounded good. But "ominous doom" is what this band needs an injection of, ASAP. They just arent very gloomy, mostly because of the singer, she needs to be a bit more reserved. I mean come on, you're covering Sabbath here!
- AC-Dshe - Bon Scott-era AC/DC really is different than the Brian Johnson stuff, and this band was able to definitely capture that. "Bonny Scott"s voice was really good, i was impressed at her Bon channeling skills indeed. And she was just a good purrformer, and gave spirit to such timeless pinball-playing days classics like Shot Down in Flames, and Girl's Got Rythmn. This shit has got me thinking of picking up Highway to Hell again after 15 years, these girls were good! She needed the vocals turned up a little, but besides that they sounded pretty tight. "Agnes Young" was good on guitar, and played her role effectively. She was cute too, in her Angus getup ='.'= Why do I feel strange saying that?
The Maidens of course, blew them away in due time, but at least they put up a fight. In all fairness tho, I dont even know if I'm that impartial anymore =] Jen's voice was awesome, she was really belting it out! She was cutting no corners, alot of the longer croons can easily be cut short with a growl or whatever, but there was none of that. I like the way she takes charge of the stage, and looks at times like she'll put her fuckin boot thru yer skull if you piss her off. The rest of the band did well, tho I suspected something was up w/ Wanda. Her solo in Rime.. looked a little painful, now I know why. Jojo 'n Sara really shredded, I was impressed yet again by the solos, and how well they are covered. Jojo was lookin hot, she had a look in her eye that was totally magnetic! What a great show, reminds me why I like the Maidens so much. I just wish they would do Powerslave when Im around. Maybe next time...
