Originally Posted by Frazod:
It's a real crapshoot with these older bands. Sometimes they can still bring it, like the Eagles and Pat Benatar. Sometimes they've clearly lost a step, but the effort they put forth mostly makes up for it; this was the case for Eddie Money, who I saw less than a year before he died.
But sometimes they're just stealing from you. I saw Dokken open for Tom Keifer a couple of years ago, and it was hands down the worst performance ever. Fucker can't sing at all now. It was like watching an angry old drunk do bad karaoke. At one point he started frantically waiving at his bass player to join in when he couldn't even come close to hitting high notes, and the bass player just looked at him like he was nuts and kept playing. I lasted three songs before I said fuck it and went outside to smoke until Tom came on (he was great, BTW).
After their set the bass player came outside to smoke and was telling everybody how much of a dick Don Dokken was. :-)
Didn't even register who Tom Keifer was when I read this earlier, but Cinderella deserves an honorable mention when it comes to hair bands based on his vocals alone. Guy has an amazing range.
Originally Posted by backinblack:
when did Motley Crue become classic rock?
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Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s.[1] In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the 1980s
Originally Posted by Bump:
I'm more of a GNR type of guy from that era
I really like Motley Crue, but GnR was definitely better overall. Unfortunately they'll likely never be remembered the same due to Axl Rose being a complete and utter douchebag. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bugeater:
Didn't even register who Tom Keifer was when I read this earlier, but Cinderella deserves an honorable mention when it comes to hair bands based on his vocals alone. Guy has an amazing range.
Tom put on a really good show. But between the opening act being so bad and roasting in a non-airconditioned theater, the evening was ruined. [Reply]