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Chris and I went to the opening nite of the tour here in Tampa. I dont write for the Tribune, so I will do a quick rundown. Half the place had cameras, I should have brought one.
Number one, it was LOUD like fucker. Great mix though, so that helped.
Tesla was killer, singer hasnt missed a step. Seriously. they were always way cool, and that hasnt changed. Little suzie,comin at ya live, signs,modern day cowboy, etc....Playing was great, saw an old eerie dess Sl-2. Amps were H and K all lit up like a bug trap and a matchless, dc30 I think.
Def Leppard, also sounded great, almost too good. A lot of processing going on there for sure. Joe Elliot cant hit the high stuff anymore, so he just skips it, or does the falsetto thing. Vivian Campbell, just awesome. Played a killer darkburst LP (Must have one......) all nite. Sort of played reserved though, I guess they dont want him blowing Phil off the stage...
On to Phil. Sounded like Phil, played like Phil, probably because he is Phil. Still has his chops, pretty much nailed his solos. But check this out..One of his guitars, in addition to the awesome new purple PC1 with the strat headstock you saw in the pic, was a VERY cool looking one from that company Lloyd started, I think they are call san dimas guitar company. I had seen the headstock before and Chris noticed it. It had a sweet graphic, sort of like an exploding british flag, very cool.
Couldnt see any amps for them. I dont know what Phil plays amp-wise,(fill me in) but he had non-logo'd stacks behind him. His tone was ok, just sounded like all the records he has made. Tesla had a real earthy, great tone to them. It just sounded more real and WAY more present.
Did I mention how freakin loud it was? Go see it, definitely worth the dime. About 5 more screwdrivers, and I might have started singing along to the more campy Def Leppard songs....Maybe hold up my lighter..
You get the picture.
Definitely looking forward to Priest and Queensryche next week.
Shawn
Shawn
Number one, it was LOUD like fucker. Great mix though, so that helped.
Tesla was killer, singer hasnt missed a step. Seriously. they were always way cool, and that hasnt changed. Little suzie,comin at ya live, signs,modern day cowboy, etc....Playing was great, saw an old eerie dess Sl-2. Amps were H and K all lit up like a bug trap and a matchless, dc30 I think.
Def Leppard, also sounded great, almost too good. A lot of processing going on there for sure. Joe Elliot cant hit the high stuff anymore, so he just skips it, or does the falsetto thing. Vivian Campbell, just awesome. Played a killer darkburst LP (Must have one......) all nite. Sort of played reserved though, I guess they dont want him blowing Phil off the stage...
On to Phil. Sounded like Phil, played like Phil, probably because he is Phil. Still has his chops, pretty much nailed his solos. But check this out..One of his guitars, in addition to the awesome new purple PC1 with the strat headstock you saw in the pic, was a VERY cool looking one from that company Lloyd started, I think they are call san dimas guitar company. I had seen the headstock before and Chris noticed it. It had a sweet graphic, sort of like an exploding british flag, very cool.
Couldnt see any amps for them. I dont know what Phil plays amp-wise,(fill me in) but he had non-logo'd stacks behind him. His tone was ok, just sounded like all the records he has made. Tesla had a real earthy, great tone to them. It just sounded more real and WAY more present.
Did I mention how freakin loud it was? Go see it, definitely worth the dime. About 5 more screwdrivers, and I might have started singing along to the more campy Def Leppard songs....Maybe hold up my lighter..
You get the picture.
Definitely looking forward to Priest and Queensryche next week.
Shawn
Shawn
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