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Me and my buddy decided to go late, as we did not want to stand outside in line in 20 degree weather, and the opening bands did not appeal to us much. Maybe they were good, who knows, but we felt that getting there for Prong then Overkill would be enough. So we got there around 9:45 and Eyes of Fire were just finishing their set. Only heard the last song so I cannot comment on them - it just wouldn't be fair. So I'll start with Prong.
I had seen Prong way back in either 91 or 92 when they opened for Ozzy on the No More Tours tour. Didn't like them back then and I didn't like them last night either. The guitar tone was entirely too monotonous and the vocals were uninspiring. The had a nice pit going, though, but that is about it. I just wanted to see Overkill.
Overkill came on around 11:45 or so and rocked the house. I have to admit that while I have 3 of their cd's I am not really familiar with their music enough to identify all of the songs they played. My buddy is a huge Overkill fan and he named most of them for me. I do know they played Rotten to the Core, Overkill, Hello from the Gutter, Necroshine, Overkill, Coma, Thanx for Nothin, Fuck You, Old School, Elimination, Battle, and a couple of others I don't remember. These guys had great energy on stage. Singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth still has great pipes - he seemed to hit all the notes easily. Drummer Tim Mallare was playing so fast I couldn't keep track of his hands. It was great. My buddy is an Overkill groupie so after the show he went off to the side where "backstage" is and got close enough to shake DD Verni's hand and one of the guitar players hand. He was so happy. Then we had to go back down to the pit area so he could get a picture of the drum kit.
It was a real good show. Overkill, even after all these years and so many albums, still can bring it just like the young guys. They are a hell of a lot better than most young guys, too. Very impressive show. Glad I was able to get there.
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Me is jealous!!!
"Belief solely based upon faith is inherently rooted in the fear of negative consequence" - Bare
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