Mr Big @ Rock City on Tuesday

fretmeister

darius said:

Who leaves gigs early?

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Loads of people. And from football, rugby, even Grand Prix with £300 tickets.

darius

Well the kebab can wait 
that’s my motto. 

Zapple

Well the Empire gig was feckin awesome 

JMP220478

Went to Manchester gig - Eric was struggling for sure and gtr n bass solos seemed overly long n unstructured possibly to compensate - when Eric was able to sing freely his voice is lower but still quality but sadly it didn’t hold out . 

Overall a 7/10 max - saw Living Colour in Buckley late last year - they played for 1hr 45 mins n Corey was phenomenal - Mr Big will struggle following them on the latter part of this tour. . 

Jared James Nichols was, imho, mediocre at best - expected a blues gun slinger with great songs n it was quite tame n predictable n no fretboard fire at all … 

newi123

Saw them in 2009 when they played a single show at shepherds Bush - all of them simply awesome.  One of my fav gigs.

Watched them again when pat was ill and only playex for a couple of songs. Not quite the same, but other 3 still on form.

Saw videos from US from this Yr, and its just gone. Real shame.

Interestingly, saw Extreme this Yr too. In the past they were just note perfect too. This Yr music still fab, but vocals bit pitchy in quite a few places. 

All getting on a bit, and vocally the 80s rock is tough - even when bands are playing 1/2 or whole step down from the original. 

Kebabkid

newi123 said:

Saw them in 2009 when they played a single show at shepherds Bush - all of them simply awesome.  One of my fav gigs.

Watched them again when pat was ill and only young for a couple of songs. Not quite the same, but other 3 still on form.

Saw videos fro. US from this Yr, and its just gone. Real shame.

Interestingly, saw Extreme this Yr too. In the past they were just note perfect too. This Yr music still fab, but vocals bit pitchy in quite a few places. 

All getting on a bit, and vocally the 80s rock is tough - even when bands are playing 1/2 or whole step down from the original. 

Totally agree ^ and some mates were at the London gig last night and said the atmosphere and support was incredible for Eric Martin, but the footage I saw showed he wasn't able to hit the notes anymore. It's a real shame, but fair play to them for having a backup plan/additional singer.

'Green-tinted sixties mind' - what a song!!!!

Coverdale's the same. I also saw Extreme in Dec'23 and Gary Cherone wasn't the same

The 80s vocalists that have impressed me and still have it are Tommy Shaw (Styx), Arnel of Journey is doing ok but Deen Castronovo (drummer of Journey), is incredible and sounds like Steve Perry. Danny Vaughan of Tyketto and one time member of The Illegal Eagles is very good. However, the one who's really consistent and still hasn't lost it is Steve Overland of FM. That material/genre is a hard gig for any vocalist, let alone when they're 50+

rockinmark

I went to the Steel Mill show. Loved it! Vocals sounded great with the Whitesnake guy sharing the load plus backing vocals from the other 3. Really enjoyed Jared James Nichols too- great cover of War Pigs. Top night out. I reckon Steel Mill is a cracking venue, sound has always been good for the shows I’ve been at.