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Make no mistake, Krude loves him some live rock music. I go
all the time to see bands bring their best note noodling to my ears. And on
this rare occasion, Krude spent his time at a 2 day rock festival called M3 located
on the outskirts of Baltimore. Roughly 18 hours of solid rock music,over the
course of two days,interspersed with quality time sic waiting on booze
and toilet lines. Rock n' Roll!
Then there is an issue I have with M3 and their ticket
purchasing ways. I bought what are called VIP tickets. Having this
ticket meant getting a decent seat,access to VIP only bathrooms and bars,and
meet and greet times with artists. Sounds good,eh? Not really. Seems that the
M3 people sold tons of VIP tickets.This in turn made being VIP not worth
the extra $. Lesson learned: don't buy VIP anything at M3. What a shitshow. Spend
the saved $ on booze. Or rubbers. Also,L.A.Guns were originally on the
bill. They cancelled due to issues with M3 producers. Hmmmm...
The music is what we were all there for. And the bands
didn't disappoint.Hot as balls out on Day 1. Whiskey on the rocks cooled me
off. Here's what Krude witnessed:
Nelson
Nelson played a great,rocking set.
All the hits and a hit from their late dad Ricky Nelson were performed. Big
props to these musicians.Much better than expected
Faster Pussycat
Sleazy and rocking,as usual. Good
to see singer Taime Downe on the stage. He almost bought the farm last year. FP
lives to see another tour....
Y+T
Oldest school band on the bill. Solid
set. I was having a pulled pork sandwich for dinner during this show. Sounded
great from my picnic table in the woods though
KIX
Hometown heroes do good. Played
entire Blow My Fuse album. Still a party seeing these guys after all these
years.Crowd totally ate it up. Mostly original lineup having mucho fun. Yes!
Tom Keifer
Cinderella front man playing as
headliner on Day 1. Should've just reformed Cinderella for this cuz he played
90% Cinderella tunes. Good gig anyways.
Day 2 of M3 had an 11:30am
start time. So Krude enjoyed beer for breakfast and got to the seats in time
for Warrant. Overcast,rainy weather. Easily 30 degrees cooler than Day 1. Krude
should've brought a jacket. Or bought a Nelson hoodie.
Warrant
Stripped down set from Warrant.
Hearing all the late Jani Lane written hits at lunchtime was a treat. Singer
Robert Mason was extra awesome
Last In Line
Former Dio members Vinny Appice
and Vivian Campbell bringing vintage Dio tunes to large audience. This was
great. Stand up and Shout!
Lynch Mob
George Lynch of Dokken fame and
Robert Mason (again!) reunite for a spirited set of guitar heavy rock. Plenty
of air guitar was being played in the crowd for this. George is a Guitar God
Stryper
God rock experts still throw
Bibles out to the crowd at end of show. Not my thing
Slaughter
This was a weird show. Very
sloppy. New wild drummer should be in a better band than this. Maybe some piped
in vocals. Got drinks during this set. Glad I did
Sebastian Bach
This was the best set played all
weekend. Bach was in a great mood and his pipes sounded solid. The entire crowd
was into this. Classic Skid Row numbers nearly brought the house down. Skid Row
need to reunite. Now
Ace Frehley
Ouch. Ace was not at his best this
night. An illness slowed him down a bunch. I'm sure it wasn't dope or booze. Next
time...
After being baked on Day 1 and
rained on and chilled Day 2,Krude decided to pack it in before Night Ranger and
Queensryche.Went back to crappy hotel and checked out. Drove home to NJ.From
what I have seen on YouTube,Night Ranger played great. Queensryche is down to 2
original members at this point. Even if I wasn't so drained,I doubt I would've
stayed for Queensryche. No Geoff Tate. No Queensryche. Fuck 'em.
M3 has been 10 years of bringing rock music to a large stage
in Maryland. Bands that are not currently playing venues larger than a club get
a chance to play in front of thousands of appreciative fans. This is a good
thing. The Merriweather Pavillion was still being rebuilt after a roof collapse
last year. The venue was fine for its purpose this weekend. Decent booze and
food selections. Friendly crowd. Krude approved. If M3 put together another
solid bill next year,I will be there. Word.
So for Krude to spend 2 days
rocking in the outdoors,it had to be a show I deem worthy. M3 is worthy.
Rock n' Roll!
Went to a Garden Party...
KK
@kapn_krude
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