The Devils You Know
Nothing like a great rock gig coming to a venue virtually in
my own backyard. To be exact, a 12 minute local ride from Krude central.
And on a Tuesday night. WOOOOOO!!!!
L.A.Guns came to New Jersey to play at a place called
Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck,NJ. I've seen many a show at this venue over the
years. So I was familiar with all the usually annoying local logistics: parking,food,liquor
store etc... LAG has just released their newest album called The Devil You
Know. This current tour is in support of this most excellent release.
A band called The Darbies opened the show and kicked
major ass. A bunch of young guys from the West Coast playing tight rock tunes
with attitude to spare. Great band. Keep an eye on these musicians.
Krude scored a Trooper beer at this show. My first go
round with the Iron Maiden brew. Good beer. Not your average can of suds. But
perfect to drink at a rock show. Spend a little extra and try one if you see
it. Cheers!
The Tuesday night crowd at Debonair was definitely there to
rock. The venue was mostly full and the drinks were flowing. Some slutty
groupie type chicks walking around was a nice thing to see as well. Always good
to see a show that has a few broads in attendance. That will never change.
L.A.Guns came on to the strains of Ozzy's Diary of a Madman
tune. And then whipped right into the 1988 classic No Mercy. Damn. LAG is
fucking awesome. 30 years into a recording career and they are bringing the
Rock hard. Singer Phil Lewis still sings great. Tracii Guns is
still a top flight lead guitarist. Rounding out the band is Ace Von Johnson on
guitar. Johnny Martin on bass. And Scot Coogan on drums. This is
a Rock N' Roll band. No doubt about it. No bullshit. Just great tunes, solid
musicianship and tons of energy. The show ended with the 1989 classic Rip and
Tear. And rip and tear is what LAG did for this set.
LAG played tunes from their entire career. But it is the
newer songs that are most impressive. Their last 2 albums have been the best
rock albums released since the last. I blogged about the 2017 The Missing
Peace album before. This year it's The Devil You Know album. Rock albums
don't get much attention these days like they used to. Only shitty bands like
Greta Van Fleet get mass media backing. For L.A.Guns to be releasing stellar
albums at this stage of their career is amazing.
So by the time this blog appears on BumWineBob.com, Krude
will be in NYC seeing L.A.Guns again at a club called Irdirium. And on a
Tuesday night. Rock n' Fucking Roll!!!
A little speed will make you want a little more
KK
@kapn_krude
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