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Whitesnake
PromoWest Pavilion
Columbus, OH
8.3.05 |
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Openers Supagroup are a tight-knit foresome with lots of energy,
cheesy commentary, and most importantly the kind of
hard-rocking, guitar-driven music (with hooks galore) that you
could find yourself singing along to after hearing their songs
once or twice. With three albums under their belts, we could
only wonder why we hadn't heard of these guys sooner. By all
means if you head out to see the snakes, make sure you get there
early so you don't miss these guys. Their Web site is
http://www.supagroup.com
Whitesnake took things back several decades kicking the show off
with the Deep Purple classic "Burn," but otherwise stuck to cuts
from David Coverdale's eighties heyday of big guitars and bigger
hair.
The current line-up of this bluesy rock band is lead by David
Coverdale, and features Doug Aldrich - guitar; Uriah Duffy -
bass; Reb Beach - guitar; and Timothy Drury - Keyboards.
With bassist Marco Mendoza now performing with the likes of
Virgil Donati in Soul SirkUS, it was difficult to stomach the
dissolve of the long-time duo of Mendoza and drummer Tommy
Aldridge, which dated back to their touring days with Ted
Nugent. Though the addition of Duffy offered a youthful
exuberance, and background vocals didn't suffer much with
keyboardist Timothy Drury frequently taking the mic.
While nobody can deny the amount of talent in the band, these
guys still were not afraid to step-up to the challenge of
proving it. From the soloing antics of guitarist Doug Aldrich
and Reb Beach to the bear-fisted, rhythmic pounding of drummer
Tommy Aldridge, this band is clearly a meeting of musical
greats.
But, the sexy anthems like "Slide it In" and "Slip of the
Tongue" are what truly left the audience reeling for more. In
fact, there was literally a surge of energy that rushed through
the packed-in crowd as the band struck the opening notes to
"Slow an Easy" that did not waver for the rest of the evening.
For more information about Whitesnake and their upcoming tour
dates visit
http://www.whitesnake.com |
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