Went to see Girlschool , Alcatrazz & Lilian Axe this week. My Review… & WASP
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2024 8:20 am
I still go to concerts a few times every month & love to be at the very front, and that is where I was for all the bands on this night.
Lilian Axe I had seen once back in 2009 when I was visiting Minnesota. Some of the other bands I saw on that trip were LA Guns, Rhinobucket, , Harsh Reality (amazing set by a band I had never heard of) , Metallagher (who combine the thrash of Metallica with the watermelon smashing of the singers older brother , comedian Gallagher) .
Lillian Axe were more on the rock side of things, than the metal of the other bands but played well and got a good response. They seemed to not be as heavy as I remember them from the 2009 gig, I don’t own any of their albums so can’t say if this is the direction they went since then. In any case, an Enjoyable opening set.
I had never seen Alcatrazz before, so was very curious about how they would be. Was surprised by how many Alcartazz shirts I saw in the audience, and so many people had flown in from Japan for this set !
From the first second to their last song WOW, they were amazing , and way heavier than I was expecting. They had Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai as their early guitarists and current guitarist Joe Stump is absolutely incredible !
He has been teaching a Berklee for over 27 years as their metal & shred teacher and he has a style that combines Blackmoore , Malmsteen , Vai and Uli Jon Roth into metal perfection !
Every musician was at the top of their game and the vocalist was fantastic as well. Even thought they must have played a similar length set as the headliner , I wish they could have played even longer, as they were on fire.
If you have a chance , make sure to go see Alcatrazz on their current tour, such a blistering epic set, that will leave you with a huge smile on your face and reinforce why you fell in love with metal in the first place ! 10/10
I had seen Girlschool once before, about a decade ago when Crucified Barbara opened for them, a great double bill.
This was their only Canadian date, as this year will be their last in North America before retiring from touring.
I thought I would finally get to see Tracey Lamb (a founding member of NWOBHM all female band - Rock Goddess) on bass, as I will never get to see Rock Goddess. Unfortunately Tracey had left early this year after her 3rd stint with Girlschool, however her replacement looked (and played) like a younger version of Tracey with a great bass tone.
They did a great set and included a tribute to Lemmy with the Motorhead cover before ending their main set with my favorite Girlschool song … Emergency !
Many many years ago I had actually heard the Motorhead version of Emergency first and loved it, and was not till a year later that I realized it was a Girlschool song LOL.
All 3 bands used the same double bass drum set so the time between bands was minimal and I was surprised that I was home by 11 pm .
A great night of music on a Sunday night \m/
(and caught guitar picks from all of the bands, to add to my collection lol)
Lilian Axe I had seen once back in 2009 when I was visiting Minnesota. Some of the other bands I saw on that trip were LA Guns, Rhinobucket, , Harsh Reality (amazing set by a band I had never heard of) , Metallagher (who combine the thrash of Metallica with the watermelon smashing of the singers older brother , comedian Gallagher) .
Lillian Axe were more on the rock side of things, than the metal of the other bands but played well and got a good response. They seemed to not be as heavy as I remember them from the 2009 gig, I don’t own any of their albums so can’t say if this is the direction they went since then. In any case, an Enjoyable opening set.
I had never seen Alcatrazz before, so was very curious about how they would be. Was surprised by how many Alcartazz shirts I saw in the audience, and so many people had flown in from Japan for this set !
From the first second to their last song WOW, they were amazing , and way heavier than I was expecting. They had Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai as their early guitarists and current guitarist Joe Stump is absolutely incredible !
He has been teaching a Berklee for over 27 years as their metal & shred teacher and he has a style that combines Blackmoore , Malmsteen , Vai and Uli Jon Roth into metal perfection !
Every musician was at the top of their game and the vocalist was fantastic as well. Even thought they must have played a similar length set as the headliner , I wish they could have played even longer, as they were on fire.
If you have a chance , make sure to go see Alcatrazz on their current tour, such a blistering epic set, that will leave you with a huge smile on your face and reinforce why you fell in love with metal in the first place ! 10/10
I had seen Girlschool once before, about a decade ago when Crucified Barbara opened for them, a great double bill.
This was their only Canadian date, as this year will be their last in North America before retiring from touring.
I thought I would finally get to see Tracey Lamb (a founding member of NWOBHM all female band - Rock Goddess) on bass, as I will never get to see Rock Goddess. Unfortunately Tracey had left early this year after her 3rd stint with Girlschool, however her replacement looked (and played) like a younger version of Tracey with a great bass tone.
They did a great set and included a tribute to Lemmy with the Motorhead cover before ending their main set with my favorite Girlschool song … Emergency !
Many many years ago I had actually heard the Motorhead version of Emergency first and loved it, and was not till a year later that I realized it was a Girlschool song LOL.
All 3 bands used the same double bass drum set so the time between bands was minimal and I was surprised that I was home by 11 pm .
A great night of music on a Sunday night \m/
(and caught guitar picks from all of the bands, to add to my collection lol)
