OK I realize the title for this report is terrible. Apologies.
Last night I saw Vince Neil in Long Island at the Crazy Donkey. Besides noticing that the crowd was made up largely of people older than me, the majority of them were also oddly below average height. When my friend and I found our spot, I was delighted to be able to see most everything on the stage.
However, as usual, the tallest guy in the joint had to end up in front of me. And to make matters worse, he and the girl next to him frequently raised their fists to aid them in what seemed to be a crusade to keep me from seeing. So this morning, I have a bit of a neckache, from the amount of craning I had to do. But thanks to raising my camera above the crowd and snapping away, I was able to see what was going on when the big wall of a man was blocking my view.
Anyway, Vince looked surprisingly good. Obviously some facial plastic surgery has been had (which is public knowledge since he documented it for Vh-1). But he also looked physically healthy too, and seemed more trim then I'd ever seen him before. He smiled his way through the whole show, and appeared to be having a great time with all of us.
Vince played an all-Crue set, including "Piece of Your Action", "Livewire", "Wild Side", and "Dr. Feelgood." Surprisingly absent were "Shout at the Devil" and "Home Sweet Home." But it's ok, I've seen them live a few times already so I didn't feel too bad about it. Of course he did play "Girls Girls Girls". And of course in the middle of the song, a few ladies from the crowd decided to storm the stage and grind up against everyone onstage, including the go-go girl the club had hired to dance.
The highlight for me was "Teaser", a cover which I've loved since they recorded it for the Make A Difference Foundation album in 1989. A lowlight was when Vince took a break and let the rest of the band play a couple of covers which included "Whole Lotta Love" and "War Pigs." Um, alright...? That part went on a little too long and interrupted the momentum of the show. But I guess it's better than standing in silence waiting for Vince to come back.
Anyhow, the show was a lot of fun and I highly recommend it to Crueheads if he happens to make it to your town. Obviously it's not the stageshow you'll get if you see him with the Crue in an arena, but it's always cool to see any of my heroes in a small venue up close like that.
SETLIST:
Dr. Feelgood
Kickstart My Heart
Same Ol' Situation
Don't Go Away Mad, Just Go Away
Wild Side
Girls Girls Girls
Looks That Kill
Livewire
Piece of Your Action
Rock N' Roll (Zep cover)
Teaser
PHOTOS
