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[Jul. 20th, 2009|01:12 am] |
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| | Local H | ] |
"Godsmack just performed a 45-50 minute set. They opened up with their new song Whiskey Hangover, which is an odd song to open with. They brought it. This is a band that can headline a festival by themselves and are not holding anything back opening up for the Crue. They had pyro, drum solos, and a setlist full of crowd favorites. They are going to be a hard act to follow and Motley Crue are going to have to bring their A-Game tonight.
***Update***
Lars Wettner left early. This is because Motley Crue failed to impress. They just didn't have it. The crowd was not into the Dr. Feelgood album and while the band tried to get them into it, they just couldn't. The stage setup was cool, pulling out the hospital theme from the album, but with a long set change and an even longer guitar solo took the crowd out of it. Maybe having Godsmack open up for you while you are performing one of your fourth best album (Too Fast for Love, Shout at the Devil, Girls Girls Girls) might not have been the best decision.
Lars was not happy with Vince Neil stating his displeasure in the way Vince doesn't really sing the lines and relies too heavily on crowd participation to sing. The one highlight seemed to be the playing of Tommy Lee who did have some success in getting the crowd participating.
This was the first night on the tour and big bands like the Crue take a few shows to work out the kinks and the rust. We are eager to hear your thoughts. Did the Crue live up to your expectations? Was the decision to play the entire Dr. Feelgood album the wrong one? Should this be the Godsmack Fest? "
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