On
the road of Rock n' roll - A long journey to Dublin and back
for love of music (part 2/3)
Show
Day!
Next
morning, the DAY OF THE WHITESNAKE GIG!! Up fairly early,getting
ready to be picked up by Jackie for my next hotel,where we
shared a room.
This place was in a good part of Dublin, not too far from
the O2, and online offers enabled us to go there for a very
good rate.
There, while Jackie changes, and gets ready(as girls do) we
are interrupted by a PANIC text from our chum Ronnie, who
stayed at same place, that he cannot use his shower, of course
we offered him our shower!
Then finally ready,we met up with Tony,and we all shared taxi
to O2.
 Once
we got there..about 30 ish people in front of us, there were
barriers set up right by the street! And we could FEEL THE
WIND BLOW, from the docks very unpleasant, one tends not to
be dressed for such wind, when one is going to a Whitesnake
gig in June!
While
waiting, Dani and Fabrizio, who had flown in from Italy, and
Ger and his girlfriend Chris, and also Gursharan joint our
lil group, I
find that this queueing is becoming more cruel by the year.
This was actually a short wait, 3.5 hrs, usually it's 5 plus.
At five pm finally the DOORS opened..and the usual FRENZY
starts..RRRRRRUNNNNN..NO DO NOT RUN..a well..everyone does...
very hard to get to the front, as 3 doors open at same time.
We
have the by now familiar setting of the "Def Leppard" stage,
with the dart out into the audience. So,although we do not
manage front/center we are very happy with a place by the
barriers on the "Doug" side!
The
Show
First Band on for this night were TESLA.They
are an american band formed back in 1984 in California.Their
current album is called "Forever More".
For
me personally, their 30 minute gig failed to impress me, or
shall we say it, failed to get me either excited or into the
mood for more.
They are certainly not a bad band, trying hard, and there
were quite a few Tesla fans there that night.
Just not my thing,but good luck to them for all they do.
Next
up, was Journey.
Their "new" frontman Arnel Pineda is certainly a good vocalist.
Not surprised, Journey choose him to become the new vocalist
in December 2007, he is also very... well.. energetic onstage.
To me, just a bit too.. sorry. It took Journey a few songs
to get the crowds going, although they really hit us with
all the great songs like "Wheel in the sky" reminding
us of grand albums like "Revelation" and "Departure".
When they opened "Don`t stop believin`"the O2 was finally
won over!
Quite rightly so, Neil Schon is a true Rocklegend, Although
I myself have never been a fan of Journey, I gladly acknowledge
that they have created some amazing songs..and I'm very much
a song person.They did not disappoint.Good very energetic
gig!
Now! This is it boys an girls! This is really why
I travelled all these hours and stood for all these hours
(my back/leg/shoulder and head were hurting quite badly by
now)
Then..the
familiar sound of THE WHO`s "My Generation" fills the arena,
and we all know that Whitesnake is just a minute away from
entering the stage! Smiles growing bigger, hearts beating
faster, This is OUR time!
Lights off, massive scream, and there they are; David leading
the boys out onto the stage..to an amazing reception!!
HELL,
that is always the moment of truth; after 31 years of "wightsnaking"
my band still gives me goosebumps when they come out on that
stage.
The
sheer presence of all these guys can just not be put into
words. I get the first smile from David of the evening! And
then they "fly" into "Best Years".
A at some venues I feel that the new songs do not go down
as well, as the classics, but tonight, here in Dublin, the
audience seems to know the new album "Good t Be Bad"
very well. They sing along as any good Whitesnake Choir should.
Very impressive.
David
looks fabulous, in my personal opinion even better then in
2008! In fact they all look damned marvellous!I may be 54
but I am NOT dead yet...
David talks David talks to the audience quite early on, reminding
us of another amazing anniversary.
Can one believe it that we been "slipping" and "sliding"
for so long! David tells us, that as there is precious little
time for them that night, he intends to get on with it and
give us as much music as possible.
A bittersweet decision, as much as I appreciate "more music"
I must say..David`s very own way of dealing with his people
is now so precious to us, that we miss it immensely.
But
he, as usual, owns that stage, holds the people in the palm
of his hand. Truly, he winks, smiles and waves as ever making
us all that came that night to "get it", as if every song
was especially for each and every one of us.
Doug
is "smoking", looking so comfortable and happy on
that stage, it's a joy to see.
Uriah also seemed to enjoy himself. The steps forward to the
front of the stage a very nice addition.
Timothy is sounding fantastic.That man has such an amazing
voice, what a rock to have as backing singer, and his smiles
just light up the venue.
Reb looked very happy with himself too, sounding fantastic,
the guitarduel was as always a highlight, it shows the style
of both these gifted musicians off to perfection. Brilliant!
Chris
had been given a short slot for his drum solo, which was a
great desicion. Long enough to make us see his style and appreciate
what he is adding to the Band and short enough, not to take
away from the shorter set.
For
me the highlights of the night were "Guilty of Love"
and "Here I go again" both songs had the whole of the O2 arena
singing along and I, for one, was as proud as a mother watching
her babies doing well.
I was sorry that "Ain`t gonna cry no more" acoustic was
taken out, but indeed we had a shorter gig that night, so,some
things must give.
When the boys rolled into "Still of the Night", we were all
totally hyped, and maybe not quite ready to go.
No "Soldier of Fortune" guess due to time again.
When my boys bowed to "We Wish You Well", I knew
though, that this was a grand gig I had just seen.Very strong
vocal performance by David Coverdale (don`t let anyone tell
you otherwise) and, yes, more then worth my travels, my pains,
my troubles...
Soooo,
that was it! How fast can 75 minutes go when you are enjoying
every second so much?
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