The Watering Hole

I was on vacation, so I'm just now getting to posting this...but I drove to Houston to see King's X and Extreme last Tuesday. It was fucking incredible.

Extreme sounded great - Nuno's still a fucking monster, and Pat Badger played extremely well with new drummer Kevin Figueiredo - they were tight and the band sounded awesome.

King's X never fails to kick complete ass - they weren't even terribly active on stage and they sounded incredible.

Both bands played a really diverse and entertaining mix of songs from their whole careers (from their first albums to their new albums), and engaged the crowd like the pros they truly are.

Overall, worth the 3 1/2 hour drive each way, but it's not something I'd do again simply because I was useless on Wednesday (thank goodness I didn't have to go to work).

Anyone else see this tour? This one was one of the only shows that didn't have the "Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp" bullshit as the opening act - they had a crappy local band named Rowe who kept playing even when they were told to stop (it was pathetic enough that they turned the fucking mics off - what a gaggle of dumbshits, crapping on a good opportunity like opening for two great bands like King's X and Extreme)

For you gearheads:
Nuno was playing his original N4 (the WHOLE SHOW except for the Acoustic part) through some weird-but-cool-looking custom Randall amps that sounded GREAT.

Ty was playing his Yamaha custom guitar through his custom Egnater modular preamp (modules like the Randall RM series - Bruce built them specifically for him) into a Randall RM power amp and some Egnater cabs, using Line 6 Mod Pro and Delay Pro rack modules for effects.

It rocked. Hard. One of the best shows I've ever seen.
Tripper

I woulda a liked to have been there.  Thanks for the plane tickets and lodging.....asshole! hhehehehehe

pics! clips!

Ahh Kings X.  Neve saw them live.  But I loved them growing up.  The Prisoner and Its love are two of my favorite all-time tunes.  I did not even know Extreme was with Nuno again.  I thought they hated each other.  They pop up on the ipod shuffle every once in a while.
bon

bon — Aug 26, 2008Ahh Kings X.  Neve saw them live.  But I loved them growing up.  The Prisoner and Its love are two of my favorite all-time tunes.  I did not even know Extreme was with Nuno again.  I thought they hated each other.  They pop up on the ipod shuffle every once in a while.
bon

Prisoner and It's Love are awesome - two of my favorites, too!

There were actually no real personality issues surrounding the breakup of Extreme, except that Nuno really thought it was time for him to do music on his own right around the same time Gary got the job singing for Van Halen. Pat became a farmer (he loves those Alpacas), and Paul had already quit to manage bands, and Mike Mangini, well, he had no problem finding another gig quickly (with Steve Vai).

All members remained friendly and in contact throughout the hiatus, from what I understand.
Tripper

Fenderbender — Aug 25, 2008I woulda a liked to have been there.  Thanks for the plane tickets and lodging.....asshole! hhehehehehe

Well, you would have had to suffer the drive we suffered, too...so it wouldn't have been all that fun.

But seriously - if it comes anywhere near you - it's a great show. These two bands, who by all rights should be completely past their prime, kick more ass than ever.

Tripper

kewl. i heard Ty now has an Axe-FX! :D

Saw King's X a few years back with Satriani and Dream Theater... great show.

have never seen Extreme live. I agree, Nuno is a bad ass.

Tripper — Aug 26, 2008[quote author=bon link=1219689744/0#3 date=1219747058]Ahh Kings X.  Neve saw them live.  But I loved them growing up.  The Prisoner and Its love are two of my favorite all-time tunes.  I did not even know Extreme was with Nuno again.  I thought they hated each other.  They pop up on the ipod shuffle every once in a while.
bon

Prisoner and It's Love are awesome - two of my favorites, too!

There were actually no real personality issues surrounding the breakup of Extreme, except that Nuno really thought it was time for him to do music on his own right around the same time Gary got the job singing for Van Halen. Pat became a farmer (he loves those Alpacas), and Paul had already quit to manage bands, and Mike Mangini, well, he had no problem finding another gig quickly (with Steve Vai).

All members remained friendly and in contact throughout the hiatus, from what I understand.
Tripper


I heard that Nuno stole Gary's girl and they had not spoken for years.  I saw it on some vh1 show a while back.

spaivxx — Aug 27, 2008Saw King's X a few years back with Satriani and Dream Theater... great show.

have never seen Extreme live. I agree, Nuno is a bad ass.

Was it at the Florida Theater? Because if that's the case - we've occupied the same room at least once in our lives... :)
Tripper

bon — Aug 28, 2008I heard that Nuno stole Gary's girl and they had not spoken for years.  I saw it on some vh1 show a while back.

You're remembering the wrong band, for sure. Nuno's had the same girl since way before Extreme broke up: Suze DeMarchi from Baby Animals.
Tripper