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FROM THE MIND OF ADI (#1) - Rock the Bayou (or, don’t)
Welcome to our new Thursday column, FROM THE MIND OF ADI, written by local music writer Adi Anand. We have no way of controlling what he'll say in this column as the weeks come and go...his mind is like a wild stallion that grimaces at the thought of rein and bridle. So, we just let him go off on whatever's on his mind each week here on the Transmission site and hope he doesn't hurt anyone or destroy any large buildings in the process. Of course, we can guarantee nothing, so consider this our official disclaimer.
Greetings, friends.
TEN REASONS: Exploring the pros versus the cons of a pop culture phenomenon.
Today’s topic: Rock The Bayou in Houston, August 29th to September 1st. [Check out this amazing line-up]
Observe.
Obviously,
at first glance, this seems like an amazing opportunity for even the
most selective music fan. Who among us wouldn’t hit this up? But
let's not get ahead of ourselves. To be more objective, let’s dig in
and really evaluate the options here.
Reason One: Skipping work to ensure you catch all of Queensrÿche, Faster Pussycat, RATT, and Skid Row on a Friday in Houston – PRO.
Reason Two:
Having to sift through second and third stages featuring bands with
names such as House of Moist, Busted, Steady Grind, and Guppies From
Outerspace – CON.
Reason Three: Lita Ford, live, in person, to tickle your fancy on a Saturday night – PRO.
Reason Four: Sammy Hagar on the same stage, immediately following Lita Ford’s set – CON.
Reason Five: Being at a Bud Light sponsored event for 4 days – CON.
Reason Six: A Sunday night line-up of L.A. Guns, Slaughter, Dangerous Toys, Yngwie Malmsteen, Warrant, and Alice Cooper – TIE.
Reason Seven: Consuming mad amounts of substances through the night and meeting people that love glam-hair-pop-metal as much as you while camping at the fest, including a possible camp fire sing-a-long of the Poison classic “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” – TIE.
Reason Eight: A Four Day Festival Pass of $125 to see the bands you either watched live all through your
childhood, or never had a chance to see live, together in a massive
conglomeration like this – PRO.
Reason Nine: $49.50 Discounted Tickets for Active and Retired Military folks – PRO.
Reason
Ten: Twisted Sister and Bret Michaels (pictured below as the Sheriff of
Awesome-ville) on Monday night – two larger than life personalities
(i.e., Dee Snider and Michaels) live in concert, one night only; but
the (extremely high) probability of VH1’s Rock of Love banter during Michaels’ set – TIE.
Final score: PROS = 4; CONS = 3; TIES = 3.
Final
Judgment: Since this is running extremely close, I’d have to recommend
going to this festival. The Pros here just barely outweigh the Cons,
but if any emotions within your breast are stirred every time “18 and
Life” by Skid Row or “Round and Round” by RATT come on the radio or mp3
player, you cannot waste this opportunity. Go forth! Have a total
blast!
Yes! Hair metal lives! Sort of!
By blog contributor Adi Anand.