This past week I continued my quest to see every band live, and ventured out to see Saliva and Buckcherry at a relatively small venue. The music started around 9pm, when the Saliva lead singer came to the stage with one of the coolest mohawks I have seen in quite some time (I think it was colored bright pink). The band wasted no time getting the crowd energized, and cranked out one hit after another. This included their mega hit “Ladies And Gentlemen,” as well as “Click Click Boom,” “Always,” “Your disease,” “Survival Of The Sickest,” “Broken,” and “Raise Up.” Each song was filled with passion and a lot of aggression, and you could tell the crowd was loving the music!!
After a short intermission, Buckcherry took the stage. Prior to attending the concert, I think I heard two or three of the band’s songs. I knew next to nothing about them, but being an open minded person, I gave them the chance to make me a Buckcherry fan. Well, the band was absolutely incredible, and the lead singer Josh Todd has an amazing stage presence (even though he didn’t talk all that much). The band performed for about an hour and a half, and played their classi hit “Crazy Bitch,” as well as “Everything” and “Lit Up.” I especially enjoyed “Lit Up,” since the band played it with an amazing level of intensity, which got the crowd into the song (I don’t have the best vocals, but I was singing along with everyone around me).
Now I don’t give many show the Matty two thumbs of approval, but I can safely say this show gets it. The music was hard, both bands played with the utmost intensity, and most importantly, the crowd was into each and every song. If either of these bands wanders back down to the south to perform again, I will be sitting front and center watching them crank out some more awesome music! Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!