fnLEE wrote:

11:03 AM, Jun 25, 2009 |

Date of Concert: 6/23/2009 | Location: Raleigh, NC, USA

BAD COMPANY / DOOBIE BROTHERS
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Walnut Creek

There is always something to do on the weekend but Tuesday nights need any
excitement injection it can get and this Tuesday was juiced up like a
pro athlete with BAD COMPANY and the DOOBIE BROTHERS hitting The Creek.

What a beautiful day for it, all sun with no chance of rain. You did
not have to concern yourself with two seasons, one bright and warm
during the day and one dark and cold later in the evening. It is
officially Summer Time and all the girls are dressing accordingly.

As always, the party starts on the 96rock Deck at the top of the hill.
Free beer, free food, live radio broadcasting, 96rock Girls and the
chance to play Corn Hole and get a free upgrade to the Front Row.
The Deck was packed early; it is like a club within a club. The
gentleman that won the front row upgrade was a Corn Hole pro, he had
a beer in one hand and the bean bag in the other.

I had an extra so 96rock Girl Jessica went to Row A with me, it is
always nice to get some attractive ladies in the pit and have the
96logo present and accounted for at Ground Zero. Both bands certainly
appreciated it as they kept coming to the edge of the stage to reach
down and connect.

I would say we hit the barricade but there was no barricade fence down
front, there was no security. You went there and did what you wanted
with no direction from others, and let’s be honest, we’re pro’s and
don’t need guidance.

It was easy to lose track of all those that said things like,
“The Doobie Brothers were my first concert”. “I saw the DB in
such-and-such place at such-and-such time”, everyone had their memory
and if they did not, they left with one tonight after a monster set-list:

1 Take Me In Your Arms,
2 Jesus Is Just Alright,
3 Dangerous,
4 Rockin' Down The Highway,
5 Nobody,
6 Back To The Chateau
7 Guy Allison piano solo>
8 Takin' To The Streets
9 Don't Start Me Talkin'
10 Little Bitty Pretty One
11 Black Water
12 Long Train Runnin'
band intros
Encore:
13 China Grove
14 Without You
15 Listen To The Music

The DB had the stage packed with players: keyboards, fiddle, sax, 3 guitar
players, two guitars on pedestals, bass and two complete drum kits.
It was a wall of sound.

Skylark, the bass player sang “Takin’ To The Streets” and he was nailing
it like he had a pneumatic hammer instead of that wild bass with the red
LED lights in the neck. It was a driving thumping sound that was leading
the charge.

Marc Rosso was right there with him playing the choice of saxophones he
had racked-up on the stage. You can tell the bands that have equipment
techs, their brass instruments are shinny where if you pack your own
load-in the gold tone is usually tarnished and oxidized.

Give it up for the DB, they knew where they were as they changed the
lyrics on Black Water to “Old Black Water, Keep On Rolling”
“Carolina Moon, won’t you keep on shinin on me”

That felt like a closing act but not this time, it is the night of the
co-headliners and next up
was BAD COMPANY.

The sun has set so all the intensity of the lights kick in and everything
gets jacked-up to the next level and that next level is where Lead Singer
Paul Rodgers must reside all the time. His touring with Queen has him in
great shape.

He was wearing a white tank top with black pants that had rows of zippers
down the front legs and he had a chrome mic stand that he was throwing in
the air so high that it went out of the light frame and came down like
it was reentering the atmosphere. It was a juggling act.

For “Burnin’ Sky” the stage went dark, there were sounds of thunder and
super nova flashes of blinding white lightning that lit up the world in
strobes of movement as the stage filled with smoke then the lights turned
to a red storm as the lyrics described it all: “The sky is burnin’ I believe
my soul’s on fire”. So special are the moments when the theatre and the song
are the same.

It is another monster set-list:
1 Honey Child
2 Rock Steady
3 Run With the Pack
4 Live for the Music
5 Burnin' Sky
6 Gone, Gone, Gone
7 Electricland
8 Seagull
9 When Will I Ever Be Free?
10 Movin' On
11 Simple Man
12 Shooting Star
13 Deal With the Preacher
14 Feel Like Makin' Love
15 Can't Get Enough
Encore:
16 Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy
17 Ready for Love
Encore 2:
18 Bad Company

How many One-Hit-Wonder bands are there out there. That one-hit can be ridden
their whole career but even in their fame they must get a little jealous of
those that can draw on set-lists like The Doobie Brothers and Bad Company.

…LEE
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