| Concert Review of Poison at Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain on Tue Jul 25, 2006 |
| Event Date |
| Tue Jul 25, 2006 |
| Source |
| The Times-Tribune |
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| Poison, Cinderella fans keep 20-year-old rock ’n’ roll alive BY AMY BUGNO STAFF WRITER 07/26/2006 Before MySpace, before P. Diddy, even before Zach Morris, there was hair-band rock ’n’ roll — a genre that has faded, but, according to 6,000 devoted fans gathered at Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain on Tuesday night, will never die. Fans young and old were jolted back 20 years to the days of ripped jeans, shag perms and hard, loud rock in the presence of metal giants Poison and Cinderella. Cinderella took the stage first around 8 p.m. Lead singer Tom Keifer kicked off the set with “Falling Apart at the Seams” and “Push Push,” two of the band’s better-known hits. Throughout the night, he and his band mates rocked the pavilion with frequent crowd interaction and sparkling pyrotechnic displays, graciously thanking the home-state audience for enjoying the past 20 years with them. “Y’all are from Scranton and we’re out of Philadelphia, so that makes us related, doesn’t it?” Mr. Keifer asked. “I can’t think of a better place to celebrate our 20th anniversary than right here in Pennsylvania.” Perhaps the highlight of the evening was the minute-long, instrument-free scream the crowd shared with Mr. Keifer during the 1986 mega-hit, “Nobody’s Fool.” The audience clearly loved Cinderella, but Poison brought out an even higher level of crowd energy. Taking the stage at 9:40 p.m., amidst sprays of pyrotechnics, Bret Michaels and company quickly launched into “Look What the Cat Dragged In,” from their first album. Dressed in black T-shirts and jeans rather than the spandex from days of old, Poison proved that talent doesn’t fade with age. Like Mr. Keifer, Mr. Michaels was quick to pay homage to his Pennsylvanian background.. |
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