One of the rarer hard rock bands from the early 80's was the Japanese group Loudness. I've seen some of their videos on VH1 Classic before, and had friends who recalled seeing them open for Motley Crue back in the day. I'd never seen them before until just recently, and I'm glad that I finally got the opportunity!
The show was on Sunday, October 18th at G.B. Leighton's Pickle Park in Fridley, MN. I was going to the show anyway to support my friends in the "funk 'n roll" band the GoodBars, and it turned out to be a great time! The GoodBars took the stage about 8 pm and wowed the faithful fans standing in the front row. I remembered some of their catchy tunes from the last time I saw them (and from the CD I bought at that show), and left their set with a guitar pick and a setlist!
The next act, Mortificator, reminds me of early Metallica "speed metal." They played a quick set that had the crowd headbanging heavily. I rocked out with my friends, and walked away with another guitar pick and setlist (and a demo CD from the band at the merch booth)!
I got back to the front of the stage in time to see Loudness crank up the energy in the room with their classic hit "Crazy Nights." The four-piece has been around since 1981, and it seems like they haven't lost a step. I'm really glad I got the opportunity to see them live, as their stage set was phenomenal! The band also seemed very appreciative of the crowd too, knowing that many in the venue probably didn't know too much about them. I got another guitar pick (from their bass guitarist) and setlist before calling it a night, knowing that the next concert was soon approaching!
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