Thunderosa – February 14, 2009 – Headhunters, Austin TX
I haven’t stopped giggling at this band yet. They fit (almost) every caricature of an 80s ‘heavy’ metal band. CAUTIONARY: This may be more a reflection of my age and personal bias than the actual quality of this band. Drummer with a red bandana singing in a quasi-screamo but totally 80s metal growl. They’re basically a hard rock, driving hard, metal-hard, with touches of Lynyrd Skynyrd and some real blues grooves. While the guitarist in the camouflage baseball cap was incongruous and cute, the bassist member was Will-Ferrell-as-a-metal-head incarnate, with the grandiose swagger and smirks and an upswung arm in some pagan salute at the end of each song, plus a cheesy haircut and goatee to boot. They were old (mid-40s) and the crowd was too. The girls, sorry women, were embarrassing me and should have been embarrassing themselves with their obvious efforts at behaving like metal groupies… at the age of 47… Oh! And there were some devil horns thrown too!
Yikes! I’m in my 20′s and I’m insulted. I wasn’t aware the party had to stop at age 40. This sounds more like a review of a “scene” than a show.
I thought the band sounded great, straight rock-n-roll show with a touch of redneck rowdiness. Everyone was having fun and the vibe of the club was upbeat. I hear there’s a more kid friendly Blue October show coming up at Stubb’s. That might be more suitable for this reviewer.
Thanks for the review. we’re in our late 30′s except for me(red bandana guy) I’m 43. Thanks for diggin Capricorn USA. I play drums for them. All of us mid 40′s guys in that band appreciate you as well. cheers!