On of my all time favorite bands. Seen them several times over the years.

Warren is amazing. #1in my book.

The bass player Timothy Gains walked up to us and just handed out a handful of picks and said "enjoy the show" That was the most incredible interaction between band and fans I have ever witnessed!

This was my first show since the 'Dancing Undercover' tour back in the day, seen that one twice... great musicians only get better with age, and Pearcys voice is still very strong

If you get a chance to see them again, go

That sounds perfectly in line with everything I've ever heard about them, the buddy I mentioned went to one of their shows in the Chicago area

While he and the rest of the crowd are standing outside waiting to get in, both Robert and Michael Sweet came out and greeted the whole line, shaking hands and saying hello etc

Gotta get to bed, but first... this ones for you, alpha omega

Great choice, one of their few ballads

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They were my first concert back in the 80s... some band named Bon Jovi opened for them. Isn't that strange to imagine now?

Don't worry we will.

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sounds rough but it's still Jake E. Lee. its interesting to listen to because Jake E Lee improved by a lot from '81-'84

hadn't seen this in years...

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Holy shit, I saw that tour too. Bon Jovi opened because they had just released the 7800 degrees Fahrenheit album. I saw it at Hammons Student Center in Springfield. Some people were throwing lighters on the stage and Pearcy stopped the show and told the crowd to kick the ass of the next person to throw something on stage.

Yeah, saw it at Barton in Little Rock. I remember only knowing 'Runaway' and walking away thinking that Bon Jovi was going to be damn good. It was my first concert, so I was also in awe of the girls at the show.

I was early 13-14 years old, and my dad sat up in the stands and watched, we were down on the floor. My best friend and I mowed yards for a month to get enough money for tickets, shirts and gas for my dad to drive. That was his lone request, we pay the gas for him to drive us to LR.

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Heh, I just saw them about 10 days ago at Rocklahoma. They can still rock pretty good for some old dudes.

Ratt was one of the first (or was it the first?) concerts I ever attended. It was Ratt and Poison at the Expocenter in Topeka. Warren DeMartini was pretty damn good. I haven't really listened to that music in years, though. This one was always one of my favorite Ratt tunes. Love that main riff.

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Obviously, that music was good but it was still glam rock or glam metal. Much of the glam name comes from the outfits. Also, nearly all their songs were about love and/or sex.

A lot of people slam that style and make fun of people who listened to it. It was fans of Metallica/Megadeth/Iron Maiden, etc. vs the fans of glam metal. Perhaps I was one of the unusual ones but I liked both of them, for a time anyway. I will say that I have continued listening to stuff like Metallica and Megadeth over the years but no longer care much for stuff like Poison or Def Leopard (after their first 2 or 3 albums).

For me... that opening is right up there with Iron Maiden's Wasted Years, it's just a really energizing start to the song.

I saw Bon Jovi when he opened up for the Scorpions. We were 5th row on the floor. Great show. On the marque out front, it said Ron Hobi and the Score Pins. Whoever put the sign up was not a listener of rock music.

Since we never heard of Ron Hobi- we just thought that was his name until years later, Bon Jovi came on MTV. My friends were like-"hey its Ron Hobi-I guess they changed their dumb name to an even dumber one." ROFL

I have seen Ratt many times over the years- pretty solid band. I never liked how Pearcy would not sing the whole song- but hold the mic out for the audience to sing it. Watching that first video-I guess he still does it.

Sad end to Robin but Carlos is a great player and more than fills in.