Gunzo
+ Chase The Ace + Stone Trigger
The
Diamond
Sutton-in-Ashfield
15.09.15
I’ve
been to some high profile gigs at the Diamond in Sutton-in-Ashfield in
2015, Ricky Warwick & Damon Johnson (Black Star Riders) Danny Vaughn &
Dan Reed (Tyketto/Dan Reed Network) Mike Tramp (White Lion) and back in
January, Phil Lewis (LA Guns),
Tonight
is no exception to that list, Gunzo are a ‘super group’ who’s chief
protagonists are Tracii Guns (Guns N’ Roses/LA Guns/Brides of
Destruction) and Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot/Ozzy/Whitesnake/BOC) both with
rock n’ roll pedigrees that go back decades.
This
September, Gunzo have embarked on a ten date tour of the Uk England Belfast
First
onto the stage are Stone Trigger from Dublin Ireland
Playing
half an hour the boys from the emerald isle only manage to perform five songs
manly due to the banter from their lead singer, at one point the man himself (Tracii
Guns) arrives onto the stage bedecked in his bath towel having seemingly just
exited the shower only to ‘flash’ his ass at the crowd when he left. You can
tell these boys have been having great fun on tour.
Musically
Stone Trigger are somewhat predictable however both guitarists (Ronnie Velvet
and Andrew Callaly) produce a cool sound together and with only four original
songs in their set it’s hard to weigh them up on this appearance.
The
main support tonight is Chase The Ace a band that come from Tel Aviv
Israel, I’ve seen them several times before and boy do these guys rock! They’ve
been on the road for around two years now, constantly playing gigs and festivals all over
the UK Europe . After tonight’s show they
hook up with Hardcore Superstar and Michael Monroe to do a seventeen date
European tour.
Chase
The Ace are: Roi Vito Peleg (Vocals/Rhythm Guitar) [Right] Yam Artzy (Drums/Back Vocals)
Dan Parsons (Lead Guitar/Back Vocals) and Yair Gadon (Bass/Back Vocals)
With
songs like The Cat is on the Loose, Bad Seed and Raise Your Glass, Chase The
Ace get the crowd at the Diamond well and truly warmed up and if you like what
you see and hear their debut album ‘Are You Ready’ is on sale tonight along
with an array of merchandise.
Michael O'Mara & Tracii Guns
Onto
the main part of the show and enter Gunzo, the afore mentioned Tracii
Guns (lead guitar) is now wearing his pants so that’s all good. Rudy
Sarzo (bass) Shane Fitzgibbons (drums/backing vocals) and Michael
O’Mara (lead vocals) make up the rest of this super group. Prior to the
tour lead singing duties were in the hands of Keith St.John (Montrose) why the
last minute switch? Well that’s any ones guess, Michael O’Mara sure hadn’t a
clue when I spoke to him after the show.
Any
road Gunzo play to an awe inspired crowd with Guns and Sarzo living up to their
legendary status, their set consists of around half a dozen LA Guns songs, Over
the Edge, Sex Action, Electric Gypsy and Rip and Tear being the pick of the
crop.
Rudy Sarzo
The
rest of the set is made up of songs from other bands manly bands that Rudy
Sarzo has played in, a couple of Ozzy numbers, I Don’t Know and Crazy Train, Whitesnake’s
Fool For Your Lovin’, Dio’s Rainbow in the Dark and Quiet Riot’s Slick Black
Cadillac. The Montrose song Rock Candy is in the set and treats us to a very
long guitar/bass duel, both Guns and Sarzo amazing the audience with their
combined virtuosity.
Michael
O’Mara fronts the band admirably, his flawless vocal gymnastics doing every
song justice, he’s having a ball as well his effervescent smile is infectious,
he duets on Crazy Train with Vito from Chase The Ace and it’s plain to see
they’ve had a great time on the road together.
Michael
tells us they’ve not played one encore all tour so tonight is a first and Led
Zeppelin’s Rock and Roll rounds off a sensational night here at the Diamond,
they exit the stage to chants of Gunzo Gunzo GUNZO! from the enthusiastic
crowd. Who knows if this line-up will stay together? That remains to be seen but
the way they rip and tear it up on stage will surely have an influence in the
matter… GD Manofmetal.
For more info on the bands in this blog visit:
Gunzo: http://www.gunzorocks.com/
Chase The Ace: http://chasetheaceband.com/
Stone Trigger: https://www.facebook.com/StoneTrigger?fref=ts
Rudy Sarzo & GD
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