Saw the official version of Queensryche at Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt Pleasant MI Saturday night. Having just seen the Tate version of the band a few weeks ago it was going to be interesting to compare. Although I thoroughly enjoyed both shows overall I would say the La Torre / Wilton / Rockenfiled / Lungren / Jackson version was the winner between the two (I posted a review of the Tate show on the main board a few weeks ago as part I).
La Torre is an incredible vocalist. Not only does he sound very similar to Tate, but he can also hit those really high notes that Tate has not been able to do for years. Instrumentally the band are solid as ever. Rockenfiled is a monster on drums and the Wilton / Lungren guitar combo work perfectly together. The set list was a very cool mix of classics from the first 5 albums and tracks from the new one. Nothing was played from any of the albums in between. It was really cool to hear some of the really early tracks again that the band have not done for years, and vocally La Torre nailed them. I never thought I would hear “Queen Of The Ryche” performed again live and it defiantly got my head a banging. The new material really held up well against the older stuff too. Unlike Tate, who did not play anything off of his new band’s album, these guys seem to be still looking forward towards the future. My only complaint with the set list is it might have been nice to hear some “Promised Land” stuff (still one of my favorite albums), but that is a minor quibble.
Great White opened the show with a solid hour of 80’s / 90’s era rock n roll. They are in the same situation as Queensryche in that they have a relatively new vocalist with the rest of the band being all original members. They also have a fairly new album out and did 1 track from it which was good.
I don’t remember the exact setlist, but it was something along these lines:
NIGHTRIDER
WALK IN THE SHADOWS
BREAKING THE SILENCE
THE WHISPER
EN FORCE
SPORE
WARNING
SILENT LUCIDITY
WHERE DREAMS GO TO DIE
NEEDLE LIES
NM 156
THE LADY WORE BLACK
MY EMPTY ROOM
EYES OF A STRANGER
EMPIRE
QUEEN OF THE RYCHE
JET CITY WOMAN
TAKE HOLD OF THE FLAME
GREAT WHITE APPROIMATE SET LIST:
SHOT IN THE DARK
SOMETHING FOR YOU
LADY RED LIGHT
DESERT MOON
HOUSE OF BROKEN LOVE
SAVE YOUR LOVE
ROCK ME
ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY
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