Sunday's Best: Week 34, 2022

Last week was crazy busy for me. Looking ahead, I hope the next few days are a bit calmer.

I had my big KIX show on Friday night and the review is our Sunday's Best for the week. It was outside at a place called J.D. Legends in Franklin, Ohio which is only a few miles from my house. The concerts take place outside and the fans stand in the sand because the place also has volleyball leagues. There's also a bowling alley and yes, it's a bar, too. Anyway, the place is unique. The weather was nice for a show and it was pleasant being outside. The crowd was oddly small.

I stood on guitarist Brian Forsythe's side - as always - because I like to watch him play. Dude wears a scarf, even in August. Eric commented, "Oh, Mark (Schenker) has his light-up bass still" and chuckled. Yes, drummer Jimmy Chalfant looked the same too.

KIX are always tight live and Friday was no exception. There was no rap in the middle of "Cold Shower" and singer Steve Whiteman didn't spin around like a whirling dervish because of sciatica problems (I can relate!) but most everything else was your standard KIX show. I got to hear "Love Me With Your Top Down" which is always cool. KIX played for about 80 minutes and the set also included "Sex" which doesn't always get performed. We didn't get "Poison" or "Red Light, Green Light, TNT" but every other track you would think of including "Don't Close Your Eyes," "Blow My Fuse"and "Scarlet Fever" was performed. Temporary guitarist Bob Pare sounded just great and is a solid stand-in for Ronnie Younkins. He did a short guitar solo which was impressive! Oh, and Steve wore his signature sequins!

Before KIX, Resist & Bite performed. That's Tommy Skeoch's band - you'll recall he used to be in Tesla. Their Tesla covers sounded tight and I honestly didn't know any of their originals, but I will check them out further now. The band's first-ever live show was at J.D. Legends, so the crowd was pretty attentive to them.