Slaughter Live Review - J.D. Legends, August 25, 2023
Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 01:01PM Happy birthday to Eric! We're just rolling through middle age and enjoying some Glam.
As I posted yesterday, we went to see Slaughter at J.D. Legends in Franklin, Ohio. The opener was a Cincinnati cover act called Guilty Pleasure.
First off, it really was like standing in an oven (filled with sand). It felt better outside when the sun went down of course, but it just was crazy sticky. Second, there was just hardly anyone at the show. Friday at the end of August in Ohio means high school football and I know that had an impact. If you have a kid playing, cheering or in the marching band - chances are you are going to choose to see them in action versus going to a show. Plus, the aforementioned heat didn't help I'm sure. Tickets were $35 but dropped to $20 day of show (yes, I paid full price months ago). I am guessing there was probably 300 people in attendance. I know it was easy for me to walk right up to where the VIP barrier started and then wander away with no issues.
The sound wasn't great - it was very "hot" and needed potted down a notch or three. Guilty Pleasure were really fun! They did covers of L.A. Guns, Motley Crue and even Faster Pussycat! We had a good time singing along for sure. The band played for about an hour and I would like to see them again. It was the first time I had ever seen them perform and they won me over.
Slaughter played for a little over an hour - again, sound was bad. It is what it is with outdoor venues sometimes. Mark Slaughter's voice sounded much better than I remembered, even through the garbled mix. He was definitely having a better night and the band was tight like always. Slaughter opened with "Mad About You" and "Burnin' Bridges" as they typically do. It seemed like Mark was playing more guitar than in years past, which was fun to see. There was a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" and of course "Desperately," "Fly To The Angels" and "Up All Night."
As you know, "Fly To The Angels" has impossibly high notes. Smartly, the band now has the lyrics to that hunk of the song on a screen behind the drum kit - and Mark just asks the crowd to sing. It worked and I liked it.
There seemed to be a big merch table, but I didn't really stop to look or buy. Concert shirts are kryptonite to me - so it is better if I don't even give myself the chance to shop. I have so many band shirts as it is. (Okay, I also have a fetish for purses, anything with rhinestones and Cincinnati Bengals merchandise. I am weak!)
All in all, it was a great night with good music, good Tequila and good people.
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