I am still reeling from the MDB Band's performance at the Viper Room last
night. I can count on one hand the times when I've been witness to a band that
literally blows the roof off of a club.
It was a very sweaty night in
Los Angeles - the Viper room was so packed that the cocktail waitresses had to
literally confine themselves to walking the outer perimeter of the club in the
hopes that they could deliver their drinks to the right people. I was trapped
for the evening between what seemed like a member of the Hell's Angels and a
throng of post-pubescent babes that were pushing forward to get closer to the
stage. I've been at the Viper room many, many times, and I've never seen it so
packed.
I've also heard this band a few times, and they have never been
tighter, more animated, and more in tune to creating a sound that epitomizes
what rock is all about. It's crazy, but it seemed like each song was more
frenzied, more energetic than the one before it. When Michael pleaded to the
band to 'hit him', it was like a dare for the band to coalesce and tighten into
a semi-automatic weapon. The rhythm section was unbelievably tight.
We
must support this band to the level of fame that not only they deserve, but the
public deserves. This was a live show of which I haven't witnessed in years.
It all boils down to COMMITMENT. When you get seasoned, professional musicians
together who are focused on the same goal, then you are witness to the true art
form that rock 'n roll is.
It is not enough that this band plays rooms
like last night. This is a band that has re-defined rock. MDB is a front man
that not only harkens back to an age when music was raw and unprocessed, but he
is a life lesson that embodies fitness, sexuality and passion. Had they gone on
longer, I'm sure the panties would have flown onstage.
I don't think I've
ever been inspired to generate a communication like this, and I've seen some
huge bands where I was involved in either the business or marketing end, and it
would have behooved me to send in a congratulatory letter. I am inspired by
this band. I am motivated by this band. I want to ride the coat tails of
Michael Des Barre and worship in whatever church that houses the fountain of
youth that he drinks from.
This is not a congratulatory letter, this is a
warning shot to all involved that this band, the MDB band, is going to make
their mark on music, and we must be a part of it. Each musician on that stage
last night was off the hook! I can't wait to be a part of this band's growth,
recognition and momentum.
Rock is not dead!
Sincerely and in
solidarity to the success of the Michael Des Barres Band,
Richard
Stellar
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Sunday 23 September 2012
MICHAEL DES BARRES AT THE VIPER ROOM ON FRIDAY NIGHT - Richard Stellar was there
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