About a month ago I noticed a listing for an upcoming concert featuring Joe Lynn Turner and Yngwie Malmsteen. I had heard of Turner, but couldn't really place the name, Yngwie is another story. Yngwie is an absolutely amazing guitar player, he may have gotten a but repetitive over the years, but he still has the skills and puts on a fun show, the guy is crazy. Then the day of the show comes around, I check the site, and Yngwie's name was no longer listed as appearing. I checked his site, and there was no mention of him there either. Will so be it, I am still going to go and have fun at a rock show.
I did check up a little on Joe Lynn Turner, I found that he was with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow for a few years, he also was the lead singer in Yngwie Malmsteen's band for a while, and he also spent some time with Deep Purple. This in addition to a wealth of solo work. Sadly though, I was not familiar with his work going in.
The day arrived, I went to the show, actually looking forward to it. I arrived around 8:30, just as the crowd was filing in, I went inside and met up with some friends and waited for the show to begin.
The first act to hit the stage was an up and coming local act called Metadox. I have seen them a few times, and they keep getting better. They have a great old school metal sound, and they have been displaying the talent to make it, so far anyway. They opened with a song that I was unfamiliar with, may be new since the last time I saw them, good heavy track. The performance was not quite up to par since the last time I saw them, the singer seemed to be a bit hoarse and wasn't as active as I am used to seeing, yet he still put his heart into the performance. Then something happened that I didn't expect, about halfway through their set they were playing "Breathless As You Die," one of their better tracks, and one of my friends turned to me and said, "These guys are good!" This coming from the same guy who last year said he didn't care for them, they're getting better. During the same song, another friend turned and said "I know this song, who does it again?" It, of course, is an original, but it shows that they are getting in the people's heads. They closed their set with an extended instrumental which shows they have the chops to back up their Iron Maiden inspired sound. I look forward to future performances from them.
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