Introduction

Arguably, one of the best amateur shot shows of the Revenge tour and certainly one of the first stops after the Detroit pro-shot.

Background

This is the ninth show of the 55-date Revenge arena tour. This is also the last known performance of Christine Sixteen on the tour as well.

Video Specifics

Tripod shot from the Gene side of the stage. Lots of great close-ups but also a few empty spots where the filmer seems to fall asleep and let the band members stray thus leaving the viewer looking at an empty stage.

In case you care, Gene is wearing his “ Fuck Censorship ’’ shirt. Paul is wearing a skull and cross bones shirt with a vest. Bruce is wearing a black and white tie dyed long sleeve shirt.

The Show

Creatures of the Night- Paul is out of the frame for part of the song. Too bad Paul’s vocals aren’t fabulous either.

Deuce- the intro part of this song has more energy then all the previous song combined. All the members get screen time although Gene doesn’t get as much as one would think, considering he is singing.

I Just Wanna- well shot and a faithful version.

Unholy- something gets thrown near Gene (perhaps a popcorn bag ?), which brings a smirk to his face. Gene vocals are better then most versions I’ve heard. During the guitar solo, all three members are in the frame, which is nice to see.

Parasite- During the intro (“ how many have Alive ? ’’), Paul seems to put chap stick on his lips. Gene and Paul genuinely seem to be having fun on stage with lots of horsing around by both during this song.

Heaven’s on Fire- As Paul begins the song (Whoo, whooo), he seems surprised at the amount of echo. The flamethrowers at the beginning of the song set fire to a speaker column. The fire fizzles out quickly. A decent version but the camera wanders towards the end of the song.

Christine Sixteen- a solid little version with Gene and Paul sharing a microphone for the first part of the song.

Domino- shaky camera work for the first portion of the song. Gene forgets the lyrics (sort of). He also says

“ Bruce Kulick ’’, a verse before the solo. It ends with poet Gene saying “ the girl with the big fat tits bends over…’’.

Watchin’ You- as solid a version as one would expect from this lineup.

Hotter Then Hell- a straight forward playing that segues into…

Firehouse- see the above comments. Paul seems more energetic during this song then the previous one. Bruce gets probably more screen time then he deserved during this song. Gene blows 1 fireball at the end.

I Want You- Paul is impressed with the crowd intro and says little to encourage them. A standard playing complete with Singer’s drum solo, Bruce’s guitar solo and Paul’s vocal flexing.

Forever- a faithful version although there is no spotlight on Paul for the first half of the song.

War Machine- Gene is having the spotlight problem as well. The Statue of Liberty face crumbling is filmed ok.

Rock and Roll All Nite- during Singers’ drum intro to the song, Gene says “ you gotta sing along Long

Island ’’. Paul actually lies on stage during the first verse of the stage. Gene gets most of the screen time outside of Bruce’s solo. At one point, Gene makes a bowing motion to a crowd member. Why ?

Lick It Up-a straight forward playing with Paul getting most of the screen time. Prior to Bruce’s solo, Gene goes down on one knee to pick up a black bra that is thrown on stage.

Take It Off- for the first half of the song, Gene tries to catch underwear in his mouth thrown at him from the audience. He failed both times. Paul vocals aren’t too great (for some reason he is looking to his left offstage constantly during the song). Four girls come on stage (2 brunettes, 1 black haired girl and 1 blonde) to flaunt their assets during the breakdown part of the song.. One of the brunettes comes close to spilling out of her top.

Cold Gin- prior to the song, Eric and Paul make barking noises for some reason. Gene gets no screen time for the first part of song. Gene and Paul horse around again by dangling their legs (hard to explain exactly what this means). Gene and Bruce do a little square dance at the end of the song. All in all, an entertaining version.

Tears Are Falling- a well played version although the camerawork is a little lazy.

I Love It Loud-

Detroit Rock City- Singer’s drumming makes most versions of this song worth listening to and this is no different. The song ends with the Statue of Liberty giving the finger.

Shout It Out Loud- Paul’s cracked mirror guitar make its first appearance of the night. Nothing really separates this version from any other one you’ve probably heard.

God Gave Rock and Roll to You II- an average version, the vocal tradeoffs work a little better then some.

Love Gun- see the Watchin’ You comments.

Star Spangled Banner- too much camera movement and too many close-ups.

Overall

While I like the Oakland show from this tour a little more but this show still gets a strong recommend from me. A welcome addition to any video collection. Overall, an 8 out of 10.