X/Rollins Band Roll Call

[PigIron]

Caught this show a few days ago in Cleveland and it was great.  The Rollins portion was a jumbled version of the post above with the setlist.  I've seen him a few times in the past and his recent show is as intense as ever.  
 Never had seen X before but they really know how to kick out the jams - John Doe and Exene in particular were very energetic and seemed really excited throughout the show.  I'm not a megafan but I recognized many of the songs, so its safe to say that they bust out the hits.  The guitar player hung out in front of the stage afterwards, signing crap and taking pictures.  Very impressive.

[dave5648]

I will be there...and it's for The Riverboat Gamblers.  They are excellent!  Depending on how early the show starts, I might be able to stay and watch X.

[lbcardoni]

Riverboat Gamblers are fun in an Andrew WK meets Bouncing Souls kind of way.  
 They have put on a couple of great shows at the Ottobar in the past...

[Vas Deferens]

Rollins Band were fucking amazing!
 
 X did their usual thing (seen them too many times, they've never blown me away though).
 
 Riverboat Gamblers were mediocre, imo.

[Relaxer]

Rollins is such an inspiration. 25+ years in the music biz, with some highs and a lot of lows, and he still brings it every time. What a performance. Worth the $25 right there.
 
 I thought the RGs were great. The singers' club crawl grew tiresome, since it distracted everyone from the band, and the songs weren't very strong. But the looked and sounded great.
 
 X... eh. Last time I saw them a couple years ago (with the Fags) I thought they were great. This time they seemed to be just going through the motions. Exene in particular looked like she was annoyed and irritated to be there. John Doe put his all into it, which he always does, and naturally Billy never broke a sweat or his weird maniacal grin.
 
 If it had been just X and RGs, it would've been a letdown. As it was, Rollins made the night.

[ggw]

I pretty much agree with Relaxer.  
 
 Rollins was great.  He should release his own line of black gym shorts.
 
 X seemed flat.  Exene looked bored and/or perturbed.  Zoom is creepy.
 
 The Riverboat Gamblers were a lot of fun.

[Vas Deferens]

I felt sorry for the people that just came in after Rollins Band's set!!

[bearman🐻]

Rollins kicked ass...Riverboat Gamblers were pretty OK, their singer was like a boisterous puppy though. X was good, but I preferred their December show (more stuff from Under the Big Black Sun was played at that one). But all in all, a great show.

[Darth Ed]

Rollins was awe inspiring! I don't usually listen to that type of music, but, damn, it felt good to do some head banging and listen to some take-no-prisoners, testosterone-laden rock. Definitely worth the price of admission.
 
 I was disappointed in X. They just weren't my cup of tea. I'm not sure what I expected, but they weren't it. I admit I'm not familiar with their ouevre. I almost left the show early, but decided to stick it out.
 
 I thought the Riverboat Gamblers were fun. Not great, but not bad for an opener.

[Vas Deferens]

The highlight for me was LIAR towards the end when he was yelling "SUCKER!! SUCKER!!" Does anyone know if he tours a lot??
 
 Also, what was the comment he said about the Bush family?
 
 mmmmm he's so buffed, too...damn. I want to suck his toes. lol
 
   

Originally posted by Darth Ed:
  Rollins was awe inspiring! I don't usually listen to that type of music, but, damn, it felt good to do some head banging and listen to some take-no-prisoners, testosterone-laden rock. Definitely worth the price of admission.
 
 

[Darth Ed]

Originally posted by Joe M.:
 Also, what was the comment he said about the Bush family?

At the time, I didn't think it was specifically about the Bush family. I thought he was referring to a stereotypical Republican, pro-war family. But I suspect you're right that he may have been speaking of Bush, though I didn't hear him say "Bush" at any point. It went something like this, I think: "There's a family in Washington, DC, who votes to send young men off to war to die. They sit around their dining room table and stick white linen napkins under their chin and pray to God and they think they're the good guys. Well, they're not! And there will come a day when the war comes to them and their blood will flow." Or words to that effect.

[Vas Deferens]

You could be right that he's referring to a typical Republican family... he mentioned about an "overweight family in this town". I don't think the Bushes are overweight.
 
 

Originally posted by Darth Ed:
   

Originally posted by Joe M.:
 Also, what was the comment he said about the Bush family?

At the time, I didn't think it was specifically about the Bush family. I thought he was referring to a stereotypical Republican, pro-war family. But I suspect you're right that he was speaking of Bush, though I didn't hear him say "Bush" at any point. It went something like this, I think: "There's a family in Washington, DC, who votes to send young men off to war to die. They sit around their dining room table and stick white linen napkins under their chin and pray to God and they think they're the good guys. Well, they're not! And there will come a day when the war comes to them and their blood will flow." Or words to that effect. [/b]

[anarchist]

nobody mentioned that the first act's lead singer walked from the stage to the t shirt area in the back with a wired microphone and climbed into the balcony and then moved all the way to the stage left in the balcony and then worked his way back to the stage in the reverse direction.  took about 2 songs. he had his wired mic the whole time and sang.  then he climbed the stage right speaker stack and climbed into the band dressing room area.  
 henry rollin's drummer kind of looks like henry.  henry's mother, step father and ian mackaye were by the monitor board for hr's set.

[bearman🐻]

I figured that might have been his mom...how funny.

[bearman🐻]

Well, it's not like they had to travel far for it. His mom and step-dad live in the area.