TM STEVENS (with SHOCKA ZOOLOO) & VICE
(featuring COREY GLOVER)
At Double D's - Morristown, NJ (6/24/05)
First of all, let me say that this was one
of the most intense shows ever!!! TM Stevens (heavy metal funk superstar) and VICE
featuring Corey Glover (funk metal act with an attitude) TOGETHER....in ONE
show??!!! That's enough to have AMBULANCES ON STANDBY!!! Poor Double D's will
have to be rebuilt because of the bomb that was dropped by these acts! All the
ladies that were stripping next door ran out of the building, seeking shelter
from this storm!!
Master of HEAVY METAL FUNK, TM Stevens!!!!!!
TM
Stevens & Shocka Zooloo began their set at 10:30pm with some blazing guitar
riffs by the Master Blaster himself, Michael Barnes! "Turn Me On" was
more of the guitar blast coupled with some heavy, crunchin' bass by TM
Stevens!! Afterwards, TM began telling the truth concerning the horrible state
of music in America....talking about "you can buy a $60 ticket to see
Britney Spears dance around, trying to act cute. I'm not here to be cute....I'm
here to play from my heart." The SMOKIN' "Mamma Said So" was
followed by "Go My Way", filled with fiery lead guitarisms, some
insanely fast bass plucking after the first chorus, and an Afrocentric
breakdown featuring Carlos on the great percussion tip (on congas)! What
followed was a super-funky jam and the Larry Graham classic
"Hair"....this was the hardest, heaviest and roughest funk to ever
fill Double D's! "To The Max" featured a good bit of Chuck Brown's
"Bustin' Loose", Prince's "Sexy MF" and the P-Funk chant
"We Want The Funk"....some sexy ladies were onstage shakin' their
moneymakers! (Awww....shucks, now!) "What About Love" featured the
baddest, most lethal drum pounding at the end, by the one and
only......(TRUMPETS please...............) Mr. Gary "G-Man"
Sullivan!!! It was funny seeing TM and Michael jamming together as loud as they
can! The encore performance of "Maximum Respect" ended the Shocka
Zooloo set at 11:40pm.
Click here for pictures of TM
Stevens & SHOCKA ZOOLOO
Corey Glover is one phenomenal, phantastic phool!!
At
12:20am, Corey Glover and VICE finally took the stage, with two noticeable
things: the original drummer Nathaniel Townsley was back in the mix AND the
original bassist (Booker King) was replaced by this white guy, Eddie
Martin........HUH??????!!!!!! The nasty "Original Sin" was followed
by the red-hot rocker "Rose"....Mike Ciro ripped it up on lead guitar
and Nathaniel tore up the drums at the conclusion of the song!!!!!! "Last
Temptation" featured more soulful ad-libbing by Corey! "I Was Made to
Love Her" was followed by the Living Colour classic "Love Rears Its
Ugly Head", where Corey was joking about the life he had before the
marriage and soon-arrival of a baby. Seriously, Corey said that if he jumped
and ran out of the nightclub, don't be surprised 'cuz he was expecting the baby
any second. (I hope Mr. & Mrs. Glover and the baby are doing fine now!) The
band stretched the song out and did some soloing as Corey took a break from the
mic. The next song was a mellow tune with some hard-rocking through the
choruses....the bass licks by Eddie were funky! "Manifesto" was a
piece of lethal funk-rock that was followed by the mellower "One". A
long guitar jam ensued with some ad-libbing by Corey....that led to the
electrifying rock of "Do You First, Then Do Myself".....the bass and
drums were raw and nasty, and the guitar screeching was ear-shattering!! Just
to make things crazier, the band threw in the Living Colour super-hit
"Cult of Personality" as an encore....hard-rock madness that brought
Double D's to a smolderin' heap of brick, wood and metal!!! The wrecking crew
known as VICE finished their demolition at 1:35am.
Click here for pictures of VICE featuring
COREY GLOVER
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