Adler’s Appetite – at the Key Club – West Hollywood, CA

Steven Adler’s Appetite nowadays excludes drugs though involves equal parts rock and equal parts roll with Saturday nights concert at the Key Club a full on buffet of both. Saturday nights concert was a homecoming as the band were finally back in Hollywood after a 2 month North American tour covering every corner of the huge continent bringing their appetite to the masses. Walking out to the ACDC classic “For those about to rock, we salute you” Adler’s Appetite kept the rock and roll momentum chugging along with a number of original cuts from the bands debut ep. Soon after the party induced audience were treated to Guns N’ Roses classics which were capable of blowing the roof off the Key Club a number of times, though thankfully the club stood on its foundation long enough for the band to continue rocking.

Vocalist Patrick Stone did his best to hit the nearly impossible to reach notes that made Axl Rose the esteemed front man of the band back in their hey day, however, distracting from everyone else was lead guitarist Michael Thomas who stage antics seem to beg for attention when totally unnecessary. Fortunately for the band Steve Adler is at the top of his game and hitting the drums harder than ever which made Rocket Queen sound like a bomb detonating on stage! When not destroying his drums, Steven made a quick shout out to his mother who was among many in the crowd rocking along with the band. A cover of the Bob Dylan classic Knocking’ on Heavens Door brought out a number of lighters in time for the nights first real sing along, while Mr. Brownstone, a song about drug dealers was declared as a song about the devil which seemed to rub everyone the right away. Songs like Sweet Child of Mine and other GNR chart toppers were the real treat though as they seemed to be everyone’s favorite songs of the night.

Overall the concert was full of classic songs that made Steven Adler a world famous drummer 24 years ago and a current headline with his bands rock and roll appetite. The trek to West Hollywood was like a trip down rock and roll memory lane where the 80’s are never going to end. We want to send big thanks to Steven Adler’s camp for having Bigwheel cover Saturday night’s grand hometown show.

-Louie Bones-
Big Wheel Staff Reporter

 

 

 

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