Steel Notes Magazine
February 2017
The opening band for this event , was MADE N ' AMERICA . ( www . made-namericarocks . com ) “ Based out of Los Angeles , California , this high energy , straight ahead , no nonsense pure rock n ' roll band will have you adopting their tracks as your own personal anthems such as " White Girl Rhythm " and " Sin City ". MADE N ' AMERICA is a celebration of our freedom to rock and you will be singing along and pumping your fist in the air in a salute to rock & roll ! Their latest release is titled " In Rock We Trust ". They played a great tight set of original hard rock . Their songs remind one of AC / DC , Udo , and the like . Their set didn ’ t wane , they kept the vibe moving , and the crowd loved them . ( David Keckhut , Vocals Andrew Haller , Guitar , Clackers Kay , Bass , Chris De Bateria , Drums .)
The Randy Rhoads Remembered started off with a touching and inspiring introduction audio visual piece honoring Randy Rhoads . They kicked off into high gear with “ SATO ”, ( featuring Dewey Bragg Vox , Marzi Montazeri Guitar , Rudy Sarzo Bass , and Brian Tichy Drums ). From the first opening chords of the song and straight through the solo up into the end , it was pure delight and a spot on rendition honoring Randy in every way .
At this time Brian Tichy introduced Rudy Sarzo and brought out Guitarist Rowan Robertson . They started into “ BELIEVER ” and proceeded to give us all the joy of what that song gave us all so many years ago when we first heard it . It was spot on and tasty as it gets with Rowan playing and honoring Randy the way he does .
Brian introduced Eddie Trunk and Eddie started his banter as the host of the event . Brian told us all how this next song is what made him become a Randy Rhoads fan . Out came Ritchie Faulker and they jammed right into “ I DON ’ T KNOW ” with Ritchie playing all those nuances Randy did live . That was pure joy to hear that song done right , in the style and vibe that Randy did live . Perfect it was .
Then Eddie Trunk introduced Kelle Rhoads and Kathy Rhoads D ’ Argenzio . They both spoke of the love and respect they have for all involved and how touching it is for them to have such an event honoring their brother Randy .
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