four of us were at the allentown show.i dragged my wife to the show because she is a great UFO/ Phil/Pete/Paul R & C fan. c'mon, its family man!!! my 2 buddies are HUGE UFO/MSG/all Michael/all UFO guitarists/ fans. i was so happy for Michael to be getting some early glowing reviews. couldnt believe the UFO stuff in the setlist. was really ready for this one. since michael isnt in UFO anymore, the old stuff would be really important now. band was pretty tight and sounded good. Amy a little shrill at times, but what the hell. better than you might usually see. it was really cool to see everybody in the crowd groovin to my favorite bands tunes. about 300 people maybe?
best with phil, but Chris did a decent job considering the original vocalist for these songs is incompareable at all levels. new stuff was really good too. heard the new cd and was really impressed with the overall sound, especially Chris. the band all seemed to be enjoying themselves and giving 100%. michael just stood there hunched over mostly, looking up a few times. seemed happy,maybe. looking good for a full set tonite. crowd pretty decent too for a small town. as i watched the show i wondered how many of these fans would be there tonite
if it was the new UFO? any UFO theories on this one?? couldnt fit into my PLOT t shirt so I had my WAYSTED shirt on to see if i could impress
any real COOLIES. NOBODY noticed except the one person i knew there, old FRED. BOB, RON E. KAYFIELD might jam with us at one of our shows next week!!! im there dude!!! freakin RONNIE !! saw him in WAYSTED with FIN, his own band opened for UFO in allentown in 86, then solo shows!! real cool!! (stay tuned). so, other 3 stay back in over 21 beer section, i go up front in all ages/no booze to see the great one up close.
wonder why he chooses to look like a bum lately. cheezy outfit, maybe good off stage to keep a low profile, but really unimpressive.
enjoyed the UFO stuff too, but it wasnt the same: guitarist wise.
i cant imagine how people say he was "ON FIRE". no emotion, no spirit, and(most importantly}, NO PERSONALITY!! nothing special from what i saw.
none of this bothered me much,until 70 minutes into the show, GOODNITE!! no problem, good encores ahead,right? NOT!!!!!!!! my worst fears were realized: MY WIFE WAS RIGHT: POOPY PANTS AGAIN!!! yeah, sounds childish but 100% on the money!!! POOPY PANTS!! thats perfect. no encores, no doctor doctor, armed and ready, rock bottom!! what this time???? new website, new hardship story, new girl, newstart?, but SAME OL MICHAEL!!
why even bother touring if youre gonna cut out for no good reason. crowd was fine. we left then. fred went to get his stuff to get signed in his car before rock bottom. people leaving before he got back in. i said goodnite to fred. he said, i thing were gonna get boned tonite.
i later found out he was right. at least half the crowd waited on a weeknite to get stuff signed by michael. SORRY!! if you bought a cd at the table for 20$ a pop, it said michael would sign it later. BULLSHIT !!
more fans shit on again. cant wait to tell my buddies the no show info. i cant believe how many people stay loyal. i cant even see a reason to call it a group. its the MICHAEL SCHENKER BAND, or you are gone. dont speak up reasonably, he is a guitar god. spare me!! glad MIKES out of UFOs future. that could only help. sorry if i offend anyone, i am giving my honest opinion of what I saw.
good luck MIKE, i WONT BE FOOLED, as you say. this will be my last michael show, unless some people lose their mind in UFO. hold my MSG and whatever michael does. its the same story and i have had enough. anybody else????