Two Acts Put On A Great Performance

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I was excited to catch ALTER BRIDGE for the first time live, mostly because I had the pleasure of seeing SLASH at the same venue only a few months ago and I was blown away by the vocal performance of Myles Kennedy. In addition to that, I was pumped to be able to catch the newest group put together by the ageless Glenn Hughes, CALIFORNIA BREED. The show, as I am about to explain, turned out to be much better than I could have ever predicted.

Up first was CALIFORNIA BREED. After BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION announced that they were disbanding, vocalist and bassist extraordinaire Glenn Hughes put together the band and a debut album alongside Jason Bonham on drums and young guitarist Andrew Watt. The trio has that soulful, groovy vibe that so many great bands of the 70’s had. Glenn Hughes routinely climbed the octaves vocally and Andrew Watt left it all up on stage as they cruised through their set. I thoroughly enjoyed their single “Sweet Tea”. The entire set was like the musical equivalent of soul food. It made you feel good, warm, and stuck with you. That all being said; the highlight of the set was the DEEP PURPLE Cover, “Burn”. I absolutely loved their energy, especially during that particular song. I was so glad to get a chance to catch them, especially since BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION never did make it to my neck of the woods. Any fan of the classics will dig this band.

SETLIST:

• “The Grey”
• “Chemical Rain”
• “Sweet Tea”
• “Scars”
• “Spit You Out”
• “All Falls Down”
• “Midnight Oil”
• “The Way”
• “Burn” (DEEP PURPLE Cover)

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