At The Viper Room

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Photos By Chris Pirri

The state of California is slowly opening back up after the pandemic. This is great news not just for society, but for us rabid concert attendees. Seeing small clubs and venues welcoming guests back is a tremendous thing. So I jumped at the chance to see JUNKYARD headlining at the Viper Room in Hollywood with LITTLE CAESAR as the opening act, two bands that gained their notoriety thanks to the club scene on the Sunset Strip in the late eighties and early nineties.

LITTLE CAESAR opened up the night of music. This was my first time ever seeing this band and I was impressed. Vocalist Ron Young was on point for the eleven songs in the set. Once the curtain was drawn he was commanding the stage and feeding off the loud and approving crowd. The most appreciated song of the night by the throng of fans was for “Chain of Fools” from their self-titled album from 1990. It was their version of Aretha Franklin’s hit song from 1967. However the last song of their set was the best. It was their cover of Merle Haggard’s song “Mama Tried” from 1968. You could feel the passion in Ron’s voice. I’m already looking forward to seeing this band again.

LITTLE CAESAR Setlist:

• "Drive It Home"
• "Rock n’ Roll State of Mind"
• "Hard Rock Hell"
• "Hard Times"
• "21 Again"
• "Chain of Fools"
• "Time Enough For That"
• "Straight Shooter"
• "Real Rock Drive"
• "Rum And Coke"
• "Mama Tried"