Buckcherry

 

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A friend of mine told me that these guys were great live and I would really like their music, so needless to say I was pretty excited to see them. As soon as they started playing I fell in love. They have a very old school AC/DC / bluesy sound with heavy guitar riffs and loud screaming vocals. They were a little more subdue on stage then the other acts of the evening but they had a great presence that is only going to improve with time.  I think the biggest draw back was that they were so drastically different from the other bands on the bill. Had Airbourne been there it may have been a different story since they seem to fall in a similar rock genera, but I noticed a lack of reaction from the crowd. They are quite the contrast from Buckcherry’s loud, fast style and unfortunately they just didn’t translate well for some of the people in the crowd. Though I think they are a killer band, I am looking forward to watching them mature and do big things in the future.

 

 

Buckcherry 

The first time I had seen Buckcherry was last summer at Carolina Rebellion, Josh Todd was fighting a cold and it was raining. I have a lot of respect for them to come out and playing when they had so many components clearly fighting against them. I was excited to get the opportunity to see them play again and this time, in a little more controlled setting.  Off the bat the first thing I noticed was their energy, everyone came running out and it was madness. Josh was in the middle dancing and jumping all over the stage, while Keith Nelson and Stevie D. shredded on guitar on either side of the stage. They were exactly what I had expected and understandably a lot more active then the previous time I had seen them in Carolina. One of my biggest issues with this band though is it feels like they  have lost the passion, while they are jumping around and slinging guitars around their backs, but there was nothing behind it. It felt like they were just going through the motions. Unfortunately it happens, I have seen this problem with numerous bands and between constant touring and everything being so regimented it is easy to get a little lost. Stevie D. was the one who felt the most personable to me, he was very aware of the crowd and was able to make a connection with them, even something as simple as making a face at a fan or smiling at them can make their night. Overall I enjoy these guys, I dig their music, but I am interested to see where they take their set in another year or two.

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