A great day to party at the Knob. Free 16th row VIP tickets, 88 degree and sunny weather, the lovely BLT at my side, and Steve & Mary to share the evening with. The evening starts as usual with dinner and drinks in the VIP Starlight Lounge. Hooray, they have changed the menue up and we must say for the better. Us four share 4 differnt dinners and they all were quite good. As usual with smaller shows at the Knob, service was exemplary! Kudo's to young Travis for keeping us well plyed and GM Dan for sharing his humor and concert updates with us. After a great dinner, good conversation and numerous drinks, it is finally showtime. On a night like this, what could possibly screw things up???? We take our seats during the first song, "Black Dog", just in time to see the lead singer Randy Jackson, projectile vomit off to the side. Not a good sign for the night. when you have a 50 person orchestra, 7 person band, and 1 lead singer, it is near impossible to keep the crowd happy. After a few minute delay, the band is playing again with lead guitarist, George Cintron singing the hard to do Robert Plant vocals. While no Plant or even Randy Jackson, George pulls it off to the crowds delight. At this point the band leaves the stage so they can figure out how to perform the rest of the show without a singer. We retreat to the VIP for more libations and GM Dan thinks the show will be cancelled. After a 20 minute break, the band is back out and George Cintron is singing lead vocals and playing lead guitar, likely for the first time in his life. The crowd of 3,500 appreciative fans gives him an ovation after nearly every song. What a team player and what a pro! We were all so impressed by "The Show Must Go On" attitude of everyone concerned, we overlooked any vocal weakness you may have had on certain notes. All in all, you sounded very good and you made this a far more memorable night in my mind than it otherwise would have been. Well done George. The set list covered the usual 18 song Zeppelin greatest hits formula, topped off by a rousing version of "Stairway to Heaven". A real fun and intetresting night. Weather A Crowd B Sound B+ Lighting C Set list A Special effects/staging C Fun Factor B+ Overall i give a strong B. To George Cintron an A+++ for effort!
Having seen this show 2 years ago in Indianapolis, I was excited for the same awesome performance, especially since I brought my 2 teenaged sons with me this time who adore classic rock. It was obvious after the first few bars of "Black Dog" that something was seriously wrong with Randy. We sat with our jaws hanging open wondering what would happen. We were even more shocked when George finally took over the vocals and sounded so good! My sons got to see first-hand how professionalism really works, and we applaud George for his super-human effort of lead vocals and guitar that practically left us saying "Randy Who?" We were one of those who gave a standing ovation after every song. Well done George and the rest of the musicians!!!
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