Thursday 9th June
Buckcherry - Festival Stage (3/5)
As far as I know, this was the first time Buckcherry had played in Sweden in their some 15 years long career. And what could be better than a hard dose of Buckcherry’s mix of sleaze and classic rock to start off the day with?
Well, a bit of sunshine to start with, because there was none. But we had rain. Not hard rain, but enough for the party mood to take a long walk and a party mood is a pretty big thing for a Buckcherry gig. However, that wasn’t the guys fault and they tried hard as hell to get us going, but to no prevail, I’m afraid.
Josh Todd is an excellent front man with a decent voice and although no virtuoses, the rest of the band are a tight unit and good musicians and on a finer day they probably would have come across a lot better because they have the songs, the looks and the act.
When newer songs like ”Rescue Me”, ”It’s A Party” and ”All Night Long” were mixed with older hits like ”Lit Up” and ”Crazy Bitch” I for one could not stand still, but unfortunately it didn’t work for everybody. Too bad for such a great band. I would love to see them indoors soon. They sure would kill then.
Check them out :
http://www.buckcherry.com
Review : Jon Wilmenius
Photos : Tallee Savage
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