Jizzy Pearl Love/ Hate - Sunday 19 March 2017 - Camden Underworld

With the ever increasingly popularity of a band playing one of their albums in its entirety, Jizzy Pearl's Love/ Hate is celebrating 25 years of "Wasted in America" by playing this album in full. Less than 18 months ago the same band did exactly the same for "Blackout in the Red Room" (see previous post's review). Considering how recently he tortured  the UK this was a surprisingly packed Underworld for a Sunday night. Of course these days Love/Hate only consist of the singer Jizzy Pearl. Backed up by a group of UK musicians, we are treated to the whole album plus a selection of favourites from "Blackout". This was a great gig as i had forgotten how good some of these songs are from "Wasted". Great concert! Jizzy, you're always welcome back at the Underworld at any time.

Rating: 9/10

Setlist: Wasted in America, Spit, Miss America, Tumbleweed, Fuel to Run, Cream, Yucca Man, Happy Hour, Tranquilizer, Mary Jane, Time's Up, Don't Be Afraid, Don't Fuck with Me, Social Sidewinder, Straightjacket, She's an Angel, Spinning Wheel, Why Do You Think They Call it Dope?, Evil Twin, Blackout in the Red Room.

Lita Ford - Sunday 12th March 2017 - O2 Academy Islington, London

I didn't know at the time but this was the first time Lita Ford has played London since 1988! This was at the height of her fame supporting Bon Jovi at Wembley Arena which I was there! To be fair I don't remember her playing that night, so I was eager to catch tonight's show. Maybe that is why the Academy was packed for a Sunday night having not played the Capital for 29 years!. Before she came on the intro tape was "Balls to the Wall" by Accept which was certainly played tongue in cheek! Kicking off with "Gotta Let Go", the majority of songs played tonight were taken from her solo career. Naturally we got a great version of "Cherry Bomb" from her former band The Runaway's. These day's her band consist's of Patrick Kennison (guitar), Bobby Rock (drums) and Marty O'Brien (bass). It was Kennison who duetted on "Close My Eyes Forever". Highlights for me was an Elton John cover of "The Bitch is Back" and finishing off the set with "Kiss Me Deadly".  Certainly worth the wait, Lita still proved that she is still better than most guitarist's out there. One final point, she plugged her biography - "Living Like A Runaway". I managed to read a copy a few weeks after the show and I must say that was a great read with some great rock n roll stories. Lita's a true rocker!

Rating: 9/10

Setlist:  Gotta Let Go, Larger Than Life, The Bitch is Back, Playing With Fire, Relentless, Living Like A Runaway, Hungry, Can't Catch Me, Back to the Cave, Falling In and Out of Love, Cherry Bomb, Black Leather, Out for Blood, Close My Eyes Forever, Kiss Me Deadly.