Comments on: April Wine/Head East Concert Review – Fort Yates 2009 http://melodicrockconcerts.com/2009/04/26/april-winehead-east-concert-review-fort-yates-2009/ The online destination for rock news and interviews, along with live concert photography and reviews. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:07:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: J Rife http://melodicrockconcerts.com/2009/04/26/april-winehead-east-concert-review-fort-yates-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-103 J Rife Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:01:14 +0000 http://melodicrockconcerts.com/?p=750#comment-103 My wife and attended the 25th show in Ft Yates. We jammed, Danced,sang and made new friends all through out the show . Four rows ahead of us as well as four rows behind rocked the whole show and never sat. We were total strangers except for one common factor and that was April Wine. It was like being 16 and full of energy. The band grabbed us from the first note to the last song of the set. My wife says she does not remember me ever danceing with strangers from Bikers to Cowboy and Cowgirls ( I am known as a conserative prude until now at least )and the majority of us was were sober to beat all. The band I had not seen since 81 and that was in Tucson,AZ and my wife is going to get tickets for a show in Canada so we can meet new friends and dance and sing again. Thanks April Wine for makeing me feel alive again Jodi Rife Williston,ND My wife and attended the 25th show in Ft Yates. We jammed, Danced,sang and made new friends all through out the show . Four rows ahead of us as well as four rows behind rocked the whole show and never sat. We were total strangers except for one common factor and that was April Wine. It was like being 16 and full of energy. The band grabbed us from the first note to the last song of the set. My wife says she does not remember me ever danceing with strangers from Bikers to Cowboy and Cowgirls ( I am known as a conserative prude until now at least )and the majority of us was were sober to beat all. The band I had not seen since 81 and that was in Tucson,AZ and my wife is going to get tickets for a show in Canada so we can meet new friends and dance and sing again. Thanks April Wine for makeing me feel alive again Jodi Rife Williston,ND

]]> By: Matt Becker http://melodicrockconcerts.com/2009/04/26/april-winehead-east-concert-review-fort-yates-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Matt Becker Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:41:08 +0000 http://melodicrockconcerts.com/?p=750#comment-101 You've got a point there, the crowd definitely could have been livelier. I think it's something about indoor concerts at intimate venues that makes people feel like sitting down and relaxing. It's much more fun to get up and fully embrace the music. You’ve got a point there, the crowd definitely could have been livelier. I think it’s something about indoor concerts at intimate venues that makes people feel like sitting down and relaxing. It’s much more fun to get up and fully embrace the music.

]]> By: Aging Rocker http://melodicrockconcerts.com/2009/04/26/april-winehead-east-concert-review-fort-yates-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Aging Rocker Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:39:27 +0000 http://melodicrockconcerts.com/?p=750#comment-100 Attended the Head East/April Wine show at Prairie Knights. First of all let me say that this is the lamest deadbeat crowd I have ever seen at any concert I have attended in the last 35 years. Seriousely folks if you are going to sit on your hands and act uninterested go buy a concert DVD and sit in your lazy boy at home. I'll give the crowd a little credit....during the April Wine show you could at least tell they had a pulse. As for the bands i thought they both did a very good job. Overall April Wine has the more accomplished musicians. Of course the Head East lineup has not been the same since their heydays and having lost lead vocalist John Schlitt, who left the band many years ago and eventually enjoyed a long successful career singing for christian rock band Petra, the band done a good job sticking to the Head East sound and its great to hear these outstanding songs live. Head East put out an amazing cateloge of great songs in a very short period of time. Even the great cover songs Raise a Little Hell and Mamma Let Him Play couldn't bring this dead crowd to life....only Never Been any Reason could do that....but then that song is perhaps the best classic rock song of all time. April Wine sounded fantastic and boy can Myles and Brian play some awesome guitar. I was impressed with Myles voice as well....he hasn't lost a thing. I Like to Rock always had the great Satisfaction/Day Tripper riffs at the end but playing the full songs makes for a great live medley....the highlight of the show for this old rocker. Attended the Head East/April Wine show at Prairie Knights. First of all let me say that this is the lamest deadbeat crowd I have ever seen at any concert I have attended in the last 35 years. Seriousely folks if you are going to sit on your hands and act uninterested go buy a concert DVD and sit in your lazy boy at home. I’ll give the crowd a little credit….during the April Wine show you could at least tell they had a pulse.

As for the bands i thought they both did a very good job. Overall April Wine has the more accomplished musicians. Of course the Head East lineup has not been the same since their heydays and having lost lead vocalist John Schlitt, who left the band many years ago and eventually enjoyed a long successful career singing for christian rock band Petra, the band done a good job sticking to the Head East sound and its great to hear these outstanding songs live. Head East put out an amazing cateloge of great songs in a very short period of time. Even the great cover songs Raise a Little Hell and Mamma Let Him Play couldn’t bring this dead crowd to life….only Never Been any Reason could do that….but then that song is perhaps the best classic rock song of all time.

April Wine sounded fantastic and boy can Myles and Brian play some awesome guitar. I was impressed with Myles voice as well….he hasn’t lost a thing. I Like to Rock always had the great Satisfaction/Day Tripper riffs at the end but playing the full songs makes for a great live medley….the highlight of the show for this old rocker.

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