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first, the singer needs to get rid of that silly mullet wig (joe dirt) it was pretty bad. I thought the show was good, I would recommend it to a friend. musicianship was really good. I wish they would've played 'outta love again, light up the sky, on fire or atomic punk. that would have been nice. The drums sounded great, the guitar sounded great through the Marshall half stack (of course). all in all it was a good show!
I can't believe how awesome this show was. Close your eyes and you'd swear it was Van Halen.
Both of these bands where spot on. Sound at the House of Blues was perfect. If someone is reading this because you are considering the band or the venue, stop thinking and buy the ticket.
We absolutely LOVED the Atomic Punks. The Rush band sounded, well....like Rush. They did good, but I'm not a huge Rush fan so I had to get some fresh air for the last half. 5150 was better, and fun to watch. The highlight was definitely Atomic Punks. "Roth" was so much fun to watch and sounded great. The band also totally rocked. Loved the whole band, but the lead guitarist was awesome considering he played with all three bands. Great Show!!!!
I thuroughly enjoyed missing persons, 5150 and the atomic punks. The played the best songs - very well - and the enertainment value was teriffic. I will definately see them again.
All the bands were incredible at the House Of Blues Anaheim. Great intimate venue surrounded by the magic of Disney Downtown. Moving Pictures( Rush cover band) moved me to drum along with every song with the lead singer belting out a perfect rendition of Tom Sawyer. The 5150 band (Hagar era Van Halen) came on next. They won me over instantly with their Hager look a like and sound alike. Never before has any cover singer wowed me to the level of this rocker. He hit the Hagar highs and stayed consistent with moving renditions of Right Here Right Now and Best Of Both Worlds along with all the other hits opening with Pouncake. The last and certainly far from least was the headliner Atomic Punks( Roth era Van Halen). High energy was the mantra as this cover band fired on all cylinders. Sing alongs got everyone stretching their vocal limits to keep up with the spot on rendition of David Lee Roth. From Running with the Devil to Panama, The Atomic Punks made you feel like you were witnessing Van Halen starting out again in the 70's. The crowd was time warped back to the beginning when Van Halen first spreading it's wings in Pasadena,CA. Authentic, genuine, and explosive describe the night of duplications. I would give it a third thumbs up if I had a third thumb. A must see experience for all fans of rock.
Saw the Atomic Punks Saturday night at the HOB in Anaheim.3 Words A MUST SEE! The show is a great reproduction of the original Van Halen Line up, right down to the onstage banter from an Uncanny performance by Ricky McCoy as David Lee Roth. He sounds so much like Roth from 1978-1984 Era it's like time traveling. He even made a couple of funny ad libs to some idiots in the front who were flipping him off the whole show.As great as Ricky was, the true highlight for me was the absolutely brilliant guitar work by Lance Turner as Edward Van Halen. Go see the Punks soon because he won't be with them for long, in my opinion. Lance nailed every riff, every solo every song with enthusiasm, energy and power in a guitar tour de force. He must eat drink and sleep with his Guitar 24/7 to get that good. Incredible. Not only does Lance play in the punks set, he plays in the 5150 band set, which represents Sammy Hagar Era Van Halen. He was the only highlight in that set unfortunately. The singer was good , but didnt sound very much like Sammy. the Opening Band was Moving Pictures, A Rush Tribute. Again,Lance was amazing. He was an encyclopedia of Rush Riffs, and the Geddy Lee impersonator on Vocals and bass was excellent. He sounded very much like Geddy, and played bass brilliantly. Punks Drummer Scott Patterson tried real hard to play like Neil Peart, but Pearts legendary rhythms and classic fills were slightly above Scotts skill level, so he was ok overall. I am a drummer though, so i have a slightly picky ear for drumming. The small crowd seemed to love his playing nonetheless. A good show overall, great punks set. Could do without the 5150 set. Next time guys just do the Rush stuff and the Roth sruff and leave the sammy impersonator at Home.
They sound and look just like Van Halen and play all the songs you want to hear. I recommend this band to anyone looking for a good time.
