Mystic Boer, Bloemfontein
5 September 2009
These four guys from Pretoria are stuck in the glam metal scene of the good old 80’s and they’re reliving the glory days of White Snake, Poison and Guns and Roses. Their musical make up is complete with flowing long hair, excessive soloing and cheesy rock moves.
On the evening their glam/sleaze metal was delivered so accurately, awesomely and with so much fun it was impossible not to want to put on a leather jacket and grow bad hair - Bon Jovi style. And for those who were not old enough to remember, or not familiar with the 80’s glam metal scene, it didn’t matter because every one in the crowd stood gob smacked at guitarist John Strong’s shredding. His fingers were working at such speeds that his guitar produced sounds similar to what I would imagine it sounded like if Pacman was having a seizure. It was without a doubt one of the (if not the) most impressive performances by a guitarist I’ve seen all year.
Other than John Strong’s sonic mayhem, Don Cobra’s shirtless appearance, hair throwing moves and shrilling vocals completed the LA Cobra 80’s time warp. Overall, their songs are very accessible and when you throw in awesome covers of Europe’s ‘Final Countdown’ and Twisted Sister’s ‘We’re not gonna take it’ and blend it with their over the top stage antics you are left with one truly entertaining rock ‘n roll gig. These hair metallers left the crowd with one thing on their minds. “Let’s do the time warp again.”
7/8
NM - Andre Kluyts
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