{"id":29231,"date":"2013-04-25T10:25:59","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T15:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=29231"},"modified":"2014-02-08T08:07:54","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T13:07:54","slug":"live-ted-nugent-styx-reo-speedwagon-concert-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/live-ted-nugent-styx-reo-speedwagon-concert-review\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE! | Ted Nugent, Styx & REO Speedwagon"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Chris A.<\/span>
\n– Senior Photojournalist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

April 21, 2013 at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio<\/h3>\n

Midwest Rock n’ Roll Express<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"REOThe squeaky clean and nearly brand-new Huntington Center in downtown Toledo, Ohio hosted a stop on one of the best classic rock tours that will be criss-crossing America for the rest of the spring and summer. Dubbed \u201cThe Midwest Rock n’ Roll Express,\u201d three of the best rock n’ roll bands of the 1970s and 80s have teamed to bring some of the best rock n’ roll of all times to the masses.<\/p>\n

Opening the show in Toledo was REO Speedwagon, one of the originators of the \u201cpower ballad.\u201d Kevin Cronin and company featured a clean, sophisticated stage look, with illuminated light towers and full length LED board acting as a backdrop. \"Styx\"To say the show was a \u201cgreatest hits\u201d presentation would be an understatement and REO certainly delivered the goods, performing 10 tunes in all, including \u201cDon’t Let Him Go,\u201d \u201cKeep Pushin’,\u201d \u201cRoll With The Changes\u201d and an encore of Ridin’ The Storm Out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next up was 70s\/80s radio icons Styx with the nearly ageless and seriously underrated guitarist Tommy Shaw looking dapper in a white shirt with dark vest. Like REO, the Styx stage was spacious, with stairs and platforms above and behind the drummer platform in front of the massive LED backdrop. Relaxed and interacting often with the nearly sold-out arena, Styx had the crowd singing along with hits like \u201cLady,\u201d \u201cMiss America\u201d and \u201cToo Much Time On My Hands.\u201d After a brief pause, the band returned to the stage for an encore, a rousing rendition of \u201cRenegade.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TedClosing the gig was \u201cThe Motorcity Madman\u201d Ted Nugent, sporting a full beard yet exploding onto the stage with what seems like boundless energy. Unlike Ted’s last few tours, tonight’s stage setup was rudimentary, stripped down and bare-bones rock n’ roll. A drum set on an elevated platform, a few stacks of amps on either side and that’s about it. Ted and the \u201cfunk brothers\u201d blew the doors of the Huntington center ripping into a blazing hot, in your face dose of \u201cWang-Dang, Sweet Poontang\u201d to open his set. Intense, high-energy and just fun, Nugent really is a stellar axeman who can control and manipulate feedback like no other guitarist. From \u201cStorm Troopin\u201d to his closing number, \u201cFred Bear,\u201d Nugent coaxed high-volumes of great licks out of his Byrdland.<\/p>\n

The tour continues throughout the summer, check the individual band websites for off-dates. <\/p>\n

Ted Nugent, Styx and REO Speedwagon Live at Huntington Center, Toledo Ohio<\/p>\n

NUGE: http:\/\/www.chrisaphotography.com\/#!ted-nugent\/c1mzj<\/a><\/p>\n

STYX: http:\/\/www.chrisaphotography.com\/#!styx\/c1gfr<\/a><\/p>\n

REO: http:\/\/www.chrisaphotography.com\/#!reo-speedwagon\/c109y<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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