Buffalo, N.Y. concert review 

  Buffalo, N.Y. Concert Review
  August 1992

    Submitted by:
	CROWEHEAD


yeah, i caught the show here on 8/16 at a small concert hall called
Shea's Buffalo, it holds about 4000 people which was just enough
(any more and the place would collapse--it's very old, and VERY CROWES!--
it's really designed to be a classy joint, with pillars and 20 tuxedo
clad ushers and gold leaf every where and private boxes and a huge
balcony--for example, Liza Minelli is coming here in October for 4
concerts there)

long story short--it was perfect for them.

they started as usual with No Speak No Slave, then Sting Me, and then Twice
as Hard, then Thorn in my Pride, then She Talks to Angels, then the rest
of the second album (except for Bad Luck Blue Eyes and Time Will Tell) and
for closers--Stare it Cold, Remedy (complete with sing along--spoonful of
sugar) and Jealous Again.

if i hadn't already seen Metallica/GNR at Rich Stadium (home of the Buffalo
Jills) this would have been the concert event of my life, but now that i
reexamine it, it WAS the concert event of my life because GNR may not be
around forever, or whatever (ex. i went to see POISON 2 years ago, my first
concert so obviously i was blown away) but the CROWES definitely kicked major
ass.

the stage was the same set up they used on the Tonight Show, with Rich
Robinsons painted Marshall stacks, the 5 oriental rugs, and the hemp fishing
nets, which they closed before it started.  there was a net above them
which adorned 3 DISCO balls, and all the nets were strung with Xmas lights

"Are You Ready?", and old R and B song started it off and then they launched
into it with more ferocity than i've seen since the scene in Twin Peaks when
they showed Laura Palmer actually being killed by the vicious BOB.
or another description--more violent than the LA riots.

this was actually the shortest amount of time i waited to get excellent seats
for a concert too!! only 2 hours.