So I saw these guys last Sunday night at The Tabernacle in Atlanta. It's a 2500 person capacity converted old church (that a friend of mine's dad happened to pastor back in the 80s). I had a general admission ticket, so I was standing on the floor. While I overall like their material, it's not as good as the best of Sammy Hagar's solo stuff, or Van Halen. But, it makes for a great live show considering who's playing it. Sammy is like a party ringmaster and was in good form. He also play a few seconds on the drums...not his best instrument by far! Michael was his old self, laying down a good bass line and singing high tenor harmony. Chad Smith just pounded the skins mercilessly, and must have thrown about 50 sticks into the audience during the show. Joe Satriani didn't say a word but was what you would expect on guitar. They played their album in its entirety, plus a Who song, and mixed in a little Zeppelin into one of their songs. The concert was being taped by a CBS Sports crew and remote truck, so it will be available in all or in part on DVD at some point. I enjoyed it and would see them again.
