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Marc:h 17, 2000 Covering all the good stuff Sec:tion B V INCE MAKES HIS RETURN AND T HE ROCK BRING ON THE BAND! SECURES T ITLE SHOT by telling a story about the "invisible horn section from Venus" to explain The Rock is going to Wrestlmania! After a long Both Show and Rock were out cold as a limousine ~:~~,~;'i~i.;;:'j::~i::::1:::i ~o;~z ~ :a~ the horn sample that opens the song. struggle that started with Shane McMahon screwing pulled into the arena. Vince McMahon (out of the pic­ returned At one point, the whole crowd was the Rock out of the number one contendership at No' ture since November's Pay-Perlfiew; Armageddon) to this side of the pond for anotber dancing to a crazed jam that included Way Out which included being put through a table emerged, came to ringside, beat the snot out of his U.S. tOl!r to promote their second Gray and Ball quoting "Pump Up the by the Dudley Boys and - . and put on the refer- album, Liquid Skin. This included a Vo lume" to get us all moving even mated by the Radicals, 's shirt as the Rock came stop last Friday night at the TLA on more. They debued a new song, H and the Big Show, Rocky delivered the Rock South Street in Philadelphia. I've which was the only one with the People 's Champ finally to Big Show and always found it incredibly difficult to bouncy Gray on lead vocals. Gray also some payback. It's counted one-two­ describe the music of Gomez without treated us to some solo flamenco fi long time since my last and a huge victory for and the WWF has been a People's Champion! using a lot of hyphens. They're a dancing before one song. For the itable roller coaster of It was such a welcome blues-folk-rock-Brit-pop-jam band, and intro to "Las Vegas Dealer," most of events. seeing Vince back and after this concert, I think I can add the the band gathered around the left side At last month's again on opposing word "dance" to that description. of the stage to clap in unison while View, Mick Foley lost a Hell with Shane. Hopefully Gomez put on an amazing show, reall y Ball played the guitar intro alone on the Cell match to Triple , s events will ignite getting the crowd into it all, and kept the other side. This set up numerous thus ending his 15-year ,r pp-w"v power struggle getting progressively better through­ clap-alongs between the band and the career. The three time WWF a head at out the show. audience. But because they ' d Champion gave it his all, The Openers Beluah were a pleasant already set the precedent with "Las put through a ringside n-Helmsey era was s urprise. They V ega s hit with a two­ _ to make me sick wrapped in barbed wire the cards the WWF played an enjoy­ Dealer," it fell through the top of putting up were get- able set of noisy like we cage, collapsing the mat on monotonous. The Cage pop, with great part of between the Rock melodies hiding music, Chris Benoit on March in between all the the 6th 's Raw was phenomenal. keyboard sounds play E~~t~:g~:i;l~~:11 From a technical standpoint, and feedback. of the his opponent look good) and}}} it was the Rock 's best Gomez finally In that's exactly how he wentt!:: match in months. took the stage every out. It was fitting, but Val Venis recently went and started off g , ing that Mick was so '--~ - --.1 back to work after suffering from his constant strained neck. Mr. Ass had with the mesmer­ sur­ and willingness to to repair a torn rota­ izing "Get Mile,", me his body to put on the best sustained after an the opening track some show for his fans that he had landing following off their debut mazing to bow out at only 34 years Fameasser-through-a­ album Bring It drum skills. age. I know he's doing it to Buh Buh Ray On. The band is Plus, he's his health and his family, but quite impressive got the can't help wishing Foley did­ on stage, being that they're a five­ coolest name in the band. And Ball n ' t have to go so soon. piece band, plus had an additional per­ amazed us with his extensive collec­ Foley is the greatest ers in and out of the ~~~::~d2!:~~:~~!~~~t~~ cussionist/keyboard· player as well. tion of colorful acoustic guitars. you' ll ever see and the WWF will never be the same return to action soon, but then again, who really Gomez is made up of Tom Gray, Ian The regular set winded down far again. cares? Where the hell's the Undertaker and Ken Ball, Ben Ottewell, Paul Blackburn, too soon with the gorgeous ballad "We The same night Mick said goodbye, Shane clob­ Shamrock? Please come back! and Oily Peacock. Ottewell and Ball Haven't Turned Around" and the bered the Rock with a chair to give the Big Show the In closing, I'd just like to say the Dudley Boys are do most of the lead vocals, with upbeat "Bring It On". They returned right to take on current champion Triple H for the belt my heros! Every week I sit and wonder why in heav­ Ottewell 's one-of-a-kind gravelly with the song much of the crowd at Wrestlemania in April. The Rock appeared out of en's name we have to see decrepit Mae Young in stu­ blues-man voice reverberating wanted to hear, the wonderfully goofy the running, but he assured the fans that come hell or pid, often times disturbing little skits taking up valu­ through the speakers all night. "Tijuana Lady" (with lyrics like high water, the Rock will be in the main event at able air-time. This hit rock bottom (not the Rock's fin­ After "Get Miles" and the uplifting "Tijuana lady, where did you go?/Yeah, Wrestlemania. The Rock 's fate seemed sealed as isher, either) with a sick and twisted "delivery room" "Hangover," the band went through well I, I heard you lost your last som­ Shane and Stephanie combined forces, putting the episode awhile back. screws to the Rock any way they could. The Rock, Then the Dudley Boys like genies emerging from a some amazing songs like the rocking brero") and a crazed finale of frustrated and tired of being humiliated, put it all on bottle to grant my wishes, took Mae and not once, but "Get Myself Arrested" and "Rhythm & "Whippin' Piccadilly" that had every­ the line on Raw this past Monday. He wanted a match twice, power-bombed her through a table! It almost Blues Alibi." A section of the crowd one in the audience dancing. Gomez with the Big Show. If he won, he would be the num­ brought tears of joy to my eyes. Now B.B., the 'tall, were apparently major fans, chanting certainly left the crowd wanting more, ber one contender at Wrestlemania. If he lost, he lean, blonde, well-endowed, EMT was put through a something about the band that they especially since there were so many would leave the WWF forever ala Mick Foley. Well, table several weeks ago and we haven't seen her recognized and caused them all the great songs they left out, like "78 the Rock appeared screwed once again as Shane came since. I hope the WWF follows suit and keeps Mae off crack up laughing early on. Gray was Stone Wobble" and "Revolutionary to the ring in referee 's stripes to call the match. my television screen for a good long time. Long live the chattiest band member, doing Kind". But they certainly lived up to Shane, frustrated at the Rock getting the best of the the Dudleys and thanks for the memories Mick Foley, most of the talking for the band and their reputation as one of Britain's Big Show; once again clobbered the Rock with a chair. wherever you are! introducing the epic "Devil Will Ride" best live bands. They played a good set of their new wave informed us that his voice wasn't quite at STATE OF THE UNION rockers like "Excellent Body" and "This Is 100% and had the Statesmen help out the Road ." They closed with their crowd­ singing the very loud chorus to "Montana". pleasing cover of a-ha 's "Take On Me." They also pitched in by singing a whole On Saturday, February 26, there was a John Linnell took the stage along with chorus of '!Arkansas". Guitarist Dan Miller one-of-a-kind performance at the Khyber his three-piece backing band, the also played the shaker egg and held a tape Pass in Philadelphia as John Linnell came Statesmen, and immediately informed us recorder up to the microphone to play the to town to perform his State Songs. he'd be playing songs named after states, car alarm sample during "Idaho." Linnell Linnell is one half of the veteran rock band not songs about states. He opened with and his Statesman also included? few cov­ They Might Be Giants, and released his the one-two rock 'n' roll punch of "The ers in the set, playing Bruce long-awaited State Songs solo album last Songs of the 50 States" and "South Springsteen's "Nebraska" and a fun song fall.

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