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Brian introduced the house band “ The Madmen ” ( Dewey Bragg , Rudy Sarzo , Phil Soussan , Steve Ferlazzo ) and brings Steve out to play the keyboards and introduces Mike Orlando on guitar . Steve proceeded to play the intro to “ MR CROWLEY . I have to say , that his solo in this song was holy sh * t !* cking Intense and gave true respect and tribute to Randy and how Randy would embellish his own solos live . Mike did just that in a way that was , in every way , respecting and honoring Randy .
Then Brian introduced Chas West to sing and Phil Soussan on bass and they brought out Michael Angelo Baito and they kicked off “ NO BONE MOVIES ”. Michael Angelo did his own take on the classic slide solo , which was to be anticipated , and he did a great job of bringing the vibe with great style .
Next they brought out Marcelo Barbosa and they started right into “ TONIGHT ”. Being one of Randy ’ s most touching pieces , they did great justice and gave us all the goosebumps that the song does whenever we hear it . It was moving in ways that can ’ t be explained in words . Marcelo was spot on with the solo and the passionate ending solo .
At this time , Kelle Rhoads did a touching keyboard piece in respect and love for his brother Randy .
Steve comes out and they introduced August Zadra to play guitar and started the song “ REVELATION MOTHER EARTH ”. This is another one of those iconic Randy arrangements that is forever in our hearts and the band played it passionately . August gave us the joy that Randy always did on that song . The articulation of the solos was impeccable . We were all high off it all when they were done .
They brought out Chas West and Brian did a little back in the day thing about the next guitar player . How he would go to this dive bar back east and see this guy tearing up “ Rock n Roll ” by Led Zeppelin and other classic rock songs , just being a regular guy playing his guitar , while seeing his face on the big screen MTV videos . Brian said how he was touched by his humility and how they became great friends . He then introduced Scott Hill . The band proceeded right into “ CRAZY TRAIN ”. This was the other song we all heard way back when and it changed the world for us . The live versions of the tours showed how
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