Steel Notes Magazine February 2017 | Page 82

Steel Notes Magazine
February 2017
Band Name : Stereotype Genre : Rock Cover Band Venue : Steel Pub Date : January 27 , 2017
Band Members : Mike Stanley - Vocals
Reuben Rodriguez - Guitar , Vocals Jerry Pandelios - Guitar
Dave Boger - Bass , Vocals
Tim Klein - Drums
I saw Stereotype on a Friday night in January . Just that sentence alone would make most people think of an empty club , preferred seating and a vacant dance floor . In this case , however ; It was the opposite ! The Lehigh valley typically has a very hip music scene , with fans that would brave any weather to support their favorite bands , but this night was above and beyond the typical diehard fan audience . Stereotype managed to draw a full capacity crowd to the Steel Pub in Bethlehem , PA . And the “ instantly full ” dance floor is testament to their crowd pleasing show .
I was only able to stay for their first set due to my other review commitments for the evening . The musical talent was obvious . Where guitar player Jerry Pandelios is as good of a shredder as he is a showman , Reuben is focused and consistent . Fear not , Tim Klein was obviously enjoying himself despite some problems with the mix that Mark the soundman attempted to correct . Vocalist , Mike Stanley , who previously fronted Dirty Blonde with Jerry Pandelios back in the day is a nice choice to front this 80 ’ s cover band , from his long hair to his tall stature . ( A special shout out to Ed , who I met at the bar before the show ! He told me to be easy on his kid during the review …. lol ) I always have had a certain prejudice towards the bass guitar , maybe because I learned how to play the super simple bass line from Deep Purple ’ s “ Smoke On The Water ” from my first boyfriend in my bedroom . It took about 3 minutes to learn and after I played it 485 times , my mom took my guitar . It was ok , I was bored of it anyway . Ok , back to business – bassist Dave Boger not only did an amazing job hitting all the notes on a Led Zeppelin cover , but had made a gallant effort singing Fuel while Mike either got another beer or went to the bathroom .
I am sorry I missed the rest of the show . I did see a “ guest performance ” on someone else ’ s video camera , with Larry Werner of Social Call .
It bears repeating that the Lehigh Valley ’ s Music community is super supportive of each other ! Since the photographer originally scheduled was unavailable , Sheri Bayne provided some hot shots for all of us to drool on .
In the meantime , here ’ s a video link . https :// www . facebook . com / joanne . janci / videos / 1483694701641389 /

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