The Rockpit took in the once a year rock cruise that includes a roster of serious bands as we document on all that took place at sea.
Pre-party – April sixteenth 2015
Queensryche / Lillian Awl
The primary of the Monsters Of Rock Cruise pre-parties for 2015 paired Lillian Awl and Queensryche as a heat up for 4 days of mayhem within the Bahamas. On paper it used to be a captivating pairing with the more recent modern/epic leanings of Lillian Awl apparently becoming smartly with a reinvigorated Queensryche now headed through Todd L. a. Torre who relatively frankly, let’s face it sings nearly precisely just like the departed Tate used to. [read more]
Pre-party – April seventeenth 2015
Stryper / Tyketto
The second one night time of the Monsters Of Rock Cruise pre-parties for 2015 noticed 3 contributors from Poison in Tyketto sign up for Stryper for some other night time of serious tune. [read more]
Cruise Day 1 – April 18th 2015
Y& T, Sooner Pussy Cat, Bango Tango, John Corabi, Black Famous person Riders, Tesla
Who would have idea two decades in the past that at some point rock bands would play cruise liners? It’s a perception that appears to be the antithesis of the very perception of rock and roll itself however boy let me let you know it’s an revel in like no different.
The Monsters Of Rock Cruise 2015 will have its detractors complaining that lineups are similar to earlier years however to veterans and novices alike the revel in couldn’t be larger, higher or extra for your face. Consider seeing your favorite bands on degree after which afterward sharing a boost with them, asking them questions at a Q&A consultation or higher nonetheless, having them sign up for you at breakfast?
As an revel in it’s arduous to consider the rest higher than sharing a lager with a legend then seeing them jamming onstage – natural magic…[read more]
Cruise Day 2 – April nineteenth 2015
Europe, Babylon AD, Mike Tramp, Lillian Awl, Tyketto, Evening Ranger, Excessive, Vineyard Canines
An afternoon at the prime seas with a swathe of large rock bands begins early as we do our section for Dio’s most cancers charity within the black and white front room, we won’t win giant however rating a duplicate of the brand new Europe album in an impromptu ‘identify that band’ query. With breakfast below the belt, sat on a desk subsequent to the lead singer of Krokus, the Atomic Punks heat up the Pool degree with some kick ass Van Halen to get the blood and beers flowing. [read more]
Cruise Day 3 – April twentieth 2015
Derek St. Holms, Sooner Tom cat, John Corabi, Kix, Krokus, Queensryche
By means of Day 3 of the Cruise the casualties are mounting, from the traces of the strolling useless on the breakfast bars you recognize that for some the celebration didn’t forestall ultimate night time and the sight of the ones too loud and unsleeping to have ever indulged is simply as unhealthy. We walked the road and ended up simply the best aspect to soak up the hole act of the day – Whitesnake’s new guitarist (and Nightranger’s outdated guitarist) Joel Hoekstra at the primary deck. Whilst some are heading for, or have already headed off send for the Blue Lagoon go back and forth (we regarded and it regarded nice however the entice of Seashore Video games and a sandy Meet and Greet used to be trumped through additional breakfast and a pleasing stress-free stay up for the Tom Keifer Q&A. [read more]
Cruise Day 4 – April twenty first 2015
Y&T, Krokus, Tom Keifer, Europe, John Corabi, Tesla, Lita Ford
All excellent cruises will have to come to an finish and for any individual now not already considering that the most efficient a part of per week trapped at the prime seas with a slew in their favorite bands isn’t the most efficient concept ever – suppose once more, it’s. We’ve breakfasted with the celebrities, shared a couple of beers with a couple of axe-slingers, stood aspect through aspect with other folks we’ve handiest hours in the past been looking at on degree to determine that they’re simply as giant enthusiasts of tune as we’re, and as we’re the Rockpit we’ve additionally recorded a couple of interviews we’re about to unharness on you in the following few weeks. Would we do it once more? In a 2nd. Would we business looking at a reasonably widely recognized singer cave in backwards after an excessive amount of ‘indulgence’? No… A cruise like this will give you such a lot of reminiscences like chatting to Tesla’s Brian Wheat whilst we get flipped off through a child on a Disney Cruiser moored through the aspect of our send; naturally we needed to react… However maximum of all and above all it’s the tune and that has been remarkable. [read more]
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