I finally managed to catch SAVATAGE, this time at the Marquee and they were everything I expected and more. Jon Oliva has such spiteful vocals, as well as a most unexpected comical stage act.
Couple that to a show of superior quality both in terms of their ability to play live and a set list varied from Hall of the Mountain King through to current opus Streets: A Rock Opera, and the whole thing adds up to a grossly underrated band and a brilliant evening well worth the trip.
So, why did it end at 10 o'clock with everyone forcibly thrown out minutes later and the band themselves shoved out by 11 o'clock?
They were far from impressed by the whole attitude of everyone there, including security, who regarded all of us as worthless shit. And when signing autographs, the band told us they have no intention of playing there again when they return for a proper tour again next summer, and I don't blame them.
Is this typical of the treatment that rock fans receive there? The Marquee may be legendary, but not for the bands anymore, just for the staff's attitude - and it sucks!
Riff Raff
January 1992
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