It is impossible in this day and age to go to a bar or club without hearing “Crazy Bitch,” Buckcherry’s explicit ode to a very specific kind of woman. Girls go nuts and scream the lyrics while dancing in an unmistakably intoxicated state.
Such was the case Saturday night at the Lifestyles Community Pavilion, formerly PromoWest Pavilion, which hosted the Blitz Bash 2007, an annual festival. The Bash featured an impressive list of hard-rocking bands, with headliners being Drowning Pool, Saliva, and, of course, Buckcherry, the closing act.
Typically, groups with a popular novelty song, like Buckcherry, fall victim to this tragic and sometimes career-altering fate.
Fortunately, Buckcherry is no such band. Their live performances sound just as good if not better than their released studio recordings, especially when it came down to the quality of the vocals by lead singer, Josh Todd. It is also nice that this band is not one that relies solely on the popularity of one chart-topping, novelty song. Buckcherry’s set list on Saturday was packed with songs that could easily attain and generate the same audience responses.
“I couldn’t pick my favorite song,” said Tony Zobeck, an Ohio State graduate. ” They’re all pretty sweet.”
Perhaps the greatest thing about Buckcherry’s portion of the show was the entertainment factor. The grop doesn’t simply play music. They actually perform, entertain and connect with their audience.
“When you go to a BC [Buckcherry] show, it’s really an extension of who we are as people,” Todd said in his biography on the group’s official Web site.
With this information, it is easy to infer that as people they are fun-loving and not suitable for children. Their shows are filled with cursing and sexual innuendo, which are things almost required to ensure the quality of a good rock performance.
“I haven’t had this much fun at a concert in I don’t even know how long,” said Torrie Rinehart, 22, decked out in a Buckcherry T-shirt bought especially for the evening. Rinehart said if there was one band for whom she would become a groupie, it would be Buckcherry because the group is “one of the true rock bands of our generation.”
Holly Klass can be reached at [email protected].
