Van Halen – Madison Square Garden 2012

Van Halen kicked ass at the Garden and we were there.

Mar032012

Van Halen – Madison Square Garden 2012

MC and I went to see Van Halen at the Madison Square Garden last week. The visit to NY was great and relaxing and fun. I enjoyed every moment with my honey.

Van Halen were great as I expected. Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang all sounded perfect blasting out that classic Halen sound like no other. Dave was his old self full of swagger and laughs. He still sounds great no matter what anyone says. His kicks weren’t quite as high as I remember in 1984 but neither are mine. He still has all that clown charm as MC is always pointing out how Dave reminds her of a clown. Regardless, Dave is awesome and Van Halen sounded great, looked great and delivered all you would expect and more out of a Van Halen show. Music like none other. Best of all for me, a girl like no other who loves me.

See our other videos of the show here

Blurry photos of Van Halen live at Madison Square Garden 2012

10/6/20 – updated for my love today on the news that Eddie Van Halen has passed away as a result of cancer. BMF loved Van Halen (as long as Dave was the front man!) Cancer is fucked up and takes away people we love no matter how old they are – Eddie was 65 and BMF was 47. RIP. #57bmf4ever

A Different Kind of Truth Tour 2012

Jan312011

Bigfoot

Bigfoot and others that opened for Nashville Pussy in Atlanta on 1/27/2011. All the “others” email me and get me some names to put on this page.

8/16/20 The “others” apparently never got in touch with BMF but I found the photos and did a little research. The “Nashville Pussy’s Winter Hoedown” was held in “Hell” at the Masquerade in Atlanta, GA on January 27, 2011 and featured Bigfoot, Stone Mountain Freeway, Six Shot Revival and of course the one and only Nashville Pussy. I also found out during this restoration marathon that Artimus Pyledriver broke up a long time back and the lead singer went to Stone Mountain Freeway. Is that the way it went? This guy has voice. This is all coming back to me now. And 57s are falling all over me. BMF did not write a review of these bands at this show because our main goal was Nashville Pussy. But based on his review of their show it seems he picked Bigfoot as his next favorite – something to do with Evil Jim? [svgallery name=”npopeners2011″](old) ~mc~ #57bmf4ever

Check out the photos of Nashville Pussy!

Stone Mountain Freeway

@ the Masquerade in Atlanta on 1/27/11

Bigfoot

@ the Masquerade in Atlanta on 1/27/11

Six Shot Revival

@ the Masquerade in Atlanta on 1/27/11

All photos copyright Jeff Jackson.

May302009

Fans and Freaks

These were origianally on “Whatever Happened to Rock and Roll“. Like then, we invite any freaks or fans out there to email us your photos to add to our gallery. You will have to find the email link on this site.

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4/18/23 – found most of the lost pictures! #57bmf4ever ~mc

May302009

Artimus Pyledriver

From “Whatever Happened to Rock and Roll”.
At “Nine Lives Saloon” in Little 5 Points on 2/27/2002

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02/28/02 – (reposted from WHTRR Daily Life)

We went to the 9 Lives Saloon last night to check out “Artimus Pyledriver”. Look for a full review of the show on the review page. Not a lot been going on downtown here. We are still recovering from our Colorado trip with Nashville Pussy. We still have a lot of photos to post but haven’t gotten them all downloaded yet. Tomorrow night we are going to see DICK DELICIOUS at 9 Lives. Looking very forward to that one. Look for pictures and comments from the show tomorrow night or the next day knowing me.

THE BMF SHOW REVIEW!

Artimus Pyledriver UPDATED
Last night we went to 9 Lives Saloon to check out this band. I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I liked them. A lot. They rock very hard. The lead singer Dave reminded me of James Hetfield on speed when he was still cool. He had an intense stage presence that made me take notice. I couldn’t get that out of my head. The James Hetfield thing. They said it was their first show, but it was obvious these guys had been practicing. They also kind of reminded me of a country version of “Speedealer”. Which to me a good thing. Speedealer are cool as fuck but Artimus Pyledriver are cooler as far as I’m concerned. As I watched the band I couldn’t help but think of combines, and wheat fields and fifths of Jack Daniels. I would lay money down on odds that at least one of those guys can drive a combine and climb down and kick your ass for the fun of it. Their music as I said was hard as fuck, but it was cool as fuck too. They impressed me anyway. Still, you can tell that the more the band plays the better they will be so you can count on seeing me at the next show. To find out more about the band check out their bio on their website. Download a sample of one of their songs called “SWAMP DEVIL” here.(reposted from WHTRR Reviews)

8/16/20 I restored a few pictures found on the server at musicfilter.net and updated the page with BMF’s scattered posts about Artimus Pyledriver. I removed the referenced links in the review from 2002 since they were very dead. There are more original photos of this show, but I will have to find those on one of BMF’s computers some other day. 🙂 As BMF said in his 2002 review, we saw the band’s very first show at Atlanta’s infamous 9 Lives Saloon (closed for a long time). Looks like it would take another few years for them to put out their first and only album including the song “Swamp Devil” mentioned in the review. I think we saw them play another time on a ticket with Nashville Pussy. Check out Artimus Pyledriver on Facebook and take a look/listen to “Swamp Devil” @ youtube.(thank you baby – I found the #57 in that video) Southern hardcore goodness! ~mc~ #57bmf4ever