Spring Break
Rob Zombie rises again to rock
Stephanie Vallejo
Issue date: 11/5/09 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Naked anime girls, eerie music and the smell of a certain green plant are just a few of the expected post-Halloween madness I saw, heard and smelled at the Rob Zombie concert Tuesday night.
Following a flow of black T-shirts into the Event Center, I knew there was a metal show about to happen.
Despite the long line outside, the arena wasn't full. Only half of the main floor was occupied by fans.
The opening band, Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures, was familiar to those who watched Rob Zombie's latest film, "Halloween II."
The band started the night with its Texan southern charm and top hats.
The first two songs were fast tempo and made me want to do the hokey pokey. The twangy sound of the table guitar, and the continuous beat of the upright bass made me tap my toes.
This Johnny-Cash-on-a-Halloween-trip band also had a female zombie come out for a couple of songs.
She played her go-go dancing part well while her hips shook to the songs and had a continuous, creepy, wide-eyed look on her face.
But my all-time favorite song from the band had to be "I'm at Home Getting Hammered (While She's Out Getting Nailed.)"
During one of his talks to the audience, lead singer Cushing Clegg mentioned how he also was in collaboration with Zombie when writing the song "Dick Soup" for the movie, "The Devil's Rejects."
Although the audience hadn't reached full capacity yet, Captain Clegg rocked the audience with its "white trash" hits.
Next came what I call the "gel" band.
My eyes were transfixed to the men's hair, because it seemed as though it had defeated the law of gravity. The slicked back "Fonzie" look didn't deter from the band's ability to kick-start a mosh pit in the center of the arena.
Necromantix describes itself as "pychobilly," according to its official Web site. These guys, and their girl drummer, were awesome despite the fact that the bass was so loud it felt like I was wearing vibrating socks.
Following a flow of black T-shirts into the Event Center, I knew there was a metal show about to happen.
Despite the long line outside, the arena wasn't full. Only half of the main floor was occupied by fans.
The opening band, Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures, was familiar to those who watched Rob Zombie's latest film, "Halloween II."
The band started the night with its Texan southern charm and top hats.
The first two songs were fast tempo and made me want to do the hokey pokey. The twangy sound of the table guitar, and the continuous beat of the upright bass made me tap my toes.
This Johnny-Cash-on-a-Halloween-trip band also had a female zombie come out for a couple of songs.
She played her go-go dancing part well while her hips shook to the songs and had a continuous, creepy, wide-eyed look on her face.
But my all-time favorite song from the band had to be "I'm at Home Getting Hammered (While She's Out Getting Nailed.)"
During one of his talks to the audience, lead singer Cushing Clegg mentioned how he also was in collaboration with Zombie when writing the song "Dick Soup" for the movie, "The Devil's Rejects."
Although the audience hadn't reached full capacity yet, Captain Clegg rocked the audience with its "white trash" hits.
Next came what I call the "gel" band.
My eyes were transfixed to the men's hair, because it seemed as though it had defeated the law of gravity. The slicked back "Fonzie" look didn't deter from the band's ability to kick-start a mosh pit in the center of the arena.
Necromantix describes itself as "pychobilly," according to its official Web site. These guys, and their girl drummer, were awesome despite the fact that the bass was so loud it felt like I was wearing vibrating socks.
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Jena
posted 11/12/09 @ 9:04 AM PST
This story is right on the money! I saw RZ in 2007 front row at the Oracle and then this night at SJSUEC. I always enjoy his concerts but DID not enjoy the mosh pit or getting kicked in the head by crowd surfers, being squished beyond what a corsett would do ha!3/4ths thru the show I ran thru a mosh pit to get to safety! There on the steps I really enjoyed the rest of the show! It took me 3 days to recover (body wise) from that concert. (Continued…)
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