Camp Freddy 2011

I'm pretty certain you won't remember my posts from last year about Camp Freddy but we saw them twice again during this year's Christmas residency at The Roxy.  A brief recap -- Camp Freddy is basically a band made up Dave Navarro (of Jane's Addiction & Red Hot Chili Peppers), Matt Sorum (of Guns N' Roses & Velvet Revolver), Billy Morrison (of Billy Idol's band) and Chris Chaney (of Jane's Addiction).  The big attraction of the show is they play cover songs and have a ton of guest singers and musicians onstage.

Last year, we were treated to Steven Tyler singing Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" and Billy Idol singing his own "Rebel Yell."  I was very excited for this year's shows even though both The Wife and I were exhausted from work and various holiday functions.  They play on four consecutive Fridays at the Roxy and we decided to do shows 2 and 3.  I figure they will never have their biggest show first, and the last show was too close to Christmas.

Week two guests included Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes), Stephen Pearcy (Ratt), Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) and Paul Stanley (Kiss).  It was a pretty good show although the song selection was a bit odd overall.  I mean, you've got Paul Stanley onstage and he does Strutter (decent Kiss song), You Shook Me (terrible blues song), All Right Now (a cover of the Free song which was okay) and then they closed with the Kiss song Lick It Up.  Huh -- no Rock & Roll All Nite?

Week three guests included Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Chino (Deftones), Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses), and Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple).  The song selection this night was stronger, I thought.  The Wife and I had gone to her company's holiday party then straight to the concert so we were very tired.  Before they brought out the Big Guest at the end, I said we could leave early if it was lame.  They introduced Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) so I turned to her and said, "Let's go."

Week 3 Setlist -- Relax & Seven Nation Army (w/ Donovan Leitch Jr.), 20th Century Boy & Search and Destroy (w/Neon Trees), Anarchy in the UK (w/Billy Morrison), Firewoman, Helter Skelter & War Pigs (w/ Franky Perez), Round & Round & Tobacco Road (w/ Stephen Pearcy), Creep & Whole Lotta Love (w/Linda Perry), You Really Got Me & Sweet Emotion (w/Fred Durst), and Strutter, You Shook Me, All Right Now & Lick it Up (Paul Stanley)

Week 4 Setlist -- Relax & Seven Nation Army (w/ Donovan Leitch Jr.), Highway to Hell & Helter Skelter (w/ Franky Perez), Pretty Vacant & Fight for Your Right (w/ Mark McGrath), L’il Devil, All Right Now & Highway Star (w/ Glenn Hughes), In the Meantime & Search and Destroy (w/ Chino), Youth Gone Wild, Paradise City & Sweet Child O’ Mine (w/ Sebastian Bach & Steven Adler) and Wine Wine Wine, Foxy Lady & Sharp Dressed Man (w/ Billy Gibbons)

Not sure if we'll go again next year.  The shows are a lot of fun but they start around 11:30 and are over by 1:00 so it's a lot of standing around.  Plus, everyone gets their cellphones or cameras out for the really good shit and put it up on YouTube anyway.