Wednesday; the middle of the week and it’s a peak not a trough. To celebrate I bring
you Gunzo recorded at the Underworld in Camden last Friday. “Who are Gunzo?” I
hear you cry. As the name implies the band feature Tracii Guns and Rudy Sarzo,
two real bone-a-fide heavyweight musicians whose collective CV reads like a
fantasy; LA Guns, Dio, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Guns ‘n’ Roses. Joining our
two superheroes were Michael O’Mara on vocals and Shane Fitzgibbons on drums
who more than meet the task in hand. So what did we get? More to the point what
are you going to hear? Over an hour and a quarters worth of Rudy and Tracii’s
back catalogue, with even some Montrose thrown in for good measure at the
request of Michael O’Hara. I knew the evening was going to be good but I hadn’t
banked on it being THIS good. It’s like the nineties never happened with me
airguitaring, something I haven’t done since the days of the Saxon Tavern in
Southend Lane in Catford. This was what Friday nights were made for and if
you’re quick and in Northern Ireland the band are playing the Voodoo in Belfast
tonight which just so happens to be the last gig of the tour.