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| - The Hard Rock Hotel is Las Vegas's Palace of Rock. In the Palace of Rock, you don't have to dig far to raid the rock vault. Inside the Vinyl Theater there is a top notch rocking Las Vegas rock show named "Raiding the Rock Vault. that has the critics and Yelper's raving. "
As "Raiding the Rock Vault" approaches its 1,000 show on November 25, 2017; it is a smash hit show that has a stellar reputation. Here are a few examples. The Las Vegas Review Journal said, "Pulls out all the stops." Arts Direct.com raves, "You've got to see it to believe it." The Las Vegas Informer boasts, "It just can't get any better." These are just a few of the accolades. With the accolades from entertainment writers and Yelper's, I was convinced that this was the show to see.
As "Raiding the Rock Vault" approaches its landmark 1,000 show, I am surprised that I never saw this show before. This is the ultimate rock show for a fan of the classic rock music of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The premise of the show is that a group of musicians that originally played in a group join together as a super tribute band performing the super hits from the late 60s to the late 80s. Corresponding to the super hit there is informative displays on the screen. Here are some examples. When they performed "All Right Now," there was a picture of the album art, footage of the band Free, and information corresponding to the band including that Paul Rogers was also in Bad Company. When they played "Dreams" there was the album cover art in the background. Further on when this band did "We are the Champions" there was footage of Queen with the interesting fact that every member of Queen went to college. If the volume kills a few hearing cells, it will leave with new brain cells full of Rock facts.
In my opinion, a stellar musical performance takes talented musicians. The musicians that performed on that stage in the intimate Vinyl Theater had played on stages in colossal arenas with major acts. It was interesting watching the dynamics of this musical talent interact as a team pouring out the super hits. The most memorable moments were when a member of the original band performed with the Raiding the Rock Vault band. The two most memorable moments were when the audience applauded Howard Leese of Heart during the Heart hit "Barracuda" and Hugh McDonald of Bon Jovi during Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive." Below is a list of the rockers that made up the band:
Mark Boals: vocals. From Dokken.
Paul Shorting: vocals. From Quiet Riot
Michael T. Ross: keyboards. From Lita Ford
Rowen Robertson: guitar. From Dio
Hugh McDonald: bass. From Bon Jovi.
Jay Scheller: drums. From Yes & Asia
Howard Leese: guitar. From Heart & Bad
Company.
Lily Arce: vocals. From Fantasy
Tod Kerns: vocals. From Slash
It was this band of talented musicians that led the audience including me on a musical journey from the Who's "My Generation" to Guns N Rose's "Welcome to the Jungle." Dressed in the rock attire of the era with the video images and facts on the screen, the Palace of Rock was rocking for a good 90 minutes. Below are some of the super hits that they brought to life through a stellar musical performance:
A hit by Jimmy Hendrix
"Honkey Tonk Woman" - Rolling Stones
"Smoke on the Water"
"Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin
"Kashmir" - Led Zeppelin
"Hotel California" - The Eagles
"Heartbreaker" - Pat Benatar
"Another Brick in the Wall"-Pink Floyd
The theater experience itself was also pleasant. Right off the bat, we saved money by picking up a reduced price ticket at the Tix4Tonight by the MGM Grand. From the Strip it was an inexpensive Uber ride to the Hard Rock Hotel. There was zero problem with the wait on line or venue. Ditto for the seating. From my observation there does not appear to be a bad seat in Vinyl. As far as the volume, zero issues.
"Raiding the Rock Vault" is a stellar show that had me rocking and rolling for an electrifying 90 minutes. If you are a fan of classic rock, I highly recommend seeing "Raiding the Rock Vault."
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