I first heard The Fabulous Miss Wendy when she opened up for
Slash in concert in January of 2011. She was full of energy and showed skills
at the guitar that made her exciting to watch. I later found and listened to
her album and while I’m not a huge fan of her vocal style, I still enjoyed what
I heard and was anxious to see her in concert again.
This brings me to Friday night where she played at Liquid
Joes.
I was genuinely looking forward to this show and was eager
to experience the same sort of energy she showed when opening for Slash. She
came on the stage at a quarter to midnight and began with a slick instrumental
wail on her pink Strat. She showed a comfortable familiarity with her
instrument which is important to see with any guitarist. She was confident as
she moved her hands up and down the frets and she continued to show the same
skill that I’d first witnessed at the Slash show.
That was until after only four songs when she left the stage
and was finished for the night.
Yes you read that right, only four songs.
I have to admit that I was disappointed. I don’t expect
these cheaper shows to last all night but it still seems as if a solid hour is
what’s expected. An hour says that you appreciate the fans and are willing to
give them a well rounded show.
Four songs on the
other hand say that you don’t really want to be there. Perhaps there wasn’t a
good enough turn out for her to give the rest of us a decent set list. Perhaps
the creepy, troll-looking dude covered in fake blood at the front of the stage
who recorded Wendy in a perv-like manner was too much for her and she was creeped
out and ready to leave.
And perhaps it was the fact that after four opening bands
she wasn’t able to hit the stage until almost midnight. Yet this is the life
she has obviously chosen and when there was still almost an hour until closing
she could have doubled her set list and built a stronger fan base for better
word of mouth for the next time she comes around.
Instead, The Fabulous Miss Wendy treated those in attendance
at Liquid Joes with little respect. She put on a high energy four songs. She
stripped down to her batman bikini top and showed plenty of ass crack to get many
of the guys applauding a little extra. But at the end of the day we were there
to see her play some music rather than show her tits and ass.
I do give her credit that she was willing to hang out
afterwards and pose for pictures with the fans, but this was a concert and we
were there to listen to music.
A love for music is what brought us all together for the show
in the first place.
I’m not sure if I’d go see her again but if I do I hope that
she is willing to give the fans what they paid for.
I mean, seriously, she played twice as long as an opening
act for Slash.
--Mark.HaTe
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