Y & T, now that’s a name I haven’t
heard in years. It’s funny that I have lost
track of these guys since I was a huge fan back
in the 80’s so it is so nice to see these
guys are still rockin’ as hard as they were
back in the day. The thing that has always appealed
to me about Y & T is that they have always
been a no frills rock band. They have always stayed
true to their roots and never really bowed to
the glam scene of the late eighties and I respect
them for this.
Live: One Hot Night is the new double live DVD
and it captures Y & T at its best. With its
current lineup featuring founders Dave Meniketti,
Phil Kennemore and recent additions of John Nymann
(guitar) and Mike Vanderhule (drums) Y & T
are at the top of their musical game. This two
disc set features a live show recorded on October
8, 2006 in Zoetermeer, Holland and is chock full
of classic Y & T songs like “Mean Streak”,
“Summertime Girls”, “Forever”,
“Rock & Roll’s Gonna Save The
World” plus fifteen additional songs from
their spectacular discography. As a Y & T
fan I enjoyed this DVD immensely but what I really
enjoyed was Disc two with backstage footage, a
meet and greet, sound check and outtakes. This
footage showed that these guys are true genuine
men who love music and love to entertain the fans
and you don’t see this very often today.
Another addition to the second disc was three
songs from Bang Your Head Festival 2006 in Germany.
Overall this is a solid DVD release with no
bells and whistles… just good ole hard rock
played by a band who never got the proper credit
they deserve. I would recommend this DVD to anyone
who is a fan of the band, but probably won’t
garner any new fans either. Let’s just hope
we can get some new music from these guys sometime
soon… C’mon Dave you know you want
to.
Reviewed by Jeff Holton
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