This Saturday, NOT FAST ENÜFF will open for Skid Row at Bar 145 on Monroe Street here in Toledo. Given that Skid Row will attract a crowd of 80’s hair metal fans, we chose a set of favorites from that genre, including Def Leppard, Guns ‘n Roses, Bon Jovi and Ratt. When covering this type of material, the economics of the typical cover band gig don’t allow for two guitars. This means no rhythm guitar during solos, and otherwise not being able to cover all the parts. For this show, we enlisted the help of our friend Rob Green (guitarist for The Bridges) to round out the ensemble. Among other advantages, this presented the opportunity to do some harmonized twin lead guitar work, which I never get to do in other settings. Check out this excerpt of Ratt’s “Round and Round” from rehearsal last night:

I think we’re almost there. It will be a blast pulling this off at the show!