Tony Menendez
» Location: missoula montana
Original Date:09/22/1997 3:18:00am
The first time I ever heard Mahogany Rush was in 1978 when they opened for Aerosmith at the Coliseum in Macon, Georgia. I was really just prepared to endure this opening band so that I could see my favorite band, Aerosmith. However, when Frank Marino and the band tore into the opening song, I was absolutely blown away. I could not believe how tight, hard, heavy and loud they were. The drummer, Jim Ayoub, was hitting the drums so hard I could feel every lick, and Marino's guitar was mindblowing. My friend Greg leaned toward me and yelled, "After this, Aerosmith's gonna suck!" And, yeah, after Mahogany Rush's massive set, Aerosmith pretty much did suck. The next day, I bought the LIVE cassette and listened to it constantly until it basically dissolved in my tape player.