{"id":5243,"date":"2016-05-16T17:14:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T22:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?p=5243"},"modified":"2016-05-16T17:21:27","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T22:21:27","slug":"generation-axe-providence-performing-arts-center-providence-ri-may-8-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?p=5243","title":{"rendered":"Generation Axe<\/b>
Providence Performing Arts Center
Providence, RI
May 8, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Generation Axe<\/p><\/div>\n

Spearheaded by guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, Generation Axe brought together five legendary guitar players for one night of music. In addition to Vai, the show saw 80’s shredder Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Black Label Society frontman and former Ozzy guitar player Zakk Wylde, Nuno Bettancourt, guitar player for Extreme, and the youngest player, Tosin Abasi of Animals as Leaders.<\/p>\n

As the lights dimmed, the instantly recognizable keyboard riff from the intro of Boston’s “Foreplay” began, and all five guitar players made their way to the stage. What is normally just a two minute intro to the song “Long Time” was extended significantly as the five guitar players took turns taking solos. Making a great song even more entertaining was the perfect start to the show. As they reached the end, Vai introduced the crowd to Tosin Abasi, and the rest of the players left the stage.<\/p>\n

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Tosin Abasi<\/h3>\n
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Tosin Abasi<\/p><\/div>\n

Tosin Abasi is certainly has less of a household name than the other players. Most people here tonight didn’t know who he was. I had been turned onto his band, Animals as Leaders, a few years ago, but have never listened to them more than a few times. Tosin definitely impressed people tonight, and any time I went by the merchandise table, I heard people looking for an album with him on it.<\/p>\n

Something that sets Tosin apart from the rest of the players is that he plays an eight string guitar, which makes for some unique tones. Some of his solos had aspects of them that sounded like bass solos, which was really cool!<\/p>\n

After he played three of his songs, he introduced Nuno Bettancourt, who joined him for one more Animals as Leaders song, before leaving the stage to give Nuno a turn.<\/p>\n\n\t\t