LIVE IN LAS VEGAS — SUNSET STRIP, 1988

[Live show] [Intro — count straight into full-band 142 BPM attack; driving riff under rapid vocal trade-offs] [M4 Lead] REDDY TO ROCK!  KILL THE LIGHTS [M1 Tenor] Whiskey, you ready! [M3 Baritone] The whole place is shaking [M4 Lead] Wake the dead [Verse 1 — M1 Tenor, full-speed] The curtain rises, the tubes ignite Pick already slipping in my hand The crowd is wound tight FIRST NOTE HITS THE WHOLE ROOM ERUPTS No warm-up Full voltage Six strings cut through the air The snare cracks, ceiling dust falls Learn our names when this is over Right now, keep your eyes on us [Verse 1B — M3 Baritone, full-speed] The low riff rolls out of the stacks Kick and bass hammer your ribs Glasses jump, the barricade groans We’re only getting started Stay close Hold tight Feel it run up the back of your neck Every amp is wide open Make the back wall shake tonight Next one hits you in the gut [Pre-Chorus — M4 Lead, driving] Take a breath The next one drops EARS WON’T BE ENOUGH TAKE IT IN YOUR BONES [M1 Tenor] Ready? [M3 Baritone] Brace yourself [M4 Lead] Raise your voice HERE IT COMES [Double-Time Break — thunderous drums; alternate picking climbs into sweep runs; double-kick drives a hard slam into chorus] [Chorus — M4 Lead] FACE MELTDOWN MELT YOUR FACE Blow out the amps TURN IT UP Deep inside your skull FEEL THAT RIFF Shake this whole room ROCK THIS PLACE [M1 Tenor + M3 Baritone Harmonize] Guitar, bass, drums, vocals WHISKY, LET ME HEAR YOU ROAR [M4 Lead] FACE MELTDOWN MELT YOUR FACE Let it hit [Double-Time Break — drum solo; rapid-picked runs and sweep arpeggios over relentless double-kick] [Post-Chorus — All Four Harmonize] BANG BANG CRACK BOOM FACE MELTDOWN TURN IT UP [Shred Break — guitar and drums trade attacks into a unison strike] [Verse 2 — M1 Tenor, full-speed] Every front-row fist comes up at once The whole front row pounds the rail One string snaps, but the riff rolls on Five strings are all we need Kick it harder Push the gain Sweat in our eyes, beer underfoot Monitors howl, we turn them louder Bodies packed tight against the stage Back of the room, I wanna hear you [Verse 2B — M3 Baritone, full-speed] Bass comes straight up through the boards Kick drum lands below your ribs Over one shoulder, a stranger grins NEXT CHORUS HITS YOU’RE BOTH SCREAMING ALONG Hot amps Cigarette smoke Elbows up, shoulder to shoulder Out of breath, the beat stays hard Stay with us through the last damn song When the snare hits, shout it back [Pre-Chorus — M4 Lead, driving] Raise your arms Bang your head NEXT HIT TAKE IT IN YOUR CHEST [M1 Tenor] Count it in [M3 Baritone] Lock it down [M4 Lead] All together SHAKE THE GROUND [Chorus — M4 Lead] FACE MELTDOWN MELT YOUR FACE Blow out the amps TURN IT UP Deep inside your skull FEEL THAT RIFF Shake this whole room ROCK THIS PLACE [M1 Tenor + M3 Baritone Harmonize] Guitar, bass, drums, vocals WHISKY, LET ME HEAR YOU ROAR [M4 Lead] FACE MELTDOWN MELT YOUR FACE Let it hit [Driving Breakdown — full-tempo 142 BPM chug and kick-snare drive; M4 Lead fires clipped commands and high ’80s metal wails] You want some more? Here it comes Hands up high Shout it back When that snare hits Move this floor Guitar up Drums hit hard Keep it moving Full speed now [M4 Lead — sustained high metal wail] YEA-A-A-A-AHHHH! THE RIFF RETURNS BREAK THIS WHOLE PLACE [Neoclassical Shred Break — high solo; alternate picking and sweep runs race over 142 BPM double-kick; hard launch into bridge] [Bridge — driving 142 BPM rhythm under rapid vocal trade-offs] [M3 Baritone] Scorched tubes Wristbands soaked through [M1 Tenor] The broken string flashes under the stage lights [M1 Tenor + M3 Baritone Harmonize] VOICES BURN OUT THE RIFF STAYS [Guitar-Drum Duel — sweep runs, pinch-harmonic screams and tom fills trade attacks into a unison slam] Play until they pull the power [M4 Lead] This is METAL! WHISKY, ARE YOU STILL ALIVE? Whisky, scream it with us NOW BRING IT BACK [Final Chorus — M4 Lead, full-speed peak] FACE MELTDOWN MELT YOUR FACE One final hit TURN IT UP Until your voice gives out SCREAM IT OUT Punch through the ceiling BREAK THE ROOF [M1 Tenor + M3 Baritone Harmonize] Guitar, bass, drums, vocals WHISKY, LET ME HEAR YOU ROAR [M4 Lead] FACE MELTDOWN MELT YOUR FACE [Final Shred — band at 142 BPM; high neoclassical lead over driving rhythm guitars and double-kick] [All Four Shout Over Full-Speed Band] Take nothing home but ringing ears [Final Instrumental Break — thunderous drums erupt into explosive tom fills and a relentless double-kick barrage; guitar answers with rapid alternate-picked runs, rising sweep arpeggios, screaming bends and pinch-harmonic shrieks; bass locks beneath the guitar as the solo races through a neoclassical-metal run; guitar and drums trade escalating attacks, collide in a face-melting unison sprint, then strike one final full-band slam; cymbals choke to sudden silence] [M4 Lead — piercing high glam-metal shriek] GOOD NIIIIIGHT!