Lou Molitch-(Guitar and Vox),
Jeff Borgueta-(Drums),
Matt Richardson-(Bass and Vox),
Influences
Zeke, Tight Bros. From Way Back, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Thin Lizzy, The Hellacopters, Riverboat Gamblers, Southside Johnny, Guns n' Roses, AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Van Halen, lots more..........
Seattle trio Neon Nights pulls off the sweet trick of simultaneously conjuring the sounds of a Sunset Strip rock den and a Lower East Side NYC hardcore crust-hole, both circa 1987. The former comes courtesy of rippin' riffs loud, thick, dirty, and devil-horned, and solos nimble and flashy — guitarwork that reeks beautifully of Schlitz, burning rubber, Ace Frehley sweat, and raw groupie sex. The latter comes mainly from frontman Lou Molitch's unhinged shrieks — a hair-on-fire, I'm-being-chased-by-a-pack-of-demonhounds delivery that's reminiscent of another Lou (Koller, of Sick of it All), cut with a smidgen of Sam Kinison. And Neon Nights hammers its crowds with tunes like "Born to Die Hard" ("Knowin' nothin' but to keep keepin' on/For the wine, the women, and the song/Gonna give it all I got, all I got 'til it's gone") and "Party Song" ("It's a party, let's party!/Hey, hey, hey, hey...yeaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!") with nary a trace of irony or calculated retroism. These guys really seem to live it. You may want to, as well.
