FireHouse - Don't Treat Me Bad (live 4-29-2012)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- Performing at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, North Carolina on Sunday April 29, 2012.
FireHouse is a hard rock / heavy metal band formed in Charlotte, NC in 1989. The band reached stardom during the early 1990s with hit singles like "Don't Treat Me Bad" "Reach For The Sky" and "All She Wrote" as well as their signature ballads "I Live My Life for You", "Love of a Lifetime", and "When I Look Into Your Eyes". At the 1992 American Music Awards, FireHouse won the award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist. They were chosen over Nirvana and Alice in Chains.
As the 1990s progressed, FireHouse remained popular in Asia, mainly in countries like Japan, Thailand, India, Malaysia, The Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore. They also maintained popularity in South America and Europe. FireHouse continued to release new material throughout the late 1990s and into the early 2000s, most of which has successfully charted in Japan. The band has also continues to tour internationally, having participated twice in the annual Rock Never Stops Tour with other bands of the 1980s. FireHouse is estimated to have sold over 7 million albums worldwide since their debut.
The history of FireHouse can be traced back to 1984 when Bill Leverty's band White Heat needed a drummer. After over 20 auditions, current FireHouse drummer Michael Foster answered the ad and when Leverty was impressed by his skill, he quickly hired him. When the band wasn't on tour, Leverty and Foster would visit rock clubs and it was at one of these clubs where they caught sight of a band called Maxx Warrior. Singing for the band was CJ Snare and the band's bassist was Perry Richardson. Leverty and Foster were impressed with Snare's vocal ability and became determined to unite the bands. As soon as Maxx Warrior broke up, Leverty sent Snare some of his songs and asked him to sing on his tape. Foster and Leverty were again impressed, so they brought Snare in to be the band's lead singer for a show in Virginia several weeks later.
The three-member group took their tape to Perry Richardson, the ex-bassist for Maxx Warrior, who said he liked it but had promised the band that he was in at the time six months of shows. When the six months was up, Richardson and his new band mates moved to Charlotte, North Carolina and began recording demos in Leverty's bedroom. The band would record all day and play hotel shows at night to earn income. Since Leverty and Foster's band name of White Heat was trademarked, the band chose FireHouse instead.
Originally composed of vocalist CJ Snare, guitarist Bill Leverty, drummer Michael Foster and bassist Perry Richardson, the band has maintained all of its original members with the exception of Perry Richardson, who departed in 2000 due to conflict. Richardson was initially replaced by Bruce Waibel, but Waibel left to spend more time with his family. In 2003, Waibel died unexpectedly at age 39. Dario Seixas was brought on board to play bass on the band's 2003 album Prime Time, but he parted ways with the band shortly after the album was released. In 2004, current bassist Allen McKenzie, who was playing bass for Jani Lane's solo project at the time, auditioned for the vacancy and the band agreed that he was the right musician for the job.
Guitarist Bill Leverty and CJ Snare have both pursued solo careers; but neither have let their solo projects interfere with the band's studio and touring efforts.
Leverty has released two solo albums; Wanderlust in 2004 and Southern Exposure in 2007, and when asked if he would ever tour in support of them, he said that it would be "extremely selfish" to do so while putting the band on hold. Foster has participated in Leverty's solo career by playing drums on both of his albums.
Snare has released a Christmas single entitled "A Christmas Gift" and is currently working with English guitarist Chris Green on his side project called "Rubicon Cross".
CJ Snare - lead vocals, keyboards
Bill Leverty - guitars
Michael Foster - drums
Allen McKenzie - bass guitar
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Top marks to the drummer who still knows how to put on an 80's show!!! Shame the rest dont!!!
And a decade later....still fucking amazing!
Background harmonies are super strong. I bet this was a fun show.
your voice is still amazing ...wow !
My, how the mighty have fallen.
Didn't like this version? Think Firehouse sucks? Don't like the fact these guys are 30+ years older looking and dont look the same as they did in 1984? Think the band has lost it? Come on all you armchair music critics, get fucking real. Voices dont hold out forever but the fact CJ and still bring it on this song is a testament. All you young people send me a fucking photo in 30 years and let me pick on how you don't look the same. And if you want to complain how this version of the song sucks, send me a cover of you doing it and let's see how you do. And if you just dont like this song or the band, why the fuck did you watch the video and why the fuck did you comment? Just leave and knock off the fucking disrespect. And if I offended someone, grow up and grow a pair.
these guys still rock like they did in the early 90s. cj snare is from my area. he grew up right in Dunnstown pa. I saw a concert of theirs. he said to me dude, what do people say about me here. I told him no one had anything bad to say. he said you know its been 17 years since I've been home last. coolest guy you could meet. same with bill leverty.
@MrPogeybait4883 YOU ARE RIGHT ON POINT !!! THESE MORONS ARE JUST SALTY , BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO WITH THEIR LIVES, THAN TO BITCH AND COMPLAIN. AND THEY PROBABLY CAN'T SING IN THE SHOWER, LET ALONE PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT !!!!!!
@ MrPogeybait4883 .. And CJ's still has a kick ass voice, by the way.
Firehouse rocks!
Thanks for coming over guys, close the garage on your way out .
So you can sleep before work at McDonald’s...lol
Amazing preformance as always!.
they still sound REALLY good!@
Still sound great!!
This was on my birthday!! Nice!!
ROCKIN AMAZINGLY
CJ your vocals are so amazing!!
Cj you guys still have it my friend. INCREDIBLE!!
I saw them the night before this in Charlotte. Front row and totally awesome!!!
Wow really good show lads
ALWAYS kickin' ass ! Thanks guys....
AWESOME!!!!!
Nice years
Grandes
RIP CJ
When I was in my 20's I used to go to an "old people" club. Like 40+ The women there were REALLY easy pickings. When the DJ would play songs such as I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) & Enough is Enough (Donna Summer). The mostly divorced women would go batshit on the dancefloor reliving every bad breakup they had in the late 70's. I'm an old fuck now and that's what this song is to the mostly divorced 40+ women today.
I see the drummer showing off with the stick flips...cool.
His voice still sounds great here...some other new albums I'm trying to figure out who's singing them..
HAHAHA! You still make it guys!! YEEEEAAAHH!!
and sorry CJ that mustache aint working man lol
Back in the day, he had the best poodle hair this side of Ken Tamplin or Brian May.
Such a small looking venue. No chance to see them live unless you live in the States.
What?! Why are some of you down on CJ? I think it's just the audio on this particular recording. No offense to the recorder. He did the best he could with what he had. But a top notch video recorder isn't cheap. And why pick on his looks? Yeah, his stache needs to go, or be thinner, but picking on the fact that he may be going bald? He's not that young anymore, give him a break. Getting old is going to happen to all of us...get used to that fact. I think he's still hot and I'd have him. I'd just make him shave the stache, LOL!
I Love The 80's.... I think he's hotter now, than he was in the 80's !! What do these people want ? I think the ones complaining need to post before and after pics of themselves ( B 80's- A 80's )
Drummers at the wrong gig!
Cool. Now, crank the guitars for this VID.
Sounds like hes using Auto Tune NOOOOOOO!!!!!
I'm gonna pretend you didn't even type this.
no its a voice pedal
That drummer very amazing
Wow....I'm so torn about this video. So who is original and who isn't? I'm not a die hard Firehouse fan, but as a teen in the late 80's and nineties, this song was killer. Obviously the lead singer and drummer are OEM. I recognize the drummers stick tricks. The guitar player looks the same, but the base player looks out of place. I guess I don't expect them to be all dressed up like in their hey-day, But come on, dude with a pornstache and looks like he's just left is job at the local garage for a night of karaoke. Kinda sad this was, but at least they are still playing.
+broderp Being a little harsh I think. Only one non original memeber, and hes been in FH for quite a while. Also, CJ has had this "look" for years. None of us are in our 20s anymore. We all look different. Have seen these guys multiple times in the past few years and they bring EVERY SINGLE time.
What's with the 70's porn mustache?? lol
Com'n C.J. !
You are so wrong!! lol
not the original bassist
Jesus, that mustache has gotta go. I think he's goin' bald, too.
Man, every time I've played those particular models of Peavey Basses, they sucked. At least go with the Cirrus, or the old Sarzo models. Surly he can afford better than what he's playin' in the video..
Grunge was SO depressing... NO THANKS!!!
this isnt grunge you douche!!grunge is nirvana,sound garden,pearl jam,etc,stupid fuck!!
And a decade later....still fucking amazing!