LITA FORD GETS RAVE REVIEWS FOR QUEENSRYCHE DATESWicked Wonderland Hits Top 10 on CMJ ChartFrom standing ovations to rave reviews, the Lita Ford/Queensryche onstage collaboration is indeed the metal tour to catch this fall.
Since the tour's start on Oct. 15, Lita has been performing three songs on the tour, including her hit song, "Close My Eyes Forever," which she duets with Geoff; as well as two new songs, "Crave," the duet with her husband Jim Gillette, and "Patriotic S.O.B." with the Queensryche band backing her up.
"The shows with Queensryche have been awesome," says Lita, "And the best part about all of it is the fans are going wild and the usually hard-to-please music critics are raving about it. It feels great to be back! Queensryche have been so good to us and so have their fans. When we got standing ovations for 'Crave' and 'Close My Eyes' the other night it blew our minds."
It blew Examiner.com's minds too. The publication raved about the Philadelphia show on Oct. 22 at the Theatre of the Living Arts writing, "Seeing Lita for a short time makes it feel like a dream. During the Philadelphia show, she took the stage like a crazed tigress and pranced around while members of Queensryche played 'Patriotic SOB' and 'Crave' from her new CD, Wicked Wonderland."
And, the accolades didn't stop there. The Examiner continues, "Her husband, Jim Gillette was an imposing figure on stage, sporting a Mohawk and leather vest. He was out of control, running from one end of the stage to the next, while belting out background lyrics to augment Lita's show. Mesmerized is how most of the crowd was."
Meanwhile, Wicked Wonderland is continuing to sell well and make its way up the metal radio charts in the U.S. The album, her first in 14 years, has jumped from No. 35 to No. 9 on the CMJ charts this week and from No. 27 to No. 22 on FMQB.
Here are the remaining dates on the tour:
Nov. 4, Missoula , MT , Wilma Theater
Nov. 5, Spokane , WA , Knitting Factory
Nov. 6, Boise , ID , Knitting Factory
Nov. 7, Stateline , NV , Harrah's Lake Tahoe
Nov. 10, Houma , LA , City Club
Nov. 11, Nashville , TN the Cannery
Nov. 12, Atlanta , GA Masquerade
Nov. 13, Jacksonville , FL , Plush
Nov. 14, Ft. Lauderdale , FL , Revolution
"Seeing Lita for a short time makes it feel like a dream. During the Philadelphia show, she took the stage like a crazed tigress and pranced around while members of Queensryche played "Patriotic SOB and "Crave" from her new CD, Wicked Wonderland..."
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