The Desert Rose Band - 08/28/2011 - Rocky Mountain Music Festival, Littleton, CO
 
Support Bands: everclear, Fabulous Thunderbyrds, BoDeans and fifteen local bands
Venue Capacity: -
 
Setlist:
01. She Don't Love Nobody
02. Love Reunited
03. He's Back and I'm Blue
04. Leave This Town
05. Time Between
06. For the Rich man
07. Summer Wind
08. Once More
09. Start All Over Again
10. Hello Trouble
11. Together Again
12. Ashes of Love
13. If It Be Your Will
14. In Another Lifetime
15. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
16. I Still Believe In You
17. One Step Forward
18. Last Thing On My Mind
19. Sin City
20. Wait A Minute
21. Will This Be The Day
22. Price I Pay

 
Pictures: (Special thanks to 'Wild' Bill Cody en Stephanie Carta)
Review:
What a great day for Music yesterday at the ROCKY MOUNTAIN MUSIC FEST AT Denver's Botanic Gardens!

Good news and Bad news. Good news our Byrd Brother Rick Roberts looked good (got pics coming) took the stage with Tony Rosario and together they did a tribute to vets across the country. Rick also did "Just Remember I Love You", "Cinderella" and "You Are The Woman". I talked to Rick for about 30 minutes met his adorable wife and talked for quite a while with Chris Hillman who also visited the Roberts Family (again pics forthcoming). 

As far as DRB is concerned, Chris informed me that Jay Dee Maness would not be with them as he was hospitalized for an emergency appendectomy, and there was NO TIME to find another pedal steel player, as it happened Saturday Night! He told me this when we all visited with Rick and his family, you could tell Chris was concerned. Chris offered up the info when i asked him if he thought maybe Rick could take the stage with them to sing the Flying Burrito Bros Classic  "Colorado", no possibility without a pedal steel on that song PERIOD! I asked him if they got a chance to practice and Chris said the night before for about 30 minutes. They took the stage and were immediately discombobulated, Chris' mandolin  broke a string on the first song, so he had to grab a guitar and play some songs they weren't ready for while it was being restrung backstage, there were a few wrong chords and forgotten lyrics. Chris finally got his mandolin back and they settled down and did a great show, John Jorgenson was great as ever and Chris, Herb and John's vocals were superb. Chris mentioned since Jay Dee couldn't make it they would be FORCED to come back to Colorado and play once again when he was alright so the entire DRB could be heard in their entirety. Certainly not the BEST DRB Show I've ever seen, but a huge loss without Jay Dee on pedal steel. The crowd was sparse but the rain was threatening the entire show. My two favorite songs were Herb's song that he wrote "Just a Minute" and of course there ending tune that always tears down the house with John's blistering guitar riffs, "The Price I Pay", they actually did that, said goodnight then came back on stage to end with "Will This Be the Day".

All in all I'd give the show a "B" rating. Anything else you need?

- Wild Bill Cody -