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Taylor Hicks' Viper Room Romp

Posted Aug 28th 2006 3:17PM by TMZ Staff

Taylor Hicks at the Viper RoomTMZ has already reported that Taylor Hicks, Bucky Covington and Elliott Yamin skipped out on their "Idol" tour after-party, full of autograph signing and kodak moments with the kiddies, to obtain some serious music industry cred by playing at the notorious Hollywood rock club Viper Room.

Well here's what went down inside. Taylor jammed with the Little Memphis Blues Orchestra, along with members of his own band.

Hicks sang, played harmonica and drank shots on stage in front of a sold-out crowd that wasn't interested in hearing any pop music covers or standards. Amen!

Elliott and Bucky also got in on the action to the delight of the packed house which included tons of screaming fans, but unlike their earlier gig at Staples Center, none of the 12-year-old variety.

Bucky hung with his wife Crystal, while Elliott was joined by his gorgeous model girlfriend, Jamie.

As far as Taylor, when he wasn't on stage or fending off members of his Soul Patrol, he would retreat to the confines of the closed-off VIP room.

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16. Taylor, Bucky, Elliott and Ace meet up with LMBO at Alan Hunters [old mtv VJ] club in Birmingham, it was a blast .Calling themselves the Idol Rat Pack they really sounded great, seemed to have a good time. That is the Taylor everyone should see.

Posted at 7:53PM on Aug 28th 2006 by Lew

17. yeah he's sexy!

Posted at 7:52PM on Aug 28th 2006 by gdog

18. Lots of artists and musicians have different agendas then what is known to the public. They are human and if they wanted to go play at the Viper Room instead, good for them. They are human and if they wanted to have a drink and party at a different place, let them. Their management and contracts let them so why can't the public. It is sad for the fans hoping to see them at the party, but haven't we all been saddened at one time or another? We get over and so will their fans...it is part of the industry.

Posted at 8:39PM on Aug 28th 2006 by Kayce'

19. Nice to see that Taylor and the guys are actually getting to enjoy themselves. Good for them! They've been working their butts off. Taylor, you rock!

Posted at 2:13PM on Aug 29th 2006 by Lori

20. Obviously whoever wrote this lame piece on these so called STARS needs a reality check. Nobody cares about these lame wannabees! It's obvious the writer never took Journalism 101 and forgot that unless it's an opinion piece your opinion is not needed. Just state the facts. Please discontinue your coverage of this lame s*** you call gossip!!

Posted at 9:56AM on Aug 29th 2006 by rosemarie

21. By Justin dogging Taylor out it just shows he must be worried about the competition. On MSN poll Taylor blew Justin away 78% to 22%. Talk about a wanna be. Let's see where did JT get his start?.....Oh yeah one of those gay boy bands. Taylor is in a class above him. Rock on Taylor!!!!

Posted at 7:32PM on Aug 29th 2006 by Trixi

22. Taylor and his band members (LMBO-Little Memphis Blues Orchestra) are unbelievable, live and in person! What a pleasure to hear and watch perform.
They are all expert musicians, playing of the energy of each other and their fans and creating an unforgetable experience for everyone in attendance. They ROCK!

Posted at 5:55PM on Aug 29th 2006 by BJ

23. I have mixed emotions. If I were at the after party I would have been disappointed had Taylor not shown up--if I were at the Viper and he didn't show up-I would have been disappointed. You just can't please everyone. Too bad we can't clone Taylor! I'd have my own personal copy made just for me!!!

Posted at 9:13AM on Aug 30th 2006 by Brigitte

24. Members of the Soul Patrol have known for months about the Viper Room gig. Any fans who went to the M&G and missed Taylor can catch him when he headlines his own concerts in the future! Taylor + LMBO = INCREDIBLE TALENT!

Posted at 2:06PM on Aug 31st 2006 by wendy

25. yeah, # 9 was totally disgusting/ get a life!!!! any how,. I love Elliott, but I don'lt like hearing that he would skip out on an after party where his loyal fans count on him. this is not the first time. He let Richmond fans set up a big birthday bash and pay $$ to atttend and his cardboard cut out was the only Elliott to show up. He knew all about and led people to believe he'd be there / then the Idol rules for the concert tour supposedly wouldn't allow him to attend.

Posted at 3:32PM on Oct 1st 2006 by radargrl

26. I like the fact that Taylor Hicks did his own thing by performing with his live band at the Viper Room in Hollywood. I think that he needed to get out of that bubble of singing remakes and covers. Maybe he wrote some songs just for that show away from the demanding American Idol brass. Or songs that might be on his new album in November. Sorry if he had to pass on the after party, but he's a musician, not just someone standing on stage. Obviously this fellow wants to perform on his own terms after the AI tour ended. Yes, I like the commercial-driven artists and slick sounds, but there's room for Taylor and his soul-driven music too. And there's is an audience hungry to hear Taylor just as much as they're all onto Justin Timberlake now. It will be interesting to see how Taylor's new album does on the charts while he's very popular.

Posted at 6:41PM on Oct 15th 2006 by Preston

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