Well, after a good night of partying, and possibly a hangover. Here's mr. Funnybone's review of the Rocknight @ Havana 4th edition

I first knew about the event through an invitation I received on Facebook. To be honest, I wasn't sure whether to go or not, because I'd already attended most Apoplectic shows over the last 7 years, but the newspaper advertisement was what sparked my curiosity. The article stated that this would be Apoplectic's biggest show ever. Fair enough, but I needed a little more then that. I continued reading and learned that Area 62 would also be joining them that night, opening for Apoplectic with their high energy tunes. Cool. Here's what the Facebook ad said:

"Havana Lounge houd voor de vierde keer een rock avond. De Avond wordt opgewarmd met de classic rock talenten van Area62. De # 1 Rock band Apoplectic gaat een show weg geven die de norm hoger gaat zetten voor "Een show in Suriname". Kom erbij en krijg de kans om met de band vastgelegd te worden op een DVD."

Now Apoplectic has been in the music scene for well over 10 years and their style has shifted from a mere cover band to the experimental giant of today. Apoplectic is known mostly for their covers of popular 80's, 90's and modern hit songs.

Area 62 is a band that has their roots dug deep into Classic Rock and love to cover bands such as The Scorpions, Iron Maiden, and Bon Jovi. They also like to experiment with modern bands such as The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and the Offspring. I saw them play their first gig at Cozy and have been following them ever since, they've got great energy, but they happen to attract mostly the older generation of rockers.

The Good:

Great Atmosphere: Everyone was having a great time, except this one dude who was staring at Audrey from Apoplectic as if he were a serial killer. Seriously don't know what his problem was.

Spectacular performances: The bands all brought their A game and the crowd was begging for more

Innovation: Surprises Galore. More details in the review below.

Live recording: Camera men, special effects, professional audio, and a chance to be on the DVD of Apoplectic

Merchandise: Apoplectic's EP was up for grabs for a measly SRD5,- so were the Apoplectic stickers for SRD2,- [each]

The Bad:

Drink Prices: Holy $%#!Muffins! Havana really raised the price on drinks this time SRD8,- for a RumCoke, I remember the good o'l days when that ran for SrD5,- and that was 6 months ago!!!!

Show started late: As usual, the show started later than expected. This is becoming a habit.

Security seems to be on the lazy side: What? No more inspections? I can bring my knife in.?

Occasional sound hiccups: The dreaded Squeals and whines reared their ugly heads again.

Drunken morons: You cannot dance in a reggae fashion to either pop rock, Power Metal, or Punk. You will look ridiculous and piss off the people next to you, whom you are occasionally bumping into.

The Review:

I arrived at the part around 9:15 and noticed that, despite the newspaper article's claim that "this time the show will start on time" that didn't happen. As I made my way to the staircase, I noticed that security didn't stop me to check for weapons or any "hazardous materials" I might be carrying. "Now that's strange" I thought. But I didn't let that bother me. I made it up the first set of stairs and immediately the poster on the wall caught my attention. "The All Grunge Rock Night". I didn't know that Apoplectic and Area 62 were playing only grunge songs tonight. Somebody definitely screwed up. Finally up the "staircase of doom", I swear it feels like this thing goes on forever, it was obvious that either the party had not started yet, or, that nobody was going to show. There were about 25 people inside when I got there, and most of them were just the Tech team. It was now 9:30, there was still hope that people would show. One thing I noticed is that they replaced the house Dj with DJ Dino (thank GOD, because Havana's house DJ seriously needed to update his music library). Dino kept the atmosphere going with a few favorites stretching across bands like Saliva, Green Day, and Iron Maiden.
And then it was 10 pm. about 7 more people showed up. 10:30 5more people showed. I bet management and the bands were probably shitting their pants at the time, worried about people not showing and the night being a flop. 11:00 people slowly started showing up, and Area 62 started setting up to play.

It was now past 11pm, and people finally started showing up in greater numbers. I guess Surinamese people really do have a problem with being on time. Area 62 started the night off as they lured in the crowd with such classics as "Big City Nights" and a plethora of Bon Jovi covers. It's great to see how much the band has improved since the last time I saw them play at Unkie's Open Air Fest 2. The lead singer Reveleo's vocals have definitely improved and along with it came this new found confidence that fueled the band as they shook the crowd into a nostalgic state of 80's Rock. There was one minor setback where the Bass Guitarist's strings jumped out, but after 5 minute intermission he was back, the band covered for him by improvising during his absence. There were a few sound issues during the band's set though, the occasional sound hiccups and the skull-splitting feedback whines reared their ugly heads, thankfully the sound team managed to clear that up quickly, and it didn't turn into the disaster that was Mosair.
Area 62 was also joined by Rashidi from the band Impressions as she joined the bassist on vocals with a song I still am not familiar with. After that, Rashidi took the stage where she blew the audience away with a cover of "what's up?"
Area 62 ended the night with what I believe was a cover of Iron Maiden's "Fear of the Dark" By far one of their better performances

There was a short intermission where DJ Dino took over and kept the crowd busy with Iron Maiden's "Run to the Hills", a silent nod to Area 62's cover of "Fear of the Dark".

Standing outside the main hall, I noticed that the place was pretty much full by the time Area 62's performance ended. Apoplectec started setting up. So far so good, but I fail to see how this night will be the night to raise the bar in terms of rock shows in Suriname.

Apoplectic's performance was next, and all the video equipment as well as camera men were set. "Well, this is new" I thought. It was officially a full house now, since I had trouble finding a decent spot to stand. Apoplectic kicked off the night with a laser show and some high energy pop rock. They definitely changed their routine, 'cuz they were playing faster and louder than I remember them. The crowd went wild, and some fans (no not the fans that were placed in front of the stage with Apoplectic stickers on them) went crazy, some even went to the extent of bringing their own "We ♥ Apoplectic" banners. A few familiar original numbers of the band had the crowd hooked as they all sang aloud at the top of their lungs. Pretty impressive I must add. I stepped out for a few minutes to take a break from the crowd and breathe in some of the fresher air. A couple of minutes I was dragged back in by the ear of a sound I was all too familiar with. I thought "Oh please don't tell me they're going to cover System Of A Down's 'Chop Suey" as well. How the hell are they going to pull that off?". By the time I made it to the stage I was caught in a sea of total mind blowing awesomeness, a Brassband had popped out from behind the stage as they accompanied the band with several familiar "teaser" numbers. [they weren't full songs] when .The band also covered Shakira's "Waka Waka" a definite nod to all World Cup fans, The crowd went nuts. the band. This was something new, and even I was blown away. The brassband stayed for an additional few songs. The artist Tailspin joined the band on stage as he rapped his way onstage, though he wasn't as well received as Audrey. .There were some additional Jungle Sounds present, which strangely seem to accompany the band to every show. I still don't understand it. The occasional drunken "Boo" was present, which was hard to believe since the whole floor was going Apo-frantic during their set-list. I did have some trouble paying attention to the band's performance as there was this group of half drunk Javanese guys "dancing" in front of me. At times I often wondered if they probably ended up at the wrong party, or if they needed medical care. As the party neared it's end Apoplectic played a couple encore numbers before they thanked everyone for coming out to see them.

The Conclusion:

A sensational night full of surprises. I was a bit disappointed that the night didn't start on time, but I guess that's just a Surinames thing. Both bands gave it their all and left a lasting impression on the crowd as well as feeling of attending stadium like show, but only on a smaller scale ;) I really wish Havana Lounge didn't mark up the price of drinks to an questional extent.
I'm looking forward to the dvd.