Posted on 06/28/2005 3:16:46 PM PDT by pissant
Many Freepers grew up in what they considered to be the golden age of Rock concerts. Of course, it may have had more to do with the fact that we were young and fanatical about the music in our youth. These days, ‘ol Pissant prefers the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Military Band music and Jazz, but I have some very fond memories of the craziness of my Rock concert yesteryears. I’m quite sure many of you have some concert stories that rival and surpass mine. So this thread is the place to share!
Following are 2 concert experiences that left a permanent scar on me! ;o)
Were they a double bill with Poison? ;o)
Wow. You got to see some great bands. Unfortunately, I was a baby at the time and wasn't able to appreciate them then. :-)
"Celtic Woman" is a super cd. I can't get enough of it....Bob
I hope it was about 30 years ago that you looked up Stevie's dress! ;o)
I like old Gordon Lightfoot!
The greatest concert ever (in my opinion) would feature Jethro Tull and ZZ Top.
Wouldn't that be a strange match-up! LOL
Pat Metheny Group - Miami Beach, 1979 American Garage Tour. I've been a "Pat" Head ever since, and I've seen them five times since, but that was the show that started it all for me.
Nope it was Kiss & Anthrax I believe.
If I had to sit thru an Elton John concert, I'd consider heroin too! ;o)
I saw Linda Ronstadt in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 1979. That was before she opened her mouth to do other things besides singing. She'd have to buy me a car to go see her, now.
Saw Heart on their "Bebe le Strange" tour in the late 70's. Biggest memory is they canceled the first time (Pan Am Center, Las Cruces, NM) after making the crowd wait for 2 hours (no warmup band) and when the announcement was made that Heart canceled (drummer was sick) the place erupted into a riot. Since me and my friends were freshly recruited into the AF (2 years) we were worried about going to jail so we beat feet as fast as possible. Heart came back a while later and put on a great show. Opening act was Van Wilkes (Texans should know who he is)...Man, that guy could pick a guitar!!!
Blue Oyster Cult...man, they had some GREAT Cow-Bell!
Did you do the ass kickin? ;o)
You do have good taste after all. ;-)
Like I said, I couldn't see them.
I think it was a then-Daveless Van Halen, Santana, Heart, Dave Mason. There is a good write-up on it at http://www.superseventies.com/watkinsglen.html
The crowd was more fun than the writer notes.
But they needed more cowbell.
"Who played at Cal Jam??"
I was there! Deep Purple, Sabbath, ELP.. a bunch more I can't remember lol.
Oh and I should add to my previous post, my first date with my wife was at a Blue Oyster Cult concert in 1976. We were married in '78 and are still together... 26 years now. So BOC is sort of "our" band.
Hey! Be kind to your elders! :^)
ROFL!
I hope you are talking flip-flops and not thongs of the modern vernacular! ;o)
I love the Grass Roots! I thought I was their only fan!!!
Absolutely! I saw Dizzy's last show before he died about 8 years ago in Seattle in a very small club! ;o)
You are back in good graces!
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