I remember this concert the most because I went with my soon to be wife.... and her boyfriend.
This show was when Jackson Browne was a legitimate star. I never was a huge fan, but being on a 2-month European road trip with 3 buddies, it just seemed like a good opportunity to catch a little bit of America. The crowd was split about equally between krauts and US military folks. I managed to push my way to about 30 feet from the stage. I was standing next to a lovely female GI (and no, it wasn’t just the beer goggles) who had very nice features. Her problem was she was only about 5’3” or so and couldn’t see the stage. So for the last 45 minutes of the show I let her sit on my shoulders. It was quite hot in the arena and both she and I were sweating profusely. She smelled very good BTW. After the show I got a peck on the cheek and a promise that she would meet me the next night in a nearby watering hole. She never showed that night and I was left only with the fond memories of the scent of this lovely GI and a strained neck muscle.
2. Grateful Dead, Eugene Oregon – summer of 1988
Drove down from Seattle with a buddy and his girlfriend the night before the show and stayed in a cheap hotel in Eugene. We stayed out to the wee hours bar hopping and all had raging hangovers the next morning. Unfortunately, the weather was 85 degrees and sunny at Autzen Stadium (outdoor venue). In addition to the Dead, there were 2 other bands. Jimmy Cliff played his version of Raggae for an hour or so. By the time Robert Cray came on for his set, we were dying for a drink and the sun was at its peak. Thank God for a capitalistic Dead Head we ran into. He somehow managed to sneak in a large cooler full Ranier beer cans covered in ice, selling them for $2 each. We bought out the last of his stock, tamed the hangovers and saw a great Dead performance that afternoon. (They went downhill fast after this time period due to Jerry Garcia’s health!)
Every time I see the Young Dubliners it's an awesome show. Those guys are madmen, playing tons of high tempo music all the way through the encore, then they come out after the show and hang with the audience. Excellent musicians who love the people who pay their bills.
I can relate to the 5'3" GI not being able to see the stage...I'm 5'1" on a good day. Strong shoulders come in handy for us "vertically challenged". ;)
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I can't remember the really good ones.... ;-)
OMG Jackson Brown and the Grateful Dead, they were as liberal as you could get ....I'm truly disappointed with you Pissant.
Now Ted Nugent... He's a true conservative, last time I saw him in concert he shot a effigy of Sadam with a flaming arrow. It was great!
I've seen Billy Idol six times over the past 20 years.
Yes, I know. I need to get a life. :-)
And I once got to touch Lenny Kravitz when he climbed over the railing into the seats. Lenny should have invested in a better deodorant.
With or without the use of hallucinogens?
RUSH - London Wembly Arena - 1993. Finally saw my favorite band.
U2 - London Wembly Stadium - 1993. Best concert I've ever seen. Bono even dragged Salman Rushdie on stage. I told a couple of friends I was with to get ready to duck. Really great show. Say what you want about Bono, but he (and U2) know how to put on a show.
RUSH - St. Petersburgh, Fl. - 1996 - They are on this list again because at this concert they played side one of 2112, The Analog Kid, and Xanadu from the "A Farewell to Kings" album. Three of my favorite obscure Rush tunes.
I think I was too young for these concerts :)
but I did get to go to a Metallica concert in 1991, and that kicked @$$, but I was only ten and only got to watch everyone else get smashed.
I remember this concert the most because I went with my soon to be wife.... and her boyfriend.
Dead, spring tour Atlanta, can't beat 'em.
It's the rites of Eleusis and R&R all rolled into one
swirling technicolor vibe.
And the Sounds, and the people, and the WALLS, WAY YEA YEAA!
Your WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLL, it's TURRRRRRRNING!!!
Cal Jam II (missed the 1st one).
Couldn't see the stage, much less the performers, but the crowd was a LOT of fun!
Saw Anthrax in about 1987 that was pretty good. :D
Steve Miller Band and Heart at the Oakland Colisseum was fun, although it might have caused permanent hearing damage.
Gordon Lightfoot was great in his heyday. I've seen about seven of his concerts. Not really rock, though.
Twisted Sister at the Broome County arena in Binghamton, NY 1985. Memorable because of the hell of performance and the guy next to me got his ass kicked for throwing a whiskey bottle at Dee Snyder. Closest I've ever been to the stage.
We coots were cool! We wore our thongs and sang our songs!
It's a toss up between ELP in Boston Garden, 1975, and Kiss in Providence in 1977. Both were great shows, and I can remember at least part of them.