Yep, saw the Kinks in concert in the early 80s. One of the best shows EVER!
Van Halen I
Boston
Biily Joel 52nd Street
Men at Work
Elvis Costello
Kinks are legend - and yeah - their music at the time was definitely a sort of antidote - I think consciously so.
Disco Demolition, one of the greatest memories I have from the era.
If your not familiar with what transpired that day on the south side of Chicago, do a search for it. In my mind, as a teen, that is a day I will remember forever.
The Sex Pistols
The Clash
Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe
What? No Americans? All we had were Boston and Cheap Trick?
Why d’you want to pick on disco?
Because I do love music and women and dancing, disco, for me, was one of the most fun periods of my life. Sure is a heck of a lot better than the crap rap that came out afterwards and won’t seem to go away.
Do you realize, by my way of thinking, we’ve lost 2, maybe 3, generations of musical progression and creativity to rap? We had Be Bop, Soul (now called R&B), soft Rock, hard Rock, bubble gum Rock, techno, Rage, and Disco. Interspersed in all that was Western, Country & Western, Country, Country Rock crossover (sort of), and so called Music Video music. Then came rap, and the music stopped. Those nowadays that are rapping, sing melodies and they all sound the same.
April Wine - Harder Faster
Shooting Star
Rush - A Farewell to Kings
Paul Butterfield, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Ronnie Hawkins, Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, Bobby Charles, The Band, Neil Young, Dr. John, John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bad Company, Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, The New Riders of the Purple Sage(Panama Red), Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, The Doors, Ronnie Van Zant, Moody Blues, Chicago, Pure Prairie League, Steve Winwood, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkle, Paul McCartney and Wings, Doobie Brothers,
Bob Seger...
I woke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered
Started humming a song from 1962
Ain’t it funny how the night moves
When you just don’t seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closing in
