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Post by quinnmartin on Sept 30, 2008 16:48:12 GMT -5
I was also at the Columbus show in Oct 2007, and that was my first time seeing them live. I wish I had the funds to drive to the Cleveland show tonight - they have great single seats left, like 7th or 8th row. I actually got into them only about 2 years ago, with Cold Roses. I'm working my way through Ryan's back catalog, but have nothing earlier than Heartbreaker atm. If the soundboard recording is any indication, you got a killer show for your first time. I saw them a couple of times earlier in '07 (one great, one very good with a major meltdown), but that late October run was insane.
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Post by mccloud on Sept 30, 2008 17:12:01 GMT -5
It was indeed a killer show, one of the best I have ever seen in my life. And we heard Ryan's vagina monologue.
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Post by silvermorgan on Oct 11, 2008 9:06:33 GMT -5
Just saw Overkill (The Boys From Jersey, as my husband calls them) on Thursday. First time seeing them. They know how to rock, for sure.
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Post by Krista on Oct 13, 2008 12:19:05 GMT -5
I think I mentioned it in another thread already, but on Friday I'm going to go see DEVO! Can't friggen' wait
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Post by Mighty Jack on Oct 13, 2008 12:35:39 GMT -5
Make sure you wear one of these... (I have a pic of me wearing one, but I haven't tracked it down) I just got tickets for Experience Hendrix. I know it wont be the same without Jimi, watching him glide - there was something beautiful about the fluid way he played. But the music is great and should be great to hear live (The best part of Beatle-fests is the big concert at the end). Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox are 2 of Jimi's bandmates who'll be playing. (Sadly Basist Noel Redding died at age 57 in 2003)
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Post by Emperor Cupcake on Oct 13, 2008 22:28:43 GMT -5
Next weekend I have to go buy tickets for Sisters of Mercy, on November 9th. This'll be my third time seeing them.
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Post by silvermorgan on Oct 22, 2008 18:28:33 GMT -5
Okay, so, I went to see New Kids on the Block last night. The last time I saw them I was eleven years old. A friend of mine bought me a ticket for my birthday. I was completely expecting it to be sad and lame - a bunch of grown, doughy men trying to be the boy band they were 20 years ago.
Now, it may have been because I was hella drunk, but that was one of the BEST concerts I have ever been to. The guys all had a great sense of humor, completely knew this was just a fun concert to bring us all back in time, and the updated versions of their songs totally worked. They sounded good. And somebody totally whipped their butts into shape...literally!
And I felt like I was eleven again...er, only drunk.
Also, after seeing Jordan Knight on the Surreal Life, I was permanently crushed at his douchebaggery. I stopped watching that season because my childhood dream had been ruined. However, last night, when he sang "I'll Be Loving You Forever" I threw my hands in the air and screamed, "I love you, Jordan!"
I'm just going to pretend I never saw that Surreal Life. It's better this way.
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Post by Chuck on Oct 22, 2008 19:02:13 GMT -5
Silver, darling: drugs will help you get through this. Copious amounts of drugs. Morphine, preferably.
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Post by silvermorgan on Oct 23, 2008 18:38:21 GMT -5
Well, I was taught to say no to drugs. But, honestly, I've never been very mindful of that lesson. LOL
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Post by Bix Dugan on Oct 24, 2008 14:14:08 GMT -5
Did Krista ever make it back from that Devo concert?
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Post by Hoss Ragen on Oct 25, 2008 20:22:31 GMT -5
The last concert I attended was Toots And The Maytals (free admission!) at the Santa Monica Pier. That one was great. There were no hokey "updates"/remixes nor any by the numbers standards. They had the whole band with vintage electric keyboards and pedal effects true to that deep chugging wah-wah sound of their hits: "54-46 Was My Number", "Funky Kingston", "Time Tough" and others.
It wasn't a concert in the traditional sense, but today I went to a Jerry Cole tribute show at Don Randi's famous jazz club, The Baked Potato. Cole recently died and was best known for two accomplishments: being a Southern California surf guitar legend and as the fuzztone on numerous late-60s L.A. sessions, namely The Animated Egg (also in other forms: The Id, the 101 Strings' one-off Astro Sounds From The Year 2000 and at least three other non-descript budget label psychsploitation records which basicially use the same background music). He also was involved with the famous Wrecking Crew who most notably did the rock orchestration on The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. Performing were George Tomsco and a couple of other original members of the Fireballs doing their hits, "Bulldog", "Sugar Shack" and "Bottle Of Wine" (their late LP Come On, React! rules, too). Dick Dale's bassist and drummer did their thing with their offshoot trio. Some of the show was blues rock and rockabilly-lite, which isn't really my cup of tea, but the surf groups and Jewel Akins, singing in diamond encrusted polyester pimp regalia, made up for it. Preston Epps, who had his #1 hit "Bongo Rock" and also appeared in Girl In The Gold Boots briefly, was supposed to play but he unfortunately was a no-show. I've been listening to his last and hardest to find local recording; "Afro Mania", a 1969 single that was probably sold in conjuction with the movie's promotion, a lot lately. Hal Blaine, the famous drummer, stepped up and played during the end of the show. I had a great time.
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Post by Jazzman99 on Oct 27, 2008 22:52:20 GMT -5
Well, it's a long way off but I'm pretty excited by this: I just picked up FRONT ROW seats for an acoustic concert by Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt in Feb. Yeah, baby!
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Post by Mighty Jack on Nov 6, 2008 6:34:56 GMT -5
Saw "Experience Hendrix' and sadly I wasn't blown away by it.
It was great to see bassist Billy Cox and drummer Mitch Mitchell. Strangely Mitch never played alone, he was always accompanied by another drummer. Though he spoke a few times and sounded okay, he looked very hunched over and thin and didn't come out for the autograph session. I hope there aren't any health issues.
There were some good players, some great names there. Doors ax man Robby Krieger was very good and the guy who played at the start was solid.
But I'm just not as impressed with Johnny Lang as everyone else seems to be. He's damned sloppy, a one trick pony. Brad Whitford of Aerosmith was in fine form but the thing is, he and many of the guitarists who played are machines. And I don't mean that in a bad way, they are very proficient players... but they are not forces of nature, the don't make that guitar live and breathe the way Jimi did.
The guys who did were the ones who inspired Jimi. Hubert Sumlin, famous for those stop and start bursts is still plugging away and above and beyond was Buddy Guy, you can see where Hendrix got his showmanship and stage tricks. The guy made that guitar cry and he had the audience in his hands. He really captured what made Jimi great and the whole event reached a whole new level while he was on stage.
Queensryche was the special guest, Christ did they stink. Jimi might not have had the greatest voice but it was expressive. The lead singer here has zip in that department. "All Along the Watchtower" never sounded so lifeless and empty.
A mixed bag. I'd have ditched all the special guests, just let Cox, Mitchell (if able), Krieger, Sumlin and at the head, Buddy Guy do the whole show.
Oh and no encore. They never did Purple Haze, I kept thinking they'll come back, do an encore.... you gotta do Haze man!
Beatlesfest was so much better.
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Post by Emperor Cupcake on Nov 12, 2008 0:30:47 GMT -5
Saw the Sisters of Mercy last Sunday, and they rocked, as usual. The funny thing was the opening band, Hypernova, who came on stage to this ridiculous/hilarious recorded trumpet fanfare. I arched an eyebrow at my husband and said, "Well, I hope they can justify all that brouhaha." And know what? They did! They were fricking great! I even bought their CD. I think it's only the second time in my life that I ever bought the CD of the opening band.
And then Sisters. Woohoo! Last time I saw them (about a year and a half ago) Andrew Eldritch seemed almost to be enjoying himself; he actually spoke a few complete sentences, and we could actually see him clearly on the stage, which was quite a shock. But this time he went back to his usual mystique-generating shtick of bathing the stage in a solid bank of fog, so that he could only be seen in silhouette, now and then emerging like Nosferatu from the swirling clouds, bald head gleaming, black shades glinting, voice growling just above the threshold of human hearing. The only things he said were "thanks" and a single comment about being "pleased" at Obama's election. But then he and his two sidemen (as well as the unseen rhythm generator, perhaps the latest generation of Doktor Avalanche) ripped the roof off the mother, as I believe the saying goes. All the hits were spun out: "Temple of Love," "Lucretia My Reflection," "This Corrosion," "Vision Thing," "Dominion," etc. Also played were my personal favorites "Alice," "Marian," "Something Fast," and "First and Last and Always." I didn't get a shirt, because I already had the one they were selling (Sisters star with "Utterly Bastard Groovy" beneath it), but I did get a button pack. One of the buttons just says, "Sisters" on it, one just has the star logo, one says "Militant Sex Machine" and my favorite one says "People's Republic of West Yorkshire." For some reason that struck me as one of the funniest things ever.
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Post by silvermorgan on Nov 12, 2008 21:55:42 GMT -5
Will be seeing Iced Earth tomorrow night. I'm just bummed Richard Christy isn't their drummer anymore...
Actually, he's a great addition to the Howard Stern Show, so I really can't complain.
Regardless, the show should be a good time tomorrow.
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