The Concert Thread

Sneakylong Your Fathers Moustache

Wow ... talk about dredging up memories!

Worst concert: I saw Meatloaf at Pufferbellies in late 80's early 90's? Horrible sound setup, drunk audience, and impaired singer? Not a good combo.

Favorite concert: I saw Smokey Robinson at the CC Melody Tent in Falmouth mid 1980's. I was only about 20 feet away, dead center, and he genuinely seemed to be having a blast. What put it over-the-top, was a couple between myself and Smokey who could both really sing and harmonize, who knew all the backup vocals. Even some choreographed moves. Everyone around me were looking at each other to see if we all heard them too.

azgreg Gary Moore

azgreg Best I've ever heard.

If you liked Gary Moore, give Joe Bonamassa a listen.

My last concert was Jimmy Buffett at Wrigley Field in 2018. I've seen him 19 or 20 times. As a lifelong Cubs fan, I was thrilled to be on the field for my first time.

sdandrea1 wish I would have seen Moore. For me, he was pretty much under the radar til a few years before his death. Has some great stuff on YouTube.
Saw Joe Bonamassa a few yrs back, enjoyed it very much.

One of the best concerts I attended was one with Dr. Hook, Sugarloaf and Rare Earth. It was fun from start to finish.
Dr. Hook led off and then came out and sat with the crowd for the rest of the concert. Another good one was Black Oak Arkansas and Mountain. Black Oak Arkansas just blew everyone away and Mountain had to really work to get the crowd
with them after Black Oak was done. It took a couple songs but they finally did it. My favorite oldies concert was Dion and then the Beach Boys. I love Dion's stuff. The last concert I attended was a country concert. Marin Morris led it off. She was just getting started and didn't even have a record yet. The headliner was Little Big Town. It was a fun time.

First concert back in the early 70's was Bread, Reo Speedwagon and Steely Dan...
Steely Dan stole the show.
Saw and met Stevie Wonder backstage at a benefit concert in LA..super cool guy.
J.Geils Band many times
Leon Russell
Foghat
Humble Pie
Loggins and Messina
Bryan Adams
At Tuacahn,one of a kind place to see concerts we saw:
Peter Frampton, even in his 60's he put on one hell of a show
Eddie Money, seemed pretty drunk on stage
Los Lobo's
Pat Benatar,she ROCKS
3 Dog Night
Kenny Loggins like watching Top Gun live
Willie Nelson played at least 2 hrs. straight without a break
I'm sure there were many more, mind got a little cloudy back in the 70's...

Sneakylong “Leslie West always an unlikely guitar hero. His massive physical presence

In sharp contrast was the bassist, Felix Pappalardi, a skinny guy that could really play that bass guitar.

darpar 3 Dog Night

I forgot I'd seen them. Good show!

sdandrea1 3 Dog Night

I forgot I'd seen them. Good show!

Me too. I saw them in Sioux Falls, SD. The other band that started the show was called "Texas." I remember that I was impressed with them that night but never heard of them again.

While stationed at Ft. Gordon, GA in 1985, I was visiting relatives in Florida during holiday leave. We were hanging out in Orlanda where there was a party for the Citrus Bowl and Ricky Nelson was playing. Not my genre of music, but I remember being super impressed by his band. The sound was great and that band was effing TIGHT. It was his next to last performance, his plane crashed on New Year's Eve.

mulegolf how was Marin? I like her sound.

darpar 3 Dog Night

Got to see them in St. Louis in a show with America. This was sometime in the late eighties and both bands were well past their peak, but it was a good show in a small venue (Westport Plaza). Also remember seeing Don McLean in St. Louis at the VP Fair. Was kind of sad that between every song the crowd kept yelling "pie". So he sung it and then most of the crowd cleared out. We stayed for the rest of the show and he was very entertaining. Got to see Lonnie Brooks (Chicago Blues Musician) on the same day and his show was great fun.