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A few others from Germany in the 80's
I saw YES with no opening band.In Wurzburg 30 Jun 1984 @ Carl Diem Halle,they had Trevor Rabin with the band.Before the band came on,a huge movie screen came down and a Bugs Bunny cartoon "Water,water every hare" played completely through (one with Gossamer).Then lights came up and YES jammed.
03 Oct 1986 Judas Priest @ Carl Diem Halle Wurzburg(Turbo Tour) Fantastic show Halford never lets the fans down.Their stage was much more grand due to their growing popularity. The tickets were really cool from the German shows compared to the boring ticket in the states.These two(YES & Priest) were gigantic in comparison to standard Ticketmaster size.
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Went to Berlin in 1982 and went to the Olympic stadium for a looksee.
The Stones were doing the soundcheck for their concert that was on that evening and we were only yards away. |
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The first concert I went to was Billy Joel at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, October 6, 1978. He was touring in support of The Stranger, but he played at least half the songs from the soon to be released 52nd Street.
The first stadium show I saw was 4 bands at Rich Stadium outside of Buffalo in Orchard Park on July 3, 1982. The bill was Iron Maiden, Ted Nugent, Loverboy and Foreigner. Ticket cost $15, by the end of the show I was baked from the substances, lack of food and hydration and the heat. It was a good show though.
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Tesla/Great White 25 March 1989 @ Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport,LA. These are two of my favorite live bands as you will see in my futer postings of my tickets.This was the first or one of the first times I saw both Tesla & Great White.
The Cult /Tora Tora and Bonham @ Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport,LA 3 March 1990.I fought my way to the stage edge to see Billy Duffy wailing on the Gretsch and Ian Astbury scream his nuts off.Was also privledged enough to watch Bonzo's boy Jason Bonham beat those drums the were really hot.Bonham had a singer Daniel MacMaster with a very dynamic voice. Poison & Tesla 1989 @ Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport,LA.I hate Poison and did not even stay to see their perfomance(L0L).I was there for Tesla who continues to this day to create music and tour.There's more to tesla than "love song".Frank Hannon guitar is out of this world. http://youtu.be/YTuJYebKLQE But Dickey Betts is his Father In Law.
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Judas Priest /Megadeth /Testament
One my most favorite shows ever Priest/Megadeth /Testament @Reunion Area in Dallas,Texas 17 Nov 1990
I drove from Fort Polk,La to Dallas to see this one 305 miles one way or 491 km. All three really blew the roof off that night.Priest(Painkiller Tour) Megadeth(Rust In Peace Tour) Testament(Souls Of Black Tour)
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I don't have any concert memorabilia to share; however I still have vivid memories of the concerts I saw in P@ris between 1975 and 1978: Roxy Music, Lou Reed, Nico, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Rolling Stones.
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Saw Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Oakland Coliseum, April 27, 1969... and no, I don't have a ticket stub (A ticket stub??? 42 years later???? Are you high ????!!!)
Here's the poster (which I don't have either!) Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys played first, then Chicago (Transit Authority), from which I remember 'Poem 58' and nothing else. Things settled down then while the stage was set for the Experience. Banks of stacked Marshall amps, Mitch's drum kit. He and Noel came out, alone, and stood there for a few. We were getting restive, when suddenly there was a commotion in front of the stage... a tall figure in that familiar black psychedelic cowboy outfit, topped off with the tall round-topped black hat was moving through the crowd toward the stage! Then just before he got to the front and as the buzz from the audience began to swell to a roar... Jimi suddenly, miraculously appeared from backstage, dressed in white bell-bottoms and green satin shirt, carrying his white Stratocaster. Fake out! The show was everything you'd expect, he played behind his back, with his teeth, using only his right hand, and humped the guitar like a giant hard-on. I remember he broke a string, and instead of fixing it, they brought him another identical white Strat. The cd's out there on Dagger Records if you're curious. Here's the set list (which I'd never have remembered, but it, like everything else, it was available online) Fire Hey Joe Spanish Castle Magic Hear My Train a Comin' Sunshine of Your Love Red House Foxy Lady Star Spangled Banner Purple Haze Voodoo Child (Slight Return) For the finale, Jack Casady of the Airplane came out and joined him for Voodoo Child (Slight Return), just like on 'Electric Ladyland'. He was using an elaborately carved bass, the 'Yggdrasil' he'd named it (which turned up as missing a few weeks later in the 'lost and found' section of the Berkeley Barb. Hope he got it back). Jimi died a year and a half later, a whirlwind year and a half that included Woodstock, Wight, and Band of Gypsys. Feel lucky to have seen him when I did... Last edited by ubu55; November 15th, 2011 at 02:50 PM.. Reason: adding photo |
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Well, Hendrix is the opposite, something really rare-- you listen to him now and say, "yeah people knew he was good, but they didn't know how good". He wasn't just a "guitar god" -- there are a lot of them. What blows me away is that he's pulling in so much stuff, so many musical ideas from so many places. There's blues, sure, and rock, even hints of country and folk from time to time . . . but he's got this symphonic scale that others don't, and unlike other guitar gods, he was adept and interested in studio techniques and sonic experimentation as he was in speed on the fretboard. One of a kind. yeah, you were lucky . . . ticket stub or no. How many people out there, today, can actually remember seeing Hendrix? |
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