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Post by LZ4177 on Jan 19, 2023 2:46:15 GMT
And I suppose a memorable concert for me too, would be when I was there for one of the nights BOB SEGER recorded the tracks for his LIVE BULLET album. |
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Jan 19, 2023 15:54:43 GMT
Oh, Blue Oyster Cult: I went to their concert in Los Angeles, and REO Speedwagon was the opening act. This was another concert where the LAPD was cracking down hard on teens. I was 17 at the time. Well I get busted in the bathroom during intermission, and taken to an area where there are a bunch of teens. I was one of those teen that quoted the Constitution and knew my rights (the search was clearly illegal). The cops were really wise guys; E.g. when BOC started to play we could hear them via a vent. "is this how you wanted to enjoy the show?". Cops didn't press charges on minors and instead just called parents to pick teens up.
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Post by sepiatone on Jan 19, 2023 16:25:46 GMT
Oh, Blue Oyster Cult: I went to their concert in Los Angeles, and REM Speedwagon was the opening act. This was another concert where the LAPD was cracking down hard on teens. I was 17 at the time. Well I get busted in the bathroom during intermission, and taken to an area where there are a bunch of teens. I was one of those teen that quoted the Constitution and knew my rights (the search was clearly illegal). The cops were really wise guys; E.g. when BOC started to play we could hear them via a vent. "is this how you wanted to enjoy the show?". Cops didn't press charges on minors and instead just called parents to pick teens up. Interesting story James, but that other group was likely REO Speedwagon. R.E.M. was a different band altogether and didn't form until 1980.  LZ:---- We used to catch Seger every other weekend in '68 playing at Southgate, MI's Aquinas high school dances held every summer for a few years. Would catch an early ALICE COOPER there on occasion. From Alice's first LP---------- (Pretties For You--'69) Incidentally, I thought both REO Speedwagon and the band STYX were so similar in both their looks and sound that I usually referred to either one as.. REO Styxwagon. Sepiatone |
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Post by Hold the Mayo on Jan 19, 2023 21:40:35 GMT
Saw Deep Purple in '72 I think. That would have been the Machine Head tour. Of course they played Smoke on the Water and
people were very generous in passing around their weed. The Machine Head album is pretty good, but my favorite Deep Purple
album has always been Fireball.
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Post by I Love Melvin on Jan 20, 2023 0:46:11 GMT
I "saw" and "heard" The Beatles at Suffolk Downs Racetrack outside of Boston in the middle of August, 1966. It's great for the resume but it was actually a very frustrating experience. Did I mention it was a racetrack? The Fab Four were piped over the standard public address system which most definitely couldn't handle the kind of amplification required to hear much less enjoy them. By the end of the month they'd done some stadium shows and ended their live performing career at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. I also saw one of Bob Marley's last shows at Hynes Auditorium in Boston in the middle of August, 1980; he did about a half dozen more shows and then had to cancel the tour before the end of the month. R.I.P.
I saw Patti Smith a couple of times in Boston in the late 70's, where she won my heart by kicking a bouquet of roses off the stage after a fan had rushed up with them, saying "Thanks, guys, but I don't like a lot of **** on my stage." I saw The Kinks there too when they were supporting the Preservation albums.
My favorite live shows were in my college days, back when the only touring which resembles what we see today were mostly package tours featuring multiple acts and college campuses were a prime target. Simon and Garfunkel were a rare exception and I saw them headlining their own show. In the mid-sixties even bands which had major hit records had to play dance gigs. I saw The Kingsmen that way right when "Louie, Louie" was at the top of the charts and also later The Young Rascals, who already had a few hits under their belts. It was amazing to get buzzed and dance to the band with the biggest song in the country at the time.
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