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How many additional musicians do they have up on stage to supplement the sound? Kind of amazing how the four piece The Who are now 10 people to get the right sound and same for The Eagles. Paying premium prices, fans expect full and excellent versions of the tunes they love.
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How many additional musicians do they have up on stage to supplement the sound? Kind of amazing how the four piece The Who are now 10 people to get the right sound and same for The Eagles. Paying premium prices, fans expect full and excellent versions of the tunes they love.
they have a keyboard player who also helps on backing vocals. Only extra person on stage
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How many additional musicians do they have up on stage to supplement the sound? Kind of amazing how the four piece The Who are now 10 people to get the right sound and same for The Eagles. Paying premium prices, fans expect full and excellent versions of the tunes they love.
they have a keyboard player who also helps on backing vocals. Only extra person on stage
He's been there since the 70s, right?
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How many additional musicians do they have up on stage to supplement the sound? Kind of amazing how the four piece The Who are now 10 people to get the right sound and same for The Eagles. Paying premium prices, fans expect full and excellent versions of the tunes they love.
they have a keyboard player who also helps on backing vocals. Only extra person on stage
He's been there since the 70s, right?
One guy was there for from the 90's and on but I think he was just recently replaced. If I'm not mistaken, they've had a keyboard player with them since the late 80's. Not sure if they ever had one back in the 70's.
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I wasn't at this show, but I've seen them 3 times since like 2011 I think. Honestly, I held off on seeing them for so long because I thought they wouldn't be that great. It would be embarrassing.
I was blown away the first time. Steven Tyler is IMO just like Mick, where he shows up and he's ready to be the guy you expect. He holds the band together. Brad Whitford still sounds amazing, Joe Perry plays it well, and the rest of the band still really rocks. I went in with the lowest expectations, and they were excellent. And they change up the set a bit each night.
Saw them 2 more times on their co-headlining tour with Slash and his solo band and they were just as good, if not better than when I saw them years ago. Make fun of Aerosmith all you want, but they've still got it. Its a bit pricey, but they put on a great show and its still all the original guys. How many HUGE bands can you say that about?! Can't praise their live act enough. IMO, just like the Stones, just like McCartney, just like AC/DC, just like most classic acts, they are still good enough that if you're a fan you should try and catch them once in your lifetime.
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How many additional musicians do they have up on stage to supplement the sound? Kind of amazing how the four piece The Who are now 10 people to get the right sound and same for The Eagles. Paying premium prices, fans expect full and excellent versions of the tunes they love.
they have a keyboard player who also helps on backing vocals. Only extra person on stage
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I saw them in '88 with Guns N Roses opening and they were lackluster at best.
I still kind of like several tunes off their first few albums though - Combination and Rats in the Cellar are great.
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I saw them in '88 with Guns N Roses opening and they were lackluster at best.
I still kind of like several tunes off their first few albums though - Combination and Rats in the Cellar are great.
Thats not really a great indication of them. They were still pretty rusty, and that was when bands were blowing THEM off the stage. Their openers were too good and it made Aerosmith seem old, is at least what I had heard. They have been much better in recent years, and the 90s also seemed like a pretty fruitful time for them. Their A Little South Of Sanity live album from either 93 or 97 is rather underrated and shows them playing pretty well.
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How many additional musicians do they have up on stage to supplement the sound? Kind of amazing how the four piece The Who are now 10 people to get the right sound and same for The Eagles. Paying premium prices, fans expect full and excellent versions of the tunes they love.
they have a keyboard player who also helps on backing vocals. Only extra person on stage
Much appreciated! I was looking at the 2015 Van Halen tour. They have no extra musicians I know of and they played about 46 dates in the US with one day off between each date. Dave Lee Roth's voice was able to handle this.
Impressive!
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