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How cool! Not that far from me (I live on the Kent coast).
Great shows.. Did you get to hear Meisner sing Take It To The Limit ?
Sure did.
It was a few months after the release of Hotel California so that was the main source for the concert. But hey, Randy's song was still one of the best.
But my all time favorite album by the Eagles remains "Desperado" and that will not change anymore.
Desperado my fav as well.. Long Run my 2nd which no one else agrees with !
Prime BOC! I saw that tour.
Well,my number 2 is on the border but the long
Run is certainly third. Hotel California is great but IMHO overrated
Oh my, you were there…that was one of the most mythical concerts of Hendrix, which happened on 5 April, 1968, the day after Marin Luther King’s assassination! According to one eyewitness, Hendrix (allegedly) delivered an impromptu instrumental performance dedicated to Reverend King, which stunned the audience. It has been argued among the Hendrix-philes whether that actually happened or not. Some deny that, claiming it was just another rock ‘n’ roll myth-making.
The following link is the related thread on a French Hendrix forum with some photos from the night (you can easily translate the posts into English using DeepL translator).
[jimihendrix.forumactif.org]
[www.deepl.com]
Sorry for me being nosy, but do you have something to add to what happened that night? I’d appreciate your personal recollections, especially the setlist if you remember any. Thanks (in advance).
Saw him in Duluth, Mn. April 29, 1977.
I was 11 years old. I'm 56 now.
My parents are huge fans and they had an extra ticket, so I went. I remember a lot about it, even the clothes I wore.
I've heard the soundboard, and he sounded surprisingly well on songs that didn't bore him. I heard him sing "Bridge Over Troubled Water'' - kind of rare for that year - and it was fantastic. Still can't believe my own ears heard that. He was onstage for about an hour, and also did a lot of talking. There were a few instrument solos in there too.
Aside from my parents, I am the only person I have met who has seen him.
Looking back, it's a highlight in my life.
Me seeing Elvis is why I have taken my 15-year-old twin girls to see the Stones and McCartney.
When they are my age, I want them to have the same memory - and bragging rights - of seeing legends of that magnitude.
Yes it was amazing fun - This Ain't the Summer of Love, Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll, Godzilla, , etc., etc., etc., and of course Don't Fear the Reaper...
Was expecting and hoping for a bit "more cowbell", but............
Around the same time c.'76/'77, I saw glam band Angel at a free concert at the Santa Monica Civic as some sort of promo/publicity stunt they were doing (evidently they were "discovered" by Gene Simmons).
For free it wasn't bad, but realistically...they were terrible live. Can't recall if it was before or after the BOC concert, but truth be told I've been trying to forget about it for over 45 years now!
_____________________________________________________________
Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......
That would have been a great double bill to see! Priest on their Point of Entry tour and Saxon touring for Denim and Leather album. Saw Priest in 82 in Vancouver on the Screaming For Vengeance tour and Saxon in 83 when they opened for Iron Maiden.
Talk about your favorite band.
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Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
Dan
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Date: January 26, 2023 19:47
Journey and Bryan Adams at the Forum in August 1983
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
rolling1us
()
Date: January 26, 2023 19:53
The Stones in The Hague, may 30 1976.
Next year i saw the Eagles and Pink Floyd.
Hotel California and Animals, those were the days
Next year i saw the Eagles and Pink Floyd.
Hotel California and Animals, those were the days
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
Congratulations
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Date: January 26, 2023 19:56
Quote
ycagwywpmd
1965 Rochester England. Front row seat for ten shillings (£0.50)
Unsurprisingly one of my favourite concerts ever
Oh, nearly forgot to say who - RS of course!
How cool! Not that far from me (I live on the Kent coast).
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
SomeGuy
()
Date: January 26, 2023 20:18
Judas Priest, Amsterdam, Feb 14 1981, with Saxon as opening act.
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
snoopy2
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Date: January 26, 2023 20:26
Quote
rolling1us
The Stones in The Hague, may 30 1976.
Next year i saw the Eagles and Pink Floyd.
Hotel California and Animals, those were the days
Great shows.. Did you get to hear Meisner sing Take It To The Limit ?
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
69firebird
()
Date: January 26, 2023 20:39
David Bowie 1974 Detroit
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
rolling1us
()
Date: January 26, 2023 20:42
Quote
snoopy2Quote
rolling1us
The Stones in The Hague, may 30 1976.
Next year i saw the Eagles and Pink Floyd.
Hotel California and Animals, those were the days
Great shows.. Did you get to hear Meisner sing Take It To The Limit ?
Sure did.
It was a few months after the release of Hotel California so that was the main source for the concert. But hey, Randy's song was still one of the best.
But my all time favorite album by the Eagles remains "Desperado" and that will not change anymore.
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
mrjones
()
Date: January 26, 2023 20:44
1968 jimi hendrix newark symphony hall nj
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
DGA35
()
Date: January 26, 2023 20:48
Van Halen June 2, 1981 Pacific Coliseum Vancouver. A little over a week before they filmed their videos from Oakland Coliseum for Unchained, So This Is Love and Hear About It Later. If you watch the Youtube vids, that's basically what I saw!
Of all the times I've seen VH, 81,82,84,86,91,95,07,12, that was the best.
First Stones was Steel Wheels at BC Place in Vancouver November 1, 2 1989.
Of all the times I've seen VH, 81,82,84,86,91,95,07,12, that was the best.
First Stones was Steel Wheels at BC Place in Vancouver November 1, 2 1989.
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
snoopy2
()
Date: January 26, 2023 20:49
Quote
rolling1usQuote
snoopy2Quote
rolling1us
The Stones in The Hague, may 30 1976.
Next year i saw the Eagles and Pink Floyd.
Hotel California and Animals, those were the days
Great shows.. Did you get to hear Meisner sing Take It To The Limit ?
Sure did.
It was a few months after the release of Hotel California so that was the main source for the concert. But hey, Randy's song was still one of the best.
But my all time favorite album by the Eagles remains "Desperado" and that will not change anymore.
Desperado my fav as well.. Long Run my 2nd which no one else agrees with !
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
Hairball
()
Date: January 26, 2023 21:04
Blue Oyster Cult at the Long Beach Arena, 1977
_____________________________________________________________
Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......
_____________________________________________________________
Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
finn
()
Date: January 26, 2023 21:27
26.3.1965 Fyens Forum, Odense, Deanmark. It was also Rolling Stones first concert in Denmark.
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
crholmstrom
()
Date: January 26, 2023 21:29
Quote
Hairball
Blue Oyster Cult at the Long Beach Arena, 1977
Prime BOC! I saw that tour.
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
treaclefingers
()
Date: January 26, 2023 21:31
Powder Blues, 1981!
Then Rage, Doug and the Slugs and then the Headpins.
Canadiana! Finally broke out of that with the Kinks 1983 in Vancouver. Fantastic.
Then Rage, Doug and the Slugs and then the Headpins.
Canadiana! Finally broke out of that with the Kinks 1983 in Vancouver. Fantastic.
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
resotele
()
Date: January 26, 2023 22:05
Chicken Shack, Bern (Switzerland) 1969
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
slewan
()
Date: January 26, 2023 22:16
great to see that there are so many people who are older than I am… Makes me feel so much younger again
Makes me feel so much younger againRe: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
hockenheim95
()
Date: January 26, 2023 22:21
Stones in Hockenheim 1995 at the age of 7
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
MisterO
()
Date: January 26, 2023 22:27
Alice Cooper at the Nassau Colosseum (Long Island, NY) summer of 1977. On the billboard sign outside it read "Elvis Presley" and he ended up passing away a few weeks later.
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
rolling1us
()
Date: January 26, 2023 22:52
Quote
snoopy2Quote
rolling1usQuote
snoopy2Quote
rolling1us
The Stones in The Hague, may 30 1976.
Next year i saw the Eagles and Pink Floyd.
Hotel California and Animals, those were the days
Great shows.. Did you get to hear Meisner sing Take It To The Limit ?
Sure did.
It was a few months after the release of Hotel California so that was the main source for the concert. But hey, Randy's song was still one of the best.
But my all time favorite album by the Eagles remains "Desperado" and that will not change anymore.
Desperado my fav as well.. Long Run my 2nd which no one else agrees with !
Well,my number 2 is on the border but the long
Run is certainly third. Hotel California is great but IMHO overrated
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
RisingStone
()
Date: January 27, 2023 00:43
Quote
mrjones
1968 jimi hendrix newark symphony hall nj
Oh my, you were there…that was one of the most mythical concerts of Hendrix, which happened on 5 April, 1968, the day after Marin Luther King’s assassination! According to one eyewitness, Hendrix (allegedly) delivered an impromptu instrumental performance dedicated to Reverend King, which stunned the audience. It has been argued among the Hendrix-philes whether that actually happened or not. Some deny that, claiming it was just another rock ‘n’ roll myth-making.
The following link is the related thread on a French Hendrix forum with some photos from the night (you can easily translate the posts into English using DeepL translator).
[jimihendrix.forumactif.org]
[www.deepl.com]
Sorry for me being nosy, but do you have something to add to what happened that night? I’d appreciate your personal recollections, especially the setlist if you remember any. Thanks (in advance).
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
babyblue
()
Date: January 27, 2023 02:35
Stones...Buffalo. 81 with Journey ...very nice ticket stub which I still have.
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
BeastyBurdeny
()
Date: January 27, 2023 02:50
David Bowie - Edmonton 2004
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
Chester
()
Date: January 27, 2023 03:18
Quote
CongratulationsQuote
Chester
Elvis, 1977
How was that? I can imagine a combination of excitement and sadness...
Saw him in Duluth, Mn. April 29, 1977.
I was 11 years old. I'm 56 now.
My parents are huge fans and they had an extra ticket, so I went. I remember a lot about it, even the clothes I wore.
I've heard the soundboard, and he sounded surprisingly well on songs that didn't bore him. I heard him sing "Bridge Over Troubled Water'' - kind of rare for that year - and it was fantastic. Still can't believe my own ears heard that. He was onstage for about an hour, and also did a lot of talking. There were a few instrument solos in there too.
Aside from my parents, I am the only person I have met who has seen him.
Looking back, it's a highlight in my life.
Me seeing Elvis is why I have taken my 15-year-old twin girls to see the Stones and McCartney.
When they are my age, I want them to have the same memory - and bragging rights - of seeing legends of that magnitude.
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
Woody24
()
Date: January 27, 2023 03:41
Three Dog Night. Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Early 70s.
"Take all the pain...It's yours anyway"
"Take all the pain...It's yours anyway"
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
Paddy
()
Date: January 27, 2023 03:41
The Stunning 1990
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
MingSubu
()
Date: January 27, 2023 04:17
Guns N Roses/Metallica, Faith No More opener '92 at 3 Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, Pa
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
Hairball
()
Date: January 27, 2023 04:48
Quote
crholmstromQuote
Hairball
Blue Oyster Cult at the Long Beach Arena, 1977
Prime BOC! I saw that tour.
Yes it was amazing fun - This Ain't the Summer of Love, Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll, Godzilla, , etc., etc., etc., and of course Don't Fear the Reaper...
Was expecting and hoping for a bit "more cowbell", but............
Around the same time c.'76/'77, I saw glam band Angel at a free concert at the Santa Monica Civic as some sort of promo/publicity stunt they were doing (evidently they were "discovered" by Gene Simmons).
For free it wasn't bad, but realistically...they were terrible live. Can't recall if it was before or after the BOC concert, but truth be told I've been trying to forget about it for over 45 years now!
_____________________________________________________________
Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
DGA35
()
Date: January 27, 2023 08:24
Quote
SomeGuy
Judas Priest, Amsterdam, Feb 14 1981, with Saxon as opening act.
That would have been a great double bill to see! Priest on their Point of Entry tour and Saxon touring for Denim and Leather album. Saw Priest in 82 in Vancouver on the Screaming For Vengeance tour and Saxon in 83 when they opened for Iron Maiden.
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
mandu
()
Date: January 27, 2023 10:54
DAVID BOWIE serious moonlight tour 1983,Auckland New Zealand
Feel The Fear
And Do It Anyway
Feel The Fear
And Do It Anyway
Re: Semi OT: What was your First Concert?
Posted by:
teleblaster
()
Date: January 27, 2023 12:56
Savoy Brown opening for Status Quo in 1973.
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