Perhaps they just utilized a stadium's existing Jumbotron, as we called them back in the day, when available? It was still a reasonably new technology then. That was certainly the case for other stadium shows of that era in Massachusetts - the old Schaefer/Sullivan stadium.
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Weather is crazy. I live in Roslindale, a neighborhood of Boston to non-MA folks, and we have 2 feet easily here with 3 foot drifts all over the place. The light fluffy stuff, thankfully.
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It's been a long time since I read them, but I believe the Scoop liner notes stated Townshend used his original piano demo track on the Who version of Love Reign. It is him either way on that track.
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I was fortunate to see them in Boston around this time. To me the original lineup is still the best, not a Raw Power guy. It was the first mainstream (for lack of a better word) show I had seen in years where you could actually hear the amps hum between songs - just like any basement/garage band. Also a great, eclectic crowd. R.I.P. Ron
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Neil played Old Black, an alleged '53 LP Goldtop with a bad, black DIY paint job, during one of the jams that ended The Last Waltz (it's not in the film, but I think the original LP had a pic of him with it). It's his "beyond heavily" favored electric since the end of Springfield days. It's a real Frankenstein of a guitar- he, his guitar tech (who runs a long establ
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QuoteCBII Quoteshakeydeal I love Chuck, he's one of the foundation blocks of R&R. Unfortunately, he was screwed over by the music industry and Uncle Sam. The downside of all of this is that his fans have paid the price. Whereas some artists would embrace the fans for their continued support after all of this, he's for the most part had a shitty attitude and those attending his
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QuoteStonesTod Quoteshakeydeal The shows themselves had their moments, but they were few and far between. It is entirely Bob's fault. The Dead were starting to fire on all cylinders again in this period. i can't agree with that...'87 was not a good time for the dead. they picked it up again by 89/90, though... I will acquiesce somewhat, but "Starting to fire" is t
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Quote71Tele QuoteStonesTod the trouble with real live is that it documents one of dylan's worst-ever tours. period. But not worst-ever. That would be the one with the Grateful Dead. I am not saying this because I don't like the Dead, Dylan was just awful during this phase and this collaboration was ill-conceived. His tours with Tom Petty weren't much better. The GD/Dylan collab
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I love Chuck, he's one of the foundation blocks of R&R. Unfortunately, he was screwed over by the music industry and Uncle Sam. The downside of all of this is that his fans have paid the price. Whereas some artists would embrace the fans for their continued support after all of this, he's for the most part had a shitty attitude and those attending his concerts have paid the pri
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It's been ages since I've viewed, but D&B have a great cameo in the old early 70s Drive-In Theater classic Vanishing Point ( avoid recent remake ). D leads a nomad-like, rattlesnake handling, desert dwelling, Jesus lovin' revival thingie. Known at the time as the " naked hippie chick on a motorcycle movie." A great period in movie making when happy endings were no
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Quotelapaz62 Do anty of you clowns actually play guitar, that little ragtime tune is pretty basic. Muddy Waters, Elmore James, The Hook....The list goes on and on. No monster chops or faultless technique, but Masters none the less. Keith loves the blues and was inspired partially by the genre, but like those legends above a complete (R&R) original - warts and all.
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Probably punched in a few guitar licks like Townshend.
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Broken Arrow by Wilco is the highlight.
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Chrome Dreams II has its moments. Typical Neil with Le Noise, he leaves the best new song off the release ( You Never Call ), but continues to play it in concert to rub salt in the wound. He can be a frustrating bugger, but at least there's generally a new release or tour to talk about every year. The Are You Passionate material was great live with Crazy Horse, but didn't work wi
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Baskin and Robbins have 31 flavors, the Stones B&J line has 40 Licks.
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Neil has never found a replacement for producer David Briggs.
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...& then Bob woke up in a bathtub filled with ice, missing a kidney.
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If true, I say auction (sad to say).
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They were both probably Welterweights back then.
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This is new to me as well. I had heard that Dylan said to Jagger that he could write Satisfaction with one arm tied behind his back, but that the Stones could never produce a Mr. Tambourine Man (who knows how true that one is, but it pops up here and there). As far as I know, there were no fisticuffs involved in that one....
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Quotebjornone Jerry Garcia is the best rock guitarist ever, period. Still, there is a strong idea today that you either have to be (1) a heavy metal guitarist (2) have a huge ego or (3) play incredible fast to be counted as a top guitarist (preferably all of them). That is why he is mostly out of the discussion. Garcia had a unique sense for communicating through his guitar and touched on eve
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I love Taylor's slide on live Gimmee Shelters.
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For me the Stones don't even become contenders for best live R&R band until Mr. Taylor enters the picture. His tasteful playing combined with the songwriting/riffs that Keith developed, and Mick J. also utilized soon thereafter, from the 5 string open tunings were the missing ingredients. The songs became more anthemic (something shared with Mr. Townshend ). The Stones are a natural
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So, all the people who take umbrage with this do not consume anything produced in China?
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This is like comparing apples and hand grenades. I love both bands, for different reasons. If you listen to The Who in their live prime though, '68 - 71 or so, there is a consistency that the Stones sometimes lacked night to night. The fact that they were basically a power trio with a vocalist and the huge sound they achieved, is still impressive. Makes me wonder what live sound M
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I was more upset when he licensed music to Victoria's Secret. The fact that he's being allowed in at all is important, a step forward. Most of his western audience doesn't understand a word he's singing in concert, will the Chinese be any different? The set list could say one thing, he could be doing something entirely different and few would know the difference. My
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