@larsman Yeah, it was amazing live for sure. We were about 25 rows back but we were up in the stands so no heads in the way and everyone was seated so it was rather civilized. Before the show, everyone was (legally) drinking on the streets, the sun was shining, and the girls thought it was 1967. I have the UK fp with the correct cover and the tour program with the GS artwork. |
Wow, Memory Lane. (2) Rory Gallagher, 1978, Headliners in Madison Wisconsin. What an amazing player. Followed a year later at the Parkwest in Chicago. I particularly loved his acoustic playing. I have a photo I took of that show on my mantle here. (3) Thin Lizzy at the Riviera Theater Chicago (1976?). I think it was their first or second tour of the US. What power they had. The opening act was Be Bop Deluxe and they were amazing too. (4) Bobby & The Midnights. It was a midnight matinee at the Parkwest in Chicago. Due to a big snow storm, or the Superbown, can’t remember which, they played there the afternoon after an evening show. They announced it during set break. Ran to the box office and immediately got tickets for the Saturday show. Think I was in high school cuz I took the bus. It was cold. Saturday show starting at 3pm. Final encore was about 6:30pm. Guess what it was? Yep, Saturday Night. They served us mimosa’s when we walked in the door. Amazing show. Got good photos of that one. Bobby walked out on a table and played with Bobby Corcoran, Since then, there have been plenty of incredible shows. Bela Fleck, My Acoustic Heart @ the Ryman a couple of years ago. 13 musicians playing acoustic instruments on stage. What amazing artistry. Any of the dozens of Tedeschi Trucks Band shows we have been to. One night maybe 4-5 years ago at the Fox ATL, they opened with Soul Sacrifice. Wowza Someone earlier mentioned Return To Forever. My 1st show in 1976, but it was “The Complete Concert” tour which knocked my sox off. Horn section with Joe Farrell. Amazing musicality. Saw Zappa at the Parkwest in Chicago. Night after a big auditorium show. Just him letting the band wail, as he did too. Not a lot of Zappa sarcastic songs, just the music. Was about 20 feet from stage (I loved the Parkwest). He was amazing. I used to see Zappa a couple times a year for a while there. Always top playing. Biggest Regret. Not seeing Keith Jarrett or Pogues live. Honorable Mention… Countless Great Blues Club Nights in Chicago. Long live Lefty Dizz. Didn’t mention any of the amazing 1970’s Grateful Dead Shows, because, well, They Are A Band Beyond Description. |
So many great ones!!! I have very few regrets in my life but definitely regret not seeing as many rock concerts as I could have in the 70’s in the NYC area which was basically the greatest bands all time. Heres a few that come to mind from then & also later: Dave Mason at Radio City Music Hall in 1974. Cat Stevens at Madison Square Garden in 1975. Jethro Tull at the Nassau Coliseum in 1975. Doc Watson at the Night Stage in Cambridge, MA in later 80’s. Had the first table next to the stage in a small night club- awesome! Many, many others like everyone here. It’s shame that many of the shows I attended in the past 10 or so years utilize DSP & amplified line arrays that sound so hard & annoying & lose so much of the subtle magic that fine musical artists have & share.. The incredible tone & body that a great electric guitar / amp can have is often all but lost now. |
