@parkergetdean -Yup. Hate when that happens. Elevated pulse and all that. Way back in the 1970's Schaefer Beer (remember that one) sponsored concerts at Wollman Rink in Central Park, NYC. If you got there early enough, you could sit on the glacial rocks and listen for free. I listened, but did not see numerous shows. Unfortunately, I can't remember many of them--Mahavishnu Orchestra, Hot Tuna, The Kinks stand-out in my mind. Cheers! David |
@gruvjet -Late Spring and Summer ’74 was prime Dead-The Wall of Sound, 3+ hour shows, great musicianship. They were cooking, doing some of their best jams. My friends and I recorded Roosevelt on cassettes and played them all the time. I remember how the wrapped Playing in the Band around Scarlet Begonias, and at the end of the second set did a medley of Sugar Magnolia > He’s Gone, with a gospel vocal outro that explodes into Truckin’ > Spanish Jam > The Other One > GDTR > Sunshine Daydream. The week before I saw them in Hartford, CT and they did Eyes > China Doll, segueing into China Doll with the tight descending chord progression reminiscent of King Solomon’s Marbles/Milking the Turkey. David |
Alicia De Larrocha. I know, none of you have heard of her. She was ranked the #4 pianist in a list of The Top 100 Pianists of the 20th Century. I have all her albums, won a ticket from a radio call-in, 2nd Row Center seats at Jones Hall. Sat next to the Maestro afterwards at my friend's tapas restaurant downtown with my date. The rest of the concert was a couple goofballs named Beethoven and Wagner. As far as Pop or Rock, it was a Paul Simon Graceland Tour concert at a small venue. Fabulous. |
@jimijam - That was the Hawkwind/Man 1999 Party Tour with DJ Andy Dunkley? I went to that show in Berkeley. During Man's performance, they stopped for a bit and had Tim Leary, from prison, address us all on the P.A. When Man resumed, Deke Leonard went to the mic and said "He's helped me through a lot of trips...". |
Steely Dan at Red Rocks. Keith Carlock on drums. It was drizzling rain and they were squeegee'n the stage. Then the fog slowly engulfed the entire venue giving it the appearance that it was floating in a cloud. Carlock's drumming was just amazing, didn't even know who he was but been a fan ever since. Herbie Hancock at Mission Ball room a few years back. AC/DC at little old Knoxville Civic Coliseum in 1977. Not great musicianship of course, I but I was only about 18 years old and I had never seen that kinda of energy coming off a concert stage and have not since. Place only holds about 10K people but the entire place was electrified. |
