Old Concerts Remembered.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:16 am

Best same bill I ever read about the the Kinks, a week or so after the release of Arthur, opening for the Who on the latter's second US leg of their Tommy tour, atl least in Chgo. I can't think of a better double bill supporting two better LPs.

harley · Post by **harley** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:45 pm

My first show ever was Yes in the mid to late 70s. They came to Memphis and I was able to see them a couple of times when I was living there. I also got to see Eric Clapton, The Commodores (who had Taste of Honey as one of their opening acts - they did "Boogie, Oogie, Oogie" and even though I wasn't a big fan, that bass player was phenomonal and pretty to boot). I also saw The Knack, Rush and a bunch of others but one of the best shows I ever saw in those late 70s days was UFO. I got to see them three times, never as the headliner, and each time they stole the show. What a great live band.

After moving to Denver I got to see Tom Petty (twice), Bruce Springsteen, Kim Richey, Lucinda Williams, Jay Farrar, The Black Crowes and The Old 97s. The Old 97s were incredibly good live, too. Looking at the lsists, though, I need to get out more.

12stringbassist · Post by **12stringbassist** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:29 am

I found my list of bands seen... here we go with the cut and paste:

Part one:

A GUN CONTROL
AC/DC
ADAM ANT
AEROSMITH
ALANIS MORRISSETTE
ALICE COOPER
ANDY SCOTT'S SWEET
APPLEJACKS
ARCH DENTONS
BAD HABITS
BAD MANNERS
BAD NEWS
BEANO
BIG COUNTRY
BIG TOWN PLAYBOYS / ROBERT PLANT
BILL NELSON (with Ian Nelson)
BLACKFOOT
BLONDIE
BLOOD DONOR
BLUE (with Elton John)
BLUE OYSTER CULT
BOB DYLAN (with Ronnie Wood)
BOB WILLIAMSON
BOOMTOWN RATS
BOOTLEG SLAYED
BREAKOUT
BRIAN MAY BAND
BROKEN HOME
BRUCE FOXTON
BRYAN ADAMS
BRYAN FERRY
BUNNY
BURGUNDY
CHEAP TRICK (with Jon Brant)
CHEAP TRICK (with Tom Petersson)
CHILD'S PLAY
CLASS B
CLICHÉ
CLOVER
COLD CHISEL
CONFESSOR
CRITICS
CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE
DAMNED
DAVID BOWIE
DEADLY EMBRACE
DEANNA CARTER
DEF LEPPARD
DENNY LAINE
DIAMOND HEAD
DICK PULLAR BAND
DIRE STRAITS
DOOBIE BROTHERS
DRILL
EAZIE
ED AND DENYZE ALLEYNE-JOHNSON
EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND
EGO TRIP
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
ELKIE BROOKS
ELTON JOHN
ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS
ENID
ERIC BELL BAND
ERIC CLAPTON BAND (with Andy Fairweather-Lowe)
EURYTHMICS
EXPORT
FINAL DEMAND
FINITRIBE
FIVE HAND REEL
FIVEPENNY PIECE
FLAMIN' SLADE
FORTUNES
FOURTH DIMENSION
FRANK CHICKENS
FRANK SINATRA
GARY BOYLE BAND
GARY GLITTER
GENERAL PUBLIC
GEORGE HATCHER BAND
GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS
GLENN PHILLIPS
GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
GLORIA MUNDI
GOLDEN EARRING
GRAHAM PARKER AND THE RUMOUR
HAWKWIND
HEAD
HEAVY METAL KIDS
HERETIC WALSH
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS
IAN HUNTER AND MICK RONSON
IMMACULATE FOOLS
INXS
IT SHINES
JAM
JAMES
JASON AND THE SCORCHERS
JASPER CARROTT
JAZZ FUSION
JEAN JACQUES BURNEL
JIM DAVIDSON
JIMMY NAIL
JOE LOUIS TURNER
JOHN COOPER CLARKE
JOHN MILES BAND
JONA LEWIE
JOOLS HOLLAND AND HIS R&B ORCHESTRA
JT'S BLUES BAND
KINGFISHER
LARRY WALLIS
LENE LOVICH
LIAR
LITTLE RIVER BAND
LONE STAR
LOST BOYS
MARI WILSON AND THE WILSATIONS
MARILLION (with FISH)
MARILLION (with STEVE HOGARTH)
MAVERICKS
MICKEY JUPP
MIDNIGHT OIL
MOTHER'S RUIN
MOTLEY CRUE
MOTORHEAD
MOTORS
MR. BIG
NATURAL HIGH
NAZARETH
NEXUS
NICK VAN EEDE
NIGHT TRAIN
NIGHTMARES IN WAX
NINE BELOW ZERO
NO WAY OUT
OTIS DAY AND THE NIGHT SHIFT
OUT
OUTSIDERS

12stringbassist · Post by **12stringbassist** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:30 am

and part two:

PAPER PLANE
PATRIK FITZGERALD
PAUL McCARTNEY
PAUL YOUNG
PEPPERMINT DREAM
PHIL COLLINS
POGUES
POWER PIGS
PRINCE / MADHOUSE with Sheila E
PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION
PRIORY OF BRION (featuring ROBERT PLANT)
QUARTZ
QUEEN
RACHEL SWEET
RACING CARS
RAID THE NORTH
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT (thats the band with the singer with The Stranglers, NOT REM)
RECORDS
RED EYE BLUES BAND
REZILLO'S
RICHARD HELL AND THE VOIDOIDS
RICHARD JOBSON
RICK WAKEMAN and the English Rock Ensemble
ROBERT LUCAS
ROBERT LUCAS / ACCURATE BENTLEY BAND
ROBERT PLANT BAND
ROBERT POWELL
ROCKPILE (Dave Edmunds / Nick Lowe)
ROXY MUSIC with Eddie Jobson 1975
ROXY MUSIC 2001 tour
ROY WOOD
RUBY TURNER / UB40
RUTS
S.A.L.T.
SADE
SADISTIC MIKA BAND
SALFORD JETS
SAXON
SCRATCH BAND
SECTION 25
SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND
SHOOT DISPUTE!
SHOWADDYWADDY
SINEAD O'CONNOR
SLADE
SLADE II
SLICED BREAD (NUTZ)
SLYDE
SOLSTICE
SOULED OUT
SPANDAU BALLET
SPARKS
SPIDER
STAA MARX
STASH
STATE OF QUO
STATUS QUO - original line up
STATUS QUO - with Danny Kirsch
STATUS QUO - current line-up
STEVE GIBBONS BAND
STEVE HILLAGE
STING
STRAIGHT EIGHT
STRANGEWAYS
STRIFE
STRIPER
STYLE COUNCIL
SUZI QUATRO
SWEET AD
SWEET REVENGE
T.REXTASY
TAURUS
TEN THOUSAND TREES
TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY
THE WHO (with Kenney Jones)
THE WHO (with Simon Phillips)
THE WHO / VARIOUS - QUADROPHENIA LIVE PREMIERE
The Who with Zak Starkey / Rabbit
THIN LIZZY
THREE FAT BASTARDS
TIGER
TIN FISH
TITCH TURNER'S ESCALATOR
TOM ROBINSON AND THE CREW
TORN DREAMS
TOY GUNS
TRACTOR
TREMELOES
TWISTED WHEEL (Blues band)
TWISTED WHEEL (with JANINE)
ULTRAVOX
ULTRAVOX! with John Foxx
URIAH HEEP
VARDIS
VICTIM
VICTOR BROX'S BLUES TRAIN
VILLAIN
VINCENT
VIRGIN DANCE
VOLUNTEERS
WAYNE COUNTY AND THE ELECTRIC CHAIRS
WHEELER
WHIRLWIND
WHITESNAKE
WIFFER
WIG WAM GLAM
WILD ROSE
WINCHESTERS
WOODY WOODMANSEY'S U-BOAT
WRECKLESS ERIC
YORKSHIRE ACTORS Co
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lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:54 am

Yea, Ian Dury and the Blockheads.
One of my all time favorites. Sadly, I never saw one of his shows.

expomick · Post by **expomick** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:14 pm

Rachel Sweet! I love that woman! (Sportsnight).

Stiff Records.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:27 pm

Paul McCartney x 6, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Sting, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Tina Turner x 2, Hoodoo Gurus x 2, Bruce Springsteen x 2, Level 42, Mr. Mister, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Eagles, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, Marshall Crenshaw, Tears For Fears, The Spongetones, Huey Lewis, John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, The Smithereens x 2, Loverboy, Steppenwolf, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Albert Lee, Victor Wooten, Jimmy Buffett, Lou Rawls, Harry Connick, Jr. Band., U2 and The Rolling Stones.

johnnyb · Post by **johnnyb** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:31 pm

Hey, my band got to open for Nazareth in 2004, nice bunch of guys...nice beer cooler (guiness)

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:29 am

Hey! I left the Seeds off my list!

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:47 am

Harley: I've never seen the Old 97's live, but their lead guitarist once auditioned for a friend's band (early 1990's). Also I saw the Old 97's bass player (Murray Hammond?) when he was the front man for the Peyote Cowboys in the late 1980's. It was an interesting show. He sang and wildly strummed a Rickenbacker 620/12 FG through a bunch of effects (echoplex, chorus, flanger, etc) boxes to create a swirling psychedelic sound. Dallas had an interesting music scene back in those days...

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:08 pm

And I almost forgot .....Robert Cray.

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:33 pm

wow Ian... that is quite a list.

harley · Post by **harley** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:59 am

Robert Z - The Old 97's just released a double live CD. I picked up a copy at one of the independent record shops in Denver, but I don't think it's an "indie-only" release.

They're a great band live and I've gotten a real kick out of listening to it.

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:44 am

Harley: It's 'Randy Z', though some people mix me up with my cousin 'Robert Z'. The Old 97's are from Dallas and started their musical careers here playing in a variety of bands. The singer/rhythm guitar was a solo acoustic folkie as a teenager and had at least one band (Scarlet's Garden?). He no longer lives here, having gotten married and gone 'Hollywood'. I must admit that while I enjoy live music, the crowds and the clubs keep me away from most live shows. I've heard great things about them but haven't bothered to check 'em out.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:38 pm

Ooops, forgot Oingo Boingo.