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Post by chiyankee on Jan 4, 2024 17:02:06 GMT -5
Carly Simon's lyrics really bugged me... "...you probably think this song's about you..." - The song is about whoever it's about. "...these are the good old days..." - Nope Lots of guesses who the song is really about. I thought she finally admitted the song was about Warren Beatty. |
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Post by Max on Jan 4, 2024 17:02:07 GMT -5
I hope more people will chime in with their concert experiences. Anyone here ever see Elvis? The Stones? The Who? Zappa? The Eagles? The Clash? Talking Heads? I've never seen any of these, but just throwing it out there. Zappa would be an interesting concert… I might want ear plugs for half of it, but I love me some Mr. Green Jeans… Every time I see Mike Maddux on TV he reminds me of Zappa. |
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Post by Max on Jan 4, 2024 17:06:14 GMT -5
Well you picked two good ones to see. If McCartney was 74, that means it was 2016 or 2017, so that would be Clipper Magazine Stadium, home of the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League. The only stadium I know of where you can get Shoo Fly Pie and a bowl of egg noodles. I never saw Sir Paul either solo or with The Fab Four. I did see The Righteous Brothers in college, and they were great. I vaguely recall a similar patter about being brothers. What amazing vocals! Looking through some random rock history a few days ago, I noticed that The Righteous Brothers were among the few white acts who are in the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame as performers. The others I recall were Elvis, Bill Haley and the Comets, Dusty Springfield, Hall and Oates and -- this one really surprised me -- Shades Of Blue, who had only one real hit "Oh How Happy" in 1966. That's one of my favorite songs, and everyone assumed they were black when that song came out, but it doesn't seem the body of work would be enough for induction into any Hall of Fame. But good for them. The blackest-sounding white act I ever heard was The Magnificent Men from Central PA. I don't think they got a lot of national airplay, but they were really good. "Peace Of Mind" was their biggest hit. The whitest-sounding black act I ever heard was Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish. Although I remember one time Rolling Stone claiming that the Fifth Dimension were proof that not all black singers have soul. I also once saw George Carlin at an extremely intimate venue in Lancaster. Hmm. Only Lancaster concerns. Have ears, won’t travel. Carlin was still in his prime on his late fifties, which for some reason surprised me. It was not the right crowd for him, but he touched it out. Why the wrong crowd? A pretty and overdressed bling lady that had been accompanied by a stern-looking overdressed man leaned over to me at one point and said, “He’s dirty, but he’s good.” That particular show was not over-the-top dirty, but yeah… he went there a couple times. Then a couple more. Anyway, not music, but a third one that was a good one to choose… LOL! I saw Carlin at Westbury Music Theater. Man, he was funny. Saw Don Rickles there too. |
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Post by Max on Jan 4, 2024 17:11:03 GMT -5
Lots of guesses who the song is really about. I thought she finally admitted the song was about Warren Beatty. I don't know for sure if she admitted it, but that's who I heard the song was about. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 4, 2024 19:51:20 GMT -5
Zappa would be an interesting concert… I might want ear plugs for half of it, but I love me some Mr. Green Jeans… Every time I see Mike Maddux on TV he reminds me of Zappa. Hah, I never noticed that before, but if Maddux would just let his hair and beard grow out for a couple of years, he could pass. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 4, 2024 19:55:10 GMT -5
I hope more people will chime in with their concert experiences. Anyone here ever see Elvis? The Stones? The Who? Zappa? The Eagles? The Clash? Talking Heads? I've never seen any of these, but just throwing it out there. Never saw any of them. But my friend's older brother saw Elvis a few times. He even has unused tickets to the concert Elvis was supposed to have at the Nassau Coliseum. I passed on a couple of chances to see Elvis, I guess because I didn't like the white jumpsuit parody of himself that he became as opposed to the young incredible force of nature that he had been. I regret it now, but of course Elvis has left the building. |
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Post by inger on Jan 4, 2024 20:17:20 GMT -5
Never saw any of them. But my friend's older brother saw Elvis a few times. He even has unused tickets to the concert Elvis was supposed to have at the Nassau Coliseum. I passed on a couple of chances to see Elvis, I guess because I didn't like the white jumpsuit parody of himself that he became as opposed to the young incredible force of nature that he had been. I regret it now, but of course Elvis has left the building. Tell the people that have seen him working in that big Mall of America in Minnesota… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 4, 2024 20:19:29 GMT -5
Impressive list. Steely Dan would have been awesome. I tilt a bit older than you in the acts I have seen. I saw The Everly Brothers at the Wilmington Armory when I was about ten years old. (My aunt was President of the Delaware Chapter of The Everly Brothers Fan Club and wanted to make sure I was appropriately indoctrinated.) Even younger I saw Dion and The Belmonts in Wildwood NJ. Same aunt snuck me in. Saw The Beach Boys many times (my all-time favorites) and Mitch Ryder and The Kinks and many Motown acts -- Supremes, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Martha and the Vandellas, Temptations (the real ones with David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks, not the fake Vegas traveling act.) Yeah...I'm a kid.  Everly Brothers influenced a lot of musicians, including The Beatles. Was a Dion fan, but never saw him live. Loved his later hit, "Abraham, Martin & John". Have you seen his collaboration with Paul Simon..."New York Is My Home"? Never saw The Beach Boys live...actually wasn't much of a fan, but "Darlin" (Carl Wilson) is a favorite. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0rLdU4f0_kSeveral good tunes off "Pet Sounds", including "God Only Knows", but I honestly think it's overrated in it's entirety. Kinks were one of my favorites...never saw them live. Never saw any of the original Motown groups, but I did see a much later iteration of The Temps in, of all places, Laughlin NV. Otis Williams was still with them. Ninety percent of what I like from the Beach Boys is pre-"Pet Sounds," which I hated when it first came out except for the singles on there -- "God Only Knows", "Wouldn't It Be Nice", "Sloop John B" (which Brian didn't want on there) and Brian's solo effort "Caroline No." I agree it's over-rated. But I love their harmonies, complex vocal arrangements and the upbeat vision of their best songs. To me, they sang about an idealized life the way I thought it should be and things I cared about as a kid -- girls, cars, the beach, getting around and enjoying life. They covered it all except for baseball! Hey, throw in cocktails and that's still mostly true.  Never saw the Dion/Simon collaboration, but I plan to rectify that shortly. Paul Simon has been very vocal about how he and Art wanted to be like The Everly Brothers. Dion had a modest comeback of sorts in 1978 with a poignant song about departed youth called "I Used To Be A Brooklyn Dodger." Last I heard he was still out there performing. Yeah, The Kinks are essential. I never would have thought that so many of the British Invasion groups would have such long careers. Otis Williams was the first -- and last -- Temptation. He organized the group and has been the last surviving original member since bass singer Melvin Franklin died in 1995. But you almost never heard him sing a lead or even have much of a solo within a song. He was a true background guy. I'm so glad so many of you from the YES site have contributed to the music thread. You all bring a lot of energy and knowledge over here. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 4, 2024 20:27:28 GMT -5
I hope more people will chime in with their concert experiences. Anyone here ever see Elvis? The Stones? The Who? Zappa? The Eagles? The Clash? Talking Heads? I've never seen any of these, but just throwing it out there. Besides Bruce and Dylan, I've seen Bromberg a dozen times, always a great show particularly with this big band. Browne, Fogelberg and James Taylor were good as you would expect. Saw David Lindley and ElRayo-X in a small venue in SF. John Prine was outstanding. Saw Randy Newman in Princeton, love his sense of humor. Stephen Bishop was good. Went to a Day on the Green in Oakland, Journey headlined and gave a good show. Saw Aztec Two Step in Princeton. Forgetting some I'm sure. Two acts I've always wanted to see and haven't are Lyle Lovett and Chris Isaak. Oh man, I love seeing an Aztec Two Step reference. Can Steeleye Span be far behind? Stephen Bishop I really liked, especially his first late 70s album "Careless" which of course had the big hit "On And On" but a lot of other really good songs -- "Madge" stands out to me, as well as "Never Letting Go" and "Every Minute" and his lesser hit "Save It For A Rainy Day." Good stuff. I could see where Randy Newman would be a kick. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 4, 2024 20:35:50 GMT -5
I hope more people will chime in with their concert experiences. Anyone here ever see Elvis? The Stones? The Who? Zappa? The Eagles? The Clash? Talking Heads? I've never seen any of these, but just throwing it out there. I saw the Stones during their Steel Wheels tour in 1990 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. I wasn't a big Stones fan at time but they were my college girl friend's favorite band, which set up a little rivalry between us since I was and still am a Zep Head. Anyway landing those tickets and taking her got me in her good graces for a long, long time. Living Colour was the opening band. The two us also saw Billy Joel during that same time period at Pittsburgh's recently opened amphitheater. Like another poster already stated, the Piano Man's shows were long and entertaining with no opening band. This one goes down as one of my all time favorite concerts, since I'm a big Billy Joel fan. I saw 1/2 of The Who about 5 or 6 years ago at the Rosemont Arena in the suburbs of Chicago (by O'Hare Airport). Only Townshend and Daltrey were still in the band as Moon and Entwistle has long passed. They put on a good show, despite their advanced age. Another note, their drummer was Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 4, 2024 20:36:24 GMT -5
Did anyone mention "Werewolves of London" or "Excitable Boy", both by the late, great Warren Zevon? I don't think anyone mentioned it. There's also the song "Little Red Riding Hood" by Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs. Hoho, "Little Red Riding Hood" got mentioned on this thread a year or so ago by (I believe) our great poster Renfield (who should be over here) who said that his band used to play it as a joke. Who doesn't like Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs? I guess it would be called cultural appropriation today -- a Hispanic guy (Domingo Samudio) wearing a turban like a Sikh trying to pass himself off as Egyptian while The Pharaohs wore Lawrence of Arabia outfits. That was a party band. I say if you don't like "Wooly Bully" you just don't like rock and roll. Anybody remember some of their other songs? "Ring Dang Du" or "Ju Ju Hand" or "How Do You Catch A Girl"? Or another one about huffing and puffing and blowing the little house down? All full of insightful social commentary. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 4, 2024 20:39:05 GMT -5
I hope more people will chime in with their concert experiences. Anyone here ever see Elvis? The Stones? The Who? Zappa? The Eagles? The Clash? Talking Heads? I've never seen any of these, but just throwing it out there. I saw the Stones during their Steel Wheels tour in 1990 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. I wasn't a big Stones fan at time but they were my college girl friend's favorite band, which set up a little rivalry between us since I was and still am a Zep Head. Anyway landing those tickets and taking her got me in her good graces for a long, long time. Living Colour was the opening band. The two us also saw Billy Joel during that same time period at Pittsburgh's recently opened amphitheater. Like another poster already stated, the Piano Man's shows were long and entertaining with no opening band. This one goes down as one of my all time favorite concerts, since I'm a big Billy Joel fan. I saw 1/2 of The Who about 5 or 6 years ago at the Rosemont Arena in the suburbs of Chicago (by O'Hare Airport). Only Townshend and Daltrey were still in the band as Moon and Entwistle has long passed. They put on a good show, despite their advanced age. Another note, their drummer was Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr. Outstanding Chi. I figured you must have had a few in there. Half of Who is better than no Who at all, and you got the two main vocalists anyway. Although it would have been fun to see Keith Moon in his prime. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 4, 2024 20:46:39 GMT -5
I saw the Stones during their Steel Wheels tour in 1990 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. I wasn't a big Stones fan at time but they were my college girl friend's favorite band, which set up a little rivalry between us since I was and still am a Zep Head. Anyway landing those tickets and taking her got me in her good graces for a long, long time. Living Colour was the opening band. The two us also saw Billy Joel during that same time period at Pittsburgh's recently opened amphitheater. Like another poster already stated, the Piano Man's shows were long and entertaining with no opening band. This one goes down as one of my all time favorite concerts, since I'm a big Billy Joel fan. I saw 1/2 of The Who about 5 or 6 years ago at the Rosemont Arena in the suburbs of Chicago (by O'Hare Airport). Only Townshend and Daltrey were still in the band as Moon and Entwistle has long passed. They put on a good show, despite their advanced age. Another note, their drummer was Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr. Outstanding Chi. I figured you must have had a few in there. Half of Who is better than no Who at all, and you got the two main vocalists anyway. Although it would have been fun to see Keith Moon in his prime. When you listen to vintage live Who, like "Live at Leeds", it's the rhythm of Moon and Entwistle that really drives them. The group sounds different live, with a heaver and louder sound, which I like. |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 4, 2024 20:51:39 GMT -5
I saw 1/2 of The Who about 5 or 6 years ago at the Rosemont Arena in the suburbs of Chicago (by O'Hare Airport). Only Townshend and Daltrey were still in the band as Moon and Entwistle has long passed. They put on a good show, despite their advanced age. Another note, their drummer was Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr. Did Daltrey do the "Won't Get Fooled Again" scream? |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 4, 2024 20:55:35 GMT -5
Outstanding Chi. I figured you must have had a few in there. Half of Who is better than no Who at all, and you got the two main vocalists anyway. Although it would have been fun to see Keith Moon in his prime. When you listen to vintage live Who, like "Live at Leeds", it's the rhythm of Moon and Entwistle that really drives them. The group sounds different live, with a heaver and louder sound, which I like. I recall reading a few years ago about Roger Daltrey walking past a room in his hotel where a wedding reception was being held and the wedding band was playing. He just dropped in and did a few songs -- I can't imagine what the band felt like or how they handled it. I could just imagine him saying "can you guys do "The Kids Are Alright" in D?" |
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