tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post4486859147790883100..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Weekend Listomania (Special Oh How I Wish Video Edition)NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-78891895512253323782011-04-25T13:34:37.481-04:002011-04-25T13:34:37.481-04:00Beefheart's last tour, 1981 or 82. I was a col...Beefheart's last tour, 1981 or 82. I was a college boy in Portland OR, where the tickets were slow to go. I couldn't go because I wasn't yet 21 and could not rock any convincing fake ID (still kinda baby faced at 48 but grizzling up fast.). Heard some of those shows were horrible and some were great. Not sure which way I'd like to think the one I couldn't see went.nosmo kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-17839065507364101492011-04-24T17:31:40.422-04:002011-04-24T17:31:40.422-04:00OK.
REM at the Powerhouse in Birmingham UK 1985: ...OK.<br /><br />REM at the Powerhouse in Birmingham UK 1985: All my hipster buddies went, but I had no clue. Just to rub it in, I was given a tape of the show later. It was incredible. And it's on my blog BTW...<br /><br />The Smiths: The Tower Ballroom - a 500 seater venue 1985. 'I'll get a ticket later - they won't sell out' They sold out. <br /><br />Led Zep at the O2 Arena: Me and the rest of the world in the lottery for tickets. Result: ROW 1 Rushbo 0<br /><br />Rain Parade: (see REM)<br /><br />Morrissey 1988: Played his first solo gig for free...thats FOR FREE at a venue about 10 miles from where I lived. All you had to do was turn up in a Smiths T Shirt. Couldn't be bothered to get the train. Epic Fail on my part.Rushbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368726463563067313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-42346043993315056332011-04-23T22:06:06.765-04:002011-04-23T22:06:06.765-04:00I missed REM in Detroit just after Reckoning was r...I missed REM in Detroit just after Reckoning was released. Only about half a dozen people showed up and allegedly the band bought beer for the audience. I was barely eighteen and didn't think I could get my sixteen year old girlfriend into the show, and the weather was bad anyway.befugglednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-1151289409003915812011-04-23T13:48:22.865-04:002011-04-23T13:48:22.865-04:00Missed the Who on the 1975 "Back to Basics&qu...Missed the Who on the 1975 "Back to Basics" tour because the show was 2 hrs away, I was too young to drive, and couldn't get anybody to take me - it wasn't sold out. Last chance to see them live before Keith Moon died.<br /><br />When I got to college, people older than me were raving about Tim Curry (!) playing a local club a few months before; this was when <i>I Do The Rock</i> was out.<br /><br />Had the opportunity to see Lou Reed in the late '80s but I didn't find out about the show until a few days before, and couldn't get a babysitter.<br /><br />The one that DIDN'T get away: Pete Townshend at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2001 - a true once-in-a-lifetime show.cthulhunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-29786533968033815752011-04-23T13:27:23.108-04:002011-04-23T13:27:23.108-04:00I did see Buddy Holly & the Crickets at Alan F...I <i>did</i> see Buddy Holly & the Crickets at Alan Freed shows at the Brooklyn Fox. Along with Jerry Lee, Bo, Chuck, Fats, ...<br /><br />Wish I had gone to Monterey Pop. Was stationed at Travis in '67, and coulda, shoulda.<br /><br />Wish I had caught the Dead at Winterland or Fillmore West. I did see them in GGPark with the Airplane.<br /><br />Sorry I didn't catch the blues bug before Muddy passed.elbruccenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-64332019472741104422011-04-23T08:17:13.176-04:002011-04-23T08:17:13.176-04:00Rocklike
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The University of Maryland.
The fuc...<i>Rocklike<br /><br />at<br /><br />The University of Maryland.</i><br /><br />The fucking iPhone "autocorrect" feature makes three times as much work for me to manually correct its autocorrections.<br /><br />Razz opened for Rockpile, put out an EP of four songs from that show, and sold it later when Rockpile was busy canceling and breaking up.<br /><br />I'm a waste of bandwidth. . . .mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-39138933996829634682011-04-22T21:43:15.276-04:002011-04-22T21:43:15.276-04:00Tierra Madre Horse Sanctuary said...
The Doors at...<i>Tierra Madre Horse Sanctuary said...<br /><br />The Doors at Steve Paul's Scene in the West 40s.</i><br /><br />I went to Steve Paul's Scene (I think I snuck in with a fake ID) but I have no fucking idea who I saw. Not a clue. Oddly enough, I remember what I was wearing.<br /><br />I'm sorry I never saw the Talking Heads.<br /><br />I passed on Cream when they played at my alma mater. Of course, they were late and the show started at 4 a.m., and I was never that big a fan, but still ...<br /><br />I also passed on Janis Joplin when she played in the Boston area. All my friends went. What was I thinking?<br /><br />I am, however, NOT sorry I didn't go to Woodstock, in spite of the massive display of talent there.Brooklyn Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-36633815378856735012011-04-22T21:32:44.717-04:002011-04-22T21:32:44.717-04:00I had tickets to that Rockpile show at UMD that di...<i>I had tickets to that Rockpile show at UMD that didn't happen, too. And hooray for (the) Razz, who I DID see open for Patti Smith in one of the group of shows I refuse to try to rank as the absolute best I ever saw. The EP of theirs I bought that night is still in heavy rotation on the iPod.</i><br /><br />Anonymous-- how fitting: (the) Razz recorded that four-song EP ( called <i>Air Time</i>) while opening for<br /><br />Rocklike<br /><br />at<br /><br />The University of Maryland.<br /><br />My future guitarist Tom was there, told me about it, and<br /><br />the rest of my life was irrevocably changed. . . .mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-87598026954781834982011-04-22T21:20:27.267-04:002011-04-22T21:20:27.267-04:001. Nirvana at the NY Coliseum. (Who knew?)
2. ...1. Nirvana at the NY Coliseum. (Who knew?)<br /><br />2. James Brown at MSG. (I thought he was too old to be worth seeing. Mistake.)<br /><br />3. Galaxy 500 at Maxwells. <br /><br />4. U2 at Momtreal Expo Stadium (Joshua Tree tour) (I worked at a record shop in Plattsburgh and we got free tickets but my coworker took his girl)<br /><br />and my biggest regret of all:<br /><br />5. Pink Floyd The Wall in 1980 (I was 13 and saw the big full page ad in the Sunday Times -- I kid you not -- and asked my mom to get me tickets. By the time she called, they were sold out.Dominic Cordiscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560252053605070694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-13707267590928211552011-04-22T21:18:23.026-04:002011-04-22T21:18:23.026-04:00How about concerts you went to but wish you hadn&#...How about concerts you went to but wish you hadn't?<br /><br />I'm looking at you, Keith Jarrett.petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-42062137196827979402011-04-22T20:53:24.720-04:002011-04-22T20:53:24.720-04:00Muddy Waters (not post-Beatles? Who cares, it'...Muddy Waters (not post-Beatles? Who cares, it's Muddy flipping Waters) used to come through DC pretty regularly in the late '70's, I'm still kicking myself for invariably deciding to see him next time.<br /><br />Also in the "next time" files, Lowell George's last show was literally around the corner from where I was living at the time, but we decided we needed to do a band practice instead.<br /><br />I had tickets to that Rockpile show at UMD that didn't happen, too. And hooray for (the) Razz, who I DID see open for Patti Smith in one of the group of shows I refuse to try to rank as the absolute best I ever saw. The EP of theirs I bought that night is still in heavy rotation on the iPod.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-88752567206389228842011-04-22T16:51:04.667-04:002011-04-22T16:51:04.667-04:00Lee Dorsey. Loved him, made definite plans to go s...Lee Dorsey. Loved him, made definite plans to go see a show (he performed fairly frequently around town), but felt tired on the night and declared "next time." He died not long after.<br /><br />I <i>did</i> see the Pretenders with the original line-up, mentioned in a post above. Perhaps the fault of the venue (Tulane's McAlister Auditorium), but I could barely make out the songs amid the murk and sludge. But maybe this is all for another topic: Live performances that plainly showed the record to be a production triumph.Jeff Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-28231099788012229362011-04-22T14:04:29.083-04:002011-04-22T14:04:29.083-04:00"You had tickets to the TAMI show?" My ...<i>"You had tickets to the TAMI show?" </i> My reaction, too. But what better excuse than a bar mitzvah.<br /><br />In high school my one friend with a driving license asked me to go with him to see Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels doing a live radio concert at (I think) WPLJ. Passed on it.<br /><br />The same friend, few years later, invited me up to Albany to see The Chris Hillman Band. Didn't feel like taking the bus. That group became Firefall, who I did eventually see and don't laugh, they were great. (No, it's okay, you can laugh.)<br /><br />John Fahey, Joann Kelly and Woody Mann briefly had a trio, and I could have seen them in a hole/wall club on campus. Fahey was long an established guitar deity, but missing the chance to see this unusual lineup was just stupid.<br /><br />A lot of great bands played my college but I hadn't heard of the groups billed as "A Night At CBGB's", lead act being Talking Heads, so I stayed home and watched Three's Company.<br /><br />APAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-79240612306213238932011-04-22T13:59:38.120-04:002011-04-22T13:59:38.120-04:00Had tickets to R.E.M during their Automatic for th...Had tickets to R.E.M during their Automatic for the People tour. I think that's when Bill Berry collapsed and they rescheduled the concert to Halloween night. I had two young kids and couldn't pass up their trick or treating, so I missed that show.<br /><br />Just saw them a year or so ago, and they were very good but I bet the '95 tour would have been something.<br /><br />By the way, nowhere near their prime but Buffalo Springfield has announced a tour, so maybe you can knock them off your list!Elroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-78422301322323540802011-04-22T13:56:38.566-04:002011-04-22T13:56:38.566-04:00The Five - absolutely! Same with the early Groovi...The Five - absolutely! Same with the early Groovies. (I saw the early Chris Wilson version do Teenage Head on a local L.A. TV show in the early 70's & it was phenomenal. Like you, I saw the later Fabs-clone version a coupla times, but it wasn't the same.) I was lucky enough to see Daddy Cool twice - amazing both times!<br /><br />I'd add the original Big Star to the list - I don't think they ever played on the west coast.Maude Langenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-50853073261539017842011-04-22T13:54:28.921-04:002011-04-22T13:54:28.921-04:00That I split before the encore, is what I was tryi...That I split before the encore, is what I was trying to say.<br /><br />I regret the imprecision.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-13553460513685187972011-04-22T13:54:14.575-04:002011-04-22T13:54:14.575-04:00Along the same lines, I got tickets for the Stevie...<i>Along the same lines, I got tickets for the Stevie Vaughan - Jeff Beck tour back in '89.</i><br /><br />At the Memphis in May festival in 1990, Johnny Winter played right before SRV. We had been there all day drinking beer and after Winter played a killer set, SRV was slow to come out, so we left. Oops.Billy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-59321305962067797072011-04-22T13:53:35.422-04:002011-04-22T13:53:35.422-04:00Okay, I have a confession.
I was at the Elton Joh...Okay, I have a confession.<br /><br />I was at the Elton John concert at the Garden where John Lennon came out for the encore and did "I Saw Her Standing There."<br /><br />I hated Elton so much -- I was only there because I had free review tickets -- that I split the minute it was over, figuring the encore would be as bad as the rest of the show.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-292090939625553632011-04-22T13:39:20.834-04:002011-04-22T13:39:20.834-04:00Girlfriend's friend had tickets for Serious Mo...Girlfriend's friend had tickets for Serious Moonlight tour. 2-hr drive in the rain. Skipped it. Dumb-ass.<br /><br />Charles Brown played a small club in SF when I was there. For a week. I just wasn't up for the expense or the hassle. He died shortly thereafter. Dumb-ass.<br /><br />Pretenders played downtown SF on new year's eve 1999. Friends from out of town didn't want to go. Stayed home. Fuck.<br /><br />Along the same lines, I got tickets for the Stevie Vaughan - Jeff Beck tour back in '89. Called an old friend from college, who met me there. Beck came out first, and of course I whipped out my bag of primo greenbud, which we enjoyed for much of the set. After it was over, my friend got up, said he was going to get a drink, and never came back. <br /><br />He told me he got too high and drove home. He missed the SRV set, his last tour ever. And it was really spectacular. DUMB-ASS!Noam Sanehttp://refreshingbeverage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-43368364141573316082011-04-22T13:22:45.998-04:002011-04-22T13:22:45.998-04:00I attended the University of Georgia, in Athens, f...I attended the University of Georgia, in Athens, from 1978-1985. My regrets aren't for any particular show or act, but for the tragic waste of musical opportunities over the whole time.jackdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15113600776477358833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-4466335219644230662011-04-22T13:08:29.254-04:002011-04-22T13:08:29.254-04:00I discovered Daddy Cool via RedTelephone, and I LO...I discovered Daddy Cool via RedTelephone, and I LOVE them...<br /><br />I could have seen Doug Sahm at the House of Blues in Cambridge in the mid nineties. I was in Harvard Square that night anyway, and not only do I regret missing the show, I regret what I DID do that evening. But that's another story.J. Loslonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-47181166487593142602011-04-22T12:24:31.933-04:002011-04-22T12:24:31.933-04:00Mott the Hoople. In late 72, the "All the You...Mott the Hoople. In late 72, the "All the Young Dudes" tour came thru Mempho and several of my buddies said let's go. I had a hot date that night and blew off the concert. <br /><br />Faces. The Clash.Billy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-13323883340922985512011-04-22T12:14:43.459-04:002011-04-22T12:14:43.459-04:00You had tickets to the TAMI Show?
[weeps uncont...You had tickets to the TAMI Show?<br /><br /><br /><br />[weeps uncontrollably]steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-36920405592214243362011-04-22T11:56:23.943-04:002011-04-22T11:56:23.943-04:00Marvin Gaye. He had a reputation (justified, from...Marvin Gaye. He had a reputation (justified, from live recordings I've heard) for being erratic in concert, but that didn't stop me from seeing Aretha several times. <br /><br />I'm not sure I ever remember having the chance to see Sam Cooke as a child, but he'd be my #1 regret.<br /><br />Buffalo Springfield -- I grew up in Los Angeles, and saw local groups I cared much less about. <br /><br />The all-time low. I had free tickets to go to The T.A.M.I. show and had to go to my friend's bar mitzvah instead. I still haven't gotten over it. Luckily, I had already seen James Brown twice as a little kid at the Shrine Auditorium.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743825684303825072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-88370928136867711142011-04-22T10:36:08.021-04:002011-04-22T10:36:08.021-04:00Genesis in 1973, Selling England tour. Ticket offi...Genesis in 1973, Selling England tour. Ticket office closed by the time I could persuade my dad into driving over there, possibly contributing to further parental resentment issues.<br /><br />Joe Jackson, 1979. Too lazy or stoned to go downtown. Dammit.<br /><br />Yep, Gin Blossoms. Club gig, had to work that evening. FML.<br /><br />However, I've seen many excellent shows since so it all works out.Phillydoghttp://phillydog-fp.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com