have you seen any good concerts lately

[bootyhoundpa]

Hey dgruff,i saw cheap trick 30 years ago at one of the local bingo halls..ya a bingo hall . Small small place...at that show i got 2 souvenir picks as i was standing near the stage...[attachment 317261 20150805_1814021.jpg] yes it was a better show back then.....

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Ya tex,frampton saved the night for sure... he only played like 10 songs and none of them were humble pie tunes to my knowledge but he did finish the show with while my guitar gently weeps which was real good.... he also played an instrumental version of black hole son which was alright.. i seem to remember a long long time ago using cigarette filters also for ear plugs i just dont remember the occasion. .. a few years back the wife and i saw a local band called pink floyd experience...loudest show i was ever at ....we walked out after 2 or 3 songs .... just wasnt worth sittin through it.... i guess some bands show up with less equiptment than what is needed and they try to compensate by blasting what they brought....

 

[NM5K]

I used to have one of those picks.. But I used it a lot, and wore off most of the writing..
I don't go to many concerts and such anymore. Costs so much money these days..
Talking loud shows.. Eric Johnson is always real loud.. Clean, and no distortion, but LOUD.
Last time I saw him was at the Continental Club here in Houston, which was a small
divish sort of joint. It was packed, and I had to stand all night. We were standing off to
his right from the stage, and one of his amps was aimed at my brain pan, not to mention
his whole PA volume is mighty high. I talked to his gear buoy, and the amp next to us was
a 1962 Marshall Bluebreaker combo, which I think might have been a 100 watter, but not sure.
He said they had just bought it, and it was like brand new. LOUD it was.. I actually ended up
rolling up tubes of paper napkin to make pseudo ear plugs because my ears felt like they
were near the bleeding stage.

Picks... How bout a mid 1980's Billy Gibson pick... I actually use it every once in a while..
It gives a fairly metallic twang if the amp is fairly clean.. I don't mind it because I like stiff
heavy picks anyway.. I can't use a thin pick.. Bend too much.
He dropped this on the floor at a nightclub here in town where ZZ Top was playing for
the grand opening back then. He doesn't use Peso picks now much.. Or so he says..
Actually, you really can't believe a thing the guy says, cuz one of his favorite games is telling tall
tales about what gear he uses and such..
But Elwood his gear buoy once verified he had kind of switched to regular picks, and gave up
the heavy metal. He uses super light geetars that are hollowed out, and also super light strings..
I think a .07 for the high E. That's thin, but by the time they EQ the sound and all, you would
never notice.

 

[dgruff]

Hey dgruff,i saw cheap trick 30 years ago at one of the local bingo halls..ya a bingo hall . Small small place...at that show i got 2 souvenir picks as i was standing near the stage...[attachment 317261 20150805_1814021.jpg] yes it was a better show back then.....

That's cool! I just saw Cheap Trick on TV, last night or the night before. I thought, man that's odd, lol. Can't remember who they were playin with...dang it..I tell ya, that short term memory ain't what it used to be, lol. But I digress....they sounded good on tv!

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Hey nm5k, that s a pretty cool lookin pick there... is it plastic or metal....funny you should mention eric johnson i was actually considering going to see one of his shows this past winter at a small theater but its like over an hour drive and well you cant go see everyone who comes around.. i like that hit he had but other than that im not familiar any of his other works but he seems like a very talented guitar player... i still see him someday... i have a few electric guitars but i dont even play em anymore...i just mess around with an acoustic guitar center special. ...

 

[Walknstik]

I heard years ago that Billy Gibson would file down Mexican pesos to use as a guitar pick...that one pictured looks like the real deal. Thinking back I'm almost positive I was at a ZZ Top concert when I had to stuff unsmoked cigarette filters in my ears because of the volume. Speaking of Eric Johnson....I saw him at the "Too Bitter" music bar in San Marcos, Tx back in the late 70's when he was breaking into the music scene

 

[bootyhoundpa]

[attachment 317789 20150814_1321451.jpg] last nights show was a triple bill...1st band was a local band called 18th hr...they were pretty good,sound mix was good with exception of the bass drum which was mic ed up and juiced up to the point of moving your hair and rattling heart every time the drummer would step on the foot pedal ,this was pretty much the theme for the night sound wise for all 3 bands,however the sound did not distort and all other parts mixed well... 2nd band up was collective soul...they were good as well and probably my favorite of the night...they had a simple way of beginning there show and ending there show which i found rather novel as the guitar player repeted the riff of a song even though they werent on stage yet... last band up was 3 doors down which started there show with the pefect set up sound wise ...they really sounded great for the first three songs and then kinda muddied it up after that but the crowd seemed the like them best... i cut out half way through there show as it was clear they werent gonna top anything collective soul did....

 

[dgruff]

Man I like the heck out of Collective Soul! I like 3DD too. Hate to hear they weren't that good. But you know, I've been to quite a few shows where the headliner wasn't the best, lol. I sure wouldn't mind seeing CS if they came near me. We have a big Indian casino not 20 minutes from me, and they have pretty good bands occasionally. But not much that I'd spend good money on. Dwight Yoakum is playing here in a couple on months. I've always liked his music, but I bet ticket prices are ridiculous. They usually are at that damn casino for some reason.
And on a side note, my wife is from Allentown. Is that very far from Bethlehem? I tease her about being a yankee, lost down here in Texas, lol. Sometimes it's funny, but sometimes...like this morning...she didn't think it was very funny, lol.

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Hey dgruff, i do recall you saying you like collective soul... they were good and 3 doorsdown was ok too...like i said the crowd seemed the to like 3 doors better but not me...they certainly werent bad just at that point i had enough... around here it seems the best price on tix can be had by picking them up at the box office.... so,your wife is from allentown..well bethlehem and allentown border each other but the 2 cities couldnt be more different in my opinion... lets just say the ghettos of bethlehem are actually nicer than most of allentown,sorry but its true.... bethlehem has a lower crime rate and gunfire there is very uncommon occurance whereas allentown always seems to have something going on.... allentown isnt all bad just most of it...there are some nice areas on the west end yet but thats about it...not much in that down to get homesick about thats for sure.... [attachment 317832 20150815_1015561.jpg] saw darius rucker last night and i must say their sound system was set up right,great sound...they had a very cool visual effect to open the show as the entire area behind the band was a video screen with flames on it ...hard to explain but it was one of the coolest things ive seen in a while...they did a mix of new country stuff and the older hooty and the blowfish stuff... did i mention the sound was great ,yes it really was...vocals were decent too... he had some girl open the show her name was cassidy hope ...when we got there the sound was way too tinny and slightly shrill but they made some adjustments and she sounded quite good as well.... the show was sold out but it was worth it even though we didnt have very good seats i would probably go back to see him....

 

[dgruff]

Lol, my wife was young when they left Pa. She doesn't even remember much of it. Her dad still has family there, though.
I use to really like Hooty & The Blowfish. But since he went solo, not so much. I don't know, maybe it's cause he sings country. And I tell you what, I'm really down on modern country now a days. It's more like pop than anything. You ever hear of Sturgill Simpson? He's sort of a new comer, I guess. Sure is different, that's for sure. I like his "Turtles All The Way Down"......about his experimentation with Psilocybin. It's weird, but I kind of dig it, lol.
Anyway, I like hearing about the concerts, so keep up with the reviews!

 

[NM5K]

Actually, it's Billy Gibbons.. I don't know how I ended up with Billy Gibson.. lol.. Must have had Pearly Gates on the brain..
Yep, I've also been watching Eric Johnson since the late 70's or so. He used to play a place in Houston called Whisky River
I think it was back then. A friend of mine has recordings of him playing there.
He used to let him record directly off the sound board, so the audio is pretty good. I remember the first time I saw him I thought
he looked like a rooster with the hair he used to have back then..
I used to see him at Rockerfellers many times back in the 80's. Also saw him play Tower theater once. Great acoustics there.
He sounded pretty good at Rockerfellers too.. That was once an old bank building when it was built back around the early 1900's
or whenever..

 

[dgruff]

Dang NM, sounds like you've been around as long as I have, lol. Sounds like you've seen some pretty cool stuff too. I don't know why I never went anywhere with music. I always loved it and was even in a junior high band, lol. Playing a clarinet because all the other instruments were full. I do have 2 guitars and a drum kit now, and Ill put on a show for the old lady every once in a while, haha. She don't mind too much....

 

[Hardrock65]

Here in Ft Collins CO every Aug we have the new west fest for 3 days, 70 bands 5 stages downtown and this year the headliner was Steve Miller and you know what, the old boy still has it going on, great concert!

 

[Gold Buddy]

I was in ft Collins from 1990 to 2000

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Here in Ft Collins CO every Aug we have the new west fest for 3 days, 70 bands 5 stages downtown and this year the headliner was Steve Miller and you know what, the old boy still has it going on, great concert!

ive never seen steve miller in concert but would certainly like too... i remember listening to his music for many days in row back in the 70s .... great stuff... i did catch a billy joel tribute band the other night, was a free show and was as good as half the shows i pay money for... it was a 5 man band out of north carolina...they played 2 solid hours ,vocals and sound were good and quality performance....they go by the name. The stranger billy joel tribute...google them if interested....

 

[NM5K]

Guess I missed this post the other day.. It's metal. It's an actual peso coin that has been ground down to a pick.
There is some Eric Johnson stuff on u-toob. There is a semi recent live Paris show on there in about six parts
that is pretty good.

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Just back from a free concert at a small town carnival of all places...they are a bob seger tribute band with as many as 10 members on stage at one time...the sound was absolutely perfectly balanced... of all the shows ive seen this summer this was the very best..great vocals,great musicianship,and 3 pretty background singers to boot...such a spot on performance of the original songs,what a pleasure it was to see and hear....the name of the band is hollywood nights.... they are based out of new jersey..... if you like bobseger music this band is a must see... cant wait till they come back again....

 

[oneguy]

USED to be a big concert guy and I've always been a wanna-be drummer so music was and still is a big part of my life. If I put in as much time into my drumming as I do my detecting I'd be pretty good (not saying I'm good at detecting)....lol Haven't been to a concert in maybe 5 yrs. but this post got me to thinking of all the past ones I've seen and some I'd like to see? I'll try and list all the ones I've been fortunate enough to see and I'm sure I'll forget a couple.....here goes

Grateful Dead (took some drum lessons from Mickey Hart yrs ago)
Janis Joplin/ Big Brother & the Holding Co. (2)
Doors
Jefferson Airplane
Jethro Tull (up there with the best)
Supertramp (up there with the best)
Eagles
Country Joe & the Fish
America
Humble Pie (3)
Steely Dan
Cold Blood (4)
Santana (4)
Eric Clapton
Steve Miller Band
J Geils Band
Peter Framptom (3)...always entertains!
Osibisa
Tower of Power
Youngbloods
Journey
Bachman Turner Overdrive
Slade
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Elvin Bishop (3)
Marshall Tucker
Kiss
Savoy Brown
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Canned Heat
It's a Beautiful Day (3)
ZZ Top (2)
Gary Wright
Creedance Clearwater
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Chambers Brothers
Heart
Little River Band

I'm sure I've missed some but those days were kinda "foggy" if you know what I mean.....

Here's a couple I'd jump on if they ever came to town:

Joe Bonamassa
Ronnie Earl... (unfortunately Ronnie don't tour)
and maybe Dave Matthews....????

 

[oneguy]

forgot a couple....lol

Procal Harem
Deep Purple

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Wow oneguy,thats quite a list...you must have 10 years on me to have seen janis joplin... i would have liked to see her and a few of those other woodstock era bands... supertramp was a great show as is roger hodgson still... i finally got to see steve miller band 3 weeks ago..it was a good show,wife liked it too... at this phase of my life i enjoy seeing shows more than ever ... there are so many venues within 1 hr of home..also been fortunate to score some free tix every so often... thanx for sharing.. very impressive resume...