SinceThe70s Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 4 hours ago, The Jerk said: MC Chris, ya dig? I do not. But: love what you love, hope it was/is great for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Just saw Kenny Wayne Shepherd band at Batavia downs Phenomenal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 13 hours ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: Stones tomorrow night at NRG (Texans Stadium). I've been waiting for this one since I got the ticket for Christmas. Was supposed to go in April. I usually don't ask for things for Christmas/Birthdays. But when this concert was announced I told my wife this was literally the only thing I wanted. They're my favorite band, and I would have been happy with nosebleeds. Instead, she talked to my whole family, and they all pitched in what they were planning on spending on me, and got me floor seats. I've only cried at a gift like twice in my life, and this was one of them. Just saw that Mick turned 76 today (7/26/1943). NFL trivia from 1943 due to WWII (as per Wikipedia): - the Cleveland Rams were granted permission by the NFL to suspend operations - the Eagles and Steelers were combined and called the Steagles by fans - the free substitution rule was adopted ultimately leading to teams having separate offensive and defensive units. - helmets became mandatory Also, Hiroshima was still 2 years away. Enjoy the show and wish Mick a happy birthday from TBD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 I'll admit i grew up during the 70's classic rock era, and still love it. That being said, some of the bands being listed here do not even ring a bell. If I didn't google them afterwards, I'd swear these were just made up names. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Saw the Stones on Saturday night. Greatest concert of my life. Floor seats. Started out with Jumpin' Jack Flash. Heartbreaker was the Fan Vote song. You Can't Always Get What You Want ended with an awesome rock and roll/boogie-woogie piano thing that was fun. Had a short acoustic set mid show. Playing Sweet Virginia and Dead Flowers. I was hoping they would play one of these two, and was so pumped to hear both. Front of the catwalk of the stage, so the main members of the band (Mick, Keith, Ron, and Charlie) were twenty feet from me. (See picture.) Keith sang two songs. I wish he would have sang Happy. Midnight Rambler was another one I didn't expect. They had a cool blues breakdown and played a few lines of old blue songs. They didn't play It's Only Rock and Roll, which I was surprised by. But so many other surprises in the set, that I didn't even care. Full set below. Jumpin' Jack Flash Let's Spend the Night Together Tumbling Dice Out of Control Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) (Fan Vote) You Can't Always Get What You Want Sweet Virginia Dead Flowers Sympathy for the Devil Honky Tonk Women Slipping Away (Keith Richards on lead vocals) Before They Make Me Run (Keith Richards on lead vocals) Miss You Midnight Rambler Paint It Black Start Me Up Brown Sugar Gimme Shelter (Encore) (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Encore) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 On 7/26/2019 at 10:45 PM, Buffalo716 said: Just saw Kenny Wayne Shepherd band at Batavia downs Phenomenal! He is a phenomenal guitarist. I first saw him 5 years ago as part of the Experience Hendrix tour. He stole the show. Fast forward to last year - I saw him as a headliner with Beth Hart opening. A lot of great guitar playing, but I gotta say that I don't care for his singer and I don't like his original tunes. I found them (singer and tunes) to be boring. What I took away from it was that he writes a lot of crappy (to me) songs that have excellent guitar solos. He just announced that he's coming back to the area later this year. I'm not gonna go. But I would go see Beth Hart as a headliner any day. That woman can sing and puts on a hell of a show with a great backing band. Anyway ... all just my opinion, but I'm glad you enjoyed the KWS show. He is one of the best out there, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Gugny said: He is a phenomenal guitarist. I first saw him 5 years ago as part of the Experience Hendrix tour. He stole the show. Fast forward to last year - I saw him as a headliner with Beth Hart opening. A lot of great guitar playing, but I gotta say that I don't care for his singer and I don't like his original tunes. I found them (singer and tunes) to be boring. What I took away from it was that he writes a lot of crappy (to me) songs that have excellent guitar solos. He just announced that he's coming back to the area later this year. I'm not gonna go. But I would go see Beth Hart as a headliner any day. That woman can sing and puts on a hell of a show with a great backing band. Anyway ... all just my opinion, but I'm glad you enjoyed the KWS show. He is one of the best out there, for sure. I'm not a huge fan of his original songs but he is a hell of a guitarist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) Queen with Adam Lambert at PPG Arena in Pittsburgh was spectacular. Brian May is a great, great guitarist and Adam rocked the vocals. 31 songs and lots of "sing-a-longs" as most of the 15,000 in attendance knew all the words. The lights and stages were fantastic. A hologram of Freddie Mercury at the Live Aid concert was THE best moment of the show. My 6 year old grandson loved it and really enjoyed waving my cellphone in flashlight mode when the majority of the crowd did the same. Two observations...60 to 70% of the crowd appeared to be AARP members. When one buys a ticket for a SEAT, why does one insist on standing? (I understand floor seating) Repeated comments were ignored and fortunately my grandson was able to watch the concert with the huge monitors Queen uses. This was possibly the most technology driven concert I have ever seen. (more than TSO) Edited August 2, 2019 by LewPort71 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I'm seeing Blue Oyster Cult Friday at the Lowell (MA) Summer Music Series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 8 hours ago, LewPort71 said: Queen with Adam Lambert at PPG Arena in Pittsburgh was spectacular. Brain May is a great, great guitarist and Adam rocked the vocals. 31 songs and lots of "sing-a-longs" as most of the 15,000 in attendance knew all the words. The lights and stages were fantastic. A hologram of Freddie Mercury at the Live Aid concert was THE best moment of the show. My 6 year old grandson loved it and really enjoyed waving my cellphone in flashlight mode when the majority of the crowd did the same. Two observations...60 to 70% of the crowd appeared to be AARP members. When one buys a ticket for a SEAT, why does one insist on standing? (I understand floor seating) Repeated comments were ignored and fortunately my grandson was able to watch the concert with the huge monitors Queen uses. This was possibly the most technology driven concert I have ever seen. (more than TSO) I can't sit still when there's music involved. I prefer to be up and doing my own version of dancing which might only consist of swaying, but I I gotsta move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 2 hours ago, The Poojer said: I can't sit still when there's music involved. I prefer to be up and doing my own version of dancing which might only consist of swaying, but I I gotsta move. When I went to see Roger Waters perform The Wall at MSG, there were two guys who would not sit down. I'm not kidding when I say EVERYONE (at this particular point in the show) in the arena was sitting and absorbing. These two (inebriated) were dancing and acting like idiots. They were also in my way. I politely asked them to sit down and explained that everyone behind them was sitting. They immediately went into dick mode and said, "dude, it's a concert!" I said, "yes, it is, but it's not a ***** Poison concert. The other 19,998 people here who paid a shitload of money to see this are sitting down, so please have some respect." They sat. I usually follow the crowd with regard to sitting/standing. If people are standing in front of me, I usually just stand so I can see. If the people behind me are sitting, I apologize to them and tell them I have no choice if I want to see the show. If everyone around me is sitting, I'll sit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 13 hours ago, LewPort71 said: Queen with Adam Lambert at PPG Arena in Pittsburgh was spectacular. Brian May is a great, great guitarist and Adam rocked the vocals. 31 songs and lots of "sing-a-longs" as most of the 15,000 in attendance knew all the words. The lights and stages were fantastic. A hologram of Freddie Mercury at the Live Aid concert was THE best moment of the show. My 6 year old grandson loved it and really enjoyed waving my cellphone in flashlight mode when the majority of the crowd did the same. Two observations...60 to 70% of the crowd appeared to be AARP members. When one buys a ticket for a SEAT, why does one insist on standing? (I understand floor seating) Repeated comments were ignored and fortunately my grandson was able to watch the concert with the huge monitors Queen uses. This was possibly the most technology driven concert I have ever seen. (more than TSO) 4 hours ago, The Poojer said: I can't sit still when there's music involved. I prefer to be up and doing my own version of dancing which might only consist of swaying, but I I gotsta move. 1 hour ago, Gugny said: When I went to see Roger Waters perform The Wall at MSG, there were two guys who would not sit down. I'm not kidding when I say EVERYONE (at this particular point in the show) in the arena was sitting and absorbing. These two (inebriated) were dancing and acting like idiots. They were also in my way. I politely asked them to sit down and explained that everyone behind them was sitting. They immediately went into dick mode and said, "dude, it's a concert!" I said, "yes, it is, but it's not a ***** Poison concert. The other 19,998 people here who paid a shitload of money to see this are sitting down, so please have some respect." They sat. I usually follow the crowd with regard to sitting/standing. If people are standing in front of me, I usually just stand so I can see. If the people behind me are sitting, I apologize to them and tell them I have no choice if I want to see the show. If everyone around me is sitting, I'll sit. It absolutely depends on the band. I was glad I had a seat for the Stones on Saturday because I could sit down before the show and rest my legs. But other than when Keith sang a slow song, I stood up. As did everybody else. When I saw Paul McCartney, it was probably half and half, as he did a fair share of upbeat and slower songs, as well as well known and b-sides or new stuff. Elton John was mostly ballads, so other than Crocodile Rock and Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, we sat the whole show. I saw a Pink Floyd tribute last summer. The band was called "Classic Albums Live." They tribute a different band every night, but their goal is to play an entire album note for note, as if it was the actual record. This particular show was The Wall. It was really cool until some loudmouth in the front row decided to yell really loud during all the quiet parts and ruin the whole vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 15 hours ago, LewPort71 said: Queen with Adam Lambert at PPG Arena in Pittsburgh was spectacular. Brian May is a great, great guitarist and Adam rocked the vocals. 31 songs and lots of "sing-a-longs" as most of the 15,000 in attendance knew all the words. The lights and stages were fantastic. A hologram of Freddie Mercury at the Live Aid concert was THE best moment of the show. My 6 year old grandson loved it and really enjoyed waving my cellphone in flashlight mode when the majority of the crowd did the same. Two observations...60 to 70% of the crowd appeared to be AARP members. When one buys a ticket for a SEAT, why does one insist on standing? (I understand floor seating) Repeated comments were ignored and fortunately my grandson was able to watch the concert with the huge monitors Queen uses. This was possibly the most technology driven concert I have ever seen. (more than TSO) Brian May has always been been an excellent and unheralded guitarist. Some of his early work in particular. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Heading out the door now to catch Dark Star Orchestra at Frontier Field in Rochester... Gonna be a fun night. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Anyone get to this festival in Buffalo? Billy Strings puts on an incredible show. Saw him open for Greensky https://www.jambase.com/article/billy-strings-cobblestone-dont-be-a-stranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 On 8/2/2019 at 11:19 AM, The Real Buffalo Joe said: I saw a Pink Floyd tribute last summer. The band was called "Classic Albums Live." They tribute a different band every night, but their goal is to play an entire album note for note, as if it was the actual record. This particular show was The Wall. It was really cool until some loudmouth in the front row decided to yell really loud during all the quiet parts and ruin the whole vibe. Was he yelling "Freebird!"? I prefer to sit since I'm old now. And because of this I'll look for seats farther from the stage with good sight lines. Let those who stand have the better seats, I'm not going to sit front row center when everyone else ( @Chef Jim ) is hanging on the railing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 19 hours ago, Just Jack said: Was he yelling "Freebird!"? I prefer to sit since I'm old now. And because of this I'll look for seats farther from the stage with good sight lines. Let those who stand have the better seats, I'm not going to sit front row center when everyone else ( @Chef Jim ) is hanging on the railing. My father in law is in a wheelchair. So one of the very few perks is that when we go to sporting events or concerts, we get put in like a little box seat where I can stand or sit if I want, with extra legroom at that. When we go to House of Blues we buy the cheap (a lot of times free) floor seats with him. Then because he's in the wheelchair, we get escorted up to the balcony area. Seating (optional.) And a cleaner bathroom, and smaller bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: My father in law is in a wheelchair. So one of the very few perks is that when we go to sporting events or concerts, we get put in like a little box seat where I can stand or sit if I want, with extra legroom at that. When we go to House of Blues we buy the cheap (a lot of times free) floor seats with him. Then because he's in the wheelchair, we get escorted up to the balcony area. Seating (optional.) And a cleaner bathroom, and smaller bar. So you're saying that you only married your wife so you could have better concert experiences. I'm telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 15 minutes ago, Gugny said: So you're saying that you only married your wife so you could have better concert experiences. I'm telling. We went to the Astros game this past weekend (the combined no hitter), and it was Hall of Fame day. Nolan Ryan, Joe Morgan, Biggio, etc were all being honored before the game. So it was almost a sell out barring a few SRO tickets. So gosh darnit, I had to sit and watch baseball by myself. Front row of the balcony right behind home plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 5 hours ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: My father in law is in a wheelchair. So one of the very few perks is that when we go to sporting events or concerts, we get put in like a little box seat where I can stand or sit if I want, with extra legroom at that. When we go to House of Blues we buy the cheap (a lot of times free) floor seats with him. Then because he's in the wheelchair, we get escorted up to the balcony area. Seating (optional.) And a cleaner bathroom, and smaller bar. I have a friend who knows all the security at Red Rocks. He here seats in the ADA area in front of the rail. it’s awesome! On 8/7/2019 at 2:41 PM, Just Jack said: Was he yelling "Freebird!"? I prefer to sit since I'm old now. And because of this I'll look for seats farther from the stage with good sight lines. Let those who stand have the better seats, I'm not going to sit front row center when everyone else ( @Chef Jim ) is hanging on the railing. That’s why I’m on the rail. I lean on it. LOL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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