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Jim Garten 
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 Posted: January 05 2005 at 07:48 |
 dropForge wrote:
I next saw them at Reading's festival in 1982 with Geoff, where they were superb (I have a tape of that gig somewhere...)
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No he's not lucky - I was there, too, and yes, Twelfth Night were good, as were Marillion on the Saturday night, but if he was there, then he would have been subjected to the 'Spinal Tap' inspiring sight of Black Sabbath fronted by Ian Gillan, with ELO's Bev Benan on drums (at least Tony Iommi had the grace to look very embarrased when playing 'Smoke On The Water' as an encore  )..... As Colonel Kurtz said: "the horror, the horror...."
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Alucard
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Posted: January 05 2005 at 07:59 |
One of the main circuits for Rock bands in Germany were school auditoriums. I saw Novalis and Grobschnitt in 1976 when they were not yet famous in the school of a friend. Grobschnitt played for about 4 hours!!! The stage was not very high and there was a lot of exchange between the band and the public. It was very funny. At that time they got a roadie, Tony Moff Mollo, who was full time-non-musician-band-member and was mainly doing stupid things on stage. The big thing was Solar Music with a lot of pyrotechnics (as on the cover-I think they never played twice in the same school again with all that fire on stage) I saw them later on on bigger venues, but the funny part and interaction with the public was more or less gone then.
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 21:11 |
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I saw Rush on their 30 anniversary R30 tour last summer. I remember that when Ged and Al threw some shirts out into the crowd, this one kid caught it and this lady fought him for it. The kid got it and then she flipped him off! What's funnier is that this woman was like a old biker chick. I though she was gonna kick his butt! This was at the Phoenix show in the front rows.
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DallasBryan
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 22:22 |
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lets see, hmmm
saw Pink Floyd on the Animals tour, ELP on the
Brain Salad Surgery tour, The Who on the
Quadrophenia Tour,Frank Zappa on the Apostrophe
tour, Jethro Tull on the Passion Play tour, Yes on the
Relayer tour, Led Zeppelin on the Physical Graffiti
tour, Rolling Stones on the Only R&R tour, Black
Sabbath on the Masters of Reality tour, Moody Blues
on the Seventh Sojourn tour, Todd Rundgren/Utopia
on the RA tour, King Crimson on the Red tour,
Kansas on the Leftoverture tour, CSNY on the Deja
Vu tour, Allman Bros on the Brothers and Sisters
tour, Eric Clapton on the 461 Ocean Blvd tour,
Fleetwood Mac on the Rumours tour, Aerosmith
on the Toys in the Attic,Queen on the Night At the
Opera tour, Jeff Beck on the Blow by Blow tour, The
Eagles on the Hotel California tour, all on the 3rd to
10th row(connected in those days).
Had tickets for Genesis on the Lamb tour but the tour
got cancelled!
just missed the Beatles, Hendrix ,the Doors and
CCR.
Two of the best bands to see live in the day, were
believe it or not Humble Pie and J. Geils Band,
the ultimate boogie bands, think it was the
harmonica.
the rest was lost in the fog!!!
oh, by the way saw Rush on 2112 and A Farewell to
KIngs tour, kinda liked them then. Grew out of it!
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what were you up to Gabe!
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aqualung28
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 23:17 |
The Yes/Dream Theater tour would be a little more memorable if I wasn't high second hand.
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"O' lady look up in time o' lady look out of love
'n you should have us all
O' you should have us fall"
"Bill's Corpse" By Captain Beefheart
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: January 12 2005 at 12:44 |
Alucard wrote:
One of the main circuits for Rock bands in Germany were school auditoriums. I saw Novalis and Grobschnitt in 1976 when they were not yet famous in the school of a friend. Grobschnitt played for about 4 hours!!! The stage was not very high and there was a lot of exchange between the band and the public. It was very funny. At that time they got a roadie, Tony Moff Mollo, who was full time-non-musician-band-member and was mainly doing stupid things on stage. The big thing was Solar Music with a lot of pyrotechnics (as on the cover-I think they never played twice in the same school again with all that fire on stage) I saw them later on on bigger venues, but the funny part and interaction with the public was more or less gone then.
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I was at this very show in Manhiem in spring of '78. All I can dois agree with Alucard, simply mind blowing and a long show.The Solar Music portion of it was only part of the show and about 15 minutes of it had to be cut for the original vinyl edition. You can get the CD with the missing 15 minutes.
Another concert which I attended which was turned into a CD was Absent Lovers recorded at the Spectrum here in Montreal. It was taken from the last two back to back shows before Bob decided that Crimson was again a dead horse.
Although not a prog concert I got back stage after a Nina Hagen concert at Club Metropolis here in Montreal. Never seen so many drugs and booze in my whole life
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arcer
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Posted: January 12 2005 at 17:25 |
fairly diverse selection -
first gig - Motorhead 1982 (not a lot of bands came to Ireland back in those days - it was a major event as I lived deep in the countryside and my parents wouldn't let me out on my own much - my girlfriend still tries the same tactic)
then AC/DC on the for those about to rock tour - very cool with cannons
Thin Lizzy on their farewell tour, last ever home date - very emotional
The Stones at Slane Castle in '82 on the Tattoo You tour - I was 15 or 16 and remember looking at Jagger and thinking wow - that old dude can still rock. Jagger was 38 then - same age I am now. 
U2 on the War tour in front of 25,000 insane paddies at the Phoenix Park
U2 on the Unforgettable Fire tour
U2 on the Joshua Tree tour
Bowie in 87 on the Glass Spider tour - horrendous, awful, dreadful - didn't play one hit.
Prince on the Graffiti Bridge, Diamonds and Pearls and Gold Experience tours
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page on the Unledded tour
The Black Crowes on the Armorica tour - absolutely awesome, small theatre, extended 15-minute jams, closest thing to what I imagine and Allman Bros gig was like - brilliant
Rush on the R30 tour - first time to see them - fantastic
Yes on The Ladder tour and on the Magnification tour - tiny theatres about 600 people each one - amazing
David Sylvian on the Dead Bees Tour - fantastic!!!
The Bunnymen three nights running in 84 on Ocean Rain tour, The Smiths just after release of Hatful of Hollow loads more some not so cool!
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: January 12 2005 at 20:08 |
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I actually walked out of a Motorhead gig in '97 in Calgary AB Canada because it was too freakin' loud. My female friend was actually getting a headache. I really wanted to hear them do The Ace Of Spades.
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Richardw
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Posted: January 13 2005 at 03:51 |
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I remember like it was yesterday, seeing Rush at Newcastle City Hall in 1977. Fantastic set list, very similar to 'All The World's A Stage'; plus a pre album 'Xanadu' and a fantastic 'By-Tor' with 'The Necromancer' added. Brilliant. I saw the 'Farewell To Kings', 'Hemispheres' and 'Permanent Waves' tours too. Superb all. Steve Hillage's 'Live Herald' tour was a joy to behold too.
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Petra
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Posted: January 13 2005 at 05:16 |
Wow, you lot all have good memories, I saw loads of bands back in the late 70's/80 but I can't for the life of me remember what tours/dates they were. Probably because my life was one big blur back then.
Anyway the concerts that did stand out were Tangerine Dream with their amazing laser shows, I saw them about 3 times.
Black Sabbath with Van Halen (i fell in love with david lee roth) supporting and that was the loudest gig ive ever been too, I was almost deaf for 3 days!
Knebworth 1979 with Led Zep.
Others I saw were Rush, Genesis, The Stawbs, Deep Purple and Hawkwind (who i also saw last year) and jethro tull (who i also saw only a couple of years ago too) and they are still brilliant!
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Don't hate me
I'm not special like you
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Reed Lover
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Posted: January 13 2005 at 07:08 |
Richardw wrote:
I remember like it was yesterday, seeing Rush at Newcastle City Hall in 1977. Fantastic set list, very similar to 'All The World's A Stage'; plus a pre album 'Xanadu' and a fantastic 'By-Tor' with 'The Necromancer' added. Brilliant. I saw the 'Farewell To Kings', 'Hemispheres' and 'Permanent Waves' tours too. Superb all. Steve Hillage's 'Live Herald' tour was a joy to behold too. |
Richard, have you got "Different Stages" with that wonderfully nostalgic 3rd disc?
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mirco
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Posted: January 13 2005 at 08:36 |
Twystie wrote:
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Where do you lives, in a cemetery? Just kidding... The only big name I had the pleasure to see in concert was Rick Wakeman. Was like if I was dead and arrived in paradise. Nothing to add.
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charliefreakz
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Posted: January 13 2005 at 08:43 |
sigod wrote:
Ooh, We get to prattle on to all the
youngsters about how prog was better in my day and all these
upstarts on the scene now are no match for the 'old' bands. Did
you know I could go out, have a meal, see THREE prog bands,
get drunk, pick up a whore, spend a night in Kenya, hire a
Harrier Jumpjet to get home and STILL have change from a
fiver...
Actually, I did see a three prog band bill once. At the Apollo
(in Victoria - London), I saw Soltice, Pallas and Tillogy and
'twas a bloody good evening. Not very well attended mind you
but we were on the downslide of the big Prog boom during the
early 80's. I saw Twelfth Night a few weeks later and they were
excellent too. I just wish I had seen them with Geoff Mann, that
would have been a sight to see.
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I saw them with Geoff Man. I also went to that Victoria gig. It's funny to hear talk about "the big prog boom of the early '80s". And I'm not taking the piss because I was there, but it wasn't so much a boom was it, more of a mild, controlled explosion! Only Marillion really got a career out of it, didn't they. How long did that scene last? I honestly can't remember, but it can't have been more than a year. I can recall going to see Solstice at the Marquee in, I think, '83, and there was a lot of young, 18-year-old student guys and gals in brand new Afghan coats. But it felt as if a few weeks later, they'd all disappeared. Happy days...
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sigod
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Posted: January 13 2005 at 09:21 |
charliefreakz wrote:
sigod wrote:
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I saw them with Geoff Man. I also went to that Victoria gig. It's
funny to hear talk about "the big prog boom of the early '80s".
And I'm not taking the piss because I was there, but it wasn't so
much a boom was it, more of a mild, controlled explosion! Only
Marillion really got a career out of it, didn't they. How long did
that scene last? I honestly can't remember, but it can't have
been more than a year. I can recall going to see Solstice at the
Marquee in, I think, '83, and there was a lot of young,
18-year-old student guys and gals in brand new Afghan coats.
But it felt as if a few weeks later, they'd all disappeared. Happy
days...
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Oh, I remember that Solstice gig at the Marquee well. There was the infamous Sean Worrel and his girlfriend at the time, walking around selling copies of 'The Organ' magazine. That was my prog bible at the time. If there was something prog going on in the UK, 'The Organ' covered it. 
By the way Twystie, great avatar  
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I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
- Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill
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charliefreakz
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Posted: January 13 2005 at 10:48 |
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Bloody hell! The Organ… now you're taking me back in time. I
also had an issue of a prog fanzine called Court Jester...
(Puffs away on pipe, gazing wistfully into the distance)
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: January 13 2005 at 10:54 |
Petra wrote:
Wow, you lot all have good memories, I saw loads of bands back in the late 70's/80 but I can't for the life of me remember what tours/dates they were. Probably because my life was one big blur back then.
Anyway the concerts that did stand out were Tangerine Dream with their amazing laser shows, I saw them about 3 times.
Black Sabbath with Van Halen (i fell in love with david lee roth) supporting and that was the loudest gig ive ever been too, I was almost deaf for 3 days!
Knebworth 1979 with Led Zep.
Others I saw were Rush, Genesis, The Stawbs, Deep Purple and Hawkwind (who i also saw last year) and jethro tull (who i also saw only a couple of years ago too) and they are still brilliant!
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Hey Petra! I was deaf from many a King Crimson gig for more than three days and I had to cut school as a result. I wish I could have seen TG but it doesn`t seem likely in this lifetime. Fortunately I have seen Ian and the boys on more than one occasion both here in Montreal and the United States. ( my real name is Iain ) . I also saw Sabbath with another Ian as vocalist nin the form of Mr. Gillan. I don`t know if you ever fell in love with him but they did a killer version of Child In Time as an encore!
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sigod
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Posted: January 13 2005 at 11:04 |
charliefreakz wrote:
Bloody hell! The Organ… now you're taking me back in time. I
also had an issue of a prog fanzine called Court Jester...
(Puffs away on pipe, gazing wistfully into the distance)
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Old (but happy) b*stards one and all. I've never seen a copy of CJ. Was it any good?
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I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
- Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill
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charliefreakz
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Posted: January 13 2005 at 11:19 |
Old (but happy) b*stards one and all. I've never seen
a copy of CJ. Was it any good? [/QUOTE] No, rubbish!
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threefates
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Posted: January 13 2005 at 11:26 |
I've seen too many concerts to list... some I actually even watched....
But interesting, yet non-sordid stories... hmmmm
I was at a Moody Blues show at MSG and their tour manager gave me a ticket that was right on the front row. (This is before I got smart enough to ask for a press pass that could get me into the orchestra pit)... Anyway, I went out to watch the show... and a guy behind me to the right.... got sick and thru up all over the woman in the seat next to me... I went backstage right afterwards.. and it was years before I attempted to watch another concert from the front...
At a few AC/DC concerts after Bonn died... I took my son, who was about 2 at the time. I stood on the side of the stage next to the soundboard with Ian in my arms and he slept thru the entire thing... including the canons going off.... and with no ear plugs... That kid could sleep thru anything... Later it was mentioned in a newspaper that AC/DC wasn't interesting enough to keep a child from sleeping on stage... Ouch
At the Pink Floyd show, 1994 at Giant Stadium, NJ... backstage one of the lighting rigs fell near me, I put my hand up to block myself... and it hit my arm, giving me a good scratch. I got so much attention from the crew after that.. and Steve O'Rourke sent me flowers....
Ohh.. I can give you Ian stories... they're a bit cleaner....
At the Wall show at Nassau Coliseum, I took Ian who was 2 at the time...(I know, Ian had seen more concerts by 5, than most normal people see in a lifetime...) anyway, at the Wall show, when they lifted David up on the Wall for his CN solo... my kid starts to cry because he's afraid for David... yet later he wants to ride the thing with him....
I dated Elvis Costello's tour manager for awhile... Elvis had a bus that he traveled around in cause he's afraid of flying... anyway, at a show in NJ... I put Ian in one of the bus bunks for a nap. A few minutes later the bus driver, who was drunk, drove off with my kid on the bus... He didn't know he was there... He came back an hour later but by that time I was practically hyper-ventilating.. altho again, Ian slept thru the whole thing....however this is when I realized I really couldn't do this anymore... I took Ian home, and told Mick he knew where to find me if he wanted me...
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Swinton MCR
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Posted: January 13 2005 at 14:02 |
Bluddy Hell Certified - I was at the Target watching Twelfth Night and I saw them at least Twice at the Marquee, Twelfth night are my most watched band , along with IQ, Pallas and Marillion, unfortunately I didn't see Marillion when they were supported by As Above So below.....
We may have stood besides each other....Small world or what !!!
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