We've seen Cheap Trick a couple of times and they still put on a great show. My first "big" concert was the Stones in 1964.
The Who announce farewell tour in USA & Canada
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I don’t recommend them to civilians. I dig them the most.
he seems like a nice person and asked a legit question,.
this will be my second time seeing them, I’ll post a pic from the pit
remember, you asked
Let me be clear. I am not disparaging the old school bands. They still put on great shows. But there is great newer music that gets ignored by older rock fans because of lack of exposure and closed minds.
True. If you raise your kids on clash pistols and DK they keep you up to date on modern Indy acts
lessons learned too. When we heard a Def Leppard song I always asked “how many arms does the drummer have?”
they’d say ONE and I would tell them “don’t drink and drive”
I have tickets to see Neil Young at Bethel Woods in August. How much time should I allocate to spend in the museum? Should I do it before the show? We are making a weekend out of it. What else would you recommend to do?
Zander, Nielsen , and Carlos are three people who have never been in my kitchen . Now that I know it’s 10k , they might be .
I love the Who and I think they have aged better than most of the bands from the 60’s. Roger’s voice has good days and bad days. I’m told that he can be a bit of a hypochondriac.
I listen to lots of things, from Buddy Guy to Grace Bowers, I prefer blues-based music, but if a band can play, I'll listen.
The museum is terrific but on the smaller side. It can be done in an hour. Maybe allow a bit longer given it’s on an event day. They will shut it down close to show time so I’d ask when that will happen.
Other things to check out, make sure you tour the field where the festival was held. They did some work restoring some walking paths not long ago. I’ve not been on them yet. The night I saw Santana they had other buildings open that had vendors selling arts and crafts and other memorabilia. Check out the website. Have fun.
So there’s a chance they could do an acoustic set in my kitchen for under 10k?
I guess it depends on whether you’re the kind of person who actually reads the descriptions on the exhibits in a museum or just breezes through.
But I’d say if you’re a serious classic rock fan, I’d give yourself 2-4 hrs.It’s a pretty rural area. It’s about 20-25 mins from the Upper Delaware River, which is good for canoeing/kayaking/fishing. The small towns of Callicoon and Narrowsburg along the river have some decent restaurants. Also not far from Monticello, NY, which has a race track.
White Russians with EnsureIf someone was around for post show favors …. Maybe you?
The museum is on top of a hill. The current amphitheater is on the opposite side of that hill from where the ‘69 stage and crowd were. I agree with Reno that you should check out that other side of the hill. There’s a plaque at the bottom.
If you drive around the grounds, you may also spot the pond where people were skinny dipping.
If you drive around the grounds, you may also spot the pond where people were skinny dipping.
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Age takes its toll on most professions. If I just want to hear them sing, I’ll listen to Spotify. If I want to see a performance, I’d rather not watch really old guys bumble around on stage.
Bro, I’m not a maths or even a doctor but that was 20 years ago. You crack me the f up lol
Just a few:
Alistair Greene
Aynsley Lister
Ben Howard
Kingfish Ingram
Cold Stares
Dennis Jones
Doyle Bramhall II
Eric Gales
Gary Clark Jr
Kurt Vile
and lots more
Based on that list you may enjoy the mystery lights. A little more 60s psyche but still a bluesy influence.
I love the who, but I doubt I’d go see the old bastards hobble about at 80 yo. Now I did watch these guys hobble about a few nites ago so maybe I’m being hypocritical
This is horrible. I loved it.
Not sure what I’m more jealous of. Having $10k disposable, or a kitchen large enough to host Cheap Trick.
really so one loses the ability to play an instrument after 60? running and jumping after 60 quite a a different skillset and in no way analogous
And don’t forget a huge part of seeing live music: “Energy. It’s my currency. Good and bad energy energy”. -Amyl
True. Generally speaking, song composition tends to decline but that could be more of running out of fresh ideas.
Yes he did, good memory. They sold soundboard CDs of the whole tour and it proves that this show was a good one. Robert Plant added as support after buying the Who tix. Thanks I'll take some Zeppelin with my Who.
Pete also remarked that the rolling green hills of Hershey reminded him of home.
The only important Who announcement for the year is the release of Oval '71 on CD and vinyl, coming soon!
I am 65 and play in a band., Playing tomorrow night, live band karaoke if you any where near Madison WI come on out to RedRooster and front a 90's grunge band live.........
I also bought the discs for that show. Pearl Jam has done that since 2000. It’s the best souvenir. It’s fun to give them a listen. Roger and Pete bitched about the heat and the bugs all night. It was pretty bad.
I can’t think of The Who without thinking of the Stampede in Cincinnati in 1979. I wrote about it a few years ago.
I finally got to see them in 2007, I remember thinking that might be their last tour. Sheesh.
Here's my post with an updated AI discussion embedded.
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I finally got to see them in 2007, I remember thinking that might be their last tour. Sheesh.
Here's my post with an updated AI discussion embedded.
Remembering The Who’s 1979 Concert Tragedy
An entire generation of concert-goers probably has never heard of this event. Forty-one years ago, in 1979, I was just 15 years old. I had just started to go to concerts with my friends. Then, the …
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Yeah, Plant opening was lost that night for me. His set and band, which Was enjoyable, would have been better delivered in a club.