Apparently, this checklist has been trending on social media of some sort, I read about it on a website. Similar to the '50 Bands I've Seen Live' trend that I posted back in the first year of this blog, I felt the urge to give my two cents on this one.
- First concert: Dio (w/ Dokken)
- Last concert: ZZ Top
- Worst concert: Tesla
- Loudest concert: Ace Frehley
- Best concert: Pink Floyd
- Seen the most: Kiss
- Most surprising: Beck
- Next concert: ??
- Wish I could've seen: The original Kiss in the seventies
Those are my answers. It's hard to recollect them all, and now I've seen so many online it's hard to separate them from in-person sometimes. At my age and after the pandemic now, I expect most of my live concerts to be online. I'm not saying I won't go out to a show, just that it's going to take a lot to get me to do it. Livestreams are easier, cheaper, more options and just more comfortable.
Care to share your list?
No, I can't remember the answers to those questions. But I saw an awful lot of bands inthe 70s and 80s. As my hearing will now attest...
ReplyDeleteMy hearing as well, BW. I usually blame 80's heavy metal, though I loved the loudness up until a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteYes.
ReplyDeleteAnd what about the long-term effects of all these in-ear headphones/ ear buds that have become so popular in recent years? Certainly in the UK, there is little 'public health' warning about them and their potential effects.
I remember similar concerns when the walkmans came out when I was young. People will continue to listen as they like, and be smart about it or not. As we did, or didn't.
ReplyDeleteI can remember some stand out gigs such as Joe Jackson, The Ramones, The Clash and Lindisfarne. The best one ever was an unknown band at the Cambridge Festival one year, I think called Stomp. They played a small stage and it was incredible.
ReplyDeleteSadly many Have vague or few memories of! Youth, alcohol and recreationals...
If I could go back, delcatto, and was maybe a bit older... Plus hindsight being 20/20. I appreciate artists from my youth more now than I did at that time. You saw some classic, iconic bands but may not have realized at the time.
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