I saw Livingston Taylor and Al Stewart in concert last night. I was never much of a fan of either back in the day. Yet, I've come to enjoy seeing performers in their twilight....The Eagles a couple of years ago, Los Lobos at the Big Ears festival, Arlo Guthrie several times....except for Arlo, was never much of fan of any. But when you see them during this time in their cycle, you are not in some giant arena or stadium....you're usually in some intimate little venue (in my case one of those early 20th century US theatre houses).....and these performers are there mostly for their love of the music and performing...no longer chasing fame and fortune.
I've seen The Who a couple times, including once two years ago. The shows were fine, and the second I was able to enjoy with my son, also a huge Who fan, which made it special.
Better than those shows, though, was a Roger Daltrey solo show last year at a much smaller venue. My son and I both enjoyed that one more; it was a much more intimate crowd, the set list was deeper, and it was clear Roger loved what he was doing.
I've seen Zappa, Blondie, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin live. Still listening to all of them, but my whole life favorite was and still is Pink Floyd. Never saw them life, but thank god for the music on vinyl and cd and dvd! David Gilmour is a class apart, his music is by long odds the best... Thanks for sharing Michael, this walk on memory lane is so much fun!
My husband and I saw Judas Priest last summer. My husband was so giddy. They were the first big concert he went to decades ago. I have to say, Rob Halford is still belting out the songs in his seventies. The best part of the show for me was the multiple generations that were there to see it. We had a family sitting next to us that was 3 generations, all of them metal heads.
My son and I were multi-generational audience members at our local show. Rob Halford's voice is easily the best of any of the older acts I've seen. And he had the confidence to still be rocking the leather chaps and showing some skin at his age! I really enjoyed that one.
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in reply to Michael L. Simpson • •I've seen The Who a couple times, including once two years ago. The shows were fine, and the second I was able to enjoy with my son, also a huge Who fan, which made it special.
Better than those shows, though, was a Roger Daltrey solo show last year at a much smaller venue. My son and I both enjoyed that one more; it was a much more intimate crowd, the set list was deeper, and it was clear Roger loved what he was doing.
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in reply to Michael L. Simpson • •Still listening to all of them, but my whole life favorite was and still is Pink Floyd. Never saw them life, but thank god for the music on vinyl and cd and dvd! David Gilmour is a class apart, his music is by long odds the best...
Thanks for sharing Michael, this walk on memory lane is so much fun!
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in reply to Michael L. Simpson • •The best part of the show for me was the multiple generations that were there to see it. We had a family sitting next to us that was 3 generations, all of them metal heads.
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