I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd live in 77 in Savannah Georgia. Best live band ever. After them, there is no point in having seeing a band on your bucket list.
OT: Bucket List Concerts
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Lawrence Gowan has now been in Styx longer than DeYoung was. He's a great musician and there's nothing to complain about with his singing when he handles the DeYoung parts. Plus, he's less weird and not an ******* so if that is enough to keep Tommy and JY going then I'm all for it. Of all the senior citizen acts that are still touring today, Tommy's voice is still top notch. Hearing them live is still almost like listening to the studio version of the songs.
Dennis deYoung damn near killed that group with his Mr. Roboto bullshart and being such an overbearing arsehole. I always liked Tommy's and JY's songs better anyway, although Dennis did have some really good ones back in the 70s.
They are probably my all time favorite, but this irks me, just a money grab by record companies and some grandkids:
"Gary Rossington, the last original member of the band, died on March 5, 2023. All of the original members are now deceased. In April 2023, the band confirmed that they would continue to tour, despite Rossington's death. There had previously been agreements about how many pre-crash members had to be in the band in order for it to be active and "legal", but this appears to be no longer applicable since Rossington's death."
And if you really want to be disappointed try to listen to Dolly Parton's latest version of "Free Bird" that came out last Fall..........do it on an empty stomach though
that is really bad. Sounds creepy and illegal too. Maybe when Paul and Ringo pass, we can start touring as The Beatles.
I first read this as "bucket list concerns" and was worried you were having trouble remembering the safe word
Weak reading comprehension is so rare here at SPS University.
Unless something has changed, Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant's widow were in control from a legal standpoint and they just kept moving the goalpost for what was required to keep the band touring. The money kept rolling in
To be fair, Ricky Medlocke was around in the early Skynyrd days and has been with them much longer than most of the original guys. He's a good musician/entertainer.
They played Peg.
They didn't play FM, Deacon Blues, or Do It Again. Maybe because Walter Becker is no longer with us.
They sounded good though. Their band was outstanding.
Kids, see your favorite artists before they're gone. Wish I had made an effort to see Jimmy Buffett.
On that note, Jeff Lynne just announced ELO's "final" tour today, including dates in Nashville and Atlanta. They sounded great in 2019 and I would expect the same now.
On that note, Jeff Lynne just announced ELO's "final" tour today, including dates in Nashville and Atlanta. They sounded great in 2019 and I would expect the same now.
ELO music just seems to get cooler the older and nerdier I get.
Joe Bonamasa will be in Jackson this summer. I saw him at the Gulf Coast Coliseum and he put on one of the best concerts I've attended.
I've just recently started following him on YouTube and really like him. He's got some really good stuff w/ Beth Hart too, I'd never heard of her till I started following him but she's really good too.
I saw Turnpike Troubadours, Jason Isbell and Charles Wesley Godwin together this year and that the best non music festival trifecta I’ve seen. The concert that didn’t happen that I hope will happen was Sturgill Simpson and Tyler Childers. We had tickets and it was cancelled due to covid.
i saw them in 2008 at the Miller Lite Crawfish Boil in the Jackson Fairgrounds parking lot. was a few different groups. LL Cool J performed right before them. they had a confederate flag about 30 ft tall on the stage set. needless to say LL was not amused... he went off saying "i guess yall think this sh.t is funny". he called it the "funnel cake fair". he was going "wave your hands in the fair funnel cake fair". played a very short set , got in his lime and went to the airport and flew right back out after.
I'm gonna have to ask you to turn in your man card. What's next, Engelbert Humperdink, Anne Murray, Yanni, Air Supply, Zamfir (the master of the pan flute who sold over 20 million records)? Just pulling your strings Podgy. We probably all have those types of concerts in our closet. You know, that would be a good thread unto itself.
Saw ZZ Top with their new bassist who replaced Dusty Hill. They actually sounded better than they have the last few times I've heard them. Dusty can never be replaced, but the new guy whose beard looks fake, but isn't, does a pretty good job.
AC/DC would be a good one.....I assume they must have found a replacement for Angus's guitarist brother. Malcom. Angus himself is getting up in years and looks like he could barely hold his epic black Gibson SG. I guess if the Stones can keep going, then so can Angus & Brian.
Active? That's tricky since most of my favorites are no longer.
QOTSA (w Dave Grohl on drums), Rush (w Danny Carey on drums), and Infant Annihilator. If you know anything about IA, you would know that it's truly rare to see them LIVE. If you want some easy listening drumming, check them out: HERE
QOTSA (w Dave Grohl on drums), Rush (w Danny Carey on drums), and Infant Annihilator. If you know anything about IA, you would know that it's truly rare to see them LIVE. If you want some easy listening drumming, check them out: HERE
Bucket list you say? Well, you got to put Buckethead on it then. Seriously, he's a very weird dude, but a great guitarist.
I'm jealous.....Huge Skynyrd fan here......Going to see them (or what's left of them) and ZZ Top Saturday night in Southaven. I'm guessing this is probably my 9th or 10th time to see them since the comeback tour in the early 80's......Original lineup or not but Johnnie Van Zant does a hell'uva job...........
I think I've knocked out most of my attainable bucket list shows.
I've seen the Pumpkins multiple times, both pre and post breakup. Love or hate Billy, they rock pretty hard.
Finally got to see Radiohead a few years back. Probably won't get another chance.
Got to see Roger Waters, though I think he's a douche and would prefer to see Gilmour.
Black Keys, Modest Mouse and Pearl Jam are all great shows.
Tool was my last concert, right before covid shutdowns. Would highly recommend.
I've seen the Pumpkins multiple times, both pre and post breakup. Love or hate Billy, they rock pretty hard.
Finally got to see Radiohead a few years back. Probably won't get another chance.
Got to see Roger Waters, though I think he's a douche and would prefer to see Gilmour.
Black Keys, Modest Mouse and Pearl Jam are all great shows.
Tool was my last concert, right before covid shutdowns. Would highly recommend.
Jeff Lynn's ELO will be one off my list that I should have already seen. Saw the Eagles before Glenn Frey passed thank goodness. I too wish Tommy would get his head out of his *** and do one last tour with Dennis DeYoung and then maybe I could stomach the current lineup. Glad I got to see Rush a couple of times in the early to mid 80's. May go see Plant and Krauss just for the chance Plant does a couple of Zep tunes.
My biggest regret was selling my tickets to Pink Floyd on the Division Bell tour.
My biggest regret was selling my tickets to Pink Floyd on the Division Bell tour.
Hey now. Was going to say let's back off Podgy here a bit. I bought front row tickets to Manilow about 10 years ago. Nothing to do with manhood, just an appreciation of talent and fine music.
I saw ZZ top in the Orpheum in Memphis last fall. Their new bassist did sound good and is trying to grow the beard. It's hard to replace Dusty but they were still very good.
Sadly, there's nothing left of them. While Johnnie is a good singer, there are no Skynyrd members in that cover band that is there now.
My very cool uncle took me for a birthday present when I was a 7th grader. On the way, there he must have told me 30 times, "you are going to see things there, that we can't tell your mother about."
Rickey Medlocke is there and between him and Johnnie, well that's good enough for me. Medlocke has never gotten his due as a great guitarists, at least IMO.
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