tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905794193248540231.post5534153447808884016..comments2023-06-03T09:02:32.479+01:00Comments on Music Obsessive: Tickets! Anyone Want Tickets...?music obsessivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191742084494035205noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905794193248540231.post-57367570517658037352009-04-05T09:46:00.000+01:002009-04-05T09:46:00.000+01:00Hey Byron! Some great memories there at a time be...Hey Byron! Some great memories there at a time before rock became over-commercialised. You hit the nail on the head saying that these were gigs you actually remembered - that was the prime consideration for my list. I can still recall how I felt and what I saw at the time and for that alone they remain favourite occasions.<BR/><BR/>Great times. Great memories!music obsessivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191742084494035205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905794193248540231.post-51905234144261615942009-04-04T22:59:00.000+01:002009-04-04T22:59:00.000+01:00Been quiet for a while... busy cartooning you know...Been quiet for a while... busy cartooning you know... But here's my favorite of all time: <BR/>George Harrison's 1974 visit to Chicago on his first and only solo tour of the USA. It was my first ever concert. It was held at the old Chicago Stadium, home for the basketball Bulls and hockey Hawks teams. It was a horrible sounding place, and I was WAY up in the "nose bleed" sections. But all the second-hand pot smoke made the evening enjoyable none the less. I guess it got me going down that path, so to speak! :) Some folks critized George for choice of songs, and his voice was not up to par, but he put on a great show and it was very memorable indeed.<BR/><BR/>I have seen scores of groups from tiny pubs to hugeg outdoor festivals, but none as memorable as George's concert. Maybe it's the fact that I can actually REMEMBER it helps too, but I ramble.<BR/><BR/>Honorable mention would be a 1976 Bachman-Turner Overdrive concert that had TWO opening acts; Canada's own Trooper and Chicago's Styx. Both acts blew out their best, and made me worry if the boys from Vancouver were up to the task and they did not disappoint at all. Great stage lighting and a really tight well played set left us all a bit deaf and hoarse. A true sign of a great concert!<BR/><BR/>Cheers!TR1-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275673520511867280noreply@blogger.com