Damn Pole!!! What a night huh?? I saw the Armoured Saint show..they kicked as*! Did you happen to go to the Quiet Riot/Axe/Queensryche show that same year? If I remember correctly, it was at the Coliseum. But I was mighty wasted..so it could have been at the Summit. ------------------ You would have to pry the ball outta his hands with a crowbar. Bill Worrell referring to Cuttino.
cracker--I actually don't collect bootlegs. Thanks for the offer though. Jeff--I take it you're a big Billy Sheehan fan? Why not say his name? Are you embarrassed that he joined a hair metal outfit? LOL. King's X is definitely great live. I've seen them at small clubs a couple of times in the past few years here in Austin. Have you ever seen Jellyfish live? I wonder what kind of show they used to put on. Rockets2K--that's a great list. Too bad I'm too young to have seen most of those. I would've loved to have caught a Texas Jam. I was at the Maiden/Queensryche/Halford show in SA. I saw the 2nd night though...there weren't that many people there. I think the first night was sold out.
Freak: I didn't know how many people would know who he was so I figured I wouldn't bother naming him. He is one of my fave's on bass especially when I was younger prior to my oh-so-sophisticated jazz days. LOL! Actually, when I was younger, I was big into the hair bands. I used to tape Headbanger's Ball every Saturday and USA's Night Flight because they played all the heavy metal videos really late. In fact, one I completely forgot about was Tesla/Great White at the coliseum. Tesla ROCKED! I even went to the "Heavy Metal Mania" show at the Coliseum in 1987 with Faster Pussycat, Loudness, TNT, Frehley's Comet and Y&T. Oh MY! Guns and Roses was supposed to do the show but backed out. I saw them with the Cult at the Palmer Auditorium in 1988. I did see Jellyfish open up for Tears for Fears (another favorite) here in Houston at a pretty big club back in 1994. Their vocals were great but the drummer's time was HORRIBLE. Standing up and playing didn't seem to agree with him. I was supposed to see them with Maggie's Dream (another great band) at Fitzgerald's in 1993 but the owner of the club (Sarah Fitzgerald) refused to pay Maggie's Dream to open saying she had already lined up 3 local bands FOR FREE of course. Jellyfish refused and just skipped Houston on its tour. What's worse is that Sarah didn't tell anyone until they had all gotten there and were waiting for the band. She came out and annouced that the band cancelled and put on the local band and DIDN'T REFUND ANY MONEY!!! She had a similar run-in with Bootsy Collins when she refused to pay him the other half of his money for the night before he went on which was in his contract. Bootsy said, "Fine." He went up onstage and told the crowd that the owner refused to pay him so he wasn't playing. Sarah wisely paid him and the show went on. I missed two others... Andy Taylor at Fitzgerald's in 1987. He had left Duran Duran and was doing a club tour on his solo album, Thunder, which was a heavy roots rock album. There were all these Duran Duran fans there and these two girls beside me were writing down all the songs he played. When he broke into "Beast of Burden" the conversation went like this: Girl #1: What song is this? Girl #2: It's Beast of Burden. Girl #1: What's that. Girl #2: You know...that song by Bette Midler. I thought my friend, the Stones fanatic who was with me, was going to go into shock, have a heart attack or both. The other was any Ten Hands show at Fitz in 1990-1992 and the Ten Hands show at Maggie Mae's in Austin at South by Southwest in 1991. That was a killer band. ------------------ Me fail English? That's unpossible. [This message has been edited by Jeff (edited February 05, 2001).]
Damn, some of you people are old! Oh, wait...um, nevermind! Recently, the best one I've seen was The Who at the Woodlands last year. Man, did they bring down the house. What I wouldn't give to have a body like Daltry's when I'm 56 (and what wouldn't my wife give to have Daltry's body...but that is another story.) But earlier in life, when I had time and money for concerts, some of the best were at Cardi's. I saw Zebra, Tony Carrey, Rainbow, and a number of other bands there. ------------------ Behad Sergeant at Arms of the Clutch BBS Asking the question: What is more dangerous, an AK-47 or a scooter?
My top three have absolutely ZERO correlation with one another... which I guess just goes to show how versatile my tastes are in music. In no particular order: Rush - Test For Echo tour ('97) The Jacksons - Victory Tour ('85) Travis Tritt - ('95) ------------------ "There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and STATISTICS..." - Mark Twain -
Any Lenny Kravitz gig. I'm going to attempt to find some decent, reasonably priced U2 tickets for April. Anyone have a few they're looking to unload? ------------------ "Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he never forgets oral sex, no matter how bad it is." -- Barbara Bush
Anyone who remembers Cardi's is pretty old. ------------------ Everything you do, effects everything that is.
I don't go to too many concerts, even though I want to, but here's my favs: 1. Dave Matthews Band-I've been to 5 and they've all been amazing. 2. Rage Against the Machine-1996, Sunken Gardens. 3. U2-1997, Cotton Bowl. I'm one of the three people who love Pop. 4. U2-1992, Astrodome. 5. Neil Diamond-1993, San Jose Arena, feel free to bash me for this one, but I love Neil. You gotta love the Jewish singer who puts out a Christmas album! ------------------ "Knickerbocker Please!" visit www.swirve.com, coming January 20th, the top 10 films of 2000! http://www.geocities.com/clutch34_2000 for great Rocket insight by some of your fellow BBS posters!
Hey! I resemble that remark! Actually, I used to go there quite often. I celebrated my 18th birthday there (when 18 was the legal age). You do the math! ------------------ Behad Sergeant at Arms of the Clutch BBS Asking the question: What is more dangerous, an AK-47 or a scooter?
I'm with you my man! In fact, most likly I was with you. I also saw Zebra, Cheap Trick (on New Year's eve) and several other bands at Cardi's. And when I got bored at Cardi's, I would drive down Westheimer (just inside the loop) to the Roxy. Ah, those were the days! ------------------ Everything you do, effects everything that is.
I was about 17 or so when Cardi's shut their doors. I saw Zebra there, all kinds of bands. U2 played there on the Boy tour and the Police played their on their first trip through the US. One of the door guys knew me because I had used his poor excuse for a recording studio to record my cheesy high school demos, so he let me in. ------------------ Me fail English? That's unpossible.
the hardest question ever, b/c some shows are built on chemistry more than band talent... Hmmmm.... Mocket? Sunny Day? Modest Mouse? Dino. Jr. multiple times back in the early 90s? Mudhoney? The Afghan Whigs? Screaming Trees? TAD? A billion other well known bands??? No, My Bloody Valentine at the ATL Masquerade in 92. Bands that I regret never having seen: The Cocteau Twins. I missed them b/c of hanging out w/ a girl over Spring Break. I missed Nirvana in 91 before the explosion b/c of hanging out w/ a girl. Agghghghgh. ------------------
I guess I should answer the question. After long consideration I will have to go with... Jane's Addiction at the Unicorn in 1990. Horrendous rain storm to get to the venue. I mean rain from hell! But once inside, o boy! You could cut the energy with a knife. People sweating, ripping their clothes off, people sharing anything and everything illicit. Just a human mass of movement! The crowd and band synergized as one. Moving and flowing with the music and each other. God, what a night! Makes you wanna quit your job! ------------------ Everything you do, effects everything that is. [This message has been edited by mc mark (edited February 06, 2001).]
Stone Temple Pilots at The Vatican(or maybe it was still The Junkyard) down around Washington and Westcott, about 1990/91, I think. One of the few times I've ever heard a band sound better live than on record. Van Halen opening for Black Sabbath in 1978 at the coliseum. Pearl Jam opening for Soundgarden at this old supermarket on the east side of town, early 1990s. PJ was incredible, SG was even better. Nick Lowe @ Fitzgeralds, I want to say 1983. Dave Edmunds at Rockers, roughly the same time. ------------------
