Up The Irons!
 

I'll be seeing Maiden tonight (w/Dio & Motorhead). Looking forward to the triple-guitar attack, now that everyone is together. And of course one of my favorite musicians, Steve Harris.

The Church, good one!

Re: Up The Irons!
 

If you get a chance to speak with Lemmy say Hi from me. I met him at a bar in Kensington, London where I used to work and he was charming. drank a few JDs and smoked a couple of packs of Marlborough (I think) while he was doing an interview for a magazine.

Enjoy the gig Rick..........let me know how it goes.

Lemmy
 

I heard a story a few years back where Emma Freud (Ziggy's granddaughter) had a short-lived TV show where she interviewed people in bed (fully clothed). Lemmy tried some moves on her, and was highly unsuccesful. Did you hear that one?

I'm interested to see if Lemmy still has the microphone way too high over his head.

Re: Lemmy
 

I think it's the only way he can get that voice working.

Straining the vocal chords and screwing them up with the Marlboro and JD makes for a great Metal Vocal.

Overkill!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy the Mosh man!!!

I'm so pissed...
 

that Maiden and the rest of the metal boys aren't coming anywhere near the Twin Cities! Neither is the Dream Theater/Fates Warning/Queensryche tour.

Minneapolis = The Town that Metal Forgot :(

At least you have the mall
 

Sorry, man, that was low. Last night was great, except for the $11 beer! You are kidding! Motorhead was loud, professional, and just jammed for 45 minutes without a discernable break. Dio was his usual excellent self (I've seen him about 6 or 7 times). He did "Stargazer" - a surprise!

I passed on the Dream Theater show. I'm burnt out on those guys. I saw QR about two years ago again, so I'm OK there. My 15-year old went (he also along with me last night).

Maiden was too good. I can't believe that they still have all of that energy! They ripped through Number of the Beast, Trooper, Revelations, Die With Your Boots On, and Hallowed Be Thy Name before anyone caught their breath. So good to hear a heavy dose of Piece of Mind - not only my favorite Maiden record, but an all-time favorite. Another great inclusion was Fear of the Dark - a very underrated album, too - one of my favorites, along with Seventh Son. There was an exciting version of The Clansman - Dickinson was great on that tune (not even his!) Other tunes were Tailgunner, Iron Maiden, Wicker Man, 2 Minutes To Midnight (encore 1), Run To The Hills (encore 2), The Clairvoyant (my least favorite off of Seventh Son). No Killers, Somewhere In Time, or X Factor. Dickinson went on a lengthy yet interesting tirade about how file-sharing actually helps out bands and how everyone should quit crying. Then they did a new tune (pirated by some on the net) called Wildest Dreams. Good to see Adrian Smith back, so he can complement Dave Murray while Janick Gers jumps around. 25 freakin' years of these guys! Very funny at the end, when everyone chanted Eddie! Eddie! - very topical since Eddie Murray just went into the baseball Hall of Fame as a Oriole over the weekend. BTW, they had all of the Eddies pictured, and a 15-foot walking Eddie!

I shall end this by a special mention of Steve Harris - probably my favorite musician, next to Ian Anderson and Neil Peart. Just a super musician, a class act, and the glue that holds that band together. And he still mouths all of the words.

Up the irons!

How are the ears Rick?????
 

Sounds like an excellent gig!!!!

I haven't seen Maiden for a few years.....Powerslave I think, so to hear that they're still good is excellent.

BTW: We call them Maiden over here because Iron is a Cockney rhyming slang term for GAY. Iron Hoof = Poof. Don't ask me where that one comes from.....I haven't a clue.

Motorhead playing for 45 minutes, eh? That's about long enough for most people. Does Lemmy still strain the vocal chords with his mike too high.

Glad you enjoyed it.

Ears are fine -
 

Not sure about the rest of me. Motorhead was exactly the same as when I saw them 20 years ago. I saw them as an opener for Ozzy on the "Diary" tour about 6 months before Randy Rhoads died. I still remember the staff coming around with buckets of sand so that the cigs could be extinguished. Also, Ozzy's keyboardist almost in the parking lot (not quite as bad as the Who having theirs under the stage).

Re: Ears are fine -
 

Recovered???????? Sounds like a GREAT night.

I just got back from a wedding. The singer didn't turn up so they asked if I'd do a turn. The band were OK and had a pretty good repetoire so I thought why not!!!!

Looking at the average age of the party I thought it better to start off with some........you guessed it Barry Manilow tunes. They went down OK as did the Sinatra, but when we kicked in with "Light my Fire" the place went nuts!! I've never seen so many grooving grannies........excellent!!!! The band could manage Fleetwood Mac's Green Manaleshi and we ended up with Arnold Layne and See Emily Play. My friends daughter (who's wedding it was) started off REAL embarrased but ended up grooving with the rest of them.

I loved it. No more offers of gigs but a good time anyway.

Whoa!
 

Is that the short version or the long version of Light My Fire? And not the Judas Priest version of the Green Manaleshi?

you are THE MAN. see Emily Play??? Cool.

Next stop - Jethro Tull on Thursday. Hope they mix it up a little - the last several years have been kind of stale.

Re: Whoa!
 

Pretty good keys player and a REALLY good guitarist. It was great hearing the band jam on that instramental section. I could do my Morrison impression and hold onto the mike stand and writhe about on the floor. My YEAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! was outstanding.....LOL!

Quote:
Next stop - Jethro Tull on Thursday. Hope they mix it up a little - the last several years have been kind of stale.

What size venue????? I saw them in a 500 -1000 seater a year or so back and it was definitely better than the Hammersmith show last time. The also played most of "Stand up" which was cool. Enjoy the gig and report back, eh?

This is the end.......my only friend, the End

Tull
 

Wil be seeing them in an ampitheatre (a few thousand, I think) in Northern VA, that usually hosts folky-type rock. I did see Yes about three years ago there and they did Ritual and Gates - outstanding!

They have really been hitting Stand Up a lot the last several years - no problem there. It's just they used to throw in a forgotten gem each time, and I wish they would just trash Budapest. Like the Camera Eye by Rush, good for a few tours but just too :o in concert.

Mother - yes son - I want to aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Re: Tull
 

Totally agree about Budapest. They could drop that for a decade or so and do Wind up instead.

You're sick, man!!!!!

Wind-Up
 

I saw them do that twice, once on Veterans Day 1987 during a 8-inch snowfall, and once a few years ago. The 1987 night they also played Dun Ringill, which is a good example of the unexpected tune they roll out every once in a while.

...
 

some of these I won't count as guilty pleasures because they are great artists, just not prog.

Neil Young
Tom Petty
Journey
The Beatles
Simon & Garfunkel


Guilty Pleasures

the Guess Who/BTO
Mary-Chapin Carpenter
Parliament
Pearl Jam
-some 60s oldie rock

hell . . .
 

My whole music collection is one big guilty pleasure.

This weekend I'm of to Lollapalooza in San Antonio. The weekend after that, it's Motorhead, Dio, and Iron Maiden (kickass!). I'm definitely not all prog.

Of course, if your talking about albums:

Madonna - Ray Of Light (maybe it's just orbit's influence but this album is great)
Billy Joel - Greatest Hits 1 & 2
Anything by Weird Al (the last one even had a Zappa style-parody)

Those are just a few examples . . .

Maiden
 

Hey EP, if you want a preview of the show, read my post of last week.

Re: Maiden
 

Yeah, I saw your post. Man, I cannot wait for that show. Of course, I can't wait to Queens Of the Stone Age tomorrow.

Tommy

guilty...
 

Has this ever happened to you?
You're groovin to some cool jazz on the radio, thinking "Wow this is pretty cool", and the DJ comes on and says "That was Kenny G..."
Man, I hate when that happens.

Night Flight
 

An old show on network TV, late Friday night, 1980something - Jamming out to a band trading leads, just gettin'it - after 10 minutes, the singer goes "I want you to want me"

OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to throw myself in the wash!

Reviving a post
 

I'm listening to Extreme's "3 sides to Every Story". Like them or not, the musicianship is top-notch. I have their sophmoric first record, but Pornografitti, this one, and Waiting For The Punchline kick some serious ass. It's too bad Cherone had to join Van Helpless. A certain career-killer.

I've also seen them twice, and they were awesome.

My ears hurt!!!!!
 

Wading through my Vinyl collection yesterday I found "Scum" and "The Peel Sessions" by Napalm Death.

What state of mind was I in when I got those for Christ's sake????

30 second songs and ear bashing guitars.........ye Gods!!!!

Back to the Barry Manilow I think. :o

That's not funny.

What's wrong with Bazza????
 

You don't like Barry Manilow??

Re: What's wrong with Bazza????
 

YOU DO?!!:eek:

Mr. Waye and Mr. Manilow
 

I'm not sure if it's this post, but our English friend has indeed professed his affection for Doris Day and and Big-nose Barry.

So what if I'm...
 

"Sportin' a woody" for Doris (but not for Bazza!!!!)

Wow. You like Barry Manilow.




Oh well, I like Roxette:rolleyes:

Resurrection............
 

I won't tell you what pdj just admitted in the shout box...........:D but:

I think ABC were a classic of their era.

And I still enjoy a bit of 70s disco from time to time...mainly at weddings. Yes, I'm that embarrasing uncle who dances.:rolleyes:

Favorite bands not on Aural moon
 

in no order:

Chicago
XTC
Iron Maiden
Indigo Girls
Smithereens
Led Zeppelin
The Who
Budgie
Judas Priest
King's X
Tool
Thin Lizzy

I listen to these as much as prog. But I admit, there are more prog band that are great than rock bands.

Damning evidence
 

Favorite bands not on Aural moon:


in no order:

Chicago
XTC
Iron Maiden
Indigo Girls
Smithereens
Led Zeppelin
The Who
Budgie
Judas Priest
King's X
Tool
Thin Lizzy

I listen to these as much as prog. But I admit, there are more prog bands that are great than rock bands.

Throw away the key!

I don't think many of Rick's are embarrassing - just not prog. Okay, Judas Priest maybe. But, my brother, who you'll meet at Nearfest if you meet me, once dated a girl whose license plate was: jd prst. I am not making this up.... So if she was good enough for him (it was a serious relationship), I'm not going to abuse Rick over Judas Priest too much...

Anyway, what Keith was too polite to say - I admitted to liking some Duran Duran.

anyone else? c'mon now, don 't be shy....

A good friend of mine recently said "I just like what I like".

I have to admit I'm as much a folky as a proggy and get very excited when the two genres come together.

David Crosby's newish band, CPR, is wonderful. The talented keyboardist is James Raymond. There's a story behind it all.. David gave him up for adoption at birth and it wasn't until James was 36 or so that they met up again...on Croz' supposed deathbed. But Croz survived!..and they went on to form CPR and make music together. But I digress...

Love music sung by schoolboy choirs, which I guess is why Druid and Sigur Ros appeal so much.

More guilt.....
 

I've just got back from seeing "Anything goes" a musical based on the songs of Cole Porter. I have to admit I was entranced.

"It's delightful, it's delicious, it's delovely." :o

:p

that's not bad Keithie. Cole Porter isn't exactly my cup of tea, but he was a genius at writing show tunes...

so much guilt, so much fun
 

i'll have to give this another read...after i stop laughing...yes i like:

barry manilow
chicago(why would that be embarassing?)
ohio players, smokey,
(not Roger though:eek:)
funkadelics
most r&b groups of 70s & some yes i dare say it DISCO (though i'd never buy it—i like to dance what can i say)
mike jackson & sister janet (who best to dance to)
someone said the eagles (i like 'em)
frank senatra
louis armstrong
de bussy
elfin john (early stuff)
america (all of it)
dan fogleburg

but no tom jones

must purge myself...this was so much fun...and very entertaining...

and hey keith...i LOVE cole porter...nite & day sends me!


:cool:

Night and Day was covered by one of my guilty pleasures...Sergio Mendez and Brasil 66. To this day, it's one of my faves. Didn't realize it was a Cole Porter song.

still king
 

No one has yet come close to my adoration of Roxette (except for those people who like Manilow... sheesh...).

some others
 

Juliana Hatfield, Jill Sobule, Ambrosia's radio hits, I still have a few up my sleeve...

A few more I've rediscovered this weekend...
 

Gene Pitney
Matt Monro
Robert Goulet
Mel Torme
KC and the Sunshine Band
and Kool and the Gang.

Certainly got my dancing shoes on with KC.......

"Girl, I love you so.
I want you to know.
That I'm gonna miss your love
The minute you walk out the door......

Please don't go, don't go
Don't go away
Please don't go, don't go
I'm begging you to stay"