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My First Concert - Celipa - 07-13-2007
Ok, so, last night I went to see Roger Waters in concert, the "Creative Genius" of Pink Floyd. It was, without question, the highlight of my life thus far. The crowd was roaring, he had this high-definition screen behind him that was extremely massive, and it just showed this things while he sang that you can't even describe.
He did the Dark Side of the Moon after he did a bit of an opener, where he played a few songs from Final Cut, the Wall, and even Animals (one of my favorite albums). Oh, and Wish You Were Here too: Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V), Have a Cigar, and Wish You Were Here.
I, among the group of my friends, were among the VERY few that weren't doing copious amounts of drugs and drinking massive amounts of beer. But you knew it was there, all around you. You could smell it.
When he did "Sheep" in the beginning, the crowd was screaming the lyrics while he sang. It was spectacular. Everyone agreed, the energy Roger conveyed on stage was amazing. I mean, I have an enormous respect for that man, just for his beliefs and such, this just reinforced it.
The final song of the encore was "Comfortably Numb". Everyone was screaming it, but you couldn't hear everyone screaming it, because they were doing such a good job up on stage. Hell, I was screaming it. I was screaming through most the concert.
Afterwards, when we left the concert area, back into the one place where the gates were, we were talking and this girl (she was on something, dunno what) came up to us with a shirtless friend (who was male) and shouted out, "ROGER WANTS US TO START A REVOLUTION!" and she pounded fists with all of us.
Then she dashed off, and her friend shouted "LSD!"
Got home at 4:00 a.m.
I've got a shirt and a program, program as in tells about the concert. It's very, very well done. The concert had amazing production values. Everyone was just going on and on about how it was epic, biblical, legendary. Kevin said it was better than the one he saw in Philadelphia, and Greg, who'd seen a lot of concerts, was so impressed with this one, he never stopped talking about it afterwards. Best one he'd seen, he said. By far.
My First Concert - Kami - 07-13-2007
Awesome. Sounds like it would've been a great show to check out.
My first big concert was KISS and that was quite the spectacle.
My First Concert - Celipa - 07-13-2007
Yeah, his last concert of this tour is in Toronto. I want to go, but so do all my friends. And I'd need to buy them tickets, and we'd all need to get the cheapest tickets possible. xD
Totally worth it, but I can't afford it. Well, I can. But I don't WANT to buy tickets for all my friends.
My First Concert - Kami - 07-13-2007
You want to go see him again? Nice.
My First Concert - Celipa - 07-13-2007
Oh yeah, I would do it again in a heartbeat. The man was just...I can't even describe it. The best word is indescribable. I'll never forget it.
My First Concert - Kami - 07-13-2007
I got to see what's left of The Who back in October and that was pretty phenomenal. Pete Townshend can still wail on that guitar with the windmill and everything. Not quiet as limber as he might have been, but still knows what he's doing.
I'd really love to see Clapton play sometime, maybe John Mayer if it was a blues show or something not his usual radio play material. He's a hell of a guitar player.
Some of the most fun I've ever had at a show was any one of the times I've seen the Aquabats, Reel Big Fish are great, and I had a lovely time at a Decemberists show recently (plus when they play in their home state they're automatically happier) I was also pleasantly surprised once because my friend told me the Skatalites were playing a show, so we went, and they were one of the opening bands/co-headlining/whatever for Monique Powell, who was touring under her name and not that of the band she used to be in which had split up a few months prior to the show - Save Ferris. That was a great show, and even the guy who was like, "Ok I saw the Skatalites, I wanna go." Was skanking along with "Come on Eileen" by the time she got to it. That and I wanted to leap down her dress, but that's a story for another time.
My First Concert - Celipa - 07-13-2007
xD
My friend saw that same concert, with what was left of The Who. He said that was great, too. I wish I had had money to go see Live Earth. That would've been great.
My First Concert - Kami - 07-13-2007
Yeah, live Earth sounded like it was pretty sweet...except I don't know that I would want to be at a show that HUGE outside with all those other people. The sheer logistical nightmare that would be baffles me and I'd probably have a coronary and die trying to get out.
My First Concert - Bojack - 07-13-2007
All the drug/alcohol use would have probably ruined it for me.
Kami Wrote:I'd really love to see Clapton play sometime, maybe John Mayer if it was a blues show or something not his usual radio play material.
Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival is coming to Chicago this year. People on the bill:
Jeff Beck
Doyle Bramhall II
Eric Clapton
Robert Cray
Sheryl Crow
Vince Gill
Buddy Guy
BB King
Alison Krauss and Union Station
Sonny Landreth
Albert Lee
Los Lobos
John Mayer
John McLaughlin
Willie Nelson
Robert Randolph
Hubert Sumlin
Derek Trucks
Jimmie Vaughan
Steve Winwood
Personal heroes in bold. I would sell drugs to get the money if somebody agreed to come and go with me. Maybe. Probably not.
And Chicago is getting Lollapalooza this year. Modest Mouse ftw. I picked a great summer not to have any money.
My First Concert - Jewtastic - 07-13-2007
Kami Wrote:I got to see what's left of The Who back in October and that was pretty phenomenal. Pete Townshend can still wail on that guitar with the windmill and everything. Not quiet as limber as he might have been, but still knows what he's doing.
The Who was great. I have the DVD from the Phoenix show.
Edit: Jack, I'll go with you....if you buy my tickets and bring the drugs into the show with you. Willie if a great live show.
My First Concert - Kami - 07-13-2007
I got the DVD from the Portland show.
I almost went to a concert that was Robert Randolph and Ziggy Marley, but decided not to. I think I was planning on leaving town that night to drive somewhere else to go to another show, and I kind of wish I would have shelled out the cash to go to that show, because it would have been sweet. Oh well, seems like Ziggy makes his way through town pretty regularly, and maybe if I get luck Robert Randolph will come back near me someday, but oh well. I haven't really listened to either guy, but I know Randolph is one hell of a musician.
And I want to see pretty much all the guys on that list. I don't really give a shit about Willie Nelson but yea...sweet line up.
My First Concert - Bujin - 07-13-2007
Bojack Wrote:All the drug/alcohol use would have probably ruined it for me.
Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival is coming to Chicago this year. People on the bill:
Jeff Beck
Doyle Bramhall II
Eric Clapton
Robert Cray
Sheryl Crow
Vince Gill
Buddy Guy
BB King
Alison Krauss and Union Station
Sonny Landreth
Albert Lee
Los Lobos
John Mayer
John McLaughlin
Willie Nelson
Robert Randolph
Hubert Sumlin
Derek Trucks
Jimmie Vaughan
Steve Winwood
Personal heroes in bold. I would sell drugs to get the money if somebody agreed to come and go with me. Maybe. Probably not.
And Chicago is getting Lollapalooza this year. Modest Mouse ftw. I picked a great summer not to have any money.
Must...go...to both.
Chicago's not too far from here. <.<
My First Concert - Milk Bubble - 07-14-2007
My first concert was when I was 13 and I went and saw A Static Lullaby, Motion City Soundtrack, Reggie and the Full Effect, and some other band. I went with my older brother and I was probably the youngest kid there. Everyone was drinking beer and some kid got busted for pot. The guy from Reggie and the Full Effect came down off the stage and patted me on the head. It was fun.
My First Concert - Pigero - 07-16-2007
I went to the Def Leppard/Styx concert the other day.
The 1-armed drummer didn't play D=
Fuck that.
Who wants cornchips?
My First Concert - Blind Man - 07-16-2007
@ Bojack: Derek Trucks is ridiculous also, I've seen the Allman Brothers Band a bunch of times and he just plays so effortlessly, it's beautiful.
My first show was Reel Big Fish, Catch-22, Rx Bandits, Lucky Boys Confusion, and I'm definitely missing somebody else in there.
This weekend I saw Dispatch on Saturday at Madison Square Garden (my first concert of that scale) and then Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Against All Authority, Streetlight Manifesto, Suburban Legends and a bunch more yesterday.
It's a given that I'm in tons of pain.