phil Posted February 16, 2006 Report Posted February 16, 2006 Have you ever gone to a concert and the first band blows the headliner out of the water. I went to a Dave Mason show years ago and the opening band was a then not so famous Little Feat and they were the highlight of the evening. This ever happen to you?
RonJonSurfer Posted February 16, 2006 Report Posted February 16, 2006 Stevie Ray Vaughan was the warm up for The Moody Blues and it was no contest. Tull was blown away by two warm up acts in the same night...Rory Gallagher then Robin Trower.
phil Posted February 17, 2006 Author Report Posted February 17, 2006 Rory Gallagher was someone I always wanted to see, but unfortunately I never did.
_Laurie_ Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 I saw the Stones many years ago, Santana opened for them, and they were awesome....great concert...Stones were good, but I was blown away by Santana!
Tenacious_Peaches Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 I went to a Loverboy concert once only because the Hooters were opening for them.
edna Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 Rory Gallagher was someone I always wanted to see, but unfortunately I never did. I saw him a couple of times in the mid seventies... wow!!! Besides, it was one of first concerts I saw. He played for... hours!! The J.Geils Band opened for the Stones in 1982. Of course, The Stones were amazing but JGB was just incredible. China Crisis opened for Simple Minds many years ago, they were fantastic. Simple Minds were boring as usual.
SoulGirl Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 rory rocked! i always stop by his grave when i go to visit my grandad's. the summer before last i went to a concert. the pixies came on before RHCP and rocked! RHCP were such an anti-climax aferwards!!
daslied Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 At one of the Lollapaloozas I saw Rage Against The Machine open for everyone else - Tool, Primus, Smashing Pumpkins. Or maybe Alice In Chains, Fishbone and George Clinton. I can't remember which year it was. Anyhoo, Rage was 100 times better than everyone else.
RonJonSurfer Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 I would also like to say I once saw The Indigo Girls open for Neil Young then I saw Jewel open for Neil Young. In both cases the warm up acts should have stayed home.
daslied Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 Hey! I saw Jewel open for Neil. Wasn't that back before she was famous? I just remember being really mad that she had a Taylor guitar and I didn't. I also had a spell where Candlebox opened for every band I went to see (Rush and Living Colour are the most notable). I finally stopped showing up on time in hopes of never hearing Candlebox again. They still haunt me to this day.
RonJonSurfer Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 I never heard of her (Jewel) at that point. I was with a friend and we were listening to her...I said to him, "I bet you $10 she starts to yodel" He took the bet and it wasn't 5 minutes before she was in full yodel. He just looked at me with that "How did you know that" look. It was a gut feeling that she was going in that direction.
daslied Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 The yodelling was the only time anybody paid attention to her.
Earth-Angel Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 Goo Goo Dolls opened up for Lenny Kravitz a few years back - let's just say we talked about them for days afterwards whereas Lenny was an afterthought.
Shawna Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 I've been to two concerts to see just the opening band, not interested in the headliners. They were Little Feat/Allman Brothers, and Hooters with someone I can't even remember, that's how important they were to me.
_Laurie_ Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 you cant remember the band, or the person you were with Shawna?
Shawna Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 the band I was with the future ex-Mr. Me.
_Laurie_ Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 oh okay....I have been to some concerts in the past, I remembered the band, but not who I was with...
Foxy Posted February 19, 2006 Report Posted February 19, 2006 When I saw Def Leppard, Ricky Warwick (of The Almighty) supported them, he was fantastic, but Def Leppard were unforgettable. Another support act was a band called 'Must' they were really unusual, and I haven't been able to find their website for the last year or so
Earth-Angel Posted February 19, 2006 Report Posted February 19, 2006 Unless these are some of their songs >lyrics< Here is some more on them and it looks like their homepage www.mustband.com no longer exists. If this is them, they have an impressive write up! Their music, much like their title, is simple, straightforward and powerful, their lyrics, contemplative without complexity, forlorn and somewhat fragile-to use sample verses from "Bubblegum Sleaze," their gritty opening track, "Lord knows I needed change, a total getaway, from that opaque head state," and "Rust," a mellower follow up, "It's easy to be weak, but in the end the curse is to forsake tomorrow's riches…" Led by Dave Ireland's rough, raspy, and occasionally reticent vocals as the mood should call for, they begin life having created a masterpiece of dynamics and derivative Rock designs without bowing out to expectations or pseudo-Pop trends. Their stop on a dime instincts allow an emotional taciturn like "Very Wicked," to come alive as would an Anne Rice romance, then quickly slam the cover on the turbulent "One Night Stand," tearing off the sheets, shutting down the lights and letting the "fantasy run wild." Must impresses on a number of levels, but their main draw revolves around the strength of the album as a whole, each song carefully crafted, carving its own niche, whether it be full-bore Hard Rock, ambient ballads, or flighty dance and dub beats. They've created a modern day Zeppelin IV without the three record head start and merged the minds behind U2 supergroup-ism with soul drenching appeal, effectively a Soundgarden reprisal for Sun King Pumpkin Smashing devotees of a Rock n' Roll religion.
Foxy Posted February 19, 2006 Report Posted February 19, 2006 Thats the one Sue!! I didn't hear alot of their music, as they weren't on long, but the song 'Freechild' is really good, I don't remember alot else! Dave Ireland is a real strange person on stage - he does all these weird dances, but it really keeps you mystified...! I'm pretty sure you would like them Sue, and maybe Diggs/blind-fitter etc...
Foxy Posted February 19, 2006 Report Posted February 19, 2006 You can listen to tracks on their album here: http://www.mp3.com/must/artists/481545/songs.html
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