OT - Music. Gigs. Sounds bought.

[SithHappens]

I like Abba but it's never appealed to me.

[Ram Pant]

Third ?gig? in my recent trilogy was ABBA Voyage at the Olympic Park and it was a strange night. I have a feeling there is an element of ?the emperors new clothes? about this, reviews seem almost unanimously gushing but it is VERY unengaging, the sound quality not great, aviators unimpressive and often replaced by video or a live band (did the avatars need a rest?) and it was awkward (not just us, most around us) to enthusiastically applaud what?s basically a posh video. And no soul to it?

Might appeal to GP then...

[SithHappens]

25 years ago today the fantastic Kirsty MacColl was tragically and unlawfully killed.

What happened after was an absolute travesty, Hopefully one day her family will get the justice they deserve.

[macstheman]

Some great music to remember her by but definitely a tragic loss.

[Ram Pant]

Madness here next summer. Via a business contact of my wife, we've got top notch tickets, on the house. The concert tickets aren't on sale yet...

[Andy_Faber]

My love of soul is known through various interactions with RP/MA but I will always love rock, and I’m beyond happy to have blagged two tickets for the 2007 UK ‘tour’ by RUSH. Just as a compare and contrast over the years, I have a £30 ceiling on concert tickets with two exceptions, one of which is Rush. My Manchester ticket was £167, I saw them on their first UK tour in 77, the ticket was £3

[swaledale]

I have a number of tickets from the late 70's early 80's where the price rnages from £3.00 to £10.00 for bands including Floyd, Tull, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Zappa, Hawkwind, Peter Gabriel, Gerry Rafferty, Santana, Grateful Dead and so on.

My general limit is around the £50 mark. I'm making a return to Newcastle City Hall, 45 years after I last attended a gig there in April to see Tull which cost £55 including some mysterious fees even though I booked direct with the venue!

[Geoff Parkstone]

My love of soul is known through various interactions with RP/MA but I will always love rock, and I’m beyond happy to have blagged two tickets for the 2007 UK ‘tour’ by RUSH. Just as a compare and contrast over the years, I have a £30 ceiling on concert tickets with two exceptions, one of which is Rush. My Manchester ticket was £167, I saw them on their first UK tour in 77, the ticket was £3

Rush without Neil Peart is simply Dawdle

[Andy_Faber]

Rush without Neil Peart is simply Dawdle

Agreed it?s not ?Rush? but I?ve seen a number of Rush tribute bands and expect this shower to be the best. Plus I really like Geddy (if that?s ok to admit given his origin) especially after reading his autobiography

[Geoff Parkstone]

Nothing the matter with people from Trono

[Ram Pant]

I have various ceilings, depending on the artist concerned. Chrissy Hind/Pretenders would be 75 euro. This summer we have the 4 tops and Temptations with only Otis Williams of the Temps a surviving original member. I baulked at 66 euros, having paid 40 to see them both in 2007 and even back then they needed the bar stools that were on the stage. I've passed on a fair few gigs where the ticket prices were north of 100 for bands I'd maybe pay 50 for.

[Ram Pant]

Some 45s just in...

Clark Jimmey (Soul) (Come on and be my) Sweet Darlin
Baker Butch The Fat Man
Lavette Betty Your turn to cry
Lavette Betty At the mercy of a man
Hamilton Roy Crackin' up over you
Garrett Bobby My little girl

[Andy_Faber]

Some 45s just in...

Clark Jimmey (Soul) (Come on and be my) Sweet Darlin
Baker Butch The Fat Man
Lavette Betty Your turn to cry
Lavette Betty At the mercy of a man
Hamilton Roy Crackin' up over you
Garrett Bobby My little girl

I know the Bobby Garrett one, nice little stomper, I think a pal has it on vinyl. I'll check out the rest later

KTF

[Ram Pant]

I know the Bobby Garrett one, nice little stomper, I think a pal has it on vinyl. I'll check out the rest later

KTF

The Roy Hamiton is a NM demo. The Garrett one is the styrene version.

[Andy_Faber]

The Roy Hamiton is a NM demo. The Garrett one is the styrene version.

I've got a copy of Misty Blue on Malaco by Dorothy Moore that's styrene, not sure about any others