Best shows? Earth, Wind & Fire 1978 tour. Doug Henning, the magician, designed a couple of magic tricks. The lights went down and spotlights hit the roof of the Capital Center. 4 tubes are suspended there with Maurice, Phillip, Ralph and maybe Verdine in one. The tubes then slowly lower to the stage and the crowd is going nuts. The tubes touch the floor and burst open. They're empty! The guys that were supposed to be in the tubes are now on the stage behind the band. Amazing. The band takes off and doesn't stop for 90 minutes. Fantastic music and a fantastic show. I've been to about 120 concerts. From Frank Sinatra to George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic. The memories!
Worst Concerts You Have Attended ??
I just left a remark about a favorite band of mine back in the day - April Wine - that I saw in concert and was disappointed. Could have been that it was an off night for them, or maybe they were never good in concert. Maybe the lead guitarist had too much to drink? April Wine was not the worst, however. I remember Neil Young in the 1990's who was on his one-man acoustic show type of tour that many artists were taking advantage of (perhaps for financial reasons) during that time. While a friend of I had near front row seats at Desert Sky Pavilion (now Ak-Chin) in Pheonix, the crowd was just roused up into a frenzy by the warm-up band (James) and here comes Neil and his guitar/harmonica. Wow, what a sonic letdown. I remember getting up and leaving and feeling Neil's glaring eyes on us as we ushered out. I think, to this day, he probably still remembers me. We all can remember the great live concerts we attended, but what were the worst and why?
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