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rowangolightly) wrote2008-11-12 09:43 am
rowangolightly) wrote2008-11-12 09:43 am
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The Way Back machine...
Some weeks ago, Amber bought us "Eagles" tickets for our anniversary and the concert was last night. We convened toward the BOK Center, along with about 100,000 other people.
I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed their music. SO different from what I usually listen to, either Celtic or Classical, but boy, those are pages out of my young adult life. Bruce and I were (unfortunately) up in nose-bleed and far enough around so that, if we hadn't been able to move over right before the lights went down, we would've been behind the screen.
But it worked out fine and was an AWESOME concert. *hee* Glen announced it as the "Assisted Living Tour" which brought a roar from the similarly-aged audience members. But I have to say that it was a huge audience with all ages represented. Oh my goodness but Glen Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy Schmidt put on a helluva show. Still strong vocally and instrumentally; they played all the old favorites (except "Seven Bridges Road" dammit!) and a bunch of stuff from their '07 album (which I now WANT!) I have to say that Timothy's high vocals are a trifle week in solo but in the characteristic tight harmonies, there's still nobody better. Oh, and the last song was "Desperado"; they came back for two encore songs and that was the last.
What a thrill and a whole lot of fun. I'd never have bought tickets on my own for a rock concert but I certainly enjoyed it. See, I've been to manymanymany more classical concerts than I have rock concerts. Shall I admit that other than Neil Diamond, James Taylor and John Denver, this is the only rock concert I've ever attended? Yes, I had a sheltered youth, why do you ask?
I'll also admit that I had to go wiki-educate myself on the Eagles. It's just been too long and I've had too many other things on which to focus. [ED: how very cool! I didn't know that Don Henley was the one primarily responsible for saving Walden Wood!]
I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed their music. SO different from what I usually listen to, either Celtic or Classical, but boy, those are pages out of my young adult life. Bruce and I were (unfortunately) up in nose-bleed and far enough around so that, if we hadn't been able to move over right before the lights went down, we would've been behind the screen.
But it worked out fine and was an AWESOME concert. *hee* Glen announced it as the "Assisted Living Tour" which brought a roar from the similarly-aged audience members. But I have to say that it was a huge audience with all ages represented. Oh my goodness but Glen Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy Schmidt put on a helluva show. Still strong vocally and instrumentally; they played all the old favorites (except "Seven Bridges Road" dammit!) and a bunch of stuff from their '07 album (which I now WANT!) I have to say that Timothy's high vocals are a trifle week in solo but in the characteristic tight harmonies, there's still nobody better. Oh, and the last song was "Desperado"; they came back for two encore songs and that was the last.
What a thrill and a whole lot of fun. I'd never have bought tickets on my own for a rock concert but I certainly enjoyed it. See, I've been to manymanymany more classical concerts than I have rock concerts. Shall I admit that other than Neil Diamond, James Taylor and John Denver, this is the only rock concert I've ever attended? Yes, I had a sheltered youth, why do you ask?
I'll also admit that I had to go wiki-educate myself on the Eagles. It's just been too long and I've had too many other things on which to focus. [ED: how very cool! I didn't know that Don Henley was the one primarily responsible for saving Walden Wood!]
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Shades of Kooter Brown! (I'll tell you sometime)
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It was in October 1977 and was the Four Together Concert for World Hunger and included John Denver, James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot and Harry Chapin. I had was 4 rows from the stage. John Denver sang the high part of Harry Chapin's Taxi.
To this day, that is the best concert I have EVER attended in my entire life. It even beat out my first Bob Seger concert at the old Grande Ballroom in the late 60's.
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Although I did get to see Jim Croce in concert at my college. He was amazing...and funny!
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I should really replace my tapes with CDs, I have the money now......
I love The Eagles!
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They were very obviously having a blast up there and that's part of what made it so fun to watch.
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I told Ian (way back when) that I would get him a more expensive acoustic guitar ONLY if he promised to learn that riff.
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You got to see Neil Diamond? I'm jealous...
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