Originally Posted by
scambo1
I saw Cheap Trick and Aerosmith in dec. Cheap Trick was sooo disappointing, we wished we had stayed in the bar we were in leading up to the concert, to listen to the band playing there and just waited for aerosmith. I really wanted them to be great too.
Speaking of Styx, if you really wanted to get your late 70's/early 80s on, last year Styx, foreigner and Night Ranger were touring together. There's nothing better than a concert where you know every word to every song. As some are probably aware, Tommy Shaw (styx) has a long relationship doing collaborative work with Night Ranger.
A buddy of mine saw that show and still raves about how Foreigner completely stole the show.
FWIW my favorite concert was Bruce Springsteen in December 1980, at the Spectrum in Philly. It was either the day John Lennon was shot, or perhaps the very next day. The Boss started with a few solemn words about life, then said "The show must go on" and proceeded into a killer version of Born to Run.
Even more energy then most 3 hour Boss concerts.
Vintage Boss, pre-1985 totally rocks, but I must admit I really don't dig his newer acoustical/political stuff.
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