Live concerts that have knocked my socks off include:
Harry Connick Jr. I have seen him 4 times, each time was great. His tour for She and Star Turtle rank up there as some of the best music I have heard.
Blues Traveler, I have seen them 3 times, and it is always a gas.
Billy Idol with Faith No More my freshman year was amazing.
Metallica, seen them 6 times, but worked 5 of those. Always a great show.
Styx, I have seen them on the senior circuit a few time lately, Tommy Shaw still rips it up. Similarly Judas Priest has been a better show lately than they were in my youth.
The bad:
Boston, they opened for Styx and you could tell they were a studio band more than a live act.
Buddy Guy, the show was amazing in many respects, but he had really gotten old and was having trouble playing by the end. This one ranks as bad simply because, seeing one of your blues heroes age, is never fun.
Def Leppard, I worked for them at a show in '99, it was a train wreck from start to finish.
Sugar Ray, again I worked this one, and they simply seemed more interested in which of the girls they were going to take backstage than putting on a show. They only played for about 40 minutes.
Harry Connick Jr. I have seen him 4 times, each time was great. His tour for She and Star Turtle rank up there as some of the best music I have heard.
Blues Traveler, I have seen them 3 times, and it is always a gas.
Billy Idol with Faith No More my freshman year was amazing.
Metallica, seen them 6 times, but worked 5 of those. Always a great show.
Styx, I have seen them on the senior circuit a few time lately, Tommy Shaw still rips it up. Similarly Judas Priest has been a better show lately than they were in my youth.
The bad:
Boston, they opened for Styx and you could tell they were a studio band more than a live act.
Buddy Guy, the show was amazing in many respects, but he had really gotten old and was having trouble playing by the end. This one ranks as bad simply because, seeing one of your blues heroes age, is never fun.
Def Leppard, I worked for them at a show in '99, it was a train wreck from start to finish.
Sugar Ray, again I worked this one, and they simply seemed more interested in which of the girls they were going to take backstage than putting on a show. They only played for about 40 minutes.
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