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| From | "bob" <segarini@rogers.com> |
| Subject | Re: Odd combos |
| Date | Fri, 25 Feb 2005 16:15:48 -0500 |
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This is so strange to me.
Back in the day it was GREAT that different genre bands were on the same
bill. The Fillmore, The Avalon, The Crystal Ballroom, Eagles
Auditorium...ALL the great venues in the mid-late '60's had bills like The
Fugs, The Tweedy Brothers, and some folksinger on the same card. Buffalo
Springfield and The Doors, etc. I just found an old Family Dog poster from
The Avalon Ballroom for a show that the Family Tree played in 1967-68.
Starting with the Headliner, the bill was, Taj Mahal, Dave Von Ronk, The
Family Tree, and Creedence Clearwater...all over the map musically, and all
for $3.50.
If they did that now, the business would be in much better shape....but
greedy bands, acts that are afraid the opener will blow them off the stage,
and economics...plus the dumbing down of both the average age of attendees,
and the publics taste being what it currently is, it is not meant to be. All
you get now are hip hop shows where everyone might as well be one act, rock
shows where everyone might as well be Nickelback, and alt shows where the
acts all scream at you about alienation and how f*cked up everything is with
Eddie Vedder's voice and phrasing. Your best bet for live shows these days
are the likes of the IPO's and others that feature low profile bands that
make MUSIC, most flying under the radar, but a loosely knit community
nevertheless that always contains gems and surprises at a resonable ticket
price.
Keep up the good work folks...the music I am exposed to on this list is what
helps me keep the faith...
bob
----- Original Message -----
From: <jchasin@nyc.rr.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: Odd combos
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dave Seaman <seamand@upmc.edu>
>> Also saw Sheryl Crow open for Crowded House in Columbia, OH - Sheryl
>> couldn't touch CH, but she was quite good for a rookie and held
>> her own - I
>> remember thinking, this act will make it (though little did I know how
>> monster big she would get...)
>
> My first exposure to Sheryl Crow was seing her open for the BoDeans in
> November, 1993 ("All I Wanna Do" was all over the radio the following
> summer.) She was really good, good enough that I bought Tuesday Night
> Music Club shortly thereafter even though I'd never heard of her. I still
> think that record is damned good. Kevin Gilbert fans may have a beef as
> to why... The BoDeans were great though as always; their last trip to NYC
> until 1996, which was their last trip to NYC for 5 years. They came back
> last summer but I was out of town.
>
> It is rare I like an opener I'd never heard of enough to buy their record.
> Most recent time was seeing Ollabelle open for Ryan Adams last December (I
> think) at the Beacon. I like that one a lot, although it is vey muc not in
> the Audities vein.
>
> Saw Yo La Tengo open for Posies-era Big Star. Didn't like 'em (YLT; I
> liked Big Star just fine).
>
>
>
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