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The one album - Recorded Live, Ten Years After

The one song - (tie) Sweet Child of Mine, Guns N Roses .... Good Luvin, Rascals

I knew there was a generation gap when my son told me I cranked Sweet Child of Mine too loud in the car. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around?
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infidel,

Back in 1967 or so my dad had a reel to reel and it played every morning as he got ready for work. Sammy Davis, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra were all that were on that reel..........and though I was not aloud to touch the reel to reel somehow "Candyman" or "I did it my way" always played first. Wink

Thanks for jogging that memory out of this old brain.

Which brought up another memory. English Leather.
iheartbb,

OH YEAH, Springsteen! We saw him in concert last fall in Minneapolis/St. Paul, probably the most fun concert I've seen in my life. Great music, but even greater is his energy on stage - I think he's about 58 and does 200 concerts a year! But he gives it 100% for two hours, really just WORKING for the audience.

About a week ago, Springsteen returned to St. Paul, and my younger son (the rocker) got main floor General Admission tickets with some friends. There was a lottery to get into the "Pit", a roped off area right in front of the stage, and their numbers were picked. They stood about 5 or 6 people away from The Boss during the whole concert. Tony said Springsteen is drenched in sweat by the end of the first song, he works so hard to show the audience a good time. What a musician and performer!
Anyone ever heard of Mother's Finest? That was the first concert I ever went to - at the fairgrounds in Rome, GA. What a blast!

Two of the best shows that I've ever seen: Stevie Ray Vaughan at the Tate Center on the UGA campus in the mid-80's. Fourth row in a venue that held less that 1000 (if I remember correctly). Saw BB King at the same place. Awesome!

But my all time favorite show: 1991 Allman Bros at Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta during the Braves-Twins world series after that incredible worst-to-first season. It was on a travel day after the Braves had swept in Atlanta, and needed only one win in Minnesota (which, of course, they didn't get). People were baseball crazy - I've never seen it like that before or since in Atlanta. During the show, when there would normally be applause, everyone did the tomahawk chop! Even the band started doing it after a while. The air was electric. I'll never forget it.
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iheartbb,

OH YEAH, Springsteen! We saw him in concert last fall in Minneapolis/St. Paul, probably the most fun concert I've seen in my life. Great music, but even greater is his energy on stage - I think he's about 58 and does 200 concerts a year! But he gives it 100% for two hours, really just WORKING for the audience.

About a week ago, Springsteen returned to St. Paul, and my younger son (the rocker) got main floor General Admission tickets with some friends. There was a lottery to get into the "Pit", a roped off area right in front of the stage, and their numbers were picked. They stood about 5 or 6 people away from The Boss during the whole concert. Tony said Springsteen is drenched in sweat by the end of the first song, he works so hard to show the audience a good time. What a musician and performer!


Julie, You should have seen him back in the day when the shows were 3-3 1/2 hours long! I saw him here last year--it was my 22nd Springsteen show. There is the Boss, and then there is everyone else.
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Anyone ever heard of Mother's Finest? That was the first concert I ever went to - at the fairgrounds in Rome, GA. What a blast!


"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FROM FUNK...ROCK...JAWGIA.....MOTHERRRRR'S FIIIIIINEST!"

I LOVE MF!! No one's ever heard of them outside of Georgia (I worked two college summers up at Lake Lanier waterpark), but I advise everyone right here and mnow to go get you some MF (they can be found on Napster, Limewire, etc)!! I think the best stuff is on their LIVE album, but one of my all-time favorite song's is "Movin' On".....from the Iron Age album....that's a great album, too. Their bass player, Wyzzard, is one of the best you'll ever hear, and Baby Jean would wipe the floor with any Idol contestant. This is the most underrated GREAT band of all time....besides maybe Jason and the Scorchers!
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"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FROM FUNK...ROCK...JAWGIA.....MOTHERRRRR'S FIIIIIINEST!"


YEAH!!! That's awesome! What a small world it is. And they did put on a rockin' show!

The last time I had a recording, it was on vinyl - Another Mother Further. What a blast from the past. I'm going to upgrade this weekend!

On the other hand, I'm gonna upgrade on the way to the game tonight!
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OMG, i have not heard anyone mention Mothers Finest in 20+ (almost 30??, oh that hurt cry) years. only had the one 8-track of "Another Mother Further" but they absolutely ROCKED the Jensen 6x9's with the 40 watt under dash amp. Don't know if they ever got near Missouri, but i have never seen them live. will have to have a new copy now!!
For me, music depends on the mood...

Do I want it loud? Back in Black, early Zeppelin, any pre-Sammy Van Halen, Nevermind.

Do I want to relax? Buffett, Steely Dan, CSN, Eagles

Do I want some R&B? Little Stevie, The Commodores, The Spinners, Marvin

Do I want to reminisce? The Cars, REM, U2, Steve Miller, Creedence


Unlike The Dude, I like both Creedence and the Eagles.
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You should have seen him back in the day when the shows were 3-3 1/2 hours long!
I haven't seen a Springsteen concert in several years. When I saw her comment I was thinking, "The man has cut back in his old age." I remember a concert at the Coliseum in the 80's where he played from about 10pm to 2am.
Wasn't it Blind Faith who had one of the weirdest album covers of all time?? The girl holding the model airplane??

Hey, are there any other UFO fans out there?? Another great live album from the 70s!!

"HELLO CHICAGO!! WOULD YOU PLEASE WELCOME FROM ENGLAND........U!........F!........O!", and then you get your Michael Schenker flying V going and it's all over for the next hour! LOVE IT!!
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Whenever I need an uplift in spirit, isn't that what music is for, I put on my good buddies , the STRANGELOVES first album with I WANT CANDY and NIGHTIME in the grooves

Then follow that with the MCCOYS and HANG ON SLOOPY


Great music and great memories---need the uplift every time I fill the oil tank in the house !!!!
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There's a guy from Asbury Park who moved to Maine and made a very poor career decision. When he moved he called his friend Bruce and suggested he keep his band together. They became the E Street Band.

His name is Bill Chinnock. He started another band in Maine. It was an E Street band knockoff right down to the black sax player. They were one of the best bar bands in New England.

He eventually tried to take the band big time and signed with a major label. But he couldn't pull himself to compromise his principles and play his music in the pop style the record label wanted.

Bill Chinnock recently committed suicide suffering from some disease he couldn't handle anymore. There's a song of his on YouTube that's just not his style.

Bill Chinnock
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