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Blue Moon Top 100 Bands Artists - Full List of Artists (pg 287)
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RobMCFC
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I got lucky with the Bryan Adams GMEX gig. I went into Piccadilly Records to buy some other tickets when they were literally just putting the card up in the window (I can still picture the grey cards with the red writing they put on there!) Anyway, I snapped up some tickets and got in the 7th row with an incredible view.I don't mind Arenas: I like big shows. Not so keen on outdoor gigs but seen some great ones.
Bryan Adams at GMex was really good but the best gig by him, and I've seen quite a lot according to my setlist account, was the one I saw at Hammy Odeon where you just knew that he would be graduating to larger venues: the atmosphere and audience reaction confimred that he was heading for the top.
Shame Bryan Adams completely lost it (musicallly) after Into The Fire.
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Deep Purple for some reason we're never loved by the music press, Zeppelin were always the media darlings.
blue b4 the moon
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DP were always a little more rocky & 'rough', Zep always give me the impression (I do like a lot of their stuff) that they were doing us all a favour allowing us to watch them.Deep Purple for some reason we're never loved by the music press, Zeppelin were always the media darlings.
OB1
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I got lucky with the Bryan Adams GMEX gig. I went into Piccadilly Records to buy some other tickets when they were literally just putting the card up in the window (I can still picture the grey cards with the red writing they put on there!) Anyway, I snapped up some tickets and got in the 7th row with an incredible view.
Shame Bryan Adams completely lost it (musicallly) after Into The Fire.
One of many things I have repeated on these music threads is that Barry Ancill who owned the ticket agency business that operated in Piccadilly Records basement was a friend of my father's and I just used to ring him up and get him to save me tickets for any gig I wanted to go to. I'd walk into that basement and there'd be a queue at the ticket booth which I could just bypass and go into the office and buy my tickets - those were the days.
Yeah, it's a log time since I bought an Adams album or went to a show; although I imagine his gigs are still very good.
OB1
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Deep Purple for some reason we're never loved by the music press, Zeppelin were always the media darlings.
Not sure Zep were always media darlings in UK but Purple seemed to be a viewed as one step above Uriah Heep.
RobMCFC
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Wow, that's a good connection to have, no wonder you went to so many fantastic gigs.One of many things I have repeated on these music threads is that Barry Ancill who owned the ticket agency business that operated in Piccadilly Records basement was a friend of my father's and I just used to ring him up and get him to save me tickets for any gig I wanted to go to. I'd walk into that basement and there'd be a queue at the ticket booth which I could just bypass and go into the office and buy my tickets - those were the days.
Yeah, it's a log time since I bought an Adams album or went to a show; although I imagine his gigs are still very good.
You've just reminded me of a "family friend" story that I'd forgotten about. When I wanted to get tickets to see Bruce at Bramhall Lane in 1988, my mum and dad didn't have a credit card. Luckily, my Mum's boss (a family friend) let us use his credit card to book the four tickets on the phone. I think the face value was about £300. Imagine his shock (and our embarrassment) when a cock-up with the bill meant that he got a bill for £3000+. I think it was sorted out quickly enough.
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Were they punk? Never knew that. Associated them more like pub rock like Dr Feelgood...I used to like The Stranglers as a teenager. My girlfriend at the time was in love with JJ Brunel.
Instrumentally better than any other punk band imho and Dave Greenfield knew his way around the keys.
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I loved Split Enz tooI get my first entry in with Crowded House.
Neil Finn is a superb song writer and although I’m a rock fan primarily they craft some great music.
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Only recently learnt that they themselves covered Hush (on what appeared to be a predominantly covers album)........Deep Purple for some reason we're never loved by the music press, Zeppelin were always the media darlings.