Classic Rock - Appreciation thread

**Doublethink** · 10-31-21, 04:32 PM

It was 5 of us that night for a good party inside the Coliseum. We were pretty close to the stage. Roger Waters singing Goodbye Cruel World from inside one of the pieces before the wall came tumbling down. Is my memory correct?

**Doublethink** · 10-31-21, 04:43 PM

Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat

Best I can find (Atlanta 1973):

Amazing. Again it is hard to put a timeframe on all of this. If you say Floyd was here in 1973 with Dark Side then proof has it here. I thought
they did their first Dark side tour starting in'77 at MSG.

**Doublethink** · 10-31-21, 04:53 PM

Originally posted by Doublethink

Amazing. Again it is hard to put a timeframe on all of this. If you say Floyd was here in 1973 with Dark Side then proof has it here. I thought <br>
they did their first Dark side tour starting in'77 at MSG.

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How did I do with Wish you were Here and Animals dates? I know I am correct with the Wall it is a lot easier to find.

**Doublethink** · 10-31-21, 06:56 PM

https://www.facebook.com/choirx3/videos/choir-choir-choir-sings-pink-floyd-wish-you-were-here/197149078285522/

There are so many people we all wish we could see right now. Here is Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" by Choir! Choir! Choir! We hope you join in tonight at 8 PM EDT and sing this beauty with us....

**Doublethink** · 10-31-21, 07:02 PM

https://www.facebook.com/choirx3/videos/choir-choir-choir-sings-pink-floyd-wish-you-were-here/197149078285522/

There are so many people we all wish we could see right now. Here is Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" by Choir! Choir! Choir! We hope you join in tonight at 8 PM EDT and sing this beauty with us....

**Doublethink** · 10-31-21, 07:07 PM

Pink Floyd The Wall Tour in the US was late Feb. 1980. They only did 4 shows in NY LI Coliseum and 5 shows in LA Coliseum. As far as can remember they started in NY 4 shows then went to LA for 5 shows. The wall they built was too big to fit anyplace else. It was really a masterpiece. I remember freezing my b's off (it was really cold that night) walking from the car to the entrance.

**Doublethink** · 10-31-21, 07:21 PM

https://youtu.be/edLSZsD7G4o

This should be the other.

**boscokid** · 10-31-21, 07:29 PM

boscokid gives you Dogs in Pop Culture

**Al Masters** · 11-01-21, 01:48 AM

Love Rainbow.. love man on the silver mountain..

I’ll hit you with a few.. Music from the 70s & 80s my thing.

**Al Masters** · 11-01-21, 01:51 AM

**Al Masters** · 11-01-21, 01:54 AM

**Al Masters** · 11-01-21, 02:01 AM

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**ChuckyTheGoat** · 11-01-21, 11:17 AM

Awesome, Al. Your taste hits me just right.

I actually was going to post "Perfect Strangers". What a great track.

"Aqualung" is classic, too. Such a good riff.

I've read a good bit about Rainbow. Great band but the lineups changed. My take is that Richie had some jealousy. Ronnie was a unique voice, and Graham should have been kept on longer for sure. Per usual, egos don't mix well in bands.

**Doublethink** · 11-01-21, 05:56 PM

I can't argue vs. Jethro Tull or BTO but I'm sorry after 1981 and The Wall I just kind of lost it as far as good rock meant or played. But that's just my opinion. Yeah there were some good younger rock bands but to me it all ended about 1981. Call me an old fart but classic rock was really nothing after that.

**Doublethink** · 11-01-21, 06:02 PM

There was nothing like "Old time rock'n roll"

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 11-01-21, 09:06 PM

Originally posted by Doublethink

I can't argue vs. Jethro Tull or BTO but I'm sorry after 1981 and The Wall I just kind of lost it as far as good rock meant or played. But that's just my opinion. Yeah there were some good younger rock bands but to me it all ended about 1981. Call me an old fart but classic rock was really nothing after that.

Can't disagree. It was so Raw.

**Doublethink** · 11-03-21, 07:04 PM

Believe me me and my friends were lucky enough to get into their music and see them. We were lucky enough to get into NYC MSG and the LI Coliseum no problem. Great shows and I understand they were not for everyone. But sitting in packed stadiums watching Pink Floyd was a lifetime experience.

**Doublethink** · 11-03-21, 07:18 PM

Did I say sitting? Nobody sat there was too much singing, yelling, and clapping.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 11-08-21, 07:59 AM

Originally posted by Doublethink

Did I say sitting? Nobody sat there was too much singing, yelling, and clapping.

Yes, Double, I can only imagine. Have also heard that Floyd put on some amazing shows during "Animals" and "The Wall" tours.

People can view the Roger fallout as a "what-if." I view it more as "Be thankful for the discography they gave us."

Personality conflict in bands is par for the course. I'd be hard-pressed to find one where there wasn't an issue.

**Doublethink** · 11-09-21, 07:10 PM

Well there are some groups that have been around 30+ years. Just off the top of my head being from New Jersey I don't ever remember Springsteen and the E Street band ever having a problem together. I'm not going to sit here and list them but there are a few who keep going.

**HAPPY BOY** · 11-09-21, 07:20 PM

**Doublethink** · 11-09-21, 07:32 PM

Top 11 here. The Stones, The Who but Keith Moon died in "78, Aerosmith, The Beach Boys, Kiss, Iron Maiden, The Cure, Def Leppard, Metallica, Red Hit Chili Peppers..

**Doublethink** · 11-09-21, 08:29 PM

No I remember 1977 they played the tour at Madison Square Garden. The popular FM radio station WNEW had information then that they were going to give out priority seat ticket placement at a place in Central Park. I cut school that day and we went to where they giving them out. Sheeps Meadow of course. We got the prioritezed tickets and sat like 10 rows from the stage. The concert was definitely June 1977. I don't know they played earlier in the US it looks like Atlanta 1973 but they didn't get to NYC until 1977.

**RockBottom** · 11-10-21, 02:15 PM

Originally posted by Al Masters

Love Rainbow.. love man on the silver mountain..

I’ll hit you with a few.. Music from the 70s & 80s my thing.

The Perfect Strangers Tour was great.

**RockBottom** · 11-10-21, 02:18 PM

**Al Masters** · 11-12-21, 04:52 PM

**Al Masters** · 11-12-21, 04:59 PM

**Okieirish** · 11-13-21, 01:45 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxIWDmmqZzY
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