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USCHO Music: From Queen to The Beatles to Lady Gaga

Swansong said:
Since I had a decent amount of time in planes the last several weeks I got some good music listening in.

2020's Hum album "Inlet" is SO GOD DAMNED GOOD.

Go listen to it. Now.
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Sometimes I think I listen too randomly to music via curated playlists instead of choosing an artist or a specific album.

Just went to Spotify to check Hum out only to find out I already have a few dozen of their songs already liked.
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I recently saw the band Information Society (a prototypical late 8-'s synth-pop/electronic band) referenced in a Professor of Rock video. Anyone old enough are likely to have heard the song What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) which was a decent hit at the time.

I don't think I have thought of the band since then and either never realized it at the time or completely forgot they were from St. Paul.
 
A Perfect Circle's 2018 album "Eat The Elephant" has been in heavy rotation for me since November of 2024.

Behold a new Christ
Behold the same old horde
Gather at the altering
New beginning, new word
And the word was death
And the word was without light
The new beatitude
Good luck, you're on your own
Blessed are the fornicants
May we bend down to be their whores
Blessed are the rich
May we labor, deliver them more
Blessed are the envious
Bless the slothful, the wrathful, the vain
Blessed are the gluttonous
May they feast us to famine and war
What of the pious, the pure of heart, the peaceful?
What of the meek, the mourning, and the merciful?
All doomed
All doomed
Behold a new Christ
Behold the same old horde
Gather at the altering
New beginning, new word
And the word was death
And the word was without light
The new beatitude
Good luck
What of the pious, the pure of heart, the peaceful?
What of the meek, the mourning, and the merciful?
What of the righteous?
What of the charitable?
What of the truthful, the dutiful, the decent?
Doomed are the poor
Doomed are the peaceful
Doomed are the meek
Doomed are the merciful
For the word is now death
And the word is now without light
The new beatitude
Fuck the doomed, you're on your own
 
So I had listened to a lot of Annette Hanshaw and consider her one of the greatest vocalists of American music, but I took a deep dive into Ruth Etting and my god for a girl with an "aw shucks" image in the 1920s she is scalding sexy when you hear between the lines. Pretty much all of her songs are about fucking raw with no apologies.

This music was specifically (tactically, cynically) written so teens and 20-somethings could do the nasty right under the noses of their parents. And those slutty girls panting in the audience were... our grandmothers and great-grandmothers.

There was no sexual revolution. It has always been the same.
 
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Shinedown, Ludacris, and a few other major acts have all bailed on "Rock The Country," the festival Kid Rock put together.

Anyway, I'm getting coffee.
 
Little something I saw elsewhere, and thought maybe we could play here.

1. First concert: Foreignor, 1979
2. Last concert: Peter Gabriel, a couple years ago
3. Worst concert: Duran Duran. I mean, they were fine musically, just boring stage performance
4. Loudest concert: Dinosaur Jr.
5. Best concert: Replacements, 1986, Tim tour
6. Seen the most: Replacements, 7 times. Possibly The Stones and Wilco the same number
7. Most surprising: Can't really say I've ever really been surprised by a show. Amazed by a few, just not surprised.
8. Happy I got to see: Peter Gabriel. Last of my 'must-sees', although I think both he and I were about 30 years too old for me to have enjoyed it to my maximum.
9. U2 at their first US show at the Paradise in Boston, or The Clash. Did see The Clash, but that was after they fired Mick Jones. Strummer, Simonon, and the three young kids. Not the same.
 
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1. First concert: Head East/Foghat 1976
2. Last concert: Skerryvore (My wife is a full out groupie for these guys. Regardless, they put on a good show)
3. Worst concert: Backstreet Boys & Destiny's Child (Wife wanted to take the kids. @ Pontiac Silverdome so the acoustics were just fabulous and I was too far away to lust after Beyonce)
4. Loudest concert: Brit Floyd (Needed to be turned up to 11)
5. Best concert: Marshall Tucker Band (right before the death of Tommy Caldwell) w/ Firefall
6. Seen the most: The Steel Wheels
7. Most surprising: Barry Manilow (I'm kinda embarrassed to admit this. I got free tickets and dinner but it turned out to be a very enjoyable show)
8. Happy I got to see: MTB, James Brown, BB King, Count Basey, Bob Seger (I get kicked out of the state if I don't list him)
9. Wish I could have seen: Too many to list but must include Pink Floyd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, & the Allmans
 
I haven't been to a concert in a very long time and most of mine happened when I was in my 20s.

1. First concert: Probably some Ingham County Fair concert with a country act when I was in middle school. First one I remember was Da Yoopers, also at the Fair.

2. Last concert: Black Keys & Cage the Elephant 2014.

3. Worst concert: Counting Crows. It was at Wings in K-zoo. Half sold concert and they were visibly wasted.

4. Loudest concert: Korn.

5. Best concert: 1998 Dave Matthews Band.

6. Seen the most: Never seen anyone more than once.

7. Most surprising: Rihanna. Actually a good concert.

8. Happy I got to see: Most were good, but I'm not really a concert person.

9. Wish I could have seen: Probably Nirvana or Pearl Jam, but I was a poor student then.
 
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1. First concert: KISS - 1978
2. Last concert: Echo and the Bunnymen
3. Worst concert: Morrissey - sometime in the late 90's. One of his infamous pout-fests where he walked off state early
4. Loudest concert: Nothing stands out
5. Best concert: Maybe Tom Petty and Pearly Jam, Kaiser Chiefs, Weezer and Foo Fighters, the first Lollapalooza, REM Green Tour, The Cure for Head on the Door
6. Seen the most: The Grateful Dead
7. Most surprising: Dandy Warhols - love their music but I didn't expect them to be that great live
8. Happy I got to see: Floyd, McCartney, AC/DC, The Who, Prince
9. Wish I could have seen: Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, BB King,
 
1. First concert: Gang of Four - Long Island City, 1980
2. Last concert: Air Supply - Gulf of St. Lawrence, 2024. I'm not kidding. On board Princess Cruise Lines off the coast of Newfoundland at a wedding.
3. Worst concert: Genesis - Syracuse, 1988. The Carrier Dome is the worst venue on earth for a concert.
4. Loudest concert: The Who
5. Best concert: Santana / The Clash / The Who, Philadelphia, 1982
6. Seen the most: Gang of Four, Adrien Belew
7. Most surprising: Better than Ezra - Fairfax, VA, 2018 Expected nothing, got one of the best front man performances I've ever seen.
8. Happy I got to see: Bill Monroe, Albert Collins
9. Wish I could have seen: Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, Sonic Youth

Overtime:

Most fun concert: The B-52s - Ithaca, 1981
Most technically beautiful peformance: King Crimson - New York City, 1983
Next concert planned: Gogol Bordello - Phoenix, 2026
 
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  1. First concert: christian rock band Petra in 1990-91ish? It kinda depends on your definition of "concert" because my parents were musicians in the praise and worship world and I saw a LOT of that as a kid. My first actual rock show was probably Stone Temple Pilots in 1996, followed quickly by Pantera/White Zombie that year and then Primus .
  2. Last concert: I see a ton of live music now. Last club show was probably my friends' band Living Wreckage, last larger show was Death To All (former members of the legendary death metal band "Death")
  3. Worst concert: Ignoring the literally countless awful local shows I worked or played or attended, the worst "big" show was probably Opeth at the Orpheum in 2006-2007. I had awful seats, the sound was miserable, and I just wasn't feeling it that night.
  4. Loudest concert: Testament in 2008. I had mixed the direct support opener and mixed them LOUD and their soundguy was going to be damned if he let some local be louder than his band. So... yeah.
  5. Best concert: Either Opeth at Psycho Las Vegas in 2019 (I was just the perfect amount of high for this) or Steven Wilson at the Orpheum in 2013ish.
  6. Seen the most: Megadeth most likely, as I did a tour with them. Or Shadows Fall, as I've toured with them and worked for/opened for/attended a zillion of their shows.
  7. Most surprising: The Sword. Opened for Opeth at Radio City in 2015ish. I don't love the band but they KILLED that night.
  8. Happy I got to see: Porcupine Tree
  9. Wish I could have seen: Metallica when they weren't... this...
 
1. First concert: KISS, 1979.
2. Last concert: The Warning
3. Worst concert: Poison, it was fine, but nothing to write home about.
4. Loudest concert: Metallica
5. Best concert: About 4 or 5 of the 13 times I have seen KISS. There are so many great concerts that I could list though. Seen many great shows.
6. Seen the most: KISS, 13 times.
7. Most surprising: Two Here: Paul Stanley's solo tour, What a show. Great memory. Sarah McLachlan. Loved it and it was even better because of the opening act, Butterfly Boucher who I immediately after her set bought her CD at one of the vendors.
8. Happy I got to see: Billy Joel. I never would have went, went with some friends on a whim, loved it.
9. Wish I could Have Seen: Savatage at their height. Probably the Gutter Ballet tour? Somewhere in there.
 
Swansong said:
  1. First concert: christian rock band Petra in 1990-91ish?
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I saw Petra in Rochester, MN I think for Not of this World, maybe Beat the System in the early 80's.

Minneapolis had a few places dedicated to Christian bands around that time and I also got to see (probably forgetting a few) Daniel Amos, The Daniel Band, The 77s, Altar Boys, The Rez Band, Steve Taylor, Michael W Smith (boring, sorry), The Throes, The Call, The Choir, A.D. (Kerry Livgren of Kansas), Jars of Clay, Mad at the World...
 
I saw Stryper at their peak back in '86ish at Roy Wilkins which was like an annex of the St. Paul Civic Center before they tore it down and built the X which is now Grand Casino something.
 
Slap Shot said:
I saw Petra in Rochester, MN I think for Not of this World, maybe Beat the System in the early 80's.

Minneapolis had a few places dedicated to Christian bands around that time and I also got to see (probably forgetting a few) Daniel Amos, The Daniel Band, The 77s, Altar Boys, The Rez Band, Steve Taylor, Michael W Smith (boring, sorry), The Throes, The Call, The Choir, A.D. (Kerry Livgren of Kansas), Jars of Clay, Mad at the World...
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Nice! I was only allowed religious music for most of my young childhood so I've likely seen or heard all of these bands. Then I heard Ozzy's "Mister Tinkertrain" on the radio and that was that for christian music for me.
 
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