music regrets
10-06-15, 08:34 AM
#51
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10-06-15, 09:53 AM
#52
DVD Talk Legend
Re: music regrets
Not a personal regret, but a genetic regret:
My mom was in her 20s when she saw THE BEATLES at Shea Stadium in 1965. She went with her Womens group... and left promptly a few songs into the show, because she couldn't hear a thing above the incessant shrieking from the girls around her.
She left. A Beatles concert. She left...
*weeps incessantly*
My mom was in her 20s when she saw THE BEATLES at Shea Stadium in 1965. She went with her Womens group... and left promptly a few songs into the show, because she couldn't hear a thing above the incessant shrieking from the girls around her.
She left. A Beatles concert. She left...
*weeps incessantly*
10-06-15, 10:47 AM
#53
DVD Talk Hero
Re: music regrets
Not a personal regret, but a genetic regret:
My mom was in her 20s when she saw THE BEATLES at Shea Stadium in 1965. She went with her Womens group... and left promptly a few songs into the show, because she couldn't hear a thing above the incessant shrieking from the girls around her.
She left. A Beatles concert. She left...
*weeps incessantly*
My mom was in her 20s when she saw THE BEATLES at Shea Stadium in 1965. She went with her Womens group... and left promptly a few songs into the show, because she couldn't hear a thing above the incessant shrieking from the girls around her.
She left. A Beatles concert. She left...
*weeps incessantly*
10-06-15, 10:48 AM
#54
Re: music regrets
The opening act was a pop band naively booked by some idiotic promoter. A drunk Ramones fan (undoubtedly from Jersey) threw a bottle at the lead singers' head and hit her right in the face. She finished the song with blood streaming and then left the stage. Good times.
10-06-15, 12:10 PM
#55
DVD Talk Legend
Re: music regrets
I weep not for the musical experience -- they were admittedly "not good" live, mostly because they could barely hear themselves -- but just to be in that rarefied air of those who saw the Fabs perform live.
10-06-15, 03:11 PM
#56
Moderator
Re: music regrets
I saw them around that time too. My glasses got knocked off my face literally within seconds of the opening song. Utterly destroyed. I have no opinion on whether they were "great" or not - they were the Ramones.
The opening act was a pop band naively booked by some idiotic promoter. A drunk Ramones fan (undoubtedly from Jersey) threw a bottle at the lead singers' head and hit her right in the face. She finished the song with blood streaming and then left the stage. Good times.
The opening act was a pop band naively booked by some idiotic promoter. A drunk Ramones fan (undoubtedly from Jersey) threw a bottle at the lead singers' head and hit her right in the face. She finished the song with blood streaming and then left the stage. Good times.
10-06-15, 08:41 PM
#57
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Re: music regrets
I've got one: I had tix to the Metal Gods tour in 2008 that had Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell, Motorhead and Testament, but my dumbass buddy asked for the wrong Thursday off and I couldn't find a replacement, so I had to skip. ":'(
10-06-15, 08:56 PM
#58
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: music regrets
I bought the ticket two months prior and got stuck on guard duty that night. I could have paid a guy to take my post for me and I don't know why I didn't. I still have the ticket.
10-07-15, 10:34 PM
#60
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: music regrets
Saw them a bunch of times in the 70s at CBGBs. They were that great. I remember the first time, Joey started to talk and DEE DEE just screamed out 1 2 3 4 and off they went. There was no one like them at that time.
10-08-15, 04:59 AM
#61
Senior Member
Re: music regrets
Skipping seeing Amy Winehouse in a small venue before she got really famous.
Skipping the At The Drive-In reunion concert for a date.
Skipping the Necrophagist concert for a date.
Skipping the Lamb of God concert in a small vanue for a date. (I never skip concerts anymore for dates, I've learned that much)
Having a ticket offered to me to see the original Guns N' Roses for free, but my parents thought I was too young.
My parents wouldn't take me to the Michael Jackson concert, because I was too young. Had tickets to see his comeback in London, but he died.
Skipping the At The Drive-In reunion concert for a date.
Skipping the Necrophagist concert for a date.
Skipping the Lamb of God concert in a small vanue for a date. (I never skip concerts anymore for dates, I've learned that much)
Having a ticket offered to me to see the original Guns N' Roses for free, but my parents thought I was too young.
My parents wouldn't take me to the Michael Jackson concert, because I was too young. Had tickets to see his comeback in London, but he died.
10-08-15, 02:25 PM
#62
DVD Talk Legend
Re: music regrets
10-09-15, 08:05 AM
#63
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: music regrets
Depending on your age, don't feel bad. I saw him in Atlanta the day before Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994, and it was sad. I was sitting in the corner to his left, about 3/4 of the way up (in The Omni, a 20,000 seat arena) and I could easily read his teleprompter from my seat. And I have terrible eyesight. And the poor guy still forgot the lyrics a couple times, and generally seemed to have no idea where he was. I seem to remember (but could be making this up) the teleprompter even said "ATLANTA" in huge, flashing letters when he talked to the crowd between songs. His voice was still pretty good - nowhere near his prime, of course - but it was just so sad to see an icon of American entertainment look so completely lost on stage. At the end of the show, he thanked us for being "the best audience ever". Normally you'd just think that's something all artists say, and they said that to the audience before you and will say it to the audience after you. But in this case, I really think it brought a tear to most people's eyes.
I saw him in Cincinnati in 1994. Other than being able to say, "I saw Sinatra live," it wasn't that big a deal. Don't get me wrong - I'm a huge fan and own dozens of his records, but he was really headed downhill by then. He had to use a teleprompter for the lyrics and still got a bunch wrong. He couldn't hit a lot of notes anymore, that sort of stuff.
10-09-15, 03:32 PM
#64
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: music regrets
Not a personal regret, but a genetic regret:
My mom was in her 20s when she saw THE BEATLES at Shea Stadium in 1965. She went with her Womens group... and left promptly a few songs into the show, because she couldn't hear a thing above the incessant shrieking from the girls around her.
She left. A Beatles concert. She left...
*weeps incessantly*
My mom was in her 20s when she saw THE BEATLES at Shea Stadium in 1965. She went with her Womens group... and left promptly a few songs into the show, because she couldn't hear a thing above the incessant shrieking from the girls around her.
She left. A Beatles concert. She left...
*weeps incessantly*
10-09-15, 04:20 PM
#65
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
10-09-15, 04:34 PM
#66
DVD Talk Hero
Re: music regrets
I almost had a music regret last night. I really wanted to go see Paul Weller in LA (who's lead guitarist is one of my favorite guitar players) and I almost didn't because I couldn't find anyone to go with me. Weekday, late night, far away, etc. I bit the bullet and went by myself. Got close to the stage, right in front of the guitarist, and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. So fucking glad I went, even by myself.
10-09-15, 05:15 PM
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Re: music regrets
I almost had a music regret last night. I really wanted to go see Paul Weller in LA (who's lead guitarist is one of my favorite guitar players) and I almost didn't because I couldn't find anyone to go with me. Weekday, late night, far away, etc. I bit the bullet and went by myself. Got close to the stage, right in front of the guitarist, and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. So fucking glad I went, even by myself.
10-11-15, 05:27 PM
#68
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: music regrets
Yeah, I would have been 20-21 seeing him in 94. I wonder what 2-3 years prior when I was 18 would have meant, in terms of his performance.
Anyway, I'm sure things were going downhill for a bit. I just remember some of the live bootlegs I have and how great he was. Especially with Dean Martin when they were both just shitfaced. The banter between them, or each of them and the crowd, was awesome! That's really when I'd have loved to have seen him. But alas, I would have been a toddler and wouldn't have gotten that much out of the show. Timing's everything.
10-11-15, 10:54 PM
#69
DVD Talk Hero
Re: music regrets
My most recent musical regret was not seeing STP and Chester Bennington perform live in some rehearsal studio in North Hollywood 2 years ago. I won a contest on their FB page but got really lazy the day of that I flaked out. Their stage manager called me up to ask where I was, because they were waiting for me to start the show. I was like fuck, go on without me! When they posted the pics I was floored. They literally performed for about 20 people. I guess they were renting out the space to freshen up before leaving for the tour the following week.
10-29-15, 09:38 PM
#70
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Re: music regrets
I passed on seeing classic Kiss in the mid 70's with some high school buddies (still not a fan, but it would probably have been a great memory)
I missed Stevie Ray Vaughan in Columbus, OH in '89 "I'll catch him next time he comes through", I said to myself...
I missed Stevie Ray Vaughan in Columbus, OH in '89 "I'll catch him next time he comes through", I said to myself...
10-29-15, 11:13 PM
#71
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: music regrets
I passed up the chance (or didn't try hard enough) to see Nirvana more times that I've actually seen them (3). One of my absolute favorite bands and I could've seen them at least 7 times had I tried.
Never saw the Ramones.
Never saw the Ramones.
10-29-15, 11:15 PM
#72
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: music regrets
Never saw Metallica back in the day (83-86) due to various reasons. I tried though.
Passed up a couple chances to the see the Replacements back in the day too. Never did.
Passed up a couple chances to the see the Replacements back in the day too. Never did.
10-29-15, 11:36 PM
#73
DVD Talk Godfather & 2020 TOTY Winner
Re: music regrets
All my friends went to see The Police in the Synchronicity tour at Aloha Stadium in '84. One of the biggest concerts in Hawaii since the Elvis show in 72. For some reason, I decided to pass. I was kind of sick of them on the radio by that point. A few years later they were like my favorite band and by that point they were broken up. I saw Sting a few years later but it's not the same. At least I caught the reunion tour about eight to ten years ago.
My mom's younger sister has a doozy : it seems Brian Epstein was like a second cousin or something. In 1963 when she was like ten, he got the band he managed, The Beatles, to sign a band photo "To Helen" with all their respective signatures. She kept it in her room for several years, but when she became a teenager, she cleared it out and put it with a pile of stuff in the attic or somewhere. She lost the photo and didn't think twice about it for years.
My mom's younger sister has a doozy : it seems Brian Epstein was like a second cousin or something. In 1963 when she was like ten, he got the band he managed, The Beatles, to sign a band photo "To Helen" with all their respective signatures. She kept it in her room for several years, but when she became a teenager, she cleared it out and put it with a pile of stuff in the attic or somewhere. She lost the photo and didn't think twice about it for years.
10-30-15, 09:54 AM
#74
Re: music regrets
Not so much a regret, but an annoyance. End of the 90s a friend of mine called to see me and whilst chatting told me he had bought a ticket to see David Bowie at the Town and Country (Now the O2 Academy) in Leeds. This is a great venue and for gigs only has room for probably 1000 people...max. I asked why he didn't get me a ticket and he just shrugged. By the time i called to try and get a ticket they had sold out. I was pissed off. Not too long afterwards i saw Shed 7 there on their farewell gig and i regretted going to that. Good band, shit gig just doing it for the cash.
