Rock Roxx

[wizardfromoz]

What a wonderful blast from the past.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[wizardfromoz]

I have picked up a mistake on my part, and my 17th concert was actually my 14th concert.

I had thought I saw Fleetwood Mac in 1980, but it was 15 November 1977, at Festival Hall.

My fave from their setlist was probably "The Chain"

Another fave of mine not in that concert (hadn't been written then), was one which won me more bets at pubs and Trivia Nights than any other, and that is "Little Lies".

Those not aware think that the vocalist is Stevie Nicks.It's not, It's Christine McVie. Stevie only performs backup vocals on the number, and you can hear her distinctive voice when she sings simply "tell me lies".

 

[wizardfromoz]

On Saturday, I attended the Stanthorpe Rodeo, because my granddaughter was in the Barrel Racing (she won).

Between the commentary, music was playing, which I recognised as Shania Twain

 

[wizardfromoz]

November 1980 The Unmasked Tour by Kiss, was only seen in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, with one show at The Palladium in New York being the only US venue.

We saw it in Brisbane at Lang Park football stadium (where I saw Bowie).

Lead singer Paul Stanley later said

Playing Australia in 1980 was amazing. We were big beyond any comprehension. When we were first told that we were huge in Australia I really didn't have any idea what that meant until we went there. When people were saying you're as big as The Beatles were that's kind of hard to comprehend until you get off a plane and there's thousands of people at an airport and there's thousands of people camping outside your hotel and we couldn't leave the hotels. "Shandi" had already been a hit there. We were the front headline of the papers for virtually three or four weeks. It reached the point where I was asking that we not have any more parties because literally every night the promoter threw a party for us

Here's Shandi

Or, a little rockier

The visual special effects in this concert remain etched in my memory, even 45 years after the event.

 

[wizardfromoz]

Billie Eilish - "Birds of a Feather"

 

[Condobloke]

 

[Condobloke]

 

[Brickwizard]

Even chuck said this was the best version of his work he had heard..

 

[wizardfromoz]

Chuck who, Brian?

SOOO kidding.

I'm still a fan of the Beatles' cover, lol.

 

[Brickwizard]

I'm still a fan of the Beatles' cover, lol.

And why not, the Beatles recorded over 80 covers from such diverse artist as Carl Perking, the Shirelles, the Crickets, Chuck and many more, lets just say they knew a good number when they heard it

 

[theLegionWithin]

buddy of mine's band was in town yesterday - went to see them and then got to spend a bit of time before and after the show hanging out, was nice. they've got a new album coming out next year - if you're into soul/funk fusion you may want to check them out.

here's a link to some of their older work - personally, I like the first album the best.

 

[wizardfromoz]

I love Jimmy Webb songs.

 

[KGIII]

I call him, "Glen 'Holy B*lls' Campbell" because of his amazing guitar skills and cocaine-fueled lifestyle.

He might have been playing 'country music', but he was every bit of a rock star.

 

[wizardfromoz]

Children's author Enid Blyton, as well as writing the books about Christopher Robin and Winnie The Pooh, also wrote other titles and one of them was "Now We Are Six".

For Rock Roxx, today is that day, our sixth birthday.

 

[Windmill]

Happy Birthday Rock Roxx

 

[Condobloke]

Lewis Capaldi: UK singer makes emotional return to iconic festival after tourettes struggle

He last played Glastonbury in 2023, but was overcome by tics and was unable to finish singing his songs.

www.9news.com.au

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

 

[wizardfromoz]

Peter Gabriel - "Games Without Frontiers"

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

Peter Gabriel - "Games Without Frontiers"

I always thought this was Phil Collins