Yeah but even during these other eras of boy bands, the gay(as in happy) militia general, and Gidget there also was a counterbalance of quality that existed. That is not the case today. Like, ax Koki, he'll tell you that, yeah, as Thriller was released you had everything from Iron Maiden to Rush to The Police to Journey still kicking around. All of the aforementioned bands have more talent in the tip of their pen!s than every musical act of today combined. And Jeez, Shout at the Devil just came out, too, and everybody's favorite German band, The Scorpions, were blazing across America. There was something available for all musical tastes.....Erock had his Toto..Yankee had Cyndi Lauper...every genre was well represented. Today that ain't the case.
Heard that. I can't say I disagree with yankee and Toto because if anyone was blessing the rains down in Africa we'd be balls deep in Cat2's, time after time this fall like Erock's Cyndi if we were being rocked like a hurricane just as those Scorps. The 80s were in NO way devoid of musical masterpieces. Was bringing jest to the popcorn of those decades. Wait...stop the presses...did you bring up the CRÜ?!?! That just pumped me up to the point of hopping on the Carver board after getting on this flight and shredding through the smooth commercial tile area of the baggage claim zone to expedite getting to ground transport and zipping over to Trestles. FYI...as I was doing so people were genuinely apologizing that they were in MY way. I stand by my defense of Beantown but peeps there would never do that!!!
Well, now we are in a whole different conversation if we are talking about the bands that rocked those periods rather than regrettable one-hit wonders of the pop circuit. I mean, I've got no problem talking about the rise and demise of SUP's Milli Vanilli fan club presidency or rcarter's stonewashed NKOBT Canadian tuxedo. I'm not even mad, it's amazing actually. You guys ever seen Hot Tub Time Machine? What a sick concept that alchemist Chevy Chase had. If I could hop in a hot tub and be transported via Chernobly back to Woodstock '99 when me and 5 of my closest dogs jumped in the whip, drove to Rome, NY and got based with mad wahines after paying a guy at the side door $20 each to see Rage/Metallica. Then when the sun came up we saw hippie scum siphoning 6ft tall nitrous tanks. Can you believe that PB&J??
This may date me, as if I care but some that I saw at MSG were: Bad Company Pink Floyd Led Zep Aerosmith Tull Queen Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes (London, England) Springsteen Ray Charles (Stamford) Allman Brothers (can't recall where) Santana (ditto) ELO (ditto) Sly & The Family Stone (somewhere in NYC) And of 'em all, Brutha Ray was far & away the most incredible musical performance. What's your list? Or should that be a new thread of best concerts ever...?