It wasn’t long after a friend of mine turned me onto Rainbow in the summer of 1981 that they quickly became my favorite band, due in no small part to Ritchie Blackmore’s guitar playing. The 70s and 80s were the heyday for guitar gods, and while I was in awe of many of them, there […]
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Hard Rock Music Time Machine – 1982: The Who’s “Farewell Tour” – Shea Stadium, NY
An announcement was made this week that The Who will embark upon their “farewell tour” in 2015. The series of shows to commemorate the band’s 50th anniversary will be the last big world tour according to Pete Townshend. When I heard the announcement, I couldn’t help but smile. If not for my mom’s recent passing, […]
Hard Rock Music Time Machine – 1981 & 1982: For Those About To Rock
Back in the early 1980’s, junior high school boys had two choices…take shop class or be ridiculed for taking home economics with all of the girls. Like most boys, I had no interest in cooking and sewing, but I also didn’t grow up very handy, so shop class held only slightly more appeal than home […]
Hard Rock Music Time Machine – 1981: “Flirtin’ With Disaster”
Last week, I took my son to see Kid Rock’s $20 Best Night Ever Tour (Hard Rock Daddy Review). I’ve been taking him to concerts since he was 7-yrs old, so he’s a fairly experienced concert goer at this point. My first “real” concert experience took place in 1982; that’s a story for another day. […]
Hard Rock Music Time Machine – 1984: KISS/Queensryche – Nassau Coliseum
I was too young to go see KISS in concert when they still had the original lineup and wore makeup. And though I would eventually get to see the original lineup with makeup when they got together for a reunion tour, it just wasn’t the same. Makeup or not, the chance to see the band […]
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