The Carpenters...

[phikappa]

I heard the Carpenters' "We've only just begun" on the radio the other day and half way through the song, I started balling my frickin' eyes out. I got home and my wife says, "What's wrong with you?" and I'm like "Nuffin'....sniff".

Am I the only '70's pu$$y here? I'm sure I was just caught in the wrong mood. What songs make you babble like an idiot? That song "Butterfly Kisses" gets me, too. It's a cruel song and I think they should ban it from the radio! All it does is turn dads into tubs of goo. Bastard's!

[Gator]

Actually the band is now called "The Carpenter" because there is only one..LOL
All those songs get to each of us in a different way Bro..
Butterfly Kisses kills me..My machismo gets thrown right out the window when my lil ones involved.

Gator

Originally posted by phikappa
I heard the Carpenters' "We've only just begun" on the radio the other day and half way through the song, I started balling my frickin' eyes out. I got home and my wife says, "What's wrong with you?" and I'm like "Nuffin'....sniff".

Am I the only '70's pu$$y here? I'm sure I was just caught in the wrong mood. What songs make you babble like an idiot? That song "Butterfly Kisses" gets me, too. It's a cruel song and I think they should ban it from the radio! All it does is turn dads into tubs of goo. Bastard's!

[MagicMel]

First of all,
I actually went to a Carpenters concert at Universal Studios Amphiteater when it was an open air venue. John Denver, too, come to think of it. The passing of both Karen Carpenter and John Denver brought me to tears.

Second of all,
I listen to country and there's a song that's been on the last couple of Christmas seasons. I don't know the title or the artist, but it is about a little girl who want to buy a pair of shoes for her dying mother for Christmas. In fact, I'm getting a little teary right now as I type this.

BTW, I don't listen to Country exclusively, I still like Classic Rock,
70's disco, Classical and everything in between except for gangsta rap.

[giantfan43]

Originally posted by MagicMel
I listen to country and there's a song that's been on the last couple of Christmas seasons. I don't know the title or the artist, but it is about a little girl who want to buy a pair of shoes for her dying mother for Christmas. In fact, I'm getting a little teary right now as I type this.

Oh please .. that song is a killer ... I don't know the artist or the name but that song kills me ... this past xmas we heard it on the radio and it somehow caught the attention of my 5-year old son .. the poor kid starting getting all choked up .. he wouldn't let us turn it off ... see, now you got me going here !

[Phatman1179]

Good gawd, reading this thread made me realize that we all are really over 35, and that gets me choked up.


Alright how about "Billy don't be a Hero"

[little lats]

"Cats in the craddle" for me!! Heard it on the way home from my weekend get away.. ouch!

[Hibiscus09]

originally posted by Gator

Actually the band is now called "The Carpenter" because there is only one..LOL

Bad, Bad, Bad!!!! This made me laugh out loud.

The Carpenters were the first concert I ever saw -- in 8th grade --won the tickets on the radio station.

I love "I Believe There Are Angels Among Us" by Alabama. It's so sweet.

You guys are falling apart! LOL

[little lats]

Okay so who is going to bring up ABBA?

[Minotaur]

Originally posted by little lats
Okay so who is going to bring up ABBA?

Yeah, that should make anyone cry.

The one that gets me spouting tears like Niagara Falls is 'Empty Garden', Elton John's song for John Lennon. They were very good friends. It makes me think of what it would be like to go looking for a good friend who isn't there anymore.

Aw sh@#, I never should have started thinking about this.

[Gollum]

I got two...

What's that?The Hardcore maniac bawling over some silly song?Yup.

"Sometimes When We Touch" by Dan Hill.I'm not even sure if he did the original,or covered it from someone else but that's the version I have.It destroys me.

This one is even more goofy...

"Coward of the County" by Kenny Rogers because it reminds me of my father and the kind of man he wanted me to become.I hope I am making him proud.

*sniff*

[phikappa]

Originally posted by Phatman1179
Good gawd, reading this thread made me realize that we all are really over 35, and that gets me choked up.


Alright how about "Billy don't be a Hero"

That one's not bad, but I think an even more sappy than that is "Wild Fire". Worse yet is that song "Seventeen". That song is so depressing, it took average teenage angst and made it an excuse for suicide.

[GLAlexander]

"Cat's in the Cradle"

"Three Times a Lady"

[Anomeley]

Don't get me wrong...I like classic rock too but geez.....I'm setting here thinking of tomorrows chest workout (as I read this thread)where I humiliate the teens and twenty something's that hang out and take up space but I won't be doing it thinking about these "wus songs"!! OMG! I will get tacked to the floor the very second one of these tunes enter my mind! Tacked...NO....stapled to the floor is more like it. They will have to peel me off the mat.

Now lets turn this thread around shall we? I'll start:

Judas Priest: "Screaming for Vengence" "Turbo Lover" and who
could forget AC/DC "Highway to Hell" "Hells Bells"? Ozzie anybody?? "Crazy Train" Ted Baby (my personal fav for bench) "Cat Scratch Fever" tunes like these won't bring tears to your eyes true.....maybe the other guy as he runs (not walks) to the shower in total fear!

Ride with me tomorrow to the gym listening to "real" rock and you will walk in ready to blast weight off your chest into space, guys will get out of your way and let you be. No one will utter a word to you because of the snarl on your face. Ahhhh....thats better....psyched now.....I see 405 going up tomorrow as the kiddies jaws drop open.......I will deal with the flames later! Lift big and lift hard guys.....

[Charger]

Originally posted by Hibiscus09
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The Carpenters were the first concert I ever saw -- in 8th grade --[/B]

My first was a bit different, Golden Earring and Rush. What a shock for a 8th grader. It smelled kinds funny in the auditorium, I wonder???

What about Beth by Kiss?
Cats in the Cradel and Time in the bottle also, ok I do have a soft side.

Then there was Hair of the Dog by Nazerath

[Hibiscus09]

LOL, Charger -- the first time I got a whiff of that funny smell was in 9th grade in the girl's lounge -- I still haven't smoked any -- I lead such a naive life. I've never even heard of the groups you went to see for your first concert!

[Charger]

You never heard the song Radar Love? Or 2112 by Rush, so sad

Ok , everyone name the best concert they went to, for me it was Page and Plant, a close second was Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Worst, Cheap Trick They were bad, plus i had a knock out date (Australian exchange student) and blew it.

[MiloMan]

Originally posted by Charger
Ok , everyone name the best concert they went to

Luciano Pavarotti, 1993, Central Park, NYC. That fat man is the finest singer alive.

He has 4 concerts this year:

http://www.pavarottiinconcert.com/tour_dates.html

[Hibiscus09]

Yes, Charger I remember Radar Love -- guess I just didn't remember the name of the band.

Best concert -- hmmm, I'm going to see Jimmy Buffet this Wednesday -- maybe he'll be it! However, I guess I really liked Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, Billy Joel (in the 80s), Journey, Styx, Brooks & Dunn (they are so cute!), Aerosmith, Kenny G, Heart -- I can't choose!

Absolute Worst -- Michael Bolton -- YUCK!

[jon9851]

Hey I saw Buffett this summer also in Pittsburgh.The first and the best concert was Bob Seger In "75" @Cobo Arena In Detroit.

[MagicMel]

Originally posted by Charger
Ok , everyone name the best concert they went to, for me it was Page and Plant, a close second was Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Recently, the most fun concert i've been to in a long time was Toby Keith, his Unleased Tour a couple of months ago at Blockbuster Pavilion which is the nation's largest outdoor venue. It was about 60deg with 20-40mph winds that brought the windchill factor down to about 45 or so. Damn good entertainer.

As far as musical/vocal quality goes, Celine Dion at the Arrowhead Pond a few years back. She has such a pure clean voice. No matter how I set up my home theater system, Dolby Digital 5.1/AC3, Bose ceiling mounted cubes and dual sub-woofs, there is just no duplicating hers or any live concert.

Charger, I wish I had seen SRV even just once. That man has the greatest blues talent, ever! I do have a dvd of him, and I guess that's the closest I'll ever get.

[Phatman1179]

Twisted sisteer, rainbow, AC/DC, Lynerd Skinard, Red Ryder (Lunitic Fringe) some of my favs for when you push 405.

First concert - Todd Rungren
Best concert- Michael Stanley ( I know you never heard of him, It's an Ohio thing)
Worst concert - Billy Squier

[Charger]

Originally posted by MagicMel

Charger, I wish I had seen SRV even just once. That man has the greatest blues talent, ever! I do have a dvd of him, and I guess that's the closest I'll ever get.

I went to see Greg Almond Band and there was a guy named SRV there also, never heard of him at that point, what a show. I wear the t-shirt to work out in, it's getting really thin

[MiloMan]

Originally posted by Charger
I went to see Greg Almond Band and there was a guy named SRV there also, never heard of him at that point, what a show. I wear the t-shirt to work out in, it's getting really thin

You know, I didn't like SRV when I first heard his stuff on the radio (couldn't stand him, "What is this, white boy 'blues' or something?"), but liked him quite a bit when I heard his "non-hit" music. It seemed that what they played on the radio was his worst work, while the best SRV work never got released as singles.

I almost never heard The Who's best work on the radio either, just the sure-fire pop hits.

[Gator]

Fisrt concert..
Night Ranger and Triumph !!!!
It rocked, and no I never had a mullet...LOL

Gator

[TampaIronMan]

My first concert...KISS! Back in 77. The best? There are a couple of em...a few years back, my wife and I went to House of Blues in Chicago to see the Fabulous T-Birds. They were ok. The opening act though, was Edgar Winters Group, and for an old man, he ROCKED!!! Second best, probably the second row center seats for James Taylor. My wife had just finished her chemo therapy, and we finally realized she was going to live. THis was our first outing after that. More than the music, that was what made it great.

And then, there are the two times I saw REM...Oh yeah, Neil Young, in his country phase, with David Allen Coe opening for him. Deep PUrple on their reunion tour was great, but I was EXTREMLY high for that one!

[Eye2_Man]

Friends and I used to follow the Grateful Dead around the country. That got expensive so I moved to Hayward, CA. Close to the Kaiser, Oakland Coliseum, Shoreline, SFCC, MCCC, The Stone, etc. Probably seen the Dead and the Jerry band 100+ times. Hard to pick a favorite out of those.

Some of my favorites were definitely the entire Fall tour on the East coast in 1984. Austin in 1983 had a super hot Scarlet Fire. Kaiser New Year's shows in 1986. Chula Vista '85. Got to see the first shows after Jer came out of his coma in Hampton '86. Phil sang Box of Rain for the first time in ages. Also a dynamite Estimated Prophet in one of those 3 shows.

Of all the shows seen, don't think I ever got to see a HelpOnTheWay->Slipknot!->Franklin'sTower

Oh, as a bogus side note.... I saw Van Halen warm-up for Black Sabbath in 1976 (Utica War Memorial). That was before the release of their first album (I think).

[phikappa]

Okay, okay...

Anomeley,

Thanks for slappin' me around. I think my cold was bringing me down, but I'm at 95% today, so enough with the wimpy crapola!

Charger,

I think Rush/Golden Earring was my first concert, too. Rush was awesome that night. Another awesome show was Missing Persons. I also saw Motely Crue and got my pic on the cover of some rock magazine (can't remember which one though). I was the most clean cut person in the whole crowd!

I just can't see going to a concert these days. I'd probably sit in the back with some binoculars and leave before 10:00 p.m. The family thing really does a number on your social life .

[little lats]

Originally posted by Phatman1179
Twisted sisteer, rainbow, AC/DC, Lynerd Skinard, Red Ryder (Lunitic Fringe) some of my favs for when you push 405.

First concert - Todd Rungren
Best concert- Michael Stanley ( I know you never heard of him, It's an Ohio thing)
Worst concert - Billy Squier

Twisted Sister? I was a fraid to bring up. Whitesnake and Great White.....

[mntbikedude]

now if we all went to a concert it would be, " so what is that stuff?" Dude its metamucil take a hit and pass it on......

[Phatman1179]

Oh Man how could I forget Whitesnake!!!

That metamucil remark is so true. Took my wife to go see Bad Company & Styx last summer. I used to look around the parking lot and remember all these muscle cars in 81 that were there. Mustangs, GTO's, road runners, when I looked around last summer... Mini-Vans as far as the eye could see.