What rock music are you listening to? Non-Jazz, Non-Classical.

[Holy Ghost]

On 6/2/2025 at 1:37 PM, Kevin Bresnahan said:

Van Halen - Van Heln II (MFSL). I picked up a copy of the SACD. I've never had a digital version of this before. I always loved their debut record & have the DCC gold CD of it, but their second wasn't nearly as good in my memory. Listening again and maybe my memory is being overly critical?

I saw Van Halen many times back in their early days, including their first tour when I saw them in a half-filled small arena. When I saw them during the tour for VH II it was at a packed Hartford Civic Center. I went with my girlfriend who is now my wife. I remember specifically that it was in late June or very early July, as there were fireworks going off inside the venue throughout the show. I also remember the show vividly as it ended abruptly after about 3 or 4 songs.

It ended because of several things, the main one being David Lee Roth did something really stupid. Apparently, someone was throwing coins at the stage during the opening song. Why? Who knows? Anyway, Roth killed the song, brought up the house lights and started raving at the crowd, demanding that the crowd "Pick up this pussy and throw him up on the stage so we can beat the shit out of him". Then he starts exhorting the crowd, saying, "C'mon you pussy! Throw money at us now! C'mon. Throw it now. I want you to throw money at us now!"

As you can imagine, a bunch of stoned and drunk Van Halen fans mistook the demand and most of the crowd began raining money down on the stage. Change was bouncing off everything & the band ran off the stage under a hailstorm of coins. They were gone for about a half hour, with the crowd going nuts, fireworks blowing off and in general getting rowdier & rowdier. Eventually they came back out, played maybe 2 more songs and Roth yelled, "Fuck you all" and the lights came back on. End of show.

I don't think my wife ever went to another rock concert with me again.  

I don't think my wife ever went to another rock concert with me again.  

Let me tell you, being a life-long 311 freak and building this show up since they recorded this great record she better love it!!!

[Holy Ghost]

11 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

Listening to a CD that a friend gave me... not Jazz... not Rock... listed under Classical but not really. I don't know what this is, but it's enjoyable.

Lucia Micarelli - Music From A Farther Room (143 Records/Reprise)

 

 

Listed under, uhhhh, don't tell the wife she's hot? Just thinking out loud, married guys!

[BFrank]