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Anyways, its great that you enjoyed the show Ric. And really sad to hear that you went there out alone. Man, I'd have been there with you. :wink:]]> Opinions and Polls Rahul https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/paged/2/#post-290184 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/paged/2/#post-290140 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:06:57 +0000
But the show was absolutely awesome! Robert's got a great voice, though he's mellowed out and it's deepened over the years. He was just having great fun performing with Alison Kraus and the others, and made it plain to everyone. Alison has the most beautiful voice on Earth, I'm convinced. She's a killer fiddler, as well. I'm sure you've heard "As I Went Down To The River To Pray" on "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" That's her. (Robert was one of the three guys harmonizing behind her when she did that last night.) They did a bunch of each one's earlier favorites including a bunch of Led Zeppelin songs, but arranged in very different new styles. "Black Dog" and "When The Levee Breaks" (actually an old Memphis Minnie song, BTW) were done as slow, minor blues and were just terrific! A lot of the stuff they did was very bluesy. The musicians with them were all old white headed or bald guys. Let me tell you, they were a bunch of rocking old men! Really accomplished masters of their art. Everyone seemed to be doing just what they wanted to be doing. Robert said something like "It's really free form up here, and that's just how it's supposed to be. Can you feel it?" He was just ecstatic and bubbly. They were all having a big happy jam. It was NOT an album promotional tour show! Most of the audience loved it, but not everyone. The audience was quite old on the average, and I was on the young end of the older set. A lot looked like old bluegrass fans, a very conservative lot that don't like drums and electric instruments. Some were big Led Zeppelin fans, many with Zep T-shirts on. The music wasn't anything like what either of those groups were expecting. Some got up and left, but most of the crowd was having a blast. I saw a couple of really hot babes my age who still had their looks and were dressed up like the groupies they were 35 years ago. Don't know what they thought about the show, but I had to stop and take an appreciative look, even if they were a bit silly. Since the promoters and venue staff made such a big to-do about not taking pictures with cell phones, and I saw so many others doing it, I sneaked a few that I'll have to figure out a way of extracting from my phone now. (Shame on me!) Doubt they'll be very visible due to the distance from the stage and the way the cell phone camera's set up for close portraits. I've been falling asleep whenever I sit still today, and I need to go on to bed! Poor Mrs. R is doing better today, she apparently had a virus on top of her chronic health issues. I hope I can get her into another show while they're touring. They're supposed to be in Asheville in early June.]]> Opinions and Polls Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/paged/2/#post-290140 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/paged/2/#post-288216 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:42:05 +0000 Opinions and Polls Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/paged/2/#post-288216 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/paged/2/#post-288178 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:38:34 +0000 :)]]> Opinions and Polls boxboy https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/paged/2/#post-288178 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/#post-288114 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:17:19 +0000
Couldn't even get many decent pics, either....too many people bouncing around and jostling! This'll give you an idea how good the seats were, though....



Looking back now, I think I must have been completely mad to pay so much....but I'd probably do it again if I had the money!

Oh yeah - and the first time I saw Status Quo, back in 74, I reckon it didn't cost me £10 for ticket, transport, beer etc....

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Opinions and Polls Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/#post-288114 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/#post-288103 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:59:34 +0000 Opinions and Polls Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/#post-288103 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/#post-288090 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:54:23 +0000
Chris]]> Opinions and Polls dogsbody https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/#post-288090 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/#post-288076 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:08:30 +0000
Hey, Mrs. R and I are going to see Robert Plant and Allison Krauss on the 21st in Knoxville. Cost about $135 for two tickets up in the nosebleed section, all that's left since I waited too long. Worse than ZZ Top's prices.]]> Opinions and Polls Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/#post-288076 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/inflation/#post-288068 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:23:12 +0000
All prices before taxes.

Santana '78: $7.27

Jeff Beck '76: $7.00. Opening act, I kid you not...REO Speedwagon.

Jean Luc Ponty '78(?): $6.50 The show was at the Toronto bar, El Mocambo. He trundled back on stage for the encore from...the men's washroom. Not sure if he took a wrong turn leaving the stage after the main set or he just really had to go.

Return to Forever (mid 70s): $6.00. I wandered into the lower level of the theatre before the show and the band was warming up in a big empty room. Got to just stand in the doorway and admire!

Genesis '76: $5.00

Weather Report '77: $6.24. Worst crowd ever! Great show.

Stephane Grapelli '76: $5.00. One of the best shows I've ever seen. He had to be pushing 80 or more by that time, but that jazz was still pumping through his veins.

Thanks for the walk down memory lane, Ric!
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