http://www.progarchives.com/forum/ Forum posts (prog lounge only) - Progarchives.com Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:42:47 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:43:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.01 30 www.progarchives.com/forum/RSS_topic_feed.asp?FID=3 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/css_styles/mac-prog (v11)/PAlogo_v2.gif http://www.progarchives.com/forum/ http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195562#6195562 Author: Jacob Schoolcraft
Subject: Concerts you've walked out of....
Posted: August 21 2025 at 13:43

My first Rock concert was horrible.. 😃

1974...Spectrum...Philadelphia
Brownsville Station..Jo Jo Gunne...Slade

It was not a seated event and there was vomit on the floor..( in various places too)..just don't say I didn't warn you

Brownsville Station had the single "Smoking In The Boys Room"
They were a Rock trio and they definitely had a garage band sound.
Cub Koda...the guitar player/lead singer...while singing "Smokin' In The Boys Room" was hit in the eye with a cigarette. He grabbed his eye and was in pain from the burning sensation.

The 2nd band on was Jo Jo Gunne. I wasn't into that style of Rock..however the band SOUNDED good and you could tell they were a bit seasoned on their instruments.
As they played...the monitors began to cut out. Jay Ferguson apologized to the screaming crowd after stopping the song and he began talking directly to the sound tech. He responded by saying..."You guys really need to fix the problem..we can't play like this"
The problem was magically fixed and the band started again. This time feedback began roaring through the monitors. Jay Ferguson stopped the song and said..."You need to fix this problem or we're walking" " " We are professional and we're not putting up with this"
One more time....the monitors cut out again..Ferguson stopped the song and said.."Are you playing games with us?" "That's it..we're walking!!"

Then the headliner SLADE were too loud...I didn't care for their music..so I walked]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:43:07 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195562#6195562 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195372#6195372 Author: Cristi
Subject: Concerts you've walked out of....
Posted: August 20 2025 at 03:31

UMUR wrote: Manowar...terrible and ridiculous macho stage presence, which I couldn]]>�� I think it was in 1999 and they shared the bill with Dio and Mot]]>�

I wouldn't go to a Manowar concert even with free tickets, transportation, accomodation etc. Godawful band... ]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2025 03:31:21 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195372#6195372 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195368#6195368 Author: UMUR
Subject: Concerts you've walked out of....
Posted: August 20 2025 at 01:57

Manowar...terrible and ridiculous macho stage presence, which I couldn]]>��
I think it was in 1999 and they shared the bill with Dio and Mot]]>�

Edited by UMUR - Yesterday at 01:58]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2025 01:57:27 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195368#6195368 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195363#6195363 Author: cstack3
Subject: Concerts you've walked out of....
Posted: August 20 2025 at 00:24

Rick1 wrote: Volume seems to be a recurring theme here. It can go the other way - at HRH prog in 2010, Steve Hackett was too quiet!

I noticed! Back in the 1970s, I think bands used to compete for decibels!   

Deep Purple was once rated as the loudest....I have a friend who went to a Blackmore's Rainbow show & said that was the loudest he ever heard!

Bringing earplugs is always good advice! ]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:24:48 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195363#6195363 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195305#6195305 Author: omphaloskepsis
Subject: Concerts you've walked out of....
Posted: August 19 2025 at 11:49

Tool 2011. We had bad seats...upper left balcony.
The stage was dim and dark, and the lead singer seemed to be hiding.
My husband said,

"Let's split and I'll take you to any restaurant you want. I'd rather listen to a Tool CD than strain my eyes to make out human specks."]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:49:53 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195305#6195305 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195297#6195297 Author: Tapfret
Subject: Concerts you've walked out of....
Posted: August 19 2025 at 09:43

1999 International Progressive Music Festival in San Francisco. Day 2 I walked out of both Lana Lane and The Rocket Scientists as well as Porcupine Tree. They were both too "glitz", for lack of a better word. The rest of the acts were a little more quirky and fun. But those two took themselves way too serious. Which is saying something given they shared the bill with Magma. Porcupine Tree seemed like they were set up to play Wembley, not the borderline intimate setting of the Palace of Fine Arts.

Also walked out of Public Enemy when they did the crossover tour in the early 90's with Primus and Anthrax. I was very interested in seeing them, but every single track had a maximum volume siren in the background that just drowned everything else out. I stepped out until Anthrax came on. They and Primus saved the evening for me.

Most recently The Dear Hunter headlined a gig where I actually went to see the opening act, CHON. When CHON finished their incredibly intricate guitar work, The Dear Hunter just did not hold my interest. Maybe on a different bill that more matches their motif, but it just didnt work for me. Didn't help that I had a long drive home.]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:43:11 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195297#6195297 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195296#6195296 Author: DoobieBrother6
Subject: Concerts you've walked out of....
Posted: August 19 2025 at 09:32

Orchestral Manouvers In The Dark.

Agree 100 %.

I've never seen them live. Can't understand anyone wanting to - unless they are alien lifeform.

A drippy load of NOTHING.

One of the worse bands ever.

....
Strange. Just this morning whilst (futilely) thrifting the vinyls, and as usually coming up with nothing - yep, there it was, the "Organization" lp.

Good to see it in the company of Nana, Phil Collins and Engelbert lps.

It belongs there.]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:32:42 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195296#6195296 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195272#6195272 Author: Nogbad_The_Bad
Subject: Concerts you've walked out of....
Posted: August 19 2025 at 05:06

I take earplugs to every show, including jazz, too much Motorhead and AC/DC as a teen]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 05:06:23 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195272#6195272 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195264#6195264 Author: Rick1
Subject: Concerts you've walked out of....
Posted: August 19 2025 at 04:38

Volume seems to be a recurring theme here. It can go the other way - at HRH prog in 2010, Steve Hackett was too quiet! ]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 04:38:26 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135412&PID=6195264#6195264 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135390&PID=6195253#6195253 Author: saskois
Subject: What is REALLY new in the world of Prog Rock??
Posted: August 19 2025 at 03:48

richardh wrote: ''New in the world of prog rock'' is an oxymoron to me. ''Prog'' became something when it could be identified as something. Identifiable music stylistcally can never bee innovative. Music doesn't really evolve either because someone decided to make up some random sh*t and a few fans call it 'innovative'. I stopped worrying about innovation when I realised that all progressive music has orgins and is not truly new. The trick is to recognise that fact not try and subvert it. Anyway I think Kyros are quite 'innovative' taking a modern commercial aesthetic and marrying it with classic prog ideas. That seems fine to me.

Borrowing from other genres (classical music, jazz, etc.) and eclecticism were/are the main features of progressive rock, not innovation. Innovation as such is a characteristic of experimental and avant-garde music. However, people created the experimental/avant-garde music for an even longer period, and since much of the innovation has already been developed, "avant" is also just one of the tags in today's musical landscape.

We live in the post-progressive age]]>� Tue, 19 Aug 2025 03:48:26 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=135390&PID=6195253#6195253