Saw Procol Harum, King Crimson n Yes opened up the shop....that was 1972...
The best opening act you've ever seen & heard?
I have two:
In 1983 I went to see The Plimsouls (Peter Case’s pre-solo career band) at The Garage, a tiny little "club" on Ventura Blvd. The room had filled up (elbow-to-elbow tight), and the opening act started their set. My woman and I both looked at each other, our mouths agape. It was Los Lobos, and they were great! Their debut album How Will The Wolf Survive? had yet to be released, but I sure picked it up when it was.
I went to see John Hiatt at The Roxy Theater on Sunset Blvd. during his Perfectly Good Guitar tour, entering the room just as the opening act was starting her final song. The ads for the show listed her name, which was unfamiliar to me. As the song started and progressed, I was stunned; the song she and her band were performing was a great one, and I knew I had missed a quality set of music. It was Sheryl Crow, whose debut album had not yet been released. Damn it!
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Nine Inch Nails opening for The Jesus & Mary Chain....first tour and they were "flavor of the month" per the record store guy. I have to agree about Stevie Wonder opening for the Stones in '72... was blind-sided dumb by the genius he so effortlessly displayed, and Talking Book was released a few months later. If the Stones that night had cancelled I knew I'd gotten my $7.50 worth! (Martha Reeves & the Vandellas opened first.) Why The James Gang (Thirds tour) picked Black Oak Arkansas to open for them is a mystery....BOA was all boogie energy and the JG was drudgy narcotic.... the vibe was confusing. |
1986 - The Fixx opened for the Moody Blues at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach
1996- Pat Banatar opened for Styx (With Dennis DeYoung, original lineup except for drummer who passed) That Styx show was epic and Pat almost stole it with her energy and voice, incredible. It was great to finally see Styx rock out! |
@kqvkq9 - I was at a number of those shows - Who's Dead (I've seen them hundreds of times; at every one of those shows, they often stopped between songs and talk and tune up and all that. I don't think that was special for you, but who knows?), Mott the Hoople, BTW, and Aerosmith (I think that was my first show at Winterland after I moved here), the Who at the Cow Palace (I have some good photos from that one), and the DK's and the Clash at Kezar Pavilion with the bouncy floor; I still remember that! |
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