'85 Catalog Pictures of Philly Venues...

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Author Message JohnS Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2001 - 4:05 pm:    Does anybody from the Philly area who has the '85 String Instruments catalog recognize any of the pictures of the concerts or venues? I see T-shirts with "WMMR" (the classic rock radio station of the 70s) and "the Police" on them. The catalog was copyrighted in 1984, so that should date the concerts. The big stadium looks like RFK stadium (since torn down). I saw Yes, Peter Framptom and Gary Wright there in mid 70s. The smaller arena looks like the Spectrum. My first concert there was ELO. Other memorable concerts I saw there were Yes, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull and Boston. Can anyone confirm my guesses? Mark Munchenberg (Munch) Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2001 - 8:19 pm:    John, I've got no idea - obviously, but you sure saw some cheesy bands - hey??? LOL Mark JohnS Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2001 - 9:05 pm:    Ouch! Hey, thems my heros, bub! Yeah, somehow I managed to miss Men At Work and ACDC. hehe. J Mark Munchenberg (Munch) Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2001 - 4:47 am:    John, I can understand you going to see Peter Frampton and Pink Floyd, but as for the others - Yikes!!! Say what you like about Men At Work, but do not disrespect the mighty AC/DC. In Eddie Van Halen's words - " AC/DC may play the same song all night, but it sure is a damn good one!" The seventies bands I loved then were (and remember I was just a wee little kid ): - Status Quo - Kiss - The Angels (known as Angel City in the US) - Suzi Quatro - The Rolling Stones The common denominator? Great riffs with the amps cranked way up!! I could make you a tape if you would like one! Hehehehe!!!! Cheers, Mark P.S. - Go have a Fosters for me!! (An Australian conjob almost as big as Men at Work Hehehe) JohnS Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2001 - 5:37 pm:    Mark: I don't think I've ever heard of Status Quo or the Angels. KISS never thrilled me. When the Stones went disco, I turned my back on them. They've redeemed themselves in the last decade, I guess. Suzy Quatro sounds real familiar, but I can't place a song or a picture. There is something inexplicably interesting about AC/DC. What's wrong with Yes and Tull? Oh, I forgot to mention Genesis. What did you think of the Who? There was always Led Zep, Deep Purple and then came Aroesmith. I'll take a step back in time, even further and say that when I started listening to the Moody Blues in the late 70s I was pretty impressed. As much as I love a hard driving beat and a catchy riff, I really enjoy highly orchestrated music. Mixing rock with classical has always intriqued me. Maybe because it's too far above my ability. I CAN play 3 chords over and over. J Nostalgia is sweet. Mark Munchenberg (Munch) Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2001 - 9:37 pm:    John, I'm surprised that you haven't heard of Status Quo. They are a huge british boogie band that has been going non-stop since the late '60's. The Angels are an Aussie hard rock act that started around 1975. They had some success in the US around '82 - '83 but promptly dropped off the radar. They are a household name over here. I think the Stones disco stuff is very cool. It gets better with age. Suzie Quatro was a leather clad bass slinging chick with songs like Devil Gate Drive, 48 Crash and Can the Can. Her biggest claim to fame was a guest starring role in Happy Days as Leather Tuscadero!! AC/DC just toured Australia last month - I didn't go. Now the Who, the Zep, The Purps, and Aerosmith - they were great bands in their day. I am definitely not partial to progrock and lofty orchestral arrangements. Cheers, Mark JohnS Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2001 - 10:03 pm:    Mark: I kept seeing that bass playing Happy Days chick in my head and kept rejecting it as Suzy Quatro. Disco...ack, hack, barf, spitooey...ahhh, I guess it's not too bad. J The ironic thing is that I'm playing with a friend and the singer in his band at a going away party next weekend and I have to play the Bee Gees, How Deep Is Your Love. They almost made me learn Abba's Dancing Queen. They swapped it out for Bryan Ferry's Avalon. Thanks for small miracles. I've sold out just like the Stones! I'll do anything to get some gigging experience with professional musicians! J Speaking of oldies, anybody know what ever happened to Emerson, Lake and Palmer? JohnS Posted on Monday, April 02, 2001 - 11:10 am:    Mark: Just thought I'd update you on the NJ leg of my "2001 Going Away Party" tour. J The set list was changed several times. This is what we ended up playing: 1. Tears for Fear: Everybody Wants to Rule the World 2. Crazy (was this written by Willie Nelson?) 3. Bee Gees: How Deep Is Your Love 4. Venga Boys: Sha-la-la 5. Venga Boys: Everybody Wants to Party (or something like that) The first was my favorite to play. There was a lot more variety in the song than I thought. Crazy is a long time favorite of my wife's. Much more difficult than I imagined. Lots of 7ths, minor 7ths and a goofy diminshed 7th that I wasn't that familiar with. I sat out the Bee Gees tune because I didn't have time to transpose the tab I had into the key of the singer. (I'm not complaining. J) The Venga Boys tunes, I'd never heard of (nor the VBs, for that matter). Except for learning the breaks, these were very easy. They were thrown in to get people up and dancing (they didn't, hmmm). My friend brought lights and a smoke machine. It was the most "professional" situation I've ever been in. And also the most never-racking experience. But it was another hurdle I made it over. Mark Munchenberg (Munch) Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2001 - 1:11 am:    John, Thats cool - there's nothing like a challenge to keep you on your toes!! It must be difficult to stand on your toes when you're cringing from the material though??? Venga Boys????? Really!!!!!! The Tears for Fears track is good. Crazy I think was made famous by Patsy Cline (Quite possibly a Willie tune). I've always had a soft spot for the BEE GEES because they are Aussies and they did the best commercial disco songs of the late '70's. Speaking of gigs, on the weekend I played a biker's bar in the suburbs. I was pretty apprehensive - worried about my car and my gear, but we played so good everyone stayed inside and kept drinking!! Bikers don't usually like Rockabilly and old Rock'nRoll, but on this occaision a change from AC/DC cover bands must have been refreshing. Cheers, Mark JohnS Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2001 - 11:24 am:    Mark: I don't know who the Vangaboys are. It's not my "bag", man. Enlighten me. The BEE GEEs can sing, I'll give them that. It must be cool to be from a talented family. VH1 did a Behind the Music show on them last week. It expanded my appreciation for them as musicians. A biker gig. That could be a tough crowd! Why are pictures of a young Mel Gibson as Mad Max flashing through my mind?

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