What song do you listen to right now?

Bora_Bora

Don't confuse the woodstock era with woodstock it self. There were a lot of weird artists back then some good, some one hit wonders and some totally zonked out.

Having being a drummer in a past life. I personally think sometimes guitarist get way more attention than they deserve. Sour grapes maybe 😀

-- Mon May 23, 2011 12:19 am --

Oh and keeping with the mood here is one I like from "back in the day"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5e3M6v-rCQ

There will always be one hit wonders, but I think from that "era" more survived that those who have survived after that time. Do you think Lady Gaga and Justin will be around?? I don't think so. 😂 And today, it really isn't about bands anymore, but the performer.

I agree drummers don't get "star" status because they were always considered the ones that held a band together.

Keeping in line with the Woodstock theme, here's guitar and drum. Michael Shrieve was 20 years old when he rolled this one out!!! He left Santana in 74.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLDalZ4-53g

More drums and guitar from Santana. One of my favorites. Love the afros!!! How out of it were they to get into it??? 😂

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7hfdCqs8U0&feature=related

Chocoholic

Santana is fab. Although I do have to admit, when he played here, nearly 2 hours of guitar twanging did get a bit much. Plus he really really needed to play more of his big hits.

Bora_Bora

Santana is fab. Although I do have to admit, when he played here, nearly 2 hours of guitar twanging did get a bit much. Plus he really really needed to play more of his big hits.

Anything that goes on for 2 hours can be overload. Well............most things that is. 😉 😂

Chocoholic

Minx! lol 😂

Bethsmum

Santana is fab. Although I do have to admit, when he played here, nearly 2 hours of guitar twanging did get a bit much. Plus he really really needed to play more of his big hits.

I expect you met him did you? I didn't see him on your list.

desertdudeshj

Again keeping with the flow, here is someone you can say started off the woodstock festival. They were the first one to sign up for it, prior to that many were hesitant to sign for something like that and once news got around they had signed it, the rest follwed.

CCR : Fortunate Son 😎

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec0XKhAHR5I

Bora_Bora

Woodstock

Those who cancelled:

Jeff Beck Group (The band broke up in July, forcing cancellation)
Iron Butterfly (Stuck at the airport, their manager demanded helicopters and special arrangements just for them. Were wired back and told, as impolitely as Western Union would allow, "to get lost", but in other 'words'.)
Joni Mitchell (Joni's agent put her on "The Dick Cavett Show" instead)
Lighthouse (Feared that it would be a "bad scene".)
Ethan Brown (Arrested for LSD three days before the event.) In preparation for the concert?? 😂

Those who declined:

The Beatles (John Lennon said he couldn't get them together)
Led Zeppelin (Got a higher paying gig at the Asbury Park Convention Hall in New Jersey that weekend)
Bob Dylan (Turned it down because of his disgust of the hippies hanging around his house) Now that's funny!!! 😂
The Byrds (Turned it down because of a melee during their performance at the first Atlanta International Pop Festival, held at the Atlanta International Raceway on July 4 and July 5, 1969)
Tommy James & the Shondells (Turned it down because of being misinformed about the size and scope of the event)
Jethro Tull (Turned it down because they thought it wouldn't be a big deal.)
The Moody Blues were included in the original posters as performers, but backed out after taking a gig in Paris on the same weekend.
Spirit (they had other shows planned and did not want to back out of their commitments; not knowing how big that Woodstock would ultimately become)
Mind Garage (Declined because they thought it wouldn't be a big deal and had a higher paying gig elsewhere)

Dubai_Knight

Good research BB!

I know a lot of headliners pulled out or couldn't make it for one reason or another but this is a definitive list and educational!

Woodstock started the era of big outdoor music festivals and they continue to this day. Glastonbury is obviously the daddy in the UK but the V Festivals attract some very high note performers.

Was at Joe Cocker last night and the band could really play. He still has a charisma and there is music coming from every pore of his body...like the sweat he was drenched in! The poor guy was really struggling with the humidity and the stage lighting but carried on regardless and put on an awesome set. The average age of the audience was about 55 but it was really refreshing to see a lot of youngsters there really appreciating the skill and the emotion that went into the performance.

A memorable gig.

😎 😎 😎

Knight

Bora_Bora

Actually when I found that info I was very surprised and found it interesting who and why.

Joe Cocker = That's a concert I wouldn't mind having gone to seeing as how there were so many grownups. I'm sure when you say youngsters you don't mean the 5 and 6 year olds!!!

I'm very put off by concerts that I might want to go to because way to many people bring their "little ones" along or people get sloppy drunk. Both of which I find extremely irritating. I wouldn't even go to the big race for those reasons - more so because of the sloppy, obnoxious drunks.

Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

Dubai_Knight

Actually when I found that info I was very surprised and found it interesting who and why.

Joe Cocker = That's a concert I wouldn't mind having gone to seeing as how there were so many grownups. I'm sure when you say youngsters you don't mean the 5 and 6 year olds!!!

I'm very put off by concerts that I might want to go to because way to many people bring their "little ones" along or people get sloppy drunk. Both of which I find extremely irritating. I wouldn't even go to the big race for those reasons - more so because of the sloppy, obnoxious drunks.

Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

By 'youngsters' I meant anyone under 30! 😂

They gave you a bracelet that said "21+" to enable you to buy infidel juice...I dared them to check my id!

There wasn't a single child in the place, it was calm, orderly, easy to get in and out, no jostling, people chilled out with picnic blankets on the grass, some dancing, no-one drunk, no disturbances, no hassles. A grown up event and very well organised by Done Events.

The only downers were the weather (not in anyone's control) and the guy on the vision mixing for the big screens who seemed not to realise that when the spotlights shone on a performer who was playing a solo, he should actually show it on screen and not keep focusing on the quite hot female bass player!

😎 😎 😎

Knight

benwj

Edited for the sake of BBs dirty mind 😂 😂 😂

Speaking of concerts, Roxette was brilliant. Geeze she's aged, haven't we all, but it was high engery from start to finish and transported me back to the days of studying (cramming) for my leaving cert.
I went to see Mark Knoffler when he was here a few years back (Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms was my first big concert when I was all of about 5" tall), and was very disappointed, mainly with the crap band... and no sax!

Bora_Bora

Speaking of concerts, Roxette was brilliant. Geeze she's aged, haven't we all, but it was high engery from start to finish and transported me back to the days of studying (cramming) for my leaving cert. I went to see Mark Knoffler when he was here, which was more like my Junior Cert years (Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms was my first big concert when I was all of about 5" tall), and was very disappointed, mainly with the crap band... and no sax!

Weren't you a bit young for sax?? (Sorry, couldn't help myself. 😂 )

Dillon

Woodstock

Those who cancelled:

Jeff Beck Group (The band broke up in July, forcing cancellation)
Iron Butterfly (Stuck at the airport, their manager demanded helicopters and special arrangements just for them. Were wired back and told, as impolitely as Western Union would allow, "to get lost", but in other 'words'.)
Joni Mitchell (Joni's agent put her on "The banana Cavett Show" instead)
Lighthouse (Feared that it would be a "bad scene".)
Ethan Brown (Arrested for LSD three days before the event.) In preparation for the concert?? 😂

Those who declined:

The Beatles (John Lennon said he couldn't get them together)
Led Zeppelin (Got a higher paying gig at the Asbury Park Convention Hall in New Jersey that weekend)
Bob Dylan (Turned it down because of his disgust of the hippies hanging around his house) Now that's funny!!! 😂
The Byrds (Turned it down because of a melee during their performance at the first Atlanta International Pop Festival, held at the Atlanta International Raceway on July 4 and July 5, 1969)
Tommy James & the Shondells (Turned it down because of being misinformed about the size and scope of the event)
Jethro Tull (Turned it down because they thought it wouldn't be a big deal.)
The Moody Blues were included in the original posters as performers, but backed out after taking a gig in Paris on the same weekend.
Spirit (they had other shows planned and did not want to back out of their commitments; not knowing how big that Woodstock would ultimately become)
Mind Garage (Declined because they thought it wouldn't be a big deal and had a higher paying gig elsewhere)

I often wondered why some of the bigger names weren't performing at Woodstock, you mentioned Santana earlier, and the penultimate track in my Disco days, the final slow number of the night for that gratuitous pelvic grinding grope in the dark, was of course, Santana’s Samba Pa Ti…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzSayxVM_E0

And the last was no less than Jeff Beck with Hi-Ho Silver Lining, with such clear intelligible and positive lyrics, it was impossible not to sing along, the theory was that everyone left the disco in high, happy spirits rather than fighting in lumps, the last two tracks were mandatory and never varied from one disco to another!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9T47Hnccpw

😎

Bora_Bora

Dillon, are you sure about that second link? If so, that must have been the Brits version of disco, which definitely differs from what us yanks know disco to be!!! 👽

I know that neither of the above would have been played at Studio 54!!!! 😁

Dillon

Dillon, are you sure about that second link? If so, that must have been the Brits version of disco, which definitely differs from what us yanks know disco to be!!! 👽

I know that neither of the above would have been played at Studio 54!!!! 😁

Absolutely certain Bora! and never mind! I didn’t expect the rest of the world to be quite as sophisticated as we were in God’s Country.
😂

Bora_Bora

Dillon, are you sure about that second link? If so, that must have been the Brits version of disco, which definitely differs from what us yanks know disco to be!!! 👽

I know that neither of the above would have been played at Studio 54!!!! 😁

Absolutely certain Bora! and never mind! I didn’t expect the rest of the world to be quite as sophisticated as we were in God’s Country.
😂

Yeah, us yanks knew (and still know) how to have a good time. 😂 Were you so sophisticated that you wore a suit and tie and wingtip shoes at the disco?? 😁