I actually saw Three Dog Night live in the Felt Forum in New York, longer ago than I care to admit. They put on a great show.
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What are you listening to? Part III
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My first concert was Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden June 77. I was 16 years old and went with an older cousin. My favorite form of entertainment is music...by far. Hard for me to sit and watch the TV, but I can listen to tunes anytime, anywhere, for any reason. My taste in music is eclectic, but my favorites are classic rock and pop from the 60's, 70's. and 80's. I don't do rap or thrash metal. My search for good music is an endless rabbit hole, but I am happy that there is still some good stuff being produced today. Not a lot, but enough, combined with the classics to keep me happy.
Here is some info about your Led Zeppelin concert at MSG in 77. I saw them in Montreal in 75 and as you will see, I paid CAD 7.50
Led Zeppelin Concert Memories: Montreal June 1972 and February 1975, Pontiac Michigan April 1977 & Madison Square Garden June 1977
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Love it. Is that your blog? Tickets were a lot more reasonable then. Now you are lucky to find concerts for under $200.00 for current popular bands. Saw Megadeth here in Raleigh with my 22 year old son back in Sept. Was a great experience. Dave can still put out the tunes. Believe it or not, tickets were only $45.00 on the lawn.Here is some info about your Led Zeppelin concert at MSG in 77. I saw them in Montreal in 75 and as you will see, I paid CAD 7.50
Led Zeppelin Concert Memories: Montreal June 1972 and February 1975, Pontiac Michigan April 1977 & Madison Square Garden June 1977
From Underground Uprising uuweb.led-zeppelin.us Montreal Forum June 7 ’72 Montreal Forum Feb. 6 ’75 Pontiac, Michigan Silverdome April 30 ’77 NYC, Madison Square Garden June 11 &#…
I've never been to Montreal but have been to Toronto in Ontario. Also been canoeing and camping at Algonquin Provincial Park in 1986.
Me trying to catch my canoe before they leave me behind🤣 Getting ready to canoe to the next campsite.
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No not my blog. I just Googled Led Zeppelin in Montreal and that came up. Algonquin Park is a nice place. You should try to get to Montreal at some point. Much different vibe than Toronto.
Needed a little pick me up after the Christmas Holiday... and this did the job!
Sybreed - Reevolution
Sybreed - Reevolution
Let's see if ticket prices have outpaced inflation (yeah, I think about finance too much)...
=> US$200 in 2024 was $38.55 in 1977
Inflation Calculator | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
What’s a dollar worth? How far does a past dollar stretch to equal the modern dollar? What would past prices be today?
www.minneapolisfed.org
So a $40 ticket for a show in the 70's is like paying 200 bucks to see something today. I (think) I recall paying in the forty-dollar range for superstar/festival tix in the 80s. But I'd also say that production and sound, particularly for venues with 500+ capacity, is better now than then.
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And while I'm here, some stuff on my sound system today:
(RIP Richard Perry)
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ETA: I decided to dig around a little and see what ticket prices were in the past…looks like 10-12 bucks was how much a concert at a ~5,000 seat venue cost in the early 80s.
And a huge stadium festival was $17.
So I'd say rock ticket prices have outpaced inflation and my memories of 80s prices were wrong! All this reveals just how fan-friendly Fugazi was. For their entire lifespan, a Fugazi ticket was five bucks.
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There's a new documentary on HBO called "Yacht Rock", and the term is pissing a lot of folks off. Many of my favorite musicians/bands are lumped into this (really inaccurate) category. In this video Rick Beato discusses the whole thing, and includes the brief phone call between the filmmakers and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan; Donald's response is Gold. I don't have HBO so I won't be seeing it (maybe wouldn't if I could) but the background discussed here is kinda fun if you're into the sophisticated rock/jazz/funk/pop records and bands of the late '70s and '80s.
I have Netflix, Prime, and Apple TV+, but I probably wouldn't watch it anyway. I do generally like the genre though. Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers, Hall and Oates and the like, all have some great tunes and are a must in my listening experience. A Lot of great artists in that genre.
On the other hand, über-hipster record label Numero Group made this YACHT ROCK compilation…
Private Yacht
With pop music’s volume knob adjusted for deflation in the early '70s, softness begat smoothness. Crewmen arrived from the worlds of jazz, folk, rock, and soul, all peddling a product that was sincere, leisurely, and lofty. A sound that was buoyant, crisp, defined. Sometimes classified as West...
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…so maybe only Boomer and Boomer-adjacent generations hate the term (#OKBoomer ?).
;-)
My last spin before I packed up my turntable. One of my favorite Christmas albums. I hosted a family Christmas party for 33 people including a dozen little kids. I haven't had to child proof my house in years and felt the turntable was not safe. I needed to anyway, I have some upgrades on the way.
It would’ve been safe with me! My parents have told me that when I was little, I’d just sit still there in front of the record player and listen. Even when I was 2-3 years old.
I love it. Very 70's/80's Motown Funk. 😎On the other hand, über-hipster record label Numero Group made this YACHT ROCK compilation…
Private Yacht
With pop music’s volume knob adjusted for deflation in the early '70s, softness begat smoothness. Crewmen arrived from the worlds of jazz, folk, rock, and soul, all peddling a product that was sincere, leisurely, and lofty. A sound that was buoyant, crisp, defined. Sometimes classified as West...
…so maybe only Boomer and Boomer-adjacent generations hate the term (#OKBoomer ?).
;-)
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I need to read that again tomorrow morning after a good night’s sleep, was fabulously written. BUT, I clicked on the double-LP’s song/artist list and the only one I recognized was Madness. And again, no Jimmy Buffett.On the other hand, über-hipster record label Numero Group made this YACHT ROCK compilation…
Private Yacht
With pop music’s volume knob adjusted for deflation in the early '70s, softness begat smoothness. Crewmen arrived from the worlds of jazz, folk, rock, and soul, all peddling a product that was sincere, leisurely, and lofty. A sound that was buoyant, crisp, defined. Sometimes classified as West...
Some more of that Disco, Funky, Motown, feet moving, finger snapping, Hula Hooping, bass strumming, drum thumping, soul soothing beat. I love it!
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A timely article from a recently-launched music website (since we've been discussing ticket prices)...
Everyone knows buying tickets to a major artist’s concert can be awful these days. If you’re lucky enough to get them straight from Ticketmaster, the cost will be inflated with fees, which one federal government study found added 27 percent to the stated ticket price on average. But even getting the chance to purchase directly from the company that controls virtually all ticket sales for big concerts (and sporting events) in the U.S. is starting to feel like playing the lottery.
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour was the most notorious recent example: In 2022, Ticketmaster crashed due to overwhelming demand, leaving many fans without tickets. According to the company, the problem was exacerbated by bots that bought up tickets to be marked up and resold on the secondary market. In other words, those poor Swifties were thwarted by ticket scalping, a practice that in recent years has grown from a sleazy way to make a few bucks to a multi-billion-dollar techno-dystopian nightmare of an industry.
www.hearingthings.co
Everyone knows buying tickets to a major artist’s concert can be awful these days. If you’re lucky enough to get them straight from Ticketmaster, the cost will be inflated with fees, which one federal government study found added 27 percent to the stated ticket price on average. But even getting the chance to purchase directly from the company that controls virtually all ticket sales for big concerts (and sporting events) in the U.S. is starting to feel like playing the lottery.
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour was the most notorious recent example: In 2022, Ticketmaster crashed due to overwhelming demand, leaving many fans without tickets. According to the company, the problem was exacerbated by bots that bought up tickets to be marked up and resold on the secondary market. In other words, those poor Swifties were thwarted by ticket scalping, a practice that in recent years has grown from a sleazy way to make a few bucks to a multi-billion-dollar techno-dystopian nightmare of an industry.
This One Weird Email Helps Explain the Horrible State of Concert Ticketing
On the secondary market, tickets are now going for as much as $20,000. Why hasn’t the government stepped in?
www.hearingthings.co
Love that Boz Scaggs album. Got it upon release. All over the radio back then.
This is a cool Latin tune! Here’s a screenshot of the album cover in case you want to find it.
