crodonilson
He/Him
Final Group
Genesis: prog era - too long-winded. I once sat through Supper's Ready twice. Never again. But I suspect they have fanatical support. Post prog: no thanks - soundtrack for City workers who wear sunglasses and sling a jacket over their shoulder. The Jam: lots of classics, easy to vote these crowdpleasers in. The Clash: experimental, variable quality, but admirable and credible. The Eagles: I don't think I've ever heard any Eagles, apart from Hotel California, which seemed a bit lacklustre. I think I'll go with The Jam.
I once sat through Supper's Ready twice. Never again.
What does that mean? They played it twice at the same gig? The song is 23 minutes long.
Or you went to two gigs where the song was played once?
A "friend" played it to me once, at his house, and then, when he'd finished it playing it, he played it to me again. Believe me, I KNOW it's 23 minutes long.
Spare a thought for Neil Young fans when he did the Tonight's the Night tour
Neil’s plan was to play the album front to back in its entirety. He felt that the music was strong enough to stand on its own legs even though people were hearing it for the first time. Critics and audience members weren’t as receptive. They wanted a ‘greatest hits show’ but weren’t getting one. What was Neil’s plan to get people to pay attention and leave remembering the message? Well, here’s what he did! He would begin the show saying ‘I’m going to be playing new music. Please listen and have patience with it. Once you hear the full album, I promise to you that I’ll play songs that you’ve heard before.’ So, in classic Neil fashion, as soon as the album was done, he indeed did play something that they’ve heard before. He played the album again!!!!!
A "friend" played it to me once, at his house, and then, when he'd finished it playing it, he played it to me again. Believe me, I KNOW it's 23 minutes long.
Alles klaar.
I used to listen to Tommy Vance's Friday Night Rock Show in the early '80s and the highlight was the Top 10 Rock Tracks of All-Time as voted by listeners. c. 1980/81 Supper's Ready was No. 2 in that chart, second only to Stairway To Heaven (other songs included the lengthy "Awakening" by Yes, Whole Lotta Rosie, Smoke On The Water, Rush's "2112", Rainbow's Stargazer, Child In Time, Paranoid.)