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Speaking of Bands (mi sex thread) and in the great Rockwiz tradition:
1. what was the first live band everyone went to see?
2. what was the first album you brought with you own money?
For me:
1. (two answers)
A. Lobby Loyd and his Coloured Balls, Mansfield High School end of year social in 1973 (pretty good for a local school social).
B. Eagles and Festival Hall in 1976.
2. Uriah Heep Live (Double Album).
Yeah, I was a bit of a Rocker back then.
Side story: In early 74 (I think) the School Student Council looked at booking an unknown band for the grand cost of $800 for the end of year social. By the time we went to make the decision mid year, we couldnt afford them, the cost had gone up to $2500. The Band: SKYHOOKS.
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1/. So long ago it was either Chain (Bondi Lifesavers) or Jethro Tull (Horden Pavillion) 1974. It is all a blur now and in the old tradition, if you can remember the 70's you weren't really there.
2/. Let It Be, The Beatles
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1: Dragon- live in Cairns in 1976
2: Stoned by the Rolling Stones
I was luck or unlucky, depends on your flavor, to be given back stage tickets to Skyhooks live at the Port Douglas play day weekend in the late 70's by none other than Graeme "Shirley" Strachan . He walked out of the Courthouse Hotel in Port Douglas, Drunk as a skunk, right in front of our old Holden EJ station wagon.
Luckly, I had only just adjusted up the brakes or we would have run over him, Shirley staggered back to the passenger window and threw 6 stage passes onto the dash thanking us for saying his life.
The rest of the weekend is still only a blur. ;D
cheers duggie
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1: The Angels, Matt Finish and the Flowers (now Icehouse) at Civic Park in Newcastle - circa 1977/78 - can't remember exactly - I was only 13 or so. Watched two guys cut each other to ribbons with broken glass. Pretty scary for a year 7/8 student !!
2: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC
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2. Uriah Heep Live (Double Album).
Yeah, I was a bit of a Rocker back then.
Was that Very 'eavy, very 'umble with the cobwebs on the cover? My 1st album also.
Never went to see a band but hitch-hiked from Melb to Sydney to see 'Hair' one weekend ;D ;D
:cheers:
Mike
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Was that Very 'eavy, very 'umble with the cobwebs on the cover? My 1st album also.
Album Cover same as tour program :cheers:
Wish I had some "Hair" left on my head. Most on back now!
I guess that the Shepparton concerned was the UK one - i would have been there if it wasnt!
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Was that Very 'eavy, very 'umble with the cobwebs on the cover? My 1st album also.
Never went to see a band but hitch-hiked from Melb to Sydney to see 'Hair' one weekend ;D ;D
:cheers:
Mike
I've got this in my collection at home, must get the dust off it and give it a play again.
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The first band I went to see ( unofficially as I was just 17) was Midnight Oil under another name at Manly Leagues club ( they used to play under different names quite often).
The first official band (over 18) was The Angels in Newcastle somewhere (could have been The Workers)
The first album bought was the 12 inch single of Pink Floyd The Wall.
Another musical memory, Amate used to play in a band in Newcastle by the name of El Ninio. They had several back up bands over the years, The Screaming Jets were the first, after they took off nationally they grabbed Front End Loader, They went national as well. They then thought we can't go wrong with a couple of 15 year old kids and thus introduced Silverchair. :cup: :cup:
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1. what was the first live band everyone went to see?
The Angels
2. what was the first album you brought with you own money?
Led Zep - Physical Graffiti. I found it in a second hand store, the original 12" with the cover that has movable windows. Still got it somewhere :)
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I've got this in my collection at home, must get the dust off it and give it a play again.
Perhaps this should be the Uria Heep/Angels thread?
The Heep look as if theyre still at it (until recently at least)
i have a copy of Physical Graf with Windows brought new in the plastic library :cup:
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First Band Focus at the Dallas Brooks Hall 1974
First Album Uriah Heep Very Heavy and Humble
I'm amazed hoe many bought Uriah Heep but you never hear them on the radio
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Some of "Joker And The Thief" by Wolfmother sounds a bit like Uriah Heep
;D ;D
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1. ACDC | THundrestruck tour I think 1990/91 ( Still go tthe $$ bill form the money talks song)
2. Back in Black | ACDC...... I now have every possible ACDC album, bootleg,DVD...
Greg
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1. First live band: Eurogliders at Airlie Beach Skating Rink, 1984ish. Was a concert for under 18. Post 18 years old was Rockalonga in Yarrawonga in 91 but that was a mix of bands.
2. First album: Black Sabbath, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Still love this album....
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1. Saw a few smallish bands when young, as in early teens... Sherbet and Ted Mulry Gang.
2. First Album was Dynasty, followed by Rumours and Back in Black all within about a fortnight. They are still albums I listen to know.
:cheers:
Dave
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First band...ABBA... joking it was Beach Boys.
I had long blond hair back then, right into surfing, super fit, alot of loose women, smoking that special weed and drinking. The good old days :'(
First Album...cant remember could have been the Beatles
Mark
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First band - Aussie Crawl at WA Institute of Technology - 1984 - lost my wallet but found a girlfriend
First album - ABBA's Greatest Hits (at least I'm honest)
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The first album i paid for was pink Floyd the wall.
First single i think was don't give me culture by the knobz
have no idea what the first band that i saw was....got to hang around a few as a kid but after i first left home i loved the battle of the bands at the doveton hotel, dynamic hypnotics ; Joe camaleri; i can't remember any more but were great nights....oh and the comedian Bruce Melbourne....we always had a someone on our table get selected to go on stage and get free plonk .....hic
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First album, I bought 2
Fresh Cream by Cream
Slade Alive, by Slade
First Live Band
Benny and the Jets, local Newcastle band.
Civic Park Newcastle 1969
Kerry's First album
Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd
First live band.
ACDC at her School dance in 1974
Rockdale Mansonic Hall
I thought I'd add this
My favourite band Live 1970 Isle of Whyte, hard to believe it's 41yrs ago.
FREE - MR.BIG(LIVE 1970) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT1F0AN9-PE#noexternalembed)
Baz.
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Loved Free in the day though Rodgers was not as good when he formed Bad Company even though his henchman was Mick Ralphs formerly from Mott The Hoople. Now there was a band, I still get shivers listening to Sweet Jane & Jerking Crocus. (All the Young Dudes) Am I still living in the 70's?
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My favourite band Live 1970 Isle of Whyte, hard to believe it's 41yrs ago.
:cup:
Unluckily I didnt get into those mid 60's to 70 supergroups until 75. Introduced to Derek & the Domino's by my High School Maths teacher.
Failed HSC maths, passed supergroups 101. ;D
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Speaking of Bands (mi sex thread) and in the great Rockwiz tradition:
1. what was the first live band everyone went to see?
2. what was the first album you brought with you own money?
I was only thinking that myself reading that thread! Stop reading my mind before I even think it will you! LOL.
1. Wickity Whack ... mum and dad loved them ... first band I actually wanted to see ... Barnsey but I was still under age ... so ti was the Hoodoo's.
2. a double cassette ... something in the 80's ... had silver lips on the front ... still have it somewhere too.
Kit_e
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Fisrt band as a 14 year old was Sherbet supported by TMG and Russle Morris, whent along with my sister and her freinds, well they had a spare ticket.
First album bought with my own money was Black Sabbath self titled I think,
Best concert seen Iron Madden Number of the Beast Tour around 1981
Motor Head Festival Hall Mid 80s
As you can see I moved on from Sherbet.
hey Mace youll have to bring some of tha Uriah Heap music along to Tolmie and rock the place
nothing like 70s 80s metal yeh
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hey Mace youll have to bring some of tha Uriah Heap music along to Tolmie and rock the place
nothing like 70s 80s metal yeh
We could have a theme for saturday night going here! ;D
Rockin the (Wombat) Range's, or perhaps,
Heepin it on the Hills.
Wonder if GG knows any heavy metal ???
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Fisrt band as a 14 year old was Sherbet supported by TMG and Russle Morris, whent along with my sister and her freinds, well they had a spare ticket.
First album bought with my own money was Black Sabbath self titled I think,
Best concert seen Iron Madden Number of the Beast Tour around 1981
Motor Head Festival Hall Mid 80s
As you can see I moved on from Sherbet.
hey Mace youll have to bring some of tha Uriah Heap music along to Tolmie and rock the place
nothing like 70s 80s metal yeh
Mace 3rd question should have been the mosty scariest... Ozzie Ozborne at festival Hall with disco95... I've never seen so many 40-50 year old men in leather and big hair..Scarred me for life ;D
Greg
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woodstock :) cant remember much more than that
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1. I can't stand being in a crowd so I actually never went to a live rock concert until 2007. It was to see Third Day at Hillsong.
2. Escape by Journey.
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First 2 albums I bought on the same day (can I say 2).. Around1976
Jimmy Hendrix : are you experienced
and
Johnny winter captured live. Still listen to em both!!!
First band ,,,I snuck into the pub when I was a youngen to hear a very young tommy and phil emmanual play.
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I was lucky enough to have a brother that took me to see george thorogood open the newcastle entertainment centre. I think it was about 1990 ish, not exactly sure. I was 15 maybe. . . . . First album i bought was DV8 back to basics. Another band i can thank my brother for getting me into. There still playing around newcastle pubs today, a great pub rock band thats stood the test of time.
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I think first Band was the ted mulury gang
first album i think ol 55
lost a lot of brain cells since then lol
:cheers: sheeds
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1st band was the angels at the village green hotel, last band they had there for 2 years, was a great night.
1st album was a suzie Q, can the can i think. wow that was many years ago. :cheers:
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First concert was Dr Hook..... great concert but went with my mother and her work mates...
First album KISS Destroyer on vinyl bought in the 70's and still have it....
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I cannot remember what year it was, but it was at the Apollo Stadium in Adelaide when I was viusiting my grandparents, and the band was the Jackson Five. Michael Jackson was about 5 or 6 years old. Never been to a concert since.
The first album I bought with my own money was Tea for the Tellerman by Cat Stevens.
Tjupurula
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1972 Live at the WACA went to see Johnny Cash
First Album: Back Home Again John Denver
Also seen Roy Orbison at the Perth Entertainment centre (pull down last year) the first year I got wages (approx ) 1975
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Yeah, OZZY at Festival hall that's where Swannie OB nearly lost his life in the mosh pit, poor little fellow.
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First Live concert Jimmy Barnes in 89
First record Midnight Oil 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Proudy
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First band - Aussie Crawl at WA Institute of Technology - 1984 - lost my wallet but found a girlfriend
First album - ABBA's Greatest Hits (at least I'm honest)
Snap on the band but at the music club at the cross and first album was pink Floyd Dark side of the moon
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First album Rolling Stones "Get yer ya yas out" (about 1969)
First live band, Billy Thorpe and the Aztex at the Paynesville Country Club in 1973.
Also went to 2 Sunbury Rock Festivals.
regards
Jimsiron
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first concert .1964, Billy Thorpe and Aztecs, Surf City, King's Cross. A Shit-scared teenager from a coastal town in Victoria,surfing in first world champioships at Manly.
first album a few years later. Black Sabbath. As they say,if you remember the sixties you weren't living them.
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first live band - silverchair at the kondari resort on their frogstomp tour
first album nirvana nevermind
i must be the youngest person on here.
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First live gig was either The Stranglers at the palais in St Kilda, very scary for a group of three 15 year olds as everyone else was 25+ punks.
Or Hunters & Collectors at The Venue in St Kilda when they recorded The Way To Go Out
First album I bought was The Clash - Combat Rock. First album I was given was Kiss -Dynasty
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1. what was the first live band everyone went to see?
Mainly by accident - Judy Jaques and the Yarra Yarra Jazz band in Broadmeadows Town Hall.
2. what was the first album you brought with you own money?
No idea why I purchased "Thunder N Lightning" by Hoyt Axton. It was cheap? Awful music....
But Sunbury '72, '73, '74 and Mulwhalla festivals live on......
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1. what was the first live band everyone went to see?
Can't remember, saw heaps, Hmmm I did, ;D
2. what was the first album you brought with you own money?
Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here.
One of the best pub bands that I use to see regularly was, Bourbon Street (http://www.bourbonstreetband.com/bourbon/)
Silver Dollar (http://www.myspace.com/bourbonstreetoz)
:cheers:
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Shit!! [oops] showing my age here,,
1st live band,,, The BEATLES LIVE IN ADELADE.
1st album legally bought,, Meat loaf "BAT OUT OF HELL"
long live the rockers.
cheers Stan
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First "big" concert was Led Zeppelin in Perth. Remember Ross Wilson belting out Eagle Rock as the warm up.
First Album was Zappa 'Live at Filmore'
Must have enjoyed it as now have 108 of his CD's.
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Kangaron.
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this truely sad for a confirmed blues & country lover,
1. mother goose @ commercial hotel in busselton 198?........... who can remember that great song "baked beans"
2. racey "smash & grab"
i promise the 2nd concert & album were a lot better
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1. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow at the Horden Pavilion in about 77/78.
2. Solid Gold Hits - featuring 'saw a man named Armstrong walk upon the moon', and Minnie Ripperton's 'Loving you'. Which must make it 1975. Aargh , now that is stuck in my head!!! >:D
Redeemed myself with my next purchase - Alice Cooper, Welcome to my Nightmare.
Just to make all you Heep fans jealous, I saw them again last April at Enmore Theatre. They are still a great band to watch.
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1. Deep Purple - Horden Pavillion 1971 ish - Was only a little tacker then but my ears were still buzzing 2 days later.
2. Machine Head - Deep Purple
There seems to be a theme here.
Sold off most of my LP collection & have spent the last 10 years scouring the cheap bins at record shops for CD's of my old albums...got most of them with "Return to Fantasy" being the most recent.
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1. Joe Brown and the Bruvvers at the Granada, Maidstone in 1963
2. My elder brother was a music journalist so I never had to buy my own albums! But "Days of Future Passed" by the Moody Blues would have been fairly early.
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I was a late starter to my first concert but it was Pearl Jam at the burswoord dome in 2003 and I was 22 at the time
I'm not 100% sure what my first album was but I think it was soundgarden - bad motor finger
I think for the younger ones that second question will need to be changed from, "the first album you brought with your own money" to "the first album you illegally downloaded when you where paying for the internet connection" ;D
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First album was Slade Alive by Slade
First Concert Kevin Borich Express Coledale RSL club 1998
Best Concert ever Dire Straits Sydney Entertainment Centre
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mmm - the 70's were a bit of a blur, but I think the firsr concert was
'Madder Lake' - Toowoomba Uni.
First Album (vinyl)
I think would have been 'Slayed' - Slade.
Still got it somewhere!!!!
Graeme K
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mmm - the 70's were a bit of a blur, but I think the firsr concert was
'Madder Lake' - Toowoomba Uni.
Still got this wrapped in plastic in original condition:
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First big concert was Bon Jovi on their Slippery When Wet tour in November 86 (supported by Queensryche who went on to make probably the best rock concept album ever - Operation Mindcrime).
For something a little bit different I went on a school trip to the Royal Sheakpeare Company in Stratford Upon Avon the next day to see" the Scottish play".
First album, well 12" single (and I can't believe that I am owning up to this) was 19 by Paul Hardcastle. This was closely followed by Dire Straits, Dire Straits. I was trying to find "that great song with the saxaphone" that turned out to be Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty. Never mind though, Dire Straits would probably be my favourite band, espescially their older stuff.
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Still got this wrapped in plastic in original condition:
Showing your age now mate ;D
Still have this in Vinyl and 600 odd more vinyl albums.
From left to right
Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/20/Fresh_cream.jpg)
Baz.
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Showing your age now mate ;D
Ginger Baker,
Got into Ginger a bit later than that one!
Baker Gurvitz Army c1975. Nothing like a good drum solo thru the headphones at max vol to screw the hearing up later in life ;D
Lucky we're 800plus K apart, we could have some good "plastic sessions". No one here appreciates my taste in music. How does kerrie cope when you get out the discs? Carmel just goes to bed ;D
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1. Wickity Whack ... mum and dad loved them ... first band I actually wanted to see ... Barnsey but I was still under age ... so ti was the Hoodoo's.
Kit_e
I saw Wickety Whack first when I was 13 with my Mum and a group of her friends at Redcliffe RSL club from memory. I loved it, got all of their autographs. Had them up until a recent move and decided it was time they needed to go.
My first real band that I took myself to was ACDC and the Angles at the Myer Musicbowl in Melbourne in early 1981. Bought their Back is Black album. ACDC was never my scene but it was my boyfriends, hence the reason I went and then bought their record.
First album I ever bought was probably a beatles record in the later part of the 70's and then Dr Hook were my first love (for a while at least)
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1. John Williamson, 1987, Dubbo Civic Center
2. Garth Brooks, Self-Titled.. 1988
Yeah, yeah I grew up in the bush.. we had both kinds of music :P
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ZZTop Memorial drive can't remember the year though.
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ZZTop Memorial drive can't remember the year though.
At least you can remember where ;D ;D
:cheers:
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Got into Ginger a bit later than that one!
Baker Gurvitz Army c1975. Nothing like a good drum solo thru the headphones at max vol to screw the hearing up later in life ;D
Lucky we're 800plus K apart, we could have some good "plastic sessions". No one here appreciates my taste in music. How does kerrie cope when you get out the discs? Carmel just goes to bed ;D
Kerry has similar tastes thankfully, just doesn't like the volume level ;D
Being an Ex drummer myself, don't mind the odd drum solo 8)
Baz.
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Being an Ex drummer myself, don't mind the odd drum solo
So you used to hang around with musicians eh? :laugh: :laugh:
Sorry, couldn't resist
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So you used to hang around with musicians eh? :laugh: :laugh:
Sorry, couldn't resist
;D ;D yep
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For me it was the La De Das who playe at balgowlah boys high at Lunchtime. Most memorable was seeing Skyhooks live at Manly Beach on New Years eve. Mate that was a night to remember. Slightly Delirious ( if you know what i mean) the place just went off!
First album was Deep Purple's Machine Head
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Ha ha I like this!
1st Live band - AC DC Festival Hall Brisbane the last concert of their Back in Black World Tour, my mate and I were right in the thick of it on the floor.
As a note 2nd live band, Dire Straights 1st Aussue tour, same venue, they sounded so good I went out the next week to buy a proper hi-fi as what I had at the time was obviously crap compared to the live sound of that band
1st Album with my own money, actually two same day! Fleetwood Mac Rumours, still one of the best produced albums ever, and Boz Skags Silk degrees
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Bump. ;D
Ok, which version of stairway to heaven is best?
http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/12/27/heart-plays-led-zeppelins-stairway-to-heaven-makes-robert-plant-cry-video/
http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011/11/08/happy-birthday-stairway-to-heaven-the-10-best-covers-of-the-led-zeppelin-classic/
I really like the Wilson sisters (Heart) and the original.
Bugger me, I feel old now! .remember the original version at the time, spaced out!
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Bump. ;D
Ok, which version of stairway to heaven is best?
http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/12/27/heart-plays-led-zeppelins-stairway-to-heaven-makes-robert-plant-cry-video/ (http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/12/27/heart-plays-led-zeppelins-stairway-to-heaven-makes-robert-plant-cry-video/)
http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011/11/08/happy-birthday-stairway-to-heaven-the-10-best-covers-of-the-led-zeppelin-classic/ (http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011/11/08/happy-birthday-stairway-to-heaven-the-10-best-covers-of-the-led-zeppelin-classic/)
I really like the Wilson sisters (Heart) and the original.
Bugger me, I feel old now! .remember the original version at the time, spaced out!
I just can't listen to anything but the original.
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First Live Band....KISS 1979 at the Perth Entertainment Centre
First Album.....Fleetwood Mac Rumours
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First concert (not with family) was Jimmy Barnes I think at Shepp show grounds in 1997. Saw John Farnham when I was young at Rod Laver with family, and John Williamson in Shepp.
I think first album was John Mellencamp on cassette a greatest hits album cant remember what it was called.
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the angels at Fairfield boys high had to be around 1977,wondered what the hell this was about, didn't take long to work out and had some fantastic nights at angels concerts. Am I ever going to see your face again? 8) >:D first album was elo discovery ah the memories
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Hard to remember exactly, it was either
1. Mondo Rock at the Maroubra Seals supported by Choirboys and Russel Morris or
2. Cold Chisel and ??? Divynils at the Manning River Hotel
First album would have been Rick Wakeman's Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Better break out the old turntable this weekend and give it another spin. Or I will get lazy and have a lok at iTunes
Bill
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First Band - AC/DC Harristown State High School Hall (Toowoomba) circa 1974 :cup: (it was theoretically an U18 event due to being at the school, but the janitors had to run around early the next day picking up stubbies & condoms everywhere >:D
First Album - Skyhooks - Living in The 70's
It was a golden era of concerts at Harristown, we only lived about 200mtr up the road so got to see and/or hear all of them
including
ACDC
Skyhooks
Shertbet
TMG
HUSH
Plus a few others that dementia has taken from me ;D
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First Live Band....KISS 1979 at the Perth Entertainment Centre
I went to that and might have been my first concert and i think they came back in 82/83 from memory and was there as well
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First live band, not exactly in concert, watched the Beatles drive down the street during their first tour of Aust in 1962/63 cant remember which year. First live band actually playing, Masters Apprentices at high school social 1968/69. Eagles at a venue in Melb. First Album one by Neil Diamond lol.
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First ever record album " Snoopy V the Red Baron " by the Royal Guardsmen, First ever live band Wooden Horse as they rehersed in the school hall better known later as the " The Sunny Boys "
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My first albums were Devastator and Ripper 77. Both albums were mixed artists. Technically they were my brothers but I played them more than him.
Really cool album covers back then.
(http://www.ozdrdj.com/compilations/Ripper%2077/Ripper%2077.png)
(http://www.oz-compilation-albums.com/70s/1977/devastator/thumbs/th_cover_front.jpg)
First concert was INXS in Cairns in 1985.
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Bump. ;D
Ok, which version of stairway to heaven is best?
This one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoLE_m6mbME
Dream on young punks ;D