tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post5006783312577008296..comments2024-03-27T11:44:02.235-07:00Comments on Ink hard: Top five concertsJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01541863702465505291noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-58527651305305375322012-07-19T11:28:15.160-07:002012-07-19T11:28:15.160-07:00Unfortunately, he seems to be touring less these d...Unfortunately, he seems to be touring less these days.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541863702465505291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-44054627351123540152012-07-19T06:23:54.718-07:002012-07-19T06:23:54.718-07:00Blimey! I've not been to that many concerts ov...Blimey! I've not been to that many concerts over the course of my life but I guess my active gig-going years must have coincided with yours as I've seen three of your top five (all, I think, on the same tours). R.E.M. were terrible for the first song and became great; The Pogues were just pretty good the night I saw them (or maybe they were great but I wasn't, that night); Martin Stephenson was funny and wayward and warm (saw him again a few years later and he was more wayward and a bit infuriating).<br /><br />Tom Waits is my number one all time "why haven't I seen him?" artist. Missing out on tickets for the tour in 2004 was actually traumatic to me at the time.Dave Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265971917147812508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-16045487089568433182012-07-11T15:32:21.635-07:002012-07-11T15:32:21.635-07:00Yes, Fairy Tale is a great song (There's a who...Yes, Fairy Tale is a great song (There's a whole documentary about it on youtube). Good thing the junkies didn't steal your Pogues ticket...Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541863702465505291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-84877916183704961472012-07-11T12:32:24.609-07:002012-07-11T12:32:24.609-07:00Hey, I saw the Pogues in Spain during that tour to...Hey, I saw the Pogues in Spain during that tour too! <br /><br />Fond memories: a few days before I was mugged by two junkies in a park. On the day when I bought the ticket for the concert I was walking home with it in my pocket when I bumped into them again. <br /><br />"Hey! It's our pal! Remember us?" I managed to grunt: "Not again!" and walked on. Somehow, they decided it was not worth it. <br /><br />I'm not a big Pogues fan, but Kirsty McColl singing Fairy Tale in New York keeps giving me goosebumps.Nadie nadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631487071378583598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-69812786814766985382012-07-11T08:38:16.806-07:002012-07-11T08:38:16.806-07:00Leonard Cohen has a concert in Montreal this winte...Leonard Cohen has a concert in Montreal this winter, but I'll be gone by then. And being here I missed Joan Baez' recent concert in Montpellier. <br />Ah yes, Tom Waits... "Is it possible for a woman to get pregnant without intercourse?" My answer's always the same, I say: "Listen. We're gonna have to go all the way back to the civil war."Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541863702465505291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-18204931240143071652012-07-11T05:02:10.591-07:002012-07-11T05:02:10.591-07:00What a great time to have seen the Pogues! I saw R...What a great time to have seen the Pogues! I saw R.E.M. too late. Wish I'd seen them in the pre-Out of Time days. <br /><br />Cohen's still touring, so if you get another chance, you must absolutely go. His energy and charm and power are unbelievable, one of the best live performers I've ever seen. <br /><br />Waits is also well worth seeing live--if only for his hilarious stage banter.CK Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267217724620676314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-47418190603590649622012-07-10T15:01:25.922-07:002012-07-10T15:01:25.922-07:00Wow, that Leonard Cohen concert sounds amazing. I ...Wow, that Leonard Cohen concert sounds amazing. I got the recent Live in London dvd and it's very good - he hasn't lost it. It's almost a spiritual experience.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541863702465505291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-75798537783752568282012-07-10T14:19:23.684-07:002012-07-10T14:19:23.684-07:00Man, I bet that Pogues show would've been good...Man, I bet that Pogues show would've been good!<br /><br />My first concert was seeing Leonard Cohen in 1993, on The Future tour, around sundown at an outdoor amphitheatre in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where I was traveling. That was a pretty good first concert! <br /><br />I managed to see R.E.M. four times, but sadly all those shows were in the post-Bill Berry era. I wish I'd seen them earlier. I did get to meet Michael Stipe after a show, though.antranikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258999726674185136noreply@blogger.com