![]() What can you say about one of the best singer/songwriters of our generation. The Mohegan Sun Show in May will be our 4th Seger concert, that’s how much we love him and his music. The last time we caught Bob Seger and company was in Atlantic City, NJ in April of 2011. We next saw Bob Seger in 2007 at Madison Square Garden. The last Connecticut concert date was our first Bob Seger concert, the Hartford Civic Center in 1996. We have seen Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band several times in concert in 17 years. ![]() I have loved the Bob Seger sound ever since Ramblin Gamblin in 1968. I will have to buy some earplugs because we are dead center in the eight row, psyche! I thought they had sold more product than that but 25 million is very respectable. ZZ Top has sold over 25 million albums in the US with additional sales internationally. They have released 15 studio albums, 8 compilation albums, and 42 singles. Three musicians creating a crescendo of sound. First there was the super group Cream, followed by the American band Grand Funk Railroad, then ZZ Top. I never argued about playing ZZ Top’s Tres Hombresfrom that list.īe it “ Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers” or “ La Grange” or “Jesus Just Left Chicago” those songs just snap, crackled and popped. In 1973 even though we were a college radio station we had a playlist we had to choose and play music from every time we were on the air. That Lil Ol Band From Texas that I first heard and played on college FM radio has a special place in the music of our heart. ![]() Its hard to believe that after 40 years we have never seen ZZ Top Live in concert. I am getting close to the 400 concerts milestone with 44 years of live performances attended. I added these two concerts to that illustrious list of live shows. My close friends know how much of a concert slut I am □ I have attended on average the past 11 years 20+ concerts a year. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band on Saturday May 4th at Mohegan Sun Casino Arena and ZZ Top at Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on Wednesday May 8th. There are two hot May Rock concerts happening the same week in Connecticut. Closing the night with the requiem “We’re An American Band”, left both the audience and band spent.The concert portfolio for 2013 begins to materialize as ticket sales for artist tours gets seriously underway. These pioneers of Rock & Roll gave the audience everything they came for including mega hits “The Loco-Motion”, “Some Kind Of Wonderful”, and “I’m Your Captain”. GFR crushed their set, beginning with “Rock & Roll Soul” and “Footstompin’ Music”. Founding members Mel ” The God Of Thunder” Schacher (Bass), and Don Brewer (Drums,Vocals) were joined by the talented Max Carl (Vocals,Guitar), Bruce Kulick (Guitar), and Tim Cashion (Keys). When “The American Band” aka Grand Funk Railroad, took the stage, the room was ready to rock again. Finishing off the set with fan favorites, “These Eyes” and “No Time”, The Guess Who left nothing in the tank as they had the entire jam packed Twin River ballroom on their feet singing along. From The Guess Who’s 2018 album “The Future IS What It Used To Be”, “We Were Young”, “Haunted”, “In America” were all warmly received by the appreciative audience. ![]() Sprinkled in amongst hits, “Undun”, “American Woman”, and “ Clap for the Wolfman”(an homage to the late great DJ Wolfman Jack), were some newer songs. When he wasn’t flexing his phenomenal pipes, D# kept the crowd engaged, slightly embarrassing a women that he picked to sing to, and cracking jokes with everyone about getting older. Led by Front man Derek (D#) Sharp (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano), along with Will Evankovich (Guitar, Harp, Vocals), Leonard Shaw (Keyboard, Flute, Sax, Vocals), Rudy Sarzo ( Wicked Bass, Vocals), and Brent Fritz (Drums) the band was loose and appeared to be having as much fun as the audience. “No Sugar”, “Hand Me Down World”, and “Share The Land”, were all performed to perfection. Thankfully, after a last minute cross country red-eye flight, drummer Brent Fritz (Slash, Gene Simmons, Vince Neil) seamlessly filled in. ![]() Unfortunately, due to a last minute medical issue, founding member and drummer Garry Peterson, couldn’t make the trip. The Guess Who started the night off with a high energy set that included all their timeless hits. Over three hours with two time tested rock stalwarts that have been carrying the torch of such stout music for so many years, brought the house down. Two powerful pillars of rock music reveled the sold out audience at Twin River Saturday night with iconic hits spanning more than six decades. Venue: Twin River Casino Hotel, Lincoln, Rhode Island-February 8, 2020-Some Kind of Wonderful Tour-Grand Funk Railroad and The Guess Who By Mike McKenney, Rock At Night New England ![]()
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