Blogging about John Mellencamp could be a long blog. I will keep it short. Great music and great musicians. I heard a rumour years ago that Mellencamp insisted that his band all learn a new instrument for one of the albums. I think it might have been his Scarecrow album.I don’t know how true this is but it rang true to what sort of person Mellencamp is.
I saw John Mellencamp in concert in Sydney back in the 80’s I think. Great gig. This was at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. He certainly rocked and rolled. A big band complete with fiddles and keyboards and lots of guitars. The band was the same band that John Mellencamp had been using for most of his career. They rocked.
Would I go and see him again? You bet! John Mellencamp who used to go by Johnny Cougar is a favorite of mine.
Tags: Album, Concert, Guitar, John Mellencamp, Keyboard instrument, Music, Sydney Entertainment Centre
Wow what a gig this would have been to see. A true blast from the past as Cold Chisel blew the V8 super cars off the track!
A rapturous crowd danced and sang their way through headline act Cold Chisel’s live performance last night, capping off a massive concert program at the Sydney Telstra 500 this weekend.
The legendary Australian rock band played almost two hours worth of songs, including hits Khe Sanh and My Baby at the ANZ Stadium within the Sydney Telstra 500 precinct.
Cold Chisel also gave two encore performances, much to the delight of the adoring crowd who were witnessing what was possibly the band’s last ever performance.
The crowd was made up of Cold Chisel die-hards and those who had come along to experience all aspects of the Sydney Telstra 500, which has so far seen a total of more than 120,000 people attend.
via Cold Chisel caps off concerts – v8supercars.com.au.
Tags: Arts and Entertainment, australia, Cold Chisel, Concert, Khe Sanh, Music, Stadium Australia
Chisel getting back together is always worth a trip down memory lane.
I first heard of Cold Chisel back in 1978 when my friend Ray Cochrane (now of Pygmy Beat)lent me an audio tape of the new band with the banned from radio song Khe Sanh. 3 weeks later I still had the tape and Ray asked for it back. I had to to listen one more time and he got it back the next day! Cold Chisel had made an impact on me. the lyrics, the guitar, the driving rhythms, the energy.
All this and I hadn’t seen them live.
Here are some reviews of their gig. Shame I am thousands of miles away!
Cold Chisel live up to expectations
1 Dec 2009
Cold Chisel fans ignited with excitement Saturday night when rumours blared true with the band reuniting for a special “rehearsal performance” at the Live at the Crossroads concert. |
Tags: Concert, Guitar, Radio, Sound recording and reproduction
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