What are you listening to, right now................
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More memories slowly coming back
I remember they used to have some pretty good gigs occasionly at Auckland Uni on friday nights around that 78 79 period
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You guys are old, I was in nappies and at kindy at that time.
The first "concert" I can remember going to when I was 4 or 5 was Herbs at Napier Municipal Theatre, by going to I mean sitting out in the car park with my Aunty and cousins listening to the music. I think I only remember it because I'd been given an astronomical amount of money to buy lollies (probably $1) and so just pigged out the whole time.
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@Nepia said in What are you listening to, right now................:
You guys are old, I was in nappies and at kindy at that time.
The first "concert" I can remember going to when I was 4 or 5 was Herbs at Napier Municipal Theatre, by going to I mean sitting out in the car park with my Aunty and cousins listening to the music. I think I only remember it because I'd been given an astronomical amount of money to buy lollies (probably $1) and so just pigged out the whole time.
Don't forget that in those days being uunderage wasn't such a big deal. As long as you kept your head down and didn't act like a dick it was pretty much self policing. I was only 14 in '79 but my mates were 15 and had licences and cars. Sneaking into Auckland from Manurewa was the go on a Saturday night. By 16 I was hanging out with bands and being taken to gigs with them. By 17 I was doing sound/lights and roadie-ing on occasions.
@JC is probably old though
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First proper concert I went to , was the doobie brothers at western springs , reckon it was about 75 ,
Me and my mates about 13 years old , were walking around carrying our skateboards , our skateboards went everywhere With us then
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@kiwiinmelb said in What are you listening to, right now................:
First proper concert I went to , was the doobie brothers at western springs , reckon it was about 75 ,
Me and my mates about 13 years old , were walking around carrying our skateboards , our skateboards went everywhere With us then
That would be about the heyday of “Skate-opia” - Plastic boards, wide urethane wheels, the first sealed bearings....
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Rolling Stones - Western Springs 1972/3 Sometime over that summer.
There was a bit of a whinge the next day because they only played a bit under an hour - but it was the Stones maaaaan
How's this for a set list
- Brown Sugar
- Bitch
- Rocks Off
- Gimme Shelter
- Happy
- Tumbling Dice
- Love In Vain (Robert Johnson cover)
- Sweet Virginia
- You Can't Always Get What You Want
- All Down The Line
- Midnight Rambler
- Jumping Jack Flash
- Street Fighting Man
Exile era Stones - the oldies all thought Satan had taken over NZ - it was fantastic. Although it was a small stage, no screens and the sound was … not great. But before the big overblown production concerts - great first concert ever.
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@Crucial said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@Nepia said in What are you listening to, right now................:
You guys are old, I was in nappies and at kindy at that time.
The first "concert" I can remember going to when I was 4 or 5 was Herbs at Napier Municipal Theatre, by going to I mean sitting out in the car park with my Aunty and cousins listening to the music. I think I only remember it because I'd been given an astronomical amount of money to buy lollies (probably $1) and so just pigged out the whole time.
Don't forget that in those days being uunderage wasn't such a big deal. As long as you kept your head down and didn't act like a dick it was pretty much self policing. I was only 14 in '79 but my mates were 15 and had licences and cars. Sneaking into Auckland from Manurewa was the go on a Saturday night. By 16 I was hanging out with bands and being taken to gigs with them. By 17 I was doing sound/lights and roadie-ing on occasions.
@JC is probably old thoughYeah old alright, I turned 18 in 79, in my second year at Uni. My first year I looked like a child (well let's face it, I was) so there was no drinking that year. The moment I got some bumfluff going on my top lip though I was unstoppable at the pubs. The Globe, The Kiwi, Occidental, one up the top of Symonds Street that I can't remember the name of was great because you could stop off at Tik's Tok's for a feed on the way back to the halls. I got caught in a raid with a couple of dozen other underagers in the Kiwi one afternoon so we had to relocate to the other pubs for a while until the bar staff stopped being pissed off at us. The guy in the Globe used to give us a heads-up if there was a raid due.
On of the guys in the hostel was a boot boy, I seem to remember he ended up going to jail for his involvement in a fairly brutal beating of a woman, I think at Zwines. Him and his mates were stopping anybody from intervening. fluffybunny of a young man.
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@JC said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@Crucial said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@Nepia said in What are you listening to, right now................:
You guys are old, I was in nappies and at kindy at that time.
The first "concert" I can remember going to when I was 4 or 5 was Herbs at Napier Municipal Theatre, by going to I mean sitting out in the car park with my Aunty and cousins listening to the music. I think I only remember it because I'd been given an astronomical amount of money to buy lollies (probably $1) and so just pigged out the whole time.
Don't forget that in those days being uunderage wasn't such a big deal. As long as you kept your head down and didn't act like a dick it was pretty much self policing. I was only 14 in '79 but my mates were 15 and had licences and cars. Sneaking into Auckland from Manurewa was the go on a Saturday night. By 16 I was hanging out with bands and being taken to gigs with them. By 17 I was doing sound/lights and roadie-ing on occasions.
@JC is probably old thoughYeah old alright, I turned 18 in 79, in my second year at Uni. My first year I looked like a child (well let's face it, I was) so there was no drinking that year. The moment I got some bumfluff going on my top lip though I was unstoppable at the pubs. The Globe, The Kiwi, Occidental, one up the top of Symonds Street that I can't remember the name of was great because you could stop off at Tik's Tok's for a feed on the way back to the halls. I got caught in a raid with a couple of dozen other underagers in the Kiwi one afternoon so we had to relocate to the other pubs for a while until the bar staff stopped being pissed off at us. The guy in the Globe used to give us a heads-up if there was a raid due.
On of the guys in the hostel was a boot boy, I seem to remember he ended up going to jail for his involvement in a fairly brutal beating of a woman, I think at Zwines. Him and his mates were stopping anybody from intervening. fluffybunny of a young man.
What is a "Boot Boy"? Just a prick that kicks the hell out of someone?
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My first full proper concert was Rod Stewart at Western Springs ...
The year before I had turned down going to Dire Straits with my parents to stay at a mates place and play Sega Mega Drive. Unbelievable. I still hold that against my parents for not forcing me to go with them to that. And then forcing me to go to Rod Stewart!
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mine was the Gunners in 1993
followed quickly by Metallica, and then Faith No More, all in a couple of months
And then my love affair with the Big Day Out at the start of 1994
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@Hooroo said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@JC said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@Crucial said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@Nepia said in What are you listening to, right now................:
You guys are old, I was in nappies and at kindy at that time.
The first "concert" I can remember going to when I was 4 or 5 was Herbs at Napier Municipal Theatre, by going to I mean sitting out in the car park with my Aunty and cousins listening to the music. I think I only remember it because I'd been given an astronomical amount of money to buy lollies (probably $1) and so just pigged out the whole time.
Don't forget that in those days being uunderage wasn't such a big deal. As long as you kept your head down and didn't act like a dick it was pretty much self policing. I was only 14 in '79 but my mates were 15 and had licences and cars. Sneaking into Auckland from Manurewa was the go on a Saturday night. By 16 I was hanging out with bands and being taken to gigs with them. By 17 I was doing sound/lights and roadie-ing on occasions.
@JC is probably old thoughYeah old alright, I turned 18 in 79, in my second year at Uni. My first year I looked like a child (well let's face it, I was) so there was no drinking that year. The moment I got some bumfluff going on my top lip though I was unstoppable at the pubs. The Globe, The Kiwi, Occidental, one up the top of Symonds Street that I can't remember the name of was great because you could stop off at Tik's Tok's for a feed on the way back to the halls. I got caught in a raid with a couple of dozen other underagers in the Kiwi one afternoon so we had to relocate to the other pubs for a while until the bar staff stopped being pissed off at us. The guy in the Globe used to give us a heads-up if there was a raid due.
On of the guys in the hostel was a boot boy, I seem to remember he ended up going to jail for his involvement in a fairly brutal beating of a woman, I think at Zwines. Him and his mates were stopping anybody from intervening. fluffybunny of a young man.
What is a "Boot Boy"? Just a prick that kicks the hell out of someone?
Back in the day, skinheads with Doc Martens 1460s, Sta-Prest pants, braces and a bad attitude. Thugs, mostly racist. They would fight in packs and didn’t need a reason. And yes they kicked the hell out of people.
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@JC said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@Hooroo said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@JC said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@Crucial said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@Nepia said in What are you listening to, right now................:
You guys are old, I was in nappies and at kindy at that time.
The first "concert" I can remember going to when I was 4 or 5 was Herbs at Napier Municipal Theatre, by going to I mean sitting out in the car park with my Aunty and cousins listening to the music. I think I only remember it because I'd been given an astronomical amount of money to buy lollies (probably $1) and so just pigged out the whole time.
Don't forget that in those days being uunderage wasn't such a big deal. As long as you kept your head down and didn't act like a dick it was pretty much self policing. I was only 14 in '79 but my mates were 15 and had licences and cars. Sneaking into Auckland from Manurewa was the go on a Saturday night. By 16 I was hanging out with bands and being taken to gigs with them. By 17 I was doing sound/lights and roadie-ing on occasions.
@JC is probably old thoughYeah old alright, I turned 18 in 79, in my second year at Uni. My first year I looked like a child (well let's face it, I was) so there was no drinking that year. The moment I got some bumfluff going on my top lip though I was unstoppable at the pubs. The Globe, The Kiwi, Occidental, one up the top of Symonds Street that I can't remember the name of was great because you could stop off at Tik's Tok's for a feed on the way back to the halls. I got caught in a raid with a couple of dozen other underagers in the Kiwi one afternoon so we had to relocate to the other pubs for a while until the bar staff stopped being pissed off at us. The guy in the Globe used to give us a heads-up if there was a raid due.
On of the guys in the hostel was a boot boy, I seem to remember he ended up going to jail for his involvement in a fairly brutal beating of a woman, I think at Zwines. Him and his mates were stopping anybody from intervening. fluffybunny of a young man.
What is a "Boot Boy"? Just a prick that kicks the hell out of someone?
Back in the day, skinheads with Doc Martens 1460s, Sta-Prest pants, braces and a bad attitude. Thugs, mostly racist. They would fight in packs and didn’t need a reason. And yes they kicked the hell out of people.
Your description is perfect! Pricks!
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@Crucial said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@kiwiinmelb said in What are you listening to, right now................:
First proper concert I went to , was the doobie brothers at western springs , reckon it was about 75 ,
Me and my mates about 13 years old , were walking around carrying our skateboards , our skateboards went everywhere With us then
That would be about the heyday of “Skate-opia” - Plastic boards, wide urethane wheels, the first sealed bearings....
It was A few years before skatopea , as the Skateboarding craze was just taking off , But funnily enough one of the guys with me At the concert , years later was one of the pro riders at skatopea and was in the no more heroes movie
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@dogmeat said in What are you listening to, right now................:
Rolling Stones - Western Springs 1972/3 Sometime over that summer.
There was a bit of a whinge the next day because they only played a bit under an hour - but it was the Stones maaaaan
How's this for a set list
- Brown Sugar
- Bitch
- Rocks Off
- Gimme Shelter
- Happy
- Tumbling Dice
- Love In Vain (Robert Johnson cover)
- Sweet Virginia
- You Can't Always Get What You Want
- All Down The Line
- Midnight Rambler
- Jumping Jack Flash
- Street Fighting Man
Exile era Stones - the oldies all thought Satan had taken over NZ - it was fantastic. Although it was a small stage, no screens and the sound was … not great. But before the big overblown production concerts - great first concert ever.
72/73 was the stones best era , sticky fingers and exile on main street Their best work imo , and their live performances had a dangerous raw edge . I saw them years later , the next time they came back to australasia. But would walk a mile over broken glass to see them in 72/73
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@kiwiinmelb said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@dogmeat said in What are you listening to, right now................:
Rolling Stones - Western Springs 1972/3 Sometime over that summer.
There was a bit of a whinge the next day because they only played a bit under an hour - but it was the Stones maaaaan
How's this for a set list
- Brown Sugar
- Bitch
- Rocks Off
- Gimme Shelter
- Happy
- Tumbling Dice
- Love In Vain (Robert Johnson cover)
- Sweet Virginia
- You Can't Always Get What You Want
- All Down The Line
- Midnight Rambler
- Jumping Jack Flash
- Street Fighting Man
Exile era Stones - the oldies all thought Satan had taken over NZ - it was fantastic. Although it was a small stage, no screens and the sound was … not great. But before the big overblown production concerts - great first concert ever.
72/73 was the stones best era , sticky fingers and exile on main street Their best work imo , and their live performances had a dangerous raw edge . I saw them years later , the next time they came back to australasia. But would walk a mile over broken glass to see them in 72/73
Mick Taylor days eh?
Personally I rate Ronnie better.
If I was old enough to care in ‘72 I would have chosen a Faces gig over a Stones ones. -
@Crucial said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@kiwiinmelb said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@dogmeat said in What are you listening to, right now................:
Rolling Stones - Western Springs 1972/3 Sometime over that summer.
There was a bit of a whinge the next day because they only played a bit under an hour - but it was the Stones maaaaan
How's this for a set list
- Brown Sugar
- Bitch
- Rocks Off
- Gimme Shelter
- Happy
- Tumbling Dice
- Love In Vain (Robert Johnson cover)
- Sweet Virginia
- You Can't Always Get What You Want
- All Down The Line
- Midnight Rambler
- Jumping Jack Flash
- Street Fighting Man
Exile era Stones - the oldies all thought Satan had taken over NZ - it was fantastic. Although it was a small stage, no screens and the sound was … not great. But before the big overblown production concerts - great first concert ever.
72/73 was the stones best era , sticky fingers and exile on main street Their best work imo , and their live performances had a dangerous raw edge . I saw them years later , the next time they came back to australasia. But would walk a mile over broken glass to see them in 72/73
Mick Taylor days eh?
Personally I rate Ronnie better.
If I was old enough to care in ‘72 I would have chosen a Faces gig over a Stones ones.its funny because for years when i was younger , I wouldnt accept the Faces because I couldnt stand the Rod stewart solo stuff
But love them now
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@Crucial Ronnie suits the bands vibe much better (although the Stones did turn Taylor from a hug a tree vege into a strung out smack addict in a few short years) but Taylor was the better guitarist. Great blues man with a real melodic touch. A virtuoso. Played through the Stones Let It Bleed / Sticky Fingers / Exile creative peak.
Ronnies great - I don't think the Stones would have survived without him he grounds the Jagger Richards friction - but lets face it the Stones have been largely irrelevant except as a cash cow for the best part of 40 years now.
Faces had a great line up of gifted musicians but its telling I think that they all did better post band. Albums were all a bit patchy but yeah would have been great live - real good time pub rock type of feel.
They came here I think just before they broke up. Don't know why I didn't go but probably the Rod Stewart thing.
