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Tickets went on sale 15 minutes ago to see Buffalo Springfield at the Wiltern Theater. I scored 4 seats for the June 4th show in the second section from the stage. Were they cheap? No.
Can’t wait.
P.S. The Wiltern Theater is in Los Angeles.
@tonyg wrote:
P.S. The Wiltern Theater is in Los Angeles.
But, of course. All the cool shows are in SoCal… 😛
😆
Tom
@tntracy wrote:
@tonyg wrote:
P.S. The Wiltern Theater is in Los Angeles.
But, of course. All the cool shows are in SoCal… 😛
😆
Tom
naw- I caught the N.R.P.S in Northampton, MA last night…now that was a cool show. And cheap only $22.50.
David Nelson is hands down my favorite guitarist of all time.
OK, granted bob, I should not have said “ALL THE cool shows…”, but rather “SO MANY cool shows…” It was just my jealousy of tonyg’s getting to “pop over” from Simi Valley to see so many great shows in LA rearing it’s ugly, green head. It would be a helluva lot bigger of a “pop” for me to do the same from North Georgia… 😉
Tom
Great show last night. Off to golf, so set list now, report later:
1. On The Way Home
2.Rock & Roll Woman
3.Burned
4.A Child’s Claim To Fame
5.Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It?
6.Go And Say Goodbye
7.I Am A Child
8.Hot Dusty Roads
9.Kind Woman
10.Mr. Soul
11.Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing
12.Everybody’s Wrong
13.My Kind Of Love
14.Sad Memory
15.Bluebird
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16.Broken Arrow
17.For What It’s Worth
18.Rockin’ In The Free World
Great set list tonyg.
Here’s an oldie article on the band. A very good read.
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/spotlight-0505-2011/[attachment=0:3k7zersc]Buffalo-Springfield_Buffalo-Springfield-Again.jpg[/attachment:3k7zersc]lwj
A short show, I estimate 1 hour 40 minutes, but filled with awesome music. The boys were in fine form, singing and playing their hearts out. Great guitar by both Stills and Young. Great singing by all especially Richie Furay. Maybe the best version of Mr. Soul I ever heard. Two episodes of hilarious banter from Neil, one time saying “We’re from the past”, later saying “The rumors of our breakup are greatly exagerated”.
Many of the songs were note perfect. Neil tried hard to play the guitar parts just as they were on record. They could have actually done several other BS songs but didn’t. The stage had an awesome backdrop of a starry night that changed intense red and blue colors, along with a Buffalo Springfield sign and 2 huge cutouts of a steamroller. Neil’s cigar store Indian was there as always. Major crowd approval all night.
While waiting for famed website maven Stellablue outside the theater at Wilshire and Western, several 60s burnouts approached me for chit chat. Neil brings out the weirdest people. One guy with long gray hair and a huge gray beard asked me what my favorite BS song was. When I answered “Eight Days A Week”, he started singing it.Great drumming by Joe Vitale. Rick Rosas did not attempt to play Bruce Palmer’s great bass parts but he was solid. Still was natilly dressed in black dress pants and a short sleeved black dress shirt, and black horn rimmed glasses. Richie Furay in his trademark glasses and a western shirt. Neil was in his usual jeans and tee shirt, white fedora, and brown leather fringed jacket.
They are playing at the Wiltern again tonite and then head to Santa Barbara for 2 outdoor shows at the Santa Barbara Bowl. I would love to see them again.
From today’s LA Times:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/06/live-review-buffalo-springfield-finds-that-old-spark-at-wiltern.html
@tonyg wrote:
New Riders are still around? Was it at the iron Horse?
sorry for the belated reply Tony-
It was at the Iron Horse, and it is 66.6% of the original founding members. Buddy cage and David Nelson. John Dawson passed away a couple years back RIP.
David Nelson can still really bend the strings- these guys are getting old but really put on a good show. Last song was ‘Glendale Train’ with the whole crowd singing along…
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