Category Archives: Classic Gigs

Tribute acts continue to be a contentious subject  on this site. I had seen The Jean Genie fifteen years ago and had enjoyed his show very much, but I was intrigued to discover what my reaction would be now in … Continue reading →

There are good times to  catch bands, bad times, and times when you are just grateful to have seen them at all. This gig falls into that  latter category, thirty years after their inception, this was their last full tour, … Continue reading →

Lindisfarne were not my usual musical milieu . Yet their folk rock credentials were indisputable, as was the strength of their hit singles which, combined with a strong travelling contingent from Tyneside, filled the hall to capacity for the reformed … Continue reading →

Michael  Aday, aka Meat Loaf, died exactly a year ago, but his legacy as one of the defining acts of the rock era is assured, specifically because of one album, Bat out of Hell which has sold over 43 million … Continue reading →

The early 70’s was not short of singer songwriters. Elton John, Bowie, Rod Stewart, Leo Sayer, Gilbert o Sullivan, Brian Protheroe, and  the greatest piano singer songwriter from the 60’s, Neil Sedaka, still around. Elton was not destined for global … Continue reading →

East Anglia was honoured to have Tina pay her first ever visit to the area for a two night stint at Ipswich Town’s handsome football ground for her Foreign Affair tour(also known as the Foreign Affair: European Tour 1990) It … Continue reading →

Television / the Only Ones – Hammersmith Odeon London, April 17th 1978. Much talk was made of American/ New York punk, in the Uk. With the exception of the Ramones and Richard Hell and the Voidoids, its impact was insignificant. … Continue reading →

The mid to late 70’s was an incredibly diverse time for music. The early 70’s was experimental and primarily featured disco building upon 60’s soul, prog rock developing hippy rock and hard rock, pop, and Rnb rock n roll. .  … Continue reading →

I didn’t own a single Cher single or album, yet somehow she has been omnipresent in my awareness of music. As a child I remember the tweeness of “I’ve got you babe”, but also the darkness of “Bang Bang”. I … Continue reading →

Sabbath liked Marshall amps. The seventies was the apogee of Heavy Rock, the holy trinity were Deep Purple ( Smoke on the Water),Led Zeppelin ( Whole Lotta Love) and Black Sabbath ( Paranoid).  By the mid 70’s, Zep had become … Continue reading →