Nick Mason

[Prophet Zacharia]

And his Saucerful of Secrets show came to town this weekend. Nick was never the flashiest of drummers, but for a 78 year old guy I was very impressed. Driving power in Astronomy Domine and Echoes. Great guitar work (although it took 3 guys to cover all of Glimour’s skills). Enjoyable show.

[Dottleshead ★]

78??  Good for Nick.  I wonder if he hangs out with Mick Fleetwood?

[Dottleshead ★]

Nick comes to Seattle on the 31th this month.  It's a 2 hour drive on a Monday.  My wife loves PF though.  Worth it?

[Dottleshead ★]

Still some good seats left.  Just not sure I want to pay $200 and a 2 hour drive into the city.

https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0F005B59246A585D

[Bikeguy]

2 hours ago, Dottles said:

My wife loves PF though.           

Worth it?

https://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets-6bc9be3a.html?tour=6bdeea76

[Dottleshead ★]

11 minutes ago, Bikeguy said:

https://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets-6bc9be3a.html?tour=6bdeea76

You know Bikeguy, I looked at that same play list and decided "No, it isn't worth it."  Not to me.  @Prophet Zacharia is more hard core earlier floyd fan.  I know about 3-4 early PF tunes but mainly I don't care enough.  Not $200 enough.  Not 2 hours drive enough.  Not $20-40 parking enough.  Not on a Monday to drive home enough.  I mean other than that, I'm in.

[Bikeguy]

4 minutes ago, Dottles said:

Not $200 enough.  Not 2 hours drive enough.  Not $20-40 parking enough.  Not on a Monday to drive home enough.

When Paul McCartney played in Chicago (Google tells me it was 9/24/02) the day of the concert, I was at work.  A guy asked me are you going to the concert?  I told him that sold out in less than an hour months ago.   I looked on Ticket Master just to see...   OMG there were tickets.   I called WoBG and asked do you want to go to the Paul McCartney tonight?  She started a discussion....  I told her I need Yes or No NOW.  I have less than 10 minutes to finish buying the tickets. 

That was the best $500 (yeah face value was $250 each), I spent.  Plus 2 hours driving into Chicago, plus parking.  It was still worth it.  It was a great show.   One or two years later we saw Ringo play too.  That was considerably cheaper. 

The play list for PF didn't make me want to see if they are playing in Chicago.  I'd skip it too. 

[Dottleshead ★]

7 minutes ago, Bikeguy said:

When Paul McCartney played in Chicago (Google tells me it was 9/24/02) the day of the concert, I was at work.  A guy asked me are you going to the concert?  I told him that sold out in less than an hour months ago.   I looked on Ticket Master just to see...   OMG there were tickets.   I called WoBG and asked do you want to go to the Paul McCartney tonight?  She started a discussion....  I told her I need Yes or No NOW.  I have less than 10 minutes to finish buying the tickets. 

That was the best $500 (yeah face value was $250 each), I spent.  Plus 2 hours driving into Chicago, plus parking.  It was still worth it.  It was a great show.   One or two years later we saw Ringo play too.  That was considerably cheaper. 

The play list for PF didn't make me want to see if they are playing in Chicago.  I'd skip it too. 

Yeah I saw Neil Young in his ancient years and we spent about $125 per ticket. I told my wife I think we're done seeing the big ticket items.  To be honest, I don't think any entertainment is worth over $100 a ticket.  

[Bikeguy]

12 minutes ago, Dottles said:

I told my wife I think we're done seeing the big ticket items. 

After that... we decided not to do that again.  (but it was a great show)

Trans Siberian Orchestra was a good show too.  We saw that in 2017, our tickets were $155 total.   Traffic after the show was HORIBLE.  That was our last concert in (or near) Chicago.   I drove in traffic for years... I don't need to do that anymore. 

2019 we saw The Oak Ridge Brothers Christmas show in Joliet.   Almost no traffic, before or after the show, and the tickets were $140 total. 

[Dottleshead ★]

13 minutes ago, Bikeguy said:

2019 we saw The Oak Ridge Brothers Christmas show in Joliet.   Almost no traffic, before or after the show, and the tickets were $140 total. 

That's kind of where I'm at.  I don't mind spending the dough but it makes sense to me to go see the music acts after their sun is setting.  It's in some cases 20% of the ticket cost you'd buy and probably only 20% less in quality.  Close stage seats.  Hardly any traffic.  Only give up part of a night rather than an entire evening and not getting home late to work the next day w/ a big hole in the wallet.

[Dottleshead ★]

Must be getting older.  Selective about how and where my money is going.

[Prophet Zacharia]

48 minutes ago, Dottles said:

earlier floyd fan.

It was very good for what it was. But if your not of fan of the early experimental and pop psychedelia phase of Floyd , you’re not going to love it. Candy and a Currant Bun and Vegetable Man aren’t for everyone. But I listened to tapes of that stuff endlessly in college. I’ve always loved the 1970 bootleg shows that I’ve heard on CD, which is the pinnacle of the pre-Darkside work. Although the 1973-1977 Dark Side, Wish You were here and Animals run was amazing.

 

 

 

 

[Prophet Zacharia]

1 hour ago, Dottles said:

Not $200 enough.  Not 2 hours drive enough.  Not $20-40 parking enough. 

I get it. This was Friday night, and I paid $53 (plus fees) per seat in a 2800 seat theater. Which was pretty cool. And I have public transport to rely on. 
 

I think I paid $88 for my Stones ticket this last(?) tour. It’s a bit depressing knowing the soundtrack of my life is literally coming to an end. 

[Dottleshead ★]

2 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said:

I get it. This was Friday night, and I paid $53 (plus fees) per seat in a 2800 seat theater. Which was pretty cool. And I have public transport to rely on. 
 

I think I paid $88 for my Stones ticket this last(?) tour. It’s a bit depressing knowing the soundtrack of my life is literally coming to an end. 

I think those prices are reasonable.  I mean $88 for the Stones is far better than $125 for Neil.  

[Bikeguy]

28 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said:

Although the 1973-1977 Dark Side, Wish You were here and Animals run was amazing.

I liked the later music.  

29 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said:

But if your not of fan of the early experimental and pop psychedelia phase of Floyd ,

I did buy some of their early stuff.    Yeah... the older music was amazing.   

Listing to The Wall..   I noticed there was a faint talking voice at the beginning of the first song, and then again at the end of the last song.    The line (split between the 2 songs) was;   Isn't this where we came in?   

Kind of made the album and endless loop...    Apparently someone else noticed too. 

 

[Prophet Zacharia]

1 hour ago, Bikeguy said:

faint talking voice

That’s Roger, I believe?

The first few seconds of the first song ("In the Flesh?") are very quiet, and feature the melody of the song "Outside the Wall", which is the album's closing track. The recording begins abruptly as a man quietly speaks the phrase "...we came in?" completing the sentence cut off at the end of the end of the album as the man says "Isn't this where..." This demonstrates a cyclical nature to the concept of the album, much in the way that The Dark Side of the Moon opens and closes with the sound of a heartbeat.

[Prophet Zacharia]

2 hours ago, Dottles said:

Must be getting older.  Selective about how and where my money is going.

Play this for your wife on the night of the concert.

 

[Further]

And I thought this would be a thread about canning jars   

[Bikeguy]

1 hour ago, Further said:

And I thought this would be a thread about canning jars   

[Bikeguy]

[Further]

Nick Mason

Famous bootlegger...

[Prophet Zacharia]

5 hours ago, Further said:

Famous bootlegger...

While he has numerous fast autos, he lacks space in the boot with most of them. Except the 1905 Panhard Et Levassor, which I think somehow lacks both the speed and stealth of the ideal bootlegger’s ride.