First Phish show was 9/22/88 at the Campus Pub at SUNY-Binghamton. Opened with McGrupp, Y.E.M. and finished that first set with David Bowie. Maybe 50 people there. I was instantly hooked. Saw them later that year at The Front in Burlington.My first phish was 87 at living room in providence where they filled in for max creek on a Wednesday night. 12 people in room. 4 dollar admission
Jeff Porcaro (Hartford born) was arguably the most musically talented Porcaro brother in Toto. The guy was a drumming prodigy and was possibly the most prolific studio drummer for two decades. He died way too young. As a Steely Dan nerd, I often listen to his amazing contributions on Pretzel Logic, Katy Lied and Gaucho.
Seen him twice, first time many moons ago in NH, can't recall if late 70s or early 80s. He was a bit immature at the time. Apparently had some gas and kept noting when he farted. Second time was better - bigger band, just more professional all around, but I really didn't care about the whole "Uptown Girl" era.
Didn't see your post 4 years ago before the bump, but IIRC, that was a multi-night stand. That it was a "Christmas" show made it even more special. The night I went they did play well past when last trains left for CT. While I had my car, my heater took a looooong time to warm up. And it was 8 degrees outside when the show finally ended after 2am. Twas an unpleasant 20 minutes until the heat kicked in somewhere around Pelham. But that show spoiled me for the later Springsteen shows I went to, and those just didn't compare.
I've been a fan of Steely Dan ever since I saw them at the Waterbury Palace in 1974 which was my first concert. My second was Queen and Mott the Hoople a month later at the palace. I have seen Steely Dan 5 or 6 times since then and will try to go see them this summer even though Walter has passed and Fagen's voice has declined.
Guess you didn't listen to WLIR-FM back then. The Furs had lots of songs in heavy rotation there. "Heaven", "Pretty in Pink", "Heartbreak Beat", "Love My Way", "All That Money Wants", "House", "Until She Comes".
I've only been to about half the shows that you have attended but agree that each is special. The shows may lack some of what they had in the early days and it was tough to lose Clarence and Danny but I still have a great time. I last saw the full band in 2016 at MetLife when he played about 4 hours. I was in the second part of the Pit so my legs were pretty shot at the end of the night but still worth it to hear "Incident on 57th Street", "Jungleland" and "New York City Serenade" all during the same show. A few months before that I saw the band in Brooklyn a few nights after Prince died. Their rendition of "Purple Rain" was fantastic to my ears. So hopefully, they will be on the road soon so I can see them again even though Bruce is pushing 73.
Could always count on 92.7 to get my Depeche Mode and New Order fix!
Exactly. A prolific band for sure. Go see them if they come around, they're tight. Also recently saw Howard Jones, he also put on a very good show and remains quite solid.
Lots of folks here trash 80s music (ok, disco is deserved), but I loved that stuff. Echo & the Bunnymen are timeless, lol.
Brother Steve is still playing with them. He made it a point to say "I'm from Connecticut and I'm proud to be from Connecticut"! I liked hearing that.
Of course, as he was talking about the family on hand for the show. Even so, when's the last time you heard anyone say that anywhere?
Can concur with Walsh and Wilson from recent shows but I would bump Trick up a notch. I didn't see them so long ago and I thought Zander could still belt it. I want to see them again but I'm not going to see Rod Stewart at gunpoint.
