OT: Farm Aid 2018

[uconnphil2016]

who else is going? I’m pumped—gonna be a great show

 

[gtcam]

I'll be there
Wish that they were playing longer sets but it should be a great atmosphere
Lukas Nelson should be one of the longer sets
I am looking for a lot of interplay between artists
If the "Food Court" offerings are close to what they served up in PA last year it will be great
Nice Weather - PLEASE!!!!

 

[storrsroars]

If the "Food Court" offerings are close to what they served up in PA last year it will be great

"Hunky hand grenades" are a real thing.

I didn't go last year even though it was close by but looking at that menu, I really pissed that Zeke's coffee conned them. Zeke's is one of the least ethical coffee operations in Pittsburgh. So many other coffee places actually respect farmers. Zeke's absolutely, positively does not. They even set up a booth outside a farmer's market I was in and skimmed the customers because the market refused him a booth. Total POS, IMO.

Sorry for the coffee rant. Hope you enjoy the show!

 

[Dove]

I wish.

Would love to see Sturgill Simpson and Margo Price.

 

[alexd]

Free webcast

Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, & Dave Matthews’ Farm Aid Announces Free Webcast

 

[jayteeman]

Looking for Kacey Musgraves to bring Willie up for a Slow Burn

 

[whaler11]

Homer: Hi there, been a while since I've been in Good Vibrations Music. Where can I find the latest releases by Bread?'
Clerk: 'Oldies.'
Homer: 'Oldies? But you got all the top bands in here. Styx! I just heard them on the King Biscuit Flower Hour.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Homer: Hi there, been a while since I've been in Good Vibrations Music. Where can I find the latest releases by Bread?'
Clerk: 'Oldies.'
Homer: 'Oldies? But you got all the top bands in here. Styx! I just heard them on the King Biscuit Flower Hour.

Except for DMB, I'd prefer each of the headliners to Paul Simon (and enjoyed them more when I ve seen them), and I have no doubt that there's a lot of talent on hand.

I'll probably watch the stream while caring for my sister's dogs overnight.

 

[storrsroars]

Except for DMB, I'd prefer each of the headliners to Paul Simon (and enjoyed them more when I ve seen them), and I have no doubt that there's a lot of talent on hand.

I'll probably watch the stream while caring for my sister's dogs overnight.

I'm getting the feeling Paul Simon stole your prom date.

You want a kick, give a listen to the Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis blues album. Great stuff. Nelson even killed it on a big band classic like Caledonia. Of course, that's not what they play at FarmAid. But they should.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I'm getting the feeling Paul Simon stole your prom date.

Nah, that was Tony Lacey making a play for Annie Hall.

It just happens to be that I've liked Mellencamp since "Lonesome Jubilee," Nelson since "Red Headed Stranger," and Young since before his first solo album (meaning Deja Vu & various Buffalo Springfield). And I've seen and liked all three in the past few years at Infinity Hall, Simsbury Meadows, and Webster Bank Arena...and I like a lot of so-called alt-country.

Good friends loved Simon at MSG last night. And I remain happy that you so enjoyed the Pittsburgh show.

 

[storrsroars]

Nah, that was Tony Lacey making a play for Annie Hall.

It just happens to be that I've liked Mellencamp since "Lonesome Jubilee," Nelson since "Red Headed Stranger," and Young since before his first solo album (meaning Deja Vu & various Buffalo Springfield). And I've seen and liked all three in the past few years at Infinity Hall, Simsbury Meadows, and Webster Bank Arena...and I like a lot of so-called alt-country.

Good friends loved Simon at MSG last night. And I remain happy that you so enjoyed the Pittsburgh show.

I enjoy Willie. Not all the time, but I get in moods. Wife hates when I play some of his stuff in the car (e.g. Wives and Girlfriends). But not kidding, the Nelson/Marsalis album is fantastic, IMO.

Mellencamp... I thought Lonesome Jubilee was the best "Americana" of the 80s - better than anything Bruce put out. And I love his band. I just feel he's personally sleepwalking through the material these days. Just MHO.

I like Neil because he pissed off Lynyrd Skynyrd and their butthole stars and bars waving fans

ftr, if Simon wasn't retiring from live performing, likely I don't go. Was the last chance to see a lot of classic tunes played by the singer/songwriter. When Dylan announces he's packing it in, I might even splurge on that... even though I may not recognize a single tune, lol. At least he's not singing Sinatra tunes in concert. Yet.

TIL: Dylan has a line of whiskey.

 

[Madmannsucks]

I remember seeing BB King at red Rocks and he had gotten to the point where he could no longer carry a show. Lot's of charter, lot's of solos by the band(He was still BB, just much older).
I had tickets for the next night with Willie Nelson and Billy Bob Thornton(who was very uninteresting), thinking is Willie gonna still have it? He killed it!!! 2 1/2 hours of non stop music. Gotta love him playing lead on a mauled acoustic nylon string guitar.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I remember seeing BB King at red Rocks and he had gotten to the point where he could no longer carry a show. Lot's of charter, lot's of solos by the band(He was still BB, just much older).
I had tickets for the next night with Willie Nelson and Billy Bob Thornton(who was very uninteresting), thinking is Willie gonna still have it? He killed it!!! 2 1/2 hours of non stop music. Gotta love him playing lead on a mauled acoustic nylon string guitar.

My impression of Willie at Simsbury Meadows was that his was the best non-virtuoso guitar playing I'd ever heard. Another obvious choice in this category is Neil Young.

They both build the tension, they find the notes, they explore, they release, they rebuild, they fiddle, they release some more. It just works, and somehow turns on its head the notion that there are so many other 'better' guitar players.

 

[The Viking]

AXS channel on Frontier has farm aid live I believe tomorrow night starting at 7pm
Can’t watch but I’ll be recording
Is this the first weekend?

 

[jayteeman]

This is one of the best produced concerts in memory. Sound, camera action....big kudos to whoever is running this gig.....just awesome.

Wish I was there.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Neil Young is so good.

 

[Madmannsucks]

So I Willie's band was a very acoustic version. His voice is not as powerful as younger days. He is still a master at what he does.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

So I Willie's band was a very acoustic version. His voice is not as powerful as younger days. He is still a master at what he does.

In 1984(?), I saw Frank Sinatra at the biggest casino in the then very sketchily developed Atlantic City. Beyond the most obvious of his classics nearly every song was some kind of sappy, clichéd pop tune that I couldn't stand. Every one of them would typically require its singer to hit notes Sinatra was no longer capable of reaching. Every single time he resolved the challenge with an alternate note that surprised, delighted, and worked. That night I liked all of the songs without exception. Each was the best version I had ever heard. Overblown lyrics felt meaningful. It taught me some amazing lessons about aging and was quite the show.

I look now and see that he was then younger that Willie (and Neil Young), and not that much older than I currently am. I gotta book me some dates.

 

[storrsroars]

In 1984(?), I saw Frank Sinatra at the biggest casino in the then very sketchily developed Atlantic City. Beyond the most obvious of his classics nearly every song was some kind of sappy, clichéd pop tune that I couldn't stand. Every one of them would typically require its singer to hit notes Sinatra was no longer capable of reaching. Every single time he resolved the challenge with an alternate note that surprised, delighted, and worked. That night I liked all of the songs without exception. Each was the best version I had ever heard. Overblown lyrics felt meaningful. It taught me some amazing lessons about aging and was quite the show.

I look now and see that he was then younger that Willie (and Neil Young), and not that much older than I currently am. I gotta book me some dates.

I'd advise staying away from A-ha's "Take On Me". But otherwise, go for it!

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Neil Young is so good.

 

[Waquoit]

I admire a Yarder that makes a statement and backs it up.

 

[Dove]

Jimmy Koplik said this Farm Aid show was the best he has had at the XFinity Theater. Surpassing the 1996 Eagles show.

 

[ElGuapo]

The sets were great but oh man was it a PITA to get around for a drink/food/bathroom.
Granted there was a big group of us that set up on the lawn so we knew what we might be getting into at a sold out Meadows show.
Thankfully the crowd thinned out a bit as the evening drew dark/cold and people left.

Had a ton of fun that day/night though.
The Willie set was awesome and a perect way to end.
Was kind of hoping for a superjam at the end but it was not to be.

 

[alexd]

I'd advise staying away from A-ha's "Take On Me". But otherwise, go for it!