roadhse ma Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 It was actually years ago Aerosmith Seasons of Wither at what is now called Citi WangSame place where Wilco played a few yrs backYours ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 The one that sticks in my mind is "My Generation" in Orlando in 1982. The band had said that they weren't going to play it that tour, so I was pleasantly surprised when they opened the show with it. The 1982 tour was somewhat lackluster, but the Orlando show was the first gig after a 3-week break and they really seemed to be having a great night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbcAvOy-8f8 Joan Jett opened. The B-52s came on next and were pelted off the stage after about 20 minutes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Well...my first concert was KISS with Bob Seger & Silver Bullet opening, 8/2/76. I'm not sure what Seger opened with, it might very well have been Nutbush City Limits. KISS opened with Detroit Rock City. That's a pretty damn fine song to open a show with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I guess 'Paper in Fire' by Mellencamp in 87 - the opener at my first concert. Hell of a show and tune. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Starship Trooper by Yes in 1977 (first concert). I'm laughing thinking about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Welcome to the Jungle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RaspberryJam Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I will say the first time I came out of my own head and really felt a song at a concert was "Deal" at a Dead show in Buffalo, maybe 1987? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leatherman Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 My first concert was the dead in Atlanta in 1992. Sugar Magnolia closed the 2nd set and it was the first song I really knew that they'd played all night and I was blown away. Wish I could re-live all those dead shows I saw now that I know the catalog so much better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Well...my first concert was KISS with Bob Seger & Silver Bullet opening, 8/2/76. I'm not sure what Seger opened with, it might very well have been Nutbush City Limits. KISS opened with Detroit Rock City. That's a pretty damn fine song to open a show with.This is sort of like my experience, except I didn't get to see Seger. KISS opened with I Stole Your Love (not a great song), so I'm going to go with Shock Me, and Ace's smoking guitar solo. Mind blown. Hey, I was 13. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saluqi Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 My first mind blowing song was at a Loggins & Messina concert around 1975, my 1st concert at 12 years old. Heart opened and they were still really new, they were mind blowing enough, but my sister and I were there to see L & M, and they didn't disappoint, their whole show blew me away, but the song Vahevala, something like 20 minutes long blew my socks off. That song set the stage for the years to come of going to Dead shows. I remember being on a high for days after that show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 At the time (late 70's), it was hearing Kansas play "Carry On Wayward Son". I was a big Kansas fan in HS. Looking back, it was probably hearing the Stones open up with "Under My Thumb" in 1981. That was a pretty big deal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Overture: The Who, opening song of the Kids are Alright Tour, 1989. My second concert, but first rock concert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roadhse ma Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Wow so many good First songs ..what a great range... So nobody has the Pastoral.Beethoven's 6 th as their 1st ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 i am not sure, but i'm thinking that Molly Hatchet opened with "Gator Country" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Apparently it was In Between Days in 1986, at my first concert (The Cure). Unless Charlotte Sometimes is a great song, but I don't think it is.http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-cure/1986/great-woods-amphitheater-mansfield-ma-5bd7f7e4.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 every time I hear In Between Days I am just about instantly transported back to high school and remembering how that song was like IV Dilaudid against the angst of teendom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 and I think my song was Mr. Crowley in 1986. I was 14. but it's entirely possible my parents took me to a concert before that. I have horrible recall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 "Screaming for Vengence" Judas Priest, 1982ish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 "Listen to the Music" or "Blackwater", Doobie Bros around 77. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 "Lola", The Kinks, 1983. They played it about 6-8 songs in. There could have been a great song before that, but my memory fails me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 "Lola", The Kinks, 1983. They played it about 6-8 songs in. There could have been a great song before that, but my memory fails me.Nice. Saw the Kinks around 79/80. Good stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I guess "New Year's Eve" by U2 at the first show that I ever went to -- 1987. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug C Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 The Wabash Cannonball, Roy Acuff. That was a great song. I was probably 9-11 years old. I am so fortunate that I was able to hear that high lonesome voice of the King of Country Music. Thanks mom and dad! Though the title doesn't say "first great rock song heard in concert", that would be Bastille Day, Rush. Dec. 9, 1977. Their set opened with Bastille Day. That opening riff blew my 14 year old self away. All smiles, bobbing head and pumping arm. Powerful! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suites Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Maybe my First Concert was at the Sportotorium in Hollywood (now Pembroke Pines). Billy Joel...opened with The Stranger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 U2 concert, in 1985 or '86, and they closed the show with "Bad" from Wide Awake in America. The last few minutes of the song, Bono was singing "Come on down" over and over and gesturing to the audience to move forward. I remember feeling a magnetic pull as we left our seats and made our way hypnotically towards the stage, everyone singing. Somehow chaos was avoided and we all got as far down by the stage as the crowd would allow. It was dreamlike and magical, and went on for several minutes. When the stage lights came up, the spell was broken. I'll never forget that! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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