Live Review: Simple Minds with The Call at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO, May 9, 1986 My Scottish brethren Simple Minds were on a career high, with “Don’t You Forget About Me” a worldwide fave after 1985’s The Breakfast Club featured it during end credits (you saw […]
Loverboy with The Hooters at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO, March 21, 1986 This was a result of my fleeting Top 40 weakness. These guys were all over the radio, which later in life was something I would abhor in a band completely. But the crowd was […]
Recorded on 12/30/85, this was to be played the following night at a New Year’s Eve party and impress all within earshot! It appears I hastily transcribed the songs and artists but made an attempt to include some classics as well as current music.
The songs are enough for a slot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but the true measure of a band is their live performances. And this band exceeded that mark. Funny, physical, and self-deprecating, these boys came to entertain.
Live Review: R.E.M. with 10,000 Maniacs at Kiel Opera House in St. Louis, MO, November 17, 1985 After recently becoming a student of R.E.M., this was a night I was excited about. I traveled to St. Louis from Kansas City (about a four-hour drive) to witness a band […]
Recorded around 10/14/85 – I say “around” because the date is uncharacteristically missing. It was most likely not long after my first mixtape a month earlier because the track listing is very similar. Plus, the newest track (“Tonight She Comes” by The Cars) was released on that day […]
Recorded on 9/16/85, this was my first mixtape (that I have found). It was clear I was heavy in my Police faze and all things related. Police drummer Stewart Copeland recorded as Klark Kent, playing all the instruments and singing on what’s considered his solo debut album released […]
Live Review: Sting at Sandstone Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, KS, August 31, 1985 This was Sting’s first solo tour supporting his first solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles. The outdoor venue was the perfect setting for my then fave performer. This would be the first time […]
Live Review: Steve, Bob & Rich at The Blue Note in Columbia, MO, (1985) The Kansas City trio made up of Steve Phillips, Bob Walkenhorst, and Rich Ruth brought their bigger-than-life show to the (old) Blue Note in Columbia. As a college town, it’s always a full house […]
Live Review: Pretenders with Simple Minds at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO, August 23, 1984 Touring in support of their best album ever, Learning To Crawl, the Pretenders rocked in a big way that night. Chrissie Hynde was more of a man than most of us in […]
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