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Post by kds on Jun 6, 2022 12:50:28 GMT
I've been buying some Buffett CDs lately to try to complete my collection. Listening to Off to See the Lizard (1989), I was struck how much Take Another Road sounds like the title track to SIP. That's the most recent JB album I have - if you don't count Christmas Island. Lizard suffers from the over production typical of the era. BTW, I do enjoy his Xmas album a lot. I guess he's got a newer one out now. He took a bit of a hiatus after Off to See the Lizard to concentrate on writing novels. Other than his first two albums, where he really hadn't found his sound yet, Off to See the Lizard and Hot Water, his other late 80s offering, are probably his weakest albums. I think even his 90s albums were a big improvement, but they sometimes suffer from being a little overly long. I really can't get into Buffett's Christmas albums. He released a second one called Tis the Season in 2016. To me, Buffett's sound is just so synonymous with summer, and hot long days, and warm nights. So, I have a hard time hearing that sound applied to Christmas music to listen to in December, when it's cold and the sun's going down before 5pm. And, I think his choice to cover Happy Xmas in particular just didn't land.
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Post by lonelysummer on Jun 6, 2022 17:51:30 GMT
That's the most recent JB album I have - if you don't count Christmas Island. Lizard suffers from the over production typical of the era. BTW, I do enjoy his Xmas album a lot. I guess he's got a newer one out now. He took a bit of a hiatus after Off to See the Lizard to concentrate on writing novels. Other than his first two albums, where he really hadn't found his sound yet, Off to See the Lizard and Hot Water, his other late 80s offering, are probably his weakest albums. I think even his 90s albums were a big improvement, but they sometimes suffer from being a little overly long. I really can't get into Buffett's Christmas albums. He released a second one called Tis the Season in 2016. To me, Buffett's sound is just so synonymous with summer, and hot long days, and warm nights. So, I have a hard time hearing that sound applied to Christmas music to listen to in December, when it's cold and the sun's going down before 5pm. And, I think his choice to cover Happy Xmas in particular just didn't land. I remember hearing Fruitcakes back in the day and enjoying that one. I find Christmas Island to be a nice listen during the holidays.
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Post by kds on Jun 6, 2022 18:06:57 GMT
He took a bit of a hiatus after Off to See the Lizard to concentrate on writing novels. Other than his first two albums, where he really hadn't found his sound yet, Off to See the Lizard and Hot Water, his other late 80s offering, are probably his weakest albums. I think even his 90s albums were a big improvement, but they sometimes suffer from being a little overly long. I really can't get into Buffett's Christmas albums. He released a second one called Tis the Season in 2016. To me, Buffett's sound is just so synonymous with summer, and hot long days, and warm nights. So, I have a hard time hearing that sound applied to Christmas music to listen to in December, when it's cold and the sun's going down before 5pm. And, I think his choice to cover Happy Xmas in particular just didn't land. I remember hearing Fruitcakes back in the day and enjoying that one. I find Christmas Island to be a nice listen during the holidays. Fruitcakes has some good songs, and I think Barometer Soup (1995) and Beach House on the Moon (1999) are even better.
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Post by lonelysummer on Jun 8, 2022 1:57:32 GMT
I remember hearing Fruitcakes back in the day and enjoying that one. I find Christmas Island to be a nice listen during the holidays. Fruitcakes has some good songs, and I think Barometer Soup (1995) and Beach House on the Moon (1999) are even better. I will have to give them a listen. I have one CDR I made years ago using the Beaches, Bars, Ballads box set. My own Best of Buffett 1973-1983. Years ago, I had a copy of the semi-legit album release High Cumberland Jubilee. Not bad, but certainly different than what he became famous for. I might have even heard Down to Earth somewhere along the way.
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Post by kds on Jun 8, 2022 12:35:57 GMT
Fruitcakes has some good songs, and I think Barometer Soup (1995) and Beach House on the Moon (1999) are even better. I will have to give them a listen. I have one CDR I made years ago using the Beaches, Bars, Ballads box set. My own Best of Buffett 1973-1983. Years ago, I had a copy of the semi-legit album release High Cumberland Jubilee. Not bad, but certainly different than what he became famous for. I might have even heard Down to Earth somewhere along the way. High Cumberland Jubilee was a legit release, but it didn't actually get released until the mid 70s, affter Jimmy had achieved some success. The two highlights of those early albums are In the Shelter and The Captain and the Kid, which were re-recorded for the Changes in Attitudes and Havana Daydreamin albums respectively. I suspect Jimmy knew those were decent songs, and didn't want them to mire in obscurity on those first two albums.
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Post by kds on Jul 19, 2022 12:55:05 GMT
I hesitate to say this after two false starts last month (my catching COVID preventing me from seeing Paul McCartney and Ringo's show being postponed...again), but tonight should be my first concert since COVID.
Tonight, my wife and I are supposed to see Jimmy Buffett at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. It's Jimmy's first show at this venue in nearly 20 years. It'll be my first show there since catching The C50 Beach Boys ten years ago.
Attending a show on a Tuesday night, fresh off vacation is not ideal, but I have to say that I'm actually pretty excited. But, trying not to get too excited until Mr. Buffett hits the stage with us in the same building, after all the nonsense of the last two years.
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Post by lonelysummer on Jul 20, 2022 1:47:55 GMT
I hesitate to say this after two false starts last month (my catching COVID preventing me from seeing Paul McCartney and Ringo's show being postponed...again), but tonight should be my first concert since COVID. Tonight, my wife and I are supposed to see Jimmy Buffett at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. It's Jimmy's first show at this venue in nearly 20 years. It'll be my first show there since catching The C50 Beach Boys ten years ago. Attending a show on a Tuesday night, fresh off vacation is not ideal, but I have to say that I'm actually pretty excited. But, trying not to get too excited until Mr. Buffett hits the stage with us in the same building, after all the nonsense of the last two years. I'm sure it will be a good show. Write us a review!
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Post by kds on Jul 20, 2022 12:51:04 GMT
After the events of the last month or two, I kept waiting for something to happen yesterday.
My wife and I had no COVID symptoms. Good there. I checked Facebook a few times to make sure that nobody in Buffett's crew had COVID. Good there. Then, I get a call around 4pm that there's a hand, foot, and mouth outbreak at my son's ABA center, so I'm thinking "Oh, so this is the nonsense that's going to prevent my attendance at this show." But, my son seems fine, and our sitters didn't cancel.
There was no traffic getting to the show. So, the last hurdle was the digital ticket, which I'll admit, makes me anxious, but they scanned just fine.
At 8:15pm, Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band took the stage at Merriweather Post, kickstarting my first concert in two and a half years with Changes in Attitudes Changes in Latitudes. Jimmy actually croaked a little on the first line, and even bungled the first lyric a bit. For a split second, I was wondering if his years were maybe catching up, but he settled in very quickly. Say what you want about Buffett's music, but you'd be hard pressed to find a set of vocal chords on a 70+ year old that have aged better than his.
The setlist was somewhat top heavy, with many of his favorites like Fins, Son of a Son of a Sailor, and Come Monday played fairly early in the set. At first I was a little concerned that it was going to be a short set. Luckily, that was not the case, as he played a two hour set.
I was slightly disappointed that he only played one song off his latest album - 2020's Life on the Flip Side. Luckily, it was The Slow Lane, one of my favorites off the album. I checked setlist.fm, and he'd been playing 3-4 songs from the album at several shows. But, I'm thinking one might've gotten dropped for the rarity Beautiful Swimmers, which has a verse about Maryland crabs east of Baltimore. So, he typically only plays it at Maryland concerts.
The usual crowd pleasers Cheeseburger in Paradise, Margaritaville, his covers of Southern Cross and Brown Eyed Girl, Volcano, It's Five O Clock Somewhere, One Particular Harbour, and probably my favorite song of his A Pirate Looks at 40 were played, all of them very well. Plus, there was room for some slightly lesser known material like Cowboy in the Jungle, Last Mango in Paris, and Woman Goin' Crazy on Caroline St.
Buffett typically closes his shows with a solo acoustic deeper track. He did an acoustic deeper track - Defying Gravity, but most of the band remained onstage, which had me initially wondering if he would come out solo for second encore. But, the house lights and music came up. As a pirate who looked at 40 two years ago, I did not mind a concert ending at 10:15p.
All in all, it was a great show. I'd definitely go see Buffett again, but not sure I'd get a lawn ticket again. I was last on the lawn at MPP for The Beach Boys in 2012, and the lawn crowd that June 2012 night was half the size of the one last night. When I saw the BB, I had no problem finding a spot with some real estate, where I could still see the stage. Last night, unfortunately, my view was obstructed, so I probably watched 80% of the concert via the video board. So, should Buffett play here again, I'd probably either have to make sure to enter the venue right when the gates open to secure a better spot on the lawn, or spring for pavilion seats, which are ridiculously priced.
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 20, 2022 13:28:12 GMT
So, the last hurdle was the digital ticket, which I'll admit, makes me anxious, but they scanned just fine. Omg I’m glad I’m not the only one! Digital tickets ALWAYS scare me: “what if it doesn’t register, and I hold up the line!?” It’s never happened, but I always worry. Same thing with unattended parking ramps, for that matter.
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Post by kds on Jul 20, 2022 13:33:48 GMT
So, the last hurdle was the digital ticket, which I'll admit, makes me anxious, but they scanned just fine. Omg I’m glad I’m not the only one! Digital tickets ALWAYS scare me: “what if it doesn’t register, and I hold up the line!?” It’s never happened, but I always worry. Same thing with unattended parking ramps, for that matter. I hate them. In fact, the last time I saw Buffett (2018) was the first time that I was told the ticket was digital. I contacted Ticketmaster, and asked for a tangible ticket to be placed at Will Call instead. But, that's not an option anymore. But, there's always that nagging feeling of "what if for some reason I can't get service" or that kind of thing. At one of the Ravens games I attended last year, I did have trouble getting into my Ticketmaster account. Luckily, I'd started the process when I first got in the line at the gate, so I did successfully sign in and access the tickets prior to my reaching the gate. I guess this is the new version of my checking to make sure I have the tickets about 40 times on the car ride to the venue. And, that is not much of an exaggeration. I would look, see the tickets with my own eyes, but two minutes later, would have to see them again.
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Post by carllove on Jul 20, 2022 13:50:10 GMT
Omg I’m glad I’m not the only one! Digital tickets ALWAYS scare me: “what if it doesn’t register, and I hold up the line!?” It’s never happened, but I always worry. Same thing with unattended parking ramps, for that matter. I hate them. In fact, the last time I saw Buffett (2018) was the first time that I was told the ticket was digital. I contacted Ticketmaster, and asked for a tangible ticket to be placed at Will Call instead. But, that's not an option anymore. But, there's always that nagging feeling of "what if for some reason I can't get service" or that kind of thing. At one of the Ravens games I attended last year, I did have trouble getting into my Ticketmaster account. Luckily, I'd started the process when I first got in the line at the gate, so I did successfully sign in and access the tickets prior to my reaching the gate. I guess this is the new version of my checking to make sure I have the tickets about 40 times on the car ride to the venue. And, that is not much of an exaggeration. I would look, see the tickets with my own eyes, but two minutes later, would have to see them again. I'm curious - If you put your tickets in your Apple Wallet - Are they ON your phone - or could you not find them if you lost service? I asked for hard tickets for the Beach Boys concert in Lawrence in September and I got them for the concert in February. I did not have that option for Brian Wilson, however. I have a friend that kept all of her tickets from concerts we went to in the 80's. She took a photo and posted them on Facebook. Great memories - and boy were concert tickets cheap back then!
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Post by kds on Jul 20, 2022 14:13:46 GMT
I hate them. In fact, the last time I saw Buffett (2018) was the first time that I was told the ticket was digital. I contacted Ticketmaster, and asked for a tangible ticket to be placed at Will Call instead. But, that's not an option anymore. But, there's always that nagging feeling of "what if for some reason I can't get service" or that kind of thing. At one of the Ravens games I attended last year, I did have trouble getting into my Ticketmaster account. Luckily, I'd started the process when I first got in the line at the gate, so I did successfully sign in and access the tickets prior to my reaching the gate. I guess this is the new version of my checking to make sure I have the tickets about 40 times on the car ride to the venue. And, that is not much of an exaggeration. I would look, see the tickets with my own eyes, but two minutes later, would have to see them again. I'm curious - If you put your tickets in your Apple Wallet - Are they ON your phone - or could you not find them if you lost service? I asked for hard tickets for the Beach Boys concert in Lawrence in September and I got them for the concert in February. I did not have that option for Brian Wilson, however. I have a friend that kept all of her tickets from concerts we went to in the 80's. She took a photo and posted them on Facebook. Great memories - and boy were concert tickets cheap back then! I think the ticket wallet thing is an option, but I have an Android, and I'm honestly not sure how that works. So, I'm the wrong person to ask. I actually have hard tickets for every show I've attended (going back to Dec 1998), save for some shows during my radio years when I was on the guest list. Last night was the first show that I paid to attend where I do not have some sort of documentation. Although, the last Maiden show I attended, I just printed out the QR Code - not quite the same.
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Post by kds on Sept 28, 2022 19:27:51 GMT
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Post by lonelysummer on Oct 5, 2022 2:24:04 GMT
And Ringo Starr's team just announced that he has covid, and is postponing tour dates. Nothing wrong with telling fans the truth. We can handle it.
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Post by kds on Oct 5, 2022 12:49:23 GMT
And Ringo Starr's team just announced that he has covid, and is postponing tour dates. Nothing wrong with telling fans the truth. We can handle it. Not to mention it puts to stop all the silly speculation and conspiracy stuff that tends to float around.
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