WOW! What a great night last night in Atlantic City, at the House of Blues. I'm still coming down from all of the excitement and adrenaline. What started a few weeks ago as a casual conversation with my good friend Corey, quickly turned into reality. We traveled all the way to AC to see one of our favorite bands in concert. The band Live, started in the early to mid 1990's. They had a ton of hits through the 1990's, all the way through the early part of the 2000's. I loved them in college, after, and still do. They were truly a different sound after the coming of the "grunge" era. Well, a lost has happened over the years. Over the last few years, the original lead singer left. He tried some financial dealings behind closed doors that basically would've meant that he, and he alone, was the creative force behind the band. Nothing would've happened without him, and he wanted to be paid more than all of them together. Obviously, this left some bad blood. The remaining members went into a side project, known as the Gracious Few, with the lead singer and rhythm guitarist from Candlebox. From that, an awesome cd was born. And then, Live reformed with a new lead singer, Chris Shinn. As the newly reformed unit, they started touring again over the summer. It was a festival tour, reliving some of the old times. It worked out well, and then someone had this killer idea of a one-off show in AC, playing everything from Throwing Copper, perhaps their biggest release. I've seen Live several times in the past. However, there were at least a handful of songs from that album that I never heard before. Last nite was my opportunity to see the entire album performed, front to back. I knew I would never have the opportunity again. So we did it! It was an absolutely fantastic evening. Something I will never have the chance to do or see again. And to top it all off, we ended up scoring backstage passes. It's a long, long story. But just peep the pic above. Once you see my face, you'll know it was all worth it. Live it up while you're young boys and girls! I sure do!
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November 2015
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