| BEATLES - SHEA STADIUM (1965) |
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The US tour really opened on August 15th with
a concert scheduled in New York at the Shea
Stadium, home of the New York Mets baseball
team. This was the first time in the history
of music that a stadium was used for a rock
concert ! Seen by 55,600 fans, it created a
new world record for a pop concert in terms
of attendance and gross revenue. The Beatles'
share of the $304,000 box-office takings was
also a record - $160,000.
Tags : Beatles Shea Stadium 1965 |
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Affichage : 357952
Durée : 597 s |
| Queen - Under Pressure (Live At Wembley Stadium 1986) |
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"Under Pressure" is a 1981 song by Queen and
David Bowie. It marked Queen's first released
collaboration with another recording artist,
and is featured on their 1982 album Hot
Space. The song was a hit at the time,
reaching #1 in the UK singles chart.
The song evolved from a jam session the band
had with Bowie at its studio in Montreux,
Switzerland, therefore it was credited as
co-written by the five musicians. According
to Queen bassist John Deacon (as quoted in a
French magazine in 1984), however, the song's
primary musical songwriter was Freddie
Mercury — though all contributed to the
arrangement. An earlier, embryonic version of
the song without Bowie called "Feel Like" is
widely available in bootleg form.
Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger
Taylor have credited the bass riff to Deacon;
Bowie also said on his website that the
bassline was already written before he became
involved.
Bowie had originally come to the studios in
order to sing backing vocals in another Queen
song, "Cool Cat," which would end up being
edited out since he wasn't satisfied with
them. Once he got there, they jammed for a
while and wrote the song.
Very nice song sung by the great Freddie
Mercury and nicely played by Queen.
Tags : Queen Under Pressure Freddie Mercury Brian May Roger Taylor John Deacon Wembley Stadium Live |
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Affichage : 2617358
Durée : 361 s |
| Grand Funk Railroad - Closer To Home - Shea Stadium 1971 |
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http://www.petitiononline.com/GFRMDM/petition
.html
This is a clip from the legendary Shea
Stadium Concert that broke The Beatles ticket
sales record. A record that still stands
today (37 years later). I'm proud to say this
video is in the permanent archives of Shea
Stadium & The N.Y. Mets. Yes, this is the
real deal, the Grand Funk Railroad we all
love at the peak of their great career. This
is a historic concert that folks still rave
about. If you were there, feel lucky, because
you were a part of history. This is
considered by many to be one of the greatest
concerts in the short history of "Hard
Rock/Metal". Grand Funk Railroad was truly a
"Performance Vehicle". It is truly amazing
that this record has stood this long. A
Testament to how great & how influincial this
band was in the early 1970's. People are
passionate about this great, innovative band.
Check out the link below to see what "The
Great Mark Farner" has to say today about
this historic performance. Grand Funk
Railroad ruled the world from '69-'76! Some
call it "Industrial Rock". You'll see no
lazers or pyro here, just some of the
greatest music ever performed live. Shea
Stadium suffered structural damage after this
show. In fact, the concert was almost stopped
because Ol' Shea was oscillating from the
excited crowd. Click on the link below & sign
the online petition to induct Mark Farner &
GFRxR into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame now!
http://www.petitiononline.com/GFRMDM/petitio
n.html
Everyone go here for Mark Farner's interview
about this show:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article_entertainment
.jsp?ymd=20080527&content_id=2779701&vkey=ent
ertainment&fext=.jsp
Everybody, listen to me,
And return me, my ship.
Im your captain, Im your captain,
Although Im feeling mighty sick.
Ive been lost now, days uncounted,
And its months since Ive seen home.
Can you hear me, can you hear me,
Or am I all alone.
If you return me, to my home port,
I will kiss you mother earth.
Take me back now, take me back now,
To the port of my birth.
Am I in my cabin dreaming, or are you really
scheming,
To take my ship away from me?
Youd better think about it, I just cant live
without it.
So, please dont take my ship from me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah ...
I can feel the hand, of a stranger,
And its tightening, around my throat.
Heaven help me, heaven help me,
Take this stranger from my boat.
Im your captain, Im your captain,
Although Im feeling mighty sick.
Everybody, listen to me,
And return me, my ship.
Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Im getting closer to my home ...
Im getting closer to my home ...
Im getting closer to my home ...
Im getting closer to my home ...
Ohhhh ...
Im getting closer to my home ...
Im getting closer to my home ...
Im getting closer to my home ...
Im getting closer to my home ...
Repeated to fade
Tags : Grand Funk Railroad Mark Farner Shea Stadium Closer To Home I'm Your Captain Rock Roll HardRock |
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Affichage : 293365
Durée : 299 s |
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