Combination of a couple of things. First, times is hard. A lot harder than people want to admit. Second, Springsteen hasn’t released a song anybody from Oklahoma can relate to into major airplay in 30 years. And his sales in the south weren’t that strong then.
The only thing Springsteen did that Oklahomans ever really picked up on was my least favorite song, Born in the USA. I still thought he was more popular in state than $9 tickets. I like a few of his songs, he's not my favorite. I like Streets of Philadelphia, I'm On Fire, and a few others. I don't think the stadium is going to keep memory lane supporters of hair bands from coming.
Wonder how Lizzo is doing with her show? Maybe it is more a reflection of how tastes have changed. I was surprised how lightly Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets was attended at the Tulsa (Brady) Theater last year. Surely he would have done better a decade ago. Maybe our market is too small for some of these older artists who need lots of old folks to attend.
Those cheap seats for Springstein are behind the stage and I'm not sure about the quality of viewing that would be. Regardless of price they can keep them as far as I'm concerned. Sure hope the concert on campus will pick up though.
I was behind the stage for Billy Joel and U2. The Edge was probably 100 ft from me and turned around often. Joel had a rotating stage. Good experiences.
I like Mannfred Mann's version better no question, but Bruce's is not bad as well. If M Mann hadn't done their version, I would probably listen a lot more to Bruce doing it. The song is great.
I already knew my twenty favorite bands/musicians didn't share too many names with yours before you posted that.
Mrs Babe has already requested a trip to Vegas this fall for the U2 show at the Sphere. I’m fine as long as it doesn’t interfere with football.
More importantly, were you there at the Brady for the 1983 show? I was. War tour.
Many of my high school class didn't really listen to the lyrics very hard, and thought it was just a patriotic song. A lot of people don't really listen to the lyrics beyond the hook.
Apparently not because you kept hearing it played at campaign rallies across the country until Springsteen sent cease and desist orders for them being idiots and not understanding what the song is about.
I don't think the supposed leader of that pack has a strong concept of irony. Others do though.(the real leaders of that pack)
Tulsa is a layover date as the tour moves between two major venues - that’s the reason for the weird day. It’s pure profit for the bands.
The concert comes between Fargo, Omaha and El Paso. This leg of the tour is mostly smaller areas and venues.
Thanks. The explanation I gave was given to me before the tour dates were announced. Principle is the same. The concert is a convenient stop over city with a history of supporting live metal.
LOL, sounds like someone who doesn't interact with many young women and girls. This will be a life defining concert for many of them. It's hard to grasp how popular TS is with them, it's like U2 was when I was a kid except that the emotional connection they feel to TS is a lot stronger. Trivia question, who is the only artist in the history of the Billboard Top 100 to have all 10 of the top 10 spots?
Probably Taylor Swift. It may not be your cup of tea, but she is extraordinarily talented. Writes her own songs and music, capable of playing multiple instruments and her songs resonate with people and their feelings. Sort of like Hanson or the boy bands back in the day (except the boy bands barely sang their own songs...Hanson is another one that probably soured a lot of people when MmmBop! became their first hit and annoyingly overplayed on the radio. There later stuff, and stuff they wrote specifically for a Cain's audience in mind is actually pretty good.
I listen to old man music and Taylor Swift is not on my playlist but I have visibility to her through a teenage daughter. I do agree that many "sophisticated" music fans, especially those of a certain gender and age, tend to diminish her talent and career because her target audience is younger women, who those "sophisticated" fans do not view as being equally serious. But she holds pretty much every streaming record there is. And her last album release, timed at midnight to protect the streaming services, still crashed Spotify. She resonates at an artistic and emotional level with many, many millions of fans in a way that no other current artist does.
That emotional connection with millions doesn't make her talent any better. Memorable concert that is part of childhood, maybe. Life defining? The boy bands/hair bands though popular, were not life defining. It's milk toast music with no real grit. Johnny Mathis, Tom Jones, etc etc were popular in their day. They were not life defining. Their are tons of acts that were popular with the youth/female youth of their time that were not life defining. All popular musicians with the youth are not Elvis & The Beatles. In fact most acts that are popular with the youth are not Elvis or the Beatles. Those are exceptions to the rule.
So I'm a huge Beatles fan and some of Elvis' later stuff is fantastic...Suspicious Minds is an all time great song. I used to not get music at the time it was released and I was sort of an anti-person...I was anti against most fads and things that were popular at the moment and years later would watch a TV show past its prime in streaming or start listening to music. I can tell you that Bon Jovi and Prince were 2 that I would never listen to as a kid but love to listen to now. Prince is one of those generational musical geniuses. Again, I think history will put Taylor Swift in that category eventually. Eminem will eventually get there too. Whether it's our cup of tea or not, their impact in music and on the world in general will outlive them (like Elvis and the Beatles and Michael Jackson and Prince) and influence music and society for generations to follow.
We’ve seen U2 five times now. Their general admission area on the floor is the best value out there at $90 each.
They are paying $50 for the show and $450 to annoy you about going to the show on social media.
I agree with everything you said except about Taylor Swift. She is an average countryish/popish musician in my opinion. She's popular with the young, and I think that will disappear in time. Eminem will definitely have staying power. I'd much rather listen to Billie Eilesh and her brother's writing talents.
