Barry Manilow? What year is it?

http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2006/feb06/20060207_barrymanilow.html

How is Barry #1 on the Charts in 2006?

and this opinion is from someone who has been in his house and met his boyfriend

Do not make eye contact with Mr. Manilow

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I saw him perform recently on some TV contest show, and he sounded horrid. He wasn't even trying to sing.

I don't believe I am admitting this but the first concert I ever went to was a Barry Manilow concert. I was nine and my parents dragged me to it.

I swear to God this is the same except for 2 things

i was 4 or 5 (maybe 6) and I did like Barry Manilow a lot at the time, I used to sing "Can't Smile Without You" with my grandparents

My second concert was not much better, in 3rd grade I saw the Jacksons victory tour. In 6th grade I started turning the corner to better musical choices with a concert of Jefferson Starship when they were kinda big and still had Grace Slick

I actually saw Starship 2 years or so ago at a small casino show, and I must say it was rather pathetic. Grace really added something that couldn't be replaced

I also saw Hot Tuna in 95, so I have basically seen the entire original Jefferson Airplane (although not performing together), the Original Jefferson Starship, and the current post grace Starship

I don't know why I am telling you all this, but, there you have it

Ok since you are admitting to your concert background I will now admit to mine, lol.

Barry Manilow
Tina Turner (awesome show)
George Michael (twice)
New Kids on the Block (three times, ha!)
Color Me Bad (oh yeah they were BAAAAAD)
STYX (sadly I had no idea what songs were theirs, but once I got there I kept saying oooo my mom loves this song)
AC/DC (went with an exbf because I didn't trust him and it took me years to figure out the words to ANY of their songs, it sounded like screaming to me)

Apparantly I haven't gone to very many concerts, although I do like going to watch people perform live. Basically I only seemed to go to "big" concerts as a teenager. In recent years it's been more of a local band, whomever is playing kind of experience for me instead of big name (or at least big name at the time) musicians.

At least I never went to see Milli Vanilli. One of my friends has the distinct pleasure of that being her first concert, lol.

Understand, there are talented artists out there

it is going to take a lot of good concerts to undo the damage this block of shows likely did to you

Conway Twitty (look, I was like 8, OK?)
The Carpenters
Mac Davis
David Cassidy
The Osmonds
Gladys Knight
(wait, it gets better, I promise!)

(Not necessarily in this order... much of the '70's is hazy...)

Starship
J. Geils Band
Peter Frampton
Jethro Tull
Van Halen (twice)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (twice)
Aerosmith
Exile
The Monkees (well, 3/4 of them)
Ten Years Later (Alvin Lee's reunion version of Ten Years After)
UK
Queen
Ted Nugent
Rush
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush
The Fabulous Poodles
The Kinks
Alice Cooper
The Babys
Kansas
Meat Loaf
Crawler
UFO
Angel
Thin Lizzy

P2

I just read that entire contract, and it really does not contain anything that I find terribly unusual for a major artist -- or even one who used to be a major artist.

KISS used to have a rider on their contracts in their 1970's heyday that there were to b large bowls of M&Ms in the dressing rooms from which all the brown M&Ms had been removed -- not because it was necessary, but because they knew that if that detail had been covered, then it was likely that everything else was as well.



P2

that was van halen

and read the I think 3 o clock entry in the rider

You think you haven't?

My entire list:

Herbie Hancock
Blue Man Group (twice)


And that's it. I REALLY need to get out more.

err - embarising concerts...

brmb in teh park i think it was called - saw geri halliwell and posh spice (both seperate acts) and various oither dross of that year - the only 2 good bands there were feeder and ash - feeder mimed and ashs guitarist spent the entire set facing the drummer at the back of the stage

ive also did the lights for peter andre and anouther level (aarrrgghhh)

He is on the charts because the music died in like 1984.

Actually it died in the early 1970s. The only reason I mention 1984 is because the Dire Straits attempted to get real music rolling again, and despite their fine efforts, the music has died.

Ok, here's my list of attended concerts (which kinda dates me):

1. Numerous Oldies concerts (old 50s-60s performers need the $$)
   

1. The Monkees- 20th & 30th anniversary shows
   
2. Megadeth w/ an unheard of act called Stone Temple Pilots
   
3. Slayer
   
4. Marilyn Manson
   

I never went to many concerts- never had the $$ for tickets & the bands I like seldom ever come to Pittsburgh.


BTW- I like Barry Manilow!! Just for the sheer Cheese factor of his music. Watched one of his concerts years ago on this new thing called HBO at my Aunt's house.

I guess it's just common sense that Ozzy would need a doctor in the house, which is kinda sad, but also a little funny to see on a list where other jack***es ask for arcade rooms (Eminem).


My first concert was Aerosmith, but I promise it only went uphill from there.

...unless you don't consider local bands playing in college town basements uphill

My mom was/is a big BM fan. I am still mentally scarred from way back when I lived with her (we're talking 20 years ago) in that I now know the lyrics to just about all his songs. The bitch.

I write the songs that make the whole world sing
I write the songs of love and special things
I write the songs that make the young girls cry
I write the songs, I write the songs

hehe I couldn't help myself

In the article above they say:


With his haircut, appearantly.