If you said, "Little River Band, 1979," you get 100 bonus points. If you said, "Cool Change is the name of your current boat," you get an extra 200 bonus points. If you said, "You're going to see Little River Band live tonight," you are psychic, and I would like the winning PowerBall numbers, please. ;-)
Yep, a double date tonight, going out with Steph and Dan.
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The Concert:
We had supper in downtown Phoenix on the way to Talking Stick Casino, where Little River Band was playing. We got to the casino early enough to do a bit of gaming before going to the Grand Ballroom, where the concert was being held.
Steph and Joan both picked up some merch (T-shirts, I speak the lingo) on the way in. We've seen LRB and Styx in this venue before, so we knew what to expect; Even with a full house (and this was Standing Room Only full), everyone gets a good view. We found our seats and settled in...
Stephanie made the comment that "She feels young with this crowd." Little River Band has been around for 45 years, so most of their fan base is our age or older. Directly in front of us, this lady (who looked to be older that we are) was shopping for a Ramones T-shirt...
Little River Band started 10 minutes late. By rock 'n roll standards, that is almost early. ;-) We had picked up ear plugs for all of us on the way here, but they weren't necessary: the sound was well-balanced and not too loud... and they rocked right out of the gate...
Their harmony and musicianship was great. The bass player, Wayne Nelson, has been with the current line-up the longest. None of the founding members of the band are still a part of it. In fact, there have been legal battles over who actually owns the name. Some have called this line up of the band "a tribute band, since none of these current members were around during the band's heyday in the 70s.
All that aside, they sounded great tonight, and Nelson did a great job fronting the band and keeping the crowd excited...
They played for about 90 minutes - did most of the 70s and 80s hits, with a couple newer songs (from the 90s and early 2000s). Nelson did joke that "the newer songs are when people take a pee break."
It was a nice night out for the 4 of us. Steph joked about the "old time music," while we (I) challenged her to come up with any great current music that she enjoys. She played a couple John Mayer songs in the car on the way home. Yeah, I'd rather listen to Little River Band and spend some time... Reminiscing. (Get it? ;-) )
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