306 – [Daniel Glass Show]: My Favorite Concerts, Part 1
In this podcast, Daniel shares a series of important concerts that impacted his life growing up in Hawaii, and discusses how these events influenced his path as a professional musician.
What’s covered in this session:
- Concerts include:
- Arlo Guthrie – Son of Woody Guthrie. “Alice’s Restaurant” and Woodstock folk legend. (Early 1970s)
- Joan Baez – Folk legend, long time consort of Bob Dylan, first arena concert. (Early 1970s)
- John Denver – Featuring Hal Blaine on drums. (1975-6)
- Fleetwood Mac – “Rumours” tour. (1977-8)
- Boston – “Don’t Look Back” tour, first stadium concert. (1979)
- Santana – “Inner Secrets” tour, first 3+ hour concert. (1979)
- Journey – “Departure” tour, getting to watch Steve Smith up close from behind the drum set. (1980)
- Ted Nugent – “Scream Dream” tour, getting to watch Carmine Appice from behind the drum set. (1982)
- Dave Brubeck – With the Honolulu Symphony. First significant jazz concert (light bulb time). (1982)
- The Police – “Synchronicity” tour, with Stevie Ray Vaughn and Brian Adams. (1983)
Resources/Links/People Mentioned:
Links to YouTube performances of songs from the same tours seen by Daniel:
- Arlo Guthrie – Concert, early 1970s, “The Motorcycle Song.”
- Joan Baez – Late 1960s perfomance, “Farewell Angelina.”
- John Denver –Full concert, late 1970s
- Fleetwood Mac – “Rumours” tour, “Go Your Own Way.”
- Boston – “Don’t Look Back” tour, “Rock And Roll Band.”
- Santana – “Inner Secrets” tour, “She’s Not There.”
- Journey – “Departure” tour, “People and Places.”
- Ted Nugent – “Scream Dream” tour, “Bound And Gagged.”
- Dave Brubeck Quartet – With Symphony “Unsquare Dance”
- The Police – “Synchronicity” tour, “Synchronicity II”