| May. 11th, 2008 @ 01:12 am Mixed Emotions |
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Tonight I saw The Police in concert, and I have to say that the show was fantastic. It was a bit heavy on the popular songs, but there were some early pieces where the band really came alive and rocked the house. While I like all of the work by The Police, and I think that their last album showed them reaching musical maturity and hitting their stride, I really liked the early stuff because it was rooted in the punk movement and had some rough edges that were truly outstanding. I would have liked more of the earlier stuff, but I was just happy to finally see them. Back in the 1980's, when they went on tour for the Synchronicity tour I had the chance to see them in concert but I passed as I had other things on my plate at the time. My brother, Patrick, who was in charge of getting tickets for his friends said nothing when I told him I'd pass on the concert and see them on the next tour. My brother decided to NOT tell me that Synchronicity was their last album. For over two decades I kept kicking myself about missing that show. Now, I can put that tiny demon to rest.
But, the tonight's show was very expensive. I bought two tickets at $95 each and actually had someone lined up to buy the second ticket off of me. They bailed on me. So did half a dozen other people who had expressed an interest in that ticket. Then, due to some mixed communications and some bad luck my two failsafe back ups also had to bail! So, I went to the concert alone. I thought about trying to sell my ticket once at the Allstate Arena but I was running a bit late and guessed (correctly) that there would be a long line to buy t-shirts and such. In the end I ended up paying $95 to see the show, and another $95 as a place to put my coat. That really put a ding in my wallet and left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. But, it turns out to have been worth it. In the seat in front of me was some huge mook who had to be at least 6' 8" tall. When he stood up he was still as tall as I was, and I was in the row behind him! The guy had no rhythm, was obviously not a Police fan (was with his girlfriend/wife), and turned my seat into an osbrtucted view. So, I just moved over a seat and I could see fine. Hence, the mixed emotions. If I had gone with someone else this joker would have been standing in front of me and would have blocked my view of the stage.
In the end, it was a great show and I'm glad I went.
Take care and have a great day....
ciao,
john. |
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