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Music Appreciation

ProfessorGAC

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3. Saw Them In 1986

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2025, 03:16 PM

Jun 4

Opening for, wait for it...........
Van Halen!
Thought it was an odd pairing.
They were fine, but it's not what most of that audience came to see.
Randy is good guitar player, buy he was no Eddie.

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Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet 1974 Video [View all] George McGovern Jun 4 OP

Thanks for posting this, BTO was the first concert I ever went to while still in HS in 1975. Styx was their warmup... wcmagumba Jun 4 #1

Good Deal wcmagumba! You're welcome! Thank You!! George McGovern Jun 4 #4

The only one here whos isn't named Bachman or Turner is guitarist Blair Thornton... Harker Jun 4 #2

He's GOOD! Thanks for pointing him out! Thanks Harker! George McGovern Jun 4 #5

You bet! Harker Jun 4 #9

Saw Them In 1986 ProfessorGAC Jun 4 #3

I'd think, ProfessorGAC, that Eddie has few, if any, peers. Thanks! George McGovern Jun 4 #6

Not Many ProfessorGAC Jun 4 #7

Thanks Prof! George McGovern Jun 4 #8

I remember the first time I heard their first record. Harker Jun 4 #10

You, Me, &... ProfessorGAC Jun 4 #11