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MELLENCAMP DISCUSSION => New York City, NY => Topic started by: TonyBClubManager on October 08, 2010, 09:17:13 am



Title: Going to New York City?
Post by: TonyBClubManager on October 08, 2010, 09:17:13 am
Tell us about it, plan a meet up, tell us what quality tickets you purchased!


Title: Re: Going to New York City?
Post by: mellenheadinohio on October 13, 2010, 11:54:59 am
3rd row pit still available almost 3 hours after presale


Title: Re: Going to New York City?
Post by: dolly23 on October 14, 2010, 08:43:24 am
Paula,  are you girls headed to the Big City?


Title: Re: Going to New York City?
Post by: mellenheadinohio on October 14, 2010, 11:57:21 am
no dolly, not this time.  (not as of right now anyway, lol)


Title: Re: Going to New York City?
Post by: dolly23 on October 15, 2010, 08:17:51 am
Too bad, if I hit the lottery this weekend, you are here!


Title: Re: Going to New York City?
Post by: edhead on February 18, 2011, 09:40:28 am
i am catching Amtrak at noon today to head up to the big apple......got 3rd row pit    although I am in a bit of physical pain I am sure I will forget all about it tonight   ;D    hope to see some one around town that is going,  I'll  be sporting some Mellenwear and on the lookout for others....


Title: Re: Going to New York City?
Post by: graffigna on February 20, 2011, 12:35:23 pm
I'm 52 and been listening to JM since I Need a Lover was radio hit and seeing him Friday night at Radio City was a disappointment.

I've seen JM 5 times and one of his early 90's shows was the second best concert I've ever seen (#1 is U2 @ MSG in Oct 2001 - post 9\11 and a transcendental experience). 

JM has moved from his traditional sound to more country \ bluegrass style, and while I like most of it, his entire show - every song, was played in with this style influencing the songs.  I expected some of the new songs but he played too many of them, especially since he did not play his classic stuff in the manner they became popular.  Every song sounded like the band was playing slower than they should, with some at a painful crawl.

If he had played 25% of the shows songs (new material or old) in this country style, and the balance as they were originally recorded, I think the show would have been 4 stars and highly recommended.

I took my 14 yr old and 12 yr old kids to this and they were hugely bored, and my wife and I were underwealmed.