Not stage fulls, or 'turn it up to 11 type' groups, from me;
1. Stray Cats, on tour in 1989, to promote the 'Blast Off' LP
I missed them, at the time of their real popularity in this country (days of 'Runaway Boys', 'Stray Cat Strut', 'Rock This Town')
For a trio, they sounded great, & Setzers guitar playing was a sight (& sound) to behold
I'd love to see his Brian Setzer Orchestra, who have, more or less, reintroduced jive/swing/big-band to the music scene
You get the sense that the band & 'cast' are enjoying themselves immensely here
Re; the cars at the beginning, at about 5 seconds (before the girl gets out of the flamed 'Deuce Coupe') you see a '49 Mercury, I think that may be Setzers own, as he did own the the oen used in American Grafitti, by The Pharaohs gang (who coerced Richard Dreyfuss character into various mischief)
2. Restless, the rockabilly band (did a nice cover of 'Baby Please Don't Go')
Mark Harmans guitar playing, whilst not quite (& only just 'not quite') in the same league as Setzers was impressive (his guitar playing on the Dave Philips & Hot Road gang version of 'Tainted Love' is a wonder too)
3. Steve Earle & The Dukes, at the Leeds Irish Centre (they were promoting the Copperhead Road LP)
They remained on stage for well over 3 hours!
4. Dixie Chicks, on the 'Home' tour, at Manchester Apollo (the same tour where they started to get death threats for 'dissing' George Bush)
This was the CD, where they covered tacks like 'Landslide', but also brought the house to silence & almost tears, with 'Travelling Soldier', when they got to the line about 'bow your heads for a list of the local Vietnam dead' (@ about 3.20)
Their track 'Long Time Gone' has a nice dig at the Nashville big-wigs...
They might sound tired, but they don't sound Haggard
They got money, but they don't have Cash
They got junior, but they ain't got Hank
Loudest??
Probably The Sisters Of Mercy, in about 1986/1987, at Leeds University, standing very close to the bass-speakers
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