Adam Ant was a rock god to me in the early 80's while I was in high school. I thought he was the greatest (well, him and Prince). Mostly when he was with the Ants but even after they split up I followed him and he made Strip and Puss n Boots at which point I tuned out. It just didn't have that underground punk feel anymore and just started sounding like sappy pop. I stopped listening to him and moved on.
Fast forward 30 years. A fellow RPFer and his wife found that Adam Ant was coming to the DFW area for a performance and he seemed to recall that I used to like him. He bought us tickets then asked if we wanted to go. My first thought was, "Is that guy still ALIVE?!...and still performing?!"
Now, I saw him in concert 30 years ago and it was pretty darn good! So I thought, how bad can it be, right? Part of me was terrified that if I go he would be so bad that it would sully my image of what I remembered. But, tickets were bought, I was available and I hadn't been to a concert in years so, sure, let's go and see what happens.
The show was sold out (which amazed me!) and everybody was really excited. Turns out, the show was really, really good! They sounded great! They still had duel drummers and the sound was tight! He did mostly Kings of the Wild Fronier era and a couple of covers but it was a fantastic sound and quite a bit of fun. My wife who went and had no idea who he was LOVED the show! This show was better than the show I saw 30 years ago while in his hey day. I gotta say, the man has still got it.
Hell, I even bought a t-shirt!
just wanted to share.
That's all.
Fast forward 30 years. A fellow RPFer and his wife found that Adam Ant was coming to the DFW area for a performance and he seemed to recall that I used to like him. He bought us tickets then asked if we wanted to go. My first thought was, "Is that guy still ALIVE?!...and still performing?!"
Now, I saw him in concert 30 years ago and it was pretty darn good! So I thought, how bad can it be, right? Part of me was terrified that if I go he would be so bad that it would sully my image of what I remembered. But, tickets were bought, I was available and I hadn't been to a concert in years so, sure, let's go and see what happens.
The show was sold out (which amazed me!) and everybody was really excited. Turns out, the show was really, really good! They sounded great! They still had duel drummers and the sound was tight! He did mostly Kings of the Wild Fronier era and a couple of covers but it was a fantastic sound and quite a bit of fun. My wife who went and had no idea who he was LOVED the show! This show was better than the show I saw 30 years ago while in his hey day. I gotta say, the man has still got it.
Hell, I even bought a t-shirt!
just wanted to share.
That's all.