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The Regeneration Tour comes to Phoenix, Friday, August 1!

July 28th, 2008 Posted by: Dust Devil

Hello everybody,

I primarily listened to punk and new wave “back in the day”, and I am proud to admit that. The eighties was a pretty cheesy decade in many respects, but the excess and craziness from that era is a time I still look back on fondly. Even today most of my favorite music comes from that decade. For example, Echo and the Bunnymen is still my favorite band and their heyday was during this era.

I love it when artists from that era get back together. Some I had a chance to see back then, some I never did and welcome an opportunity to see them today. That is why the Regeneration Tour is such a big deal to me.

Five artists that had an impact on music twenty-plus years ago, all playing together for one show! The Human League, Belinda Carlisle, ABC, Missing Persons and A Flock of Seagulls; are you kidding me?

Yes, more than likely in the case of the bands, the full original line-up will not be featured. Personally, a tour like this is simply a brief moment to travel back in time, enjoy some good new wave music and reminisce about a more simple time in my life. Music has always played a key role in my existence and often times I can equate an event with a tune from that era.

A Flock of Seagulls were completely over the top with the big hairdo of the lead singer, but the band created some wonderful pop tunes. Everyone remembers I Ran, but Space Age Love Song, Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) and The More You Live, The More You Love were for me better songs.

The Missing Persons has a fabulous debut full-length record with Spring Session M and four classic tunes emerged from that disc: Walking in L.A.; Destination Unknown; Windows and Words. The unique vocals of Dale Bozzio helped make the band a popular new wave staple in the early eighties.

ABC had a string of hits, including the gorgeous The Look of Love, Poison Arrow and Be Near Me. The eighties new wave scene featured many bands that sported a regal look and ABC played the part well, their wardrobe a picture of class. However, ABC could back up the look with well-crafted pop songs that have stood the test of time well.

Belinda Carlisle was the lead vocalist for the phenomenal Go-Go’s for several years until they broke up after the Talk Show album. A successful solo career ensued with hits such as Heaven is a Place on Earth, Mad About You and I Get Weak, all of which were Top Five singles.

The Human League began as an all-male synth-pop group in 1977, but the release of the album Dare and the single Don’t You Want Me in 1981 finally brought world-wide acclaim for the band. Don’t You Want Me and Human, released in 1986, were both Number One U.S. hits for the Human League. The core of only original member Philip Oakley and the two female vocalists, Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley, who joined the band in 1980, continue to play and record today.

This will be a great evening, a chance to see in concert five artists from the eighties that produced some great music. What better way to spend a Friday night than at the Dodge Theatre with many other thirty and forty-somethings going to the way-back machine for just a brief time!

There are some great deals going on for this concert right now, so grab some buddies and check out the Live Nation link below.

Cheers!
The Dust Devil 

Buy Regeneration Tour tickets at Live Nation http://www.livenation.com/event/getEvent/eventId/325414/

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