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Poplar Creek Music Theatre Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
 We Were There February 26, 2012
Written by rabbimeyer
"Our drummer, Bruford, would like to thank the two guys from Baton Rouge from two years ago ... and all the rest of you, too." And with that, KC launched Red. I just downloaded this show, I hope the banter is on there! Dave, Brian, Geo and cousin Russ were there, too, that strange night 28 years ago ... and thanks Auntie Grace, for letting us crash on your floor. I know you didn’t expect a bunch of heads at your place at midnight, but you were a trooper! Poplar Creek had sold "packages" that summer (four or five different shows grouped together and sold at a "discount") and, by my recollection, they packaged KC with Rick Springfield and some other pop acts to make for a strange collection (who’d you pair them up with to begin with?). So there were a number of folks there because they had the tickets, but no experience with the band. I trust Entry -> Larks Tongues ->Thela was a nice introduction. Elvis Brothers opened and having seen them as "just" a party band in Madison, I was quite impressed with their show, even having fun with us by "playing to type" (not). Fire in the City indeed. I was able to trade for this bootleg right when classes started in Madison that next fall (and thanks to the clerk at Wazoo Records in Madison for trading!) When friends who saw the next KC show (in Milwaukee) heard the tape, they were disappointed that they hadn’t gone to this show. And I am pleased that I am able to support the artists by purchasing the download here. If you have Absent Lovers, you don’t "need" Poplar Creek (and vice versa, I guess) but I think the Poplar Creek show was "better" and I’m trying to judge by quality, not because I was there.
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I'm very pleased Sat., Nov 3, 2007
Posted by: octofish
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DID YOU KNOW...? Mon., Oct 29, 2007
Posted by: pelegeor
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Fond Memories...of August 11th Fri., Sep 14, 2007
Posted by: AmazonGrrl
I am so glad I found this site!
I didn’t attend this night, but I was at the Greek Theatre 2 nights previous.
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Love It!!!! Wed., Sep 5, 2007
Posted by: srw567
Hey All, This is a FINE collection of music. I had the great pleasure of seeing the band during this time period, (1984-Mpls,MN.) and the set list contained many of the songs heard Read more
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Oh, My God!!! Wed., Aug 22, 2007
Posted by: spfldbuffalo
8/22/07: Without sounding brash, I truly believe I was one of the first audients at this particular show, at a venue that I always thought had great sound. The show was magnificent, and KC was really on it that Read more
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Truly Incredible! Tue., Aug 14, 2007
Posted by: Sybarite
What a delight to have the 8/13/82 Greek Theatre show here and available to download for FREE, no less, on the 25th anniversary of that fateful show when I was 15 and deemed too young (and presumably too Read more
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Amazing! +++ Thu., Aug 2, 2007
Posted by: Robert50
This is just amazing! The sound is very good, the tracks as we remember them from the original cd’s are totally different, and the band plays togheter as good as Read more
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Wow, no what I really mean is WOW! Fri., Jul 13, 2007
Posted by: gsweeden
About 1/2000th of the audience noise is me enjoying my first Crimson show and wow what a show it was. I credit this night with changing my musical tastes forever and opening up a whole world of "not played on Read more
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Savoy, NYC: Early show, Nov. 5, 1981 Thu., Jul 12, 2007
Posted by: Reitzle
This show was a life changing event for me. I was in the front row. The band came out to a stage bathed in unchanging, honest white lights. They played a music that seemed not to rely on Read more
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Stellar Tue., Jun 5, 2007
Posted by: knet70
Thank you Robert for offering this stellar performance of my favourite crims lineup of all time. The band is in top form. The playing is flawless and the songs flow nicely at a quick Read more
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