Ya’ll ever make lists like this? On Friday night, I went to my third concert for Tyrone Wells, and it got me to thinking about concerts I’ve seen (the ones I can remember; there might be more), and that [event] threw “into sharp relief that which I have not yet achieved.” <— name that movie.
So I made a list.
Concerts/Artists I Have Seen
Amos Lee – GLORIOUS
Beastie Boys – WITH ADAM, FANTASTIC
Big Daddy Weave – ENJOYED IT
Bon Jovi - ROCKIN’ SHOW
Boyz II Men – OPENER FOR NKOTB
Dan Rodriguez – HAWT
Danny Gokey – ENJOYED IT
Dave Matthews Band – DIDN’T RECOGNIZE ONE DAMN SONG HE SANG IN CONCERT
David Gray – AWESOME
Delbert McClinton – GOOD ROCKIN’ GUY
Gavin DeGraw – LOVE HIS VOICE
India Arie - SO FUN
James Taylor – I CAN’T EVEN
Jeremy Camp – THIS DUDE HAS SOME GUNS AND A VOICE
Joss Stone – SHE WAS WILD
Kari Jobe – PLEASANT AND PLEASING
Koko Taylor – SASSY!
Maroon 5 – FUN CONCERTS
Mat Kearney – I ALMOST TOUCHED HIM
MercyMe – AMAZING PIPES
Michael McDonald – ONE OF MY TOP 10
NEEDTOBREATHE – GOOD ROCKIN’ BAND
Neville Brothers – I WAS IN NOLA, ERGO DRUNK, BUT I REMEMEBER IT BEING GOOD
NKOTB – THE FULFILLMENT OF A LIFELONG DREAM
Parachute – SURPRISINGLY GOOD
Pat Metheny Group – GROOVY
Paula Abdul – OPENED FOR NKOTB
Prince – FRICKIN’ ASTOUNDING
Ray LaMontagne – ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC
Rob Thomas – SEATS SUCKED, BUT HE DID NOT
Sade — SEXY, SULTRY, SUPER
Third Day – GOOD STUFF
Tim McGraw – FANTASTIC ENTERTAINER
Tony Lucca – OPENER; WOULD SEE HIS OWN SHOW
Train – REALLY GOOD
Travis Tritt – SOLID AND SUPERB
Tyrone Wells – MY BOY!
U2 – NOT MUCH TO SAY; IT’S U2, FFS
Wayne Newton — my life is now complete
Zac Brown Band – BEST VOICE IN COUNTRY
ZZ Top – THERE’S ONLY THREE?
Yet to Be Seen
Allen Stone – TIX TO SEE HIM IN FEBRUARY
Chris Stapleton – I MUST NOT DIE BEFORE I SEE HIM
Kem – WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GROOVE WITH HIM
Kenny Loggins – JUST, PLEASE TO SEE HIM SOON, IN HONOR OF MY YOUTH
Rascal Flatts – LOVE THESE BOYS
Babyface – MY FAVORITE ARTIST FROM MY TEENS
Cake – FUN-KAY
Casting Crowns - MEANINGFUL
Crowder – MEANINGFUL, TOO
Ed Sheeran – ARTISTRY AND SONGWRITING
John Mayer – A GOD WITH A GUITAR
Justin Timberlake – SUPREME ENTERTAINER
Kacey Musgraves – CHILL AND MELODIC
Keith Urban – ANOTHER GOD WITH A GUITAR
Lady Antebellum – MAINSTREAM BUT GOOD MUSIC
Ledisi – SMOOTH
Ronnie Milsap – MY FAVORITE R&B ARTIST FROM MY YOUTH
Taylor Swift – GOOD SONGWRITING; GOOD ENTERTAINMENT
Van Morrison – HE’S VAN MORRISON, FFS
Departed Artists I Wish I Could Have Seen
George Michael – GOD-GIVEN PIPES
Amy Winehouse – DITTO
Dean Martin – INSOUCIANTLY COOL
INXS with Michael Hutchence – ROCK OF MY YOUTH
John Denver – RIGHT UP THERE WITH JT
Luther Vandross – SMOOTH LEGEND
Nick Drake – MELLOW AND PEACEFUL
Queen with Freddie Mercury – MUST SEE FREDDIE
Whitney Houston – GLORIOUS PIPES
