Concerts That Shaped Us, They Call Me Disco & RIP Tony Allen
By Jim DeRogatis, Greg Kot
Concerts That Shaped Us, They Call Me Disco & RIP Tony Allen
By Jim DeRogatis, Greg Kot
In a time when most independent concert venues have a doubtful future, Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot relive their favorite moments they’ve experienced in live concerts.
They also review Ric Wilson and Terrace Martin’s They Call Me Disco and pay tribute to recently deceased percussionist, Tony Allen.
Jim’s Picks
- Pink Floyd, the Wall, Nassau Coliseum, February, 1980
- Husker Du at Maxwell’s, New Year’s Eve 1984 to 1985
- Kanye West, House of Blues, February 2004
- Kraftwerk at the Riviera, 1998
Greg’s Picks
- Iggy Pop with David Bowie on keyboards, 1977 at Oriental Theatre, Milwaukee
- Neil Young at HORDE Festival, 1997 at New World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL
- Jeff Buckley solo, 1994 at Uncommon Ground, Chicago
- Prince , 2004 at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL
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Featured Songs |
| Ric Wilson and Terrace Martin, “Don’t Kill The Wave,” They Call Me Disco EP, Free Disco/Empire, 2020 |
| Pink Floyd, “Comfortably Numb (Live at the Nassau Colesium in 1980),” The Wall, Harvest and Columbia, 1979 |
| Iggy Pop, “Lust for Life (Live in Manchester in 1977),” Lust for Life, RCA, 1977 |
| Hüsker Dü, “New Day Rising (Live in London in 1987),” New Day Rising, SST, 1985 |
| Neil Young and Crazy Horse, “Like a Hurricane (Live in 1986),” American Stars ‘n Bars, Reprise and Warner Bros., 1977 |
| Kraftwerk, “The Man-Machine (Live in 1998),” The Man-Machine, Capitol, 1978 |
| Jeff Buckley, “Sweet Thing,” Live at Sin-é, Columbia, 1993 |
| Kanye West, “Spaceship (Live in 2004),” The College Dropout, Roc-A-Fella, 2004 |
| Prince, “17 Days (Live in 2004),” (Single), Warner Bros, 1984 |
| Prince, “Something In The Water (Does Not Compute),” 1999, Warner Bros, 1982 |
| Ric Wilson and Terrace Martin, “Breakin Rules (Feat. Corbin Dallas),” They Call Me Disco EP, Free Disco/Empire, 2020 |
| Ric Wilson and Terrace Martin, “Chicago Bae (Feat. BJ The Chicago Kid),” They Call Me Disco EP, Free Disco/Empire, 2020 |
| Ric Wilson and Terrace Martin, “Before You Let Go (Feat. Malaya),” They Call Me Disco EP, Free Disco/Empire, 2020 |
| Fela Kuti, “Roforofo Fight,” Roforofo Fight, Jofabro Nigeria, 1972 |
| Bob Dylan, “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,” The Times They Are A-Changin’, Columbia, 1964 |
| Kishi Bashi, “F Delano,” Omoiyari, Joyful Noise, 2019 |
| Johnny Horton, “The Battle of New Orleans,” The Spectacular Johnny Horton, Columbia, 1959 |
| John Coltrane, “Alabama,” The Gentle Side of John Coltrane, Impulse!, 1975 |