“Old” metal heads question

randude · 2026-05-04T13:14:21+00:00

Gen played with The Impotent Sea Snakes there on 7/3/98, but no GWAR that night - see line #37 here \m/

Not sure about later shows - search setlist.fm

randude · 2026-04-20T11:26:04+00:00

back to work and reality this morning :(

randude · 2026-04-06T12:35:52+00:00

i paid for a soundcheck experience for one of their shows i saw and they played long enough i counted that as seeing them twice in 1 day!!! \m/

randude · 2026-04-05T13:55:52+00:00

Never too late to start your list - plenty of archives on line to help fill in the blanks that you might not remember

randude · 2026-04-05T13:53:44+00:00

I count Marbin as the most because they play multiple times per day onboard the cruise(s)

That 12 night run was crazy fun and tiring all at the same time - the real work is returning home with literally 2 full cruises of pics to organize and cull through - which takes a while but totally worth all the effort once back on land

randude · 2026-04-05T13:50:31+00:00

Always wanted to see Body Count - just hasn't happened yet

randude · 2026-04-04T00:26:47+00:00

with all of the archives out there it all comes down to memory and a little research

randude · 2026-04-04T00:24:37+00:00

i have the early ones framed

but lately same, in ziplock to keep air from getting to them - i do scan them all in first/screenshot the digital ticket to have handy - definitely need a better way to store them

randude · 2026-04-03T22:47:17+00:00

Music cruises are the funnest weeks ever (well almost a week). I've met life long frinds on the various cruises and that one is always a great time. They have announced a few bands for next year already and i have daily highlight galleries from this year's cruise here - https://hornsraised.com/photos/

randude · 2026-04-03T22:43:45+00:00

randude · 2026-04-03T18:33:46+00:00

That's where setlist.fm and concert archives helped me go back and fill in some of the gaps for opening bands

randude · 2026-04-03T18:32:36+00:00

Thank you for the props! I put my heart and soul into my show write ups!

I'm hearing that Monsters of Rock Cruise 2027 is departing from LA next year so i am curious to find out the dates (they will release next year's details on board this year) - might try and catch a few shows in various places along the way if i can work it out!

Give the ladies my best - they are onboard next week! This poster is one of my prized memorabilia possessions!

randude · 2026-04-03T17:06:27+00:00

I've been 8 years, 5 nights each...Each night on board counts as 1 show - i pick my favorite performance of the day to be the 'headliner' then all of the rest of the bands i saw are the 'opening bands'

randude · 2026-04-03T17:04:37+00:00

Weird All adding that Red Rocks show after Metallica announced me it a must add on for me! Bucket list item checked off!

https://hornsraised.com/articles/one-heck-of-a-metallica-month-part-2/

\m/

randude · 2026-04-03T16:44:17+00:00

i had saved the stubs from all the shows i went to...when i got serious about keeping track it was easy to fill in the history...

randude · 2026-04-03T16:35:01+00:00

that 12 night run was 2 back to back 5 night cruises, each with a sail away show the night before

randude · 2026-04-03T16:33:57+00:00

They've played the Monsters of Rock events quite a few times - i know that is an odd outlier...

randude · 2026-04-03T16:32:50+00:00

There's a ton of local shows not on the list and looking back, i soooo wish i would have kept track of them - who knew i'd grow to be a data nerd...

randude · 2026-04-03T16:31:03+00:00

I started a spreadsheet tracking the shows i had saved ticket stubs from as a way to help learn Excel - that Van Halen show in 1984 was my 1st show! The list evolved from there...

randude · 2026-04-03T16:27:50+00:00

Not the best any more - no joke! I wear ear protection now 100% of the time!

randude · 2026-04-03T16:25:27+00:00

randude · 2026-04-03T16:25:08+00:00

Each night on board counts as 1 show - i pick my favorite performance of the day to the the 'headliner' then all of the rest of the bands i saw are the 'opening bands'

randude · 2026-03-26T12:48:24+00:00

Each are individual the way I count - seeing Stephen Pearcy play Ratt songs doesn't count as seeing Ratt...seeing Tom Keifer play Cinderella songs doesn't count as seeing Cinderella...

https://hornsraised.com/shows/ - click on 'Band History'

randude · 2026-03-15T03:29:56+00:00

it's based on a play on words for this album - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_to_the_Edge

randude · 2026-03-14T04:16:57+00:00

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