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Throwback Concert: Metallica at The XL Center 1989

Throwback Concert: Metallica at The XL Center 1989

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1989!

That year Metallica came to Connecticut twice on their ‘Damaged Justice’ Tour: The XL Center in March and Lake Compounce in July. They hit the road to support their fourth studio album, “…And Justice for All,” which was first album with bassist Jason Newsted. The tour started in September 1989 and made its way to Hartford in the spring during the first leg of their North American Tour.

Today we re-visit their show in Hartford…

 

Metallica

Tour: Damaged Justice

Special Guests: Queensrÿche

Friday March 17, 1989

The XL Center – Hartford, Connecticut

Ticket Price: $17.50

Band Lineup: James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Jason Newsted

Setlist*

  1. Blackened
  2. For Whom the Bell Tolls
  3. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
  4. Harvester of Sorrow
  5. Eye of the Beholder
  6. Bass Solo
  7. Master of Puppets
  8. One
  9. Seek & Destroy
  10. …And Justice For All
  11. Creeping Death (encore 1)
  12. Fade To Black (encore 1)
  13. Guitar Solo (encore 1)
  14. Battery (encore 1)
  15. Last Caress (Misfits cover / encore 2)
  16. Am I Evil? (Diamond Head cover / encore 2)
  17. Whiplash (encore 2)
  18. Breadfan (Budgie cover / encore 3)

*source: setlist.fm

 

Check out the live performance of Metallica in Hartford

Check out these past live performances from the ‘Damaged Justice’ Tour

 

PODCAST – Friday, February 5: It’s All About The Big Game

PODCAST – Friday, February 5: It’s All About The Big Game

Vinnie the bookie was on with Chaz and AJ to share details on how busy his life will be this weekend leading up to the Super Bowl, and why he’s hated Tom Brady for 21 years. (0:00)

Big Jim is a Boston sports radio guy who thinks anyone not supporting Tom Brady in the Super Bowl is big baby. (17:42)

What’s it like to win a Super Bowl? A CT native, Nick Giaquinto won one with Washington in his NFL career, and even had a viral moment captured on film and printed in the newspaper. (25:42)

Image Credit: 33ft / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Throwback Concert: David Bowie at New Haven Coliseum 1976

Throwback Concert: David Bowie at New Haven Coliseum 1976

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1976!

WPLR’s studio at the time was on Chapel Street, which was a short drive to New Haven Coliseum. WPLR and The Coliseum had a long history of welcoming some of the biggest rock acts to New Haven. In 1976 WPLR welcomed David Bowie back to the Coliseum. Bowie came to New Haven on March 22nd to support his tenth studio album, “Station To Station,” which featured the hit single Golden Years.

Interesting note about this show: Just two nights earlier in Rochester, Bowie and a few of his friends were arrested on marijuana charges. He paid the bond and hit the road and headed to Springfield and New Haven to play his scheduled gigs before his scheduled arraignment back in Rochester later that week. Long story short, Bowie pleaded innocent and eventually the charges were dismissed.

Today we look back at David Bowie’s show in New Haven…

 

David Bowie

Tour: Isolar

Monday March 22, 1976

New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Band Lineup: David Bowie, Carlos Alomar, Stacy Heydon, George Murray, Dennis Davis, Tony Kaye

Setlist*

  1. Station To Station
  2. Suffragette City
  3. Fame
  4. Word on a Wing
  5. Stay
  6. I’m Waiting for the Man (The Velvet Underground cover)
  7. Queen Bitch
  8. Life on Mars?
  9. Five Years
  10. Panic in Detroit
  11. Changes
  12. TVC15
  13. Diamond Dogs
  14. Rebel Rebel (encore)
  15. The Jean Genie (encore)

*source: setlist.fm

 

Check out these David Bowie performances from 1976

50 Years, 50 Albums 1976: Boston ‘Boston’

50 Years, 50 Albums 1976: Boston ‘Boston’

There are very few albums where every song on it has become a recognizable hit, especially a debut album! This is true for Boston’s first LP behind the genius of Tom Scholz, an MIT graduate with a Master’s degree from that esteemed university. When first signed to a record label (Epic) they wanted him to record in L.A. with their record producer, instead Tom decided that he would do the project in his basement studio in Watertown, Mass. where it eventually became Scholz Research & Development, Inc. This is where he developed electronic inventions he used on this album. Long story short, this album has been referred to as a landmark record of the 1970s and has sold over 25 million copies worldwide! We are proud to welcome Boston’s debut album into the WPLR Hall of Fame.

Learn more about the album:

The Story of Boston’s Blockbuster Debut Album

Boston’s Debut Album Isn’t a Guilty Pleasure—It’s One of the Best Records Ever

‘More Than a Feeling’: Tom Scholz recalls the creation of Boston’s enduring debut single

Essential video:

Listen to the album:

PODCAST – Thursday, February 4: Family Feud, 66 Pounds of Oranges, Frank Stallone

PODCAST – Thursday, February 4: Family Feud, 66 Pounds of Oranges, Frank Stallone

Family Feud, Chaz and AJ style! Where the “family” was the Tribe, and Team AJ took on Team Ashley (AKA “The Woo Hoo Crew”) in movie related questions. (0:00)

In Dumb Ass News, how much money do you save on baggage costs by eating 66 pounds of oranges? (20:29)

Frank Stallone was on to talk about the documentary made about his life, and wound up talking a great deal about his brother’s movie career, and how it may have affected his musical career. (29:28)

Photo Credit: Getty Images/morganvaleks/iStock/Getty Images Plus

The Local Bands Show 02/07/2021

The Local Bands Show 02/07/2021

Join Rick Allison and Frank Critelli every Sunday at 10pm for “The Local Bands Show” on 99.1 PLR!

Send your original music to [email protected] or The Local Bands Show, 70 Quarry Dock Road, Branford, CT 06405

Check out the bands that will be featured this Sunday….

  • The Vultures – Alcohol
  • Steve Cropper with Roger Creale – Far Away
  • Mark DiPino – Love Goes Viral
  • Glenn Roth – Cabin Fever
  • Richard Neal – Blue Tattoo
  • Shandy Lawson – Trying To Get Home
  • Hilton Valentine – Race With The Devil
  • Youth XL – Txt Your Friends

Support your Local Bands!

Support Local Businesses who support Local Bands…

New England Brewing – 175 Amity Road, Woodbridge

Brian’s Guitars – 453 W. Main Street, Cheshire

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Thursday, February 4

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Thursday, February 4

7:00 – Rep. Vincent Candelora

7:30 – Glenn Dean, CT Boating

8:00 – Luke Frey, Better Business Bureau 

8:00 – Colin Caplan, Co-producer of “Pizza, A Love Story” Film

8:20 – Jimmy Koplik

9:00 – Karen, Karen’s Concoctions

Karen’s Super Bowl Meatloaf 

1 lb. 85% lean burger meat

Fajita Mix – red and green peppers and onions (NOT chopped)

Break up 4 pieces of honey wheat bread under water (NOT breadcrumbs)

3 eggs

Gravy = mushroom gravy and beef gravy mix

Pour some Gravy on the meatloaf before you put it in the oven

11×13 pan

1 hour at 400 degrees

9:30 – Frank Stallone 

Throwback Concert: Queen at Waterbury’s Palace Theater 1976

Throwback Concert: Queen at Waterbury’s Palace Theater 1976

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1976!

That year Queen kicked off its “A Night At The Opera” North American Tour at Waterbury’s Palace Theater. Queen had performed twice before at The Palace: 1974 and 1975. This show in ’76 was their final show at The Palace, but first time ever Queen had performed the song Bohemian Rhapsody live on American soil. How cool is that?

Today we take a trip back to 1976 and revisit this historic Queen concert

 

Queen

Tour: A Night At The Opera

Tuesday January 27, 1976

The Palace Theater in Waterbury, Connecticut

Ticket Price: $6.50

Band Lineup: John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor

Setlist*

  1. Procession
  2. Bohemian Rhapsody
  3. Ogre Battle
  4. Sweet Lady
  5. White Queen (As It Began)
  6. Flick of the Wrist
  7. Bohemian Rhapsody
  8. Killer Queen
  9. The March of the Black Queen
  10. Bring Back That Leroy Brown
  11. Brighton Rock
  12. Son and Daughter
  13. The Prophet’s Song
  14. Stone Cold Crazy
  15. Doing All Right
  16. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
  17. Keep Yourself Alive
  18. Liar
  19. In The Lap of the Gods… Revisited
  20. Now I’m Here – Encore
  21. Big Spender (Cy Coleman cover) – Encore
  22. Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley cover) – Encore
  23. God Save The Queen (Traditional cover) – Encore

*source: setlist.fm

 

Check out these past live performances by Queen

 

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