On Oct 25th I started a post series that would be about the 37 live rock concerts I have attended in my life so far.

Over time, I am listing the next three best. Five posts so far covered the top fifteen (listed below), today’s covers fifteen to eighteen.

Just a reminder; 1) Paul McCartney, 2) Led Zeppelin, 3) Elton John 4)Alice Cooper 5) Al Stewart 6) Queen 7) Bee Gees 8) Deep Purple 9) James Taylor 10)Blue Oyster Cult, 11)Johnny Winter, 12) Uriah Heep 13) The Monkees. 14) 1910 Fruitgum Company 15) Allman Brothers Band

And today’s list

16) Kansas -This band’s biggest hit fits on my top ten list of all time favorite songs ( Dust in the Wind).  Their use of electrified violin and the fact their main genre is a solid blues base make them a favorite artist of mine.  I saw them in a club with a small audience of 2500 and stood right by the stage.  It was memorable.

17)  Styx – I saw them at the Molson amphitheatre in Toronto.    Though I am not a huge fan of progressive rock I do have to admit the live show was fabulous.  Singing and playing right in the audience at times, this was a band that clearly is a crowd pleaser.

18) Wishbone Ash – I first heard them while watching Dick Clarks American Bandstand.  Right from the get go this bands sound caught my attention.  I saw them live a couple of times but the most memorable was at Lulu’s in Waterloo.  Apparently Lulu’s had the longest bar in North America.