I was having a conversation the other day about the bands and musicians that I had seen live and recalled that the first “big” concert I saw in person was The Go-Go’s with A flock of Seagulls as their opening act (there will be another post about the Seagulls). I believe I was a freshman in high school and Mtv had been on the air for about a year and if you are my age or there about, you know how obsessed we all were with these things called music videos. Among the most played artists during those early years were the five ladies from the punk scene of Southern California. Their most popular hits came from the first album “Beauty and the Beat” with songs like “We Got the Beat” and “Our Lips are Sealed” but their second album “Vacation” was where I really started to begin following them… and saved up to get that album. My favorite tracks from “Vacation” are the title track, “Get Up and Go”, and “This Old Feeling”. The band went through some typical ups and downs like many bands and the lead singer Belinda Carlisle went on to a successful solo career. But, for me the group and that concert will always have a special place in my memories.

Vacation by The Go-Go’s