Michael Stanley Band
NBC The Source
Broadcast Sept. 18, 19, 20, 1981
Recorded at:
Blossom Music Center
Cuyahoga Fall, OH ("Cleveland")
August 26, 1981
01 Dan Formento - NBC The Source 1981-09 Intro
02 Michael Stanley Band - In The Heartland
03 Michael Stanley Band - I'll Never Need Anyone More (Than I Need You Tonight)
04 Michael Stanley Band - Working Again
05 Michael Stanley Band - We Can Make It
06 Michael Stanley Band - When Your Heart Says It's Right
07 Commercial - Phisoderm
08 Michael Stanley Band - Heaven and Hell
09 Michael Stanley Band - Don't You Do That To Me
10 Michael Stanley Band - Lover
11 Commercial - Levi's
12 Michael Stanley Band - Somewhere In The Night
13 Michael Stanley Band - Don't Stop The Music
14 Michael Stanley Band - He Can't Love You
15 Commercial - Phisoderm
16 Michael Stanley Band - Let's Hear It
17 Dan Formento - NBC The Source 1981-09 Outro
The press release says, "Over the years the Michael Stanley Band has attained a huge following in their home turf of Cleveland, breaking all attendance records at the large arenas." The Plain Dealer mentions "This is the first time a rock band has performed for three nights at Blossom..."
The band was originally booked for August 24 and 25, with the third show on the 26th added.
As usual, I will drone on endlessly about Rock and Roll Geography: The
Blossom Music Center is in Cuyahoga Falls, which is closer to Akron (10 miles) than to Cleveland (30 miles). The population difference in 1980 between the big cities was about 237,000 to 573,000, so while it was three times as far away, Cleveland was twice as big. Which means from a national perspective, the show took place in Cleveland. Which is why announcer Dan Formento says, "...live in concert at Blossom Music Center, IN CLEVELAND, Ohio..."
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In Cleveland? Or Not? YOU DECIDE! |
I turned to one of our regular readers (Hi, Matt!) who lives in the Cleveland area, and asked him to give the Voodoo Wagon the perspective from right there in the neighborhood. Matt mentioned there was not much rivalry between the Cleveland and Akron areas, although Clevelanders view themselves as a bit more cosmopolitan, and Akronites are careful to defend their claim to homegrown artists like Devo and Chrissie Hynde...who are NOT from Cleveland.