Sunday, August 30, 2020

The 1980 Listening Post - Dakota - Dakota

 Dakota - Dakota


1980 Housekeeping

Dakota
Dakota
Genre: Very Mediocre Glam Rock
2.75 out of 5


What kind of band opens for Queen? This band. They opened for Queen on the 35 city tour of the US in 1980. This third rate Hudson Brothers/Bay City Rollers/STYX-ish sounding borefest of wannabe glam bordering on Yacht Rock.
No chance they would upstage Freddie but, let’s be serious, it would take giants to upstage Mr. Mercury. I mean, dozens of acts played Live Aid and, with barely any practice, who stole the show? 
Exactly.
So, maybe it doesn’t matter who opens for Queen. But this band is exactly the kind that would not put an end to any of the gabbing in the stadium as beer fetchers made their way to their seats. 

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