Have you every been to Montalvo in Saratoga for a concert? It is probably the most intimate setting for a concert in the entire Bay Area. We were here a few years ago to hear Roger McGuinn of the Byrds in a solo concert. We got to meet his wife before the concert, and mingled casually with the other patrons with wine and refreshments before the concert.
We are attending a concert by Air Supply, one of our favorite soft rock groups. The main players are Graham Russell,a left-handed guitarist, and Russell Hitchcock, the singer and songwriter. They had eight Top Ten hits in the US in the 1980s. They began their collaboration in Melbourne, Australia in 1975.
They actually met in 1975 when they were performing Jesus Christ Superstar in May 1975. Chrissie Hammond and Hitchcock were on vocals, while Russell played the guitar. Hammond left to form Cheetah, and was replaced by Jeremy Paul. But even through the mid to late Seventies, Hitchcock and Russell were still poor. The reached the big time in 1981 with a number one hit, The One That You Love. It featured two other top ten hits, Here I Am, and Sweet Dreams.
They actually met in 1975 when they were performing Jesus Christ Superstar in May 1975. Chrissie Hammond and Hitchcock were on vocals, while Russell played the guitar. Hammond left to form Cheetah, and was replaced by Jeremy Paul. But even through the mid to late Seventies, Hitchcock and Russell were still poor. The reached the big time in 1981 with a number one hit, The One That You Love. It featured two other top ten hits, Here I Am, and Sweet Dreams.
Their 1982 album, titled Now and Forever, continued their run of top tens with Even the Nights Are Better. In 1983, the produced their Greatest Hits album, with a new single, Making Love Out of Nothing At All. In 1984, their song, I Can’t Wait Forever was included in the movie Ghostbusters. The have continued to record and play concerts through the 90s and 2000s. In 2005, they became one of the first foreign bands to perform in Cuba.
Their discography:
- Air Supply (1976)
- The Whole Thing’s Started (1977)
- Love & Other Bruises (1977)
- Life Support (1979)
- Lost in Love (1980)
- The One That You Love (1981)
- Now and Forever (1982)
- Air Supply (1985)
- Hearts in Motion (1986)
- The Christmas Album (1987)
- The Earth Is… (1991)
- The Vanishing Race (1993)
- News from Nowhere (1995)
- The Book of Love (1997)
- Yours Truly (2001)
- Across the Concrete Sky (2003)
- The Singer and the Song (2005)
- Mumbo Jumbo (2010)
We have seen them perform twice before. First in Vegas at the Orleans Hotel and Casino where they rocked the house. The second time was at the Grove in Anaheim, where Russell went into the audience and nearly caused a riot! Add in some shopping on Santana Row, and an overnight stay in Silicon Valley, shabu shabu dinner with my son and his new GF.
It was a rousing concert, as Russell actually went into the aisles and across the entire row of seats just two rows behind us. I tell you, it was the second coming of Elvis. Russell was sporting a wedding ring, meaning he must have tied the knot with his 
since we last saw them. They were hugging him like a pit bull on a poodle!!!!!
since we last saw them. They were hugging him like a pit bull on a poodle!!!!!
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