Eddie Money

Eddie Money Kicks Off 2018 Rockin’ At The Downs

In recent years, the Grammy nominee played himself on “The King Of Queens” sitcom, had songs in video games such as “Grand Theft Auto” and “Guitar Hero,” plus starred in a tongue-in-cheek GEICO insurance commercial.

In a show stretched to 75 minutes by having his daughter sing two songs, Money muddled through his biggest hits by annoyingly singing in snippets and letting his band or the audience, nicely full at something more than 400 people, sing the rest.

Eddie Money rocks the Xfinity Arena at the Big E

They’re chanting “Eddie” before the singer can even emerge on stage, where he’ll deliver songs that form the soundtrack to their youth.

There’s an immediate friendliness with the rock icon who scored hit after hit in the 1970s and ’80s. He talks as if he’s shooting the breeze with someone he’s known for years. Noticing that he’s been playing different songs each night in recent shows, I ask him a question about the set list. It reminds him of

But the Eddie Money show at the Grizzly Rose proved that beyond penning a handful of hits, Money has sadly resorted to milking his fans dry of their nostalgia.