Streetalk: What was the best and worst summer concert this year?

Gina: Def Leppard at HiFi Buys Amphitheatre. Everyone was so positive. It’s that ’80s hair-band vibe. The newer generations are looking for what the baby boomers had. All our ’80s music is fodder for the new generation. Kenny Chesney at Chastain was the worst. He bills himself as a country act, but he’s kind of a lowbrow version of Jimmy Buffett. It felt like being at a chick flick. It was just a bunch of screaming women, like being at a new-age Chippendales show. I felt silly.

Reggie: Best was Lucky Dube at Variety Playhouse. The band was real tight. He does an African-style reggae. The worst show was, I hate to say it, Steel Pulse. It might have been their first stop on tour. I ended up leaving early, and that’s my favorite band. They were off. Some of the musicians seemed new. They weren’t real confident about what they were doing. It was like a warm-up, and I don’t appreciate being warmed up in Atlanta.

Matt: Favorite was the Gallows at HiFi Buys. Amazing energy. The singer jumped off the stage. He was actually running around the sound booth, and he got other people to chase him around while performing. It was pretty special. The worst was Yellow Card at HiFi Buys. Everything was choreographed in terms of them jumping on stage. It was like they were watching a video on how to be a rock star. They live the cliché — same four chords, jump around, sing about teenage things when you’re in your late 20s.