OT: What's the best live performance(s) you've ever seen?
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I knew it. I was afraid to ask. 
It is odd because I saw the Moody Blues back in the mid 80s and they were the worst act I have ever seen. They were over amplified, they were not into the show and they were just lousy. I guess everyone has an off night.
The best concert I saw was Jethro Tull on their Thick as a Brick tour back in 71 or whenever. Then I got to see the Ike and Tina Turner Revue about the same time, and that was a show and a half. I have seen so many good concerts that it is difficult to pick out only one or two.
Best play was Death of a Salesman with Dustin Hoffman and John Malcovich. One does not realize how powerful Dustin Hoffman can be until you see him live. He owned the stage.
Best play was Death of a Salesman with Dustin Hoffman and John Malcovich. One does not realize how powerful Dustin Hoffman can be until you see him live. He owned the stage.
I've been to a couple Moody Blues concerts, the first one I went to in Houston, Tx in the early 80's and it was fantasic, I was in a trance the whole show. The 2nd was in Atlanta about 10 or so years ago and it was not anywhere near as good so I guess you're right about bands having a night off Stevew433. I saw the Chambers Brothers at the Atlanta Pop Festival at Byron, GA in 1970 and they were electrifying, they had a couple hundred thousand people screaming "Time!" along with them during the "Time Has Come Today" song but when I saw them at the Fillmore it wasn't quite the same, while very good, it didn't have the same energy. Jimi Hendrix was tremendous at that festival also, 4th of July singing "The Star Spangled Banner" while natural lightning and fireworks were going off at the same time. Good Times!
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That was the show of the decade. I was literally on the edge of my seat the entire show. When me and my friends that went to the show got outside when the show ended we just looked at each other totally speechless. It was that good!
Need to revise my favorite show of all time... Tied for number one would be tonight's ilyAIMY performance at dfh in gaithersburg... Ms. Heather played a song for me that gets me to cry every time, "Letters From the Front". Rob sir played "Baliset" on top of "Slight Departure". Had three 120's to go along with their amazing set list....
Saw Buck Ownens drunk as a skunk and still killing it on a Sunday morning in the mid 90s. That was pretty awesome. Though every other song he'd slur something about the amazing chicken fried steak he sold down at his Crystal Palace.
The Rolling Stones
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
The Who
The Cars
The Eagles
Dire Straits
That much I remember!
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
The Who
The Cars
The Eagles
Dire Straits
That much I remember!
I also got to see the Chambers Brothers back in the early 70s and their show was something to behold. Maybe it was the atmosphere (if you get my meaning) but it seemed as if they transported me to a Georgia swamp for some sort of mystical ritual.
I missed seeing Jimi by one week back in 69. In fact I also missed the Doors by one week. The Doors played on week 1, I was in town on week 2 and Jimi played on week 3. My timing was very off back then.
My best friend got to see the Band of Gypsies concert at the Fillmore East in 69. In fact on the first Band of Gypsies album, I can hear him whistle. He had one of those great whistles that could pierce ear drums.
The Tull show I saw was great. Captain Beefheart was their opening act, and Beefheart blew every speaker in the house. My seat was behind the stage just one level above the stage, so to get some good pictures, I jumped down and crawled under the stage and popped my head up and got some good pics. I may have surprised Ian because he gave me a shocked look, gave his best leer as I snapped a pic and then someone pushed me back under the stage.
My only trip into Mexico was immediately after I got back from a stint in Amsterdam, so Tijuana was rather a let-down.
Hands down the boss in Denver indoors IN THE PIT could see everything ! "rising tour "
2nd ...everytime i ever saw waylon jennings and jessi colter of course .
could see everything ! "rising tour " 2nd ...everytime i ever saw waylon jennings and jessi colter of course .
Well I recently went to Sonisphere here in the UK and Metallica were very good. Stopped listening to them when I was 16 so it was a blast from the past for me but they are still one hell of a band to watch. Others I have really enjoyed are The Verve, Muse, ACDC.
Ah, being a musician myself, the early shows that I saw as a kid struck me as nothing short of religion. I had to sneak into some of them since I was too young. A lot of fun. I saw all the usual suspects, but the prog-rock extravaganzas were my favs... Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Tull, and ELP especially. I remember seeing one early Yes concert two nights in a row in Detroit, and I liked it so much that I drove to Chicago the next day to see it again. Now that's dedication!
A few years later, I found myself craving the jazzier concerts, too, particularly Pat Metheny and Chick Corea. Man, I consider myself lucky to have come of age at such a great time musically. Most of those bands are still around in some form, which says something I guess.
Edit for anyone bored enough to read this... I just remembered another concert, which was such an atypical gig that I overlooked it. In the late 90s, Jon Anderson (singer for Yes) gave a performance with a regular band joined by a group of native American Indian musicians. Really remarkable concert, with emotion I've rarely seen matched. Outside in a valley, near a winery in Central Calif amidst rolling hills in the late spring. Frickin' unbelievable location and unseasonably hot weather. And to top if off, everyone watched a hefty wind devil (tiny tornado) slowly twist its way up the dirt road to our setting. As it skirted past the back edge of the audience, there was such a sudden updraft of wind that dozens of large sun umbrellas swooped high into the sky. We watched them for the next 30 minutes as they slowly drifted higher and higher over the hills, forming beautifully changing patterns as the minutes passed. If you happen to know Yes music, Jon and his large group were doing a more organic version of "And You and I". What an uplifting piece of music that is. When the the tune finished and everyone went nuts trying to figure out what had happened, Jon just smiled in his transcendental kind of way, and said, "Right on cue." So that has to be my fav concert memory, and every word is true.
Thanks for the thread, Kitty, and for allowing me to indulge terribly in something I'd nearly forgotten.
A few years later, I found myself craving the jazzier concerts, too, particularly Pat Metheny and Chick Corea. Man, I consider myself lucky to have come of age at such a great time musically. Most of those bands are still around in some form, which says something I guess.
Edit for anyone bored enough to read this... I just remembered another concert, which was such an atypical gig that I overlooked it. In the late 90s, Jon Anderson (singer for Yes) gave a performance with a regular band joined by a group of native American Indian musicians. Really remarkable concert, with emotion I've rarely seen matched. Outside in a valley, near a winery in Central Calif amidst rolling hills in the late spring. Frickin' unbelievable location and unseasonably hot weather. And to top if off, everyone watched a hefty wind devil (tiny tornado) slowly twist its way up the dirt road to our setting. As it skirted past the back edge of the audience, there was such a sudden updraft of wind that dozens of large sun umbrellas swooped high into the sky. We watched them for the next 30 minutes as they slowly drifted higher and higher over the hills, forming beautifully changing patterns as the minutes passed. If you happen to know Yes music, Jon and his large group were doing a more organic version of "And You and I". What an uplifting piece of music that is. When the the tune finished and everyone went nuts trying to figure out what had happened, Jon just smiled in his transcendental kind of way, and said, "Right on cue." So that has to be my fav concert memory, and every word is true.
Thanks for the thread, Kitty, and for allowing me to indulge terribly in something I'd nearly forgotten.
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For anyone in the Nashville area, John Anderson (the country legend) will be at the Wilson County Fair...(usually gets the "Blue Ribbon" of fairs in TN every year) for more info you can check it out Here usually a great time. living in town means I'm there at least 3-4 nights lol
A few years ago I went and saw 38 Special for anyone that remembers them.At a county fair and did they ever rock that place.No more front row seats though,because I had trouble hearing for about an hour lol.
Too many good ones to count, but if I had to pick one as the best...
Phish Halloween 1994 - Second of 3 sets was a complete cover of the Beatles White Album front to back... Absolutely amazing.
Phish Halloween 1994 - Second of 3 sets was a complete cover of the Beatles White Album front to back... Absolutely amazing.
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