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Best concerts youy've been to...
Posted by mkemp11 • 1/22/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: live bands, music
I know it's an age old question... But i just read a post about favourite bands and it got me thinking as to what are the best bands you've seen live? As for me, no doubt I'm going to say Nine Inch Nails and The Birthday Massacre (if you know of them) ^_^
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The Allman Brothers (with Dr. John) - 1971, Shreveport
Rod Stewart and Faces - 1972, Dallas
Bob Dylan - 1973, Memphis
Frank Zappa - 1977, Baton Rouge
The Rolling Stones: Some Girls - 1978, Dallas
Pink Floyd: The Wall - 1980, Los Angeles-
ooh Allmans -
That'd be Dylan with the Band, wouldn't it? Wow....
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The Scorpions are pretty awesome live. As are Judas Priest. Best show I ever went to was the Monsters of Rock with Van Halen, Metallica, and Judas Priest. Boy was it hot. It was summer time in Houston. I really felt sorry for those guys in black leather! Dream Theater is great, if you can withstand the 13 minute songs. Technically they are spot on and sound wonderful. Symphony X sounds awesome too. -
A few that come to mind:
the Who with the Clash and Santana, Philly 1982
David Bowie, Philly 1983
the Grateful Dead, Greek Theater, Berkeley CA 6/14/85
Live Aid (featuring Bob Dylan with Keith Richards and Ron Wood, Mick Jagger & Tina Turner, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, Black Sabbath, Madonna, the Pretenders, Santana with Pat Metheny, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and others...)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Verona, Italy 1997
Miles Davis, Academy of Music, Philly 1990
Allman Brothers, Hot Tuna, David Grisman, Taj Mahal, Widespread Panic, Telluride, Colorado 1991
Johnny Cash, some cheesy mega-cowboy bar in Phoenix, 1994 (?)
Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Beck, Pavement, Mike Watt, Jesus Lizard, Phoenix 1995
Patti Smith, Trocadero, Philly 2007
Cat Power, Philly 2008-
Very diverse list!
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Oregon (the band) - Sydney early eighties
The newspapers in Sydney said "Anyone who was not in the town hall on saturday night, missed the concert of the decade"
I agree, they did material from Ralph Towners Batik album as well as their own stuff -
Joni Mitchell, late eighties
Ike Isaacs and Martin Taylor - Last concert I saw before Ike passed on
Stephane Grapelli
Jeff Beck
John McLaughlin and Shakti -
Megadeth and Metallica -
Far
Bjork
Radiohead
Sigur Ros
Jeremy Enigk
Sean Hayes
One Am Radio
Jonah Matranga
Andrew Bird
Decemberists
dredg
TV on the Radio -
I'd love to see The Birthday Massacre live! Hmm... my favourite concerts would have to be:
Slipknot with American Head Charge, One Minute Silence & In Flames - 2002
Foo Fighters with Cave In - 2002
Franz Ferdinand with Editors & The Rakes - 2005
scarling. - 2005
Nightwish with Tristania - 2005
Opeth with Paradise Lost - 2006
My Ruin with Die So Fluid - 2008
Other great live bands I've seen: Queens of the Stone Age, Fireball Ministry, Eagles of Death Metal, Queen Adreena, Kings of Leon, Stereophonics, Lostprophets, Orange Goblin, Turisas -
Babyshambles with Roger Daltrey- 2009
Leonard Cohen-2008
Vampire Weekend-2008
Biffy Clyro-2008
Pixies-2006 -
The Eagles
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Bob Seger
The Doobie Brothers
Lynyrd Skynyrd -
All of the best concerts I've been to have been Rick Springfield. Seriously. I've seen a lot of good shows--some of the best in my subjective opinion were Bruce Cockburn, The Romantics, and The Kinks. But I've honestly never seen another performer put as much energy into every show as Rick Springfield does...usually followed by some surprised newspaper reviewer talking about how he went to the show prepared to cut out early and trash it and just couldn't believe what fun it was. -
The opening act always steals the show for me. Hands down the best stage show i've seen was Mute Math who was opening for Switchfoot. Honorable mentions go to Smile Empty Soul (who opened for Trapt) and Mudvanye (Opening for Disturbed). Although Fall Out Boy was pretty good too (they were the headliners) -
I've, um ... never been to a concert.
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Prince!!! Simply the best! I was only a kid back then but it was great! -
I also have never been to a concert. Not because Im uncool, but I just find it unnecessary to go to a concert with screaming teenagers or adults where they move around all crazy like, bumping into each other and stuff. Then Im sure it gets hot and sweaty, honestly, I'd just rather watch music videos at home or online.
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I know! And concerts here are particularly messy. Me and large crowds ... nah.
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Yea I hate messy concerts... I'm waiting for COLDPLAY & EAGLES. They said they are willing to tour my room.
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The Who put on an amazing show...although sitting 13th row I couldn't hear anything for at least 24 hours afterwards lol -
my favorite concerts were my first few concerts:
Glenn Campbell (no comments please, I was young, parents were involved...nuff said),
Charlie Daniels Band and The Stones
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Last Smashing Pumpkins Concert in Portugal, Porto 2000
Jazzanova , Guimarães 2008
Beck 2000
Blasted Mechanism 2000
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