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I have been to many. I think it is a toss up between Fleetwood Mac and Kansas. You haven't lived until you have seen Stevie Nicks almost face plant after chugging Jack D.
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Its hard to say which was best but I can tell you which was most physically demanding - Led Zep in 1977 two and a half hours at 90 degrees 20 ft from the stage with a 110 lb girlfriend on the shoulders. Couldn't hear a thing for three days.
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I haven't seen that many. Both Dylan and Peter Tosh were very good shows.
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Boston and Nightwish
Trans Siberia Orchestra is on the bucket list...
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The one that made my ears bleed was Nazareth. The opening act was Black Oak Arkansas. Jim Dandy to the rescue...
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RUSH - Jackson, MS - 1982
Also, if you get the opportunity to see Steve Winwood, don't pass it up. Saw him in Atlanta three years ago. It was an awesome show.
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Iron Butterfly.....69 Mississippi River Festival...just to hear their one and only hit..In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida..some drunk vomited on my blanket....
Johnny Mathais..[don't judge..I got free tickets turned out to be a good show]...Mississippi River Festival
John Denver...Mississippi River Festival....early 70's
Beach Boys.... " '''
I've forgotten many others....
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I won free tickets on the radio to a Fleetwood Mac show... they were great, even if not my exact band and type of music.
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Madhouse Rock (Alice Cooper) '79
America ('74)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (3X) '75-'76-'77
et.al.
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The London Symphony Orchestra string section, at the Barbican Centre, performing works by Britten, Elgar and R.V. Williams, including Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, which I regard as the most beautiful piece of music composed in the 20th century.
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Humble Pie, and maybe the next best was ZZ Top. T-Rex, Todd Rundgren, Bowie (in his Ziggy Stardust days), Willie Nelson, Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, Joe Ely, John Hiatt and Buddy Guy, BB King, and even Alice Cooper was great. And, so many more. Speaking of Black Oak, they played for a "house party" at the place next to Graceland. Awesome party. Music gives me joy.
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Iron Butterfly.....69 Mississippi River Festival...just to hear their one and only hit..In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida..some drunk vomited on my blanket....
Johnny Mathais..[don't judge..I got free tickets turned out to be a good show]...Mississippi River Festival
John Denver...Mississippi River Festival....early 70's
Beach Boys.... " '''
I've forgotten many others....
Johnny Mathis had a beautiful voice.
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Meatloaf, Bat out of Hell rock opera. Justbfar enough away from the stage that the sweat he was slinging couldn't hit me.
Kris Kristofferson, no band just a man and his guitar singing his own poetry. https://www.houstonpress.com/music/kris-kristofferson-delivers-a-debate-night-sermon-at-redneck-country-club-8847238 (https://www.houstonpress.com/music/kris-kristofferson-delivers-a-debate-night-sermon-at-redneck-country-club-8847238)
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Humble Pie, and maybe the next best was ZZ Top. T-Rex, Todd Rundgren, Bowie (in his Ziggy Stardust days), Willie Nelson, Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, Joe Ely, John Hiatt and Buddy Guy, BB King, and even Alice Cooper was great. And, so many more. Speaking of Black Oak, they played for a "house party" at the place next to Graceland. Awesome party. Music gives me joy.
PartyAnimal
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Best concert I missed...
Beatles at Busch Stadium....best friend's dad promised to get tickets..he had connections...major fail..even he couldn't get them...I cried and cried....I missed seeing Paul 8888crybaby
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PartyAnimal
Back in the day....
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Back in the day....
Rush
And
Iron Maiden - had back stage passes, managed to fenagle that into a about 4 hours at the after show party, spent 3 of those sitting on a couch talking guitars, amplifiers and general musicianship w lead guitarist Adrian Smith.
But the best one was the one where my band opened for Molly Hatchett
(And now a few lightbulbs go off about my screen name)
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Rush
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Iron Maiden - had back stage passes, managed to fenagle that into a about 4 hours at the after show party, spent 3 of those sitting on a couch talking guitars, amplifiers and general musicianship w lead guitarist Adrian Smith.
But the best one was the one where my band opened for Molly Hatchett
(And now a few lightbulbs go off about my screen name)
I figured it had something to do with guitars, but had no idea you were so illustrious!
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And, Marshall Tucker up in the Ozarks.
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Back in the day....
I only saw the usual. Van Halen with David Lee Roth was the biggest party. Saw them with Sammy Hagar. Foreigner. Styx. Heart. Journey. Megadeath. ZZ Top twice. BTO. Rush. Judas Priest. A nice surprise was Three Doors Down with Seether and Shinedown. Boston. Bryan Adama. DIO was the loudest. When they hit it they blew every circuit breaker in the venue. There were more.
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Boston and Nightwish
Trans Siberia Orchestra is on the bucket list...
Nightwish is certainly on my top too. They put on an amazing show. I got lucky enough to be able to do an event photoshoot for Floor's second show. (And have seen them 3 other times).
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I had to think about this awhile, but the "concerts" I most enjoyed weren't really concerts at all. Just a bunch of good folks gathered around the porch at Hondo Crouch's place on a Saturday afternoon listening to folks, many of whom went on to great things, jam while hugging my honey.
That little place is now known as Luckenbach these days.
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@The Ghost
Enjoyed the thread...good idea..
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I had to think about this awhile, but the "concerts" I most enjoyed weren't really concerts at all. Just a bunch of good folks gathered around the porch at Hondo Crouch's place on a Saturday afternoon listening to folks, many of whom went on to great things, jam while hugging my honey.
That little place is now known as Luckenbach these days.
My Grandma-in-law's Kitchen (large, even by McMansion standards, the largest room in her house) was the Saturday night gathering place, guitars, a fiddle, mandolin, even a banjo or two, and despite Grandma's mild objections a bit of whiskey... Good times, though, and fond memories.
...That and on the back porch of the 'big house' when I was working on an Archaeological crew in Va.
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My first show was a Grateful Dead show.
Yes, I has been a long strange trip, even if trip doesn't mean what it used to anymore.
Some standouts were the Dead circa 77
Yes, in the round, 78?
Springsteen 79
Queen 82.
Willie Nelson 99.
Stevie Ray Vaughan 89/90?
Two Tons of Steel and Asleep at the Wheel, several times, I love those two bands
Paul's Simon and Bob Dylan, same show, 2002, I think, both together, same bill.
I could actually understand and follow Dylan, with Charlie Robison on guitar.
Two that shocked me how good they were, although I like them both as writers, I had no idea how good them were live.
James Taylor, great band and great show, free tickets, to boot!
Lyle Lovett and his large band.
Every, and I mean every, musician on the stage was top notch.
Opened up with a hard swing version of Count Basie's Tickle Toe, and I was hooked.
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@GrouchoTex did you ever get to see Stevie Ray with the Thunderbirds down on 6th Street? Amazing times.
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Have to go with Elton John...then Rolling Stones.
Also, Earth, Wind and Fire.
We're talking about in their heyday.
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Saw them only in Houston, @Sanguine
SRV just once.
Jimmy, Kim, and the boys several times.
Other blues guys I saw:
Long, tall, Marcia Ball
Lou Ann Barton
B.B. King
Albert King
Buddy Guy.
Johnny Copeland
Albert Collins several times, the Iceman.
Some Texas folks:
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Gary P.Nunn
Robert Earl Keen
Jerry Jeff Walker
Johnny Winter, but not Edgar.
Got to jam with Jonny Winter's old drummer, Uncle John Turner, once, some guys from Rare Earth,too.
Closest I ever got to fame.
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My first show was a Grateful Dead show.
Yes, I has been a long strange trip, even if trip doesn't mean what it used to anymore.
Some standouts were the Dead circa 77
No such thing as a bad Dead show. If you don't like the show, come back the next night. The show will be completely different.
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No such thing as a bad Dead show. If you don't like the show, come back the next night. The show will be completely different.
100% accurate. :cool:
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Group: Big Country
Location: Masquerade in Atlanta Ga... (Heaven section which is top floor)
Time: I think it was 1994 or there abouts...
Front and center in a smallish venue... love the crowd singing to their songs... it was magic.
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Saw them only in Houston, @Sanguine
SRV just once.
Jimmy, Kim, and the boys several times.
Other blues guys I saw:
Long, tall, Marcia Ball
Lou Ann Barton
B.B. King
Albert King
Buddy Guy.
Johnny Copeland
Albert Collins several times, the Iceman.
Some Texas folks:
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Gary P.Nunn
Robert Earl Keen
Jerry Jeff Walker
Johnny Winter, but not Edgar.
Got to jam with Jonny Winter's old drummer, Uncle John Turner, once, some guys from Rare Earth,too.
Closest I ever got to fame.
Great music. You're a lucky man!
I got to see Johnny and Edgar together in Memphis. Edgar was in White Trash with Rick Derringer and Johnny came on with them.
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Group: Big Country
Location: Masquerade in Atlanta Ga... (Heaven section which is top floor)
Sighlass at the Masquerade? S-C-A-N-D-A-L-O-U-S-!
btw, the Masquerade is no longer in the Excelsior Mill, but moved to Underground.
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Saw them only in Houston, @Sanguine
SRV just once.
Jimmy, Kim, and the boys several times.
Other blues guys I saw:
Long, tall, Marcia Ball
Lou Ann Barton
B.B. King
Albert King
Buddy Guy.
Johnny Copeland
Albert Collins several times, the Iceman.
Some Texas folks:
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Gary P.Nunn
Robert Earl Keen
Jerry Jeff Walker
Johnny Winter, but not Edgar.
Got to jam with Jonny Winter's old drummer, Uncle John Turner, once, some guys from Rare Earth,too.
Closest I ever got to fame.
You should have been at Hondo's place! All of those Texas guys were there at one time or another and would have been happy to have you join in. Shoot! You might even have gotten famous with one of them.
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various
Hoyt Axton, Glenn Yarbrough, Dick Dale & the Del Tones, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Gabor Szabo, Tower of Power, Maria Muldaur, BB King, Leon & Mary Russell, and several others.
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You should have been at Hondo's place! All of those Texas guys were there at one time or another and would have been happy to have you join in. Shoot! You might even have gotten famous with one of them.
I missed that whole scene by a few years, about a decade, unfortunately.
Not to brag, but I could have held my own, perhaps been a session guy, hired gun, at least.
Not sayin' I'm the greatest, but I wasn't bad.
I'm 56 now.
Started going to concerts at 14, 1976/77.
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Smashing Pumpkins last summer and St. Paul...
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Ella Fitzgerald backed by the Basie band was the absolute pinnacle!
Snakefinger
Ramones
Harry Chapin
Violent Femmes
Ray Davies solo on his Storyteller tour
Brian Wilson performing Pet Sounds
The Cramps
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I missed that whole scene by a few years, about a decade, unfortunately.
Not to brag, but I could have held my own, perhaps been a session guy, hired gun, at least.
Not sayin' I'm the greatest, but I wasn't bad.
I'm 56 now.
Started going to concerts at 14, 1976/77.
Yeah! That's what I figured. You were still learning where the frets were back then youngster! wink777
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Yeah! That's what I figured. You were still learning where the frets were back then youngster! wink777
LOL, yep, pretty much the case
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1st concert Kiss/Judas Priest September 26, 1979
2nd concert Ozzy Ozbourne - Diary of a Madman tour January 23, 1982 - 7 weeks before Randy Rhoads' death.
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1st concert Kiss/Judas Priest September 26, 1979
2nd concert Ozzy Ozbourne - Diary of a Madman tour January 23, 1982 - 7 weeks before Randy Rhoads' death.
@Once-Ler
I’ve got Randy tattooed on my shoulder...I’m very jealous you saw him live!
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These are the ones that I can remember:
Mountain
Black Sabbath
Bob Dylan
ZZ Top
Elvis
Grand Funk Railroad
Johnny Cash
5th Dimension
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@Once-Ler
I’ve got Randy tattooed on my shoulder...I’m very jealous you saw him live!
As a fellow axeslinger, I understand that jealousy. I am jealous of those who saw ACDC Live. I never did.
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Now don't laugh, but one of the best concerts I've ever been to is Weird Al Yankovic.
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I am jealous of those who saw ACDC Live. I never did.
For you, @Once-Ler
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Venue matters
One of the best concerts I've seen - Springsteen & E St Band, SJ Montgomery Theater 1977.
One of the worst - Springsteen & E St Band, Oakland Coliseum 1984
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Venue matters
One of the best concerts I've seen - Springsteen & E St Band, SJ Montgomery Theater 1977.
One of the worst - Springsteen & E St Band, Oakland Coliseum 1984
Yeah, I saw Joe Cocker once. Horrible. He was so chemically altered I'm not sure he even knew where he was.
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Yeah, I saw Joe Cocker once. Horrible. He was so chemically altered I'm not sure he even knew where he was.
One I missed when in college. Those who went said he was so messed up he was puking on stage. They weren't happy.
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Radiohead - The In Rainbows Tour
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Went to a Jerry Lee Lewis concert once. Someone asked him to play XXX, he slammed the lid down over the keyboard and loudly announced: "if you don't like what I'm playing get the hell out!" In about ten minutes, he was alone in the hall with his piano.
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Yeah, I saw Joe Cocker once. Horrible. He was so chemically altered I'm not sure he even knew where he was.
Had a similar experience with Warren Zevon.
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This is interesting for those of us in the NE:
The Kinks’ Dave Davies Sets April Tour
Guitarist hits road in support of 2018 LP Decade
By Daniel Kreps
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 14: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Dave Davies, co-founder of The Kinks, performs onstage during the opening of his 2018 USA tour at The Roxy on February 14, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
The Kinks' Dave Davies will return to the road this April with a tour of the northeastern quarter of the U.S in support of 2018's 'Decade.'
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images
The Kinks’ Dave Davies will return to the road this April with a tour of the northeastern quarter of the U.S. The nine-date trek opens April 9th in Collingsworth, New Jersey and runs through April 21st in Chicago, Illinois.
Along the way, the guitarist will perform Kinks classics as well as tracks from his 2018 LP Decade, a collection of unreleased songs that Davies recorded in the 1970s.
Davies also dropped a promo video for the April trek, featuring the Kinks’ “I Got You†and footage from the upcoming concert film Dave Davies: Strangers...
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dave-davies-2019-tour-807636/ (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dave-davies-2019-tour-807636/)
https://www.songkick.com/artists/501493-dave-davies (https://www.songkick.com/artists/501493-dave-davies)
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Any other Shinyribs fans here? Kevin is a hoot!
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1976 Jethro Tull
Late 70's Charlie Daniels and Mothers Finest
Concerts are not pleasant when you are on the Autism Spectrum but those were exceptions.
Last one I saw: Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver at the Mountains of Music 2018. Great show and they gave us seats up front.
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Had a similar experience with Warren Zevon.
Me, too. I had high hopes for Zevon’s show - really disappointed.
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King Crimson, 2017 tour. They're really strict on protecting digital distribution of their music, but there's a few authorized videos out there. Certainly the tightest band I've ever seen, and run the gamut from progressive metal to orchestral rock.
https://www.facebook.com/kingcrimsonofficial/videos/10157105552087519/?v=10157105552087519 (https://www.facebook.com/kingcrimsonofficial/videos/10157105552087519/?v=10157105552087519)