Was this THE best live performance in history,or not?

[sneakypete]

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=pink+floyd+the+great+gig+in+the+sky+live&view=detail&mid=C315998753901960F6E7C315998753901960F6E7&FORM=VIRE0&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dpink%2bfloyd%2bthe%2bgreat%2bgig%2bin%2bthe%2bsky%2blive%26form%3dANSPH1%26refig%3df80f255530e240c0b564f5c39d080bd0%26pc%3dU531%26sp%3d3%26qs%3dMT%26pq%3dpink%2bfloyd%2bthe%2bgreat%2bgig%2bin%2bthe%2bsky%26sk%3dEP2%26sc%3d10-35%26cvid%3d7dcf307d2ec64a4ccc26cb0482a3f957

I would be VERY pleased to listen to any contenders.

[Bigun]

Nope! Try this one!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANy4x3wgTSA&list=PL3C8JueuPAfPhlH1Q2v9DSuUzRPiVS2vJ

"Roy Orbison is the greatest singer who ever lived!"

Elvis Presley

[libertybele]

The two shows above are indeed excellent and certainly deserving and  worthy of being pointed out.  I have been to many concerts over the years and have seen some really great performances.  It boils down I believe to personal preference.

Elton John, The Moody Blues, Yes, Willie Nelson, Gordon Lightfoot, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Pink Floyd,  REO Speedwagon, Styx, Foreigner, Journey, Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, and many others were all great performances.

I however lean towards Elton John and The Moody Blues because of their use of full orchestras incorporated into their music and their pure unbelievable talents. I have seen both of them 3 times and all 3 times they were absolutely fantastic...

Music of yesteryears certainly outdo music of today; there are some talented musicians but none can hold a candle to some of the greats.  I'm sure those much younger than I would beg to disagree.

[mystery-ak]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCtzkaL2t_Y&ab_channel=TheBeatlesVEVO

[Bigun]

@libertybele

Do you know who's in that video I posted?  I mean besides Roy.

[mystery-ak]

"Roy Orbison is the greatest singer who ever lived!"

Totally agree...

[Bigun]

Totally agree...

   Elvis knew what he was talking about!

[libertybele]

Nope! Try this one!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANy4x3wgTSA&list=PL3C8JueuPAfPhlH1Q2v9DSuUzRPiVS2vJ

"Roy Orbison is the greatest singer who ever lived!"

Elvis Presley

Well, by the looks of him,(and don't laugh) but I am guessing Bruce Springsteen???

[Bigun]

Well, by the looks of him,(and don't laugh) but I am guessing Bruce Springsteen???

Yes! Among others.  Keep lookin!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Orbison_and_Friends:_A_Black_and_White_Night#:~:text=Roy%20Orbison%20and%20Friends%3A%20A%20Black%20and%20White,Laserdisc.%20A%20live%20album%20was%20released%20in%201989.

[Free Vulcan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0T4JDLN5mI

Allman Brothers anytime around 1971.

[libertybele]

Yes! Among others.  Keep lookin!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Orbison_and_Friends:_A_Black_and_White_Night#:~:text=Roy%20Orbison%20and%20Friends%3A%20A%20Black%20and%20White,Laserdisc.%20A%20live%20album%20was%20released%20in%201989.

I recognize some of the names, but not familiar with others. 

[sneakypete]

Nope! Try this one!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANy4x3wgTSA&list=PL3C8JueuPAfPhlH1Q2v9DSuUzRPiVS2vJ

"Roy Orbison is the greatest singer who ever lived!"

Elvis Presley

@Bigun

I freaking LOVE what Roy Orbison does with his voice,but his songs can't begin to compare with Pink Floyd songs for creativity,complexity,and just pure musical genius.

Not that there is anything wrong with simple conventional songs,because there isn't. In fact,they are the backbone of music and somebody,somewhere,will be playing them forever.

Marty Robbins is another  one that is hard to beat when it comes to that type of music.

BTW,I have no idea at all if Robbins or Orbinson wrote their own music,but the members of PF obviously wrote all theirs.

[sneakypete]

The two shows above are indeed excellent and certainly deserving and  worthy of being pointed out.  I have been to many concerts over the years and have seen some really great performances.  It boils down I believe to personal preference.

Elton John, The Moody Blues, Yes, Willie Nelson, Gordon Lightfoot, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Pink Floyd,  REO Speedwagon, Styx, Foreigner, Journey, Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, and many others were all great performances.

I however lean towards Elton John and The Moody Blues because of their use of full orchestras incorporated into their music and their pure unbelievable talents. I have seen both of them 3 times and all 3 times they were absolutely fantastic...

Music of yesteryears certainly outdo music of today; there are some talented musicians but none can hold a candle to some of the greats.  I'm sure those much younger than I would beg to disagree.

@libertybele

If you like the Moody Blues,you pretty much have to like ELO. The last time I saw them,they opened with their version of "Roll over Beethoven". Let's just say the crowd was pretty fired up after that one.

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJRZcbqcYkY

IMNSHO,this world could use a little more boogie-woogie.

BTW,this is NOT their best performance of this song,but  it is the first one I found.

[Bigun]

@Bigun

I freaking LOVE what Roy Orbison does with his voice,but his songs can't begin to compare with Pink Floyd songs for creativity,complexity,and just pure musical genius.

Not that there is anything wrong with simple conventional songs,because there isn't. In fact,they are the backbone of music and somebody,somewhere,will be playing them forever.

Marty Robbins is another  one that is hard to beat when it comes to that type of music.

BTW,I have no idea at all if Robbins or Orbinson wrote their own music,but the members of PF obviously wrote all theirs.

Roy not only wrote his own but did so for others as well @sneakypete
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Orbison

ELO is just a tad to "hard" for my taste but there is something out there for everybody. Elvis is still right though!

[libertybele]

@sneakypete ELO is ok, but I still prefer the talents of The Moody Blues and Elton John -- there are many others I feel are fantastic singers and musicians as well. Elton John's ability to play the piano is to me mesmerizing. (I play piano for my own enjoyment. ) Again, a matter of preference.

The Moody Blues I believe are in a class all of their own; musical variety extraordinaire. Again, musical preference.

There's a lot of talent out there but again I believe the talents of those who were popular in earlier times, far outweigh the talents of modern day musicians, with a few exceptions.

[Bigun]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtVBCG6ThDk

[sneakypete]

Roy not only wrote his own but did so for others as well @sneakypete
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Orbison

ELO is just a tad to "hard" for my taste but there is something out there for everybody. Elvis is still right though!

@Bigun

Jeff Lynn is a VERY talented guy,and really can't be pigeon-holed into one category.

You probably still wouldn't like MOST of his music,though.

Here is a little more upbeat guy you might like. This is a 15 year old Steve Winwood on the organ and singing lead. He also wrote the song. He was playing with the Spenser Davis Group at the time


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfPJz1UG5gk

Here he is several years later when he was writing and playing for the group "Traffic"


https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+low+spark+of+high+heeled+boys+songs&view=detail&mid=DB38EDA8EDE20AB16B87DB38EDA8EDE20AB16B87&FORM=VIRE

[Bigun]

THIS is much more to my liking @sneakypete


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ58TVYNFro

I kinda like most of the folks who used to hang out at Hondo's (Hondo Crouch) before it got too famous.  Now known as Luckenbach, Texas

https://texashillcountry.com/thelegendofluckenbach/

[Free Vulcan]

My other favorite was Queensryche live in Tokyo '84. At that point no one could touch Geoff Tate's voice.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEhNojUcj-4&list=PLxDcWR6wjL0cRGbtVrpoF7aySY_T1oS4Q

[Bigun]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93MXP61x5AI

[sneakypete]

THIS is much more to my liking @sneakypete


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ58TVYNFro

I kinda like most of the folks who used to hang out at Hondo's (Hondo Crouch) before it got too famous.  Now known as Luckenbach, Texas

https://texashillcountry.com/thelegendofluckenbach/

@Bigun

Oh,yeah! I am a big Bonnie Raitt fan.

[Sighlass]

Lot of classic groups... All good music that I appreciate. I just tend to float a different current (and that is ok)...

Recent group that has got me really excited (well 2010s) is Future Islands... But lets just say he puts on a good show (way he emotes during his songs)...


https://youtu.be/i-c1Rv5SSUg

[Bigun]

I'll bet you seen these guys around @Sighlass


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jefNtEGqRo&list=RD4jefNtEGqRo&start_radio=1&rv=4jefNtEGqRo&t=45

[Sighlass]

I'll bet you seen these guys around @Sighlass


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jefNtEGqRo&list=RD4jefNtEGqRo&start_radio=1&rv=4jefNtEGqRo&t=45

@Bigun

Grandpa used to pick up the lead singer and take him to school when he missed the school bus. Grandpa was neighbors to Randy's folks. Mrs. Barkley was grandpa's neighbor and she made a little shine (she was widowed at a young age and had to raise a couple of kids). She was the hardest working old lady I knew, and sweetest Christian lady in her later age. Randy bought up all the land near him but didn't get grandpa's like he wanted. It had a natural spring I used to play in until grandpa would yell at me (he got his water out of the spring).

Randy and his wife knew dad real well, and always were friendly when I met them in town.

I am not the biggest country music fan, but the group used to do a big concert here (June Jam) and it was a huge thing for a small town. 80,000+/- fans in a town of 15K was enough to make a small town hop. It was one big party...

Anyhoo, dad worked for the electric company and he handed me some stickers (went on the cars and let you through the gate). People lined up a week in advance for this concert. I stuck the sticker on my car, drove in the night before and spent the night in my car and when they opened the gates I got front row seats.

[Bigun]

@Bigun

Grandpa used to pick up the lead singer and take him to school when he missed the school bus. Grandpa was neighbors to Randy's folks. Mrs. Barkley was grandpa's neighbor and she made a little shine (she was widowed at a young age and had to raise a couple of kids). She was the hardest working old lady I knew, and sweetest Christian lady in her later age. Randy bought up all the land near him but didn't get grandpa's like he wanted. It had a natural spring I used to play in until grandpa would yell at me (he got his water out of the spring).

Randy and his wife knew dad real well, and always were friendly when I met them in town.

Don't know how, but somehow I knew you would have a connection. @Sighlass

[roamer_1]

I wish I could find the live performance from Garth Brooks Too tour of 'Ain't going down (till the sun comes up)'

Starts out with a wicked Harmonica/Guitar dual that is flat awesome... And ends up with Garth flying around the stadium on a zip line. VERY high energy.

Here it is in a reaction vid (sorry about the reactors) Starts about 2 minutes in.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpsClSROm34

[240B]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S33tWZqXhnk

[jmyrlefuller]

I'd venture to guess that "the best live performance in history" was likely never recorded for posterity.

[Hoodat]

Pink Floyd  -  Pompeii, '72

[sneakypete]

I wish I could find the live performance from Garth Brooks Too tour of 'Ain't going down (till the sun comes up)'

Starts out with a wicked Harmonica/Guitar dual that is flat awesome... And ends up with Garth flying around the stadium on a zip line. VERY high energy.

Here it is in a reaction vid (sorry about the reactors) Starts about 2 minutes in.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpsClSROm34

@roamer_1

I have seen that on You Boob,and you are right,it really  IS pretty damn good.

[dfwgator]

This is my favorite concert video on YouTube

Chicago at Tanglewood


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oAoSZ2y1cw


Terry Kath was an absolute beast

[roamer_1]

@roamer_1

I have seen that on You Boob,and you are right,it really  IS pretty damn good.

@sneakypete

That ol boy can make that harmonica wail...

A wailin harmonica, a screamin fiddle, or a junkyard sax... Any one will get me going. 

This here is a little too religious for you probably... But stick with it... Watch that black dude and what he does to a steel guitar... Never seen the like... He flat makes it talk. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZBOvHf-NHE

[sneakypete]

@sneakypete

That ol boy can make that harmonica wail...

A wailin harmonica, a screamin fiddle, or a junkyard sax... Any one will get me going. 

This here is a little too religious for you probably... But stick with it... Watch that black dude and what he does to a steel guitar... Never seen the like... He flat makes it talk. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZBOvHf-NHE

@roamer_1

You kidding? I know those were mostly actors with a gosphel choir mixed in,but in the  Holy Roller Church I grew up in,those people would be considered to be restrained,and somebody would be asking them what's the matter.

If you think I am just a-woofin,find yourself a Holy Roller Church and attend services one Sunday. Just make sure you don't get in anyone's way when "The Holy Ghost" is visiting their bodies and minds,or  you could get hurt. Accidentially,of course. No one there is likely to hurt you on purpose.

BTW,ALL American music,including and maybe even especially "soul music" originated in the rural Protestant Churches in the American South.

[roamer_1]

@roamer_1

You kidding? I know those were mostly actors with a gosphel choir mixed in,but in the  Holy Roller Church I grew up in,those people would be considered to be restrained,and somebody would be asking them what's the matter.

@sneakypete
Been there done that... In fact I do it all the time. Ain't got my own church... I drift around... But I get along pretty good with the Pentecostals and the Baptists.

BTW,ALL American music,including and maybe even especially "soul music" originated in the rural Protestant Churches in the American South.

And that was the point... that steel guitar... 

[sneakypete]

@sneakypete
Been there done that... In fact I do it all the time. Ain't got my own church... I drift around... But I get along pretty good with the Pentecostals and the Baptists.

And that was the point... that steel guitar... 

@roamer_1

And ESPECIALLY the organ! You can NEVER overlook that Sunday Church Organ.

AND.......truly,why WOULD you want to overlook it. Two or three notes in,and I can feel my blood pressure already rising. Admit it,it's the same for you.

Fundie churches MIGHT not have the most up to date heating and cooling systems,or even up to date wiring in some cases,but they ALL have "monster organs" with people playing them that seem to think they are directly hooked up and conversing with Jesus.

[berdie]

The two shows above are indeed excellent and certainly deserving and  worthy of being pointed out.  I have been to many concerts over the years and have seen some really great performances.  It boils down I believe to personal preference.

Elton John, The Moody Blues, Yes, Willie Nelson, Gordon Lightfoot, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Pink Floyd,  REO Speedwagon, Styx, Foreigner, Journey, Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, and many others were all great performances.

I however lean towards Elton John and The Moody Blues because of their use of full orchestras incorporated into their music and their pure unbelievable talents. I have seen both of them 3 times and all 3 times they were absolutely fantastic...

Music of yesteryears certainly outdo music of today; there are some talented musicians but none can hold a candle to some of the greats.  I'm sure those much younger than I would beg to disagree.

I can agree with most of your post @libertybele . I loved the two Moody Blues concerts I went to. I've only seen Elton once with Billy Joel. Joel outdid him...and oddly enough, that is the only concert I've ever been to that totally broke my ears. Considering it was a far more mellow than some I've been to, it seemed odd. Bad sound man I guess.

I've seen most of the bands you listed and more.

I am going to post the best, funnest concert I've ever been to and fully expect  and .

Neil Diamond...great showmanship (sequins and all) and tons of audience participation.

Best c/w concert...Clint Black. The guy really likes performing and his audience.

The worst...Van Morrison. Maybe having a bad night, I don't know.

[libertybele]

I can agree with most of your post @libertybele . I loved the two Moody Blues concerts I went to. I've only seen Elton once with Billy Joel. Joel outdid him...and oddly enough, that is the only concert I've ever been to that totally broke my ears. Considering it was a far more mellow than some I've been to, it seemed odd. Bad sound man I guess.

I've seen most of the bands you listed and more.

I am going to post the best, funnest concert I've ever been to and fully expect  and .

Neil Diamond...great showmanship (sequins and all) and tons of audience participation.

Best c/w concert...Clint Black. The guy really likes performing and his audience.

The worst...Van Morrison. Maybe having a bad night, I don't know.

I saw Neil Diamond as well and it was a really fun concert @berdie

The worst concert that I ever went to was The Rolling Stones.  The arena was huge and we basically watched it on a couple of screens scattered here and there and the sound quality was very weak.

I haven't had a chance to see many c/w concerts, but I would love to see Keith Urban. 

[DCPatriot]

I saw Neil Diamond as well and it was a really fun concert @berdie

The worst concert that I ever went to was The Rolling Stones.  The arena was huge and we basically watched it on a couple of screens scattered here and there and the sound quality was very weak.

I haven't had a chance to see many c/w concerts, but I would love to see Keith Urban.

The 1st concert for me was ELTON JOHN (Bi-Centennial "Philadelphia Freedom" Tour) in 1976 at the Capital Center in Maryland.

Then in quick succession... ROLLING STONES (Satisfaction), EARTH, WIND and FIRE and THE WHO.

[sneakypete]

I can agree with most of your post @libertybele . I loved the two Moody Blues concerts I went to. I've only seen Elton once with Billy Joel. Joel outdid him...and oddly enough, that is the only concert I've ever been to that totally broke my ears. Considering it was a far more mellow than some I've been to, it seemed odd. Bad sound man I guess.

I've seen most of the bands you listed and more.

I am going to post the best, funnest concert I've ever been to and fully expect  and .

Neil Diamond...great showmanship (sequins and all) and tons of audience participation.

Best c/w concert...Clint Black. The guy really likes performing and his audience.

The worst...Van Morrison. Maybe having a bad night, I don't know.

@berdie

Van Morrison is a VERY gifted singer and songwriter,but he is also a raging alcholic that lives on anger.

Sometimes his performances are as good as they can get,and other times he sucks all the air out of the room. Depends on his anger and alcohol intake level.

I have been VERY lucky in that both times I saw him live,he was having good days.

And "Yes,I AM a huge fan of his music,but not so much of a fan when it comes to the man."

[Smokin Joe]

I wish I could find the live performance from Garth Brooks Too tour of 'Ain't going down (till the sun comes up)'

Starts out with a wicked Harmonica/Guitar dual that is flat awesome... And ends up with Garth flying around the stadium on a zip line. VERY high energy.

Here it is in a reaction vid (sorry about the reactors) Starts about 2 minutes in.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpsClSROm34

As an aside, a friend's daughter who had brittle bone disease was in hospital and they screwed up her electrolytes. She had what was described as a metabolic stroke, which left her pretty much blind, and on top of the bone disease, confined to a wheelchair. At one point, no one expected her to speak again, but on the way home, Garth was playing on the radio, and she piped up "Garth Brooks". While her recovery was far from complete, it began then and there.

As she got older, she was granted a wish by the Make-a-Wish folks, and her wish was to meet Garth. They flew the whole family down to meet backstage with Garth and the Mrs. (from roughly this era in the video), and they were kind, patient, and gracious hosts who spent over an hour with that disabled girl and her family. It, for her, was a wish come true, and I will ever think well of Garth and his wife for that. Now that she is no longer with us (she passed a few years back), I still think well of them for that.

[roamer_1]

As an aside, a friend's daughter who had brittle bone disease was in hospital and they screwed up her electrolytes. She had what was described as a metabolic stroke, which left her pretty much blind, and on top of the bone disease, confined to a wheelchair. At one point, no one expected her to speak again, but on the way home, Garth was playing on the radio, and she piped up "Garth Brooks". While her recovery was far from complete, it began then and there.

As she got older, she was granted a wish by the Make-a-Wish folks, and her wish was to meet Garth. They flew the whole family down to meet backstage with Garth and the Mrs. (from roughly this era in the video), and they were kind, patient, and gracious hosts who spent over an hour with that disabled girl and her family. It, for her, was a wish come true, and I will ever think well of Garth and his wife for that. Now that she is no longer with us (she passed a few years back), I still think well of them for that.

By the time he did it, I reckon he already had more money than he would ever need - But walking off the stage never to return for decades - Because it wasn't good for his  children for him to carry on like that - When he was at the very TOP of his game, and his game was at the very TOP of the Country music game... Even still, to walk away from it like that shows a character that is both deep and wide.

So I can easily believe every bit of the story you told us. 

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Guess I missed this thread, but I'll add the Talking Heads concert memorialized in the movie Stop Making Sense.  Not my favorite band, and I think David Byrne is a dweeb...but that show was something else.

Starts off with Byrne coming on the stage by himself to perform Psycho Killer.  Then each song adds a band member until "Burning Down the House", where the whole band finally plays.  "Life During Wartime" gives a great sense of the energy of the show.  The whole thing was just kind of nuts:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jShMQw2H2cM

[Hoodat]

Back at ya, @Maj. Bill Martin

Psycho Killer

[sneakypete]

Pink Floyd,pretty much anything they ever did. Blues from the 25th Century.

Dire Straits,Brothers in Arms.

[Smokin Joe]

Alice Cooper's Madhouse Rock Tour

[catfish1957]

Here is my nominee as the greatest live performance in history.  And often an example I give of the proof of the existence of "God"

Here in this 1966 performance is

(1) Greatest Composer who ever lived..  Beethoven
(2) His best symphony- 5th
(3) Best movements (though not most well known) 3rd and 4th Movements of said symphony
(4) Oft cited as one of the greatest conductors of the past 100 years - Karajan
(5) Conducting as if channeling the maestro with homage to his own country via the Berlin Philharmonic, also among the most renowned.

This musical piece is so intrinsicly interwoven, and melodic and piecing together as a tapestry, with Majestic drive.  There is no way on earth that in the realm of the soup of randomness that something this mind boggling beautiful and moving could exist without divine intervention.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5LINDpY8Qk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmQ-IXVsG8E

[catfish1957]

And from my "rocking" side.....

It doesn't get much more historic than this one.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVN8_7wVSG0

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Okay, here we go....

This is the Dutch band Focus doing their song Hocus Pocus on the Midnight Special back in 1973.  The song is bizarre enough as it is, but the show only gave them a little over 4 minutes to do a song that took more than six and a half. Rather than cut part of it out, the band decided to just speed it up.  Song stars the wacky but very talented Thijs van Leer on vocals, keys, etc., and the incredible Jan Akkerman on guitar.

Great video to watch if you're in a bad mood and need something to lighten your day.


https://youtu.be/g4ouPGGLI6Q

[sneakypete]

The best live performance in history was any live performance by Pink Floyd.

"Blues from the 25th Century."

[mystery-ak]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtdhxqGmWKU&ab_channel=IconicMusic