I've seen almost 500 concerts; so, here's the top 3%:
PINK FLOYD, summer of 1973 in Detroit. My 4th concert. This was the "Dark Side of The Moon" tour. Talk about "a hard act to follow!"
MOTT THE HOOPLE & NEW YORK DOLLS, fall of 1973 in Atlanta. I can describe the audience is 3 words: "Halloween on acid."
ERIC CLAPTON, summer of 1974 in Atlanta. Pete Townshend opened the show with a solo version of "Pinball Wizard" and he didn't come back until the final encore to play on "Layla." Keith Moon tried to play drums on the first 3 songs, but he passed out and fell off the drum stool and had to be carried off the stage by Clapton's roadies.
ERIC CLAPTON & SANTANA, summer of 75 in Detroit. They took turns headlining or opening; so, it was great watching them try to outdo each other. But, the final encore was a 20 minute jam with every member of both bands playing together.
JEFF BECK, fall of 1980 in Atlanta. When they opened the curtain to reveal Simon Phillips massive drum kit, the "oohs and aahs" that reverberated thru the building was hilarious.
AL DiMEOLA - PACO DeLUCIA - JOHN McLAUGHLIN, spring of 1981 in Detroit. The original "acoustic summit" was awe inspiring!
THE CLASH, fall of 1982 @ Kent State University. To say that those boys were inspired to be playing at Kent State is an understatement of epic proportions.
TALKING HEADS, summer of 1983 in Detroit. This is from the "Stop Making Sense" tour. What incredible energy! It's a shame that the concert film doesn't begin to capture that energy.
JIM CARROLL, fall of 1983. The show was at the Detroit Institute of Arts, and it was a combination poetry ready and concert. Thus, totally unique.
HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, spring of 1987 in Atlanta. The most "primal" show that I've ever seen. Every audience member danced their butt off and walked out drenched in sweat and totally ecstatic. I wish I could bottle the feelings from this show.
THE BLUE NILE & WENDY MaHARRY, summer of 1990 in Atlanta. The most magical and spiritual concert experience ever for me. There were cameras that were filming this show; but, it's never been released.
PJ HARVEY, SUMMER OF 1993 in Atlanta. The raw sensuality of this show has never been duplicated. It was almost as primal as H&C show.
SADE, fall of 1993 in Atlanta. The audience was emitting so many hormones that you could cut the air with a knife.
PINK FLOYD, spring of 1994 in Atlanta. This was the "Pulse" tour.
KAKI KING, spring of 2018 in Chapel Hill. This is from her "The Neck is a Bridge To the Body" tour. Her video presentation is totally unique and has got to have made the Pink Floyd crew jealous. Lots of good videos from this tour on YouTube.
PINK FLOYD, summer of 1973 in Detroit. My 4th concert. This was the "Dark Side of The Moon" tour. Talk about "a hard act to follow!"
MOTT THE HOOPLE & NEW YORK DOLLS, fall of 1973 in Atlanta. I can describe the audience is 3 words: "Halloween on acid."
ERIC CLAPTON, summer of 1974 in Atlanta. Pete Townshend opened the show with a solo version of "Pinball Wizard" and he didn't come back until the final encore to play on "Layla." Keith Moon tried to play drums on the first 3 songs, but he passed out and fell off the drum stool and had to be carried off the stage by Clapton's roadies.
ERIC CLAPTON & SANTANA, summer of 75 in Detroit. They took turns headlining or opening; so, it was great watching them try to outdo each other. But, the final encore was a 20 minute jam with every member of both bands playing together.
JEFF BECK, fall of 1980 in Atlanta. When they opened the curtain to reveal Simon Phillips massive drum kit, the "oohs and aahs" that reverberated thru the building was hilarious.
AL DiMEOLA - PACO DeLUCIA - JOHN McLAUGHLIN, spring of 1981 in Detroit. The original "acoustic summit" was awe inspiring!
THE CLASH, fall of 1982 @ Kent State University. To say that those boys were inspired to be playing at Kent State is an understatement of epic proportions.
TALKING HEADS, summer of 1983 in Detroit. This is from the "Stop Making Sense" tour. What incredible energy! It's a shame that the concert film doesn't begin to capture that energy.
JIM CARROLL, fall of 1983. The show was at the Detroit Institute of Arts, and it was a combination poetry ready and concert. Thus, totally unique.
HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, spring of 1987 in Atlanta. The most "primal" show that I've ever seen. Every audience member danced their butt off and walked out drenched in sweat and totally ecstatic. I wish I could bottle the feelings from this show.
THE BLUE NILE & WENDY MaHARRY, summer of 1990 in Atlanta. The most magical and spiritual concert experience ever for me. There were cameras that were filming this show; but, it's never been released.
PJ HARVEY, SUMMER OF 1993 in Atlanta. The raw sensuality of this show has never been duplicated. It was almost as primal as H&C show.
SADE, fall of 1993 in Atlanta. The audience was emitting so many hormones that you could cut the air with a knife.
PINK FLOYD, spring of 1994 in Atlanta. This was the "Pulse" tour.
KAKI KING, spring of 2018 in Chapel Hill. This is from her "The Neck is a Bridge To the Body" tour. Her video presentation is totally unique and has got to have made the Pink Floyd crew jealous. Lots of good videos from this tour on YouTube.