1977 Pink Floyd - Aminals tour at the Spectrum In Philly. Oh My! |
1. Kiss, Destroyer Tour, 1976, Madison Square Garden, No Theatre tin pan alley theatre metal (bad acoustics and P.A., but I was too young to notice). 2.) Alice Cooper, "Killer" tour, 1972, Madison Square Garden, a guillotine meets a Boa Constrictor. 3.) Sonic Youth, "Daydream Nation" tour, 1987, Irving Garden, NYC, spinning in the rapids of a glass-stringed guitar river. 4.) Echo and the Bunnymen, "Heaven Up Here" Tour, 1981, somewhere in Westchester county, cyclical rhythm dark-days neo-expressionism implosion. 5.) Nirvana, 1989, NYC, Pyramid Club, creepy teen extra-terrestrial power riff potlatch. |
Did anyone on here attend the concert at Timber Ridge Ski Area in Michigan in the mid 80's? There were quite a number of bands.
I live a couple of miles from there. It was a bit of a joke, half the people never got to see the concert as they were stuck in traffic and couldn't get there. A lot of unhappy people, including area farmers! We used my van to transport people that left there cars miles away and were walking, we knew the back way in; we also transported people back out, for a small nominal fee of course! *grin* |
Here are some shows that bring me back to my "glory years" as a concert-goer. IN the meantime, I'm still trying to get to a Tragically Hip concert (I've had to bail about 3 times, so far):
Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Haunt in Ithaca, NY (1988)
Fishbone at the Ritz in NYC (1988)
Dead at Meadowlands (1986?)
Husker Du @ Living Room in Providence, RI (~1987)
Elvis Costello and his rack of guitars @ Ithaca (~1986) |
It,s amazing how everybody can remember exact dates.Iam only 39 and iam scratching my head trying to remember the dates...anyways. Page-plant red rocks 2,3 years ago.the Jgeils band years ago..elton john with the motels ..years ago.fleetwood mac..long time ago.there has been so many its hard to think..must of been all that pot i was smoking then or was that second hand smoke??
steve |
1. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Dallas, 1975.
2. Paul McCartney & Wings -- Dallas, 1976.
3. Trisha Yearwood with Orchestra -- Morton Meyerson, Dallas, not sure of date -- mid to late 90s. Yes, she was phenomenal.
4. Chris Isaak -- Private Party, 2000.
5. Glenn Frey -- Private Party, 2001.
5. (Tie) Tina Turner -- Dallas, 2000 (with Lionel Ritchie)
These are the top 5 that come to mind tonight (Not a ranking, however!)... |
Great thread! Although I feel a bit like Jim on taxi, here goes (from what I remember), in no order:
Yes, Bob Seger, and Donovan at Rich Stadium '78
Eagles Hotel California tour '80
Springsteen Tunnel of Love tour '88?
Stones Voodoo Lounge tour (the only stones i've seen, sure there were some better ones)
Emerson Lake and Palmer BSS '78
Many many honorable mentions, and expanding from rock into other genres would yield a much bigger list of course (like CDB w/Marshall Tucker in country, Return to Forever in Jazz, Arlo w/John Prine in Folk, etc)
David99: sounds like you're from my old stompin grounds. Remember the old Genesis and Renaissance concerts in Rochester? I would have put Renaissance appearing with the Rochester Philharmonic on the list, but Annie Haslam had a sore throat that night, and was merely great instead of her usual spectacular. And was the Rich Stadium promoter consistently schizophrenic or what? Yes+Seger+Donovan??? CSNY+Santana? Stones+Outlaws? |
Saw Metallica's last concert at Long Beach Arena, they aren't allowed there anymore because of glass damage to the arena [about 4 stories of the glass facade were totally gone] and seat cushion damage [they were removing them and throwing them like fresbees probably at least a hundred in the air continuously]. Gee, I wonder why they didn't play" fight fire with fire". Sounded very good. Santana sounded perfect when I saw him in 99. |
Stones - Steel Wheels, Clapton - Journeyman, Stephen Stills, all electric in 1986 in a bar, Jethro Tull - 1976, tied for 5th Allman Brothers and Neil Young with Booker T and the MG's. All concerts were either front row or very close to front row which makes a difference. |
Greatful Dead- Allmans 1973 rfk
Bruce Springsteen 1975,78.80.81,etcetc
Traffic with Dave Mason as part of the band 1970
Jimi Hendrix 1968
Frank Zappa & Captain Beefhart sometime in the mid 70's
These are but a very very few as I have attended many thousands of shows. Coming soon will be a full list of shows and a history of our involvment in the audio business for the past 30 years+.Check this out on HIFIFARM.com in about a week |
Jimi Hendrix- L.A. Forum, 1970
Jimi Hendrix- L.A. Forum, 1969
Jimi Hendrix- Shrine Auditorium, 1968
Frank Zappa- Santa Monica Civic, 1974(?)
some of Woodstock, 1969 |
Hi Everyone.
I'm into underground and progressive rock.
I have a tendency to get high just from the music without using any intoxicating elements or drugs.
Last year I was on King Crimson at Town Hall in New York City -- let's count it the first best one, but bellow described 2nd,3rd,...aren't discriminated and concidered to be by me on the "same story level".
Any fan of KC will just understand me.
The second best takes the rock-show band Residents that very rarely show-up live.
On the third best is another concert of King Crimson at Irvin Plaza New York (Fripp, Belew, Gunn) with presentation of ProjeKCt 2. The best scene was when some junkie smoked the third one and got his belly loose on the floor. To tell you the truth I did not need any joint since I've got high just listening!
On the forth best is show at Bottom Line cafe New York. I will say that Bottom Line is one of the very best NY hangouts for rock and jazz since it's relatively small.
There were 2 members of King Crimson Bruford, Levin; innovative guitar player David Torn and some rock-infiltrated-smooth-jazz-trumpeteer Chris Boti. My friend got drunk just from the one bottle of Bass Ale by means of getting too high just from the music.
The fifth best one belongs to german punk beauty NINA HAGEN
Whoever thinks that she's already through wrong!
I've had a good time spent with crowd that in average is 5 years younger for the wonder. I thought that NH has fans above 30 for the most.
I wish that I could sometime go for german band "CAN" if they will ever come to US -- just dream.
This is good to unite rock audiofiles into one tight and growing discussion thread.
Together we rock! |
Let me add to the nostalgia trippers out there and see if any of you were at these:
1) Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles Summer 1976 Schaeffer Stadium Foxboro, Mass.
2) Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Spring 1980 University of Vermont Patrick Gymnasium Burlington, VT
3) Jethro Tull Spring 1981 Salt Palace Salt Lake City, UT
4) All three shows: Grateful Dead at "Wet Rocks" Morrison, Colorado Summer 1982
5) Jimmy Buffet on the slopes ParkWest Ski Resort, Park City Utah Summer 1985
No one's noticed but the band's all packed and gone....
Cheers!
Quin |
Ministry - hardest, tightest ever. And that godd*mned top hat on Al Jourgenson!!! Warfield in San Fran.
Thinkin Fellers Union Local 282 - Night break, San Fran. 10 players, wacked out fezes.
Primus "Sausage" - Berkeley Square, All present and former members of Primus. 2 drummers. 2 bassists, etc, etc. "Secret" gig under name of "Sausage". For years at Primus gigs after that people who were there would yell out Sausage! mid-1990s
Dead with Dylan - 1987 at Los Angeles Colliseum. Wow. A classic. Absolutely trancendental.
Forbidden Dimension - Calgary Alberta, Canada. 1980s - 1990s. Horror rock grungecore amazing! Martian Deathsaucer has come to usurp the Earth from human scum! :-) |
1) KIng Crimson fall 81 Ann Arbor Mich
2) Amnesty Int Tour 85 (5 dates only) Denver Co
U2, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Lou Reed, Joan Biaz with Neville Bros
3) Led Zeppelin 77 Detroit
4) U2 Joshua Tree 88
5) Steely Dan Raliegh 01
6) Talking Heads 83 Detroit |
OK....I maybe alot younger than most of you....I wasn't even born with most of your concerts...but here I go....I know I'm gonna catch hell for this...I saw Van Halen in Hartford Connecticut back in the late 80's that was pretty awesome seeing eddie do his trademark guitar solo....Queensryche in 1989, The Operation Mindcrime show was excellent with all the big screens in the background playing out the story behind the record....Metallica in 1990 was very loud and heavy, Kirk Hammet does a mean Guitar solo.......Nine Inch Nails was very interesting with all the lights and industrial grunge beats that only Trent Reznor can do....and my favorite of all concerts...well I've seen them 3 times is..Nickleback, a very underated band with a lively,lots of energy, heavy hitting show...the guitar riffs these boys come up with is so hard hitting for a bass fan like me....ok..so fire away...tell me what a young punk I am...Chris |
Early 70s, Oh what a great time to be a kid! My first concert was THE WHO "Who's Next", they did some "Quad" too.
JETHRO TULL "Aqualung" with some "Thick as a Brick" thrown in. In a small venue ALICE COOPER "Killer" playing with snakes and gettin his head cut off! FRANK ZAPPA in a little hall with all those horns doing "Grand Wazoo", simply amazing! Hey Zane,Zane,Zane, do ya like BOWIE?, cant remember the year, maybe 73?, What a stage show! YES "Close to the Edge" with Rick Wakeman. ELP "Trilogy"(wish I had seen King Crimson before Greg Lake left). Again at a small concert hall, EDGER WINTER "They Only Come Out at Night" backed up by an unknown (to me) ROXY MUSIC thier first album, the name escapes me, with Bryan Eno wearing some kind of chicken suit! Anyone remember THE STRAWBS? "Hero and Heroine" backing up a lame Argent.I went for the Stawbs, a great forgotten band. Early work has wonderful lyrics by David Cummings.
OK I cant count, but Im sure I missed some. And I have seen many concerts including SRV, Floyd, Talking Heads, Bela Fleck, lots of Blues, Bluegrass, ect.
But nothing will ever match the thrill of being a teenager and seeing those "super groups" at thier peak in the 70s!
Im juiced just thinking about it!! |
Ok here goes
Emerson, Lake and Palmer with Yes at East town theater Detroit the last concert before condemed.
Blue oyster cult County colloseum El-Paso Tex. around 78
Black Sabbath Blue oyster Cult Royal Oak Music theater 81
Pink Floyd Aubern Hills Colloseum 89
King Crimson John Paul Jones 328 performance Hall Nashville last friday :) |
Never got to see Zeppelin, Hendrix, The Who, Doors etc, but I think that of the bands I have seen, The Grateful Dead put on a show like no other band...or maybe it was the audience. If I could go back in time, Bob Marley would have been a good time |
Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd ('94), AC-DC, Oingo Boingo, Rush. Would love to see Dire Straits! |
1. Pink Floyd "Darkside of the Moon" tour (Quad concert)
2. Jethro Tull's "Thick as a Brick" tour (Ian Anderson was a jumping madman)
3. Jeff Beck Group & Mahavishnu (John McLaughlin/Jan Hammer)John and Jeff jam session encore (incredible)
4. Yes "Close to the Edge" tour
5. Emerson Lake and Palmer (Keith Emerson push his synthesizer off the stage) |
Not ready to name my top 5 yet, but both August 2001 Radiohead shows (especially the second) on Liberty Island rate for the sheer power of the performance, the joy of the crowd, and (in retrospect) the poignancy of the moment.
Even that night, going to the concert by ferry from the World Trade Center marina, passing the Statue of Liberty, and arriving at a gorgeous state park to hear (imho) the best rock band out there today was something special.
And with Radiohead leaving the back of the stage open so that it framed a view of lower Manhattan--what else can I say? It was my last "classic" view of our Twin Towers, and it now means so much to me that I was there. |
I've been in Beacon Theatre on Thursday watching and listening to Jone Paul Jones in the first part and King Crimson in the second part of the concert.
GREAT! Rock-is-UK-UK-is-Rock. |
1) King Crimson, Town Hall, New York City, Discipline Tour 1981. Absolutely remakable!
1) King Crimson, Warner Theater, Washington, DC, Thrak Tour w/California Guitar Trio as opening act. (199?) The double Trio line-up was just amazing to listen to. Jaw-dropping, awe inspiring -- Fripp continues to be God.
2) Talking Heads, Radio City Music Hall, 1980, with expanded line-up including Nona Hendrix, Adrian Belew, Busta Jones, et. al. The day before the Central Park concert that showed up on record. A brilliant show from start to finish.
3) Jorma and Jack -- acoustic Hot Tuna. can't pick a date and place. Always incredible together, now and then.
3) Richard Thompson and Danny Thompson (the "Thompson Twins'!!) 1994, Wolf Trap. Another acoustic duo that can do it all. Virtuoso playing and wonderful songs.
4) Elvis Costello and the Attractions, don't remember the year, but I saw them at Radio City Music Hall, the year they did the tour with the Roullette wheel that determined what songs they would play. They were an incredibly tight band that took the songs and turned them inside out playing them in completely different arrangments and styles. It was a great concert.
5) Fairport Convention, 20th Aniversary reunion festival, Cropredy, Oxfordshire. It was great even before Fairport appeared, and Fairport with all the personnel assembled in the various line-ups just blew everybody away. I still remember being totally mesmerized by the rendition of a "Sailor's Tale" (the live recording of the song show just doesn't convey the same thing). Robert Plant's appearance to sing a few songs with the lads was a great added bonus.
6) Ok one more. Blondie and Rockpile at Belmont Raceway in New York. (1980?). Just because it was just a wonderful day of fun and great music. Rockpile (Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds w/ Billy Bremner and Terry Williams) were as tight, as spirited and having as much fun as was possible. Blondie, too were at the top of their game.
To be honest there are many other concerts to choose from. Many less event-like but just great evenings of music. Like the first time I heard June Tabor sing in a London folk club, or hear John Renbourn play guitar, or Bert Jansch perform, hearing Oregon and Ralph Towner play, Jan Garbarek and Hillard Ensemble performing Officium at the Catholic Cathedral in Washington, D.C. in '94 or '95. or about 6 or 7 (?) years ago when Paul Kantner pulled some people together to tour as "Wooden Ships" and do some great acoustic versions of Airplane and other songs, or Pete Townshend at the Brixton in London in 1986 (Pete Towshend's Deep End Live!), actually, most recently Bjork was absolutely incredible at the Royal Opera House in London a couple weeks ago, and the list really goes on.... (do we really have to stop at 5?) |
-ZAPPA Greek theatre Berkeley (did lots of Bongo Fury and
Roxy and Elsewhere stuff)
-King Crimson (seen em' 6 times 81' was best).
-Gentle Giant blew Yes off the stage (Yes was great).
-Uz Jsme Doma 96' Insane monster chops, gorgeous sound.
-Ruins Rio theatre Santa Cruz 2000 (two guys, bass and drums INCREDIBLE skill and tonal quality. Didn't want to listen to anything for a day or two afterwards.
If you made it 10 I could have mentioned Brand X, B.O.C.
Bondage Fruit, Snakefinger and Judas priest unexpectedly wiping the floor with Mahogany Rush. Lots of shows are 10/10. How can you rank em'? Buckethead at the Maritime, Mule and the Mermen at the Press club Greg Howe at the Omni, Dweezil (Zappa) had a guy throwing him freshly tweaked guitars every ten minutes or so at the Boardwalk. He didn't want to leave and neither did anyone else. Okay that's 15, sorry. (Isn't okay to break the rules when its a rock thread?) |
Roger Waters
Alman Brothers
Rod Stewart and the Faces
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Four Tops |
Humble Pie 1972, Rod Stewart1974,Willie Nelson 1975 &yes he most certainly did rock,The Police we are the world concert,and finally Joe Walsh before he joined the Eagles but at this concert the Eagles were his back-up band. |
Always glad to hear from prog rock fans! |
i've been to 16 U2 ELEVATION concerts this year,
all around the country.
they weren't too bad ,
i had a good time `````` . |
1. Pat Metheny at Park West Utah, 1981 2. U2 Zoo TV at Anaheim Stadium, 1992 3. Pink Floyd at the Rose Bowl, 1994 4.King Crimson and Tool at Red Rocks, 2001 5. Sting at the Pacific Amphitheater, 1993 |
ers, Jethro Tull, Aqualung/Thick as a Brick days, Hendrix, Byron Ga., 1970, Robin Trower, Humble Pie, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and the list goes on. I'm blessed man!! |
Stones- Bridges to Babylon tour at Soldier Field in Chicago, a few years ago. So good I went twice. And Bob Dylan, half a dozen times over the years. Pick any three and you have your five! |
Steely Dan, Beau Dommage, Eagles, Queen (with Thin Lissy), Beach Boys(fun).
Steely Dan outdoors at Saratoga, Two Against Nature tour, Dan fan nirvana! Beau Dommage Dix Ans Plus Tard tour at the Montreal Forum. The Eagles Hell Freezes Over tour, with Joe Walsh doing "Funk #69" at the Molson Centre. Queen Night at The Opera tour, with Thin Lissy opening at the Montreal Forum. And the Beach Boys at the Forum, everyone stood and sang for the whole concert, what a blast.
Honourable mention goes to the Coors about seven years ago at a fairly small local bar, fun music and man are they gorgeous! |
ALLMAN BROTHERS at the warehouse 1972 in NEW ORLEANS, i missed it , but was told they jammed til sunrise! duane allman was at his very best that night! |
1)Jason and the Scorchers, Charlotte, NC, 1984
2)Richard Thompson, Asheville, NC, 1996
3)The Feelies, Boone, NC, 1986
4)The Silos, Winston-Salem, 1987
5)REM, Boone, NC, 1983
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Leon Russell, Poco, Neil Young, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and I hate to admit it, the single finest performer I have ever seen (gulp) is Garth Brooks. Long live my hero Neil Young! |
Opening Act-Comander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen
Headliners- Hot Tuna at the Capital Theather in beautiful
Passaic, NJ.
Sly & the Family Stone- Pittsburgh,PA
Billy Joel- 52th St. Tour- Kansas City,MO
Van Morrison- Capital Theather, Passaic, NJ
Bonnie Raitt- Garden State Center |
1). 1974 - Genesis w Peter Gabriel - The Lamb tour .Genesis were never better.
2). 1975 - Gentle Giant - Headlining at last!! An Awesome concert especially for the Fans. (orpheum theatre Boston)
3). 1973 - Jethro Tull _ A Passion Play concert at the Boston Graden. A magical (blew me away) performance by Ian and the boys.
4). 1990's Andreas Vollenweider - A very magical concert.
It was like a Dream...
5). 1990's Pat Metheny Group - Always an excellent show and never disappointing.... |
Little Feat-SUNY Buffalo Gym 1978
Joe Jackson-Syracuse War Memorial 1981
Grateful Dead-Radio City 1980
Bruce Springsteen-St. Bonaventure 1978
Zappa-Felt Forum (MSG)1979 Halloween Show
Out of the thread but: Paco DeLucia, Al Dimeola, and John Mcglocklin...could be the best I've ever seen period. |
1. Springsteen '78
2. Springsteen '99
3. Springsteen '76
4. Springsteen '80
5. Richard Thomas '02 |
1. Bob Marley and the Wailers (Reggae, not rock, but close enough), Fox Theater, Atlanta, Ga. 1978. This concert was the best I have ever seen, any others can't even come close. It was a magical experience.
2. Allman Brothers Piedmont Park, Atlanta Ga. 1970 (free shows in the park on Sunday afternoons). They were not yet world famous, and playing their best.
3. Tom Waits at Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, 1977 or 1978 ? Incredibly soulful show did 5 encores.
4. Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt at the old Atlanta Civic Center, Halloween night 1974. Only about 300-400 people at the show (Jefferson Starship was also in town, they drew a bigger crowd). At the end of the show Jackson and Bonnie with bands (probably 12-15 people) jammed together, absolutly stunning.
5. Bruce Springsteen Atlanta, Omni 1984, Born in the USA tour.
6. I know you only asked for 5, but I feel I must include one of the best live performers I have ever seen. His name is Eddie Hinton, now deceased. He played with Otis Redding, Allman Brothers, and numerous others. He was a session musician with the Muscle Shoals Rythem Section. He had about 4 albums, a couple recently re-released on the Capricorn label. I had the great pleasure of seeing him live in Atlanta twice, once at Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom, the other time at a great bar called Rose's Cantina. Eddie Hinton was white, but sang soul music as good or better than any, reminded me of Otis Redding. His shows were so soulful and emotional that you could not sit still. He died a few years ago in relative obscurity, never recieving the recognition he deserved.
This is fun, I could go on, as I type I keep remembering other great shows, but I'm over the limit now.
Cheers |
Steve Miller, Doobie Brothers, Joni Mitchell (with Jaco Pastorius playing bass), Yes (90125 tour with Trevor Rabin on guitar), Joe Walsh (1st with the James Gang and 2nd with Barnstorm). |
1,GratefulDead,2.AC/DC/Travers,3.MSG,4.Tull,5.Outlaws/Pure Prairie League. Saw The Dead in Minn./St. Paul 1982 during the Dead Set tour. Awesome show. AC/DC and Pat Travers 1979 Chicago's Aragon Brawlroom, my last show with Bon, pity. Michael Schenker 1984 at a small club in Houston, what an incredible guitar player. Jethro Tull at the Unidome in Cedar Falls, Iowa 1978, great show. The last was my first concert as a freshman in college, went to Lacrosse, WI with a couple high school buddies. PPL was very good and The Outlaws with all those guitars blew the crowd away. |
I guess I'm dating myself but as a kid seeing Hendrix a couple of times and later Zeppelin was musical heaven.....those were the days. It was real music and not dominated by pre recorded tape loops and electronics. These guys really had to play! What is a concert without the smoke filled haze of pot and a two foot joint being passed around the crowd? No one was searched and the crowds were not violent.....probably too may joints. I miss that era and now rely on the two channel stereo to step back in time. |
Stevie Wonder in a 800 seat venue. I have never been to a show that was it's peer. The crowd was electric, the music breathtaking, twenty great musicians.
OTher also rans: THE WHO, Stanley Jordon anywhere, George Benson at the Winter Park, The Dead at Red Rocks |
This IS tough. Seen too many to limit it to five BUT:
Pink Floyd DSOM tour WITH Johnny Winter - Hampton, Va. 1972
Yes - multiple times but the best one: Chicago, Ill. 1974
Rolling Stones - Cedar Falls, Iowa 1982
Bruce Springsteen - Ames, Iowa 1981
Joe Walsh - Minneapolis, Mn. 1974
Steely Dan - Mountain View, CA 2000
Eagles - any of six times
I know that's seven, but.....
Honorable mention to Warren Zevon - Iowa City, Ia. 1982 (Under appreciated, he put on a hell of a show) |
1. I"ve seen the Stones 21 times, but the Babylon show at the MGM Grand in Vegas was stupendous.
2. The Who in '75 at the Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland was pretty righteous. (I also saw them in 79 in Cincy when all the people died, but that was a different vibe altogether)
3. Springsteen - Anything with the E Street Band deserves a mention. We'll take the Allen Theater Show in Cleveland back in April of 76 right after Born to Run came out. Nothign could prepare you for seeing that show.
4. Neil Young Rust Never Sleeps tour. Saw him at Purdue U's Elliott hall of music back in like 78/79. Pretty phenomenal. "When I grow up I'm gonna get me an electric guitar..."
5. Tough to fill out the last one, but maybe we should insert Neil Young's first annual Bridge School benefit show. Check out this line up...
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Crosby, Stills, Nash
Tom Petty
Nils Lofgren
Richie Furay
and the comic who played 'Mork'...
One of those 'once in a lifetime' kinda things... |
Pink Floyd at Kent State in 1973? I'd never heard "Dark Side of the Moon" They played it. WOW! Especially in surround sound and in a gym. (I was to young (15) to appreciate Pink Floyd playing Atom Heart Mother at the Akron Civic Theater in 1969)
Elton John - Kent State - 71 or 72- He played a whole concert of new music no one had heard. Yellow Brick Road?
Yes - St. John Arena - Columbus Rick Wakeman had just joined the group.
Emerson Lake and Palmer
everything is beginning to get a bit fuzzy... |
For that matter, almost any Ramones show (especially Aragon Ballroom February, 1979), almost any concert by The Cramps (I was particularly fond of their support gig for The Talking Heads at the Aragon in 1979, any AC-DC show with Bon Scott in the line up (their 1977, or was it 1978?, show at the old Comiskey Park on a bill with Aerosmith and the lamentable Foreigner, or their appearance at Wembley Stadium in London on an improbable bill which included both The Stranglers and The Who), the Minutemen at Flynn's in Miami Beach (was it 1984?), the Meat Puppets at G.S. Vig's in Madison, Wisconsin (1984), The Butthole Surfers w/ Killdozer at the Univeristy of Wisconsin-Whitewater (1985 or was it 86?), any of G.G. Allin's legendary shows at The Exit, Tom Waits at the Chicago Theater on his most recent tour, and I should not fail to mention the Butthole Surfers at the Vic (May 2, 1991) where I met my lovely wife of ten years.
I'm sorry. Did I go over five? |
1. captain beefheart at bottom line--he blew out the microphone during electricity.
2. fugs. What a solid harmony group although lots of people were disgusted at some other things.
3. kraftwerk 75. For that time, simply amazing and they were 100% electronic w/ no conventional instruments.
4. tangerine dream 76 and in their prime.
5. beefheart again, albiet different band members--like zappa he went through a ton of guys and so much of their shows was dependant on which guys were in the mothers or the magic band as to the songs they could perform. |
