is this the greatest live band of all time?

+ 1 Vermonster: My first concert was the J Geils Band opening for Humble Pie in the fall of 72. This was the first tour for both since they released their seminal live albums: "Full House" & "Rockin' At The Fillmore" respectively. As good as Humble Pie was, J Geils was better; and, it was indeed all about their "energy."

I've seen 484 concerts since that one and I have only seen one band that remotely reminds me of the J Geils Band. That is Low Cut Connie. They are a fairly new band out of Philadelphia. Imagine a cross between the    J Geils Band and Jerry Lee Lewis and/or Little Richard and you'll get the picture.  They are an absolute riot live. If you're lucky enough to catch them, it will be in a small to medium sized club, which only intensifies the effect.    

Steppenwolf-1970. John Kay with a black leather, one piece jumpsuit with Saturn embroidered on the front... and mirror shades. Goldly McJohn on Hammond B3, sporting this giant beard and huge red (?) Afro. Pretty amazing. I loved 3 Dog Night about that same time. Their live album was and is pretty darn good. 

The Zombies.

Reading all in this thread and it brings back memories of so many great concerts.  I have seen nearly all of those mentioned, above.  What is really cool is for those mentioned with specific dates.  Hey, I was at that. Hey, I was at that one, too.  I think The Who is probably the most stand-out concert memories for me.  The one at Anaheim Stadium, Summer of 1970, was a revelation.  Then again, in December of 1971 at the Long Beach Arena doing their North American Tour of "Who's Next".  But really, this list just goes on and on.  I don't recall reading above that anyone mentioned Alice Cooper.  I saw them play 3 times.  Same is true for The Tubes.  Really wonderful experiences that I will never forget.  I still play the albums from all of these bands.  Awesome music!