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If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living?

I have interest in hearing about yours.   I can think of some great concerts over the years in many great buildings, from Hancher in Iowa City, to Fisher Hall in New York, to some bars in Copenhagen. 

Something I have noticed....performers have times they are more "on" just like us, and it can make their concerts be perceived at different levels.   I know the three times I saw Jackson Browne, each was much different and most of that was his intent.  Having a good sized group with very talented back up singers to the time I saw him solo....all great, but very different.  He is a better guitar player than he may be given credit for. 

The live Jazz I have been to in NYC is near the top.  Sweet Basil and the Blue Note through the years have been very good to me, but in a much different vein, the lakefront festivals in Milwaukee are a somewhat unknown to most of America. 

I did see a few artists before their success and fame, saw a famous British singer at a bar in Rapid City many years ago..and he has done well since. 

Take care,

whatjd
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bdp24
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I am of an age that allowed me to see some artists & bands live that many of you would loved to have seen and heard, but that now are just not that valued by myself:

- Jimi Hendrix at Winterland, ’68 and ’69. First time great, second time tired, like he was treading water.

- Cream at The (original location) Fillmore, ’67 and ’68. Thank God for Eric Clapton that he heard Music From Big Pink, and saw the light. ;-)

- The Nice (Keith Emerson’s pre-ELP band) at The Fillmore. Gawd do I hate Progressive "music".

- The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Country Joe & The Fish, in the Panhandle in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco during the Summer Of Love.

- the doors (lower case their doing, not mine ;-) at The Santa Clara Folk-Rock Festival in San Jose, Summer of ’68. They closed the show, Fritz (Stevie Nicks’ and Lindsey Buckingham’s local Garage band) opened. However, The Electric Flag (Mike Bloomfield and Buddy Miles’ band) were incredible!

- The Beatles at The Cow Palace in South San Francisco, Summer of ’65. Disappointing, just not that good. Of course, by that time I had been going out to see local Garage bands like The Chocolate Watchband (seen in the movie Riot On Sunset Strip), The Trolls (later Stained Glass, two albums on Capitol Records. Bassist/singer/songwriter Jim McPherson was later in Copperhead with John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service), The Syndicate Of Sound ("Hey Little Girl" hit single), The Otherside, and many, many more.

But the worst, by far, was The Rolling Stones at The Staples Center in L.A., early 2000’s. SO lame, nothing but cliche’ Rock ’n’ Roll Star posturing. Even worse---empty, vapid "entertainment"; they sounded TERRIBLE. How embarrassing.


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r_f_sayles
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Gregg Allman tour 1974 Detroit Masonic Temple

last row center against the back wall. Enjoyed every minute of Gregg’s Hammond B3 and his blue eyed soul. Miss you brother!


Pink Floyd Animals Cleveland Municipal (baseball) Stadium 1977 about 15 ft from stage center. The scalped main floor (infield) ticket was $10, so was the Mr. Natural. Their jetliner buzzed the lake front stadium, they miked it, amplified it, and sent it around their surround sound, and the big pig and floating sheep. :)


J.J. Cale twice at the Ann Arbor Ark, less than six feet from him. The master of subtlety. Carried out Chrisine’s Moonstone rosewood guitar for her while we talked. 

David Bowie Glass Spider tour 1987-8 after meeting him at Iggy Pops birthday party at the Metro-Rock Cafe, Royal Oak. Bowie literally bumped into me and then struck up a conversation. Met Adrian Belew at that get together. He thought he actually knew me. Great chap. Very down to earth guy. 

And like wolf_garcia said... 


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jimmydd
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It would be difficult to limit it to one...hence, I have a few.

Ontario Jam I - Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Santana...etc.  Fantastic set with Nugent jumping onto the stage from a stack of ampliers.  At the old Ontario Speedway
Yardbirds - w/Jimmy Page at Melodyland in Anaheim
Gordon Lightfoot - Trenton Memorial Theather, New Jersey


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I have seen many of the icons, most were "On" when I saw them in the late 60's, early 70's.  Two stand out the most.

Janis Joplin with Full Tilt Boogie played Frankfurt in 1970.  After a terrific set she said they had to do it all again for German TV and anyone who wanted could stay, almost no on moved.

The greatest live show I ever experienced was The Allman Bros Band at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh in 1971.  Duane Allman blew me away, I still get chills remembering how good he was that night.

There are many great guitarists, and I am a huge fan of many of them and have seen almost all of them (Hendrix excluded), and none of them could touch my soul the way Duane could.  He had THE touch on slide guitar.
richopp
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Five (there could be 50, but...):

1.  Beatles  DC (now JFK) Stadium 08/15/66
     (Warm-up act: The Cyrkle; ticket $5.00) 

2.  Loggins & Messina, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles  Tampa Stadium 07/04/76
     (Rumors AND Hotel California!)

3.  Linda Ronstadt  Hollywood Sportatorium 10/10/80
     (Living in the USA Tour--Roller Skates Album)

4.   Monkees Jacksonville Coliseum 07/08/67 featuring "unknown" guitar        player "from England":  Jimmy Hendrix 
    (The teenyboppers and their parents were confused and OUTRAGED!)

5.  Dick Clark Cavalcade of Stars  Dorton Arena Raleigh, NC 07/22/64
     (The Shirells AND The Supremes among many others...)

I keep all my ticket stubs, so have 100's more, but these were important (and fun!) to me.

Cheers!
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