what was the best concert you ever saw?

tomvelsor · #1 07-19-2008, 09:40 PM

well? on the 17th i finally got to see the master himself, george clinton, at westbury. was no more than 30 feet from him. close enough (seriously) to smell the pot he was smoking onstage. he played so late that they shut off the stage lights and turned on the house lights, and turned off the PA. half the band packed up before george left the stage. without a doubt, the best concert ive ever seen. 15+ people on that tiny little stage at all times, so filthy nasty slimy skanky dirty FUNKY.

well, what was the best show you ever saw?

scootron · #2 07-19-2008, 10:23 PM

Neil Young w/Crazy Horse on the Weld Tour. Opening for them were Sonic Youth and Social Distortion. Killer show.

Before that, probably Tom Waits at the Ritz in Memphis, on the Small Change Tour, 1977.

Chad Michael · #3 07-19-2008, 10:27 PM

Spyro Gyra

Jay, Oscar, Richie, Julio, Dave, and Tom.

KsToaDangr · #4 07-19-2008, 11:31 PM

too many to list...at the top though:

Nine Inch Nails - Fragility 2.0 Tour
Nine Inch Nails/Marilyn Manson - Downward Spiral Tour
Rush - Vapor Trails Tour
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Dulcinea Tour
The Cure - Wild Mood Swings Tour
2 Skinnee J's - Farewell Tour
MxPx - Slowly Going The Way Of The Buffalo Tour
Confederate Fagg/Teabag & The Confederosexuals - just about any show they play
Korn/Staind - 1999/2000 tour
Three Rivers Music Fest - Three Dog Night and George Clinton & The P-Funk Allstars on the same stage

Probably my favorite of all time though was Hard Rock Rock Fest in Atlanta, GA in 1999-Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Third Eye Blind, Silverchair, Taxiride, New Radicals, Offspring, Sugar Ray, Everlast, Better Than Ezra, Collective Soul, Eve 6, & Marvelous 3 all in one day-I had free tickets & all access passes thanks to my mom signing up for a cell phone plan. She had never heard of any of the bands playing, and asked my brother and I if we wanted the tickets she won.

BassChuck · #5 07-20-2008, 08:06 AM

Song X concert. Pat Methany, Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden and Jack DeJonette.

DrMWP · #6 07-20-2008, 08:08 AM

Harry Connick. Jr.
Rush

that1guy222 · #7 07-20-2008, 08:12 AM

Dick Dale. Saw him at some little club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He's still got it!

BetterBottomEnd · #8 07-20-2008, 08:20 AM

Most jaw dropping set I've ever seen was a group called Back Door Slam. A bunch of skinny white guys from the Isle of Man that played the most amazing blues I have ever heard. I was about 5 feet from the stage and they tore it up it was amazing. Shame it was a festival and they only got about a 40 minute set.

peaveyuser · #9 07-20-2008, 08:24 AM

Heavy MTL festival over here. Overkill, Symphony X and Iron Maiden all on the same day

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Not only the best concert but the best time of my life, right after my last year of school and exams finished. We had a whole group of friends there too. The vibe you got there was like nothing else.

StanFan · #10 07-20-2008, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by BassChuck

Song X concert. Pat Methany, Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden and Jack DeJonette.

Wow, that would be a great show to attend indeed. I love the album they did together.

My 2 favorite concerts that I attended are Cannibal Corpse (w/ Dying Fetus and Necrophagist) and Dream Theater (w/ Joe Satriani and King's X).

Ripper · #11 07-20-2008, 09:26 AM

well... id have to say its between bx3 and jethro tull... both of them were amazing concerts... i mean bx3 was just an epic concert, 3 bassists and way more than 3 styles of music for $20... it was awesome.... and tull... when theres a violinist and a flute player on stage playing zepplin... it dont get much better than that.

im also seeing bela fleck & the flecktones this december!

scottice · #12 07-20-2008, 09:30 AM

Beastie Boys/Run DMC... front row center!

Atoz · #13 07-20-2008, 01:18 PM

I've seen many famous name acts in my lifetime, but I'd have to say seeing the Cramps around '95 was the best time I ever had at a show. I can't really describe it - you just had to be there.

Police in '82 and The Butthole Surfers in '87 were really good, too.

soong · #14 07-20-2008, 06:51 PM

Iron Maiden this year at Sydney Acer Arena...man!

Valerus · #15 07-20-2008, 06:53 PM

Iron Maiden, Somewhere Back in Time tour

wld3 · #16 07-20-2008, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Valerus

Iron Maiden, Somewhere Back in Time tour

Same.

Iron Maiden. Last month in Columbia, MD.

Before that, an AC/DC show that I saw in Birmingham, AL about... um... 20 years ago. (That can't be right, can it?)

fenderhutz · #17 07-20-2008, 07:02 PM

I am not a huge Edwin McCain fan,

But I saw them in concert back in 98 I believe at the 9:30 Club in DC which is a smaller Venue and it was a killer show. Scott Bannevich was on bass I believe.

Unbelievable how good they sounded live.

MysticMichael · #18 07-20-2008, 07:11 PM

Emerson, Lake & Palmer in 1978. And Kansas in 1979. Two absolutely superb performances by some of the best rock ensembles of their time. And with pro sound that was just about as good as it gets!

MM

kesslari · #19 07-20-2008, 07:28 PM

Saw some great shows back in the day.

But the best, for me, was Tower of Power back in '87 or '88. My whole band (R&B and blues band) went, and after none of us could even talk - we just went back to the rehearsal room and played until like 4 am. It was prolly 2 am before we even said anything.

That was phenomenal.

Jimbow · #20 07-20-2008, 07:32 PM

Wow, tough choice. Probably (In roughly this order)

1. The Fall Of Troy w/ Foxy Shazam, the Dear Hunter, and Tera Melos
2. The Black Keys
3. Robben Ford w/ Larry Carlton
4. Chris Duarte
5. Scott Holt

There's some other good ones, but those are the ones that jump off the top of my head.