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MEMORABLE CONCERTS

#61
I've slowed down over the years, but try to go to a show every month or two. This month is Danzig & Doyle with Corrosion of Conformity. Looking forward to that one.

My favorite show, ever, is still Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth at Red Rocks in 1991. I was 15 years old and it blew me away. I arrived an Anthrax fan and left a Slayer fan. IMO, the high point of their career.

Others... Foo Fighters a few years ago at Red Rocks. It was their first time playing Red Rocks and you could tell they were stoked on it. I was 3rd row & it was awesome.

Rob Zombie both times I saw him. One of the greatest showmen in rock.

Archers of Loaf in NYC. I never got to see them back in the old days & was super excited to see them in NYC a couple summers ago. I was worried that it wouldn't live up to my expectations but it exceeded them.

Neil Young at Wells Fargo Theater... Nothing special about the venue and it was about 5 years ago, but I went with my dad and had a great time. The sound was fantastic.

Green Day a couple years ago. We sat far away and it wasn't an awesome show, but it was my son's first concert and that was awesome.

Bands that I've seen a few times that always rule... Dinosaur Jr, Supersuckers, Mudhoney, Hot Water Music, Slayer, Mastodon, Hot Snakes, Rocket from the Crypt, High on Fire.
 
#62
Hammersmith Odeon:
Black Sabbath supported by Van Halen - 1978 (My first)
Camel
10cc
Judas Priest supported by Iron Maiden
Meat Loaf (hell of a show)
ZZTop (brought the house down. Pre-Eliminator)
UFO - lots of times (post-Schenker)
Nazareth
MSG (early incarnation) - lots of times
Whitesnake (early incarnation) (lots'n'lots of pretty ladies)
Bryan Adams (lots'n'lots of pretty ladies)
Bon Jovi (terrible, but memorable because of lots'n'lots of pretty ladies)
Iron Maiden
Def Leppard (High'n'Dry era - memorable because it was decidedly awful)
Chaka Khan

Wembley:
ELO - Out of the Blue tour 1978
ZZTop - Eliminator era
Yes - Union Tour
Eurythmics
Diana Ross - ooh.

Others:
Steve Marriott - pub gigs
Q-Tips - club gigs
Gov't Mule - club gigs
Steve Vai supported by Beer For Dolphins - club gigs
Richard Thompson - anywhere
The Tubes - theatre gigs
Alice Cooper - never fails to deliver

Santa Barbara County Bowl:
ZZTop
James Taylor

All memorable.

I also saw "Sigue Sigue Sputnik" perform "Love Missile F111" at Stringfellows in London.
I remember it well. Not good. But I remember it well.
 
#63
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - I was on tour with my band at the time and saw them in a field in Kansas.

Minus The Bear - Just amazing, Dave is amazing to watch play.

Dillinger Escape Plan - The most intense, high energy, and awe inspiring thing to witness.

Mute Math - If you haven't seen them, DO!

Neil Diamond - somehow managed to get in more "almost" fights than all my punk rock/hardcore days combined...

Squad Five-O - great guys and always good shows

I could do this for hours.... 90% were memorable, and absolutely the reason I play music to this day!
 
#67
mike phillips said:
i would sure love to see some red rockconcer photos if anybody has some to post. that place must be amazing to see a show. i dont have a bucket list but if i did seein a show at red rocks would be on it.
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Pics aren't super great, but here's my Foo Fighters album:
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I've only seen a few shows at Red Rocks. They're usually a bit out of my pricing comfort zone but I'll go every once in a while. I've seen the aforementioned Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth and Foo Fighters shows there as well as a Warped Tour (95), Wilco (last summer), Reggae on the Rocks once (97?), and a bunch of Film on the Rocks. It's a magical place for sure.
 
#68
MatticusMania said:
Flaming Lips @ the Greek
Flaming Lips @ Doheny Days
Pixies & Radiohead @ Coachella 2004
Sonic Youth, White Stripes, Iggy & the Stooges @ Coachella 2003
Sonic Youth @ Glasshouse 2004 or maybe 2005
Electric Six @ Troubadour 2013

Ive got tickets to see Primus in May, and the Flaming Lips again in July
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Where are you gonna be catching Primus? They'll practically be in my backyard in May at this years Mountain Jam.
 
#69
I got to go to Levon Helms Midnight Ramble just a few months before he passed. The evening was a tribute to Sly and the family stone, with Eric Mingus (Charles's son) on vocal duties, Donald Fagan on keys (with Steely Dans current guitarist) and of course, the great Levon Helm on drums. An amazing, memorable evening that Ill never forget.
 
#70
Two come to mind. One was Chicago, the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt with J.D. Souther and Nicolette Larson. All seats were $20.

The other was Elton John. He play for almost 4 hours with a 20-minute break in the middle. Also, his sound man handled a notoriously bad-sounding venue better than anyone I've ever heard.
 
#73
1980-pink Floyd-the wall.amazing.the roadies building the wall during the concert.about halfway through the show the wall was done.you could not see anything,just hear the band play from behind.then they knocked the wall down.i will never forget that one.i hear roger waters is putting on a good show,but after seeing the original,nothing comes close.gotta love david Gilmour.
 
#74
1977-los angeles forum-1st song,the song remains the same.jimmy came out in a white 3 piece suit with the dragons on it.white al capone ganster hat.reflective sunglasses and cigarette hanging out of his mouth.and of course his Gibson doubleneck.later in the set-nobodys fault but mine.picture a pitch black stage.then jimmy on the far right hand side of the stage playing the intro with all the swirling phase and flangers with one spotlight beaming straight down on him.then picture plant on the opposite side of the stage doing the same thing vocally.man it was the most intense visual sight I ever saw .
 
#75
I'm a young'n so I missed the golden age of concerts by a mile, but I've managed to catch some great gigs.

-Paul McCartney: Nosebleed seats and yet he made it feel like he was playing right in front of me. Awesome setlist, great sound and energy.

-Mike Watt: Little club in Orlando, got to talk bass with him a little before the gig and stood right in front of him as he played hyphenated-man in its entirety, along with a few Minutemen tunes at the end.

-Slayer: First show at 14, blew my mind and my eardrums.

-Bob Dylan: Walked in (a bit late) to see the man himself ripping a bluesy guitar solo. He can be a little dodgy to see live these days, but he was in good spirits and sounded great with his band.

-The Beach Boys: 50th anniversary reunion show with Brian, Mike, Al, Dave and Bruce. 40+ song setlist and floor seats... it was a spiritual experience.

-Charles Bradley: True soulman. One of the most heart-wrenching and intense shows I've seen.

-Primus (3D): Second time seeing them, right on the rail. They had a 3D screen going on that they'd turn around and jam along to. Sound was perfect, and it was neat seeing the band and entire crowd donning 3D glasses.

-Man or Astroman?: Tiny pub in Miami, these guys are insane live. Stage was decked out in space/sci-fi gear as was the band... they brought out a theremin which I got to play for about 15 seconds before they lit it on fire. At the end of the show they wrecked the drumkit, brought a giant tesla coil onstage and broke a hole through the ceiling (which is still there almost a year later) with a headstock.

-Rush: Great sound (even from the lawn), all-around incredible performance.

-Galactic: Jeez these guys know how to start a party!

-Peter Frampton: Played the entire FCA album for the 35th anniversary, along with a second set where things really got cookin'.

-Louis CK: Not a music gig, but this man is absolutely hilarious, especially in person.
 
#76
Ewo said:
Roland Kirk (with Elvin Jones on drums) at Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, NJ somewhere around 1967. He was playing on a tiny stage in a walkway in an open shopping mall (later enclosed). Shopppers were walking by, like it was nothing.

Charles Mingus at the Village Gate in Manhattan, early '70s. It was his gig with a small combo, and the drummer was playing way loud. He kept looking at the guy, but the dude didn't take the hint.

Two gigs that kinda wised me up about the music biz. I'm glad I decided to get a day gig. I didn't want my life to go that way.
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Elvin Jones with Roland Kirk is like Moses comin' down from the mountain with three tablets, man. Thats awesome.
I was born a little late to have seen any of those guys but I did see Wynton Marsalis with the septet (marcus roberts on piano). In the rock vein, there was Hum touring for their album "Downward is Heavenward." Both of those shows made you feel like you'd been to a different planet.
 
#79
Wow, great thread that brings backs lots of memories. I have attended many concerts since 1970 and still have the ticket stubs from most of them.

Some of the best I ever saw:
Most of these were in the Dallas / Fort Worth Texas area. Early to mid 1970's.
In no particular order:
Chicago (with the late Terry Kath on guitar)
Savoy Brown
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
Humble Pie
Peter Frampton (with Billy Preston opening the show)
Grand Funk Railroad
McCartney & Wings
ZZ Top
Freddie King
Albert King
Ten Years After
Heart
Journey
Moody Blues
Jethro Tull
Trapeze
Traffic
The Jeff Beck Group
Yes
Johnny Winter
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention

But one of top 2 BEST concerts I ever saw was Todd Rundgren and Utopia at Texas Hall on the campus on the University of Texas at Arlington. Great acoustics, 3rd row center seats, beautiful girl as my date, etc. The performances and the light show was unbelievable. I was 100% stone cold sober and the Runt was impressive. Got lucky later too.

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#80
Townes Van Zant. Nothing quite like him.

Gong at the Bottom Line NYC.

Danny Kalb showing up at a little theater in Rockaway without his band, and really without much of an audience. It was snowing like crazy. But he played anyway.
 

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