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Your Most Surprisingly Good Concert?

#41
1971/72?,...a "coffee house/reading room" in OKC called the Peoples Workshop. A band I'd never heard of was playing that night so we hung around. Music room was upstairs, just mattresses and big beanbag type things over the floor for seating. A true "hippie haven".

The band turned out to be Yes! No one had a clue who they were, Fragile hadn't broken on the air yet. Needless to say,...my mind was blown and the way I looked at bass playing was changed that evening.
 
#42
Back in '06 when Pensacola was still doing Spring Fest (Closed off several blocks downtown, 3 main stages and 2 or 3 for local bands. Ran 3 days for like $25, w/tons of major acts, but they lost $$ every year, despite big crowds.), a friend told me to check out this young gunslinger. He opened the day (1PM?) on a main stage. We got there about 30 minutes early and there was NOBODY there, so we set up our chairs front row center. It filled in, but was not a huge crowd by any means. This scruffy looking 3 piece band came out and were freaking amazing. Been a big fan of Joe Bonamassa ever since. I think his BP at that time (awesome) Eric Czar is/was a TB member.
 
#44
I saw REO Speedwagon at the House Of Blues in Orlando, FL back around 2000 and they were extremely tight and polished.

I saw Pat Benatar & Neil Geraldo at the same venue and they were very good.

I saw The Doobie Brothers a few years ago and they were excellent and the vocal harmonies were flawless.

I just saw Lynyrd Skynyrd this past October and they were very tight; but, I was expecting that. The surprise was Steppenwolf opened the show and they were really good.

A band that I never heard prior to my first show I saw them at was The Newsboys. They headlined the Creation Festival back in 1998 and they were entertaining and put on quite a spectacular live show with rotating dual drum sets and more. I became a fan based on that performance and even though they have had multiple lineup changes, they still are good live.
 
#45
Sammy Hagar is also great live. With Michael Anthony on bass & the bald guy on guitar I don't know his name but he is as good as Eddie VH.
Twisted Sister--although I'm not a big fan--are great live & I think they stil have the original lineup.

I wasn't surprised, Bob Dylan wasn't so great live.
 
#47
chuck norriss said:
Sammy Hagar is also great live. With Michael Anthony on bass & the bald guy on guitar I don't know his name but he is as good as Eddie VH.
Twisted Sister--although I'm not a big fan--are great live & I think they stil have the original lineup.

I wasn't surprised, Bob Dylan wasn't so great live.
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That would be Joe Satriani, the guy who taught Steve Vai how to play...:ninja:
 
#48
Queen 1976 on their "Night at the Opera" tour at the small Berkeley Community Theater in Nor Cal. I believe it was their first headlining tour. They were amazing. The opening act was a local band promoting their first album named Yesterday & Today (later just Y&T) they were great too.
 
#53
voodoobassist said:
1971/72?,...a "coffee house/reading room" in OKC called the Peoples Workshop. A band I'd never heard of was playing that night so we hung around. Music room was upstairs, just mattresses and big beanbag type things over the floor for seating. A true "hippie haven".

The band turned out to be Yes! No one had a clue who they were, Fragile hadn't broken on the air yet. Needless to say,...my mind was blown and the way I looked at bass playing was changed that evening.
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On my first night in Austin back in 1981 my brother and I wandered in to a bar to hear a local band I had never heard of just to kinda get a handle on what the local yokels were all about.

It was Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. To self: Holy crap! This is a LOCAL band? :D
 
#54
First time I saw J Mascis acoustic. It was so awesome it brought tears to my eyes a few times.

For something more recent... Japandroids. Thought Celebration Rock was good but thought they'd have trouble pulling it off because of no bass player, but they ruled it.

The absolute biggest surprise ever was seeing Dresden Dolls for the first time. They actually opened for J Mascis the 3rd or 4th time I saw his acoustic show and totally killed it.
 
#56
Keith Urban - about the only country I'll voluntarily listen to. He put on an amazing show, and his backing back were top notch. He also played something crazy like 2 hours with only one or two short breaks while each member of his band performed.
 
#57
voodoobassist said:
1971/72?,...a "coffee house/reading room" in OKC called the Peoples Workshop. A band I'd never heard of was playing that night so we hung around. Music room was upstairs, just mattresses and big beanbag type things over the floor for seating. A true "hippie haven".

The band turned out to be Yes! No one had a clue who they were, Fragile hadn't broken on the air yet. Needless to say,...my mind was blown and the way I looked at bass playing was changed that evening.
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I'd like to hear more about this... Must have been their first time in America. Awesome!
 

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