Posted 2013-03-14 11:17 PM (#468345 - in reply to #462209) Subject: Re: Greatest Concert Ever?
Joined: March 2013 Posts: 10
I'm not much of a concert-goer...I've been to a few local outdoor music fests (with some big names), but those are mostly semi-generic pop-country...nothing too memorable.
Some of the best smaller shows I've seen have included Mustard Plug (regional ska band), 3rd Eye Blind, and Emerson Drive (Canadian country band) all of whom were at my college. Mustard Plug was a very small, intimate setting, held within 2 conference rooms. That one was fun just for the fun energy and all the dancing. My college was 3rd Eye Blind's first or second stop on their "reunion" tour, and they were having an absolute ball. The band loved every second of performing, and the audience really ate that up, so the band got even more into it...That was truly something I'll appreciate for a long time. Emerson Drive was fun because they seemed very relaxed at a small college in BFE, Michigan...no pressure at all. They had a meet-n-greet after the show, which was really cool. All the guys in the band were very chill, more than happy to autograph anything.
Posted 2013-03-15 6:39 PM (#468364 - in reply to #462209) Subject: Re: Greatest Concert Ever?
Joined: March 2008 Posts: 2683
Location: Hot Springs, S.D.
Dwg, if you decide to go to Sturgis, you had better make a stop in Hot Springs first. Check out my shop. Let me know what day you plan on being here and I'll get the gang together for a jam session!
Posted 2013-03-18 10:01 PM (#468506 - in reply to #462209) Subject: Re: Greatest Concert Ever?
Joined: January 2013 Posts: 29
That's a tuff ask to name the best, but a few that i've been along to and seen that i rate were:
* Tea Party - Love the style of music there able to blend together
* Dire Straits - Amazing musicianship, blew me away
* Iron Maiden - Incredible voice and story telling through their music
* Tool - Surprised me just how good they were live
* Tommy Emmanuel - Incredible guitar player, beautiful songs and just the most down to earth guy
* Perl Jam - Awesome
* Metallica - Awesome
Those that i wish i had seen:
* Roy Orbison
* Elvis Presley
* Chuck Berry
* And a few others...
Posted 2013-03-18 11:09 PM (#468511 - in reply to #462209) Subject: Re: Greatest Concert Ever?
Joined: December 2006 Posts: 6994
Location: Jet City
I got the Celebration Day Bluray for xmas and watched this concert after the stroke of midnight on New Years and thought it was awesome.
If I was there I might have thought it was the greatest ever, but i can only give that title to something I had the chance to see in person. I wouldn't even begin to think I could name the best of all time. I bet ol' Wolfie Mozart used to put on a helluva show.
I seen lots growing up in the Bay Area. Grateful Dead shows were every other month it seemed. I saw Metallica in their infancy at The Stone in SF when Dave Mustaine was still in the band and the sound they put out was like nothing I'd ever heard before, so raw...
I saw 'em again a couple years later at Day on the Green in front of tens of thousands. Another great show, but in a much different way.
Another Day on the Green had Scorpions touring on Black Out and Maiden touring on Number of the Beast(and Foreigner and Loverboy). Another great show
Maiden 3 times in a row in different cities on the Powerslave tour.
Rush several times in many venues, always AWESOME!
Tom Petty, The Police, John Mayer, Jack Johnson, and the list goes on for all of the performers at the Gorge. Mostly the Dave Matthews Band who comes every year for 3 nights over the Labor Day weekend. I've been going every year now for almost 10 years, camping and all (tix and campground already booked for this year, come on down and party!). Not to mention all the local acts I've seen around Seattle here, Alice in Chains and Queensryche to Brandi Carlile and Heart.
I could go on and on, but really it's no contest for me. 2005 and 2006 at the Gorge. It was all captured and put out in a 7 disc set and I was at every show, on the rail, camera in hand.
My favorite closing of any show was one of these nights too. Yellow Ledbetter into Little Wing into the Star Spangled Banner. Mike McCready just left it all on the floor. His fellow Seattleite Jimi would have been proud.
What really made it great in my mind is that it was totally off the cuff. If you click on the movie below you can see Mike's telling Jeff (the real leader of the band) what he's going to do as the band's wrapping up Ledbetter. The band just follows along.
Posted 2013-03-19 4:33 AM (#468518 - in reply to #462209) Subject: Re: Greatest Concert Ever?
Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7224
Location: The Great Pacific Northwest
Well for many years the '76 StarCastle/ELO concert I was at was at the top of the list. There have been many concert "moments" over the years that were great, and I even moved KISS into the "Wow!!! now I get it" when I finally saw them about three years ago.... but the top of the list goes to TSO. Been to the last two concerts in the area and been absolutely blown away by everything about the show. The music, the tech, the sound, the show, the content... all of it. Nothing like it. I would someday like to see a few of their shows maybe back to back so that I can actually see the "whole" show. Much like having to watch a movie multiple times to catch all the things you missed. This last year I had to make a conscious effort to NOT watch any one part of the stage or show for more than a moment or two, because if you are not constantly looking everywhere, you are missing something.
Some great other concert moments were:
Faith No More's encore of the Nestle Chocolate theme and then doing a spot on rendition of Easy Like Sunday Morning.
Blue Oyster Cult performing an acoustic version of In Thee for the first time
ELO in their heyday doing Johny B. Goode like only they can
The Allman Brothers after Eat a Peach.... so sad.. so great.
Harry Chapin playing to about 200 people at Northwest Pensacola college and signing my copy of his poetry book after the show.
Posted 2013-03-21 2:21 PM (#468616 - in reply to #462209) Subject: Re: Greatest Concert Ever?
Joined: March 2013 Posts: 48
I don't know if you'd call this "best concert ever", but I truly consider the "In Session" TV Jam between Albert King and SRV to be one of the best blues performances ever recorded. This was a few years before Stevie Ray got truly mainstream and you can tell he is in awe of being able to play with one of his heroes. King, like always, was cool as a cucumber. Love those Flying V's!
Posted 2013-03-21 2:29 PM (#468617 - in reply to #468518) Subject: Re: Greatest Concert Ever?
Joined: March 2013 Posts: 48
Faith No More... my ***, what a fantastic band that doesn't get near the acclaim they should. One of the few groups I kick myself for never having seen.
Posted 2013-03-21 9:04 PM (#468673 - in reply to #462209) Subject: RE: Greatest Concert Ever?
Joined: December 2004 Posts: 2150
Location: Orlando, FL
It's too hard to pick just one!
Back in the 80's Orlando actually had a few Jazz festivals. One I went to was incredible. I saw Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Spiro Gyra, War, Commander Cody, Chuck Berry and a bunch of other bands.
Another great one was Jeff Beck touring after Blow by Blow, with Aerosmith opening, circa Toys in the Atttc. Rod Stewart was supposed to headline the show but was sick. I didn't miss him a bit!
Seeing Yes in the round when they were in their prime was simply amazing. Watching Steve Howe is so much fun!
I think Jake Shimabukuro was probably the best solo entertainer I've seen.
Posted 2013-03-26 2:46 AM (#468871 - in reply to #468617) Subject: Re: Greatest Concert Ever?
Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7224
Location: The Great Pacific Northwest
sonicpictures - 2013-03-21 12:29 PM
Faith No More... my ***, what a fantastic band that doesn't get near the acclaim they should. One of the few groups I kick myself for never having seen.
I'm with ya. They really were fantastic. It was a double bill with Billy Idol. Idol was "ok" as it was after his bike accident, but without Steve Stevens on guitar. The new guy was good, but wasn't a showman. With Billy walking around with a cane, there really was no "show" and just Billy singing with a backing band really. It was good, and fun, but it wasn't really a Billy Idol show if ya know what I mean..
Faith No More... tore the place up for 90+ minutes and the encore was just priceless. After the Nestle's tune they were just bridging while the singer disappeared (crawled) under the drum riser. When he emerged, he was carrying his fairly newborn which he introduces to the crowd and they broke into Easy Like Sunday Morning.
Posted 2013-03-26 5:47 AM (#468873 - in reply to #462209) Subject: RE: Greatest Concert Ever?
Joined: November 2011 Posts: 741
Location: Fort Worth, TX
I wouldn't call this the greatest concert ever, but I would call him the best entertainer. Neil Diamond. Been to two of 'em so far, once earlier in his career (although he did 2 hours) and later with my wife a few years back. You get seated, the lights dim, and he walks out on stage with no opening act. Last time we saw him I'd swear he did his entire catalog in sequential order. This time I was watching him critically because of a comment I read where he said he works the crowd "like bringing sex to a climax"! I didn't end up feeling violated but left with one very happy wife for days (paid a scalper for 2nd row center seats). Best concert is a tossup between Sir Paul I was fortunate to take my baby sister to a short time before she died and the venerable ZZ TOP. I saw them when they were starting out doing college tours and remember thinking back then these guys were gonna be monster big and years later again after they had proven my prediction. I've seen lots and lots of country stars at Billy Bobs and used to get the center stage front row table because I did all the signs for them. Two favs there were Emmylou Harris, close enough to count razor nicks on her legs, and again, got to take a younger brother before he passed. Also was Ricky Skaggs, again at front table. I had previously seen him starting out with his bluegrass band Boone Creek at a Louisville, KY nightclub and talked to him once at my table during a break when he asked for someone to "bring me a Tab drink". Also had the privilege of taking my mom there to see Jerry Lee "The Killer" Lewis in his first concert after he was found following several days being collapsed on his floor from alcohol poisoning and nearly died. Crowd roared when he pulled a beer from between his legs on the piano stool and took a huge swig. I guess I'd have to say high on my all time personal list was Waylon and Willy in the first Outlaws tour. Nearly got tossed out by state troupers for going up to the stage and yelling Honkey Tonk Heroes. They played it next. When I was a lot younger I saw a Dick Clark tour with Paul Revere and the Raiders and I think Jerry Lewis' sons group who had the hit Who Wants to Buy This diamond Ring. Would actually like to see Taylor Swift as she reminds me of a goddess from high school years I was in love with. Tall, leggy blonde. She's a dead ringer for Irenda. Linda Ronstadt put on a good show, as did Leo Kottke and Loggins and Messina. Try deciding a greatest one ever out of this list!!
Posted 2013-03-30 8:10 AM (#469010 - in reply to #462209) Subject: RE: Greatest Concert Ever?
Joined: November 2011 Posts: 741
Location: Fort Worth, TX
I definitely have a worst concert ever. It was Leon Russell during the time he was married to a black chick who also played piano and sang. Charlie Daniels was the opening act and was brought back for three encores. By the time they got the black grand and white one arranged end to end and Leon and his wife came out, they played a lackluster four songs, got up, came to the edge of the stage and took a bow. Leon announced they had a plane to catch and a chorus of boos grew louder and louder as they walked off the stage arm in arm. I always thought he was chapped about the response of the crowd to Charlie. I lost all respect for Leon after that and years later passed on my chance to see him at Billy Bob's at the center stage front table I used to get seats at for free when I did all the signs in Billy Bob's.
Posted 2013-03-30 9:50 AM (#469012 - in reply to #462209) Subject: Re: Greatest Concert Ever?
Joined: August 2011 Posts: 887
Location: Always beautiful canyon country of Utah
I was privileged and blessed to see the Kingston Trio this January past in Laughlin, Nevada. Enough said!! I also saw Glen Campbell last June on his farewell tour. A shadow of his former self but still a musical legend in the flesh!
Posted 2013-03-30 8:06 PM (#469032 - in reply to #469020) Subject: Re: Greatest Concert Ever?
Joined: January 2009 Posts: 20
Location: Denver, PA
Led Zeppelin at Pete's Palace on the LSU campus during the 1975 world tour. No warm up band. 3 1/2 hours of nothing but Zep.
During a hurricane in south Louisiana only about 45 people braved the weather for a Kenny Loggins concert. Loggins came out, paused, and said " Let's make'em wish they came", and put on an extraordinary show.
And, not because of the magic of the performance (though he was very good), but because of the novelty of the experience. Jim Stafford. He was hired to do a one hour show. At the end of the hour he told the crowd he wasn't ready to quit, and once everyone who wanted to leave had done so that he would stick around and play for a while. Almost everyone left, and about 12 of us stayed. He invited us to come sit around his stool. (The concert took place in the gymnasium at Northwestern University in Nachitoches, LA during the Christmas Lights show). He entertained us for another hour or so, in the most intimate concert I've experienced.
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