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What are your favorite live concerts?
Elvis Presley, 1972, Chicago Stadium - Elvis was at the top of his game. He was really into karate at that time and did a lot of cool routines in time with the music, wearing his signature white sequined jump suits. He did all of his biggest hits. He put on a great show that I’ll never forget. I took a really cute girl to the show. We never got serious, but I’m sure she will always remember me as the guy that took her to see Elvis!
Led Zeppelin, 1973, Chicago Stadium - No opening band. Led Zeppelin played the whole show by themselves for about three hours non-stop. They opened with Rock and Roll. The stage was pitch black except for a spotlight on Jimmy Page’s guitar. There were a lot of M-80s and cherry bombs in the air. I was surprised that nobody got hurt, that I knew of. The show was sold out in advance for months. My friend stopped by earlier that day where I was working painting houses, at around 4:00. He said we could still get SRO (Standing Room Only) tickets for $5.00. I was covered in paint, but we went straight downtown to the Stadium. When we arrived about 2 hours early, we saw a bench seat directly above the organ. Andy Frain said if there isn’t a number on it, we could sit there. There wasn’t and we got first row, first balcony seats for $5.00! I was disappointed with their performance. Their albums were much better. They did Black Dog and Plant wasn’t even trying to hit the high notes. There were a lot of fights breaking out and Plant actually stopped the show a few times. Still, I got to see Led Zeppelin.
Rolling Stones, 1975, Chicago Stadium - They had a huge star shaped stage that was folded up. When the music started, the star began to unfold. Mick Jagger was hanging on to one of the points and began taunting the crowd as it came down. Keith Richard was standing at the bottom, kicking it to make it open faster. It was my favorite lineup - Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, and Ron Wood. The stage featured a giant inflatable penis! I still think it was the loudest concert I ever heard. Deep Purple and Humble Pie were a close second. It was a great show.
What are your favorite concerts?
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Yes with Gentle Giant as opener, Denver CO 1975/76.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Milwaukee WI this past April.
Bruce Springsteen Red Rocks Amphitheater CO. 1977/78.
Jethro Tull, Madison WI 1974/75.
AC/DC opening for BOC, Red Rocks 1977(?)
I’ll stop there but there are so many more.
One more. Griffin House, Shank Hall Milwaukee WI ~ 3 years ago. There was maybe 30-40 people in the place.
I think my favourite concerts as of late were Stevie Wonder in October of last year, Lainey Wilson at Summerfest this year, and Dierks Bentley in September of last year. All very fun times with great music. I'm especially grateful to have seen Stevie Wonder live. A living legend!
I’ll bet it was amazing. Where did you see him? I think the Avett Brothers played Summerfest this year. Did you see them?
Dad was a pastor for the first 22ish years of my life, mom worked in the church as well (administration), and as an only child, that was my life until college
I wasn't allowed to listen to secular music (save for a few exceptions. Beach Boys, Beatles, Carly Simon, Chicago... Which is funny considering stories and meanings of different songs from these groups .. but I digress) until I was 14 and was ok'd for the radio (and then punk and metal) - first time hearing Floyd and Zeppelin was in 95 at the age of 15)
So, while I'd been to many MANY Christian shows and fests, freshman year of college friends got me a ticket to join them to see
Opener Anti Flag
2nd up Gang Starr
And the main attraction
Rage Against The Machine (battle for LA tour in '99)
Life changing
Other very notable shows
Incubus, opener Hoobastank (a year before Crawling in the Dark released. Still have the 2 track ep handed to me by the singer in the parking lot)
Jimmy Eat World (backstage since my guitarist was their og web admin/forum mod by happenstance) - Chase This Light release tour
Motion City Soundtrack
Commit This To Memory 10yr Anniversary Show
Boston, Grand Funk and another classic crew who's name is successful in repeatedly juking the tip of my tongue [edit IT WAS KANSAS!! thanks, wife who was there with me!] in 2010ish... Absolutely astounding. Never realized how Jam Band they (all three bands) get live. I was enthralled
Haven't been to many shows as of late, but from 16-25 SO many indie punk/ska shows, local venues, etc
Still need to catch Less Than Jake, the last of my Bucket List shows
Missed the bus on Nofx and Gift of Gab (rip), and slim to none on Jurassic 5 baring I strike it rich at the same time as a legacy showcase is announced in LA or London (🤣, a bit of 😅, aaaand a punch of 🥲)
Gang Starr! Love it.
nowadays meshuggah for sure.
they are live just studio quality
Fond memories of Richie Havens shows. Always told great stories in between songs (had a lovely sense of humor). And performed with such emotion. Usually had a accompanying electric guitarist that was never too obtrusive.
And Phish shows. Sooooo many Phish shows haha. Sure the drugs, but the amount of concentrated human joy at those concerts is intoxicating
I was planning on quoting, but it would just be everything said in each of these
@Paulieworld - holy balls. Yeah, that's an enviable list at simply three listed. Crikey!
@Ben Man... That list is stacked. Never a big Bruce head, but he's one that I would love to see live... Especially in his prime that had to have been electric! But definitely a dope list thru and thru
@jwmmakerofmusic I can only assume Stevie Wonder was just mesmerizing.
Unfortunately, country music never clicked for me. And I use Unfortunately in full sincerity. I've tried a number of times via different avenues and just doesn't mesh, but I am bummed about missing out on something that many other people greatly enjoy.
Similar to beans (not green beans, but every other varient. Baked, refried, fava). I so badly wish I liked em. I try em any time they're served, hoping it will change. I'd drop regular meat intake immensely if I could develop a taste for beans, that's how much I want that
And (while not as regularly tested, since for personal listening I binge single albums for months at a time) I've run the country attempt with similar results
That's ironic. The one I was thinking about adding, then didn't for added wallification
Meshuggah opening for SoaD early 2k (toxicity era). Hell of a show
On the negative side of "studio quality live", I adore alkaline trio and finally got to see em (calling all skeletons just leaked, Skiba made a joke about 'hope you don't all sing along' with stern parent face 🤣)
Sounded AMAZING. Band did not move an inch (in fairness, inebriation was a close chum in those days, so my attention could have been faulty, however there wasn't any stage show or typical playing passion to which I'd grown accustomed through years of playing and going to shows)
I was disappointed enough to not include it on the list, but was glad to have seen em
Was also told by a number of Trio tour followers that it WAS an off show for em - but, mentioning 'studio quality live' that was the apex example I've experienced
I saw him at the Fiserv Forum last year.
And, I didn't get the chance to see the Avett Brothers sad to say. Wish I could've.
Lol. Makes sense. It's legit that Country isn't everyone's favourite flavour. Me, I consume all sorts of music so to be a well-rounded producer. I started getting into modern Country the past couple years, originally listening in an ironic sense, and I developed a taste for the music. ❤️ Of course I always loved classic Country from Patsy Cline to Shania Twain (and of course Alabama, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, etc), but I wasn't into the modern Country releases until the past couple years. 😄
Ho ho! Good to know!
Ok, lemme take a step back and specify the Modern qualifier as well
I don't like country-for-fashions-sake in general (what I tend to see in pop country, in my severely ignorant view), but in fairness (to be faaaair) I also disliked the trend of put-upon euro accents of a lot of the Tri-State punk scene in the 90's. I'm very fond of integrity 🤣
I started with Good To Know as I feel very venn-diagrammed in your statement about well roundening your production -- one of the big reasons (outside of discovering that joy) is I know nothing about its production, but have studied everything else thru the years (special shout-out to Gogol Bordello, they got me got me to 99%, leaving Country as my only unexplored genre in my 100%TAS)
Who unlocked the doors... The one that shifted from "Haha time to bEtTeR mY SkIlLs" to "Ooo, I wonder what tickets cost?"
Maybe this'll help nudge my earballs towards enjoying the beans of music!
...now that's a fucked up sentence upon reread...
LOL! 😂 "Fucked up sentence". I didn't see it as such. However, "Venn-diagrammed"? Logically, I'm not doing any such thing towards anyone. Or at least this wasn't my attempt to do so. I was only explaining my own story with classic and modern Country and why I like to be a well-rounded producer.
Two reasons I choose to be a well-rounded producer - artistic integrity, and more opportunities to make money. But this has no bearing on what you choose to create or what you like personally.
Oh my god no no no. Like my circle and yours overlap in that 'wanting to listen to more to widen production understanding'.
I'm wondering who was the turning point for you, from ironic listening to enjoyment
Maybe that's the push that'll get me into that direction too
My apologies for the confusion 😁
Bob Dylan and the Rolling Thunder Review, 11/15/75 Niagara Falls Convention Center. I’ve seen Bob many times but this was the most memorable due to the cavalcade of stars aspect of the thing.
The best musically was Bob at Radio City Music Hall on 10/19/88 with a stripped-down kickass band - G.E. Smith guitar Kenny Aaronson bass Chris Parker drums.
The Rolling Stones at Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, NY the Fourth of July 1978. The Some Girls tour. I remember that I agonized over whether I should buy what seemed to me to be an exorbitantly expensive ticket. A friend said,”If you don’t buy it, you’ll just blow the money on pinball.” It’s good to have sensible friends.
The exorbitant price, by the way, was $15.00.
Years later my wife and I were given tickets to see the Stones at Shea Stadium on the Steel Wheels tour. Record company seats, 15th row center.
So I have seen the Stones twice for a total cost of $15.00. I must be living right.🙂
Lou Reed at the Shea’s Buffalo Theatre a couple weeks before Rock and Roll Animal was recorded.
Graham Parker and the Rumour in a bar in Buffalo, touring for the Squeezing Out Sparks album. Absolutely spellbinding.
Levon Helm and the Woodstock All Stars at a bar outside Woodstock. He started taking requests. He would point at people in the audience and say, “What do YOU want to hear?” When he pointed at me I asked for Up On Cripple Creek. And I got it.
My wife and I went many times to a tiny club on MacDougal St. in the Village to see Dave Van Ronk. He was a first-rate raconteur, a delightful performer and a prince among men.
In 2006 my wife and I were given tickets to Steve Reich’s 70th birthday concert at Carnegie Hall. The last thing on the bill was Reich and his ensemble playing Music for 18 Musicians.
It is still most transporting, dreamlike music I have ever heard.
not been there, but
is just amazing. every single musician.
https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/ozzfest-2001--1684675
I had to look it up because I couldn't remember all the acts. I wish I had been a bit more sober but I had a good time with friends at this one.
Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Drowning Pool, Disturbed And many others. It was a hot summer day and loads of fun.
Hehe, all is good mate.
And it was Dierks Bentley who was the one who turned me onto modern Country. "Drunk on a Plane" is just a good, fun song.
@rottencat , you saw Rolling Thunder! My friend, you witnessed a part of modern musical history.
I hope it was as grand as I believe it was.
For the record, I don’t consider the Avett Brothers to be country.
February 26 1995 I saw Queensryche in Stockholm (Circus) and it's the only "real" concert I ever been to. It was an overwhelming experience which walked with me for days after (not only the ringing in the ears). Still put this album on every now and then to take me back.
It’s funny @Ben how you can live through something and not realize its importance without the perspective of history.
On August 17, 1974 I went to one of the Schaefer Concerts in Central Park, NYC. Mainly I went because some cute girls that I liked were going and I was 19 and…well, you get the picture.
It was a weird bill -Brewer and Shipley, Anne Murray and… Bruce Springsteen!
Springsteen opened for Anne Murray! It’s true!
Anyway, it turned out to be a famous gig - the last time Bruce was not a headliner.
Ya never know…
I’ve only experienced them on dvd or YT, but in no particular order:
Television in Birmingham.
The Clash in Cardiff.
The Fall in London.
The Triffids in London.
Dr Feelgood at Reading Festival, 1970s.
That was quite a lineup! I wasn’t familiar with a lot of them except the first three, but I remembered Linkin Park. Our boys loved them and played a bunch for me. I have to admit, I liked it. I can’t even remember the last rock concert I saw. I think it was Santana at the now-defunct Poplar Creek Outdoor theater. It was a great place for summer concerts with a pavilion and huge lawn on a gentle hill. Saw many great shows there - B-52s, The Cars, Wang Chung, Phish, and Todd Rundgren. Also saw a guy named Andreas Vollenweider, a harp player that was popular for a while. Probably a few others, but that was in a different lifetime. How is your schedule these days? I’m playing around with something like Carolina Reaper. Very hardcore, but fun. Hope all is well. Best wishes to you and family!
Oops, one more for me.
On Sept. 20, 1979 at the Palladium in NYC, I saw this happen.
I like the really small venues:
Buddy Rich Big Band at Disneyland in the 70’s
Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Pharoah Samders at the LightHouse in Hermosillo Beach - 70’s
Lee Ritenour, Robin Ford at Kumbahwah, Santa Cruz 2020’s
CPR, Jonny Lang at Golden State Theater Monterey - 2017
No crowd noise and close enough to check out their pedal boards, stick control, chord voicings, etc.
with binoculars at State Theater
My large venue experiences were:
Mahavishu Orchestra - Long Beach Arena - 1974
Billy Joel - Sharks Arena (Ice Hockey seating -2010
@McD You saw Mahavishnu live! I would trade the Beatles for that. I did get an opportunity to see McLaughlin live at a small venue called Cubby Bear directly across from the ballpark. It was a trio with Dennis Chambers and Joey DeFrancesco. I was probably about ten feet from the band. What a show! I went with Tony Iovino, that virtuoso guitar player that I was collaborating with at the time. McLaughlin was more laidback with long hair, and he smiled a lot.
Yes… from about 100 yards out in the cheap seats. Still, those players were all at the top of their game.
The compositions were so good… I later purchased a transcription book of the first 2 albums and it was
as complex as anything composed by Stravinski who was another hero of mine from those years.
It was actually pretty funny to see them with a really large “rock” oriented crowd. After about an hour there
was a short section that sounded something like a “riff” and a guy yelled out “ROCK N’ ROLL”. The music was
beyond the audience to interpret… where the hell was the back beat? It was the genesis of fusion to my 21 year old ears.
It led to most of the major jazz gurus starting Fusion Bands with tightly rehearsed and composed music unlike the loose
Rock player jams of Mile’s “Bitches Brew” groups:
Return to Forever = Chick Corea
Weather Report = Joe Zawinul
Mahavishnu Orchestra for me also , 17th June 73 at the Free Trade Hall Manchester…
Some time later Shakti, possibly 15th May 77.
Also ELP at the Free Trade Hall
More recently Sting and Paul Simon in 2015, strange combination but it worked !
Where to start…
One that was great was Queen in 1986 (one of the 2 gigs that made up the Live at Wesley 1986 album). Thought that Queen were done as Freddie was warned to rest his voice, and rumors were that they were going to take the money from the tour and call it a day. They were phenomenally good though.
Saw the Subhumans in a tiny venue (that was a converted Masonic lodge) in something like 1983. At points there was more of the audience on the stage than in the auditorium, but they played through it all and were so, so good.
Motörhead with the classic lineup in 1981 was something to behold, but the ringing in my ears for 3 days after was a little worrying.
Caught the Jam on their final tour in 1983 I think. Everyone from the upstairs seats sneaked into the downstairs standing room, and it was shoulder to shoulder everywhere, but being there on the final tour for such a well-loved band was something else.
Got to see tons of other artists that were honorable mentions (in no particular order): Bauhaus, Stranglers, Chemical Brothers, Anti-Nowhere League, UK Subs, Beth Orton, Nine Inch Nails, King Kurt, etc.
Also lots of great orchestras during my time working in theaters.
Among many memorable concerts, I often recall these.
Clifton Chenier and his Red Hot Louisiana Band at Jay’s Famous Lounge & Cockpit on Saturday nights in Cankton, Louisiana (1973-76)
Taj Mahal & B. B. King on a Mississippi riverboat Midnight Blues Cruise at the New Orleans Jazz Fest (1973)
Gang of Four at the Spit Club in Houston (1980)
Leon Russell on an outdoor stage under a full moon and starry skies at the Executive Surf Club in Corpus Christi (1999)
and too many Frank Zappa concerts to list!