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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: djones520 on January 15, 2008, 05:54:40 AM
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I myself have only been to one real concert so far in my life. Tool, back in July 07. They've been my favorite band for years, and I love that my first concert was one of theirs.
It was truly a great show. Even the drunken assholes in front of us couldn't dampen the awesomeness (which only grew, when one of them fell down the stairs in his drunken state).
Anyways, truly a great show and something worth the massive amount of cash in ticket prices, gas, etc...
So what about you guys? What memorable shows have you been to see?
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I've been to quite a few. Used to write a little local rag on the music scene at a very young adult. They span the genres, but most of my stuff focuses on a certain genre as you'll see...so just a few:
7 Seconds, The Descendents, Primus, The Red Hot Chili Peppers(several times), U2, Black Flag, Henry Rollins, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Nine Inch Nails, Meat Beat Manifesto, etc, etc, etc. I'm listing the ones I enjoyed at the time, there were other things I went to that were more dance or rock, but the alternative stuff was the mainstay and what I enjoyed most then.
I've probably met more then I've seen in concert though. It was a fun thing to do before one gets too serious with life and I was lucky enough to do it in a tropical environment(Florida). And I always behaved professionally, so I usually had a good deal more access then just your average kid star-gazing. It was fun.
I hung with an artsie fartsie crowd, many of which are still into that scene. :thatsright: Kind of fun to reminisce with them that being the case since they are still into it.
Oh, as for most memorable(and disappointing)...a Circle Jerks show where the concert ended about 2 songs in because of the bloody stupid skinheads throwing bottles at one another :whatever: and the times we got to sit right off stage and watch the shows. Best...Henry Rollins and the Chili Peppers put on really terrific shows.
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Oh man, I doubt I can remember them all....
My first concert was Journey. Then I saw DEVO, Adam Ant, J Giles Band, Cheap Trick, Huey Lewis, Stevie Ray Vaugh, Stevie Nicks (4 times), Fleetwood Mac (2 times), Lenny Kravits (yum), The Reverend Horton Heat (several times and may go this weekend to see them again).....ack I can't remember who else I've seen.
I forgot I saw Billy Joel and Elton John in concert together. Oh and 38 Special.
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Too dang many to remember. It is all a blurrrrrrrrrrrrr.
My first concert was at age 12 in 1966. I saw The Mamas and The Papas. Well, I almost saw The Mamas and The Papas. That concert was during the brief window in time when Jill Gibson replaced Michelle Phillips in the group.
I was at the next-to-the-last-ever Doors concert "preformed" the Fair Park Music Hall in Dallas. They appeared together one more time (New Orleans) before Morrison exiled to France and died six months later.
The last concert I saw was Leann Rimes at Smirnoff Music Center over a year ago. I watched her sing two songs.
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I just remember my first concert...
M.C. Hammer, during his heyday.. about the only other concerts I remember going to are Lonestar and Clint Black/Wynonna Judd tour.
(and I remember a Joan Jett concert my freshman year in college... )
I'm just so "musically uncultured"
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Dozens.
I saw Clapton 3x, Pink Floyd, Neil Young at least twice, James Taylor (it was a date), Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble, Buffett 3 times, Journey at least twice with my wife, Def Leppard, Huey Lewis, The Allman Brothers, and more.
I've also seen the Wiggles three times. :hammer:
Regrets?
I'm jealous of BEG for seeing J. Geils. I'd have loved to see them live. I wish I'd have seen the Grateful Dead. I could've gone to Live Aid in Philly way back when but I was sick. It would have been fun to see the Stones, too.
Next month, I'm seeing Levon Helm, and I got my wife tickets to see Pat Benatar :whatever: for Valentines Day.
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Dozens.
I saw Clapton 3x, Pink Floyd, Neil Young at least twice, James Taylor (it was a date), Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble, Buffett 3 times, Journey at least twice with my wife, Def Leppard, Huey Lewis, The Allman Brothers, and more.
I've also seen the Wiggles three times. :hammer:
Regrets?
I'm jealous of BEG for seeing J. Geils. I'd have loved to see them live. I wish I'd have seen the Grateful Dead. I could've gone to Live Aid in Philly way back when but I was sick. It would have been fun to see the Stones, too.
Next month, I'm seeing Levon Helm, and I got my wife tickets to see Pat Benatar :whatever: for Valentines Day.
I saw the Stones at the Cotton Bowl a hundred years ago. My wife toured with them through Texas a few years ago doing their concessions. She saw Jagger pee on a bus tire in the middle of the night (haha).
We got to see Jagger and Jerry Hall tumble out of a hot air balloon when it crash-landed behind our house about twenty years ago. We didn't know it was them until we heard about it later.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and I went to the same high school at the same time. I was on stage with him once. Our families knew each other. Stevie's dad worked with my dad.
Another musical connection is my daughter was married to Reba McEntire's cousin. Two of my grandaughters are cousin of Reba McEntire. Of course, my daughter was married to the only twig on the McEntire Family Tree that had no "leaves".
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Stevie was an amazing guitar talent. Not an animated show, exactly, but he could play.
Undies, you, too, should write a book. You've had some pretty interesting musical connections.
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The Dead Milkmen (first concert ever)
Joan Baez (forced by my mother, although not to bad...for a hippie :lmao: )
Bad Company :rocker2:
MC Hammer
Pat Benatar :rocker2:
Diamond Rio
George Jones
Jeff Foxworthy (he counts)
Sarah McLaughlin
Rascall Flatts
Had tickets to Kenny Chesney, but I was TOO sick (preggers sick) to even go (what a pisser)
Bill Engvall
Was supposed to go see Larry the Cable Guy, but was TOO pregnant to be comfortable in one of those seats, so hubby and son went sans me.
Concerts that have been RIGHT under my nose since living in the ATL, but I didn't go (and do regret it): Elton John, Depeche Mode (BIG fan of them in HS, and I'd still like to see them now), Chris Issak, Prince, and Madonna (hey, I LOVE her music).
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Stevie was an amazing guitar talent. Not an animated show, exactly, but he could play.
Undies, you, too, should write a book. You've had some pretty interesting musical connections.
I did help write a book published in 2002. It was a history of The Mamas and The Papas and the LA music era. The author called me "the Forrest Gump of rock 'n roll". :rotf:
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I used to work at a record store and at a large, live-music venue as a bouncer, so, too numerous to count.
Some of the more memorable ones are Man or Astroman?, The Rev. Horton Heat, Hot Water Music, and Face to Face.
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Pennywise, NOFX, Bad religion, descendents, MXPX, Blink 182, Fish Bone, Misfits, hank Jr., Bush, Rocket from the Crypt, Mud Honey, Alice in Chains, Judas Priest, Metallica and many more
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Van Halen-1983,1986,2007,Kid Rock-multiple times over the years,the last one being SuperBowl weekend in Detroit,ACDC-multiple times starting in 1986-present,Kiss-twice once with makeup once without,All of the hair bands of the 80's multiple times at multiple venues{Poison,Ratt,BonJovi,Warrant,Motley Crue and so on}Godsmack,Rob Zombie,Shinedown,David Lee Roth multiple times,multiple venues,Rockin Robert Seger multiple times at PineKnob,Tesla multiple times,multiple venues. Theres alot more but I would to sit and think about it for a while {that and I don't want to bore people} :-)
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I've been to a few
Reba McEntire was my first, with my parents. Smashing Pumpkins & Garbage was my first with friends. Deftones twice, Beck, Beastie Boys, Perfect Circle, George Strait big concert with Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw, and a few others. Garth Brooks, Stone Temple Pilots and Depeche Mode. Plus, my friend was the band Terminal (everyone left Terminal and he's in Oh, Sleeper now) and I've seen them a bunch of times. Oh, and I went to Lilith Fair one year.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
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The Dead Milkmen (first concert ever)
Joan Baez (forced by my mother, although not to bad...for a hippie :lmao: )
Bad Company :rocker2:
MC Hammer
Pat Benatar :rocker2:
Diamond Rio
George Jones
Jeff Foxworthy (he counts)
Sarah McLaughlin
Rascall Flatts
Had tickets to Kenny Chesney, but I was TOO sick (preggers sick) to even go (what a pisser)
Bill Engvall
Was supposed to go see Larry the Cable Guy, but was TOO pregnant to be comfortable in one of those seats, so hubby and son went sans me.
Concerts that have been RIGHT under my nose since living in the ATL, but I didn't go (and do regret it): Elton John, Depeche Mode (BIG fan of them in HS, and I'd still like to see them now), Chris Issak, Prince, and Madonna (hey, I LOVE her music).
Ooh, I did see Depeche Mode--during the Violator years...woot!
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Over 30. I lost count a few years ago. All the bands I have seen since 1992 from what I can remember are Metallica, Pantera (5 times), Megadeth, White Zombie, Anthrax, Marilyn Manson, Korn, Mudvayne (3 times), Slipknot, Coal Chamber, Sevendust, ZZ Top, Disturbed, Ted Nugent, just to name a few....
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I've been to more concerts than I can remember. I will say that I've seen just about every major act from the 70s and 80s, most more than once. Most recently I saw the Christian rock group Casting Crowns at Wild Adventures in Valdasta, Ga.
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Ooh, I did see Depeche Mode--during the Violator years...woot!
Oh MAN, that must have been great! They were really at their peak then, and that was when I was into them.
I see Mia has seen them too, WOOO HOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
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The last concert I went to was Cal Jam II. What a waste.
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Ooh, I did see Depeche Mode--during the Violator years...woot!
Oh MAN, that must have been great! They were really at their peak then, and that was when I was into them.
I see Mia has seen them too, WOOO HOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
My boyfriend at the time had told me they were his favorite band. So, being the awesome girlfriend I am, bought tickets to them when they went on sale and we went together.
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Dozens.
I saw Clapton 3x, Pink Floyd, Neil Young at least twice, James Taylor (it was a date), Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble, Buffett 3 times, Journey at least twice with my wife, Def Leppard, Huey Lewis, The Allman Brothers, and more.
I've also seen the Wiggles three times. :hammer:
Regrets?
I'm jealous of BEG for seeing J. Geils. I'd have loved to see them live. I wish I'd have seen the Grateful Dead. I could've gone to Live Aid in Philly way back when but I was sick. It would have been fun to see the Stones, too.
Next month, I'm seeing Levon Helm, and I got my wife tickets to see Pat Benatar :whatever: for Valentines Day.
I knew I would forget some, I saw Buffett as well.
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Dozens.
I saw Clapton 3x, Pink Floyd, Neil Young at least twice, James Taylor (it was a date), Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble, Buffett 3 times, Journey at least twice with my wife, Def Leppard, Huey Lewis, The Allman Brothers, and more.
I've also seen the Wiggles three times. :hammer:
Regrets?
I'm jealous of BEG for seeing J. Geils. I'd have loved to see them live. I wish I'd have seen the Grateful Dead. I could've gone to Live Aid in Philly way back when but I was sick. It would have been fun to see the Stones, too.
Next month, I'm seeing Levon Helm, and I got my wife tickets to see Pat Benatar :whatever: for Valentines Day.
I saw the Stones at the Cotton Bowl a hundred years ago. My wife toured with them through Texas a few years ago doing their concessions. She saw Jagger pee on a bus tire in the middle of the night (haha).
We got to see Jagger and Jerry Hall tumble out of a hot air balloon when it crash-landed behind our house about twenty years ago. We didn't know it was them until we heard about it later.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and I went to the same high school at the same time. I was on stage with him once. Our families knew each other. Stevie's dad worked with my dad.
Another musical connection is my daughter was married to Reba McEntire's cousin. Two of my grandaughters are cousin of Reba McEntire. Of course, my daughter was married to the only twig on the McEntire Family Tree that had no "leaves".
I think Undies is really TiT from DU. :tongue:
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Oh I forgot another one, The Stray Cats. They were great.
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Ooh, I did see Depeche Mode--during the Violator years...woot!
Oh MAN, that must have been great! They were really at their peak then, and that was when I was into them.
I see Mia has seen them too, WOOO HOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
It was..I like them a lot too!
FlaGator--Casting Crowns is a fave of mine in the Christian genre.
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Dozens.
I saw Clapton 3x, Pink Floyd, Neil Young at least twice, James Taylor (it was a date), Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble, Buffett 3 times, Journey at least twice with my wife, Def Leppard, Huey Lewis, The Allman Brothers, and more.
I've also seen the Wiggles three times. :hammer:
Regrets?
I'm jealous of BEG for seeing J. Geils. I'd have loved to see them live. I wish I'd have seen the Grateful Dead. I could've gone to Live Aid in Philly way back when but I was sick. It would have been fun to see the Stones, too.
Next month, I'm seeing Levon Helm, and I got my wife tickets to see Pat Benatar :whatever: for Valentines Day.
I saw the Stones at the Cotton Bowl a hundred years ago. My wife toured with them through Texas a few years ago doing their concessions. She saw Jagger pee on a bus tire in the middle of the night (haha).
We got to see Jagger and Jerry Hall tumble out of a hot air balloon when it crash-landed behind our house about twenty years ago. We didn't know it was them until we heard about it later.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and I went to the same high school at the same time. I was on stage with him once. Our families knew each other. Stevie's dad worked with my dad.
Another musical connection is my daughter was married to Reba McEntire's cousin. Two of my grandaughters are cousin of Reba McEntire. Of course, my daughter was married to the only twig on the McEntire Family Tree that had no "leaves".
I think Undies is really TiT from DU. :tongue:
ZING... :-)
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I think Undies is really TiT from DU. :tongue:
I'll never share another thing. The door is CLOSED.
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Van Halen in 1984
Rush-3 times
38 Special
Bryan Adams (what was I thinking?)
Boston-2 times
REO Speedwagon
Peter Frampton
Foreigner
Billy Joel w/ Elton John
Eagles
Tom Petty
Chuck Berry
KC & the Sunshine Band
Peter Noone
Kool and The Gang
Selena-2 Times
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I think Undies is really TiT from DU. :tongue:
I'll never share another thing. The door is CLOSED.
Come on Baby, I was just funnin' ya. :-*
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I think Undies is really TiT from DU. :tongue:
I'll never share another thing. The door is CLOSED.
Come on Baby, I was just funnin' ya. :-*
Now you're calling me a big baby! :huff:
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I think Undies is really TiT from DU. :tongue:
I'll never share another thing. The door is CLOSED.
Come on Baby, I was just funnin' ya. :-*
Now you're calling me a big baby! :huff:
No...I was calling you Baby as in "Hey Baby". :naughty:
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I think Undies is really TiT from DU. :tongue:
I'll never share another thing. The door is CLOSED.
Come on Baby, I was just funnin' ya. :-*
Now you're calling me a big baby! :huff:
No...I was calling you Baby as in "Hey Baby". :naughty:
Oh. I can live with that. :)
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Gordon Lightfoot
Alabama
Garth Brooks, live in central park
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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The usual: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Primus, Elton John.
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I've seen a few local bands that were really good. There was a Metallica tribute band in Raleigh that was, sadly, better than the original. More energy and love for the music, and they didn't half-assed rush through the songs like the band does now. Ugh. I hate seeing them live now. They're horrible.
I saw Megadeth fairly recently. They all had beer guts and bald spots.:rofl:
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[youtube=425,350]qnroE-bKFA0[/youtube]:rocker:
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[youtube=425,350]vQpIpy1xU74[/youtube]
:rocker::rocker:
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The usual: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Primus, Elton John.
One of these kids is not like the others one of these kids is doing his own thing. :-)
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Too many to remember, but the last 2 I did in 2007 were U2 and Shakira.
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Boston, 38 Special, OakRidge Boys (don't ask why) are the ones that I can think of off hand there were many others.