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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: Splashdown on November 10, 2012, 06:07:09 PM
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Money is no object. Time period is no object.
Here's mine:
The Band's Last Waltz Concert on Thanksgiving Day 1976. Some of the biggest names of the time were there.
The J. Geils Band. I don't know how the hell I missed them. They played all the time in the '80s.
Patsy Cline. She had one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard.
Probably more.
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Pink Floyd before Syd Barrett went all nutso.
The Beatles before they were famous so I can kick John Lennon in the balls.
The Grateful Dead before Pigpen passed away and they turned into crap.
Metallica before Cliff Burton died and they turned into crap.
The Beach Boys during Pet Sounds.
I wouldn't mind seeing Mozart or Beethoven. That would be amazing.
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The Beatles before they were famous so I can kick John Lennon in the balls.
H5!
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Littlefeat with Lowell George
The original Lynyrd Skynyrd
Waylon Jennings
The Allman Brothers with Duane and Dickey Betts (I'm boycottingthem now)
Too many others to name.
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Pink Floyd before Syd Barrett went all nutso.
The Beatles before they were famous so I can kick John Lennon in the balls.
The Grateful Dead before Pigpen passed away and they turned into crap.
Metallica before Cliff Burton died and they turned into crap.
The Beach Boys during Pet Sounds.
I wouldn't mind seeing Mozart or Beethoven. That would be amazing.
I saw Pink Floyd just after their release of the Ummagumma LP. I saw em at the Easttown theater. They opened for Fleetwood Mac before Peter Green quit. The Eastown was Detroit's version of the Fillmore West.
This was in 70. I use to go there or the Grande Ballroom every week end, both Fri and Sat night. Selling lids and dealing hippy chicks. :stoner:
I saw the Doors and passed on seeing Hendrix ( :hammer:) I guess I would have liked to have seen Big Brother and the Holding Company.
I've seen most bands of that era. It cost 2 bucks to get in.
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I saw The Clash at the Red Rocks amphitheatre in Colorado. It was good, I can't imagine a better concert so I guess I'd like to see it over again--and I wasn't even that big of a fan of The Clash.
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Must've been 2004 when I saw Doc Severinsen. Amazing musician and performer. And he was in his late 70's at the time and he's still going strong.
And if you want to be kicked squarely in the balls by sheer virtuosity, go see Arturo Sandoval sometime:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiQPl2BZO_4&feature=related[/youtube]
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This one:
On December 25, 1989, [Leonard] Bernstein conducted Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in East Berlin's Schauspielhaus (Playhouse) as part of a celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall. He had conducted the same work in West Berlin the previous day. The concert was broadcast live in more than twenty countries to an estimated audience of 100 million people. For the occasion, Bernstein reworded Friedrich Schiller's text of the Ode to Joy, substituting the word Freiheit (freedom) for Freude (joy).[34] Bernstein, in his spoken introduction, said that they had "taken the liberty" of doing this because of a "most likely phony" story, apparently believed in some quarters, that Schiller wrote an "Ode to Freedom" that is now presumed lost. Bernstein added, "I'm sure that Beethoven would have given us his blessing."
--from Wikipedia article on Leonard Bernstein. While I don't expect to meet him in Glory, that concert, for me, made up for much public wrongness (lovin' on black panthers, etc.).
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This one:
On December 25, 1989, [Leonard] Bernstein conducted Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in East Berlin's Schauspielhaus (Playhouse) as part of a celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall. He had conducted the same work in West Berlin the previous day. The concert was broadcast live in more than twenty countries to an estimated audience of 100 million people. For the occasion, Bernstein reworded Friedrich Schiller's text of the Ode to Joy, substituting the word Freiheit (freedom) for Freude (joy).[34] Bernstein, in his spoken introduction, said that they had "taken the liberty" of doing this because of a "most likely phony" story, apparently believed in some quarters, that Schiller wrote an "Ode to Freedom" that is now presumed lost. Bernstein added, "I'm sure that Beethoven would have given us his blessing."
--from Wikipedia article on Leonard Bernstein. While I don't expect to meet him in Glory, that concert, for me, made up for much public wrongness (lovin' on black panthers, etc.).
I was stationed in West Berlin at that time and I remember Lennie's visit. I didn't attend either performance, unfortunately. :banghead:
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Beatles, hands down. Zeppelin is a semi-close second.
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I miss Levon!
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Well I've pretty much seen all the bands I'd like to see in concert so there are a few I'd like to see again.
Becoming the Archetype
Demon Hunter
As I lay Dying
Sleeping Giant
White Collar Sideshow
Also that was all young people rock and roll for all you old people. With their loud guitars and drums.
Bands I have seen, but don't care to see again are
Ozzy Osbourne
Megadeth (They sucked soooo much. Dave should've retired years ago.)
Metallica
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Also that was all young people rock and roll for all you old people. With their loud guitars and drums.
Mine. And I'm old.
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Money is no object. Time period is no object.
Patsy Cline. She had one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard.
I saw Patsy Cline when I was seven or eight. I was eight when she died. I cried because I was in love.
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I bet seeing Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park would have been pretty good.
I saw Levon Helm and his band maybe 3 years ago at the Electric Factory in Philly--I was this close to the stage. He was pushing 70, had suffered through throat cancer. It was the best concert I've ever seen, hands down.
Cats, have you ever gone to a Midnight Ramble at the barn up there?
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No they were a might pricey! But a few private jam sessions at the farm and I knew him as a customer of mine as is Garth. I was very close to the stage at this one!
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxZVKYsSWSI[/youtube]
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Ok. I'm giving you a high-5 out of jealousy.
:-)
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Ok. I'm giving you a high-5 out of jealousy.
:-)
I return the high5 for listing The Last Waltz! Yeah I think if I could pick one that would be it. I wore the vinyl out of that album!
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I return the high5 for listing The Last Waltz! Yeah I think if I could pick one that would be it. I wore the vinyl out of that album!
There's a smartphone app called Wolfgang's Vault. It collects concerts from some of the greatest bands ever. The band's Last Waltz concert is there, completely unedited. It's a little raw, but it's great to hear it.
I'm not sure if you're a smartphone/ipad/ipod geek, but if you are, it's worth getting.
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Thought of another one I'd have loved to be there for:
Roger Waters's The Wall at the Berlin Wall in 1990. That would have been fun to see--pretty star studded.
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Thought of another one I'd have loved to be there for:
Roger Waters's The Wall at the Berlin Wall in 1990. That would have been fun to see--pretty star studded.
I will take that!
I would also like to catch up with bands I somehow missed. Iron Maiden and Motorhead specifically. Don't know how I did that?
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There's a smartphone app called Wolfgang's Vault. It collects concerts from some of the greatest bands ever. The band's Last Waltz concert is there, completely unedited. It's a little raw, but it's great to hear it.
I'm not sure if you're a smartphone/ipad/ipod geek, but if you are, it's worth getting.
You can access Wolfgang on any computer.
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I'm probably and oddball here, but I would have liked to have seen Harry Chapin and John Denver.
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The Beatles if they would have continued touring past 1966.The Doors,Led Zeppelin.I would have loved to have seen Van Halen on their first tour.
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I love John Denver too. Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton. Elvis Presley, Simon and Garfunkel, Neil Diamond, Abba, Reba Mcintire, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, and Susan Boyle...
I know, I know, I have weird taste!!
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Big Brother and the Holding Company, Monterey Pop Festival 1967.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-PwrR-tLqw[/youtube]
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Big Brother and the Holding Company, Monterey Pop Festival 1967.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-PwrR-tLqw[/youtube]
Good choice! Growing up in Woodstock, NY was weird, I met her too. My older sister took me to a club when I was 14. The Sled Hill Cafe, she was there tying one on and sang a few songs for the patrons and then sat at our table and thought it was fun to feed me beers! Ah memories.
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Queen
Led Zeppelin
The Yardbirds
Cream
Derek and the Domino's
Johnny Cash
Elvis around 69
Stevie Ray Vaughn
BB King back in the day
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Genesis in 1973 or 1977.
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Premier of the 9th symphony of Beethoven.
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I've never seen Def Leppard, so I'd really love to see them. I would totally make a fool of myself because I'd act like I was in my 20's.
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I bet seeing Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park would have been pretty good.
:cheersmate:
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I've never seen Def Leppard, so I'd really love to see them. I would totally make a fool of myself because I'd act like I was in my 20's.
I saw them some time in the 90's.
It probably would have been a better show if the drummer had two arms at the time. His drum setup was interesting, though. Lots of trashy-lookin' girls, too.
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I saw them some time in the 90's.
It probably would have been a better show if the drummer had two arms at the time. His drum setup was interesting, though. Lots of trashy-lookin' girls, too.
Oh yeah, trashy looking girls are prerequisites at Def Leppard concerts LOL. It seems that during the Colorado concerts where the Armageddon It video was filmed, they were having sex with groupies in between songs under the stage. I wouldn't have done that, but I would've totally been stylin 80's style if I had seen them in concert.
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Luciano Pavarotti, with the other Two Tenors.
Also, I still haven't seen the Rolling Stones yet.
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I've never seen Def Leppard, so I'd really love to see them. I would totally make a fool of myself because I'd act like I was in my 20's.
Seen them in the neighborhood of 5 or 6 times from Pyromania-Euphoria.They are pretty good live!
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Queen
Led Zeppelin
The Yardbirds
Cream
Derek and the Domino's
Johnny Cash
Elvis around 69
Stevie Ray Vaughn
BB King back in the day
Ugh! I forgot to add Queen to my wishlist! :banghead: Fredddie is my favorite vocalist of all time! Just a beautiful strong voice!
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Genesis in 1973 or 1977.
:cheersmate:
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Brian Setzer Orchestra.
Harry Connick with backup horns.
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Brian Setzer Orchestra.
Harry Connick with backup horns.
I saw Harry Connick in 1998, though I can't remember if there were horns with him. Great show.
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Genesis in 1973 or 1977.
I saw Genesis in the early 80's. Thought I got bad tickets because I was behind the stage. Not really so much, because I got to witness Phil Collins's awesomeness first hand. That was cool.
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I saw Genesis in the early 80's. Thought I got bad tickets because I was behind the stage. Not really so much, because I got to witness Phil Collins's awesomeness first hand. That was cool.
If you saw them in the 80s then you haven't seen Genesis. lol
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I would want to see Sarah Brightman in concert.
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If you saw them in the 80s then you haven't seen Genesis. lol
I hear ya, but Phil still rocked the drums.
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Queen
Led Zeppelin
The Yardbirds
Cream
Derek and the Domino's
Johnny Cash
Elvis around 69
Stevie Ray Vaughn
BB King back in the day
I went to see Stevie Ray a couple of weeks ago. :p
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I hear ya, but Phil still rocked the drums.
I'd still give my right arm to see any form of Genesis. I've seen Phil in 91 and Peter Gabriel this year. But never Genesis.
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I'd still give my right arm to see any form of Genesis. I've seen Phil in 91 and Peter Gabriel this year. But never Genesis.
Peter Gabriel is way cool too.
ETA: You must be left handed. :-)
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Peter Gabriel is way cool too.
ETA: You must be left handed. :-)
Nope I'm right handed.
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Nope I'm right handed.
dude! You must really love Genesis then!
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dude! You must really love Genesis then!
Yep. All my favorite musicians come from there. Phill Collins Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett.
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Brian Setzer Orchestra.
Harry Connick with backup horns.
Nice choices!
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I got to witness Phil Collins's awesomeness first hand.
:bow2: :bow2: :bow2:
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I'd still give my right arm to see any form of Genesis. I've seen Phil in 91 and Peter Gabriel this year. But never Genesis.
I saw Genesis in the 1978 "And then there were three" tour. I wish I'd been able to see them before Peter Gabriel left. :bawl:
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I saw Genesis in the 1978 "And then there were three" tour. I wish I'd been able to see them before Peter Gabriel left. :bawl:
The mirrors tour. The first tour without Hackett.
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Alison Kraus & Union Station.
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Alison Kraus & Union Station.
I saw her with Emmylou Harris.
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I'd like to see John Hiatt. He toured with Lyle Lovett recently. That would have been good to see.
I'd have loved to see John Prine.
And if you like Irish music/ballads, you're probably familiar with Liam Clancy. He'd have been good to see in a pub.
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:bow2: :bow2: :bow2:
At Reunion! :cheersmate:
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I bet seeing Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park would have been pretty good.
Tell ya what--seeing Springsteen and the ESB in Philly is awesome. See, when he was just first starting out, a Philly deejay (whose name escpes me at the moment) started playing his stuff on his show in Philly, saying that Springsteen was going to be "the next big thing." Well, Bruce got quite the following in Philly, so he always played his best shows there. I got to see him there on August 11th, 2003 (Coach Herb Brooks died that night) at Lincoln Financial Field. Effin' awesome show. 27 songs, over 3 1/2 hours. He started with one that he'd never done before with the E Street Band, and I knew the song. I was singing it at the top of my lungs, and the people in the row in front of me (we were 20 rows from the stage, in front of Clarence, and they were from Asbury Park) were asking each other, "How does he know this song?" (I had it on a Bruce tribute album.) Unreal show.
Now my daughter wants to see him with me . . . :whistling: O-)
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I've never really been into concerts at all. The only one I've ever been to was provided free for Canada day in Kanata Ottawa. I don't even remember who it was now :/
Despite not being into concerts and the like if I could have gone to any Electric Light Orchestra concert I sure would have.
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Tell ya what--seeing Springsteen and the ESB in Philly is awesome. See, when he was just first starting out, a Philly deejay (whose name escpes me at the moment) started playing his stuff on his show in Philly, saying that Springsteen was going to be "the next big thing." Well, Bruce got quite the following in Philly, so he always played his best shows there. I got to see him there on August 11th, 2003 (Coach Herb Brooks died that night) at Lincoln Financial Field. Effin' awesome show. 27 songs, over 3 1/2 hours. He started with one that he'd never done before with the E Street Band, and I knew the song. I was singing it at the top of my lungs, and the people in the row in front of me (we were 20 rows from the stage, in front of Clarence, and they were from Asbury Park) were asking each other, "How does he know this song?" (I had it on a Bruce tribute album.) Unreal show.
Now my daughter wants to see him with me . . . :whistling: O-)
My Husband has gone to a few Philly shows when his friends had extra tickets, I've never seen him in Philly, but the Philly shows are always the best shows, followed by the Garden. No idea why, but Bruce just comes across as a little nervous during the Jersey shows. We did have the pleasure of being at 1 of the best Bruce shows ever, Aug. 11 1999 at the Continental Airlines Arena, 10th row on the floor almost center, pure luck that we got those seats, Bruce added a few more shows, that show was 2nd to last, they added the extra shows because the other shows sold out so fast, I just happened to call at the right time, my husband was shocked at the seats. It was amazing seeing Bruce so close up.
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I went to see Stevie Ray a couple of weeks ago. :p
I would love to know how you did this... He has been dead for 22 years.
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I would love to know how you did this... He has been dead for 22 years.
He's magic.
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I would love to know how you did this... He has been dead for 22 years.
I visited his grave. Stevie, Jimmy Sr., and Martha are buried about 50 yards from my mother. I grew up with the Vaughans. We's all Oak Cliff folks.
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Not quite as wild and crazy as he used to be, but still, I would like to see:
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and then one of the most beautiful pianists today: Maria Lettberg
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I visited his grave. Stevie, Jimmy Sr., and Martha are buried about 50 yards from my mother. I grew up with the Vaughans. We's all Oak Cliff folks.
You shoulda gone with the magic idea. :)
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Not a big concert junkie, but if I could go back to see any live event that would be impossible to see presently, I'd elect to go be a fly on the wall in the Constitutional Convention in 1787, or watch Lincoln wipe the dais with Stephen Douglas in the Lincoln/Douglas Debates.
As far as concerts I'm dying to see, I have tickets to see one of them on December 1st (http://www.forgottencarols.com/).
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You shoulda gone with the magic idea. :)
OK. I talked with him using my Ouija Board. Boo!
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OK. I talked with him using my Ouija Board. Boo!
:wink:
Yipes! :-)
That's better.
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Hmmmm, any concert at any time, huh?
Iron Maiden - Number of The Beast tour
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance/Defenders of The Faith eras
Motorhead - Ace of Spades tour
AC/DC - Highway to Hell and Back In Black tours
Handel's Messiah - Opening night
Anything Beethoven - Opening night
Anything Mozart - Opening night
KISS - Destroyer tour
Bulletboys - 1988 through '89
WASP - Debut album tour (1984)
Airbourne - Any time
Def Leppard - Pyromania tour
Black Sabbath - Never Say Die/Mob Rules/Born Again tours
Ozzy - Before Randy died
Quiet Riot - Metal Health tour
Flogging Molly - Any time is good
Ace Frehley - Frehley's Comet tour
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I Love Rock N Roll tour
Glenn Miller - Any time
Motley Crue - Anything prior to 1993
Van Halen - First album tour
Metallica - Before Cliff died
Ratt - Round and Round tour
Cal Jam II
Whitesnake - 1987 and '88
Hurricane - Slave to The Thrill tour
Extreme - Pornograffitti tour
So many more I can't think of right now....