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ProfPanglos
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 25 2017 Location: Austin, Texas Status: Offline Points: 624 |
Topic: Top 10 Concerts Posted: September 20 2017 at 15:31 |
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I went back 10 pages into the archives and didn't see one, so I thought I'd throw this one out there... would love to read about the great concerts you've seen.
As an avid and frequent concert-goer, I've seen some really good ones over the decades. Here's my Top 10: 1. Magma, 2015. 2. Tangerine Dream, 1986. 3. Jean-Michel Jarre, 2017. 4. Camel, 1997. 5. Peter Gabriel, 2002. 6. Porcupine Tree, 2010. 7. King Crimson, 2014. 8. Kraftwerk, 2002. 9. Alan Parsons, 1994. 10. John Renbourn, 2000.
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ForestFriend
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 23 2017 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 680 |
Posted: September 20 2017 at 16:37 | |
I can barely name 10 prog concerts I've been to without repeating names, but I'll try (I live too far north for most bands!).
1. King Crimson, 2015 2. Rush, 2015 3. Steve Hackett, 2010 4. Primus, 2015 5. Yes, 2017 6. Van Der Graaf Generator, 2009 7. The Who, 2007 8. The Musical Box, 2010 9. Roger Hodgson, 2010 10. Renaissance, 2010 Saw Rush and KC multiple times, so I just listed my favorite show each of theirs. Edited by ForestFriend - September 24 2017 at 10:31 |
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Barbu
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 09 2005 Location: infinity Status: Offline Points: 30845 |
Posted: September 21 2017 at 10:55 | |
1. King Crimson '96
1. Miriodor/Van der Graaf Generator '09 1. Peter Gabriel (Up tour rehearsal) '02 2. Octobre '96 3. Marillion weekend '15 |
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Argo2112
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Posted: September 21 2017 at 11:19 | |
Good question I'm not sure about all the years but they should be close.
Going with the one per artist format or it would be almost all Yes & Rush. ( I have the Spinal Tap List, It goes to 11 0
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: September 21 2017 at 12:44 | |
No particular order:
Fire! Orchestra - Copenhagen Jazzhouse (2015?) Porcupine Tree - Vega (2008) Fantomâs - Roskilde Festival (2001?) Burning Red Ivanhoe - Forgot the name of the venue but it was this cool wooden amphitheatre (2009?) Dungen - Loppen (2010) Santana - Parken (2007?) Our Solar System - Christiania (2016) Øresund Space Collective - Ungdomshuset (2009) A Silver Mount Zion - Lille Vega (2006?) Wolves In The Throneroom - Loppen (2008) |
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ProfPanglos
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Posted: September 21 2017 at 14:07 | |
Interesting - I also saw Tull in 1992 - I've seen them 9 times over the decades, but the '92 show ("A Little Light Music" tour) was special, and the best performance by them I had ever seen before or since.
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Lewian
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 09 2015 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 14203 |
Posted: September 21 2017 at 17:06 | |
The Comsat Angels 2009
Kraan 1982 Camel 1983 Fred Frith & Keep The Dog 1991 Holger Czukay 2009 Eloy 1983 Tarentel 2000 Blumfeld 1995 Jaki Liebezeit, Damo Suzuki and friends 1985 Swans 2017 Very tough, there were at least 15-20 that deserve a top spot. |
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: September 21 2017 at 17:36 | |
Wow. I'll give it a shot. In no order and I'll try not to include any festival performances.
1. Porcupine Tree (2001) 2. Three Friends (@ 2010) 3. Keith Emerson & Greg Lake 2010 4. Magma 2015 5. Yes 2004 6. Rush 2008 7. Rush 2015 8. Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman Howe 1989 9. Steven Wilson 2015 10. Roger Waters 2017 Runners up: Rush in 2007, Yes in 1991 (Union), U2(2017), Genesis in 2007, Marillion in 2016, The Strawbs(2004)and the Who(1989).
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Frankh
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Posted: September 21 2017 at 18:04 | |
Yes Albany NY 2002
Yes Jones Beach 2002 Yes Essex Junction Vt. 2004 Yes MSG NYC 2004 Yes Saratoga NY 2000 Genesis Albany NY 1975 Gentle Giant Albany NY 1976 (opened for Renaissance) Allan Holdsworth Albany 1987(club called QE2, 2nd of two shows he did that night. Best bar show I'll ever see. There were about 40 people there.) Robert Fripp and The League Of Crafty Guitarists Albany NY 2007 Peter Gabriel Berkeley Ca. 1983 The last few were very hard. Had to omit Yes/ Tales MSG 1974, Gentle Giant again in 1976, headlining in front of opener Dr. Feelgood - loudest show I've ever been to. Others as well, Steve Howe in 2008...difficult. Yes Union 1991 or 2... I will allow this bit of a boast. By the time I was 17 I had seen Yes on tour with Tales and Genesis with The Lamb. Edited by Frankh - September 21 2017 at 18:47 |
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richardh
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 26369 |
Posted: September 23 2017 at 02:24 | |
Not sure of exact dates but here goes 1. ELP - Black Moon 1992 (Bristol Colston Hall) 2. IQ - Subterranea 99 (Astoria, London) 3. Kansas - 2004 (Shepherds Bush Empire,London) 4. Yes - 2000 Symphonic (London Hammersmith Appollo) 5. Mountain - 2007/8 (Swindon Art Centre) 6. Peter Gabriel - 1990 (Earls Court, London) 7. Roger Waters - The Wall 2012 (O2 Arena, London) 8. Colosseum - 2006 (Swindon Art Centre) 9. Rick Wakeman - 2005 (Wyvern Theatre, Swindon) 10. Jan Akkerman - 2008 (Swindon Art Centre)
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BaldFriede
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 02 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10261 |
Posted: September 23 2017 at 03:28 | |
Not sure I could list my top ten, but I can definitely name the top two:
1) Peter Hammill solo at the Zeche in Bochum in the late 80s. He had already given 5 encores, and the roadies had already cleared the stage, yet the audience still wanted more. Finally he came back on stage, a towel around his neck, went to the very front and sang a beautiful rendition of "Again", without instrument or microphone. The audience was absolutely silent while he sang, but when he was finished there was a roar of applause. No-one wanted another encore; this was a magical moment that could not be topped. The second one is not on my top list because of the concert itself but because of what happened before. Again it was a Peter Hammill concert, this time at the Krebelshof, a small venue in Worringen, a suburb of Cologne, in the late 80s or early 90s, most probably 1989 (I still had my hair back then; it started falling out in 1993). The concert was originally scheduled for the afternoon but was postponed a few hours. I did not know about the postponement and was hours too early. Since I was there by public transport and the bus went only once an hour on weekends I decided to stay and have a beer. While I sat there sipping my beer Peter Hammill came out, sat at a table next to me and had a beer too. I decided to talk to him, but not like a fan talks to his star, just like any person to another person. We talked a while, and then he suggested we should go for a walk. We slowly walked the Alte Neusser Landstraße, which stretches from Southwest to Northeast in a straight line for a few kilometers, and talked about all kinds of things - math, physics, literature, Zen-Buddhism, art, classical music and lots of other stuff. After some kilometers we reached a bridge, where we decided to cross the road and walk back. The walk was over an hour long, maybe even close to two, and it was a most interesting talk. The concert was good (with band), but the memorable thing about it was this long walk and talk. Edited by BaldFriede - September 24 2017 at 15:30 |
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: September 23 2017 at 06:47 | |
Wow, what a cool story. I met PH once briefly and he seemed very down to earth. It definitely didn't seem like he was caught up in playing the "rock star" role like many seem to.
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richardh
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 26369 |
Posted: September 24 2017 at 04:38 | |
^ yep agreed I've only ever spoken/had a conversation to one musician associated with prog and that was the guitarist David O'List who once played in The Nice. Unfortunately his band had failed to turn up for the Prog festival that we were at so he was at the bar instead. It was an acquaintance and ELP fan Linda (she used to post as Three Fates on this site) who was already talking to him so I joined in. Very nice chap. He was very complimentary about Keith Emerson an I liked his comment that he decided not to take up the offer to join Roxy Music permanently (after doing some session work for them) because none of them were as talented as Keith. Ok he may have said that for my benefit but it was still a nice thing to say. |
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Lewian
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Posted: September 24 2017 at 08:40 | |
I was there, too. Actually, before posting my list, I wrote down some 20-25 best gigs I could think of that were just "total experiences" and that one was on it. I then had to boil it down to 10 and just did it somehow; I like to play by the rules in these polls and if that means leaving out something as great as this, so be it anyway. |
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Barbu
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Posted: September 24 2017 at 08:59 | |
Too lazy to make a top 10 but Hammill would probably be on my list. Saw him 3 or 4 times live and one of the most intense moment i've experienced during a concert was his performance of 'Four Pails'. Took me by surprise as I never thought he would play that song and the whole audience (150-200) was totally captivated. One voice, one piano...no idea how he does it. Montreal 06 or 07.
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kenethlevine
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Posted: September 24 2017 at 11:10 | |
The ones that come to mind are ones where I was absolutely transfixed, and many of them were not prog
In no particular order Mike Oldfield 1982 Tangerine Dream 1988 or maybe 1989 Renaissance 1982 Iris Dement around 1994 or 1995 Loreena McKennitt (can't remember when, I'm still transfixed) Habib Koite and Bamada (2000) Dougie MacLean 1993 Alan Stivell 1997
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presdoug
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Posted: September 24 2017 at 13:08 | |
I stopped going to rock concerts in 1989 due to permanent tinnitus, but here are my fave concerts from years ago
Queen with Thin Lizzy Jan. 1977 Rose fall 1977 Styx with Prism March 1977 Rush with Max Webster-April 1977 Moxy spring 1978 Pat Travers with The Outlaws Dec. 1978 April Wine with Loverboy April 1980 Triumph with Harlequin Jan. 1981 Iron Butterfly March 1982 ELP Jan. 1993 |
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Posted: September 24 2017 at 14:18 | |
I think he has actually posted here a few times. Edited by Mascodagama - September 24 2017 at 14:18 |
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Barbu
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Posted: September 24 2017 at 15:24 | |
The aunts next to us were sobbing quite loudly and exquisitely each time the Lady was hitting the high notes...priceless, man. One of those 'now I can die in peace' concert. Magnifique! An Ancient Muse tour. |
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kenethlevine
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Posted: September 24 2017 at 16:50 | |
awesome! I guess it must have been the tour in support iof "The Visit", because she did "The Old Ways", which I had heard but never really noticed. When she hits the peaks in the chorus I'm airborne.
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