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Poll Question: Live acts seen in 1980: latest albums
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15 [44.12%]
5 [14.71%]
1 [2.94%]
0 [0.00%]
9 [26.47%]
3 [8.82%]
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    Posted: June 05 2020 at 02:14
I turned 18 that year - prog. had all but disappeared and also the early gigs that have such special resonance come to an end around that age.  I will make it the last in the series.  
* I saw Roy at Leicester that year - he was joined on stage by none other than Dave Gilmour!  We were rubbing our eyes!
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Melt over Stormwatch & Defector 
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Stormwatch is from 1979, A is from 1980
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Originally posted by b_olariu b_olariu wrote:

Stormwatch is from 1979, A is from 1980

I know, but it was the Stormwatch tour I saw.  As stated, these are the bands I saw in 1980 and these were their 'latest' albums.
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I'm listening to and rating all of Steve Hackett's albums right now, and having just listened to "Defector" again, that's where my vote goes in the poll. Smile
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Defector is pretty good but I'd have preferred seeing Jethro Tull on that tour. Stormwatch is an excellent album in my view and Heavy Horses was even better. I could only see them when they toured Under Wraps (only time I saw them), and they were still good live, I didn't regret to go, however I imagine they would have been even much better on the Stormwatch tour. I saw Hackett more often and he is always great, but no need to use a time machine for seeing him once more.
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All sound great to me, it would be very hard to pick one in particular.
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I don't care for Hawkwind too much but this album is actually very good. Anyway Peter Gabriel is my favorite here, Steve Hackett is second.
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Originally posted by Sagichim Sagichim wrote:

I don't care for Hawkwind too much but this album is actually very good.
Me too, it's easily their album I return to the most (and the only one I know from this poll Embarrassed).
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Saw Hackett. Wanted to see Gabriel.
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Saw Peter Gabriel on successive days—one an open air daytime show, one indoor night time show. Both shows completely different, both excellent. Best two days ever.
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Saw Tull, Hackett, Gabriel and Harper live around that year... as the poll doesn't allow multiple votes, I'm assuming you want the favourite one. Difficult.... I loved Tull and Hackett live, although both those albums were a notch down on the previous ones. I have to choose Gabriel - as the gig was memorable and the album remains my favourite solo work from him. 40 years ago FFS!
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PG 3 "Melt"

Would love to have seen how tour drummer (I don't know who he was using at the time--probably Jerry) would've handled all the songs that had no cymbals! (I know it drove Phil crazy in the studio!) 
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Hackett, followed by Peter Gabriel
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

PG 3 "Melt"

Would love to have seen how tour drummer (I don't know who he was using at the time--probably Jerry) would've handled all the songs that had no cymbals! (I know it drove Phil crazy in the studio!) 

It was Jerry - from what I can recall he had cymbals on the kit but generally kept the beat for the 'Melt' songs without ride or hi-hat.
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I forgot to add that I saw Pierre Moerlen's Gong that year as well!  The album was 'Downwind' and that tour formed the basis for the 'Live' album.   
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I only own the first two so no vote from me.
Not the biggest fan of either but push comes to shove? Probably Gabriel.

My own faves from 1980 include:
Spinetta Jade - Alma de Diamante
Nya Ljudbolaget - s/t
Zamla Mammaz Manna - Familjesprickor
Picchio Dal Pozzo - Abbiamo Tutto I Suoi Problemi
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Art Zoyd - Génération Sans Futur
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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

I only own the first two so no vote from me.
Not the biggest fan of either but push comes to shove? Probably Gabriel.

My own faves from 1980 include:
Spinetta Jade - Alma de Diamante
Nya Ljudbolaget - s/t
Zamla Mammaz Manna - Familjesprickor
Picchio Dal Pozzo - Abbiamo Tutto I Suoi Problemi
Itoiz - Ezekiel
Art Zoyd - Génération Sans Futur
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Apart from Zamla, I certainly would not have heard of any of these, least of all seen them live in the UK during that year!  Would have loved to see Art Zoyd then.
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Originally posted by Rick1 Rick1 wrote:

I forgot to add that I saw Pierre Moerlen's Gong that year as well!  The album was 'Downwind' and that tour formed the basis for the 'Live' album.   

Now they could have put up a good fight with Jethro Tull in that year. Although I've seen them twice, so probably I'd still use my time travel ticket for the Tull. 
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