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Frenetic Zetetic
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First one that comes to mind is CKY live at Mr. Smalls 2006. One of the best live sounding rock bands in general, of any generation IMHO.
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Moloko - V Festival, Weston Park - August 2003 Frank Zappa - Hammersmith Odeon, London - September 1984 Genesis - Philipshalle, Dusseldorf - April 1975 Jimi Hendrix - IOW Festival, Isle of Wight - August 1970
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Wish we got a few more things here in the West Coast other than the same crap metal and the same quasi country and western thing ... I mean ... I can't even find GRAILS anywhere on the Portland scene, and it might be they haven't played here in a thousand years! BTW ... for the Baldies ... you have to listen to GRAILS ... it's an American version of Amon Duul 2 and it is excellent ... totally far out, and one of the best things I have heard in 25 years, since Djam Karet!
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Along with Lana Lane and the Rocket Scientists that opened the whole thing, MAGMA were the best thing in the whole Festival. |
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I like what he says in his book ... "I'm an actor that happens to sing!"
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It was always a problem in the PF concerts in the 70's ... the Sports Arena shows had over 700 people busted at the door before they even got in. The DSOTM show (the first one) was horrible in that you couldn't see half the stage due to the smoke ... and later THE WALL was prohibitive with the amount of dope, and folks getting pulled off the audience, obviously busted. Honestly? ... I got tired of it ... PF, for me, was never a "stony" band ... but somehow, the number of stoned folks seemed to just show up ... even in a Grateful Dead show, it was never half that bad! And that ought to tell you something about the audiences.
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Pat Metheny Group - Meadowbrook Arts Pavillion, Rochester, MI - August 1989 - Letter from Home tour (Paul Wertico and Steve Rodby: the best rhythm section I’ve ever seen live)
Bruce Cockburn - Ann Arbor, MI 1988 - Big Circumstance tour (Duo: just Bruce and Chapman Stick virtuoso Fergus Marsh!!! AMAZING!) Diana Krall/Tony Bennet - Interlochen, MI - July 2002 (DK: the most Zen-present artist I’ve ever been in the company of; and Tony, the most polished and professional.) Rikkie Lee Jones - Royal Oak Music Theater, Royal Oak, MI - 1982 - Pirates tour (One of the best performer, songwriters, storytellers I’ve ever been with. Right behind Diana Krall in intensity.) Supertramp - Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI - Breakfast in America tour - fall of 1979 (an aural, visual extravaganza) Genesis - Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI 1977 - Wind and Wuthering tour (what a show! Laser lights, old and new songs, theatricity, Chester and STEVE!) John McLaughlin Trio (Trilock Gurtu, Pino Palladino) - Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI - 1991 (What a phenom is Trilock Gurtu. Kate Bush/Peter Gabriel - November 1978 - Nancy, France - “Scratches” tour (Peter was sitting right behind me during Kate’s set! Sid McGinnis was awesome! Robert “Dusty Roads” Fripp played, anonymously from behind the stacks.) Art in America/King Crimson - Ann Arbor - State Theater - Beat Tour (Shoshone’s harp, Tony’s Stick, Fripp’s stool, Adrian’s smile, Bill’s hand-held tongue drum…) The Offical Prince Tribute Concert - Xcel Energy Center, Minneapolis, MN - October 14, 2016 (an INCREDIBLY emotional 4.5 hours of extraordinary performances) Donovon/Yes - Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI - October 1977 - Going for the One tour (my second stadium concert marked by the return of WAKEMAN and “CTTE,” “Awaken” “S-ship Trooper” and all the “hit” epics! Amazing show! Howe was on fire! It was like every song was a solo for him!) Kodo drummers - Wharton Center, East Lansing, MI 1987 (Mind-blowing!) |
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and if I had my way... |
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Here is my top ten list. All of these shows were incredible in their own ways.
1. Amon Tobin - ISAM Live (2011) 2. Kraftwerk - 3D Concert (2014) 3. King Crimson - The Elements Tour (2015) 4. Jean Michel Jarre - Electronica Tour (2018) 5. Genesis - Abacab Tour (1981) 6. Neil Young - Ragged Glory Tour (1991) 7. Pink Floyd - The Division Bell Tour (1994) 8. Brian Wilson - Smile Tour (2005) 9. Dweezil Zappa - Tour de Frank (2006) 10. Tom Waits - Mule Variations Tour (1999)
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Haha ... guess who was walking around taking pictures of all the performers during both days? Yep!!!! Pictures on my website
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"Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy?" Seriously though, is this for live performances that you've attended in real life, or does it include live performances you've seen on YouTube?
Edited by Psychedelic Paul - October 26 2019 at 14:24 |
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live performances, concerts attended
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Thanks Cristi. In that case, the best live performance I've ever attended was the EMMA festival in Derby in 1994, featuring half a dozen not-so-well-known names in the world of Electronic Music, including amongst others, Mark Shreeve, Paul Ward, Ian Boddy, John Dyson, Andy Pickford, Bekki Williams, David Wright, Robert Fox, Paul Nagle & John Serrie from America.
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I'm adding Vezhlivy Otkaz in NYC in June to my list, been a bucket list band for about a decade and this was one of their first gigs in the USA over that time, absolutely brilliant Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - October 26 2019 at 14:54 |
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Roger Waters (Dark Side of the Moon/The Wall tours) Roger Hodgson (played mostly his Supertramp hits)
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Now that sounds good. I've seen quite a few of those at Awakenings gigs, plus a few others too.
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The two best gigs I ever saw were Kansas (Shepherds Bush Empire) and Mountain (Swindon Art Centre) . I can't remember the exact dates but they were both in this century. I love the way US bands really go for it! ELP at Colston Hall in 1993 was also another great gig. They played a perfect show. Can't say it was exciting but for me the chance to see these 3 legends together again was all I needed. Yes with orchestra on the Symphonic Live Tour was a great experience. Good to see a band and an orchestra working so well together. |
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I will always remember the drums of Neil Peart when Rush played in Mexico City with the Vapor Trails Tour in October, 2002.
Rush is guarantee of excellent Performance and great Show. Definitely the Best Live Performance I Have Ever Seen. I mentioned the Drums of Neil, because suddenly the sound for the audience turned off and Alex, Geddy and Neil didn't notice that and kept playing, and the only sound that could be heard was the drums of Neil! O my god! Sounded acoustic and clear. In my opinion Amazing! We miss you Neil! miss you Rush! |
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A Peter Hammill concert at Zeche Bochum. That was before I met
Jean. Hammill had already given five encores, and the roadies had
already completely cleared the stage, but the audience still wanted
more. Finally Hammill returned with a towel around his neck, went to the
very front of the stage and gave a heartbreaking rendition of "Again",
without microphone or instruments, just clapping his hands slowly to
stay in time. The audience was completely silent, but when he had
finished a storm broke loose. |
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