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Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
I saw many Frank Zappa concerts including several at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago. A few were the Mother's Day Anniversary Concerts including sitting front row center for the 10th Anniversary Mother's of Invention concert in 1974 with Frank, George Duke, Jean Luc Ponty, Ruth Underwood, Napolean Murphy Brock, the Fowler brothers and others. I still have the card they gave all of us with the inscription: "There is no undertaking more challenging, no responsibility more awesome than being a Mother" (a quote from Richard Milhouse Nixon) (Thanks a lot Dick!)"
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The Who doing this song live in Orlando! "We won't get fooled again" Love the words..never goes out of style..
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again (Shepperton Studios / 1978) - YouTube |
Listening to LeAnn Rimes belt out “Commitment” at the end of a concert in Denver in 2005. What a set of lungs!
Also loved The original Beach Boys concerts in the 80’s |
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Favorite? Too many great ones to chose from, both big and small venues. Like someone mentioned earlier Ike and Tina Turner revue was one of the best. By the way, am I the only old fart that remembers The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and "Fire" ?
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Not as far back as many here, but my favorite is probably Eric Clapton / Nothing But The Blues Tour - 1994. Fabulous show! Standing in line to get tickets, many people were "sure" that he would still play some of his old rock stuff. He didn't.
One other I'll probably never forget was seeing Alice Cooper at a free show in the basement of an arena, below an auto show. That was somewhere in the early 70's. |
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I went to so many good concerts I couldn't pick a favorite. Maybe Genesis because I saw them four times. One of the most memorable concerts was John Williams and the Boston Pops Fourth of July concert on the Esplanade in Boston. About 15 years ago I went to see The Association at the Ohio State Fair. The Buckinghams were on first, and they stole the show. For sheer artistry with an instrument, Peter Frampton is exceptional. The most surprising performance happened in a Mexican restaurant at a shopping mall in Las Vegas. There was a Mariachi band going table to table playing all the usual tunes. No big deal. Then they did a killer performance of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" and blew everyone away.
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The most memorable concert moment was at the Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. A first-time promoter managed to book KISS. Not realizing that a huge number of KISS fans were kids who attended with parents, he booked Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics to open. The lights went down for the opening and then the follow-spot lit up Wendy whose entire outfit consisted of three pieces of electrical tape.
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Doo Wop
When I was around 8 or 9 my brother used to take me to Doo Wop concerts at the Apollo and the Brooklyn Fox Theater. I still remember and listen to Frankie Lymon, Little Anthony, The Students, etc. Those were voices.
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Carol Channing played Dolly to perfection. I never saw her but knew her talent. |
Count Basie orchestra and the Mills Brothers, Dayton, OH, 1962.
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Private performance by Air Supply at dinner/wine party in the Robert Mondavi Vineyards.
I am sure the free flowing Cabernet had a huge influence. Other notables: Chicago (Beaumont, Texas) Original Beach Boys (Houston, Texas) Original Moody Blues (Houston, Texas) |
I hope "Beginnings" band comes thru next year as they didn't this year. The lead singer sounds exactly like Peter Cetera from Chicago.
"Man of La Mancha" on Broadway many years ago. The understudy took over and he had a great voice. A guy named Ed Wright! |
Saw Run DMC, Kid Rock & Aerosmith together & at the end of the concert they all did "Walk This Way" together (best concert moment), best concert: BRUNO MARS
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They're one of my favorite bands of all time after the Beatles, Stones, Dylan and the Cure. I saw them countless times but never with Gabriel until he reunited with Hackett, Collins, Banks and Rutherford on their one off reunion at Milton Keynes in 1982, which sorta changed my life. |
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Another biggie would have to be when Aerosmith, The Outlaws, Ted Nugent & Foghat toured together in 1976(?). Odd that I don't remember that much of the show... :icon_wink:
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What is your favorite "live" music performance of all time?
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If your a Floyd fan check out Brit Floyd.
I've seen them 5 times and the next show (maybe) is June 1st at the Dr Phillips Center in Orlando. Brit Floyd "Live at Red Rocks" - YouTube 2015-11-12 Brit Floyd Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam Complete concert - YouTube Quote:
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I had a friend in Texas that had ZZ TOP as their Prom Band. (It was like 1970)
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It’s obscure and possibly weird, but my first and best was Pablo Cruise at Spragins Hall on the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1982
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Nelson Ledges 1975. ELO, Peter Frampton
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I was too young for Woodstock. In the '70's in high school, I went on a field trip to a NY Philharmonic concert and was blown away. It cemented my decision to become a music major. In the 80's I was into hard rock and mostly jazz, but hardly ever got to go to a live concert. As a musician, it took a lot to impress me; I preferred intricate rhythms and progressions, instrumental over vocals, was always analyzing what I listened to. Listened to a lot of Weather Report, Matrix, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Gerry Mulligan, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, the Who and enjoyed a wide variety from Renaissance to Stravinski, Melanie to Black Sabbath, bagpipe music to Balinese Gamelan orchestras. LOL
My favorite live performances were Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich, and Chuck Mangione. I also got to sit 3 feet in front of Sonny Stit in a intimate little club/bar in Orlando. He even talked to us between tunes. In the 90's I saw Tower of Power, BB King, Blast! and Riverdance. All were awesome shows. Probably performed thousands of gigs throughout the 80's, even worked with a couple of celebrities on stage, like Richard Simmons and Barbara Mandrell. To this day I still have a really eclectic taste, always looking for the unusual, off the beaten path; from soothing New Age to Celtic and even the occasional heavy metal. (Favorite artists: David Arkenstone, Andreas Vollenweider, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Faun, Mannheim Steamroller, Two Steps From Hell.) :-) |
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Jungleland (Live in New York City) - YouTube |
Jethro Tull Chicago stadium 1972. I ha 5th row seats!
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LOVED Ken Hensley and Uriah Heep!
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