Your favorite live performances.

[the other mike]

Looking back at all the concerts from my past.... mostly in the 70s and 80s ( I've been to a lot but not as many as Canon Shooter or a couple others ).... looking back now being 61 with maybe a more refined perspective and being a late bloomer musician myself I'm going to say that Triumph (the Canadian band) probably put on the most entertaining show.

Just a great band.

It's like if Van Halen didn't need David Lee Roth
Riik at a club in 2015

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Yes at Winterland in San Francisco 1972.

Eargasms abounded.

 

[the other mike]

Yes at Winterland in San Francisco 1972.

Eargasms abounded.

I saw them in the round 1979 I believe

 

[the other mike]

Halifax ○○○○1987


Sweden ◇◇◇◇2012

 

[DudleySmith]

Jimi Hendrix, and a venue that had Jesse Colin Young, the Beach Boys, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, at Texas Stadium. Saw Chuck Berry twice, he thoroughly sucked both times, a true asshole. Hendrix and CSN&Y sounded exactly like their studio albums, in a era when most bands didn't, especially the Stones, who always sounded like shit live, at least the to times I saw them and heard their live recordings. The Beach Boys tour band was also good, but didn't play long. CSN&Y did two 1.5 hour sets, one their acoustical songs, a half hour break to set up for their electrical stuff. The only live acts I've seen since the 80's and shit bands are Sarah Brightman and Jackie Evancho, both more than once and both excellent live performers.

Edited to add both Brightman and Evancho don't need microphones, and electronic reproduction doesn't do justice to their voices; a must see live at least once in your lives. Evancho usually does halls that seat 600-800 people.

 

[the other mike]

Jimi Hendrix, and a venue that had Jesse Colin Young, the Beach Boys, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, at Texas Stadium. Saw Chuck Berry twice, he thoroughly sucked both times, a true asshole. Hendrix and CSN&Y sounded exactly like their studio albums, in a era when most bands didn't, especially the Stones, who always sounded like shit live, at least the to times I saw them and heard their live recordings. The Beach Boys tour band was also good, but didn't play long. CSN&Y did two 1.5 hour sets, one their acoustical songs, a half hour break to set up for their electrical stuff. The only live acts I've seen since the 80's and shit bands are Sarah Brightman and Jackie Evancho, both more than once and both excellent live performers.

Santana, Journey, ZZ Top, and Triumph
probably top my list for 'best sounding 'performances( music that sounded like the albums or even better).... Paul McCartney and Wings was really good

 

[DudleySmith]

Santana, Journey, ZZ Top, Rush and Triumph
probably top my list for 'best sounding 'performances( music that sounded like the albums or even better).... Paul McCartney and Wings was really good

Love ZZ Top but never made it to any of their shows, unfortunately. Maybe I'll get to see Billy Gibbons before he croaks.

 

[Esdraelon]

ELP, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, and Def Leppard in the round with a one armed drummer!

 

[the other mike]

I wanted to go see Joe Bonamassa last summer but tickets were $156 --the cheapest ones I could find.

 

[the other mike]

Love ZZ Top but never made it to any of their shows, unfortunately. Maybe I'll get to see Billy Gibbons before he croaks.

I suspect there will be a lot of good ZZ cover bands you could probably go see.

They were basically a blues band ( with a BUNCH of well written catchy songs )

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

The one and ONLY...

 

[the other mike]

The one and ONLY...

I have a lot of respect for instrumental musicians after the Van Halen effect with all these guys like Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert and Vinnie Moore..... but personally I would rather go to a club and see a Blues performer like Joe Bonamassa or Robben Ford ....Gary Hoey

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

I have a lot of respect for instrumental musicians after the Van Halen effect with all these guys like Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert and Vinnie Moore..... but personally I would rather go to a club and see a Blues performer like Joe Bonamassa or Robben Ford ....Gary Hoey

twenty years ago I was positive it was White Zombie...but now...yeah I like this kinda thing.

He used to do a nunchaku thing as well.

Just put the guitar down and go play with nunchaku for about five or ten minutes.

He also hands out toys and candy to the front row.

 

[Harry Dresden]

 

[DudleySmith]

I have a lot of respect for instrumental musicians after the Van Halen effect with all these guys like Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert and Vinnie Moore..... but personally I would rather go to a club and see a Blues performer like Joe Bonamassa or Robben Ford ....Gary Hoey

BB King was always great in small club venues. So was Solomon Burke. Always got my money's worth at the club gigs. Stadium rock I can easily live without.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

I've always loved these two live TV show performances from 1998 and 2005.





God bless you and Brad and LeAnn always!!!

Holly (a day one fan of both)

 

[Billo_Really]

Looking back at all the concerts from my past.... mostly in the 70s and 80s ( I've been to a lot but not as many as Canon Shooter or a couple others ).... looking back now being 61 with maybe a more refined perspective and being a late bloomer musician myself I'm going to say that Triumph (the Canadian band) probably put on the most entertaining show.

Just a great band.

It's like if Van Halen didn't need David Lee Roth
Riik at a club in 2015

I have seen the following groups in concert:

1. Deep Purple
2. Chicago
3. Allman Brothers
4. Jethro Tull
5. Black Sabbath
6. Led Zeppelin
7. Eagles
8. Nirvana
9. Chili Peppers
10. Moody Blues
11. The Who
12. The Stones
13. Bruce Springsteen
14. Alice Cooper
15. Eric Clapton
16. Jeff Beck
17. Eddie Money
18. Sammy Hagar
19. Fleetwood Mac
20. Bob Dylan
21. Olivia Newton John
22. Santana
23. Alvin Lee
24. Yes Emerson, Lake and Palmer
25. Blackmore's Rainbow
26. Jeff Healy
27. Grateful Dead
28. J Geils Band

And of all those concerts, the one that sticks out as the best, is Bruce Springteen's River tour in 1980 at the LA Sports Arena. That was the best!

 

[Desperado]

In no particular order
The Who,
Jimmy Buffett,
Warren Zevon,
Mountain

 

[Ringo]

 

[Canon Shooter]

Looking back at all the concerts from my past.... mostly in the 70s and 80s ( I've been to a lot but not as many as Canon Shooter or a couple others ).... l

The only reason I've seen as many as I have is I did not only concert photography for various venues, but I also did tour photography for a number of bands...