It’s become a pet peeve of mine when people don’t read the threads they post in. We’ve had mentions of Metallica, Ozzfest '97, and even Iron Maiden in the post right above yours.
By any chance was it at the Ryman? Because that is where I saw them in October of 2001 and the show was indeed awesome. “Ghost in this House” just sends chills up my spine.
I’d have to say Kimya Dawson, from the Moldy Peaches. She always plays in these tiny little places with hardly anyone there, and she hangs out in the crowd until it’s time for her to play, so you can hang out and talk to her, and then she gets on the stage and sings these amazingly deep, moving, songs. I’ve seen her twice, and both shows were really personal and a lot of fun.
I saw Maxim Vengerov at the Hong Kong City Hall a few years ago. It was the first time I’d heard a real Stradivarius. Pretty brilliant player, that guy.
you left out ministry, people say ministry is industrial (purists don’t call anything industrial but thats a long story) but i think that they are more metal than industrial.
Couldn’t tell ya. That section of my life is somewhat blurred.
The show stands out, though.
Zubin Mehta and his Florentine orchestra in Singapore a couple of months ago. They played the overture to The Magic Flute, which I missed since I thought the performance began at 8pm and it in fact started at 7.30, Beethoven’s Fifth, which I listened to from behind a glass wall, as I was late for the start of that too. In the second half they played the piece I had come for, Ludwig Van’s Seventh, and it was terrific. I was lucky that the only tickets available when I got there were behind the stage looking towards the conductor. It was an education to watch this great showman in action, combining subtlety with his trademark energy. The encores in a way were even more memorable for their thoughtfulness. No potboilers, but three orchestral bits from three Italian operatic composers: Puccini, U.N. Altro, and Verdi. As the maestro put it, “Let’s go home with Verdi.” Magic.
Actually, a tie with Lynn Harrell playing Elgar’s Cello Concerto at Hong Kong’s Cultural Centre. Unbelievable mix of technique and interpretation.
Seattle Paramount 1977, maybe 300 people present
The Ramones
warm up band…Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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The Flaming Lips when they toured the with the Big Day Out in 2004, I believe it was.QUOTE]Ahh, The Flaming Lips. The best act out of Oklahoma City since J.J. Cale. Come to think of it, the only major act out of Oklahoma City since J.J. Cale. We’re going to forget about Colour Me Badd. I remember seeing them many times when I was a wee lad of 17 or 18 and using a really bad fake ID to get into clubs to see them and the handful of other decent bands in OKC and Norman.
I’ve never been one for big concerts. I did see Monsters of Rock twice in 1988, once in Philadelphia with Van Halen headlining and again in Frankfurt a few weeks later with the Scorpions closing the show. ZZ Top touring Eliminator with Night Ranger opening, in January of 1985, IIRC. A few others of no signifigance, really, like when Roger Daltrey threw his little tantrum at Wembley in 1989. That was the last concert I ever went to see, BTW. I just couldn’t see paying that kind of money, putting up with traveling from Germany to London in October, and getting screwed like that at a show.
In no particular order:
Rolling Stones, 1969 or 1970, Champaign, Illinois. *Get Your Ya Ya’s Out * tour? Warm up band was B. B. King. I was 15 or so. My exposure to the Real World.
Bruce Springsteen, 1977 or 1978, Dallas, Texas. I was exhausted after 20 minutes; the Boss continued for another hour plus. Unreal energy.
Cheap Trick/J. J. Geils, mid 1970’s, Champaign, Illinois. More pot smoke than I have ever experienced, from a mostly high-school audience.
Sha Na Na, 1973 or so, Eastern Illinois University, 'cause I had front row seats.
Edgar Winters Band, 1976 or so, Illinois State University. Second row, due to a ticket swap with a friend’s girlfriend, directly in front of Rick Derringer’s mountain of speakers. Where I learned about permanent hearing loss.
Los Lobos, sorta acoustical set, early '90s, Fort Worth, Texas. Will the Wolf Survive tour?
Brave Combo, multiple times in Fort Worth, Texas, in '80s and '90s. Once was during the Superbowl. Probably the most fun concert by them that I have ever seen.
Trout Fishing in America, multiple occasions in Fort Worth, Texas, in the '90s. Just a great live act.
The Juke Jumpers, multiple times in Fort Worth, Texas, from the late '70s through the '90s. Always a fun show. Look for them in a local dive (provided you are in Fort Worth, Texas).
The Outlaws/Pure Prairie League, Champaign, Illinois, 1976 or so. Auditorium seated maybe two or three thousand. Totally cool country/folk/rock/bluegrass show.
On the other hand, the worst concert I have seen was a very unfortunate pairing of **The Marshall Tucker Band **and Jethro Tull.
The Who June 1970 I believe. Un-frickin-believable. Keith was splendid.
Springsteen under the stars at Red Rocks, summer '78. He and the E Street Band gave their all.
Neil Young The Rust Never Sleeps Tour 1979 (?) Then again in the rain at Red Rocks in 2001. Young takes it as far as you think it can possibly go then cuts loose even further
Got tear-gassed with Jethro Tull and saw the Doors in '70 but for a variety of reasons those concerts were good but not great. Have seen the Rolling Stones many a time but never found their concerts all that enjoyable either.
Have high hopes for The White Stripes concert next month