# Who would you see in concert? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 5, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248 "2005-01-05T18:48:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/21 "2005-01-05T22:18:25Z")
Most of my picks are currently alive and active but my top choice would be Syd-era Pink Floyd, on one of Syd’s on days. Or, since this is a fantasy, a possibility that’s even more remote than time travel would be Syd and Roger and Floyd back together, on stage, today. My other choices, in order: – Echo and the Bunnymen, especially if the Psych Furs open – Emiliana Torrini – Bjork (they’d make a good tour together) – [Schascle Twinkle](http://users.bart.nl/~jad/schascle.html) (even tho I’ve seen her the most of any act, 4 times, she never ceases to blow me away. The most amazing soul/blues/jazz/rock act I’ve ever seen. Picture contemporary pop divas, you know the ones that grandstand their singing virtuosity like the remake of I Will Always Love You. Picture that type of singing, but done in such as way that it _isn’t_ grandstanding, because she makes it look freakin’ easy like it was nothing at all. She does BETTER versions of classic blues and soul than the originals. – The Promise Ring. Only saw them once, and they were an opening act for Bad Religion. Would have liked to see them play a full set before they broke up. ---
**Author:** ![iggy\_popov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@iggy\_popov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iggy_popov)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/22 "2005-01-05T22:27:27Z")
The 101er’s-Would have loved to see Strummer perfoming manic rockabilly. The Clash-preferably around '77-'18 Televison Iggy and the Stooges-during the later years with James Williamson. When I saw them a few summers ago during the Detroit reunion show I was very dissapointed to hear that they would not be performing any Williamson era material such as Search and Destroy or Gimme Danger. Another vote for Charlie Parker ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/23 "2005-01-05T22:40:58Z")
John Denver, darnit. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/24 "2005-01-05T23:20:13Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#): > > This makes me feel old. We were going to see GWAR like 10-12 years ago. I didn’t know they still toured. You should definitely check them out. You probably aren’t much older than me, if at all. I was well aware of GWAR 10-12 years ago, I just didn’t really have an opinion of them (except their movie _Phallus in Wonderland_ - I thought that was the bee’s knees.) A lot of the bands that I feel are really just coming into their own have been touring since the mid to late '80s. ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/25 "2005-01-05T23:24:41Z")
I’d LOOOOOOOVE to see Meat Beat Manifesto and/or Jack Dangers (Old Skool industrial electronica, for the uninformed). But their/his chance of coming to Canada anytime soon I think is pretty much nil. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/26 "2005-01-05T23:38:12Z")
> [@Only Mostly Dead](#): > > Another vote for Queen with Freddie. > > I wish I could have seen Stevie Ray. The dingier the dive, the better. Queen with Freddie for me, too. That’d be number one. I did see Stevie Ray a couple times, including his last concert at Alpine Valley. He was great. I know, that’s not news to you. I’ve been to a lot of good concerts, and I love live music of almost any kind. My biggest regret besides Queen is some of the older blues and jazz legends that are no longer with us. I’ve only recently gotten interested in that type of music, so I’m feeling the loss. Ray Charles would have been amazing to see. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/27 "2005-01-06T00:26:59Z")
They’re still touring but I’ve never had a chance to see Tool yet and want to. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and the other heavy hitters of mid-nineties grunge would be my other choice. ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/28 "2005-01-06T16:41:56Z")
Dammit…if we could get all these people and groups together into a Woodstock type setting (albeit a very eclectic gathering but still) I could attend and die happily. So many great people have been mentioned and that makes my list even longer. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@Mr.Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Roboto)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/29 "2005-01-06T16:53:12Z")
Lorenza Ponce ``` Sandy Denny era Fairport Convention Peanut Butter Conspiracy (Barbara Robison, R.I.P.) Eceletion (Kerrilee Male, Where are You?) ``` ---
**Author:** ![maleinblack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@maleinblack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maleinblack)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/30 "2005-01-06T16:55:40Z")
I would love to see The Eagles of the 70’s, U2 and Pink Floyd. The good thing is that U2 are touring this summer and I might get a stab at it. ---
**Author:** ![Brufordesque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecc23a/32.png) [@Brufordesque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brufordesque)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/31 "2005-01-06T16:57:41Z")
ALMOST saw Led Zeppelin. Had tickets and back stage passes for the “In Through The Outdoor” Tour… My list: Queen Van Halen - with Dave (probably Diver Down or earlier) Beatles at the Cavern Club Jimi Hendrix Cream (I don’t think I’ll make it to the shows in London this March) Frank Zappa and they still tour, but Dream Theater, and Tool ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/32 "2005-01-06T17:04:10Z")
Pink Floyd, minus Syd, but including Roger and David. I’d give a pinky or something to see it. (She says, safe in the knowledge that it will never happen.) ---
**Author:** ![klintypooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/33 "2005-01-06T17:04:43Z")
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Busta Rhymes. Also, I’m going to see Duran Duran in March or May. 😃😃😃 ---
**Author:** ![SpartanDC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@SpartanDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpartanDC)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/34 "2005-01-06T17:06:52Z")
I’d like to go to a world where The Beatles decided to resume touring after they gained a more serious fanbase. I can’t even imagine how wonderful a 1968 Beatles show, with them playing stuff from Revolver, Sgt. Pepper and the white album would be. Big second (or third, or whatever) on seeing Queen with Freddie, as well on a London Calling era Clash show. I also would have loved to have been a kid in Detroit around when the MC5 were playing. My mom went to a lot of those shows and said they were a blast. I could also see the Pixies any day of the week. Their show at the Coachella Festival in 2004 was the best concert I’ve ever been to. ---
**Author:** ![jacquilynne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/35 "2005-01-06T17:24:06Z")
Hank, George and Tammy. Also, Neko Case, but hey, that’s not so much a stretch, as I’ve seen her 3 times and have tickets for her show next Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/36 "2005-01-06T17:25:55Z")
> [@jacquilynne](#): > > Also, Neko Case, but hey, that’s not so much a stretch, as I’ve seen her 3 times and have tickets for her show next Sunday. SO… INCREDIBLY… JEALOUS… :mad: Just kidding. Have a great time with Neko. Take me with you! ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@Mr\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/37 "2005-01-06T17:31:30Z")
> [@melondeca](#): > > I am sooo jealous. R.E.M. is one of the ones on my list. I have early entry wristbands too! Wee! ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/38 "2005-01-06T17:38:13Z")
Me, it would have to be The Beatles. Don’t know where or when, though. And REM before _Document_. I saw them on the _Monster_ tour and said, “Meh.” > [@Survey1215](#): > > Van Halen on the tour following the release of ‘Fair Warning.’ Actually saw Van Halen touring for _Diver Down_, but the album hadn’t been released yet. So technically it was following _FW_. IIRC, it wasn’t a bad show. But not one I’ve remembered for the ages. ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/39 "2005-01-06T18:23:04Z")
I’d love to go see Frank Zappa. I actually did go to one of his concerts _in utero_; Mom was about eight or nine months pregnant with me when she saw him. Here’s my short list: Devo (do they still tour?) Rammstein GWAR Kraftwerk Primus Oingo Boingo Marilyn Manson Cypress Hill Dir en Grey Queen The Black Mages (Nobuo Uematsu’s rock group) Shonen Knife (they’re still pretty hot) ---
**Author:** ![Detritus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@Detritus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Detritus)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248/40 "2005-01-09T04:53:29Z")
Skinny Puppy circa Last Rights (w/D. Goettel) The Cure Kiss Me or Disintegration tours (got to see Wish tour, but you always want what you haven’t got!) Nine Inch Nails PHM, Broken, or Downward Spiral tours (saw Fragility, see above) Marilyn Manson Antichrist tour Depeche Mode any tour up through Violator Nirvana with Kurt, of course Sisters of Mercy Concrete Blonde Pink Floyd Primus REM They Might Be Giants Violent Femmes again! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-see-in-concert/283248.md?page=1)