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Post by gmiller on Jun 9, 2014 5:24:10 GMT -5
My list is going to be so lame compared to other ones here:
1. The Monkees (In 1987, without Michael Nesmith, which was shame)
2. A Mighty Wind (In 2003, which featured all the fictional bands from the film, A Mighty Wind....So, I got to see Spinal Tap, even though they were playing The Folksmen characters. I still have an autographed poster from the show with all the actors, including one of my favorites, Eugene Levy)
3. The Barenaked Ladies (2003)
4. Aerosmith with Lenny Kravitz (2006. Kravitz was great, Aerosmith, not as much)
5. American Idol (2006. I got dragged to it by my fiance at the time)
6. The Barenaked Ladies (2006. I won a blog contest, and got front row center seats, and a meet and greet prior to the concert with the band. Awesome time!)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2014 8:18:56 GMT -5
I have never been to a music concert. My younger brother, on the other hand, has seen the Dave Mathews Band on more than one hundred occasions. Insanity (&/or complete lack of hearing) happens in the best of families, I suppose. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2014 8:21:05 GMT -5
The Dead Milkmen They Might Be Giants (second time)
Forgot about seeing those guys. Caught the Dead Milkmen in Little Rock in probably the fall of '87; TMBG played a free gig at Harding College in Searcy, maybe 30 minutes from LR, in the late '90s. |
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Post by DubipR on Jun 9, 2014 9:08:07 GMT -5
I once heard a John Lennon interview where he stated that he was never interested in live performances either since the albums were always the superior listening experience. Granted that's debatable, but I'd have to say I'd agree given that 99.9% of all live performances pale in comparison to the studio versions. Sounds a bit like the XTC plan. Although Andy Partirdge suffered a nervous breakdown and developed a fear of performing. He has said that the albums were better than seeing the band live.
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Post by the4thpip on Jun 9, 2014 9:41:23 GMT -5
There are a few artists (like labelmates Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley) who are just much more enjoyable to me in concert than on record. Old fashioned R&B gets better when you can see the sweat fly.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 9, 2014 9:48:22 GMT -5
Seeing Philip Walker in a very small venue with a relatively small crowd was one of the highlights of my life. He didn't care a bit and put on a hell of a show. And I got the opportunity to talk to him about he and Robert Cray recording "Don't be Afraid of the Dark" on the same day in the same studio.
The fact that my buddy and I were able to scam up a couple of stewardesses to hang with for the evening was just icing on the cake.
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Post by the4thpip on Jun 9, 2014 10:25:28 GMT -5
Seeing Philip Walker in a very small venue with a relatively small crowd was one of the highlights of my life. He didn't care a bit and put on a hell of a show. And I got the opportunity to talk to him about he and Robert Cray recording "Don't be Afraid of the Dark" on the same day in the same studio. The fact that my buddy and I were able to scam up a couple of stewardesses to hang with for the evening was just icing on the cake. Are you saying even stewardesses get the blues? |
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Post by Rob Allen on Jun 9, 2014 11:04:12 GMT -5
It took a while to think of all of them, and I may remember more later:
Grateful Dead
Jerry Garcia Band
Bob Weir & Rob Wasserman
Allman Brothers Band
Dickey Betts & Great Southern
NRBQ
Dr. John
Blues Traveler
Michelle Shocked
Dar Williams
Carlene Carter
Manhattan Transfer
Neil Sedaka
James Taylor
Mel Brown Septet
Eddie Harris
David Bromberg
Billy Cobham
Harry Chapin
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
Leon Redbone
Aztec Two-Step
Warren Chiasson
Arthur Blythe
Gerry Mulligan
Edited to add - Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Edited again to add - Chuck Mangione
Edited again to add - Bob Dylan
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Post by paulie on Jun 9, 2014 11:38:59 GMT -5
My list would simply repeat many that have already been mentioned. A few I didn't see posted (may have missed them):
Ozzy Osbourne (1984, my first concert. It's simply not possible that it was 30 years ago  !)
David Bowie w/ Nine Inch Nails (1995. Probably my favorite of all the shows I've seen. Bowie and Reznor shared vocals on "Scary Monsters" and "Reptile." Bowie performed several tracks from his three "Berlin" albums, which was a real treat. But the nicest thing he did for the crowd that night was to play nothing from "Let's Dance." 
I saw the Bowie/NIN tour in 1995 on back-to-back nights in Boston and Hartford. The version of Scary Monsters was great but my interest in NIN was waning and it has never returned. Bowie is always a touchstone but I feel I didn't see him at the peak of his powers. |
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Post by paulie on Jun 9, 2014 11:59:06 GMT -5
I can't even begin to recall all the shows I've been to but I did see most touring acts from 1993 to about 2003.
Some memorable ones on a Monday morning -
First college concert - Free of parental guidelines/restrictions I saw Fugazi/Shudder to Think in Portland, ME in fall 1993. Fantastic stuff. Love the Fugazi ethos.
Most surprisingly good concert - The Fall Mary Jane's Houston, TX 2003. I was prepared to be underwhelmed. I was wrong. I love the Fall I was just expecting Mark E. Smith to be in a bad mood.
Concert that marks a personal milestone - Beta Band Engine Room Houston, TX April,2002. Great live band. This is what I did the first night I lived in Houston and objectively it was one of the best concerts I've ever seen so unobjectively I think it set me on a good path in H-town.
Band I've seen the most and who were good every single time - Sonic Youth. I've seen them 5 times over a 15 year span. Always a B+_/A- show.
Thankfully I got to see them the night they rocked the house - Pavement. They had a rep for being lackluster most of the time. I finally got to see them rock the house in Providence, RI in October 1997. One of the best shows I've ever seen.
Simply not very good in concert - Stone Temple Pilot (my roommate won tickets, very poor drummer), Alice in Chains (a dour, humorless band, seen at Lollapalooza)
Glad I got to see - The Who Boston 2001. Small setup with just additional keyboards and Entwistle. On that night I actually got to see the Who!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2014 12:08:07 GMT -5
Most surprisingly good concert - The Fall Mary Jane's Houston, TX 2003. I was prepared to be underwhelmed. I was wrong. I love the Fall I was just expecting Mark E. Smith to be in a bad mood. Band I've seen the most and who were good every single time - Sonic Youth. I've seen them 5 times over a 15 year span. Always a B+_/A- show. My god, I also forgot to list The Fall & SY. Guided By Voices, too, come to think of it. |
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Post by paulie on Jun 9, 2014 12:26:04 GMT -5
Most surprisingly good concert - The Fall Mary Jane's Houston, TX 2003. I was prepared to be underwhelmed. I was wrong. I love the Fall I was just expecting Mark E. Smith to be in a bad mood. Band I've seen the most and who were good every single time - Sonic Youth. I've seen them 5 times over a 15 year span. Always a B+_/A- show. My god, I also forgot to list The Fall & SY. Guided By Voices, too, come to think of it. Robert Pollard is a personal favorite.
I've seen GBV twice in Boston in 1999 and in Houston in 2002. Houston was better but I'm partial to the classic lineup.
My Plantations of Pale Pink 7" on Orange vinyl is a prized possession.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2014 15:00:07 GMT -5
When you say you've never been to a concert, are you just counting big stadium shows? You've never been to a bar with live music? State fair? Church? Nothing? I haven't. None of that. I've seen live music in passing in Tijuana in restaurants, a couple times at the little park on the corner during little community events. But just drove past. I've only stepped foot in a bar once in my life, I was 12, and it wasn't the type of bar that had live entertainment. Haven't attended church since I was about four or five. |
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Post by The Captain on Jun 9, 2014 15:56:39 GMT -5
Forgot about seeing those guys. Caught the Dead Milkmen in Little Rock in probably the fall of '87; TMBG played a free gig at Harding College in Searcy, maybe 30 minutes from LR, in the late '90s. My second TMBG show was memorable for me, as during the course of the show, I wound up standing next to this girl who I'd gone to high school with and who I'd had a major crush on; however, she was very popular and wouldn't have spit on me if I'd been on fire in high school. I was shocked when she actually initiated a conversation with me after the opening act, and we hung out the rest of the evening as if we were old friends; it seemed like spending a year at college had stripped away the bitchy facade she'd put on in high school and she was actually being herself, which was pretty cool. I saw the Bowie/NIN tour in 1995 on back-to-back nights in Boston and Hartford. The version of Scary Monsters was great but my interest in NIN was waning and it has never returned. Bowie is always a touchstone but I feel I didn't see him at the peak of his powers. Amen to this! I was a huge NIN fan in the early '90's, but after this tour, I started outgrowing the rage and hopelessness and found myself drifting away from them. I listened to his next couple of offerings, but they just weren't for me, and at this point, there are only about 3 or 4 of his songs I can listen to (with one of them being Johnny Cash's far-superior version of "Hurt"). |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Jun 9, 2014 17:17:18 GMT -5
[Amen to this! I was a huge NIN fan in the early '90's, but after this tour, I started outgrowing the rage and hopelessness and found myself drifting away from them. I listened to his next couple of offerings, but they just weren't for me, and at this point, there are only about 3 or 4 of his songs I can listen to (with one of them being Johnny Cash's far-superior version of "Hurt"). Yes, this was NOT the mud-and-blood Nails of a few years earlier, which suited me just fine as I don't mosh. What I perceived was a band focused on musicianship who were delighted to be supporting such a seminal artist, and sharing their love of Bowie with their own fans. |
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