<![CDATA[Let's Talk Concerts / Performers]]>Interested to learn a bit more about posters by asking them a few (more) questions about music.

I don't want to ask for your favorite band but the band you've seen the most times and the approximate number of times you've seen them (a real sign of loyalty).

Although there might be a huge overlap between your favorite band and the one you've seen most often, variables such as age, year, distance, etc. might have made it impossible for you to see them live. As an example, I would have loved to see Buddy Holly but obvious circumstances prevented that from happening.

Then, what concerts / performers have you seen - maybe - only once, but you cherish the opportunity to see them that one time.

PS As I think through this, I wonder how much of this is 'dated' for me. Bands I've seen many times, now make my scratch my head as to why I liked them so much. Again, life and circumstances come into play but I do feel foolish about some of them.

In alphabetical order and off the top of my head (more or less)

Allman Brothers (but never with Duane Allman) (6)

Grateful Dead / Jerry Garcia Side Projects (10)

Little Feat / Lowell George one-week & tragic solo tour (10) (2) They are the band I miss most. After 1979, they became lame. The 'head' died and the body had no direction

NRPS (see Greatful Dead above) (8)

Bonnie Raitt (5)

Springsteen ((9) Going back to the days where I couldn't GIVE away tickets I had (literally). During the Wild and Innocent days.

Once had a Guitar Player magazine that listed the, "Top 100 Working Bluesmen". Living close to Northampton, MA, I made a pretty good dent on that list (and my pocketbook and my brain cells).

People I've seen only once (or twice) but really found the shows memorable for a variety of reasons

Moody Blues Never a record buyer of theirs but was amazed as they played hit after hit at the small Paramount Theater, Springfield, MA. Opener: Dion

Bob Dylan (Rolling Thunder Review circa mid-70's and once as the 'main act' with Willie Nelson (1st) and John Mellencamp)

Bob Marley (MSG). Had tickets for a show at UMASS but he decided to die first. How dare him.

GFOS, himself, at a small bar in Sunderland, MA with Southside Johnny and the Jukes at a table in the corner.

Van Morrison at the Boston Music Hall 1975. I had the top ticket at $6.50. Decided against seeing him, again, two years ago as the tickets started at $125

Willie Nelson 'nuff' said'

Rolling Stones See Willie Nelson above

Muddy Waters at Clarky's, Downtown Chicopee, MA 1979 with unknown Nicholette Larson as opener. She was a kid.

Stevie Wonder (when he was advised NOT to perform at the Boston Garden during the mid-70's busing riots. He played just for that reason.

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Passed on Elvis and Janis Joplin Sooooooooooooooooo stupid

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]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/483411https://brownsboard.com/post/483411Mon, 09 Mar 2015 10:57:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:37:50 GMT]]>lets see.. Elvis: 2 weeks before he croaked Coliseum 77

Kix,Foghat and Triumph Coliseum 82

SRV 2xs in 86. one at public hall. one at Blossom.

Albert King: 1986 at Peabodies.

AC/DC : Thunderstruck tour 91

Ronnie Montrose: Pirates Cove 92

Peter Frampton and Jerry Shirley : after hours at the Sahara Lounge.

Chicago at Nautica stage back in 01

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/482256https://brownsboard.com/post/482256Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:37:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Mon, 02 Mar 2015 03:15:07 GMT]]>I saw Alice Cooper but it was at rib cook off so nothing crazy. Still it was pretty cool.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/482102https://brownsboard.com/post/482102Mon, 02 Mar 2015 03:15:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Mon, 02 Mar 2015 01:46:11 GMT]]>I once got to see Alice Cooper. He hung himself on stage. Then he cut his head off with a guillotine.

After 200+ shows, nothing tops that

The lasers and video at Pink Floyd were better, but the ACTUAL stage stuff was unbeatable

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/482088https://brownsboard.com/post/482088Mon, 02 Mar 2015 01:46:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:52:30 GMT]]>For some reason this song popped into my head this morning. Must be doing a brain rearrange of music.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/481727https://brownsboard.com/post/481727Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:52:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Fri, 13 Feb 2015 01:51:34 GMT]]>Love Jethro Tull unfortunately saw them the first time in 1994 and Ian Anderson had already lost his voice but man do they fucking rock. Locomotive Breath is an all-time rock anthem

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/478139https://brownsboard.com/post/478139Fri, 13 Feb 2015 01:51:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:02:37 GMT]]>OK, let's see if I can clear the fog of time.

1st (and one of the best) The Who, James Taylor, James Gang. circa 1970 public Hall

Pink Floyd X 4 1st small venue- was it the Hippodrome?

Johnny Winter And (Rick Derringer)- Ludlow Garage- and it wasn't much bigger than a garage

Neil Young X4?

CS&N

Clapton X2

Fleetwood Mac X2

David Bowie- Spiders from Mars

Eagles

Page & Plant

Ozzie & Black Sabbath X2

Van Halen

Metallica

Stevie Nicks solo

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Emerson, Lake & Palmer row 10

The Pretenders

Pat Benetar

Jethrow Tull

Derek Trucks row 5

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@westside-steve said:

let's see if I can recall everybody... I may amend this as my memory clears.

I saw the Youngbloods, The Who 3 times with Keith Moon, Simon and Garfunkel, Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson, Lenny and the Squigtones, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Asia, the Moody Blues twice, actually once but I'm going back soon, Alice Cooper 5 times, Chuck Berry, Procol Harum twice, the Kinks, Taj Mahal, crosby Stills and Nash, Steeleye Span, The Chieftains, Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, Lesley Gore, Eric Clapton, Gabriel, the Producers,Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr,not to mention the choir, the raspberries and Eric Carmen etc..

When I was in Easy Street we opened for the Michael Stanley band, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes 3 times, Artful Dodger, Head East, Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Gowan, 38 special, and we're joined on stage by Pat Travers (boom boom out go the lights) in Cleveland and Dallas. Also after his show at Public Hall meatloaf stopped in to the Cleveland Agoura and SAT in with the band for nearly an hour.

I may think of more.

WSS

And the Who 3 times with Keith Moon. And James Taylor.

PS Eric Clapton had Mark Knopfler on second guitar and if I'm not mistaken Phil Collins on drums.

WSS

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/476844https://brownsboard.com/post/476844Fri, 06 Feb 2015 20:33:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:00:49 GMT]]>geographically/time for me:

first concert:

1976 pink floyd animals muni satdium cleveland

1977 toledo speedway jam with ac/dc, zz top outlaws and molly hatchet

1977 world series of rock muni stadium the cars, bob welch, (trippin) fleetwood mac

1977 kiss richfield coli

1978 kiss richfiled coli

1979 pat travers, queen richfield coli

1979 styx ritchfiled coli

joined army went to:

1981 the stranglers boulder colo

1981 flock of seagulls, spandau ballet and split endz denver

1981 peter gabriel indiana university

1982 open air nena, loverboy, supertramp wurtzburg, GM

1982 peter gabriel frankfurt

1983 open air ziggy marley, robert palmer mike oldfield frankfurt GM

1983 manfredd mann wurzburg GM

1986 waterboys boston

1986 utopia and the tubes worcester M

1986 echo and the bunnymen and tears for fears tempe AZ

1986 U2 tempe AZ

1991 the deele, keith sweat, and earth wind and fire providence civic center RI

1992 incubus hedpe limpbizkit somewhere in NJ

1994 cold and limp bizkit phoukeepsie NY

1994-5? melvins and tool asbury park NJ

199? - lollapalooza............

shudder to think, bjork, gomez, janes's addiction, porno for pyros (yes) brad, satchel,,....irving plaza, webster hall, bb king's and hammerstein ballroom.

now i don't even want to know about concerts. try like you willyou can't pull this cave dwellar form this....hey, roger waters....yankee stadium?

yep. it was da bomb!

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@larryfine said:

The greatest performer I ever seen was a guy named Westside Steve.

Yea? But what "act" was he performing. He is quite the fella....

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/476549https://brownsboard.com/post/476549Thu, 05 Feb 2015 20:09:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Thu, 05 Feb 2015 00:20:54 GMT]]>The greatest performer I ever seen was a guy named Westside Steve.

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@ballpeen said:

Got to give my buddy Danny a plug....shared a few brews with him over the years. A great entertainer and a good beer drinker who played beer drinking music.

Jerry Glanville?

Whatever happened to him?

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/476161https://brownsboard.com/post/476161Wed, 04 Feb 2015 15:41:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Wed, 04 Feb 2015 00:52:11 GMT]]>Got to give my buddy Danny a plug....shared a few brews with him over the years. A great entertainer and a good beer drinker who played beer drinking music.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/476058https://brownsboard.com/post/476058Wed, 04 Feb 2015 00:52:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:50:12 GMT]]>

@westside-steve said:

Little Feat does have their base.

🙂

WSS

And it's all about the base.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/475870https://brownsboard.com/post/475870Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:50:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:46:46 GMT]]>Little Feat does have their base.

🙂

WSS

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]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/475862https://brownsboard.com/post/475862Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:37:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Tue, 03 Feb 2015 01:04:57 GMT]]>From the early 70s on I guess I've seen just about everyone.. Including Zeppelin.. Sammy Hagar/Aerosmith/Boston was a good show but one of the best I've seen was TSO a few yrs ago in Tampa. Robin Zander showing up was just icing on the cake.. 😎

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@chicopee-john said:

Bela Fleck and the others?

Quite a mix!!

Yeah love the Vic and Roy El Wooten.

Of course I've gone to see Rat Dog, Our Lady Peace, Jethro Tull, etc. Probably around 50+ shows but Pearl Jam is my favorite

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@baconhound said:

Pearl Jam 11

Dave Matthews Band 15ish but haven't been since 2007

Bela Fleck 6

Primus 5

Bela Fleck and the others?

Quite a mix!!

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/475786https://brownsboard.com/post/475786Mon, 02 Feb 2015 23:22:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Mon, 02 Feb 2015 23:18:26 GMT]]>Pearl Jam 11

Dave Matthews Band 15ish but haven't been since 2007

Bela Fleck 6

Primus 5

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/475785https://brownsboard.com/post/475785Mon, 02 Feb 2015 23:18:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Mon, 02 Feb 2015 20:47:56 GMT]]>I will say this, I have only left 1 show because the band was AWFUL and that was Aerosmith. The were here in 1988 with Guns and Roses and GnR blew them off the stage. After GnR opened the show, Aerosmith came out and the SUCKED. we left after 3 songs.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/475736https://brownsboard.com/post/475736Mon, 02 Feb 2015 20:47:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Mon, 02 Feb 2015 19:39:57 GMT]]>Given my age, as much as anything, I currently enjoy music in the so-called "Folk/Roots/Americana" arena. Most of it can be found on local College Radio - not usually with student 'DJs'. The students lean toward 'Indie', etc. more than I'd like.

"Rock and Roll" today doesn't do much for me - especially in a large or stadium setting.

Give me a club or a theater setting and a musician that focuses as much on the 'songwriter' side of the Singer/Songwriter scale, any day.

It is amazing how much talent there is out there and how much of it emerged due to technology that extends the music beyond the the monopoly companies and puts more in the hands of the artists, themselves, - and the public..

I recently saw Richard Thompson in a new 'theater' in Hartford and have tickets to see Robert Earl Keen this month and Tommy Emmanuel (sp) finger-picking guitar player extraordinaire at the same venue.

My wife wants to see Vince Gill so we will be going in the Spring. I have my sights on an outside (small venue) show with honky-tonker Dwight Yoakam this summer.

Brother Steve, check out wwuh.org (University of Hartford) any Tuesday from 6-9 AM for 'Celtic Aires'. I think you'd like it.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/475722https://brownsboard.com/post/475722Mon, 02 Feb 2015 19:39:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk Concerts / Performers on Mon, 02 Feb 2015 15:43:09 GMT]]>These are the band/performers who are in the RRHOF that I have seen....but I have seen any number of other acts:

Beach Boys

STones

Kinks

The Who

The Band

Elton John

Neil Young

David Bowie

Pink Floyd

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

The Eagles

Fleetwood Mac

Santana

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Aerosmith (as backup to Mott the Hoople)

Kiss (as backup to the New York Dolls)

Queen

Paul Simon

Jackson Brown

Alice Cooper

Peter Gabriel

probably most time seen on that list: Alice Cooper/Queen/Springsteen

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