Music Concerts/ Groups / Singers You Have Seen Perform ? Your Take on Them

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  • flipper
  • flipper
    flipper

    Well- I see I hit the submit key too soon ! Hide my head in shame now ! Anyway what performers have you seen or concerts have you been to ? Here are a list of mine and my takes on them !

    Moody Blues - Saw 3 times in 1988, 1989, and 1993. They were great then - I don't know about now . But great classic rock !

    Paul McCartney and his band - Birthday gift from my son in 2005 ! Best show I ever went to ! 3 and a half hours ! Great performer -very nice.

    Ottmar Leibert- 1993 A great flamenco guitarist with lots of percussion instruments too !

    Buddy Guy- Best blues guitarist performance I've seen ! He walked into the audience playing and singing to people individually !

    B.B. King- Great blues played by an old master . Saw him and Buddy Guy at the same show in 2002 !

    Charlie Musselwhite - A great blues harmonica player ! Saw in 2006.

    Joe Louis Walker - A really good blues guitarist and singer. Very innovative ! Saw in 2007

    John Lee Hooker- Saw him in 1998 before he died. What a great deep voice and performer ! Lucky to have seen him.

    So these are some bigger names I have seen in concert ! What about you folks ? All u-tubes welcome as well ! Look forward to seeing who you have seen perform ! Peace out to all, Mr. Flipper

  • SirNose586
    SirNose586

    I can name the concerts I've been to on one hand....Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, late last year. Earth Wind & Fire and Chicago, 2005. There was an outdoor block-party-like concert event from 98.1, that was probably the same year or before....uh.....can't remember the rest.

  • flipper
    flipper

    Sir Nose- Earth , Wind and Fire, and Chicago- cool ! I bet it was good ! Hope you get to go to more sometime ! Live music is great for the soul ! Peace out, Mr. Flipper

  • VoidEater
    VoidEater

    Goodness - Mr. Flipper, I've been lucky to have seen a few, but the two that come to mind as absolutely awesome live - surpassing their studio work in expertise and srtistry - were:

    Boston (shortly before Brad Delp's death, with Fran Cosmo and Brad singing together)

    Def Leppard (current line-up)

    Back in the 80's: Elton John

    Other very competent performances by Styx, Howard Jones, Acoustic Alchemy, Dan Fogelberg, Ottmar Liebert, Heart, Roy Orbison, Alan Parsons...

    Some bands that missed the mark, either due to lack of ease together or something just not gelling: current line-up of Foreigner, ... well, that's the only one that comes to mind that didn't "wow" me. I generally love the electricity of a live performance, the nuance and inspiration of the moment, but sometimes I miss it, it's just not there for me...

  • Octarine Prince
    Octarine Prince

    Tom Petty
    The Who
    311
    Mighty Mighty Bosstones
    Parliament-Funkadelic
    No Doubt
    Bush
    Yes
    Michael Hedges
    Michael Manring
    Greg Howard
    Rush


    various other less famous people, some who I have played with

  • digderidoo
    digderidoo

    I have seen a few, but my favourite live band of all time....Bad Manners.

    You probably have never heard of them on your side of the pond, but they defined a generation in the early 80's Britain.

    I have never seen a band enjoy the crowd as much as these.

    This is their most famous song all those years ago

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6fQnTyEniM

    And this is them live

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYFgsYyz-O4

    Why has my font turned red?

    Paul

  • flipper
    flipper

    VOIDEATER- Very good groups you have been able to see ! Great ! I really liked Alan Parsons Project, Ottmar Leibert, Styx, and I have a lot of Acoustic Alchemy as well ! They are great new age / jazz guitarists ! I bet Elton John was great to see too ! What a legend. Peace out, Mr. Flipper

  • purplesofa
    purplesofa

    Blue Oyster Cult, in the 70's with Uriah Heep!! woohoo they were great

    Rod Stewart,

    Willie Nelson

    Jan and Dean!!!

    Eric Clapton

    Dave Matthews Band twice!

    Robert Randolf Band

    John Kilzer

    John Mayer

    Michael Buble

    Nickelback

    Hinder

    Train

    Hoobastank

    Chevelle

    Moody Blues

    Bonnie Raitt

    KebMo

    Ted Nugent

    seeing Wilco tomorrow night.

    If I think of more I will let you know,

    purps

  • Snoozy
    Snoozy

    Only ones I have seen are ELO and Tom Jones...ELO was the first time I encountered that "Burnt rope smell"..I kept waiting for the police to bust the arena but ...Course I was just starting to break away from the JWD hold and still had that Puritan conscience...I got a buzz just being in the audience..

    I just missed seeing Elvis before he died. A friend had an extra ticket and wanted me to go but my JW hubby didn't think it

    was a good idea...Something I will always regret.

    Snoozy...

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