The best concert in 2009 was for me, Y & T, the great hard rockband from California. They performed a great 2-hours-show with amazing guitar solos.

Overall show

The Humpers/The Hangmen/Stab City/Barrio Tiger @ Redwood 9/19/09

best single band performance

Throw Rag @ Redwood 2/7/09 with special guest appearance by Larry May performing Cock In My Pocket

Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood

Cat Stevens (I prefer not to use the name Yusuf Islam - although perhaps HE might prefer I did ?) at the Royal Albert Hall 8th December. Absolutely flawless, his songs are timeless and for a man who had not set foot on a stage for some 33 years, he sure looked and felt at home ! Hope he comes round again.

Bruce Springsteen or Gogol Bordello.

Oasis played the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, and they were really
amazing.Their song selection was wonderfull, sound was even better, only their stage performance sucks, definitely compared to the Stones. they didn't show any joy in playing at all, that was a pity.

No background-singers/players shit, just a pure rock'n'roll guitar band.

The way our boys were , a long time ago......

The Cult- Moore Theatre in Seattle. Ian Asbury and Billy Duffy ripped it up. Met them after the show and they are very cool guys. Ian told me I could be Billy Duffy's twin brother. Cool compliment.

Jeff Beck
nuff said

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nuff said

+1........ Jeff Beck at the Boston HoB's..................

Best concert of '10...Beck/Clapton
I'll be there @MSG

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Cat Stevens (I prefer not to use the name Yusuf Islam - although perhaps HE might prefer I did ?) at the Royal Albert Hall 8th December. Absolutely flawless, his songs are timeless and for a man who had not set foot on a stage for some 33 years, he sure looked and felt at home ! Hope he comes round again.

Was at that show too paulywaul and got a fairly decent video of it. That's certainly up there along with Neil Young at Hyde Park and Mott The Hoople at Hammersmith Odeon.

Hands down, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.

I didn't get out much, but Wilco.

Springsteen by a mile.

Neil Young and Ry Cooder/Nick Lowe were great too. So was Bob.



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didn't see a lot of concerts this year but the bands i was happy to see the most were:
queensryche
twisted sister

the band that sounded the best live was stryper.


zz top was the band thats played the exact same show the most years in a row lol

Springsteen night 1 in Mansfield
Springsteen night 2 in Mansfield
Springsteen night 2 LA

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Cat Stevens (I prefer not to use the name Yusuf Islam - although perhaps HE might prefer I did ?) at the Royal Albert Hall 8th December. Absolutely flawless, his songs are timeless and for a man who had not set foot on a stage for some 33 years, he sure looked and felt at home ! Hope he comes round again.

Was at that show too paulywaul and got a fairly decent video of it. That's certainly up there along with Neil Young at Hyde Park and Mott The Hoople at Hammersmith Odeon.

A truly amazing show I went to just a couple of weeks ago at the Shepherds Bush Empire had the Troggs, Spencer Davis, and the Animals .... all on the same bill. Did you catch that one too ?

My top 5 shows from 2009:

1.) Clapton @ the Royal Albert Hall, May 25. Had 1st row seats - center stage.

2.) Allman Brothers Band with Clapton @ Beacon Theater, March 20.

3.) Clapton @ RAH, May 23

4.) Jackson Browne solo show in Orlando, FL, November.

5.) Clapton/Winwood in Washington, D.C., June

the Dead Philly Spectrum 5/2/09

black crowes woodstock (@ levons studio) 02/21 & 22

black crowes cleveland 07/13

black crowes pittsburgh 07/14

black crowes san fran 12/04, 05, 06

The Beast New Band Out here in long island new york is BLACK WATER RISING The Hit Single Brother Go On Check them out on face book or my space

1.Bruce Springsteen, Rome (my first Springsteen show, hopefully not the last one.I'd trade any remaining concerts of my entire life for a handful of his)

2.U2 ,Zagreb( Didn't know what to expect from this one after reading so many negative comments about their shows nowadays, but to be honest they completely blew me away.I dunno if it was the music or that otherworldly stage and lights but something just felt so right.Of course,Bono was a douchebag for most of the show but that goes without saying.Still a good performer though)

3.Leonard Cohen, Belgrade (a wonderful three hour show, backed by a fantastic band, Cohen seems to be in great shape despite his age)

4.Iron Maiden (not the kind of music I am usually into but Maiden is one of those bands that have something about them which sets them apart from their peers.In so many ways Maiden brings back the scent of the old days, of childhood, of the world that vanished or simply transformed into smth entirely different.It's not nostalgia)

5.AC/DC (a good show,a tight band, but something was missing.They are just not a great stadium act due to their music being too stale and predictable.Would love to see them in a smaller venue where they could showcase their chops as they are meant to be heard)

1) Paul McCartney at Citi Field, 3rd night. my first Macca concert, a 2 and a half hour set of my favorite music (outside the stones of course)

2) Bruce Springsteen, entire The River album, at MSG. My first Springsteen concert too! This was probably the greatest concert I've ever been to overall. Best live act I've ever seen. Only liked Paul more because I knew every single Paul lyric/hook/riff etc, whereas with Bruce I wasn't as familiar.

3) U2 at Giants Stadium. great performers, a great spectacle, but hate the stadium sound

4) Clapton/Winwood at MSG. great show

Good Morning, Captain! I wish there was another way, but my baby is wanting me to roll around the bed all day!!

The Black Crowes by a moonlight mile!!!!

the Allman Bros run @ the Beacon a few months back, the Guest lineup
was to die for, they had everybody BUT Dickey Betts

DEVO at the 9:30 Club, Washington DC. The Played Q: Are We Not Men in its entirety...and I caught Jerry Casale's pants!!

1. Pearl Jam Halloween night, last show ever of the Philadelphia Spectrum, 3 hours and 40 minute show, incredible, packed to the rafter, never seen so many people inside an arena, probably the greatest concert and/or rock'n'roll event i have ever witnessed

2. Pearl Jam the night before Philly Spectrum. Closed with Baba O'Rielly, awasome

3. Pearl Jam United Center August, 2nd night

4. Pearl Jam united Center, August 1 st night (saw 42 different songs for the 2 nights in Chicago)

5. Pearl Jam Philly Spectrum 1st night of the 4 sold out shows

Leonard Cohen...Aerosmith...New Yok Dolls...Todd Rundgren...AC/DC...Dylan...peter

NSB, why do you hate Pearl Jam ?

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DEVO at the 9:30 Club, Washington DC. The Played Q: Are We Not Men in its entirety...and I caught Jerry Casale's pants!!

Aw, man, I woulda killed to see this one. Best for me was Dylan at Saltair, with Charlie Sexton back in the band. Just killed!