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winter
It's been incredibly fun and awe-inspiring reading some of the shows you guys have been to all over the world through the decades. Here's most of mine:
Rolling Stones (24), Keith (3), New Barbarians, Mick Taylor band (3)
Some Stones' opening acts: Peter Tosh, Kansas, George Thoroughgood, Pretenders, Toots and the Maytals, Buddy Guy, Living Colour, Lenny Kravitz, Cranberries
Jeff Beck, Clapton (2: 1978, 1983 w/ Roger Waters), Jimmy Page (2:w/Coverdale, Black Crowes)
Pink Floyd (3, post-Rog), David Gilmour, Roger Waters (8), Nick Mason
Yes (4), Jon Anderson, Genesis (3), Peter Gabriel (4), Steve Hackett, GTR, Asia, King Crimson, Greg Lake, Adrian Belew, Zappa, Rush, Tool
CSN, CSNY, Neil Young (16), Dylan, Donovan, The Band, Tom Petty, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Hot Tuna, Little Feat, Bruce Cockburn
The Who (3), Aerosmith, Van Halen, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath, Molly Hatchet, Blue Oyster Cult, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Black Crowes (5), Allman Bros., Golden Earring, Cars, Cheap Trick
Pixies (4), Breeders, Cocteau Twins, Jane's Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Morrissey (5), Swervedriver (5), Royal Trux, Rollins Band, Magnetic Fields, A Perfect Circle (3), Helmet, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, The Cure, Coldplay
Patti Smith (3), Lou Reed (3), Laurie Anderson, Todd Rundgren (7), Suzanne Vega, Flaming Lips, Gary Numan, The Tubes
Public Enemy, Disposable Heroes of Hiphopcracy, Tom Morello, Steel Pulse, Black Uhuru
Kraftwerk (3)
MISSED: The first concert I had tickets for in 1977 was Zeppelin. Due to band tragedy, the last few gigs of the '77 US tour were cancelled. Still sighing 40+ years later, haha....(but it's made me a better blues guitarist).
Of the bands that toured after 1978, the ones that come to mind that I should have made the effort to see, although some barely toured or didn't come within 150 miles of me, would be: Steely Dan, AC/DC, Rage Against The Machine, Bill Nelson (BeBop Deluxe), Alan Holdsworth, Robin Trower and Leon Russell.
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TheflyingDutchman
The most important to me:
Rolling Stones, Rotterdam 1973
Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jazz Bilzen, Belgium 1975
Jack Bruce band with Mick Taylor, Pinkpop 1975
Rolling Stones, the Hague, 1976
Julian Bream, conservatorium Brussels, 1978
Level 42, Geleen, Holland, 1979
ABBA, Brussels, 1979
Brecker Brothers North sea Jazz , 1981
John Mc Laughlin,Al Dimeola Paco de Lucia, 1981
King Crimson,Nijmegen, Holland, 1984
Paco de Lucia & John McLaughlin, Luxemburg, 1985
Steps Ahead, Dizzy Gillespy, John Mc Laughlin, John Schofield, North Sea Jazz 1986.
Mahavishnu Orchestra. Cologne, Germany, 1986.
Allan Holdsworth, FrankfurterMesse Germany, 1987
Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymass, Utrecht 1989 (?)
Mick Taylor & Band, Amstelveen, 1996.
Bjork, Utrecht 1997 (?)
David Bowie, Utrecht 1998(?)
Pat Metheny, Eindhoven, 2011
Allan Holdsworth, Zoetermeer 2012
Larry Coreyell, Amsterdam 2013.
Jeff Beck, Utrecht 2015.
I missed John mcLaughlin on the North Sea this year, due to the pandemic.
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Ronnierocks
I only knew a couple of songs in advance from "born to run".
I was only 16 and would and see pretty much everything at that venue.
When I see Bruce live now, I always think he looks better than when he played Hammersmith Odeon in 1975.
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Ronnierocks
I only knew a couple of songs in advance from "born to run".
I was only 16 and would and see pretty much everything at that venue.
When I see Bruce live now, I always think he looks better than when he played Hammersmith Odeon in 1975.
He might look better now, but he damn sure doesn't play better now.
That Hammersmith recording might be the best live show ever.
That, and Elvis' '68 Comeback Special.
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Ronnierocks
I only knew a couple of songs in advance from "born to run".
I was only 16 and would and see pretty much everything at that venue.
When I see Bruce live now, I always think he looks better than when he played Hammersmith Odeon in 1975.
He might look better now, but he damn sure doesn't play better now.
That Hammersmith recording might be the best live show ever.
That, and Elvis' '68 Comeback Special.
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KevinM
Yes 4x ...from '71's The Yes Album through '79's Tormato...7 Great albums in a row. Very few bands could match that...Led Zep, Stones & Beatles, Rush probably, maybe The Who. HM to Drama in '80 w/o Jon.
What years did you see them?
What are your thougths on Tales From Topographic Oceans, Close To The Edge, Relayer & Tormato LP's? Thanks in advance for the feedback, I look forward to it.
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KevinM
Yes 4x ...from '71's The Yes Album through '79's Tormato...7 Great albums in a row. Very few bands could match that...Led Zep, Stones & Beatles, Rush probably, maybe The Who. HM to Drama in '80 w/o Jon.
What years did you see them?
What are your thougths on Tales From Topographic Oceans, Close To The Edge, Relayer & Tormato LP's? Thanks in advance for the feedback, I look forward to it.
KevinM, I saw Yes in 1979, '80, '84 (Rabin) and circa 2010 (Benoit, Oliver Wakeman).
To me, the ultimate Yes album is the live 1973 live album Yessongs. The songs from the Yes album and Fragile breathe more and have a fuller drum sound than their studio counterparts and the performances of the 3 Close to the Edge (CTTE) songs are brilliant. Where the eff did some of this music come from? Bavarian-style Mellotron horns into tribal rhythms into 3-part harmonies. Syncopated odd meter crunch into solo classical piano into echoed volume swells ambience from a lap steel slide guitar. Etc., etc. Pretty amazing what they came up with.
That said, I like those few albums (Yes album thru Relayer), and don't mind 90125 and Drama, but I never got around to listening to anything after 90125. Going has some good songs but I don't feel it ranks with their 3 'classics' (Yes, Fragile, CTTE). Not a fan of Tormato, and believe that Relayer is underrated. And I love Nous Sommes Du Soleil but think they were a little (or a lot, haha) too indulgent on Tales.
Cheers! -Winter