Just thinking about the when the best 5 year period was to witness any music act in their primes.

From the stones to zeppelin,hendrix,floyd,doors,beatles,who,woodstock,etc...

Has there ever been a better time period?

The Sicilian

In general I think you're right, but . . .

it'd be hard to see The Beatles after Candlestick Park (1966), unless you had access to a rooftop near the rooftop concert.

Jimi died in 1970, so not really much to see in 1971-72.

Floyd only released Dark Side of The Moon in 1973, so maybe parts of Meddle would be worth hearing but, I'm not sure I'd want to see an entire concert.

And you left out Elvis.
Elvis in 1968-69 would've been the last chance to see the man alive IMHO.



Thank ya, thank ya verry much.

Just might have to agree with you on that one. There were a lot of bands at that time was very good live . The Stones were head and shoulders above eveyone live at the time . There was such a magic feel everywhere they played. I saw Led Zepplin before they turned to shit live. The first time I saw them the played like they really wanted to be there and play . Just excellent . Then came Jimmy Page with a bow and other strange stuff and a never ending Bonham solos. They got very boring. When Bonham went into his act I went out for a smoke,a beer and even had time to drain the sea monster . They guy was just warmimg up by the time I got back . The WHO were fun . Traffic was very good. Another one I liked very much was B.B King and the Almon Brothers Band. B.B cam out after he opened the show and played with them. That was excellent. B.B And The ABB were both into it . But as many show as I have seen nothing. And I mean nothing will top the STONES in MSG in 72 and 75 also. I have never heard a band sound like that before or since . But I guess since it was in NY they wanted to strut there stuff and they did. And I was glad I was glad I was there to see it.

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> period was to witness any music act in their
> primes.
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> From the stones to
> zeppelin,hendrix,floyd,doors,beatles,who,woodstock
> ,etc...
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> Has there ever been a better time period?

No, I don't think there has ever been a better period until today.

And the same goes for the records released in those years:

Beatles:
THE BEATLES
ABBEY ROAD
LET IT BEE

Jeff Beck:
TRUTH
BECK-OLA
ROUGH AND READY
JEFF BECK GROUP

Black Sabbath:
BLACK SABBATH
PARANOID
MASTER OF REALITY
BLACK SABBATH 4

Jimi Hendrix:
ELECTRIC LADYLAND
BAND OF GYPSYS

Led Zeppelin:
I
II
II
IV

Rolling Stones:
BEGGARS BANQUET
LET IT BLEED
GET YER-YA-YA'S OUT!
STICKY FINGERS
EXILE ON MAIN ST

Temptations:
CLOUD NINE
PSYCHEDELIC SHACK
PUZZLE PEOPLE
ALL DIRECTIONS

Who:
TOMMY
LIVE AT LEEDS
WHO'S NEXT

Mc5, Iggy & the Stooges, T-Rex, The Stones, Black Sabbath,The New York Dolls, The Faces, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival...and the list goes on......a fantastic era indeed!!!



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1968-1972 is 4 years.

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1968, 69, 70, 71, 72: five years!

well spotted.

could I please put in a request to extend the era by a year on the front side? much appreciated!

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I'll stop trying to make smart remarks from now on, hehe.

ya i agree 2 ,its somewhere around that time , + or - a few years- beatles,stones,wings, who & zep YA, but even the 2nd tier bands so 2 speak were incredible in concert in those days , mountain , humble pie , deep purple & jeff airplane = WOW, also crosby stills nash ,the BYRDS, mott the hoople , 10 yrs after , steppenwolf , alice cooper , j. geils , faces ,& my biggest downer here is i didn't c big BOB until 78 ,& Dylan throughout 60s & early 70s was like the music god ,not only 2 fans , but 2 fellow superstars ,im glad i lived it ,even though my hearing sucks

true about bob, chippy - but he didn't tour at all during this era - one of the anomalies about the golden era. I always thought it was interesting that none of the big 3 of the sixties (Bob, Stones, Beatles) was at either of the most defining 60's festivals - Monterey, Woodstock.

What I remember, the best shows I have seen around that time, and which I still remember vividly, included ofcourse the Stones in Amsterdam 1970 (my forst, what can I say), but certainly also the Byrds at Kralingen (not allowed to stop!)and also the Amsterdam Concert Gebouw (what a venue! And Clarence White, wow!), and the Grateful Dead in the same Amsterdam Concertgebouw (5 hrs!). Those three surely top my list. Totally different genres and atmosphere, but extremely good music and driven musicians, and also fun. I must be an old fart but I sure miss those days!

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> that time, and which I still remember vividly,
> included ofcourse the Stones in Amsterdam 1970 (my
> forst, what can I say), but certainly also the
> Byrds at Kralingen (not allowed to stop!)and also
> the Amsterdam Concert Gebouw (what a venue! And
> Clarence White, wow!), and the Grateful Dead >
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When I was about fourteen, I was listening to the "Mr Tambourine Man" and "Younger Than Yesterday" albums all the time--Crosby-era Byrds. I was volunteering at a church and this guy who I revered (early twenties) who was also working there gave me a series of tapes of the Byrds--"Live in Amsterdam, 1970."

When I heard "Willin'" and "Black Mountain Rag" and "My Back Pages/Baby, What You Want Me To Do?" I simply could not believe it. Amazing stuff.

God Bless Clarence White--too soon gone.

Also: Isn't the Amsterdam 1970 Stones show the one at which Stephen Stills sat in with the Stones? On piano?

Yes it is, Stephen Stills, but I forgot which song

The music was raw, motown was hot, drugs were plentiful and potent, hair was long and greasy, nobody cared about school, playgrounds were full of people hanging out, 8 tracks were eatin tapes.

Deep Purple, Yes, Humble Pie (in my opinion, Live at the Fillmore is one of the best live rock shows recorded), Zappa, Donovan, Cream, Lee Michaels, etc...

Just plug in and play loud!!

The Sicilian

Rock music doesn´t get ANY better outside that period.Period-

I vote for 71-75. I think the best Who was 75. The Stones lotus stage and giant cock were in 75. Skynyrd was on top of their game. Zep toured. In general, stronger years than 68, 69, 70.

I say 64-80 then it was,going down,for everybody ,thank mtv for that.