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Oh,i love the skipping stones - you´ve read my little message on your ac/dc thread,
but you went in the wrong thread - I meant and wrote "the worst rolling stones concert thread" which we have on the board as well,remember ?
Again,have a look there,just some days ago,you posted - I answered and asked,
and still waiting on your reply...
Nevermind,seek and you shall find,and here we have some of our collected trauma
(musically speaking) ,ah ,will write again in your ac/dc thread,
till the next time
the playing
the band
the attitude
left after about 30 minutes and went to the pub in disgust
That whole tour was a mistake. He lost his voice while recording the album, and then he tried to soldier through the tour. He should have postponed. Sometimes "the show must go on" is a really bad idea.
It's too bad his break-up with Patti didn't result in Great Art instead of the shambles that the Dark Horse album was. That same year he produced the debut album for Splinter on his Dark Horse label that was a much more polished effort.
At the show I went to in LA he lectured the crowd after someone yelled for "Bangla Desh!" He didn't just want to distance himself from his Beatles catalog....he was reluctant to play his own stuff!
It's a shame too, because had his voice been in shape and had he been in a better frame of mind, he could have done some killer versions of songs like "The Inner Light" or even "Within You Without You" because he had Ravi Shankar with his own orchestra on board as opening act.
But that wasn't the worst concert for me. Mine might be an ELO show in '76 that I tagged along to because my friends had a free extra ticket.
I had already seen Patti Smith and the Ramones at that point. Going to ELO was like a trip to the dentist.
Yup that was it. Actually Sweetwater was the opening act and Jerry was the Middle act. When the Crowd started booing Jerry he yelled "I hope you all get heart attacks".
LOL..brilliant
and lo and behold, within 2 and a half years, Jimbo had done exactly that..
They dont call him "The Killer" for nothing.
Don't mess with Jerry Lee. He'll kick his country boot so far up your ass, you'll shit snake skin for a year.
JumpingKentFlash
Are you sure this date is correct? According to a reliable Jerry Lee Lewis book this was on the 13th, & Jerry played The Palomino in Hollywood on the 14th & 15th of December.
"The Ferriday Fireball" by Paul MacPhail. It's more of a day-to-day listing of all Jerry's concerts, recording sessions etc than a "proper" book, & doesn't even mention that The Doors were on the same bill as Jerry (though I know from elsewhere that it's true), but his research for correct dates are usually pretty accurate.
Incidentally Jerry was in the middle of his big country music "comeback" in this period, & used fiddle & steel guitar on stage. So this might've been what alienated the audience (I suspect if he did his early hits he would've done fine, even to an audience of stoned hippies!).
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Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Sir Craven of Cottage
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Date: August 22, 2008 21:56
Mick Taylor - Bottom Line Shepherds Bush July 1994. Left after 40 minutes or so,
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Come On
()
Date: August 22, 2008 21:58
Roger Waters/David Gilmour on tour -82 ...
2 1 2 0
2 1 2 0
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
leteyer
()
Date: August 22, 2008 22:02
Queen in 76 and The Cure a few months ago...
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Pecman
()
Date: August 22, 2008 22:16
THE CARS...Madison Square Garden...1980/1981 Panarama Tour.
PECMAN
PECMAN
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
shortfatfanny
()
Date: August 23, 2008 00:46
Quote
skipstone
Hey shortfatfanny, what did you want me to see on here?
Oh,i love the skipping stones - you´ve read my little message on your ac/dc thread,
but you went in the wrong thread - I meant and wrote "the worst rolling stones concert thread" which we have on the board as well,remember ?
Again,have a look there,just some days ago,you posted - I answered and asked,
and still waiting on your reply...
Nevermind,seek and you shall find,and here we have some of our collected trauma
(musically speaking) ,ah ,will write again in your ac/dc thread,
till the next time
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Riffkeef
()
Date: August 23, 2008 02:25
santana, 5 years ago in zürich
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Erik_Snow
()
Date: August 23, 2008 02:27
Dire Straits in 92 was boring, but not bad though. I stay away from the really poor concerts
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008-08-23 02:40 by Erik_Snow.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008-08-23 02:40 by Erik_Snow.
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
andy js
()
Date: August 23, 2008 02:31
Quote
Sleepy CityQuote
andy js
Mick Taylor - In Bilston a couple of years ago
without doubt, the worst gig i've ever been too
In what way? Was the playing bad?
the playing
the band
the attitude
left after about 30 minutes and went to the pub in disgust
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
adotulipson
()
Date: August 23, 2008 02:50
The Who Wembley 74/75 can't recall the exact date,support act were Steve Gibbons band.
Steve Gibbons were very good, but the Who were appalling, just a noise , if it wasn't for the crowd knowing some of the songs you certainly wouldn't have recognised anything coming from the stage.
The only thing to treasure was that at least I got to see Keith Moon before it was too late
Steve Gibbons were very good, but the Who were appalling, just a noise , if it wasn't for the crowd knowing some of the songs you certainly wouldn't have recognised anything coming from the stage.
The only thing to treasure was that at least I got to see Keith Moon before it was too late
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
stickydion
()
Date: August 23, 2008 03:33
Bob Dylan (twice, late 80s - early 90s)
REM (1999)
Oasis (early 00s)
Blur (early 00s)
REM (1999)
Oasis (early 00s)
Blur (early 00s)
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
jamesfdouglas
()
Date: August 23, 2008 04:02
I've seen some really $#!tty acts in clubs, but I can't recall a concert where I've truly been disappointed.
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Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
letitloose
()
Date: August 23, 2008 06:36
Quote
mickschix
Bob Dylan in 2006, Pittsfield, Ma; he SUCKED! Played totally obscure songs and the ones we were all supposed to know, he butchered so bad you couldn't tell what they were! He played organ, no guitar! Never touched his guitar, played some harmonica.
Sounds like a fantastic Dylan show
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
TrulyMicks
()
Date: August 23, 2008 18:46
Van Morrison comes to mind. He was very drunk and sounded terrible.
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
harald2002
()
Date: August 23, 2008 21:52
red hot chilli peppers, hamburg 2007
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
mofur
()
Date: August 24, 2008 00:32
Styx - sometimes early 80's. To make things worse I went because of a girl I had a crush on - and she would have nothing to do with me *lol* So - what can a poor boy do? Get totally and utterly and helplesly drunk, that's what! Which I proceeded to do and I was duly thrown out two thirds into the concert.
Styx suck!
Styx suck!
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Gazza
()
Date: August 24, 2008 02:59
Quote
letitlooseQuote
mickschix
Bob Dylan in 2006, Pittsfield, Ma; he SUCKED! Played totally obscure songs and the ones we were all supposed to know, he butchered so bad you couldn't tell what they were! He played organ, no guitar! Never touched his guitar, played some harmonica.
Sounds like a fantastic Dylan show
1. Drifter's Escape
2. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
3. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
4. Moonlight
5. Down Along The Cove
6. Girl Of The North Country (acoustic)
7. High Water (For Charley Patton)
8. Every Grain Of Sand
9. Highway 61 Revisited
10. Blind Willie McTell
11. Chimes Of Freedom
12. Summer Days
(encore)
13. It Ain't Me, Babe
14. Like A Rolling Stone
'Totally obscure' ??
Most Dylan fans would kill to hear Blind Willie McTell and Chimes of Freedom in the same show.
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Sohoe
()
Date: August 24, 2008 03:18
<<the Doors - December 1968>>
Hey BluzDude, were you present at the LA Forum show Dec 14 1968?...that show contained the full 'Celebration of the Lizard'.
Jerry Lee Lewis was the opening act and reportedly got booed of the stage
Hey BluzDude, were you present at the LA Forum show Dec 14 1968?...that show contained the full 'Celebration of the Lizard'.
Jerry Lee Lewis was the opening act and reportedly got booed of the stage
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Baboon Bro
()
Date: August 24, 2008 04:37
I'm a big fan of Uriah Heep, but their Dec 1985 gig in Göteborg (Kåren) werent top notch.
Same can be said on Ebba Grön, the former punk rock legends at Roskilde 1982.
Same can be said on Ebba Grön, the former punk rock legends at Roskilde 1982.
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
fyp933
()
Date: August 24, 2008 04:59
neil young - trans tour
u2 - popmart tour
eric clapton - 1988 or 1989
live & blind melon opening for big audio dynamite - 1993 or 1994
u2 - popmart tour
eric clapton - 1988 or 1989
live & blind melon opening for big audio dynamite - 1993 or 1994
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
loog droog
()
Date: August 24, 2008 07:45
Quote
baxlap
George Harrison at Madison Square Garden in December 1974. Dark Hoarse indeed. His throat was ravaged, and he felt compelled to change old lyrics for the worse ("Something in the way we move it," "In my life, I love God more," etc.). He had a band that seemed fine on paper (Andy Newmark, Willie Weeks, Billy Preston, Tom Scott, Jim Horn, Robben Ford, etc.), but churned out slick mid-70s lame-o arrangements. It's no wonder he was reluctant to tour again.
That whole tour was a mistake. He lost his voice while recording the album, and then he tried to soldier through the tour. He should have postponed. Sometimes "the show must go on" is a really bad idea.
It's too bad his break-up with Patti didn't result in Great Art instead of the shambles that the Dark Horse album was. That same year he produced the debut album for Splinter on his Dark Horse label that was a much more polished effort.
At the show I went to in LA he lectured the crowd after someone yelled for "Bangla Desh!" He didn't just want to distance himself from his Beatles catalog....he was reluctant to play his own stuff!
It's a shame too, because had his voice been in shape and had he been in a better frame of mind, he could have done some killer versions of songs like "The Inner Light" or even "Within You Without You" because he had Ravi Shankar with his own orchestra on board as opening act.
But that wasn't the worst concert for me. Mine might be an ELO show in '76 that I tagged along to because my friends had a free extra ticket.
I had already seen Patti Smith and the Ramones at that point. Going to ELO was like a trip to the dentist.
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
BluzDude
()
Date: August 24, 2008 08:21
Quote
Sohoe
<<the Doors - December 1968>>
Hey BluzDude, were you present at the LA Forum show Dec 14 1968?...that show contained the full 'Celebration of the Lizard'.
Jerry Lee Lewis was the opening act and reportedly got booed of the stage
Yup that was it. Actually Sweetwater was the opening act and Jerry was the Middle act. When the Crowd started booing Jerry he yelled "I hope you all get heart attacks".
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
z
()
Date: August 24, 2008 09:06
Bob Dylan in Be'er Sheva, Israel 1993
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Gazza
()
Date: August 24, 2008 17:13
Quote
BluzDudeQuote
Sohoe
<<the Doors - December 1968>>
Hey BluzDude, were you present at the LA Forum show Dec 14 1968?...that show contained the full 'Celebration of the Lizard'.
Jerry Lee Lewis was the opening act and reportedly got booed of the stage
Yup that was it. Actually Sweetwater was the opening act and Jerry was the Middle act. When the Crowd started booing Jerry he yelled "I hope you all get heart attacks".
LOL..brilliant
and lo and behold, within 2 and a half years, Jimbo had done exactly that..
They dont call him "The Killer" for nothing.
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
JumpingKentFlash
()
Date: August 24, 2008 17:18
Quote
GazzaQuote
BluzDudeQuote
Sohoe
<<the Doors - December 1968>>
Hey BluzDude, were you present at the LA Forum show Dec 14 1968?...that show contained the full 'Celebration of the Lizard'.
Jerry Lee Lewis was the opening act and reportedly got booed of the stage
Yup that was it. Actually Sweetwater was the opening act and Jerry was the Middle act. When the Crowd started booing Jerry he yelled "I hope you all get heart attacks".
LOL..brilliant
and lo and behold, within 2 and a half years, Jimbo had done exactly that..
They dont call him "The Killer" for nothing.
Don't mess with Jerry Lee. He'll kick his country boot so far up your ass, you'll shit snake skin for a year.
JumpingKentFlash
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Sleepy City
()
Date: August 24, 2008 17:27
Quote
Sohoe
<<the Doors - December 1968>>
Hey BluzDude, were you present at the LA Forum show Dec 14 1968?...that show contained the full 'Celebration of the Lizard'.
Jerry Lee Lewis was the opening act and reportedly got booed of the stage
Are you sure this date is correct? According to a reliable Jerry Lee Lewis book this was on the 13th, & Jerry played The Palomino in Hollywood on the 14th & 15th of December.
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Sohoe
()
Date: August 24, 2008 18:40
I got a copy of an audience recording of this particular LA show saying 'Dec 14 1968', and I don't recall reading/hearing anyone claiming the actual date was Dec 13
Unfortunately I don't have Greg Shaw's book 'The Doors On the Road' - which is the most reliable source for Doors concert dates and setlists - at hand anymore, so I can't check it.
What Jerry Lee book are you referring to? I'm very interested in reading more about this show.
Maybe BluzDude has a ticket stub?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008-08-24 18:43 by Sohoe.
Unfortunately I don't have Greg Shaw's book 'The Doors On the Road' - which is the most reliable source for Doors concert dates and setlists - at hand anymore, so I can't check it.
What Jerry Lee book are you referring to? I'm very interested in reading more about this show.
Maybe BluzDude has a ticket stub?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008-08-24 18:43 by Sohoe.
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Sleepy City
()
Date: August 24, 2008 21:09
Quote
Sohoe
What Jerry Lee book are you referring to? I'm very interested in reading more about this show.
"The Ferriday Fireball" by Paul MacPhail. It's more of a day-to-day listing of all Jerry's concerts, recording sessions etc than a "proper" book, & doesn't even mention that The Doors were on the same bill as Jerry (though I know from elsewhere that it's true), but his research for correct dates are usually pretty accurate.
Incidentally Jerry was in the middle of his big country music "comeback" in this period, & used fiddle & steel guitar on stage. So this might've been what alienated the audience (I suspect if he did his early hits he would've done fine, even to an audience of stoned hippies!).
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Sohoe
()
Date: August 24, 2008 21:51
According to Stephen Davis' Morrison bio Jerry played both Whole Lotta Shakin' and Great Balls of Fire, but how well researced that bit is, I really don't know.
Found this concert poster at The Doors Gigography website: [www.geocities.com]
There's also a couple listed at ebay, both mentioning Sweetwater and Jerry Lee, and the date is Dec 14 in both cases.
[cgi.ebay.com]
[cgi.ebay.com]
Thanks for mentioning the book, will see if I can track it down...sounds mighty interesting
Found this concert poster at The Doors Gigography website: [www.geocities.com]
There's also a couple listed at ebay, both mentioning Sweetwater and Jerry Lee, and the date is Dec 14 in both cases.
[cgi.ebay.com]
[cgi.ebay.com]
Thanks for mentioning the book, will see if I can track it down...sounds mighty interesting
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Sleepy City
()
Date: August 24, 2008 23:30
Thank you, I'll send this to the author of the JLL book.
Re: What's the worst concert you ever saw? (Non Stones)
Posted by:
Sohoe
()
Date: August 25, 2008 00:42
You're very welcome.
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