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Reply #30 posted 07/04/04 9:24pm

medoc2003

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led zeppelin 1977
bowie 1976
rolling stones 1975
miles davis 1989
prince celebration 2002
sarah vaughn/count basie 1983
elvis costello 1982
the cure 1989
pat metheny 1992
frank zappa 1980
roy hargrove 2003

all for different reasons. if forced to chose one, i'd have to go with the rolling stones 1975, because it was the first concert i ever went to, and it changed my life. i had always loved rock and roll, but that concert was much more than a concert it was an event.

i have told this story before, but when i was a little boy, my mom used to talk about going to the circus as a little, girl, and how it was a magical experience for her. so, when i was 7-8 the circus came to town, and she took me. and i was so disappointed, i felt horribly sorry for the animals, the clowns weren't really very funny, the whole thing was kind of depressing. then when i was 16 i went the the stones concert in atlanta, i when i was there, i knew exactly what she felt at the circus, but for me, it was rock and roll.
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Reply #31 posted 07/04/04 11:45pm

FullLabios

The Roots March 15th 2003 simple because it was just an amazing show.
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Reply #32 posted 07/05/04 1:19am

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Ahoy, Rotterdam, October 15th 2003
WHAT IF THERE IS NO TOMORROW? THERE WASN'T ONE TODAY!
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Reply #33 posted 07/05/04 1:49am

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tuff choice, but I would most likely go for Bobby Womack (1988)

great track record of classic songs to go with, some fantastic band, fine audience participation, all'n' all everything a concert should have. even including some friendly handshake when Bobby & Band had dinner after the show lol

Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy!
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Reply #34 posted 07/05/04 8:22am

danielboon

LOVESEXY 88 - WEMBLEY

SKUNK ANANSIE - KING TUTS GLASGOW TINY VENUE SECRET GIG ABOUT 5 YRS AGO !

THE CLASH - GLASGOW APOLLO AND GLASGOW BARROWLANDS 79,80,84

TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY - EARLY 90'S TWICE AR BARROWLANDS

BOWIE - JUST LAST YR AWSOME SECC GLASGOW

TOO MANY TO MENTION IN FACT !!!!!
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Reply #35 posted 07/05/04 3:08pm

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manki said:

Bootsy Collins in Stockholm,Sweden in
Jan 1996.Never in my life I've witness a more dedicated
,awsome & energetic funkattack.This was a small club that was
packed with people starving 4 some funk.
I was just infront of the stage & it felt like I was run over by the train.
/peace Manki


manki said:

Bootsy Collins in Stockholm,Sweden in
Jan 1996.Never in my life I've witness a more dedicated
,awsome & energetic funkattack.This was a small club that was
packed with people starving 4 some funk.
I was just infront of the stage & it felt like I was run over by the train.
/peace Manki


I saw Bootsy in 1998 at The Barbican, London, and it sticks out in my memory as one of the best.

The Barbican is really best as a classical music venue and it's all seated. That was kind of a problem for the first half of the gig: the music was great, but there was no real atmosphere in the crowd, and people were kinda starting to sit back and just passively take it in. By about halfway through, you could see that the energy level was really starting to sap, and this was clearly bothering Bootsy. He started up this Pink Floyd-ish type of heavy tune, and went into a overdriven bass solo. In the pauses between the parts of his solo he was really going all out to pull the audience up out of its rut (and out of the damned seats!) and almost challenging us to give something back and lift the whole mood - but this was in a Bootsy-ish kind of way, so he was saying stuff like, "Don't act you ain't never been funked before! I know you have urges.....!". Then he'd go back into playing what was the most phenomenal, electrifying bass solo I think I've ever heard, while the band was pounding this swelling, atmospheric groove....

Anyway, as this onslaught continued, resistance was futile - the audience was clearly exhilarated and got up, with loads of people piling down towards the front, climbing over the (very plush!) seats. Bootsy got right back into the funky stuff, and from that point on the rest of the show was never less than electric, with everyone well and truly "on the one"! He even came out into the crowd and got group-hugged by about 50 people!

It stick out in my mind, as I hadn't really expected that much from the gig, just some nice grooves and nostalgia, but instead it was transcendent! Also, it made me realise what a great performer Bootsy is. He wouldn't just pass it off as an "off night", even if it was the audience that was letting it down, but was determined to make it a totally beautiful, life-affirming experience for everyone on and off stage!!

Just thought I'd share the memory with y'all..... biggrin
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Reply #36 posted 07/05/04 4:19pm

bds70

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Bee Gees '91
Prince '95
Coldplay '02
Radiohead '03

Any of those. smile



Prince 1995..U R SO LUCKY!!!!
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Reply #37 posted 07/05/04 5:33pm

0rlando

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Appart from Prince, it would have to be James Brown.

Just went to see him recently, the band was perfect, there's this guy in the band that makes his blues guitar really weep.
JB was awsome, he did this one foot sideway moonwalk accross the stage, his showmanship is really something else and he proved that he's still the king of funk.

I took my father to this show and now he can't stop talking about it.
-"If U don't like,
what U see here
-get the FUNK out."
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Reply #38 posted 07/05/04 5:56pm

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medoc2003 said:


frank zappa 1980


damn, you saw frank. eek

my mama saw frank a few times, but i never got to see him.

that's way cool.
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Reply #39 posted 07/05/04 7:58pm

medoc2003

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Anxiety said:

medoc2003 said:


frank zappa 1980


damn, you saw frank. eek

my mama saw frank a few times, but i never got to see him.

that's way cool.

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i fortunately got to see 2 shows in 1980, and 1 in 1981 and 1984.
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Reply #40 posted 07/05/04 8:22pm

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CalhounSq said:

Prince & NPG - Musicology, San Jose CA, June 2, 2004

The energy was incredible, he ripped the shit outta every song & put Whole Lotta Love in a coffin. Being front row didn't hurt either razz Absolutely the best concert experience ever, ever, EVER (and ONA Oakland is hard to beat!) thumbs up!



Oh my god I was there! THE BEST CONCERT EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE (and I was sitting in the last row, upper level!) I'll be in Oakland with better seats in September. headbang fro music cloud9 biggrin
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