Who puts on the BEST show?...

Even if you haven't seem 'em yet...

1) Tina
2) Erykah
3) Madonna
4) Prince
5) Janet
6) Michael
7) EWF
8) Tori
9) Sade
10)ATCQ

...IMHO of course

The Barkays put on the best show I've seen.

Today? Gosh, so many of my faves are hip-hop artists (who aren't by and large great performers), dead or retired, or otherwise just not that great live.

1. Prince: a show-stopper, a versatile musician, good voice, great charisma, unforgettable songs. Should be a consensus No. 1 IMHO

the others are in no particular order, considering I don't go to many live shows, and judging from the shows I've seen live or recorded. This extraordinarily limited list of LIVING performers is as follows.

2. Michael Jackson
3. Janet (puts on a good show)
4. Parliament
5. Steely Dan
6. Sting
7. Earth, Wind and Fire
8. McCoy Tyner
9. AC/DC
10. A Tribe Called Quest
[Edited 10/31/06 14:28pm]

1.Hendrix
2. Prince
3. Sinatra
4. Ella Fitzgerald
5. The Rolling Stones
6.Tina Turner
7. The Jacksons
8.P-Funk
9. ewf
10.The Clash

Prince
Tina Turner
Erykah Badu
Brand New Heavies
Madonna
Sade
Sheila E.
Cyndi Lauper
Michael Jackson
Janet Jackson

Prince
Diamanda Galas (her studio recordings don't do her live performance justice)
Peaches
Princess Superstar (i've seen TONS of PS shows, none of them had a dull moment)
Justin Bond & Kenny Melman (a/k/a "Kiki & Herb")
Sandra Bernhard
Sonic Youth (just give Thurston a guitar and put him in front of me and i'm good to go)
David Bowie (he can be a little rote at times, but his mere BOWIEness is amazing)
The Residents
Laurie Anderson (for purely sentimental reasons, though she puts on a wonderful show)


honorable mentions: Courtney Love, Sufjan Stevens (I know, I know...total opposite ends of the spectrum, ha)
[Edited 10/31/06 14:46pm]

Well its really tough to narrow but im going to go off only ones i have seen.
i have also included the amount of times i have seen them live too for you.

[b]PRINCE (73)
ELTON JOHN(9)
Bon Jovi (11)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (3)
Rick Springfield (16)
BILLY JOEL (5)
U2 (4)
DURAN DURAN (7)
STYX (7)
NORAH JONES (14)

real tough, other notables, HEART,INXS,Jayhawks,MYA

Do DVD's count? If so then...
I've *ed the ones I actually went to

1.Prince
2.Butch Walker*
3.Van Hunt**
4.Jeff Buckley
5.Niacin (Billy Sheehan's fusion band)*
6.Sting
7.Paul Westerberg*
8.Rocco DeLuca and The burden* Check this guy out!!
9.Metallica*
10.Citizen Cope*

JackieBlue said:

how many times you seen Erykah?

I saw her two nights in a row on the WWU tour in 04 (LA and SD) and once on the Sugarwater tour in 05 (Concord).

guitarslinger44 said:

if DVDs count, then i'd add GORILLAZ to the list...their "demon days" DVD kicks much butt!