Best Live Rock and Roll Performance

[herr_oberst]

[herr_oberst]

[Nostril Cheese]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

The best song they ever made.

[greglepore]

For those of you who wonder what the hype of early Bruce was about
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIveWZmYDjBm6jqCbGQzI3MMdnpM_AzjF

a sample

Later Bruce, just plain fun

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

The best song they ever made.

I really like "Fearless" too, but a good live version is difficult to find!

(And Pompeii is SUCH a good live "concert")

[Nostril Cheese]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I really like "Fearless" too, but a good live version is difficult to find!

(And Pompeii is SUCH a good live "concert")

Meddle is my fav. Floyd album.

They used to show Pompeii at our local midnight movie house. So good.

[Sarc]

Unfortunately for me, I was but wee lad (or negative digits) when some of the groups listed here toured in their prime, so I'm going to have go with a performance (that I attended and that happens to be online) by a band probably most of you have never heard of. But it was a killer show.

[Baz]

Videos of approx. years of the concerts I attended.

#1 for me:


#2 for me:


#3 for me:

[rcooled]

Standouts among many favorites ↓

Led Zeppelin, Nassau Coliseum, Long Island NY, 1972.

Springsteen, Oakland CA's Paramount Theater, 1975

Tom Petty, at a small club here in town, 1977

Peter Tosh, at the same small club, 1979


And some that I still regret missing ↓

'Stones at The Garden, NYC, 1972
Bowie/Ziggy Stardust, Radio City Music Hall, 1973
Pink Floyd, Dark Side tour, Jersey City NJ, 1973

[serene911]

[serene911]

[serene911]

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

Care to share? Boingo was incapable of making bad music. Everything they did was amazing. That aint easy music to play..

I used to see Boingo every Halloween at the Universal Amphitheater in the 90s, even saw their last show. Farewell is a great live album.

I may be mistaken or having an acid flashback but I think HughR bought his old house or it was once owned from Danny Elfman.

[Baz]

My personal fav. live album of all time:



Who else has the CD with the blinking light?

[Baz]

I think this one may be my second personal fav. live concert album........

[A930Rocket]

1977. ELP at the Omni in downtown Atlanta.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by Baz

Who else has the CD with the blinking light?

I own that cd. Pro Tip! Don't leave a battery in the spine.

Editorial. I wish they would have or could have made the lamp flash on and off like a heartbeat:
bu-Bump. bu-Bump. bu-Bump.......

instead of just:
on-off-on-off-on-off........

[Baz]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

1977. ELP at the Omni in downtown Atlanta.

Good call. Saw them at UF in '73. No words.....

[Baz]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Pro Tip! Don't leave a battery in the spine.

Yikes...don't scare me like that!

I just checked mine and yes two old batteries in there but NO LEAKAGE!

Whew!!!

Batteries are now 86'd......

[SCadaddle]

About 1979 as a kid that needed to have his wisdom teeth pulled.
My Dentist was a former Ole Miss running back legend from the Archie Manning era that went on to play for the Rams. Yeah, that's the fella holding the pliers.
Left side upper and lowers came out with a resounding "CRUNCH". He told me be back same day same time next week for the ones in the right side of my head.

I told him I would be more "prepared".

Week later I show up with a cassette tape in my Walkman.
It's cued to Magic Bus, The Who Live at Leeds.
The really loud part.
Headset in place, cranked it up to 11 as he manned the pliers.
"CaaaaRRRUNNNNNCHHHHH"

I told him my plan didn't exactly go as I had figured.

Best live performance I ever attended (and there were many greats): About 1997 Warren Zevon as a solo artist in a small venue.