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Mike3316 Offline
#51 Posted: Tue, Mar 15 2022, 4:58 PM EST
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Speyside2 wrote:
My bad, Adam Lambert fronting Queen!!!

Okay. You're forgiven. lol
Mike3316 Offline
#52 Posted: Tue, Mar 15 2022, 4:59 PM EST
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JadeRose wrote:
I went to some all day rock show in high school that was all hair metal around 1985 or so. One of the bands was Ratt. It was blazingly hot. We finally left at some point in the evening. Drunk, high, sun-burnt, exhausted. We decided going to a buffet restaurant was a good idea. At one point one of my buddies got up to go to the bathroom. After about 20 minutes being gone, I went to check on him. Walked in to the bathroom only to find him naked from the waist down holding his pants under the hand dryer. Long story short, he sat down to take a dump and puked into his pants. He was trying to dry them after rinsing the puke outta them. Needless to say, we got the f*ck outta there because I have no idea how many people walked in on this dumbass teenager staggering around the men's room drunk and half naked. Still not sure how we weren't arrested.

Okay .... THAT made me laugh!!!! LOL
Mike3316 Offline
#53 Posted: Tue, Mar 15 2022, 5:00 PM EST
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8trackdisco wrote:
Have only been to about 10 concerts, so the list is blushable.

1: Rolling Stones- Steel Wheels tour.
2: Rush- Moving Pictures tour.
3: Cheap Trick.
4: Ratt.
5: Great White.

Nothing to be ashamed of. All decent bands.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#54 Posted: Tue, Mar 15 2022, 5:54 PM EST
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Idk I heard he started a fire at the Great White concert
Mike3316 Offline
#55 Posted: Tue, Mar 15 2022, 5:55 PM EST
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That just made the night that much hotter.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#56 Posted: Tue, Mar 15 2022, 6:01 PM EST
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Same with several of the women there
Mike3316 Offline
#57 Posted: Wed, Mar 16 2022, 5:33 PM EST
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Gene363 wrote:
I got to see Jerry Lee Lewis when I was just a fourth grader. Outdoors in a park in San Gabriel, California, the stage was literally bouncing up and down.

Other than that, it was all dancing to small local country/rock bands playing in the bars and dance halls of South Texas.

Not much for concerts and crowds.

You saw The Killer when you were in 4th grade???? Daaaamn man. You just jumped up 2 notches in my book!!!! ThumpUp
plinytheelder Offline
#58 Posted: Wed, Mar 16 2022, 6:46 PM EST
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Palama wrote:
https://www.setlist.fm.


Thanks. Never heard of that but I've looked up a couple of concerts I went to and I've got both brain cells spinning around again.

Bad Co. Anthology tour with all original members.
Robin Trower at a small venue off 580
Santana and Robert Randolph and the family band at Red Rocks. Robert Randolph stole the show.
Guess Who (with Burton Cummings) with Joe Cocker opening, also at Red Rocks.
Rush Permanent Waves tour.
dkeage Offline
#59 Posted: Wed, Mar 16 2022, 7:20 PM EST
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Gene363 wrote:
I got to see Jerry Lee Lewis when I was just a fourth grader. Outdoors in a park in San Gabriel, California, the stage was literally bouncing up and down.




I saw JLL in 1970 at the Huntsville Prison Rodeo. At the end of the show, he pushed his piano off the trailer that was the stage in the middle of the arena. Took em 30 minutes to find a tractor to drag the biggest pieces out so the rodeo could continue.

Top 5? Too damn many to pick..Brick wall
tailgater Offline
#60 Posted: Wed, Mar 16 2022, 8:13 PM EST
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1. The Who in 1989.
Their 1982 tour was "pure" because they sported only 4 on stage. But they were without Moonie and it felt like they were old. In '89 they said F'- it. They got a backing band. Horns. Keyboards. Another dude on guitar. They had a good drummer (I think it was Simon Phillips) and they were having fun.

2. Talking Heads.
About 1984-ish?
Maybe the best concert. But they're not The Who.

3. J. Geils.
Any of the 6 or 8 times I've seen them. (even once opening for Bon Jovi).
Peter Wolf and company just know how to rock.

4. Van Halen with DLR
Panama.
Nuff said.

5. John Hiatt
Cape Cod Melody Tent
Just a great time with my beautiful bride.


I love music. Spotify is why god created the internet. But I'd rather see a no-name band in a bar than most major acts in a stadium. I'm not against big concerts. I just prefer the intimacy.
YMMV
Mike3316 Offline
#61 Posted: Thu, Mar 17 2022, 12:00 AM EST
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I saw The Who during their 1982 "final tour" at JFK Stadium in Philly. Yeah - no Keith Moon, but I never had a problem with Kenney Jones. I thought he got a bad rap with them. Honestly, anyone following Moon would have had it rough. I agree that they didn't quite have the energy I had expected. I remember saying to my teenage self - "THESE are supposed to be rock's bad boys???" No smashed instruments. No equipment flipped over. Nothing like that. They came out, played their set with a couple of encores and called it a night. I remember being mildly disappointed having grown up hearing all of the stories about how "wild" Who concerts were.

I've seen J.Geils 3-4 times. Mainly in smaller venues. I dont remember ever seeing them in a stadium. I think I saw them at either the Beacon Theater or Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC once. I saw them at Jones Beach. And I remember driving up to Boston with some friends to see them at a small-ish auditorium/theater. Great shows each time.
RMAN4443 Offline
#62 Posted: Fri, Mar 18 2022, 2:00 PM EST
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....They know what a J. Geils party is all about...Applause fog
DrMaddVibe Offline
#63 Posted: Tue, Mar 22 2022, 2:41 PM EST
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I'm disappointed I didn't recall a couple of shows that should be in my Top 5 or honorable mentions.

Dead Can Dance

Mindblowing.

The entire concert I was transfixed on the basic instruments and imagined this was probably what Biblical royalty were entertained like.

Porcupine Tree

An epic performance and I kept wondering why the rest of the world hadn't heard of them.

David Bowie & NIN

2 of my favorites on one bill...they even joined each other for a couple of songs.

Frank Zappa

Little did I know that this would be my last FZ show. The venue in Royal Oak, MI was perfect for him and his band.


I go to waaaay to many shows.
Mike3316 Offline
#64 Posted: Wed, Mar 23 2022, 12:34 AM EST
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^
I like you choice of concerts. I always wanted to see both Bowie and Zappa. Guess I missed out on Bowie. Definitely want to see Zappa. Would also like to catch Rob Zombie and Five Finger Death Punch one of these years.
DrMaddVibe Offline
#65 Posted: Wed, Mar 23 2022, 8:31 AM EST
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Catch Dweezil Zappa then.

He does more with lessand pays homage to his dad's music. Often some of Frank's former band members tour with him.

Bought tickets yesterday for Rob Zombie and Mudvayne.
MACS Offline
#66 Posted: Wed, Mar 23 2022, 8:38 AM EST
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Seen 2 shows my whole life.

Foghat at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA.

Three Doors Down on the base in Bahrain.

That's it.
Mike3316 Offline
#67 Posted: Wed, Mar 23 2022, 1:09 PM EST
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Daaaammn Macs - we gotta get you out out of the house! Lol
MACS Offline
#68 Posted: Wed, Mar 23 2022, 1:15 PM EST
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Mike3316 wrote:
Daaaammn Macs - we gotta get you out out of the house! Lol


Poor kid... then had a kid while I was a kid and stayed poor for many years. lol

By the time I started doing well, the kid was grown and gone and I had other hobbies on which to spend any extra income.
dkeage Offline
#69 Posted: Wed, Mar 23 2022, 9:25 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
Seen 2 shows my whole life.

Foghat at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA.

Three Doors Down on the base in Bahrain.

That's it.



Wow... I bet I’ve seen well over a hundred
Mike3316 Offline
#70 Posted: Thu, Mar 24 2022, 1:25 AM EST
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MACS wrote:
Poor kid... then had a kid while I was a kid and stayed poor for many years. lol

By the time I started doing well, the kid was grown and gone and I had other hobbies on which to spend any extra income.

Well THAT'S one of the saddest things I've heard in a long time. Crying
Palama Offline
#71 Posted: Thu, Mar 24 2022, 2:02 AM EST
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dkeage wrote:
Wow... I bet I’ve seen well over a hundred


This *almost* makes me wanna list down all the concerts I’ve been to. More as a brain exercise than anything else but it would be mildly challenging.
Palama Offline
#72 Posted: Fri, Sep 29 2023, 4:36 PM EST
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Whatever happened to Mike3316?



DrafterX Offline
#73 Posted: Fri, Sep 29 2023, 5:49 PM EST
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I heard he was banned... Mellow
His Lordship Offline
#74 Posted: Fri, Sep 29 2023, 7:07 PM EST
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1-5. The Black Crowes
bencounter Offline
#75 Posted: Fri, Sep 29 2023, 7:17 PM EST
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since ive only been to 2 its an easy list

tool
hed pe / kottonmouth kings
BuckyB93 Offline
#76 Posted: Fri, Sep 29 2023, 8:11 PM EST
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It's hard to rank. My first concert was KISS when I was like 13 yrs old. Neighbor was a good friend and their parents took us to see them live in Minneapolis. Still in makeup with Peter Criss and Ace Frehley. I had all of their albums except for the "Elder." Truth be told, I went as Peter Criss and my friend did Gene Simmons. My Mom did an awesome makeup job.

Later years a ton of other concerts like Pink Floyd, Back Crows, James Brown, Maceo Parker, George Clinton, Public Enemy, U2, Bestie Boys, Big Head Todd... I've seen and enjoyed a lot of musi.c Small and large local and national but over the years I'm getting too old for concerts and the prices now days are crazy.

I encourage my kids to see concerts and local music since you only live once.
rfenst Offline
#77 Posted: Sat, Sep 30 2023, 4:59 PM EST
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Too many just off the top of my head:

Seal in a small theater in Tahoe
Prince and Time and Morris Day in a small theater in Ann Arbor
George Benson in Tampa
Rick James in a nightclub party late on Thanksgiving night in Detroit
Tom Petty by himself by, total surprise, just started playing in the corner of a college bar in Gainesville
George Clinton and Pit Bull at private parties
Winton Marsalis and Miles Davis- each in the same small jazz nightclub in Orlando
Seinfeld in small theater in Tampa and Cheech and Chong (if they count)
BB King in an Orlando park
B52s
Moody Blues
Go Go Girls
Joan Jet
Elvis Costello
English Beat in a small bar in Ann Arbor
...

I am sure I am forgetting several others.

But, #1 goes to Seal, #2 to Prince and Time, #3 to Rick James, #4 to Wynton Marsalis and # 5 to George Benson.
Mr. Jones Offline
#78 Posted: Sat, Sep 30 2023, 5:46 PM EST
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English Beat?

I am jealous....

How many RICH BASTIDS DO YOU KNOW?
MR. PRIVATE PARTY'S W/ NATIONAL ACTS GUY???
HockeyDad Offline
#79 Posted: Sat, Sep 30 2023, 6:47 PM EST
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Elton John at Caesars Palace.

Eagles
Guns and Roses
Mr. Jones Offline
#80 Posted: Sat, Sep 30 2023, 6:49 PM EST
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Ska...reggae...

Mirror in the bathroom...

I confess....

Save it for later...

Tears of a clown...

Awesome ska 80's hits....

Elvis Costello +
BB king too???
U mudderf*cker!!! LOL👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
rfenst Offline
#81 Posted: Sun, Oct 1 2023, 1:53 PM EST
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Mr. Jones wrote:
English Beat?

Paid a $10 cover in early '82 for a 4pm show that was only listed in the announcements section of the school paper want ads/notices picked-up-on by a friend. Bar was not packed and we brought girls to dance with. Great Time.

Jeanette

All set luncheonette
Kitchenette to let
I bet I get hamburgerette again
We met in a launderette and kissed beneath the air jet
No sweat no threat
Another one in the back of the net
When I met Jeanette
Substitute Ronette
She said, will you remember
I said, I could never forget her
Au naturalette
Her mom's a millionette
So we shared one last cigarette and swapped false addresses
Jeanette
Jeanette
Dangerous
She's like damp dynamite
Oh boy, enjoy, have a nice night
Won't you promise to write me whenever you can
Make sure that you warn me if you're coming to Birmingham
I get Jeanette
Substitute Ronette
She said, will you remember
I said, I could never forget her
Jeanette
No, no, no I'll never forget you
Touching your skin has proved one thing
That love's still exciting
We're getting there
We're nearly there
Just one final fling
Pushing into a new love steady deep and strong
Steady on
You know we shouldn't talk like this
I met Jeanette
Substitute Ronette
She said, will you remember
Said, I could never forget you
Au naturalette
Her mom's a millionette
So we shared one last cigarette and swapped false addresses
Jeanette
No, no, no I'll never forget you
Jeanette
No, no, no I'll never forget you
Shared one last cigarette and swapped false addresses
Jeanette
No, no, no I'll never forget you
Jeanette
No, no, no I'll never forget you
Jeanette
No, no, no I'll never forget you
Shared one last cigarette and swapped false addresses


I still have this song on my phone's playlist.
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