Ok...so we have a thread going about picking 6 bands for your dream concert. Let's keep that thread going and add a related thread.
For this thread, list the 5 most memorable concerts you have ever attended, and describe what made them so memorable to you.
My 5 most memorable concerts are:
1. Attended 2 of 4 Cream reunion shows at Royal Albert Hall in London in May 2005. I became a fan of Cream a little too late to see them before they broke up in 1968. I have played drums in bands that did many covers of Cream songs. In 2005 I finally got to see my heroes.
2. In 1981 the Philip Glass Ensemble performed on 4 nights in one week at the NY Town Hall. A friend and I attended 3 of those 4 nights. At that time, the Ensemble was performing his earlier "minimalist" pieces as well as premiering the full length version of his opera Einstein on the Beach. His music sounds simple, but it is incredibly challenging to play in an ensemble setting.
3. The Allman Brothers Band performed at South Mountain Arena in West Orange, NJ in May 1971. They were not the headliners. The first band was Edgar Winter's White Trash, then the Allman Brothers, and the headline act was Buddy Miles. The Allman Brothers had just recorded their historic Live at Fillmore East album a couple of months prior to this concert, and it had not yet been released. I had never heard them before. What an amazing set they played.
4. Rory Gallagher was a rock/blues guitarist from Ireland. In August of 1974 he played at a small club in Parsippany, NJ called the Joint in the Woods. The warm-up act was Status Quo who really got the crowd wound up. Rory Gallagher proceeded to tear the place up. He and his band were tight. And, he just kept playing. He came back for 3 encores. He played for about 3 hours.
5. I saw Pink Floyd at the Music Hall in Boston in 1973. Dark Side of the Moon had been released shortly before the concert. For their first set they played older material like Careful with that Axe Eugene, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, and Echoes. It would have been a great concert if it had ended after that first set. They took a break and came back on stage and performed Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. They had a quadraphonic PA system (first concert I had ever attended with a quad PA). As the sound swirled around the Music Hall, you could hear the entire crowd go "Woa." What a night!
Sorry my post is so long. But, when people rate or rank things, I like to hear a bit about the reasons for the rating/ranking.
For this thread, list the 5 most memorable concerts you have ever attended, and describe what made them so memorable to you.
My 5 most memorable concerts are:
1. Attended 2 of 4 Cream reunion shows at Royal Albert Hall in London in May 2005. I became a fan of Cream a little too late to see them before they broke up in 1968. I have played drums in bands that did many covers of Cream songs. In 2005 I finally got to see my heroes.
2. In 1981 the Philip Glass Ensemble performed on 4 nights in one week at the NY Town Hall. A friend and I attended 3 of those 4 nights. At that time, the Ensemble was performing his earlier "minimalist" pieces as well as premiering the full length version of his opera Einstein on the Beach. His music sounds simple, but it is incredibly challenging to play in an ensemble setting.
3. The Allman Brothers Band performed at South Mountain Arena in West Orange, NJ in May 1971. They were not the headliners. The first band was Edgar Winter's White Trash, then the Allman Brothers, and the headline act was Buddy Miles. The Allman Brothers had just recorded their historic Live at Fillmore East album a couple of months prior to this concert, and it had not yet been released. I had never heard them before. What an amazing set they played.
4. Rory Gallagher was a rock/blues guitarist from Ireland. In August of 1974 he played at a small club in Parsippany, NJ called the Joint in the Woods. The warm-up act was Status Quo who really got the crowd wound up. Rory Gallagher proceeded to tear the place up. He and his band were tight. And, he just kept playing. He came back for 3 encores. He played for about 3 hours.
5. I saw Pink Floyd at the Music Hall in Boston in 1973. Dark Side of the Moon had been released shortly before the concert. For their first set they played older material like Careful with that Axe Eugene, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, and Echoes. It would have been a great concert if it had ended after that first set. They took a break and came back on stage and performed Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. They had a quadraphonic PA system (first concert I had ever attended with a quad PA). As the sound swirled around the Music Hall, you could hear the entire crowd go "Woa." What a night!
Sorry my post is so long. But, when people rate or rank things, I like to hear a bit about the reasons for the rating/ranking.
, oh well, when Tommy Lee did his drumming solo on that circle thing where he goes upside down, it was super cool! I'm not a huge fan of Motley Crew, but I do love drums.
