Who would you like to see/had seen that you have not?

I'd would love to be able to see Shirley Collins singing, but she can't sing anymore because of problems with her voice. I saw her once with the Albion Band and she was fabulous.

I would have liked to have seen Janis Joplin live about the time of Pearl.

Oh and the original Colosseum line-up would have been great.

Dylan I had VIP tickets to see him in London during his 78 tour but couldn't go as I took ill.

The only other ones that spring to mind is John Mellencamp,Keith Jarrett and Steely Dan.

The chances of seeing any of the 3 of them are remote to say the least.

Absolutely, without question, Jimi Hendrix. And it smarts that I never will!

Mark

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Little Feat with Lowell George

Allman Brothers - with Duane

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Originally posted by Right Wing:
Stevie Ray Vaughan

Little Feat with Lowell George

Allman Brothers - with Duane

Good choices Right Wing.

Mark

Funnily we were discussing this at work a few weeks ago.

I agree with the above Queen and Jimi picks.

I'd add Maria Callas, Ella Fitzgerald in her prime and Joni Mitchell.


If I had to pick just one it would be Jimi.

Ian
PS Zep and The Who in their heyday would have been unmissable too!

Led Zep (any era, but esp Earls Court 75), the Velvets in 66/67, Syd's Floyd, Can, Kraftwerk in '75, the Who with Moon, Miles Davis when he was still good. So many (sigh)

I saw Queen once, they were diabolical (late 70s/early 80s, I think). Shite. You didn't miss anything, I can assure you AL4N.

Cheers

K

I suppose there are two categories, those I cannot ever hear live (as they have died) and those I still hope to.

Of those I still want to see, I suppose Jansons comes top of the list along with pianist Mitsuko Uchida. I also want to see/hear Thomas Dolby live (and regret having missed him when he came this way last summer).


Of the dead the list is almost too numerous. Solti and Bernstein, early conducting heroes of mine would come near the top, as would pianist Wilhelm Kempff. However, having seen a DVD of him do the Verdi Requiem (in which the passion he manages to convey in mono, over grainy black and white footage, is quite extraordinary), I think Giulini would have been something pretty special.

But then what of Furtwangler, Szell, Knappertsbusch, Solomon, Jochum, Horowitz......


From the non-classical sphere, I would have love to have been at the Village Vanguard for Bill Evans in 1961 (even though I hadn't been born), at just about any Miles Davis concert and to have seen Pink Floyd's Wall.


regards, Tam

Oh too many choices:
Getz, around the 1957 mark in his band with Stan Levey.
Bill Evans in either of his classic trios.
Warne Marsh -- playing with any bugger
Zoot Sims around the early eighties when he had Jimmy Rowles in his line-up.
Miles, Wayne, Herbie, Ron & Tony ripping it up at the Plugged Nickel.
Nick Drake & Jeff Buckley in a non-jazz sphere.

Mostly dead I guess

Hendrix (I was too young, he died)

Nick Drake (I was too young, he didn't like playing, he died)

The Plasmatics (I had a ticket, I drove to London, they didn't get a fire licence)

Elvis Presley (I was too young, he gave all his money to his manager, prescription drugs etc........ oh and he died)

Jeff Buckley (I was too old, he was too young, he shouldn't have gone swimming)

Joni Mitchell (Rarely played, especially England, gave up touring, painted, met her daughter)

Sandy Denny with Fairport (I was too young, she died)

Miles Davis (I was probably too young and only recently started liking Jazz, Heroin is a dangerous drug, he died)

Maria Callas (I was too young, she died)

Ian Curtis with Joy Division (I was the right age but didn't get the chance)

Johnny Cash (Shoulda, Coulda, didn't, he died)

Bowie circa Ziggy (Much too much, much too young, Saw Let's Dance tour, not quite the same....... still alive)

Frank Sinatra (Didn't have the connections, he died)

Ali Farke Toure (Got into him too late, he died)

I'd now also like to see lizz Wright, Over the Rhine,Karine Polwart, Pavarotti (but i'm not gonna pay the prices to sit in the grounds of a Big Hoose with my picnic basket, champers and nibbles in the Fookin' pourin' rain...... not quite dead)

I'd love to see Neil Young again, I wouldn't tire of seeing him.

There will be more...................... oh and i've seen Steely Dan twice Ewemon, once at the Armadillo in Glasgow, shame you weren't there they were rather good

Diccus

I've seen Led Zep, Fairport (with Sandy Denny), Pink Floyd (The Wall), Genesis, Clapton, Rush, Todd Rundgren, Whitesnake (??) and a few others.

However I would love to have seen,

Free
Cream
The Who (especially with Moon)
Rolling Stones (still some hope here)
Hendrix
Thin Lizzy

There are probably a few others but these spring to mind.

Milan

Its gotta be, in no particular order:
Hendrix
The Who (of course with Moon...its not the who otherwise!)
Led Zep
Elliott Smith
and not so finally

The Dead Kennedys with Jello Biafra (just too young to catch them)

Ryan

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Originally posted by Diccus62:
Mostly dead I guess

Nick Drake (I was too young, he didn't like playing, he died)

Maria Callas (I was too young, she died)

Ian Curtis with Joy Division (I was the right age but didn't get the chance)

Ali Farke Toure (Got into him too late, he died)

Diccus

Agreed, the closest I got to Maria was a photo at a friend's house of Maria reaching down from the stage to her father.

Early Buzzcocks, Saw Pete Shelley at Kingston Poly in the mid '80s and the gig did not get going until he played some Buzzcocks numbers.

Jono

Any of the lost legends:
Jimi
Doors
Love
Allmans with Duane
Feat with Lowell George
Janis
Jeff Buckley
Muddy Waters
Howlin' Wolf
JLH
Early Floyd

On the latter, just reading "Inside Out" by Nick Mason. Highly recommended to those who were there or wish they had been. And he can write too.

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Originally posted by Milan:
I've seen Led Zep, Fairport (with Sandy Denny), Pink Floyd (The Wall), Genesis, Clapton, Rush, Todd Rundgren, Whitesnake (??) and a few others.

However I would love to have seen,

Free
Cream
The Who (especially with Moon)
Rolling Stones (still some hope here)
Hendrix
Thin Lizzy

There are probably a few others but these spring to mind.

Milan

Milan,

I've seen Zep (twice) at Knebworth and Thin Lizzy (ticket was spelt Lizzey) at City hall in Newcastle (excellent)and The Who (post Moon)

Regards

Diccus

Have to agree with many choices above.

But at least I got to see Jeff Buckley four times!

And it was an unexpected surprise to be able to see Brian Wilson and even the late, great Arthur Lee within the last couple of years.

Graham

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But at least I got to see Jeff Buckley four times!

Bloomin' heck......................... and was it worth it?

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Originally posted by munch:
The Beatles in Germany. That would have been the one for me. To young,i have seen them all but my fav live ,John.RIP.Miss you and the music you would of made.

My brother used to run a Beat Club during the 60's as well as record (nothing special). I used to set up his drum equipment for him. However in those days there was no big arenas, bands played small town halls in front of maybe 200-400 people. The only thing I ever curse my brother for is not taking me to see the Beatles when they played locally. Mind you I was a bit young at the time, cannot remember the exact age now. He came back raving about them.

The first band I saw was the Kinks in the middle 60's that was the start of my musical journey.

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Originally posted by Diccus62:

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But at least I got to see Jeff Buckley four times!

Bloomin' heck......................... and was it worth it?

Oh yes! They were unlike any concerts I've been to before or since. The man was a one-off.

For many, including many on this forum, he was a complete enigma.

To me, he was the best performer I've ever seen or heard and my only regret is that I didn't make the effort (which would not have been difficult) to see him more often. But, then, I didn't know that he would die so soon, just as he was getting started.......

G

In the RIP category, not seeing Elliott Smith is my biggest regret, but there are too many others to mention.

Of those who are still with us, to be honest I can die happy now I've seen Tom Waits.....but Scott Walker would be nice.

Phil

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Originally posted by graham55:

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Originally posted by Diccus62:

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But at least I got to see Jeff Buckley four times!

Bloomin' heck......................... and was it worth it?

Oh yes! They were unlike any concerts I've been to before or since. The man was a one-off.

For many, including many on this forum, he was a complete enigma.

To me, he was the best performer I've ever seen or heard and my only regret is that I didn't make the effort (which would not have been difficult) to see him more often. But, then, I didn't know that he would die so soon, just as he was getting started.......

G

Your very lucky non the less

Regards

Diccus

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Originally posted by ewemon:
Dylan I had VIP tickets to see him in London during his 78 tour but couldn't go as I took ill.

The only other ones that spring to mind is John Mellencamp,Keith Jarrett and Steely Dan.

The chances of seeing any of the 3 of them are remote to say the least.

Zimmie tours constantly. He's just announced a second night at Wembley on 16th April.
I have high hopes that the Dan will play the UK at least once more in my lifetime.
Sadly, I got into Zappa too late. I would love to have seen him live.

I saw Steely Dan at Wembley on what I guess was their last tour. It was one of the more disappointing gigs I have attended. Leaving aside the shortcomings of Wembley Arena, the band seemed totally disinterested in the event, and the musical arrangements were so jazzy that it was hard to tell which song was actually being played at any given moment. So far, so Dylan!

I still enjoy their recorded work immensely but would be reluctant to pay to attend another gig.

Missed out on Jimi and the Who even though they both played in Crawley.I had option to see Floyd,Genesis,Kraftwerk and others but for the life of me I can't remember why I never went.
Did manage to see Dylan ELO(spaceship tour),Bad Company,Purple(crap), Zep, and many others, so it wasn't that I didn't go to gigs.

I wish I'd seen E Clapton with J Mayall on the London club circuit. I only lived a mile away from Klooks Kleek in West Hampstead, a main stop on the blues circuit, and next door to the Decca studios, so no excuse really. Their album was a watershed, if you consider the blues punk of say the earlier Five Live Yardbirds with the mature sound of Bluesbreakers with EC, which held it's own with anything being produced across the pond at that time.