Best Live Band and Worst
Posted by: velofellow on 19 April 2004
During my youth I went to many gigs.The best live band I ever saw (atmosphere and actually sounding right) were Slade.The worst band,a hopefully defunct outfit called Isotope.
Posted on: 29 April 2004 by Richard S
quote:
Originally posted by Rasher:
, and I thought I had died and gone to heaven.
The last Pink Floyd gigs at Earls Court was like that too..
I second that. Amazing sound, great effects just a tremendour experience.
Recommend Richard Thompson as he is out and about at the moment.
Most intimate performance ever was The Chameleons at the Limelight in Crewe. Really was a concert in your front room.
regards
Richard S
Posted on: 30 April 2004 by Clive B
Best ever:
1. Led Zeppelin at Knebworth, 4 August 1979 (much better than the gig the following weekend)
2. The Who at Charlton Athletic FC, 31 May 1976
3. Julia Fordham at Hammersmith Odeon, promoting the Falling Forward album
4. It Bites at Bristol Bierkeller, promoting the Once Around the World album.
Worst ever:
1. Rolling Stones at Bristol City FC, can't even remember when
2. Eric Clapton at Bristol Hippodrome, 1984 - far upstaged by Albert Lee who did a stunning version of "Country Boy"
3. Every Cambridge festival I've ever been to.
4. Spider Murphy and the Purple Gang - all of them.
Regards, CB
1. Led Zeppelin at Knebworth, 4 August 1979 (much better than the gig the following weekend)
2. The Who at Charlton Athletic FC, 31 May 1976
3. Julia Fordham at Hammersmith Odeon, promoting the Falling Forward album
4. It Bites at Bristol Bierkeller, promoting the Once Around the World album.
Worst ever:
1. Rolling Stones at Bristol City FC, can't even remember when
2. Eric Clapton at Bristol Hippodrome, 1984 - far upstaged by Albert Lee who did a stunning version of "Country Boy"
3. Every Cambridge festival I've ever been to.
4. Spider Murphy and the Purple Gang - all of them.
Regards, CB
Posted on: 05 May 2004 by Kevin-W
Best gig?
It's a toss-up between Kraftwerk at the Lyceum in June 1981 , in the days when they were in the analogue domain and actually played their instruments
New Order at the Royal Festival Hall in May 84 , They were absolutely fucking awesome
Bowie at the RFH. June 2002. He did the whole of "Low"!!! And I was dead centre, in the second row, just a few seats away from Eno!
New Order at the Reading Festival August 93 Possibly the most emotional gig ever
Grateful Dead at Wembley Arena, Hallowe'en 1990. I was converted!
The worst?
It has to either be Bowie's Glass Spider farce at Wembley Stadium, 1987
or
Yes at wembley Arena June 1991 The most ludicrous spectacle I've ever seen. Me and my mate Chris went to revisit our 5th form grammar school days for a laugh, but it wasn't funny. It was unmitigated shite. Trevor Rabin posed and gurned like a wanker, Bruford and White clattered away to no rhythmic effect, Wakeman and Kaye pumped and pomped tunelessly, Howe played the most noxiously tedious solo ever to torment the ears of this music-loving boy, Anderson sang like a big fairy and Squire scraped out "The Fish" yet again (it sounded like cats being spayed). They played in the round, on a big stage shaped like a flower with odd perspex petals flapping feebly at random inteervals. Plus they made a right pig's ear of ttheir only decent song ("Yours Is No Disgrace"). About 20 minutes into "Awaken" (or whatever it's called) and 2 hours into the concert, we left out of sheer boredom.
Kevin
It's a toss-up between Kraftwerk at the Lyceum in June 1981 , in the days when they were in the analogue domain and actually played their instruments
New Order at the Royal Festival Hall in May 84 , They were absolutely fucking awesome
Bowie at the RFH. June 2002. He did the whole of "Low"!!! And I was dead centre, in the second row, just a few seats away from Eno!
New Order at the Reading Festival August 93 Possibly the most emotional gig ever
Grateful Dead at Wembley Arena, Hallowe'en 1990. I was converted!
The worst?
It has to either be Bowie's Glass Spider farce at Wembley Stadium, 1987
or
Yes at wembley Arena June 1991 The most ludicrous spectacle I've ever seen. Me and my mate Chris went to revisit our 5th form grammar school days for a laugh, but it wasn't funny. It was unmitigated shite. Trevor Rabin posed and gurned like a wanker, Bruford and White clattered away to no rhythmic effect, Wakeman and Kaye pumped and pomped tunelessly, Howe played the most noxiously tedious solo ever to torment the ears of this music-loving boy, Anderson sang like a big fairy and Squire scraped out "The Fish" yet again (it sounded like cats being spayed). They played in the round, on a big stage shaped like a flower with odd perspex petals flapping feebly at random inteervals. Plus they made a right pig's ear of ttheir only decent song ("Yours Is No Disgrace"). About 20 minutes into "Awaken" (or whatever it's called) and 2 hours into the concert, we left out of sheer boredom.
Kevin
Posted on: 08 May 2004 by Chris Metcalfe
Knebworth 1974 - Allman Brothers were on fantastic form; the Sensational Alex Harvey Band were truly horrible.
Musically you'd be hard pressed to beat the Brian Wilson Smile concert at Bristol 2004, but I think my favourite gig was Van the Man at the same venue in 1973 - the 'Too late to stop now' tour.
Musically you'd be hard pressed to beat the Brian Wilson Smile concert at Bristol 2004, but I think my favourite gig was Van the Man at the same venue in 1973 - the 'Too late to stop now' tour.
Posted on: 08 May 2004 by Peter C
Great live Acts
Magnum
Suzi Quatro
Slade
Pat Travers
at Reading festival 1980
Def Leppard
Pacific Colliseum
Vancouver
September 2003
AC.DC
Camel
Pat travers
Reading Festival 1976
Thin Lizzy
Hammersmith Odeon 1976
Judas Priest
Hammersmith Odeon
Stained Class Tour
Rory Gallagher
Wherever I saw him play
Status Quo
Gigs in the Seventies
Dire Straits
love over Gold Tour
Worst Gigs
Ultravox, with Johnathan Fox - at reading festival
dire
Magnum
Suzi Quatro
Slade
Pat Travers
at Reading festival 1980
Def Leppard
Pacific Colliseum
Vancouver
September 2003
AC.DC
Camel
Pat travers
Reading Festival 1976
Thin Lizzy
Hammersmith Odeon 1976
Judas Priest
Hammersmith Odeon
Stained Class Tour
Rory Gallagher
Wherever I saw him play
Status Quo
Gigs in the Seventies
Dire Straits
love over Gold Tour
Worst Gigs
Ultravox, with Johnathan Fox - at reading festival
dire
Posted on: 08 May 2004 by tonedeaf
recently seen 2 great old bands and in very small venue about 1 mile from where i live...
the alarm,mike peters only original member but an excellent set made for a great gig,also stiff little fingers,playing as fast and as loud as ever,lead singer jake burns staring to look more like father(old and wrinkly)but still giving out more energy that i can muster up most days.
worst recent band...simple minds in cardiff..how the mighty fall! would have filled stadiums in the late 80's played what should have been an excellent set loads of older material off first albums,phaps too obscure for most of the crowd who looked somewhat puzzled,jim kerr still ponced about on stage receiving no feedback at all from a crowd who had just gone too hear dont you forget about me.left half way through gutted,sound was also piss poor which didn't help matters on this occasion!
think my ears are still recovering from the slf gig it was only just over a month ago and i had severe tinnitus for 3 days
the alarm,mike peters only original member but an excellent set made for a great gig,also stiff little fingers,playing as fast and as loud as ever,lead singer jake burns staring to look more like father(old and wrinkly)but still giving out more energy that i can muster up most days.
worst recent band...simple minds in cardiff..how the mighty fall! would have filled stadiums in the late 80's played what should have been an excellent set loads of older material off first albums,phaps too obscure for most of the crowd who looked somewhat puzzled,jim kerr still ponced about on stage receiving no feedback at all from a crowd who had just gone too hear dont you forget about me.left half way through gutted,sound was also piss poor which didn't help matters on this occasion!
think my ears are still recovering from the slf gig it was only just over a month ago and i had severe tinnitus for 3 days