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Post by msdemos on Aug 12, 2018 18:13:36 GMT
.....the worst ??  Best: McCartney, 2nd row, Soldier Field (Chicago, July 29, 1990). Best because.....well, it was McCartney, and it was the 2nd freakin' row (never sat ANYWHERE near that close before, or since) !! Worst: R.E.O. Speedwagon, about the 25th row, Alpine Valley (East Troy WI, mid-Eighties). Worst, because we ended up getting our ears (almost literally) blown off our heads! (the concert itself was fine, but we just happened to be sitting in the PERFECT spot to absorb ALL the output from the INCREDIBLY LOUD, INCREDIBLY BIG speakers, that just NEVER let up all night! I know, I know.....it was a ROCK concert, so what did I expect? But it wasn't just me......EVERYBODY who sat toward the front, was complaining about the sound that seemed to be set-up more for the people in the lawn seats a mile and a half back (okay....those seats were not really that far back, but I sat in them once for Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." tour, and they SEEM like they're that far from the stage when you're up stuck way, WAY up there (i.e., the side of a big grass hill)!!), instead of accommodating EVERYBODY in the theater)....  SAVE FERRIS |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 18:34:20 GMT
By far, Yes at Madison Square Garden June 15, 1979. I bought my ticket at a travel agency of all places, paid $22.50 about two weeks before I got the ticket and after all that waiting I got a front row orchestra seat. Other fans have said that was their best tour and I agree.
The worst I cannot possibly say because I have never been to a bad concert.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 19:05:02 GMT
I was at a show once where the "shockwave" for want of a better term from the speakers was actually painful to my chest.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 12, 2018 21:02:58 GMT
Willie Nelson at a County Fair. He did an awesome show... WITH encores. The Band packed up the instruments and were all ready to go home. MOST of the audience was gone. Willie came back on stage and looked us over. Motioned to the band to come on back. Motioned to the little crowd to come close to the stage. Private show for almost as long as the " real one" had been !  More to the story. Am staying at Mid-Western motel. Recognize the Willie-Bus. Get to talking to some members of the crew in the dining room. Relay the story and they laugh. Seems that was not the first time he had done the extra concert. Probably not the last ! |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 12, 2018 21:06:48 GMT
Worst... Conway Twitty and/or Wynonna Judd.
Staying at home playing their records and looking at their photographs would have provided a more lifelike concert.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Aug 12, 2018 21:29:35 GMT
Best: Tempted to say any of the eight Rolling Stones concerts I've seen. But I'd go with two. One was the Grateful Dead. I was a far, far cry from a Dead fan and went because my wife was a Deadhead. I was so surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Or Bruce Springsteen. Gotta say, no one works harder to see you are entertained. No lasers, no explosions, no inflatable pigs, just music. Wish I had seen more of him in the E Street Band days.
Worst: Journey. I got roped (pun intended) into going to a Bryan White concert (don't like C/W) and it was like a trip to the dentist. But Journey was worse. To be fair, they opened for the Stones in 1981 and were not happy about it. But my sidewalk shows more enthusiasm. Wedged between George Thorogood and the Rolling Stones, they were pathetic.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Aug 12, 2018 21:44:31 GMT
Hard to pick one. So many Robin Trower and Mountain concerts.
Black Oak Arkabsas/Alice Cooper and Black Sabbath at Gaelic Park, NYC in 1971
Free Elton John concert in Central Park
So many more
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Post by Sulla on Aug 13, 2018 0:34:37 GMT
Best: Yes at the Capital Center, Landover, Maryland, 1975. It was the Relayer tour and my first concert. I was blown away and became a lifelong fan after that.
Worst: The Black Crowes at the Municipal Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, 1996. I love the Crowes, but this concert was ruined by Chris Robinson who was so stoned and/or drunk that he was stumbling around the stage and slurring the lyrics. I've read where this was not uncommon for him. The opening act, Gov't Mule, salvaged the night.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Aug 13, 2018 16:40:03 GMT
Best - I saw the Stones on the Bridges to Babylon and A Bigger Bang tours, both were tremendous. I also saw Nine Inch Nails on the With Teeth tour. I had the flu at the time but it was worth it, blew me away.
Worst - possibly Boston on their Third Stage tour. Not only was it boring but my friend and I could speak at a normal volume and hear each other just fine. Lame.
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Post by cryptoflovecraft on Aug 13, 2018 19:39:24 GMT
Best: Ramones. Adios Amigos tour, 1995. Outdoor concert. My first and only time seeing the Ramones. It was great to see them live - legends that they were - even at that late date in time and sans Dee Dee.
Worst: Deicide. Sometime in the 90s. Godawful band, opening bands, audience. Meh, I guess death metal was never my thing.
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Post by jamesottosweetheart on Aug 14, 2018 0:11:56 GMT
What do you do when you don't remember anything about the best show that you have been to? My newest favorite singer is my late beautiful precious Steve sanders of the Oak Ridge Boys, an act that I did get to see once while Steve was a part of it, but because I was still just a little kid back then, the only thing that I remember about the show was hearing another member say that his favorite animal to see at the zoo are the cats. Their show that day was at the Cincinnati Zoo.
God bless you and Steve's family always!!!
Holly
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Post by twothousandonemark on Aug 14, 2018 4:42:40 GMT
Best - Radiohead, Toronto 2008. Tibetan flag wrapped over the piano while Beijing Olympics were occurring simultaneously was not lost on me.
Worst - Virgin Fest, Toronto 2008. Noel gets attacked on stage. We all thought it was Liam cuz a. Liam, & b. Noel was the first one back on stage to finish the set.
I've not been to any bad concerts, but V Fest was merely Oasis headlining for a short finish.
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Post by cypher on Aug 24, 2018 17:46:06 GMT
I saw Toots and The Maytals last night, and it was the worst concert I've ever been too.
The opening acts were not great. The DJ had some decent tunes, but couldn't mix, and the ska band wasn't to my taste.
The Maytals were on stage for over half an hour before Toots joined them, they looked they were there under duress throughout, and the sound was muddy
All n all very disappointing...
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Post by permutojoe on Aug 24, 2018 20:35:51 GMT
Best is between the Stones and Tool.
Worst would be the Melvins. Fatass singer stood on stage at one point trying to heckle the audience but just came across as a giant dick playing generic pre-grunge slop.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Aug 29, 2018 12:55:17 GMT
Best: R.E.M. in 1995
Worst: Don't have a worst myself, but my friend was at that Blind Melon concert when Shannon Hoon pissed into the audience.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Mar 23, 2024 21:18:44 GMT
Best: Duran Duran or Wu Tang Clan. Both very lively and flew by. I also went to one where like 7 different iconic musicians/bands all played one after another (KISS, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Night Ranger, etc)
Worst: I've been dragged to a couple where I wasn't particularly a fan of the artist, like Neil Young. The seats I had for Rolling Stones and Post Malome were so bad I may as well have stayed home. Then Guns N Roses played for like 3 fucking hours, which was exhausting. Just play the hits and let me go
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Post by jamesottosweetheart on Mar 24, 2024 8:04:11 GMT
I now have another to add to my list. This past Friday, I saw my newest favorite singer for the first time. His name is Mason Ramsey and I only discovered him last summer, but when I did, I learned about what helped him score the ability to record his awesome material. Mason is the young man who was filmed singing the country song named "Lovesick Blues" inside of a Wal-Mart store back in 2018 just months after his 11th birthday. Go here for my picture of me with him.  God bless you and him always!!! Holly P.S. His 18th birthday will be this year on November 16th. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Mar 24, 2024 15:04:56 GMT
A few great shows to add (seen over 200 concerts)
Rush - seen them four times. Always a great show. Geddy Lee always looked like he was having so much fun
Queen - once, in Toronto. Yes, a Queen concert is everything it's cracked up to be
Van Halen - three ties as headliners, once opening for Sabbath. Like Geddy, Eddie and Michael Anthony always looked like they would play for free
Two very disappointing shows
Aerosmith - The 1982 tour. No Joe Perry, no Brad Whitford. No good
The Who - twice. Never been a big fan of the band, post-Moon. I had ticket to the 1980 tour but it was the first show after Cincinnati and the stampede. My mother flat out refused to let me go.
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Post by msdemos on Mar 27, 2024 16:04:40 GMT
A few great shows to add (seen over 200 concerts) Rush - seen them four times. Always a great show. Geddy Lee always looked like he was having so much fun Queen - once, in Toronto. Yes, a Queen concert is everything it's cracked up to be Van Halen - three ties as headliners, once opening for Sabbath. Like Geddy, Eddie and Michael Anthony always looked like they would play for free Two very disappointing shows Aerosmith - The 1982 tour. No Joe Perry, no Brad Whitford. No good The Who - twice. Never been a big fan of the band, post-Moon. I had ticket to the 1980 tour but it was the first show after Cincinnati and the stampede. My mother flat out refused to let me go. WOW......over 200 shows ?? IMPRESSIVE !! However, your entry for "disappointing shows" left me with a lot of questions......so, you say you saw The Who twice (and, I'm assuming that would have been three times, if your mom had okayed your going in 1980?), and say that 'post-Moon you were not a big fan of the band'.......but the two times you DID see them, was that with Keith Moon, or without?? And if it was without, was that why the shows ended up in your 'disappointing' category (but if not, then why were the shows so disappointing??)......or were there other factors that put those shows there ??  SAVE FERRIS |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Mar 27, 2024 16:45:31 GMT
A few great shows to add (seen over 200 concerts) Rush - seen them four times. Always a great show. Geddy Lee always looked like he was having so much fun Queen - once, in Toronto. Yes, a Queen concert is everything it's cracked up to be Van Halen - three ties as headliners, once opening for Sabbath. Like Geddy, Eddie and Michael Anthony always looked like they would play for free Two very disappointing shows Aerosmith - The 1982 tour. No Joe Perry, no Brad Whitford. No good The Who - twice. Never been a big fan of the band, post-Moon. I had ticket to the 1980 tour but it was the first show after Cincinnati and the stampede. My mother flat out refused to let me go. WOW......over 200 shows ?? IMPRESSIVE !! However, your entry for "disappointing shows" left me with a lot of questions......so, you say you saw The Who twice (and, I'm assuming that would have been three times, if your mom had okayed your going in 1980?), and say that 'post-Moon you were not a big fan of the band'.......but the two times you DID see them, was that with Keith Moon, or without?? And if it was without, was that why the shows ended up in your 'disappointing' category (but if not, then why were the shows so disappointing??)......or were there other factors that put those shows there ?? SAVE FERRISKeith Moon died in 1978. A bit before my concert going days. I always thought the Who lost something when Keith died. They went from "Sister Disco" and "Who Are You" to "You Better You Bet" which was, to me, a slight step above bubble gum pop. But I still wanted to see them because, well it was still the Bloody Who. I was in the same building as Daltry, Townsend and Entwistle. For me, that was a lot of the joy of concerts. To be in the same place as Keith Richards, Ray Davies, Steven Tyler, Angus Young, Paul McCartney and especially ones like Freddie Mercury and Kurt Cobain.
I worked/managed a record store when I was in my teens. The store got complimentary ticket if we wallpapered the place with posters and sold tickets. First tickets went to me. If you were 18-22, working in a record store was the dream job. Got to listen to tunes all day, got to borrow the store copies and tape them, got my pick of the posters when they came down. Oh and the girls...
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