HowboutthemCowboys Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Brentastic and Grill Poppers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 I blew it on this one, but I never saw Zappa live. I saw Zappa in 1982. Really, really good. Queen. I saw Queen on the News for the World tour. I think I saw them on an off night. The show was kind of meh. For me, it will always be The Beatles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 For me, it will always be The Beatles. Ahhh.... so now we are finally getting to the root of the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhippens Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 it would be the beatles, elvis, or a young cash for me....in that order i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Our American Cousin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 are you going back in time with the full knowledge that you have now or are you placing yourself in that time with the general knowledge of people then? in other words, do you have the knowledge of how everything goes down or are you experiencing it just as everyone else? being a part of the mayhem that was the early beatles or elvis would be cool, but not so much cool if you've seen the movie a thousand times ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 are you going back in time with the full knowledge that you have now or are you placing yourself in that time with the general knowledge of people then? in other words, do you have the knowledge of how everything goes down or are you experiencing it just as everyone else? being a part of the mayhem that was the early beatles or elvis would be cool, but not so much cool if you've seen the movie a thousand times ... On Friday I was listening to a Hendrix box set on Grooveshark and there was a lot of cool live stuff on it, and that prompted me to start this thread. I was imagining myself in a crowd of slack-jawed kids watching this freak of nature who sounded like no one else around. Seeing him in concert with the knowledge of music I have now would add a level of appreciation to what I was seeing, but being one of those kids experiencing that for the first time would be something else entirely. When he went to England, bands like the Beatles, Stones and the Who were regulars at his shows, and they talked about being completely mesmerized. Those would be one of the shows I'd like to check out, standing there next to Mick, Keith, John, Paul, Roger, Pete, etc and seeing how they reacted. Damn, I love music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Seeing him in concert with the knowledge of music I have now would add a level of appreciation to what I was seeing, but being one of those kids experiencing that for the first time would be something else entirely. that's what i'm saying ... could almost be two threads. not knowing what i know now, being a part of beatle mania or elvis in the early years would be the most mindblowing. knowing what i know now, i'd probably look to see bands before they got big, which would be a trip. van halen at the whiskey (which was mentioned) or bands like zep, u2, or radiohead doing their first few club gigs would be amazing ... less amazing if i didn't know they were going to change the face of music. even if they sucked in those early shows, i would still be fascinated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Hendrix would be spectacular. Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison would have been a pretty unique concert experience... Now the next question: Do you want to see them sober (and therefore remember everything much more clearly) or do you want to see them while plastered with substance(s) of choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 that's what i'm saying ... could almost be two threads. not knowing what i know now, being a part of beatle mania or elvis in the early years would be the most mindblowing. knowing what i know now, i'd probably look to see bands before they got big, which would be a trip. van halen at the whiskey (which was mentioned) or bands like zep, u2, or radiohead doing their first few club gigs would be amazing ... less amazing if i didn't know they were going to change the face of music. even if they sucked in those early shows, i would still be fascinated. I wouldn't mind being part of the scene in L.A. when Motley Crue or GnR were playing clubs in Hollywood and hosting those insane parties afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Oy, I think I regret saying this already.... ...but from a cultural perspective, I would have liked to have seen Jackson's Thriller tour in its hayday. Seeing Freddie Mercury and Queen rock Wembley would have also been pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Did you finally complete your commemorative china set? Stupid boy. He was going after his "Three Kings" clock. The one with pictures of Jesus, Elvis and Richard Petty on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 Oy, I think I regret saying this already.... ...but from a cultural perspective, I would have liked to have seen Jackson's Thriller tour in its hayday. Seeing Freddie Mercury and Queen rock Wembley would have also been pretty cool. Hey it's cool man, it's the 21st century, you guys are fully accepted now. In some places you can even get married. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 On Friday I was listening to a Hendrix box set on Grooveshark and there was a lot of cool live stuff on it, and that prompted me to start this thread. I was imagining myself in a crowd of slack-jawed kids watching this freak of nature who sounded like no one else around. Seeing him in concert with the knowledge of music I have now would add a level of appreciation to what I was seeing, but being one of those kids experiencing that for the first time would be something else entirely. When he went to England, bands like the Beatles, Stones and the Who were regulars at his shows, and they talked about being completely mesmerized. Those would be one of the shows I'd like to check out, standing there next to Mick, Keith, John, Paul, Roger, Pete, etc and seeing how they reacted. Damn, I love music. It was the late Chas Chandler of the Animals who took Hendrix to England. Legend has it that when Clapton (at that time the guitar king with Cream) first saw Hendrix, he was literally shocked - Cream had granted Hendrix a jam session. How good must Hendrix have been that Clapton, no slouch himself, was so blown away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 It was the late Chas Chandler of the Animals who took Hendrix to England. Legend has it that when Clapton (at that time the guitar king with Cream) first saw Hendrix, he was literally shocked - Cream had granted Hendrix a jam session. How good must Hendrix have been that Clapton, no slouch himself, was so blown away? To me that's why Hendrix is the one to see...a rare talent, possibly the best guitar player ever, and he practically invented the brand of guitar rock that transpired in the 4 decades since he came and went. When you read about how his peers were in awe of him, that's really all you need to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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