MustOfBeenDrunk Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 The Allman brothers Playing with The Marshall Tucker Band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 A best live band ever thread shouldn't get to the 2nd page without a mention of Slayer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Huey Lewis and the News. Best show I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAYER Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 A best live band ever thread shouldn't get to the 2nd page without a mention of Slayer. Thank you, appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inhiding Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Pearl Jam is great . . seen them multiple times and I need to se when they play Alpine Valley again . . . I think it is this August. Tom Petty with ZZ Top was a great show. I saw the Beastie Boys at Lollapalooza back in the day . . . the do a great show too . . . Even though it is the 21st anniversary of PJ, they are calling the concert PJ20 and the dates are Sept 3rd & 4th. Info on the show Such a ridiculos lineup! Been in the fan club since 1994, and they give out priority seats to their fanclub, so I have been real close most of the 50+ times I have seen them. Each time, even seeing up to 7 shows in a row, the show has never been predictable, and boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh B Tool Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Hmmm, tough question. Have seen and worked at well over 150 concerts in my time. Best show each and everytime I saw them(6) was Jethro Tull. Every concert was a show onto itself for the Album they were pimping. Stage setup reflected it, War Child, Passion Play etc. Ian Anderson and the original lineup could not give you more bang for your buck if they tried. J.Giels Band was always great and had the whole place dancing. Saw them 5 times. Great each time. Bruce during the Born to Run era rocked for hours! Allman Bros were the best jam band I've ever seen and this includes The Dead(3 times), Hot Tuna or Phish. Last 15-20 years though it has been Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Audioslave and Metallica. Mind boggling shows. Though I hate to admit it, 3 years ago I went to see(at my womans request) Nickleback, Theory of a Deadman, 3 Days Grace and Breaking Benjamin. All were excellant, but Nickleback had their sheet together and blew the other three away, and all three were very, very good. BTW only two weeks until I see Soundgarden, Queens of the Stoneage, Mastadon and Mudhoney! Can't friggin wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Can't believe I forgot Bruce Hornsby. Saw once with a band (ie the way you'd expect), once solo playing only piano, and once with a small band with guest Ricky Scaggs doing a kinda bluegrass thing. Incredible each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Huey Lewis and the News. Best show I've ever seen. Very good when I saw him too and I was just a lukewarm fan. Very "fun" concert, very upbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Can't believe I forgot Bruce Hornsby. Saw once with a band (ie the way you'd expect), once solo playing only piano, and once with a small band with guest Ricky Scaggs doing a kinda bluegrass thing. Incredible each time. I also saw Bruce Hornsby with Bonnie Raitt. Good call!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Spirit in, IIRC, about 1980. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'canes2004 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Pink Floyd. Songs + Sound + Lights + Visuals + Musicianship = greatest live rock show ever and I've seen well over 300 shows in my lifetime. Seen them play 6 times and each one was an experience. You actually leave the stadium stunned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Bruce Springsteen always looked like a fun concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 The Black Eyed Peas...that halftime show was INTENSE! The sound in the stadium was perfect. It was the TV feed that was messed up. It was pretty sweet live . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slambo Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Gwar. If you plan on sittin up front bring a poncho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I have two the come right to mind. Pink Floyd and Kiss. I have seen all sorts of shows and have many that I really liked but these two really stand out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 while I have live performance blu-rays of Led Zeppelin, The Doors and Pink Floyd.....the best live band is really The Roots....they offer the most entertainment performing live - period... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 If you plan on sittin up front bring a poncho. We always made a point of wearing plain white t-shirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 First time I saw Primus live, it was jawdropping. Les playing a 5 string fretless WHILE singing WHILE dancing around like a jellyfish. Ler LaLond playing the guitar solos from the album note for note (we assumed he was just noodling until this point. . .WRONG), and Herb doing his thing. . .amazing stuff. Other live shows that impressed the hell out of me: Helmet on the Meantime tour Radiohead at the All Points West Fest Pantera at Lamour in Brooklyn back in the 90s Faith No More on the Real Thing tour Now having said all that, I'll agree with many others in this thread: Fishbone in their prime was the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 no one even close ta Garth Brooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 (edited) Metallica Pink Floyd Richie Blackmore (Rainbow) Ozzie Def Leppard (1 and 2 handed drummer) SRV Super Tramp Scorpions Judas Priest U2 Edited July 16, 2011 by T_bone65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Pat!!! Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 two best bands I've seen, hands down are Pearl Jam and Dave Matthews Band. Seen PJ 6 times, DMB 12 and never been disappointed and you'll never see the same show twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I remember going to a Cinco de Mayo concert at the Greek Theater in Berkeley where Santana was the headline. I didn't know any of the other bands but soon found out they were basically all amazing (Poncho Sanchez being the one that I made a point of following to this day). At any rate, I recall thinking, before Santana came on that I could easily go home and think I'd been to about as good a concert as I had ever been to. Then Santana came on, and by the end I practically forgot about every other band. Insane amounts of energy, tight as cuff, and, of course, Santana himself was smoking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 311, Cypress Hill and Sublime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REZ Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Bruce Springsteen and the E street band. Always a great concert. Saw the Scorpions 3 times in the 80's and they always put on a real good show. worst concert I ever saw was Van Halen at the US festival in 82 or 83. Absolutely horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfan Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Iron Maiden - c'mon guys, best stage show evah DMB w/Tim Reynolds - good time w/little lady. I think they lose a lot of energy w/o Tim AIC - maybe nostalgic since they came and went so fast Grateful Dead - for the experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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