Evil Penevil Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Rolling Stones Grateful Dead Big Brother and the Holding Co. (the years Janis Joplin was the lead singer) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Smooth Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band Allman Brothers Lynyrd Skynard Limiting my list to those bands I have actually seen perform. Gotta say....the Silver Bullet Band in all three concerts I saw Seger, were just simply jaw droppingly great. Alto Reed, his sax player...flat out best I've ever heard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqualung Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Impossible to choose just three I'm afraid. A few of my fave bands have already been mentioned including Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. AC/ DC also. Always be a special place in my heart for Jethro Tull. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Glasseye Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 20 hours ago, forcebwithu said: Red Hot Chili Peppers Dire Straits R.E.M. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 58 minutes ago, Mr. Smooth said: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band Allman Brothers Lynyrd Skynard Limiting my list to those bands I have actually seen perform. Gotta say....the Silver Bullet Band in all three concerts I saw Seger, were just simply jaw droppingly great. Alto Reed, his sax player...flat out best I've ever heard! I never had the pleasure to see Bob live, unfortunately. Although your post mentioning the sax player helped me to recall the fantastic Bruce Springsteen shows (3 of them). I was lucky enough to snag first row seats on his Born to Run tour. Friggen incredible ! Each show he would pick a girl to come up and dance with him on stage for a tune. He picked the girl sitting next to me. It was awesome. And talk about his sax player. Wowser ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 58 minutes ago, Aqualung said: Impossible to choose just three I'm afraid. A few of my fave bands have already been mentioned including Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. AC/ DC also. Always be a special place in my heart for Jethro Tull. I agree completely. Very difficult to pick 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJSP Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 28 minutes ago, Glasseye said: I never had the pleasure to see Bob live, unfortunately. Although your post mentioning the sax player helped me to recall the fantastic Bruce Springsteen shows (3 of them). I was lucky enough to snag first row seats on his Born to Run tour. Friggen incredible ! Each show he would pick a girl to come up and dance with him on stage for a tune. He picked the girl sitting next to me. It was awesome. And talk about his sax player. Wowser ! Was that Clarence Clemons on sax 🎷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Smooth Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 27 minutes ago, Glasseye said: I never had the pleasure to see Bob live, unfortunately. Although your post mentioning the sax player helped me to recall the fantastic Bruce Springsteen shows (3 of them). I was lucky enough to snag first row seats on his Born to Run tour. Friggen incredible ! Each show he would pick a girl to come up and dance with him on stage for a tune. He picked the girl sitting next to me. It was awesome. And talk about his sax player. Wowser ! You speak of the great Clarence Clemons, who, if this thread was maybe a Top 10 greatest bands thread, surely Bruce and the E Street Band would be included for me. I saw them in his mid-80's hey day on the "Born in the USA" tour, once in Frankfurt, Germany when I was in the Army stationed over there and again a few months later in the Oakland Coliseum when I was home on leave as my cousin was going with a couple friends and had an extra ticket and invited me. Both shows ran over 3 hours. He also picked a girl out of the crowd up front when it came time to play "Dancing in the Dark". Clemons died some years back and I believe his son stepped in to take the place of his father. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, AJSP said: Was that Clarence Clemons on sax 🎷 Yes indeed. The Big Man.... may he RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Glasseye Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Mr. Smooth said: You speak of the great Clarence Clemons, who, if this thread was maybe a Top 10 greatest bands thread, surely Bruce and the E Street Band would be included for me. I saw them in his mid-80's hey day on the "Born in the USA" tour, once in Frankfurt, Germany when I was in the Army stationed over there and again a few months later in the Oakland Coliseum when I was home on leave as my cousin was going with a couple friends and had an extra ticket and invited me. Both shows ran over 3 hours. He also picked a girl out of the crowd up front when it came time to play "Dancing in the Dark". Clemons died some years back and I believe his son stepped in to take the place of his father. Probably the greatest live performance I have ever had the fortune to enjoy. And, I've seen a lot of them, back in the day. Not so much the past few years. But, those moments and memories will never cease. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJSP Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 18 minutes ago, Glasseye said: Probably the greatest live performance I have ever had the fortune to enjoy. And, I've seen a lot of them, back in the day. Not so much the past few years. But, those moments and memories will never cease. Add a bit of Nils Lofgren into the mix and Bruce and the E street band are up there for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I also find it nigh on impossible to chose just three bands. I grew up in London seeing both The Who and Eric Clapton (Yardbirds) at the Marquee and The Stones at the Crawdaddy in Richmond. I have been to see Eric Clapton in his various bands on and off ever since. "Its only Rock and Roll but I like it." First Team: The Rolling Stones Cream Led Zeppelin Subs Bench: Oasis; Green Day; Derek and the Dominos; Dire Straights; Santana etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 15 hours ago, Glasseye said: Probably the greatest live performance I have ever had the fortune to enjoy. And, I've seen a lot of them, back in the day. Not so much the past few years. But, those moments and memories will never cease. It is the greatest live performance I have ever seen. The Born in the USA tour at Wembley Stadium. Unreal. I think I was partially deaf for a good few days after too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 47 minutes ago, boydeste said: I think I was partially deaf for a good few days after too! I've had that after a few bands & probably why my hearing today is not as it was.Actually walked out of a Deep Purple concert in Hammersmith as my ears were hurting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. Smooth Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, boydeste said: It is the greatest live performance I have ever seen. The Born in the USA tour at Wembley Stadium. Unreal. I think I was partially deaf for a good few days after too! I once called in sick to work on a Tuesday because the Allman Bros were playing that night in Sacramento at an outdoor amphitheater back in 1993. It was general admission and after a few songs where we realized there was plenty of room down in front of the stage, much of the crowd had moved down to stand close as they didn't draw a huge crowd, maybe all of 5-6,000 in a venue that would hold 14,000 at full capacity, we left our bleacher seats and wound up standing at the right of the stage, maybe just 50-60 feet from the giant speakers blasting out the sound. To this day, it's the closest to the performers I've ever been for a live show. A couple hours listening, and my ears were still ringing 2 days later. What a band those guys were! Edited February 9, 2022 by Mr. Smooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs joe Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Why no nominations for Wings 😗.?. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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boydeste Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 18 hours ago, gs joe said: Why no nominations for Wings 😗.?. Why haven't you nominated them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs joe Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 hour ago, boydeste said: Why haven't you nominated them? Fair question more of a Rutles fan that said do have” band on the run “in my record collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 20 hours ago, Mr. Smooth said: I once called in sick to work on a Tuesday because the Allman Bros were playing that night in Sacramento at an outdoor amphitheater back in 1993. It was general admission and after a few songs where we realized there was plenty of room down in front of the stage, much of the crowd had moved down to stand close as they didn't draw a huge crowd, maybe all of 5-6,000 in a venue that would hold 14,000 at full capacity, we left our bleacher seats and wound up standing at the right of the stage, maybe just 50-60 feet from the giant speakers blasting out the sound. To this day, it's the closest to the performers I've ever been for a live show. A couple hours listening, and my ears were still ringing 2 days later. What a band those guys were! First time I saw them was actually the very first big concert, I was 13 (1973). I saw them at the Chicago Stadium. It was packed to the rafters. I can't say it was the best show I have ever seen, but it is certainly high up on the list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 22 hours ago, gs joe said: Why no nominations for Wings 😗.?. Anyone knocking out dross like 'Mull Of Kintyre' is not deserving of Greatest Band. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Velvet Underground Credence Clearwater Revival The Clash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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