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Tool

The Who

ACDC

Alison Krauss & Union Station

 

A little diverse, especially on that last one.. but she and her band are awesome live.

 

Interestingly enough, I have no albums or CDs of these bands and they are not anywhere near my favorites to listen to, but they had great live shows.

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I'm with triton76 on the Neal Morse Testimony show in Whittier - a great show and the best show I've ever been to. Makes me wish I'd seen Spock's Beard and Transatlantic. A couple of Genesis shows in the mid to late 70's at the L.A. Forum would complete my top three list.

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Blue Oyster Cult around '74 in Houston was probably the best live show I've seen. They barely even paused between songs, it was just relentless. Most of the time after shows we would go somewhere to party, after that one we barely had the energy to drive home in silence.

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Well done, Tom. You guys heard of Spirit across the water? First time I tripped, 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus was on the stereo. Changed my outlook, that's for sure. Check out Kapt. Kopter and the (Fabulous) Twirly Birds if you like Randy California's guitar playing. Of the ones I've attended I liked:

 

Dr. John

Little Feat

Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys

The Band

The Nashville Bluegrass Band

The Who

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Clutch: They play 3 hour shows and they're all great musicians

 

GWAR: Laugh if you want, but it's spectacle at it's finest

 

Anthrax: Saw them open for Priest, and they stole the show

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Coming to tiny Carbondale, IL, in April - Galactic, who may well have their thunder stolen by their opener, The Rebirth Brass Band.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers on their Mother's Milk tour in 1989 or so. They were in top form, and it was Mike Frusciante's time before he quit. They were just about to go into the studio to do Blood Sugar Sex Magic. I remember one thing in particular about Frusciante: he played either a Les Paul or a Strat, through a wah pedal, into a stack of Marshalls. No fancy crap there and the tone was awesome. Chad Smith and Flea were just so friggin' tight it was unbelieveable.

 

Brian Setzer Orchestra. I knew Setzer was cool, but had no idea what an amazing guitar player he was until I first saw them on tour in around 1999. He knows the "lost chords" and his band was just on fire.

 

Metallica on the Black Album tour before they wussed out. Just killer! "Master of Puppets" live is just unforgettable.

 

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Oooops! Almost forgot (for obvious reasons);

 

Bob Marley and the Wailers

 

Also rans;

 

Paul McCartney and Wings

Queen

Humble Pie

The Faces

Savoy Brown/Uriah Heep

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Originally posted by Roy Brooks

NRBQ

 

 

Ding Ding Ding!

 

Last year (I think) they had their anniversary show not too far from where I live. Everyone who had ever been in the band came back for a two-night stand. Between the two sets, they played something like 84 different songs from over the years. I'm kicking myself to this day for not going. I saw them live in college, and became a fan that night. Lotsa fun.

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it's funny you should ask this question. my best friend and i just did a radio show on this very thing last week on indie street.

 

top three?

3. The Felix Culpa

2. Braille

1. Monday's Hero

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Originally posted by xonetruedesirex

Converge

Dillinger Escape Plan

Norma Jean

 

 

That's a good list, not a big fan of The Dillinger Escape Plan, I would replace DEP with Hatebreed.

 

Norma Jean is sick, much better with the new singer.

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Originally posted by Droplaw621



That's a good list, not a big fan of The Dillinger Escape Plan, I would replace DEP with Hatebreed.


Norma Jean is sick, much better with the new singer.

 

 

Love Hatebreed too, but DEP wins out based on how ridiculously good they are as musicians, and how out of control they are on stage.

 

Zao is up there, too.

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