Author Topic: Concerts (Read 10962 times)

Rao · « **on:** March 15, 2009, 10:36:41 PM »

In this topic you can discuss concerts you've attended, and if you've any interesting stories to tell, tell them.

I've been to a lot of concerts. I've seen artists Yes, the Moody Blues, Hanson and Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey many times, and I've also been to a ton of classical concerts. Artists I've only seen once include Bob Dylan, Rush, Steppenwolf, Kansas, Loverboy, Grand Funk Railroad, Pato Banton, Ky-Mani Marley, and Laura Goldhamer.

The night after I saw Dylan, I went back to the same venue (The Brady Theater), to see Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band performed in its entirety by Todd Rundgren, Lou Gramm, Denny Laine, Bo Bice, Jesse Gress, Greg Hawkes, Prairie Prince, and some other guys I can't remember. It was an excellent show.

When I saw Pato Banton and Ky-Mani Marley, they were at a reggae festival at Red Rocks in Colorado. There were other artists, including The Wailers with a new singer.

Captain Jim · « **Reply #1 on:** March 16, 2009, 12:52:32 AM »

Only one I've ever been too is Weird Al.

...well, unless you count that one Mormon band.

TEM · « **Reply #2 on:** March 16, 2009, 01:03:03 AM »

Did they throw Jell-O on the audience during the show?

Bigluigifan1.0 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 16, 2009, 06:55:36 AM »

Back when I lived in Georgia we went to a bunch of shows to watch a relatively unknown bluegrass band. (My dad helped them fun enough money so they could produce a CD)

Other than that... yeah, Weird Al.

I should be going to see some other bands perform later this year, which I really look forward to.

The Chef · « **Reply #4 on:** March 16, 2009, 12:37:13 PM »

I've never been to a concert before in my life, and I never plan to. I like hearing the singers sing, not the people listening to the song. ;P

Bigluigifan1.0 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 16, 2009, 03:46:05 PM »

Although it depends on the venue and everything, you should be able to hear bands just fine.

Actually I just remembered something... I went to a Jessica Simpson concert. Don't ask. It was free and I was bored. The most I can say about that is that her band is pretty good.

Eclipsed Moon · « **Reply #6 on:** March 16, 2009, 05:24:09 PM »

Quote from: The Chef on March 16, 2009, 12:37:13 PM

I've never been to a concert before in my life, and I never plan to. I like hearing the singers sing, not the people listening to the song. ;P

Horribly misinformed. I've never had a problem with hearing the music, even in the worst of venues. On the other hand, I'll have a terrible problem communicating with someone standing right next to me, but text messages handle that.

Been to just a few. Not too much exciting, favorite was the Freshly Dipped Tour last year featuring Hieroglyphics*, Musab, Knobody, Tanya Morgan, and Blue Scholars.

* – sans Del tha Funkee Homosapien :(

dc804 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 16, 2009, 05:38:26 PM »

I have been to four concerts, in this order.

Queen+Paul Rogers (won tickets off of 94.7 WCSX)
Rob Zombie+Ozzy
Linkin Park (best concert)
Tribute to Hendrix

Koopaslaya · « **Reply #8 on:** March 16, 2009, 06:17:08 PM »

I suppose I'll highlight some of the best, followed by an anecdote or two.

Jethro Tull was my first concert. Pretty fun time. The first half of the show was very classically-oriented. When I went into the lobby during intermission, I overheard a conversation. "Man, they is playin' Okistro music in there." Mmhmm.

Porcupine Tree -- Great concert, great music. They came out playing their entire album, Fear of a Blank Planet. I had the opportunity to get a signed poser before the show, so I was walking around with it in my pocket when an inebriated chap came up to me saying, "what are you, and architect or something?"

Yes -- Without Jon Anderson was sort of a pity. Benoit David, who was recruited to replace Jon Anderson, was actually pretty good, but Yes was missing something.
The punk-rock chick standing next to me had never heard of Yes. When Steve Howe began playing his solo on Siberian Khatru, she turned to me and said, "HE IS AMAZING." I nodded my head in agreement.

Genesis -- Horrible show. There were far too many 50-year-old women who wanted to hear "Follow You, Follow Me," all the while ignoring the brilliant Gabriel-era music that was played (when it was played). The show was a money tour, not geared to the fans of old Genesis, but to the pop-loving baby boomers.

Fish (of Marillion) -- Excellent show. I didn't know a lot of his solo work, having only known him via his work in Marillion, but he really brought his music alive with his passion and energy. Even if you've never heard of him, you ought to check him out.

Spock's Beard / The Flower Kings / The Rocket Scientists / California Guitar Trio / Neal Morse / Transatlantic / IZZ -- This was my first Progressive Rock festival. It was certainly something special, because three of my favorite bands came together on one stage. I got to meet several of the members of the bands, and talk with people who have a similar taste in music as I do.

There are others, but these are the best I can remember.

Rao · « **Reply #9 on:** March 16, 2009, 06:43:06 PM »

Was the Yes concert on their latest tour, or was it when Jon was working on one of his solo projects?

WarpRattler · « **Reply #10 on:** March 16, 2009, 07:48:34 PM »

Decatur, IL has this big free festival every summer called Decatur Celebration, and all of the real (meaning not local Christian bands) performances I've seen have been there. Acts I've seen over the past few years include Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Those Darn Accordions, War (twice, but it's the new War with only one of the original guys), Dennis DeYoung (twice, playing a bunch of Styx songs and a few tracks from his new album that hadn't officially been released at the time but they were selling it at the show), and Edgar Winter (twice, and the second time they played Frankenstein and it went on for like half an hour). There was a Plain White Ts concert (which I specifically avoided seeing) about a block away from the second Edgar Winter set, and I missed a chance to see the Sugarhill Gang one year. There were also a couple of tribute bands I've seen there, a Beatles tribute and a Paul McCartney tribute.

Unfortunately, I'm not going to get to go this year because it's the same weekend as ~~Wizard World Chicago~~ the Chicago Comic-Con.

Koopaslaya · « **Reply #11 on:** March 16, 2009, 08:07:51 PM »

Quote from: Rao on March 16, 2009, 06:43:06 PM

Was the Yes concert on their latest tour, or was it when Jon was working on one of his solo projects?

The latest tour.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #12 on:** March 16, 2009, 09:24:52 PM »

I suppose this is the time to state that Drama is one of my two favorite Yes albums.

CrossEyed7 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 17, 2009, 01:08:05 AM »

Glorb · « **Reply #14 on:** March 17, 2009, 04:56:39 PM »

You killed it.

I've got a cousin who went to one of the shows in Justice's A Cross The Universe tour and got a couple videos of the Metallica and Franz Ferdinand remixes.

Rao · « **Reply #15 on:** March 18, 2009, 05:43:37 PM »

That's awesome. I'd love to see Justice live.

Tonight I'm going to see Tinted Windows again. I saw them play last night (they played a small private free show last night, and since my mom has known the mother of the Hanson brothers since they were in Girl Scouts together, we were invited) and it was a really great show. I'm sure tonight will be also.

bullykoopa96 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 01, 2009, 07:44:18 PM »

My brother took me to Alice Cooper back in October and it was the craziest most unreal show. I expected it to be good but it passed my expectations and was way too awesome. Just some of the actions, the music, and the performances were unbelievable.

Luigison · « **Reply #17 on:** April 02, 2009, 04:16:36 PM »

I haven't been to a concert in a long time. I think the last big one was Poison and David Lee Roth. I'm not counting all the school concerts.

I'd like to play guitar with this guy: http://www.dailymotion.com/vids/11596752+461615+198558+10424161+1856869/video/x67fc1_andy-mckee-amazing-guitar-skills_music

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #18 on:** April 02, 2009, 05:43:38 PM »

I meant to mention this before, but I just realized this is the perfect place to finally bring it up: Last Friday, as a member of the National Honor Society in school, I helped with a school concert. Technically, I was running concessions, but I really just sat and sold drinks as unintelligible townie bands blared in the classitorum behind me from 5 to 9. However, two positive things happened: The Pokemon theme song and Pokerap were played between sets, and I truly realized how many weirdos go to my school (or at least are supposed to). Also, I drank pop and had some chocolate.

SolidShroom · « **Reply #19 on:** April 02, 2009, 09:15:46 PM »

If school concerts and local bands count, then I've seen countless and been a part of countless. As for professional concerts, I've seen Lynyrd Skynyrd and Billy Joel, although I hope to see more concerts soon. It's just the fact that no musicians ever want to tour around Delaware.

Weegee · « **Reply #20 on:** February 12, 2010, 07:44:05 PM »

Moody Blues? Yes? Rush? Steppenwolf? Kansas? Loverboy? Dylan? GFR? Lawdy, Rao is one lucky goose. The only professional concert I've ever attended was Bob Dylan, although we've also been considering seeing Gordon Lightfoot when he comes around in a month's time.

Rao · « **Reply #21 on:** February 12, 2010, 08:19:08 PM »

What a coincidence that this thread was resurrected on the same day I got tickets to the Widespread Panic show at the BOK Center in May.

Glorb · « **Reply #22 on:** February 13, 2010, 10:18:17 PM »

So one of my friends saw Jay-Z live a few weeks ago, right? And he tells me, "Did you know the voices in 'On To The Next One' are a sample of the vocals from 'D.A.N.C.E.' by Justice?" And I go "Whaaat!!". And then I compared them and HE'S RIGHT. "On to the next one, on to the next one" is actually "Under the spotlight, under the spotlight" with "light" snipped out.

When you see Jay-Z live, you will [dukar] bricks.

SolidShroom · « **Reply #23 on:** February 14, 2010, 04:52:23 PM »

Back in September I saw U2 live. They were pretty weak. In fact, their opening act (Muse) was almost certainly better.

RaceDrv709 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 16, 2010, 12:59:40 AM »

I've been to an Nsync concert, Weird Al, Audio Adrenaline, Seven Places, Kutless, Tait, Decemberadio, and Eleventy-Seven. Out of those, I did not like the Eleventy-Seven concert. The guy running the soundboard did a horrible job. It was like being in a death metal concert. Couldn't hear any vocals, just distortion and more distortion. It sounded like a bad transmission. I still listen to that band, but will never see then live again. I am going to a Downhere concert in about two weeks and can't wait.

Weegee · « **Reply #25 on:** February 16, 2010, 05:31:04 PM »

There have been rumours of Simon & Garfunkel coming to town in the somewhat-distant future, so I'm hoping to snag a couple of tickets to see them.

With my mom.

As always.

coolkid · « **Reply #26 on:** February 19, 2010, 05:32:52 PM »

Man, I just remembered that time I barely missed that Megadeth concert at Freedom Hall!
Not to mention when I was too sick to go to that Motley Crue one...

CrossEyed7 · « **Reply #27 on:** February 24, 2010, 11:39:10 PM »

Not a real good shot, but this is from the Anamanaguchi concert I just got back from.

The monitors went out and the guitarists couldn't hear themselves, so they went down on the floor in the midst of the mosh. Soon, a bunch of us, including me and my girlfriend, filled the big empty space on the stage. By the end, it was just me and her dancing (everyone else left when they couldn't handle the speakers back there anymore; we either knew we could stick it out until our ears didn't care or just didn't notice anything beside each other) and staring straight into each other's eyes behind the drummer, with everyone watching. When the concert's finally over, the drummer, Luke, hugs us because he liked our dancing so much. He was shirtless and moist. My Zelda Four Swords Adventure shirt has famous sweat on it now. He has the Triforce tattooed on his left bicep. She gets her DS signed by all the band members and says she's writing Nintendo Power about the whole thing. I walk her back to her dorm and kiss her hand. I jauntily skip all the way back to my dorm.

The music was pretty cool too, I guess.

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #28 on:** February 24, 2010, 11:44:06 PM »

Holy.

CrossEyed7 is LIVIN' THE DREAM.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #29 on:** February 24, 2010, 11:47:38 PM »

Seconded.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #30 on:** February 25, 2010, 01:13:30 AM »

Holy what

(that isn't a question)

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 25, 2010, 06:30:47 AM »

Thirded.

WarpRattler · « **Reply #32 on:** February 25, 2010, 02:12:59 PM »

CrossEyed7 goes to Messiah College?

(And yeah, dude, that's freaking awesome.)

Glorb · « **Reply #33 on:** February 25, 2010, 02:31:38 PM »

That's my boy CrossEyed!

Weegee · « **Reply #34 on:** February 25, 2010, 05:17:56 PM »

~~CE actually meant to post that in Wacko Dreams.~~

I keed, I keed. That'll make a great story for your grandkids.

WarpRattler · « **Reply #35 on:** August 08, 2010, 10:34:12 PM »

Decatur Celebration this year was pretty sweet. Saw an indie punk band called the Dollyrots (twice), Young MC and Tone Loc (not together, but it was the same set), and the Charlie Daniels Band.

Weegee · « **Reply #36 on:** February 13, 2011, 11:43:33 PM »

Last night I went to see Les Emmerson, formerly of Five Man Electrical Band, at a college funraiser. I managed to procure his autograph, which wasn't that difficult since he took twenty-minute breaks at the bar between sets. For a guy who's sold at least two-million records over the last forty-five years, he's unbelievably easygoing. My only qualm is that he only performed two or three originals versus about twenty covers during the concert.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #37 on:** February 14, 2011, 08:42:22 AM »

I volunteered as an usher for a benefit concert by The Kingsmen at my college recently. They still had a good sound, but your only claim to fame being a cover of "Louie Louie" is a bit weak.

Weegee · « **Reply #38 on:** February 14, 2011, 07:28:12 PM »

In their defense, the Kingsmen's version is widely regarded as the definitive one.

coolkid · « **Reply #39 on:** February 25, 2011, 08:48:30 PM »

Sorry for the bump, but there was this epic Megadeth/Slayer/Anthrax concert I went to. It was awesome. I will never experience anything like it again.