If you could go back in time and see one band in their prime live, who would it be?

Illustrious Potentate said:
Note: one band was clearly stated

For me, it’s the Allman Brothers when Duane and Barry were still alive. When you get down to it, the Allmans are probably my favorite band and At Fillmore East is the best live album of all time IMO

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That would be it for me.

#2 would be The Stones.
 
TheDayMan said:
The Clash, probably.
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You didn't get to see them? I saw them at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. The town was buzzing. Give 'Em Enough Rope tour. Jan 29, 1979.

No kids yet so I also saw Blondie, Devo and The Ramones same month.

Fuckin' hell was that ever a month and a half...

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Illustrious Potentate said:
The Stones around the Exile on Main Street era would be way up on my list
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Anytime up to Irrational Miscue would be fine for me.

But it would be sweet to see one with Brian Jones (really early) or Mick Taylor (best guitarist they ever had) which was around the era you mention.
 
dikowt dowg said:
I bring this up because @White Knight is a big buddy holly fan...

I would have liked to have seen Stevie Ray too, but he's another one where his death seemed to have as much influence on his popularity as his music did. I really didn't know who he was until the helo crash and everyone was like "he's so great". And he was very good. Just seemed to get a bump from dying.
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Both Buddy Holly and Stevie Ray Vaughn were great and dying young had nothing to do with it.
 
miles Davis during the Modal Jazz stage of his career

herbie Hancock in early 70’s
 
White Knight said:
Both Buddy Holly and Stevie Ray Vaughn were great and dying young had nothing to do with it.
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Vaughan...but he was 36 when he died and had been a musican for a very long time. Buddy holly was a torch and done. Shit happens man. But let's not go praising him like he was something he never had a chance to become.
 

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dikowt dowg said:
I never saw zeppelin so I would be interested in seeing them back in the day. Pink Floyd is another group I missed I wished I had seen.

Some of the better shows I've seen indoors was Queen and Rush. Outdoors would be Nugent, Heart and Tom Petty.

Going to see Tool in Buffalo this weekend and that's a bucket list band. I am pumped for that.
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I was at Zeppelin Knebworth '79 just before Bohnam died in '80. 300,000 people, outdoor show. Fanfuckingtastic!
 
dikowt dowg said:
Vaughan...but he was 36 when he died and had been a musican for a very long time. Buddy holly was a torch and done. Shit happens man. But let's not go praising him like he was something he never had a chance to become.
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You are entitled to your feeble opinion. It is obvious you are clueless when discussing Buddy Holly.

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occupant said:
1974 Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention


Recorded on August 27, 1974 at KCET in Hollywood, A TOKEN OF HIS EXTREME features Frank Zappa with five incredibly talented band members for this extravaganza of live music. The line-up exists of:
Frank Zappa—guitar, percussion, vocals
George Duke—keyboards, finger cymbals, tambourine, vocals
Napoleon Murphy Brock—sax, vocals
Ruth Underwood—percussion
Tom Fowler—bass
Chester Thompson—drums

The Program, as edited and thoroughly tweezed & produced by FZ for Honker Home Video includes these delights: The Dog Breath Variations/ Uncle Meat, Montana, Earl Of Duke (George Duke), Florentine Pogen, Stink-Foot, Pygmy Twylyte, Room Service, Inca Roads, Oh No, Son Of Orange County, More Trouble Every Day, A Token Of My Extreme. Stereo Mixes Produced by Frank Zappa with Kerry McNabb at Paramount Studios, 1974. Mastered by Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering, 2009

"This was put together with my own money and my own time and it's been offered to television networks and to syndication and it has been steadfastly rejected by the American television industry. It has been shown in primetime in France and Switzerland, with marvelous results. It's probably one of the finest pieces of video work that any human being has ever done. I did it myself. And the animation that you're gonna see in this was done by a guy named Bruce Bickford, and I hope he is watching the show, because it's probably the first time that a lot of people in America got a chance to see it."- FZ appearing on the Mike Douglas Show, 1976

Because 'Token' has never been commercially released until now, it is one of the most sought after Frank Zappa programs.
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Saw Zappa and the Mothers in 78. Great show :thumb:
 
I've been extremely fortunate to see many of the bands listed on this thread during their prime and so many more.

Sorry I missed Iron Maiden during their Somewhere in Time era and Bob Seger during the late 70's
 
Rex Racer said:
Saw Stevie 3 times before that fateful helicopter ride, he was phenomenal.

Early Chicago would be at the top of my list for sure.
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My brother and I caught his act a year prior in Brewtown. What a talent.

Chicago is a great choice.
 
Kburjr said:
Just because I have a soft spot for bluegrass jams

Earl Scruggs Anniversary Revue

For rock

Joe Cocker Mad Dogs and Englishmen
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Saw Joe many years ago here in town. I can't say I was a very big fan of his when I walked in, but I was when I walked out. His band was awesome and he put on a great show.
 
packerzrule said:
I've been extremely fortunate to see many of the bands listed on this thread during their prime and so many more.

Sorry I missed Iron Maiden during their Somewhere in Time era and Bob Seger during the late 70's
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I'm bumming that I never took the opportunity to catch a Bob Seger/Silver Bullets show.
 
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