JDPNYY's Question of the day #336 - Sunday 2/28/10

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Sunday 2/28/10 - JDPNYY's Question of the day #336





What was the best live musical performance that you were ever in attendance for?

[JDPNYY]

(Good-bye evil February)

[YankeePride1967]

Concert for New York City, October 20, 2001.

[Ram Man]

Billy Joel in 1979

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

Elton John at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City. It was awesome, and it took my mind off the Yankees being eliminated in the playoffs by the Tigers.

[philleotardo]

Pearl Jam- Lollapalooza 1992, Saratoga Springs


Edit: It probably wouldn't hurt to mention that the bill also included Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, Ministry, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Ice Cube, but PJ was the clear standout for me.

[Evil Empire]

Since I've never been to a real concert, I'd have to say one of my high school Symphonic band concerts. We played Duel of the Fates and Sleigh Ride - both really fun if you're in percussion.

[Beyle]

Prince at the Allstate Arena (Rosemont, IL) in Summer 2004.

My best friend came up from St. Louis to attend the concert and spend the weekend. One of the best times I've ever had.

[Bozidar]

Billy Joel, with my wife as an anniversary present to me, 1999 or so, Hartford Civic Center

[Octoberbaby]

Frank Sinatra at The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas

[Bub]

I'm going to break the rules again, since I'm never going to get points anyway. This one's too tough, so I'll pick a winner and a few runners-up:

1. 5th Dimention - 1972 Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Those folks could SING!

Runners up:
Doc Severinson and his Big Band Tour- mid 90s.
Simon and Garfunkle (reunion tour)
Various ensembles, NY Conference All State at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, 2008. What the selected elite of the state's high school musicians can do collectively is beyond words.

[bobbymagee]

I'm going to break the rules again, since I'm never going to get points anyway. This one's too tough, so I'll pick a winner and a few runners-up:

1. 5th Dimention - 1972 Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Those folks could SING!

Runners up:
Doc Severinson and his Big Band Tour- mid 90s.
Simon and Garfunkle (reunion tour)
Various ensembles, NY Conference All State at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, 2008. What the selected elite of the state's high school musicians can do collectively is beyond words.

We should be BFF: love 5th Dimension and Simon and Garfunkel.
I will follow your lead, I am going to break the rules again, since I'm never going to get points. I too will pick a winner and a few runner-ups...

Runner Ups:
Robert Plant 1985, New Haven, Ct. , Roger Waters 1984, Hartford,Ct. , Ringo Starr 1995West Palm Beach, Fla., Paul McCartney 1990 Miami, Florida Dave Matthews Band 2001, West Palm Beach, Fla. John Cougar Mellencamp 1988 New Haven, Ct. Van Halen 1986, U2 1983 New Haven, Ct. Journey (with Steve Augeri) 2005


Top Three
3. U2 1983 New Haven, Ct. West Palm Beach, Florida
2.Paul McCartney 2002, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1. Joe Cocker 2008, West Palm Beach,Florida!!! with some guy named Steve Miller....

[Barb51850]

Paul McCartney, Madison Square Garden.

[NJ Fan]

At 16 years old, my older sister took me to this outdoor concert: September 8, 1974

http://www.suitelorraine.com/suitelo...roosevelt.html

Crosby, Stiils, Nash & Young
Joni Mitchell
Beach Boys
Jesse Colin Young

It was amazing.

Also, all 14 Billy Joel concerts I have attended, (2 with Elton John), were all awesome and memorable.

[smr15]

I think I'll go with Elton John at Madison Square Garden... I think it was '74.

Fun.

[b-ball-lunachick]

Springsteen - you could really pick a year from 1984 through 2008 over the 20 or so times I've seen him live..he's simply amazing in concert..seeing him live hs turned so many people I know from non-fans to fans.

[smr15]

^^
yeah, I was going to put Springsteen down as my pick also, but I think it was just where I was in my life at the time I saw Elton John that made me pick that concert performance.

Springsteen is always great. It's a given.

[Hitman23]

GNR/Metallica/Faith No More all on one bill.

[theDurk]

I saw a lot. One of my favorite memories was the weirdest triple bill ever imagined (at the Nassau Coliseum around 1972):

Leo Kottke
John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention

Most of those L.I. idiots were there to hear Zappa; they practically heckled poor Leo (who was amazing) off the stage. They were starting up on McLaughlin who then hit them with the gong opening from Birds of Fire and shut the place up; he got a standing O at the end. Zappa was pretty good, too. I think I and my friends were the only ones who walked in liking all three.

Second was the summer that Springsteen was the LEAD-IN for almost every show at the Asbury Park Convention Hall; take your pick of J. Geils, Bee Gees, or The Byrds--Bruce was better than all of them. This would have been 1969 or 1970.

[JL25and3]

I saw a lot. One of my favorite memories was the weirdest triple bill ever imagined (at the Nassau Coliseum around 1972):

Leo Kottke
John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention

Most of those L.I. idiots were there to hear Zappa; they practically heckled poor Leo (who was amazing) off the stage. They were starting up on McLaughlin who hit them with the gong opening from Birds of Fire and shut the place up; he got a standing O at the end. Zappa was pretty good, too. I think I and my friends were the only ones who walked in liking all three.

Second was the summer that Springsteen was the LEAD-IN for almost every show at the Asbury Park Convention Hall; take your pick of J. Geils, Bee Gees, or The Byrds--Bruce was better than all of them. This would have been 1969 or 1970.

My sister saw The Monkees live at Forest Hills in 1966 or so. The opening act was Jimi Hendrix.

That's my nomination for the strangest pairing ever.

[johnnyyankee]

I'm a huge Zeppelin fan and never saw them live. I've seen Page/Plant about 10 or so times at the Budokan in Tokyo, Wembley Arena in London and MSG in NY. These were my favorites of the many great shows I've seen.

Honorable mention would be the ARMS Concerts in honor of Ronnie Lane to raise money for MS.

[Maynerd]

Ouch. Tough one. I've been to a lot of concerts that were most enjoyable.

But, I'm gonna have to stray away from concerts for my answer. Phantom of the Opera in Toronto, with Colm Wilkinson singing the lead. Amazing stuff.

[4bronxbombers]

KISS when I was a big KISS freak.

Annie Lenox was great too....of course we were high as kites....

[Mark19]

July 29th, 2002 @ Jones Beach -- The Who featuring Robert Plant

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oh wait, I gave up my ticket to that show because my girlfriend at the time making a huge fuss about something -- what an epic moron I was

Pearl Jam @ Verizon Center - June 22nd, 2008 was pretty awesome as well

[MunsonNY15]

I've seen some great shows. Bruce Springsteen seems like he plays all night and the energy is unsurpassed. Chicago was probably the concert that was most faithful to the sound of their records. They were perfect. Buffett shows are an experience all on their own. Frank Sinatra was, well, Sinatra. But I saw him in the early 90s, so his voice was diminished. But his on stage presence was still, well, Sinatra.

But my favorite, hands down, was the first time I saw Paul McCartney. It was his Flowers in the Dirt tour in 1989, which was his first world tour since the mid-70s, and it was my first opportunity to see a real live Beatle. I stayed in-line all night to get tickets (remember those days?) and had great seats (about 20 rows back on the main floor). The whole concert was an out of body experience.

I envy all those who have seen Elton John, especially in the 70s. I'll get to an Elton concert one of these days!

Heidi