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MADXSTER
07-18-2008, 10:15 PM
The first concert I ever went to was Elvis at Riverfront Colliseum. I was young at the time but it was still a pretty awesome exerience.

Unfortunately followed by the worst concert of Tony Orlando and Dawn. Need I say more.

Been to alot of decent concerts. This may not be the best but was def the most memorable...Van Halen in 1983.

Stonebreaker
07-18-2008, 10:34 PM
First- Aerosmith/Bad Company in the '90s (they were old then)

Worst- Spice Girls (was made to go)

Best- Tie between Rush and Pearl Jam.

The Artist
07-18-2008, 10:35 PM
First: Elton John and Billy Joel in Giants Stadium
Worst: Dave Matthews Band - not only the worst concert, but perhaps worst experience of my life. The music was ok I guess, but the crowd was annoying beyond belief.
Best: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

ATL Muskie
07-18-2008, 10:45 PM
First concert: Huey Lewis and the News, circa 1983 or 4. Go ahead, fire away. But I was like 12 yrs old...

Best: Man, this is tough. It's like asking me to choose my favorite child. Gotta go with more than one- The Who at Lakewood in Atlanta, ZZ Top at Jackson Hall in Nashville around 97 or so, and the Black Crowes at Jackson Hall in Nashville, 1995. Sat 2nd row, or should I say stood 2nd row. Melted my face. Awesome.

BBC 08
07-18-2008, 10:54 PM
First: America at the Louisville Zoo

Best: Kings of Leon at Headliners in Louisville last summer, 20 song set that was fucking insane.

Worst: A concert that had Uncle Kracker, Sugar Ray and a coked out Johnny Reznik (sp?) lead Goo Goo Dolls.

PM Thor
07-18-2008, 10:55 PM
First, KISS. Older brothers took me and my parents had no idea what they were letting me go to as a pre teen.

Worst, Jimmy Buffet. God I hate his music so much. Even before I went to that monstrosity of a concert at Riverbend.

Best, Pearl Jam. It was at Bogarts, right after TEN started to get big. It cost me $25 (I think, might have been less), the place wasn't sold out, and they served me there underage. This was when I really liked Pearl Jam, and Eddie was really into it. Hands down my favorite concert ever, nothing even close.

ATL Muskie
07-18-2008, 11:40 PM
Forgot to add my worst. Hate to say it, but it was probably Neil Young in Indy. He played electric for an hour and a half, left the stage, lights came on, and that was it. People started booing. No acoustic set. That was it. Very disappointing.

Two of the most pleasant surprises were Warren Zevon at Bogart's and John Fogerty in Nashville. Fogerty kicked ass. Zevon's set was unreal. The guy was an amazing musician and funny as hell.

Stonebreaker
07-18-2008, 11:46 PM
Wow. I'm shocked Neil Young pulled that. I'd be pissed too.

blobfan
07-19-2008, 01:46 AM
Rush always has a good concert, although their fan bas has become more annoying. The older guys are no longer the majority and the younger ones are assholes. Very funny videos this year, though.

The most pleasant surprise was last year's Chicago/Huey Lewis concert. Hubby and I tried to see Chicago the last time they were in town but Riverbend went underwater and we couldn't make the reschedule date. Last year we went and Huey was phenomenal. Very fun to watch. Chicago isn't what they once were but they were fun and Huey came out to help a couple of times. We got hit by a rain storm and at one point lost audio in the audience, likely the result of lightening. They didn't realize it on stage at first and the crowd kept singing the song. Because of that, the band continued to play even after they realized we had audio problems and when the power came back on they we were still in synch with them. They seemed really pleased. The audience really energized the band and the rest of the concert was better. They even mentioned it in the paper.

My only Weird Al concert also holds a place in my heart. I took my little sister when she was about 8. It was a lark because I'd introduced her to novelty songs but he really put on a good show. It was about 8 years ago at Timberwolf.

yougotdbagged
07-19-2008, 01:51 AM
First: Chicago and Crosby, Stills, and Nash at Merriweather Post Pavilion. It was 1996 and I was forced to go

Worst: Snoop Dogg in Huntsville, AL. Came on 2+ hours late with no explaination, "played" a 45 minute set and that was that for 35 bucks.

Best: Tie between Ac/Dc in 2001 in Nashville at the Gaylord Center or whatever it is now and Metallica at Turner Field in 2003. Both bands had long sets with good setlists, a great stage show, and played like it was their last show ever.

blobfan
07-19-2008, 02:07 AM
Forget this was supposed to be a methodical response.

Best obviously was a tie between Chicago/Huey and Weird Al

Worst was probably Dream Theater at Bogarts, maybe 9 years ago. I went with my husband and that's when I realized they weren't that original. The performance was ok but it was too hot and I just had a miserable time.

I'm ashamed to admit my first concert. This would be the first concert where I paid a ticket and entered a building to view it. My home town has an annual fair and has concerts on a stage in the square but doesn't charge an entrance fee. I'd seen bands like Blood Sweat & Tears there. But my first real concert was the Jets.

I'm so ashamed.

xubball93
07-19-2008, 05:41 AM
Worst: I took my mom to Kenny G/Michael Bolton. My God the horror. The only redemptive thing was G had a terrific bass player and we missed half of Bolton due to traffic.

One of the best: Sting at the Cincy Gardens, 2nd row. Henley at Riverbend was pretty damn good too - he played two encores behind the drums of Eagles songs.

First: Chicago. No lame opening band to sit through. They played two sets and a long encore.

Nigel Tufnel
07-19-2008, 03:04 PM
First Concert: Def Leppard at Riverbend on the Hysteria Tour...think I was around 12 or 13...Europe was the opening band and they played the Final Countdown twice...it was kind of funny.

Worst Concert: Europe? If not them, probably Soundgarden at the Nutter Center...they opened for Guns N Roses and it was after their Bad Motorfinger CD...you couldn't understand one word Cornell said the entire show...nothing but feedback...they got booed off the stage.

Best Concert: Wow...tough, tough call. The two most memorable shows I've been to were Pearl Jam in 1995 at Soldier Field. It was the tour when they were fighting Ticketmaster. They played for 3+ hours and the ticket was $25.00. There is actually a double CD of the show...it was insane. On a much smaller scale venue wise, but nonetheless memorable, I saw Arcade Fire play up at the Lifestyles Community Pavilion (Columbus, OH) just last year in early October....they are quite an experience....it was the only outdoor show I've ever been to where nobody was in line for beer or liquor....nobody wanted to miss something. I'm not sure I've ever seen a band put so much into a performance.

If you like Arcade Fire, I would highly, highly recommend seeing them if they make it in the area on their next tour....I like the more intimate vibe of a smaller venue....and Arcade Fire, if they keep churning out great CDs, may find themselves in arenas and stadiums in the near future.

XURunner85
07-19-2008, 03:28 PM
First concert was when I was freshman at X, it was Ozzie Osbourne the bat tour, the best I am going to say Huey Lewis, have seen them 3 times, met them back stage at bogarts sophomore year at X. Worst??? hmmm really haven't seen a bad concert....close second to best concert is last years Styx concert with (oh crap my mind is going) I forget who at Riverbend, it rained like crazy and got soaked, girls flashing others having wet tshirts....

BBC 08
07-19-2008, 04:40 PM
If you like Arcade Fire, I would highly, highly recommend seeing them if they make it in the area on their next tour....I like the more intimate vibe of a smaller venue....and Arcade Fire, if they keep churning out great CDs, may find themselves in arenas and stadiums in the near future.

Thank you for reminding me about Arcade Fire. I saw them and LCD Soundsystem on the Greatlawn in Lousiville last October. Great setting for a concert. The Ohio River to your left with I64 to your right. Hearing No Cars Go with I64 right next to you is something that needs to be experienced.

Kings of Leon at Headliners is still the best concert I've been to but the Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem was a close second.

XU 87
07-19-2008, 05:10 PM
First- Jethro Tull (and one of the worst)

Best- a tie between Springsteen and The Stones.

Worst- Grateful Dead. Sorry Deadheads, but in my opinion most of their music isn't very good. But I will say it was probably the most fun I ever had before a concert, particularly watching all of the 60's throwbacks who seemed to have lived in their VW vans.

crazydave
07-19-2008, 05:24 PM
First - Dave Matthews Band at Amsouth Ampitheatre in Nashville. Thought it was awesome at the time....now looking back it was a pretty bland experience.

Best - Springsteen at US Bank this last April. Even though it was apparently one of his more lackluster shows, he still rocked the house. Had such a good time I went and drop $100 on tickets to see him 2 days later in C-bus.

Worst - Rob Thomas at the Sommet Center in Nashville. Free tickets for being Predators season ticket holders. Miserable miserable miserable experience.

sylvester
07-19-2008, 09:47 PM
First - Marcy Playground, Fastball and Everclear.

Worst - O.A.R. Bad band. Bad music. Bad.

Best - Way too many but I'll toss out a few.
1. Phish at Alpine Valley. This was the first time I saw phish but obviously the band was not as good as the previous years.
2. We Are Standard in a tiny bar at South by Southwest. Definitely one of the most fun shows I have seen.
3. Soulive at the House of Blues. Sick live show. The brothers in the band are ridiculous. The keyboardist is so good, he makes every show incredible.
4. Sigur Ros at Bonnaroo this year. Wow, go if you ever have the chance to see them. Nothing beats Icelandic/English/Gibberish all mixed in as the languages of the lyrics.
5. Radiohead at Bonnaroo in 06. Definitely the greatest show I have been too. I stood in the same spot for 10 hours sitting through shitty elvis costello and a good beck show to stand 10 people away from the stage for Radiohead. Johnny Greenwood melted my face all night. The last song was "Everything in its right place" and the whole band except for Johnny walked offstage and he sat down with his mutation box and proceeded to toy with his loops. He sat there for a good 5-10 minutes playing with his pedals and then stood up, bowed to the crowd and walked offstage with the loops still blaring. It was definitely the best end to a concert I have ever been to and a sweet finish for Bonnaroo.

Nigel Tufnel
07-19-2008, 10:31 PM
Radiohead tops the list of bands that I haven't seen that I really want to make sure I see before I get too damn old. I doubt they'll ever play in Cincy. I was going to see them in Indy in a few weeks, but scheduled my vacation at the same time...so I miss them yet again.

I couple of other really good shows I've seen that didn't quite make the "best" were The Shins and Stone Temple Pilots. I saw Stone Temple Pilots at Riverbend...they opened up for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and, IMHO, blew them off the stage. Weiland is one messed up dude, but his stage presence and energy is amazing.

One final band that puts you on your ass live, but nobody has probably ever seen, is The Frames. If anyone has ever seen the movie Once, the lead in that movie is Glen Hansard. He is the lead singer of The Frames. I saw them at Beachwood Ballroom in Cleveland and they just blew me away. They did a cover of Arcade Fire's Wake Up that was jaw dropping. Funny thing about how much things are different across the pond...The Frames are nearly as big as U2 in Ireland (where they are from)...but very few have heard of them in the US.

Sylvester...I would love to see Sigur Ros. If you have Time Warner HD Cable, go to channel 1199, HD In Demand....go to Sundance HD and they have a special on Sigur Ros going back to Iceland and playing a concert....its really good. I've always wanted to go but wondered if it would help to be chemically enhanced to see one of their shows...lol.

ATL Muskie
07-19-2008, 10:58 PM
I've always wanted to see the Flaming Lips live. Heard that's a crazy show.

I've seen Tom Petty at least 8 times and have never seen him do a bad show.

My 11 yr old is waiting for the new AC/DC album coming out and wants to go see them. I saw them at the Gardens on the Razor's Edge tour and my ears have never been the same.

Cheesehead
07-20-2008, 01:15 AM
First: The Police; Synchronicity Tour at the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee... good concert too.

Best: Paul Simon: Graceland; John Mellencamp: The Lonesome Jubilee; Bruce Springsteen: Album after 9/11; George Thorogood circa 1985 and The Samples at XAVIER

Worst: Rush: Good but for God sake don't do a medley of your greatest hits!

sylvester
07-20-2008, 02:28 AM
Radiohead tops the list of bands that I haven't seen that I really want to make sure I see before I get too damn old. I doubt they'll ever play in Cincy. I was going to see them in Indy in a few weeks, but scheduled my vacation at the same time...so I miss them yet again.

I couple of other really good shows I've seen that didn't quite make the "best" were The Shins and Stone Temple Pilots. I saw Stone Temple Pilots at Riverbend...they opened up for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and, IMHO, blew them off the stage. Weiland is one messed up dude, but his stage presence and energy is amazing.

One final band that puts you on your ass live, but nobody has probably ever seen, is The Frames. If anyone has ever seen the movie Once, the lead in that movie is Glen Hansard. He is the lead singer of The Frames. I saw them at Beachwood Ballroom in Cleveland and they just blew me away. They did a cover of Arcade Fire's Wake Up that was jaw dropping. Funny thing about how much things are different across the pond...The Frames are nearly as big as U2 in Ireland (where they are from)...but very few have heard of them in the US.

Sylvester...I would love to see Sigur Ros. If you have Time Warner HD Cable, go to channel 1199, HD In Demand....go to Sundance HD and they have a special on Sigur Ros going back to Iceland and playing a concert....its really good. I've always wanted to go but wondered if it would help to be chemically enhanced to see one of their shows...lol.


If you are a fan of Johnny Greenwood and therefore probably Radiohead, he composed the entire soundtrack for the movie "There Will Be Blood" and it is damn good. The movie is great and I think the soundtrack adds so much to the film.

Jumpy
07-20-2008, 11:26 AM
First: Beastie Boys and A Tribe Called Quest up in Cleveland.

Worst: Same as above. The music was great, from what I could hear from the bathroom. I got so drunk before the concert that I spent the entire time puking my brains out during the show.

Best: Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters in Dayton. Chili Peppers were below average; they were so wasted that they could barely play but the Foo Fighters more than made up for them. They came on after a 45 min. set by the Peppers and rocked for over three hours. They were amazing.

nuts4xu
07-20-2008, 05:37 PM
First: Weird Al at Timberwolf when I was about 12.

Best: Tough to pick just one, but if I had to it would be the Pink Floyd in 1994 at the Hoosier Dome in Indy. I tripped my face off at that show, man that was a good time. Page and Plant also blew my doors off at the Coliseum in 95, the year I graduated and it is still one of my favorite concerts ever.

Worst: I just changed my mind, the worst show I ever saw was Eric Clapton at the Coliseum in the mid 90's. We had seats 2 rows from the top, I paid what seemed like a lot of money for shitty seats--nearly $150, I was with my girlfriend (at the time, she later became my first wife), no weed, and Clapton proceeded to play folk songs for 2 hours. He didn't play one song we even recognized, and ignored any and all of his hits. The music sucked, mostly because I wasn't expecting it. The single worst concert experience I ever had. The night finished lousy too. I bought dinner, paid through the nose for these tickets to a suck ass concert, and I didn't even get laid that night.

BENWAR
07-20-2008, 10:14 PM
First: Ozzy Osbourne with Motley Crue as the opening band. I think it was around 1984.

Best: ACDC At the old Boston Garden around the late eighties. I couldn't hear right for a couple of days

Worst: The Jerry Garcia band at the Providence Civic Center around 1990? The smell in that arena was unreal.

Kahns Krazy
07-21-2008, 01:11 PM
First: Police Synchronicity tour at the Coliseum.

Best: I have been to some great shows. Prince a couple years ago is way up there in terms of performance. Kid Rock does a really fun stage show. Black Crowes rock out. (They are playing the Madison Theater in Covington in a few weeks. I am really looking forward to that). I saw U2 on the Joshua Tree tour, Clapton, The Who at Cleveland Municipal. Really hard to pick a best.

Worst: Does it count if it's free? I have seen some shows at riverbend that sucked, but I didn't pay. I'm going to go with James Taylor at Millet. I had some really lame weed, which just left me with an "I want more" buzz, and very sleepy. Millet is way to big of a venue for JT. I think I might have fallen asleep during that show. Worst overall concert experience, I'd have to say Jimmy Buffet is right up there for me. I think the last time I went was in the late 80's/early 90's when he was selling out 4 shows in a row. Way to much underage drinking, way to much vomit in the lawn, and nothing special about the music.

Smails
07-21-2008, 01:55 PM
First: WITH PARENTS....Wierd Al opening up for the Monkees at Riverbend

Worst: Numerous Steve Miller experiences, SoundGarden

Best: RHCP in 07, Van Halen 0U812 in 93, Pink Floyd in Columbus in 94?...killer shrooms. Not in the top 3 but Steely Dan played a great set at Rivenbend last year

Husketeer
07-21-2008, 02:06 PM
First: Hootie & the Blowfish at the age of 12.

Best: Hands down it was seeing Sigur Ros at Taft a few years ago. I get goosebumps at concerts a lot, but never for an entire 2 hour show. It was the most beautiful yet powerful show I have experienced.

Worst: OAR. The first saxophone solo was kinda cool. The next 17 were not.

The Artist
07-21-2008, 02:39 PM
First: Hootie & the Blowfish at the age of 12.

Best: Hands down it was seeing Sigur Ros at Taft a few years ago. I get goosebumps at concerts a lot, but never for an entire 2 hour show. It was the most beautiful yet powerful show I have experienced.

Worst: OAR. The first saxophone solo was kinda cool. The next 17 were not.

I just now figured out who you are because I remember having that discussion about your first concert.

I wasn't sure if it was you or your other half.

_LH
07-21-2008, 03:29 PM
First: John Denver at Riverfront Coliseum in the early 1980's. I have no real memory of the music just the terrible seats.

Worst: Candlebox at Schmidt Field House in 1995 or 96. Wow! Just awful. I have only been to one Buffet Concert and if not for the disgrace at Schmidt, Buffet would take the prize as the worst.

Best: DMB in 2001 at Riverbend.

Pablo's Brother
07-21-2008, 04:54 PM
First & Worst: I am ashamed to say it was Cyndi Lauper at Timber Wolf. Did not have to pay and went with older cousins. Had one of my first illicit beers though. Took years of therapy to "get past" this experience.

Best: U2 at the Hoosier Dome. Joshua Tree tour. Bo Deans and Los Lobos opened up. Simply a great show/experience. (BTW, "old" U2 - when they were young and pissed off at the British - is still the best.)

Second Best: Otis Day & The Knights at Xavier 1992. Some bright person put the rugby team in charge of security and selling beer. We didn't sell one the entire night and stole a bunch of kegs for "after party." Otis drank 14 Amstel Lights before going on the stage. Seemed like "shout" lasted for two hours straight. Somehow got Otis' autograph after the show. Only words I could utter were "shama lambda ding dong." Woke up the next day around noon with yellow mustard all over me and Otis' autograph on my toga. It said: "to shama lambda ding dong. Always, Otis."

chico
07-21-2008, 10:47 PM
First: Iron Maiden, Rainbow, 38 Special triple bill at The Gardens around '83.

Best: Tough Call. Saw Springsteen during the Born in the USA tour which was awesome, and saw U2 at Rupp during Joshua Tree. Had 2nd row seat for a Temptations/Four Tops concert in the mid-80's which was phenomenal. The best, though, may have been Squeeze about 15 years ago at Bogart's. Just something about hearing all their great songs in a small, intimate venue was pretty nice. An added bonus was the fact that Paul Carrack was touring with them at the time.

Worst: I hate to follow Pablo's Brother's best with my worst, but Otis Day was my worst concert experience. He came out about 1/2 hour late, played 1/2 a song and left the stage because apparently someone threw something in his face. Waited for another hour before they came out and said the show was cancelled because Otis had to be rushed to the hospital and may lose his sight. Otis, my man! Wish I would've seen him with Pablo's Brother, though.

Forgot to mention seeing Sinatra. It could probably qualify in either category, because he was so old, he couldn't sing and forgot words to songs. But just the fact that I was able to see him makes up for all of that. Nobody really cared if he sang perfect or even knew all the words, it was freaking (sorry, Dc) Sinatra.

Fred Garvin
07-24-2008, 12:33 AM
Two of the most pleasant surprises were Warren Zevon at Bogart's and John Fogerty in Nashville. Fogerty kicked ass. Zevon's set was unreal. The guy was an amazing musician and funny as hell.

I saw Zevon at Top Cats in Corryville and he was a riot. A Neil Young show was also one of my most disappointing. I've seen him four times but this was Bitter Neil and the This Note's for You tour at Riverbend. I remember leaving and thinking what a has-been.

Of course it wasn't long before he blew us away with Freedom. And the rest is history.

gladdenguy
07-24-2008, 12:52 AM
First - TLC at Timberwolf.....wow
Worst - Martina McBride
Best - Kenny Chesney or Rascal Flatts.......seen multiple times

Fred Garvin
07-24-2008, 01:03 AM
This could be almost two threads. There is the best concert you've heard and then there's everything that happens at a concert. Anyway, here goess:

First: I think it was Yes and 90215 at the Coliseum. I was in a box with a bunch of other 7th graders. I also saw Born in the USA at the Coliseum, but I think that was 8th grade. I believe it was one of the first stops on that tour.

Best: Elvis Costello at the Ohio Theatre on the Spike tour. It opened my eyes to the superiority of intimate venues.

Best venue: saw Reggae on the Rocks in summer of '92 at Red Rocks. Jimmy Cliff, Burning Spear and ganja were the trifecta. Still, I'd have to go with the Southgate House and an Ol 97's show.

scariest concert: when I was a frosh at X and we road tripped to see the Dead at Joe Louis Arena. We took a wrong turn off the exit and ended up on the most menacing cul-de-sac in the world. That city is a hellhole.

backstage experience: when Ben Folds played the Taft. After the concert, on a whim, I just hopped on the stage and walked on back. I think I went down some stairs. I was in a room with some family and a crummy buffet. It was lousy cold cuts or something like that.
Anyway, I turn around and in comes Folds by his lonesome. He starts greeting these four other people that were apparently extended family. He starts talking with them about his new home in Australia. They look at me and I offer my hand. They greet me abashedly and it is then I realize they all think I'm family they are supposed to recognize. I just went over to the buffet, made a sandwich and left.

Hey, what's your biggest concert regret?You know, the concert you should have seen but didn't. I have two: One is Joe Strummer when he played Bogart's with the mescaleros. The other is not having seen Uncle Tupelo live.

Chris Knight
07-24-2008, 03:51 AM
First: Prince at Riverfront Coliseum, 1984, the Purple Rain Tour, with parents. I was in second grade. He came out from a trap door underneath the stage in a cloud of fog; it was the coolest thing I had ever seen at the time.

Worst: Howlin' Maggie at Bogarts, late 90's. Anybody remember them? My brother was obsessed with them for some reason (they had some connection to the Afghan Whigs), and they had just released their hit single "I'm a Slut." It was terrible. Also one of my friends was in a high school band called "Skyscraper", and they played an afternoon show at Sudsy's in 92 or something. They tried to cover some Zeppelin and Van Halen tunes; it was predictably brutal. They even misspelled the band name on the flier so for years we called him "The Skyscrapper".

Best: Really tough to call, I saw an incredible Wilco show at the Bowery Ballroom up here in New York right after they had finished Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and couldn't release it because of contract issues. The band really rocked back then, they are way mellower live these days. I also saw a couple great solo Jeff Tweedy shows at Lounge Ax in Chicago when Summerteeth had just come out (99ish). And to echo Nigel, Arcade Fire in Austin at Stubbs after the ACL Festival in 2005 was incredible; the band really puts everything into their shows. But the absolute best, if I was forced to pick one, would have to be Radiohead at Liberty State Park in August of 2001. Liberty State Park is an island in the New York Harbor that gives you a panoramic view of lower Manhattan to the north, and the Statue of Liberty to the east. It was a clear night, the band played almost three hours, and it was the last time I really saw the Twin Towers. It was the best $100 I ever spent. If you have the means, I highly recommend seeing them live, they really are incredible.

Regrets: I could have gone to Chapelle's Block Party concert, but in order to get in you had to show up at a bus depot at 6am on the morning of the show since they didn't want to reveal the location. The previous night was my birthday so I was in no kind of shape for it. After seeing the movie I wish I had just sucked it up and stayed up for two days in a row.

BTW, a great site for live performances, Take Away Shows, has an awesome live Arcade Fire song (among other great stuff)
http://www.blogotheque.net/spip.php?page=cae_all
I believe they're number 41.

picknroll
07-24-2008, 07:01 AM
First and Best: Jimi Hendrix @ Cincinnati Gardens 1967??
Second best: Three Dog Night, Winnipeg Canada 1971
Worst: Grateful Dead
Best Concession: Good Pot @ All Three

Masterofreality
07-25-2008, 06:08 PM
First: Grand Funk Railroad in Nashville, TN. Summer of 1968 just before they hit it big. 3 guys. Big Sound. Awesome.

Best: Chicago at Schmidt Fieldhouse Spring, 1971. The place was literally packed to the rafters because people climbed up in the girders. An unbelieveable sound. I've never seen more people packed into Schmidt- 10,000 plus.

Second best: Tie- Santana at the old Ludlow Garage club in Cincy, Humble Pie at Cincy Music Hall.

Close Third: Rolling Stones in the 10,000 seat Municipal Auditorium in Nashville during their tour for the Exile on Main Street album. Opening act? Stevie Wonder about the time of his Innervisions LP.

Best Multi-Talent show- Cincy Mid-Summer Music Festival- Crosley Field- June 13, 1970-just before it closed. - Traffic, Alice Kooper, Grand Funk Railroad, Bob Seger, The Stooges, Mountain, Mott The Hoople, Ten Years After, Bloodrock, Savage Grace, Brownsville Station all performed. This was the day after I saw Janis Joplin and Big Brother with Seatrain in Freedom Hall in Louisville. What a 2 days!

You Tube is incredible. Here is the beginning of what was a 90 minute documentary on the festival narrated by Jack Lescoulie- it features Grand Funk Railroad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM1Uc4zIdrg

Worst Show?- Uh, probably the free concert that Quicksilver Messenger Service played at Schmidt in November, 1968. Ponderous and boring. At least it was free.

Most Surprising- and good?- Elton John at Music Hall. His records were soft, his live show was wild and great fun.

MADXSTER
07-25-2008, 06:13 PM
Something is amiss. No one is admitting to seeing..............

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