Best (tightest) concert you've ever seen
DJ_NevilleC
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I heard the Dixie Dregs this morning on XM and it reminded me how frigging tight these guys were. I saw them a few times back in the late 70's and each time they blew me away with their virtuosity. One was a New Years show in Atlanta with Sea Level that was amazing and another was a show at Town Hall in NYC with Roy Buchanan that had at least 30 guitar players slack jawed at the front of the stage. The only other show I can compare them to was John McLaughlin in 1981 or so. Made me want to quit playing guitar on the spot.What's the tightest (not necessarily the funkiest) but the most technically amazing show you've seen?
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Amazing seeing such a tight band with such an unhinged vocalist.
Yeah, I was never into Fugazi, but the one show I saw at Fort Reno years ago was nothing if not tight.
Definitely agreed, they were always tight, although to give ups to the Ex again, Fugazi patterned their live shows after 'em, especially in both bands' penchant for playing w/o set lists, and having 100+ song repertoires that they could all kick into instantly as soon as one member started a song.
STEVIE
Split:
Rancid - Trocadero, Philadelphia 1996 or 1997
NIN - Spectrum 2005
Gregory Isaacs KILLED it 2 weeks ago - Trocadero, Philadelphia
I'm sure Guzzo can co-sign for me on the tightness of this show. Well worth the drive to California.
also
Acid mothers temple @ my friends living room.
Craziest show I've ever been to, Makoto Kawabata facemelt 2 feet from me.
- spidey
Sly&Robbie
Shinehead
Boot Camp Clik
Skatalites
a third for Fugazi
electric Masada
every time I've seen Sharon Jones as well.
I wonder, though, with bands like the Dap Kings, BB Kings band, Masada, the JB's - while they are undeniably tight, their sets are all extremely well orchestrated and "conducted" by the band leader. A band like Fugazi seemed perhaps a bit more communal in their "orchestration," if that makes any sense.
Other great live bands/shows would be:
Earth, Wind and Fire
Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains - Saw them all MANY times before they blew up and became huge groups. They always put on great shows.
Sade and her band were always tight
All the punk shows I saw in the 80s - Bad Brains, G.B.H., Poison Idea, The Accused, UK Subs, Raw Power, D.R.I., Circle Jerks, Youth Brigade, etc......
Don't EVEN get me started on 80s metal shows. THAT would need to be a whole different thread.
KRS ONE in 1999, Justice League SF - celebrated his catalog, most of it was still strong @ this point
Gang Starr in 1999, Maritime Hall SF - amazing seeing Primo in fine form doing all the cuts
Freestyle Fellowship in 2000, Justice League SF - As a fan of all their ish, it was good to see them do most of Inner City Griots and some of 2 Whom It My Concern....
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b.b. king - this past february, got a ticket for my birthday and went and he still
is playin amazingly , and what a ladies man taboot!
the sound of miles davis- jimmy cobb and one or two others from the kind of blue band were present and they opened with the A side first track and second set , the B's first track, Jimmy Cobb let loose this DOpeass drum solo, WOW
that show or sharon jones at first ave last november......
Maceo Parker at the Blue Note Tokyo....
so Frickin' funky...
The Boredoms, Dc's Black Cat, also circa '96
Tim Berne's Bloodcount at Bmore's 14-Karat Cabaret circa '98
a little-known avant-jazz outfit known as Baldheaded Stepchildren, Knitting Factory circa '97
Arab on Radar -- ironic for such an eventually "loose" band, but their early shows at Bmore's Ottobar, line-up w/ female bassist were extremely tight.
This was amazing for me for the simple fact that I will most likely never get the chance to see him in concert again. He put on a powerful & deeply moving show for a man who was 85 yrs old at the time.
Best concert I ever seen has got to be a tie between Nomo at Bottom of the Hill this past summer and Rage Against The Machine.
I wish I saw Stevie. I wish I actually made the trip to Vegas to see James Brown a few years back.
BUT
dj krush (all 7 times ive beared witness too)
and
the OBEY show at SXSW (flying lotus, nosaj thing, gaslamp killer)
Osaka Monaurail
Never ever have I seen so much power and fun and energy in one concert !!!!!
Peace
Hawkeye
Non-Rap:[/b] Bold reunion show, or any Champion show i went to