Greatest Concert/s EVER!

[Guy in WNY]

Getting old sucks! Too many senior moments!
Stanly Clarke was at the UB or Buff State campus, a small hall, and that was about 1970 or 1971.
I've got tickets to Chick Corea-Return to Forever IV, w/Lenny White, Jean-Luc Ponty, and others in August, with Zappa Plays Zappa as the opener act, at the Center for Arts? I think that's what it's called.
Balcony, 2nd row, stage left.
For the Jeff Beck show there we were balcony, front row. Great seats!
Becks bassist just stole the show, after him anyway. She rocks out! Must have fingers like hammerheads!

[SEAWOLF97]

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1968 saw the Chambers Bros , The Doors - Santa Barbara
1969 CCR, The Animals , Canned Heat - Bay Area

Wow, NOBODY else in this thread has seen THE DOORS or CCR ??

three concerts that I remember really well

Steve Miller at the Cotton Bowl Dallas 1978
The Eagles Farewell 1 and 2 2002? and 2004

OK "The Eagles" anywhere/anytime they are exceptional..

I think SM is going to be here this summer (if we get a summer) ...thinking of catching that one...he's a fav

Watched the 2 DVD of the Eagles Farewell concert from Melbourne....absolutely fantastic...its filmed and sounds as good (if not better) than the "Hell Freezes Over" DVD

No Steely Dan fans?? .

Rob

I'm a big fan, tho have never seen them LIVE ...always wondered if their live sound matches their superbly constructed studio sound very well ? As I recall (since the movie is difficult to obtain) ..the film "FM" had them live and was a little disappointing ?

[Robh3606]

Wow, NOBODY else in this thread has seen THE DOORS

Only the new DOORS without Jim so it doesn't count.

I'm a big fan, tho have never seen them LIVE ...always wondered if their live sound matches their superbly constructed studio sound very well ? As I recall (since the movie is difficult to obtain) ..the film "FM" had them live and was a little disappointing ?

They are quite good at least the shows I have seen. They have a really good live Two Against Nature DVD

Rob

[JeffW]

I'm a big fan, tho have never seen them LIVE ...always wondered if their live sound matches their superbly constructed studio sound very well ? As I recall (since the movie is difficult to obtain) ..the film "FM" had them live and was a little disappointing ?

I have quite a few Steely Dan albums and a couple of CDs. One of the CDs is a "greatest hits" compilation and it has the song "FM" from that movie. It doesn't sound like a live recording, but I can't remember the movie enough to comment on how it was played there.

I would love to see Steely Dan in concert, probably won't happen.

[SEAWOLF97]

They are quite good at least the shows I have seen. They have a really good live Two Against Nature DVD

Rob

that is the ONLY SD album that I dont care for ...different strokes, I guess...

I have quite a few Steely Dan albums and a couple of CDs. One of the CDs is a "greatest hits" compilation and it has the song "FM" from that movie. It doesn't sound like a live recording, but I can't remember the movie enough to comment on how it was played there.

I found this on amazons comments " There are two versions of the song "F.M." The one on this disc ends with a guitar solo, whereas the version on Steely Dan Gold and Citizen Steely Dan ends with a sax solo. Both are great. "

recall reading somewhere that "FM" was not on any SD album, until the Gold hits one was released , tho it was on the "FM" movie soundtrack ...and on that there is a short reprise version too.

Disc: 1 FM - Steely Dan
Disc: 2 FM - Reprise - Steely Dan

LATER: just went clik/clik with the rodent and now have FM, the movie , will take a view and answer some of the questions...but I can already see that SD was NOT performing, .so the song WAS NOT live.

[JeffW]

I found this on amazons comments " There are two versions of the song "F.M." The one on this disc ends with a guitar solo, whereas the version on Steely Dan Gold and Citizen Steely Dan ends with a sax solo. Both are great. "

recall reading somewhere that "FM" was not on any SD album, until the Gold hits one was released , tho it was on the "FM" movie soundtrack ...and on that there is a short reprise version too.

I have "Decade of Steely Dan", it came after the "Gold" album.

[hjames]

I dunno, if you aren't demoing with the 20th anniversary SACD of Brothers in Arms,
you're missing out on peak sound. The old disc is flat next to that.

http://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Arms-...dp/B0009A21R6/

[Robh3606]

The SACD of Avalon is really nice to demo with as well.

Rob

[hjames]

The SACD of Avalon is really nice to demo with as well.

Rob

Agreed, but apparently the price went crazy a few years after I bought my copy ... its something like $100 used and stupid-expensive new.

But gosh, listening to the sound swirl around you during "India", for instance, is amazing ...

[Robh3606]

If you can't use Cousin Dupree as a demo for your system to impress folk, I don't know what will!

I agree I use that as a demo disk as well and I like the music which makes it really enjoyable.

Rob

[Krunchy]

I dunno, if you aren't demoing with the 20th anniversary SACD of Brothers in Arms,
you're missing out on peak sound. The old disc is flat next to that.

http://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Arms-...dp/B0009A21R6/

I can totally see how that would be the exact scenario. I've heard a few SACDs and they do sound amazing, the implications are pretty scary though, does one update a vast collection of cd's, especially for us loonies, knowing that one's favorite albums are available in SACD format can be quite detrimental.
A bit of a catch 22.......but man those CDs do sound great, not cheap though, for me its best not to think about it too much

[laurie]

A gig I can add to the long list I made last year, saw George Duke with his band last November 2011 at the Jazz Cafe. Absolutely fantastic!! He did amazing fusion, Brazilian, some Zappa type stuff and George Clinton type stuff, what an amazingly versatile musician with a great sense of humour.

[SEAWOLF97]

As a senior in HS (1967) , there was an opportunity to hop a ride up to Monterey
for the "International Pop Festival", 3 day ticket for $7 as I recall.

Dad wudn't let me miss school

couple of name groups there ..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Pop_Festival

• 2.1 Jefferson Airplane
• 2.2 The Who
• 2.3 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• 2.4 Janis Joplin
• 2.5 Otis Redding
• 2.6 Ravi Shankar
• 2.7 The Mamas & the Papas

Cancellations and no-shows


Several acts were also notable for their non-appearance.
The Beach Boys, who had been involved in the conception of the event^[10] and at one point scheduled to headline and close the show, failed to perform. Their failure to perform was caused by a number of serious issues plaguing the group. Firstly Carl Wilson was in feud with officials for his refusal to be drafted into service for the Vietnam War. The group's new and radical album Smile had recently been aborted with band leader Brian Wilson in a depressed state and unwilling to perform live with the group (he hadn't performed live with the group since late 1964). The group also felt that since Smile had not been released that the older material they had available to perform would not be favorable with the audience. Their failure to perform permanently damaged their reputation and popularity in the US, which would their replacement album Smiley Smile chart lower than any other of their previous album releases.
The Beatles were rumored to appear because of the involvement of their press officer Derek Taylor, but they declined, since their music had become too complex to be performed live. Instead, at the instigation of Paul McCartney, the festival booked The Who and the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
The Kinks were invited but could not get a work visa to enter the US due to a dispute with the American Federation of Musicians.
Donovan was refused a visa to enter the United States because of a 1966 drug bust.^[10]
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band was also invited to appear but, according to the liner notes for the CD reissue of their album Safe As Milk, the band turned the offer down at the insistence of guitarist Ry Cooder, who felt the group was not ready.
According to Eric Clapton, Cream did not perform because the band's manager wanted to make a bigger splash for their American debut.
Dionne Warwick and the Impressions were advertised on some of the early posters for the event, but Warwick dropped out due to a conflict in booking that weekend: she was booked at the Fairmont Hotel and it was thought that if she canceled that appearance it would negatively affect her career.
Though the logo for the band Kaleidoscope is seen in the film, they did not perform at the Monterey Pop Festival.
Although The Rolling Stones did not play, guitarist and founder Brian Jones attended and appeared onstage to introduce Hendrix.
Though it was long rumored that Love had declined an invitation to Woodstock, Mojo Magazine later confirmed that it was Monterey they had rejected.
The promoters also invited several Motown artists to perform and even were going to give the label's artists their own slot. However, Berry Gordy refused to let any of his acts appear, even though Smokey Robinson was on the board of directors.
The Doors did not appear because the coordinators forgot to invite them. John Densmore, the band's drummer, in his book, "Riders on the Storm", expressed his belief that they were not invited because their music didn't express the ideals of the time, Peace and Love.

[Krunchy]

Too bad you didnt get to see the show Tom, if all those names would have shown up it would have potentially rivaled woodstock, though in those few years difference (67-69) a lot of those bands really evolved into something totally different from what they were in 67. In particular the Who, Stones & Kinks (these come to mind right away though I know there are others), to this day I dont really care for their early offerings, hadnt come into their own afaic.

[Ducatista47]

Getting old sucks! Too many senior moments!

For the Jeff Beck show there we were balcony, front row. Great seats!
Becks bassist just stole the show, after him anyway. She rocks out! Must have fingers like hammerheads!

Tell me about it. My life is becoming a string of Senior Moments - I think!

The bassist is Tal Wilkenfeld. I have her Australian CD, Transformations. Not surprisingly, she loves Fusion Jazz. And she's damn good at it. I had to order it from an import CD site, so I doubled up with Orianthi's self recorded Violet Journey. Which sounds nothing like the pop music crud she has to do to eat in the USA.