<< <i>David, Captain Jack is one of my all time favorites. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant isn't too far behind. >>
Yup! But don't ever forget that Vienna waits for you! Unless when the stranger comes along your an angry young man! Then you better be in a New York State of Mind. >>
Don't be a big shot. I'm moving out. Anthony.
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep."
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There is an artist named Josh Rouse who I stumbled upon when he opened for Golden Smog (another story entirely) in 1998. He was promoting his debut "Dressed Up Like Nebraska" and I fell in love with his stuff. Next 2 times I saw him he opened for David Gray and Cowboy Junkies and then he finally got his own gig at Schuba's. I didn't miss a single show for 5 albums. In 2007 he decided to hit Chicago the night of my wedding. Tried to negotiate him stopping over at the reception for 2 songs. In summary, nothing.
He moved to Spain, doesn't touch his first three albums in concert anymore, is kinda thin skinned, but can still right a mean song. I do not buy his albums any more.
<< <i>Dead Milkmen 8 times. Tonight would have been 9 if I could have made it. >>
I bet those were a blast. I thought they hung it up. Will watch to see if they hit Chicago. >>
They absolutely were. They did call it quits but they came back to do two memorial shows for Dave Blood and then since then have played a few more times in Philly and a couple of other random places. The last time I saw them was December and they played their entire new cd from start to finish straight through and some older songs at the end. I heard tonight was supposed to be some sort of acoustic show. I hope one of my friends was able to get tickets and tell me what happened.
They haven't really gone on tour so to speak rather just popping up and playing some shows or festivals.
If you haven't hear the new cd and are interested you can check out below.
Tragically Hip: about 15 times Afghan Whigs/Twilight Singers/Greg Dulli solo: maybe 20 times with a Whigs show at Lollapalooza next week and Varsity Theater in MN on October 28
Bands a couple music geeks on the board might know: Vulgar Boatmen: 20+ Too Much Joy: 10+
This is a great thread. Another great thread would be: If you could put the original band together (i.e no Beatles or Clash - maybe the Stones) what would you pay? I think the band that COULD reunite that would get the most bread for the reunion tour would be the Smiths. >>
In Europe/Australia/Japan - probably the Smiths. In the US I wouldn't think the Smiths would be playing arenas...at least in smaller cities. So I'm not so sure a reformed Talking Heads wouldn't outdraw them...as I'm sure would many a classic rock/arena rock band would as well. Van Halen, Styx with Rich & DeYoung, or some similar dreck.
I also suspect we've crossed paths at Schuba's at least twice (for the Boatman)...although I'm more of a Gizmos guy when it comes to D. Lawrence projects. At least in terms of recordings as they were before my time.
Sonic Youth (counting festival dates) - 21 Morrissey - 12 Fugazi - 10 Wire - 10 Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon/Mark Kozelek - 10 Built to Spill - 10 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - 9 Mission of Burma - 8 Leatherface - 8 Social Distortion - 8
Tragically Hip: about 15 times Afghan Whigs/Twilight Singers/Greg Dulli solo: maybe 20 times with a Whigs show at Lollapalooza next week and Varsity Theater in MN on October 28
Bands a couple music geeks on the board might know: Vulgar Boatmen: 20+ Too Much Joy: 10+
This is a great thread. Another great thread would be: If you could put the original band together (i.e no Beatles or Clash - maybe the Stones) what would you pay? I think the band that COULD reunite that would get the most bread for the reunion tour would be the Smiths. >>
In Europe/Australia/Japan - probably the Smiths. In the US I wouldn't think the Smiths would be playing arenas...at least in smaller cities. So I'm not so sure a reformed Talking Heads wouldn't outdraw them...as I'm sure would many a classic rock/arena rock band would as well. Van Halen, Styx with Rich & DeYoung, or some similar dreck.
I also suspect we've crossed paths at Schuba's at least twice (for the Boatman)...although I'm more of a Gizmos guy when it comes to D. Lawrence projects. At least in terms of recordings as they were before my time.
Sonic Youth (counting festival dates) - 21 Morrissey - 12 Fugazi - 10 Wire - 10 Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon/Mark Kozelek - 10 Built to Spill - 10 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - 9 Mission of Burma - 8 Leatherface - 8 Social Distortion - 8 >>
I envy your Cave and Fugazi experiences. I saw Fugazi at a time when I didn't appreciate them (and Tar pretty much took my hearing). If I had one show I could have back and see again, it would be them at the Aragon in 93. I never saw Mr. Cave or Grinderman and they are at the top of my must see list .
I have made a couple trades/sales with board members but have not met anyone personally. I will be in touch after Christmas to see if you are going to the annual January Boatmen show. It would be a pleasure to buy you a Schlitz and tell you my Matt Speake called-me-a-buttstain-and-apologized-15-years-later story.
Slipknot and System of a Down four times each. I would have loved to see Tool around Lateralus, I didn't start to appreciate them until after I stopped really going to concerts.
Grateful Dead 23 times, plus a few ratdogs and Furthurs...(we still miss you Jerry!) Springsteen 6 times The Who 3 times Stones 3 times Clapton 3 times Bob Dylan 2 times U2 Page/Plant traffic Eagles Allman Bros Kinks Mott The Hoople Michael Stanley Band Lou Reed Creedence Yes Frampton Seger ELP J Geils Southside Johnny Warren Zevon
Man, I am feeling old just typing this...but what great and timeless music!
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Speaking of Phish, I was at AT&T Park in SF today for the first time, to watch the Dodgers-Giants game, and the house organ player was playing "Stash" prior to the game, thought that was pretty cool.
I've seen Tool probably close to 20 times since first seeing them at Ozzfest '98 in Akron, Ohio. You can add about a dozen more shows if you include A Perfect Circle and Puscifer. I'm obsessed with anything Maynard James Keenan does, even down to the wine he makes in Arizona.
Billy Joel 30 (8 with Elton John) Elton John 10 (8 with Billy Joel) (32 total events)
Springsteen 3 Simon & Garfunkel 2 Creed 2 not really a concert, but George Carlin 2 Jimmy Buffett 1 Dylan 1 Weird Al 1 Eminem 1 Hall & Oates 1 Willie Nelson & John Fogerty 1 Bob Seger 1 Clapton 1 Velvet Revolver 1 Roger Waters 1
It's cool to see what everyone is into. So many great bands mentioned.
I am a Rush geek.
I've seen Rush between 50 to 60 times. They're just a great live band, and it's been nice on the last few tours as they no longer use an opening band.
My first show, in 1984, only cost me $15. I'll be seeing them twice on their upcoming fall tour -- one of my tickets has a face value of $145 (with fees). How times have changed...
<< <i>you didn't miss much perk, G'n'R sucked even when they were great.....so many women, though. >>
Funny you mention that because Ive heard numerous times they did not put on a good show however I bet back in the late 80's when they first started out they did, I rember back in 91 I think they did a great version of knocking on heavens door on mtv.
Anytime Beastie Boys come anywhere near state of Fl.,my wife makes it a must we go! We first went in 92 and last time was I think 2yrs. ago.I never was much of a concert guy but seeing sara so excited to go see em was good enough for me.I can find about 20 tixs around here and am sure theres more,the early shows were the best,there was about 5 acts in all,man we got sooo high!!
wow great topic mine is journey about 20 times only with steve perry though acdc 4 times,aerosmith 6 times,van halen around 5 times and posion 5 times also many other like def leppard,reo,styx,ratt,dokken a few times
Skid Row- 3 times AC/DC- 2 times (they were tight!) Bon Jovi- 2 times (early 2000s and Jon's voice had weakened a lot) Metallica- 1 time Jackyl, Warrant, Tesla, Dokken, LA Guns, Vince Neil (made fun of him the whole time)
Wish I could see (or have seen):
Pearl Jam, ZZ Top, Beasties, Alice in Chains, Van Halen (about 1983)
As for Guns n' Roses, they are many people's ultimate "wish I could have seen", but I have only heard of a handful of people ever say they were good live. I think they only saved good performances for televised events (i.e. Live at The Ritz in 1988). Too bad because their set list by 1991 had all the makings for a fist-pumpin concert experience.
Bruce Springsteen....8 times Pink Floyd.....8 times Robert Plant...6 times...( three of these also had Jimmy Page ) The Who.....5 times The Rolling Stones....5 times Todd Rundgren/Utopia....5 times Jimmy Page....5 times....( Three of these were with Robert Plant ) Stevie Nicks....5 times....( one of these were with Fleetwood Mac ) Neil Young / Crazyhorse....4 times Allman Brothers Band.....4 times Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.....4 times Paul McCartney......4 times Michael Stanley.....4 times The J. Geils Band.....4 times The Moody Blues....4 times Some other that I have seen two or three times include : Rod Stewart, Eddie Money, Alice Cooper, U2, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Elton John, The Kinks, Journey, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Heart. Van Halen Some that I have only seen once include : Frank Sinatra, Queen, Stevie Wonder, Jefferson Airplane, ELO, Jack Bruce , with Ginger Baker on drums !!!! ) Ozzy Ozbourne, Deep Purple, Chicago, Diana Ross, Styx, John Mellencamp, Boston, Simon & Garfunkel, The Eagles, Foreigner, Fleetwood Mac, Jeff Beck, Def Lepperd, Neil Diamond, David Bowie, Pearl Jam, Madonna, and Michael Jackson.....Plus MANY more.....
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ha, this thread is great b/c it shows the OCD type trait and hyperinterest in cards for some people and music definitley overlap as there are numerous people on here that have seen bands 10, 20, 30, up to 100 times (tho for the guy above who saw UM 112 times..) which is probably waaayyyy more than if you stopped random people on the street and asked them how many times they have seen one band, most people would probably peak at twice for any one performer.
Love this post and all the great bands/artists that everyone has seen!
1st concert: The Beatles w/ my mom in 1966 in Cincinnati. Still one of the most amazing concerts I have ever seen. Left a huge impression on a music loving 7 year old. I know I'm old!
1st concert w/out my folks: My older cousin Mike took me to see Hendrix in 1970 in Baltimore. Most amazing ARTIST I have seen to this day. As much as music changed because of him it's scary to think what could have been. He was only getting started.
Most concerts: BRUCE!!!! 154 AND STILL COUNTING. 1st in 1976 at the old Capital Centre in Maryland. 1st concert I went to on my own with friends. I think he played for over 6 hours, at least that's how I remember it. Makes the concerts and artists today seem like lightweights.
Best Springsteen concert ever was at a bar called The Bottle & Cork on the Easatern Shore. Bruce and the band just showed up, took over the place and jammed all night. I just happened to be at the beach that week and lucked into the best "FREE" concert I will ever see. I even bought Little Steven a beer! Crazy, Crazy night!!!
Last concert seen: The Black Keys at Merriweather in May with my 18 year old son. Best newish band playing today! Love pulling the music full circle with my own kids!
<< <i>you didn't miss much perk, G'n'R sucked even when they were great.....so many women, though. >>
I second that. GNR was the worst band live ever. I thought Axel's voice sounded like an abused cat getting stomped on and they always makes you wait 4-5 hours after the opening band(s) to show up.
Guns n Roses 3 times. Unfortunately I was too young to ever see them with slash. My first gnr show was 01-01-01 in vegas on new years eve. Show was good just because I loved gnr and had no idea what to expect from the new band.. But the group of freak shows he had in the band were disappointing.. One of the buffones had a KFC bucket on hs head and called himself buckethead
I get the feeling no-one here likes country (or least least is willing to admit it)! I know it gets a bad rep sometimes for being sappy or whatever, but there is some really good stuff out there.
Here is a country song that alot of people who like rock should be able to like (I admit any change in genre can take some getting used to and personally I never like many songs the first time I hear them).
I like alot of music such as Billy Joel and Elton and some other classic rock, so it's really not that far of a stretch to enjoy these as well.
Always buying music cards of artists I like! PSA or raw! Esp want PSA 10s 1991 Musicards Marx, Elton, Bryan Adams, etc. And 92/93 Country Gold AJ, Clint Black, Tim McGraw PSA 10s
Coming of age in Chicago during the 90's the bands we would go see all the time were: Material Issue Screeching Weasel Smoking Popes
I know they may not be household names to many on here but if you get the time check them out. As for national acts I guess it would be: Old 97's (Around 10x)
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I have seen Rush on every tour from 1982-2011. I also went to high school with Tom Morello of Rage against the machine & Adam jones of tool. My 1st concert was The Police & the Go-Go's in 1981. Then I saw the Who in 1982.
Two Bands that I can't even begin to count how many times I have seen them: Deftones and Tool (APC whenever they're in town also). On the other hand I have made sure to see the Cure in every tour here in the States from 1999 (year I graduated HS) till now, even going to CA if they did not play in my hometown.
<< <i>It's cool to see what everyone is into. So many great bands mentioned.
I am a Rush geek.
I've seen Rush between 50 to 60 times. They're just a great live band, and it's been nice on the last few tours as they no longer use an opening band.
My first show, in 1984, only cost me $15. I'll be seeing them twice on their upcoming fall tour -- one of my tickets has a face value of $145 (with fees). How times have changed...
>>
50 to 60! Very nice
I have seen Rush about 20 times. Every tour since 1989, most of the time twice per tour. Already have my 3rd row tickets for Anaheim in November
Foo Fighters 3 System of a Down 2 Green Day 1 No Doubt 1 Metallica 2 Guns n Roses 1 Too many others to remember
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"I also went to high school with Tom Morello of Rage against the machine..." ----- Speaking of Tom Morello, this is Tom with Bruce Springsteen doing Bruce's "Ghost Of Tom Joad".
The last guitar solo is something that just makes you go WOW.
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<< <i>David, Captain Jack is one of my all time favorites. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant isn't too far behind. >>
Yup! But don't ever forget that Vienna waits for you! Unless when the stranger comes along your an angry young man! Then you better be in a New York State of Mind. >>
Don't be a big shot. I'm moving out. Anthony.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
Collecting:
Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
Dave Matthews +3
Seether +3
Disturbed +2
Sevendust +2
Linkin Park +1
Smashing Pumpkins +1
Stone Temple Pilots +1
Counting Crows +1
Jason Mraz +1
Aerosmith +1
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1955 Topps Football AA
1950 Bowman Football
1951 Bowman Football
1952 Bowman Football
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<< <i>Dead Milkmen 8 times. Tonight would have been 9 if I could have made it. >>
I bet those were a blast. I thought they hung it up. Will watch to see if they hit Chicago.
<< <i>The Eagles 3x - Hell Freezes Over, Farewell I, and Long Road Out of Eden
I'm up for another show if they are ever nearby again. >>
I got the early years covered
One of These Nights
Hotel California
Long Run (x2 - 2nd show in the 3rd Row!)
Hell Freezes Over
Doobie Brothers x5
Beach Boys x3
Damn I'm getting old...
He moved to Spain, doesn't touch his first three albums in concert anymore, is kinda thin skinned, but can still right a mean song. I do not buy his albums any more.
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<< <i>Dead Milkmen 8 times. Tonight would have been 9 if I could have made it. >>
I bet those were a blast. I thought they hung it up. Will watch to see if they hit Chicago. >>
They absolutely were. They did call it quits but they came back to do two memorial shows for Dave Blood and then since then have played a few more times in Philly and a couple of other random places. The last time I saw them was December and they played their entire new cd from start to finish straight through and some older songs at the end. I heard tonight was supposed to be some sort of acoustic show. I hope one of my friends was able to get tickets and tell me what happened.
They haven't really gone on tour so to speak rather just popping up and playing some shows or festivals.
If you haven't hear the new cd and are interested you can check out below.
The King in Yellow
<< <i>Of bands you might know:
Tragically Hip: about 15 times
Afghan Whigs/Twilight Singers/Greg Dulli solo: maybe 20 times with a Whigs show at Lollapalooza next week and Varsity Theater in MN on October 28
Bands a couple music geeks on the board might know:
Vulgar Boatmen: 20+
Too Much Joy: 10+
This is a great thread. Another great thread would be: If you could put the original band together (i.e no Beatles or Clash - maybe the Stones) what would you pay? I think the band that COULD reunite that would get the most bread for the reunion tour would be the Smiths. >>
In Europe/Australia/Japan - probably the Smiths. In the US I wouldn't think the Smiths would be playing arenas...at least in smaller cities. So I'm not so sure a reformed Talking Heads wouldn't outdraw them...as I'm sure would many a classic rock/arena rock band would as well. Van Halen, Styx with Rich & DeYoung, or some similar dreck.
I also suspect we've crossed paths at Schuba's at least twice (for the Boatman)...although I'm more of a Gizmos guy when it comes to D. Lawrence projects. At least in terms of recordings as they were before my time.
Sonic Youth (counting festival dates) - 21
Morrissey - 12
Fugazi - 10
Wire - 10
Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon/Mark Kozelek - 10
Built to Spill - 10
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - 9
Mission of Burma - 8
Leatherface - 8
Social Distortion - 8
<< <i>
<< <i>Of bands you might know:
Tragically Hip: about 15 times
Afghan Whigs/Twilight Singers/Greg Dulli solo: maybe 20 times with a Whigs show at Lollapalooza next week and Varsity Theater in MN on October 28
Bands a couple music geeks on the board might know:
Vulgar Boatmen: 20+
Too Much Joy: 10+
This is a great thread. Another great thread would be: If you could put the original band together (i.e no Beatles or Clash - maybe the Stones) what would you pay? I think the band that COULD reunite that would get the most bread for the reunion tour would be the Smiths. >>
In Europe/Australia/Japan - probably the Smiths. In the US I wouldn't think the Smiths would be playing arenas...at least in smaller cities. So I'm not so sure a reformed Talking Heads wouldn't outdraw them...as I'm sure would many a classic rock/arena rock band would as well. Van Halen, Styx with Rich & DeYoung, or some similar dreck.
I also suspect we've crossed paths at Schuba's at least twice (for the Boatman)...although I'm more of a Gizmos guy when it comes to D. Lawrence projects. At least in terms of recordings as they were before my time.
Sonic Youth (counting festival dates) - 21
Morrissey - 12
Fugazi - 10
Wire - 10
Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon/Mark Kozelek - 10
Built to Spill - 10
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - 9
Mission of Burma - 8
Leatherface - 8
Social Distortion - 8 >>
I envy your Cave and Fugazi experiences. I saw Fugazi at a time when I didn't appreciate them (and Tar pretty much took my hearing). If I had one show I could have back and see again, it would be them at the Aragon in 93. I never saw Mr. Cave or Grinderman and they are at the top of my must see list .
I have made a couple trades/sales with board members but have not met anyone personally. I will be in touch after Christmas to see if you are going to the annual January Boatmen show. It would be a pleasure to buy you a Schlitz and tell you my Matt Speake called-me-a-buttstain-and-apologized-15-years-later story.
I would have loved to see Tool around Lateralus, I didn't start to appreciate them until after I stopped really going to concerts.
Pink Floyd 3 or 4 times
U2 4 times - they are incredible live
They call me "Pack the Ripper"
Springsteen 6 times
The Who 3 times
Stones 3 times
Clapton 3 times
Bob Dylan 2 times
U2
Page/Plant
traffic
Eagles
Allman Bros
Kinks
Mott The Hoople
Michael Stanley Band
Lou Reed
Creedence
Yes
Frampton
Seger
ELP
J Geils
Southside Johnny
Warren Zevon
Man, I am feeling old just typing this...but what great and timeless music!
Phish - 10 times
Speaking of Phish, I was at AT&T Park in SF today for the first time, to watch the Dodgers-Giants game, and the house organ player was playing "Stash" prior to the game, thought that was pretty cool.
heh
E to a: and Ratt once!
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
Elton John 10 (8 with Billy Joel)
(32 total events)
Springsteen 3
Simon & Garfunkel 2
Creed 2
not really a concert, but George Carlin 2
Jimmy Buffett 1
Dylan 1
Weird Al 1
Eminem 1
Hall & Oates 1
Willie Nelson & John Fogerty 1
Bob Seger 1
Clapton 1
Velvet Revolver 1
Roger Waters 1
Twice: Sigur Ros, Coldplay
Great Single Shows: The Ramones, Rage Against The Machine, The Pixies, Jack White, Alabama Shakes
Saw Childish Gambino last night and he was fantastic. Got tickets for the Guided by Voices reunion in Sept.
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Not a huge concert guy prolly been to about 25 of them, to this day Im very disapointed I never saw Guns n Roses though
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I am a Rush geek.
I've seen Rush between 50 to 60 times. They're just a great live band, and it's been nice on the last few tours as they no longer use an opening band.
My first show, in 1984, only cost me $15. I'll be seeing them twice on their upcoming fall tour -- one of my tickets has a face value of $145 (with fees). How times have changed...
<< <i>you didn't miss much perk, G'n'R sucked even when they were great.....so many women, though.
Funny you mention that because Ive heard numerous times they did not put on a good show however I bet back in the late 80's when they first started out they did, I rember back in 91 I think they did a great version of knocking on heavens door on mtv.
And the women? OMG I bet they did just fine
Springsteen 6x, all before Born in the USA.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
<< <i>you didn't miss much perk, G'n'R sucked even when they were great.....so many women, though.
I saw G'n'R open for the Cult in 1987 and they were awful! I never saw them again, but apparently, they never got much better!
Black Crowes 22 (at least)
Soundgarden and The Ramones tied 14 each.
Anytime Beastie Boys come anywhere near state of Fl.,my wife makes it a must we go! We
first went in 92 and last time was I think 2yrs. ago.I never was much of a concert guy but seeing
sara so excited to go see em was good enough for me.I can find about 20 tixs around here and am
sure theres more,the early shows were the best,there was about 5 acts in all,man we got sooo high!!
Needs'
1972 Football-9's high#'s
1965 Football-8's
1958 Topps FB-7-8
acdc 4 times,aerosmith 6 times,van halen around 5 times and posion 5 times
also many other like def leppard,reo,styx,ratt,dokken a few times
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AC/DC- 2 times (they were tight!)
Bon Jovi- 2 times (early 2000s and Jon's voice had weakened a lot)
Metallica- 1 time
Jackyl, Warrant, Tesla, Dokken, LA Guns, Vince Neil (made fun of him the whole time)
Wish I could see (or have seen):
Pearl Jam, ZZ Top, Beasties, Alice in Chains, Van Halen (about 1983)
As for Guns n' Roses, they are many people's ultimate "wish I could have seen", but I have only heard of a handful of people ever say they were good live. I think they only saved good performances for televised events (i.e. Live at The Ritz in 1988). Too bad because their set list by 1991 had all the makings for a fist-pumpin concert experience.
1991 & 1992 Fleer Pro Visions
1952 Topps
Pink Floyd.....8 times
Robert Plant...6 times...( three of these also had Jimmy Page )
The Who.....5 times
The Rolling Stones....5 times
Todd Rundgren/Utopia....5 times
Jimmy Page....5 times....( Three of these were with Robert Plant )
Stevie Nicks....5 times....( one of these were with Fleetwood Mac )
Neil Young / Crazyhorse....4 times
Allman Brothers Band.....4 times
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.....4 times
Paul McCartney......4 times
Michael Stanley.....4 times
The J. Geils Band.....4 times
The Moody Blues....4 times
Some other that I have seen two or three times include : Rod Stewart, Eddie Money, Alice Cooper, U2, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Elton John, The Kinks, Journey, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Heart. Van Halen
Some that I have only seen once include : Frank Sinatra, Queen, Stevie Wonder, Jefferson Airplane, ELO, Jack Bruce , with Ginger Baker on drums !!!! ) Ozzy Ozbourne, Deep Purple, Chicago, Diana Ross, Styx, John Mellencamp, Boston, Simon & Garfunkel, The Eagles, Foreigner, Fleetwood Mac, Jeff Beck, Def Lepperd, Neil Diamond, David Bowie, Pearl Jam, Madonna, and Michael Jackson.....Plus MANY more.....
Phish - 43
1st concert: The Beatles w/ my mom in 1966 in Cincinnati.
Still one of the most amazing concerts I have ever seen. Left a huge impression on
a music loving 7 year old. I know I'm old!
1st concert w/out my folks: My older cousin Mike took me to see Hendrix in 1970 in
Baltimore. Most amazing ARTIST I have seen to this day. As much as music changed
because of him it's scary to think what could have been. He was only getting started.
Most concerts: BRUCE!!!! 154 AND STILL COUNTING. 1st in 1976 at the old Capital Centre
in Maryland. 1st concert I went to on my own with friends. I think he played for over 6 hours,
at least that's how I remember it. Makes the concerts and artists today seem like lightweights.
Best Springsteen concert ever was at a bar called The Bottle & Cork on the Easatern Shore.
Bruce and the band just showed up, took over the place and jammed all night. I just happened
to be at the beach that week and lucked into the best "FREE" concert I will ever see. I even bought
Little Steven a beer! Crazy, Crazy night!!!
Last concert seen: The Black Keys at Merriweather in May with my 18 year old son. Best newish band
playing today! Love pulling the music full circle with my own kids!
Rock and Roll will keep you young at heart!
Never stop loving The Music!!!
Crazylegs
<< <i>you didn't miss much perk, G'n'R sucked even when they were great.....so many women, though.
I second that. GNR was the worst band live ever. I thought Axel's voice sounded like an abused cat getting stomped on and they always makes you wait 4-5 hours after the opening band(s) to show up.
<< <i>Pearl Jam 27. First time 1992 Limelight NYC. Last time 2010 MSG NYC.
Black Crowes 22 (at least)
Soundgarden and The Ramones tied 14 each. >>
Ha! My wife is a Pearl Jam junkie
so we've been to at least 50 shows.
Second would have to be Neil Young
since I've been going to his shows ever since he was with Buffalo Springfield.
"How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
Guns n Roses 3 times. Unfortunately I was too young to ever see them with slash. My first gnr show was 01-01-01 in vegas on new years eve. Show was good just because I loved gnr and had no idea what to expect from the new band.. But the group of freak shows he had in the band were disappointing.. One of the buffones had a KFC bucket on hs head and called himself buckethead
Sister Hazel - Roughly the same amount
Pearl Jam is my favorite band, but I've only seen them four times, the last at Jazz Fest in 2010.
Only an idiot would have a message board signature.
I get the feeling no-one here likes country (or least least is willing to admit it)! I know it gets a bad rep sometimes for being sappy or whatever, but there is some really good stuff out there.
Here is a country song that alot of people who like rock should be able to like (I admit any change in genre can take some getting used to and personally I never like many songs the first time I hear them).
I like alot of music such as Billy Joel and Elton and some other classic rock, so it's really not that far of a stretch to enjoy these as well.
Cowboys didn't dance by Lonestar
Here is another one that is almost a cross (like some Eagles songs).
Fast Moving Train by Restless Heart
Now, for some pure, old style, twangy country that might take your ears some adjusting to, here is a favorite of mine from 'The 'Hag'
Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down by Merle Haggard
JJacks
Material Issue
Screeching Weasel
Smoking Popes
I know they may not be household names to many on here but if you get the time check them out. As for national acts I guess it would be:
Old 97's (Around 10x)
Unique Chicago Cards
Wrestling Cards
I also went to high school with Tom Morello of Rage against the machine & Adam jones of tool.
My 1st concert was The Police & the Go-Go's in 1981.
Then I saw the Who in 1982.
<< <i>I also went to high school with Tom Morello of Rage against the machine & Adam jones of tool. >>
Now THAT is a yearbook that I would love to see!
<< <i>It's cool to see what everyone is into. So many great bands mentioned.
I am a Rush geek.
I've seen Rush between 50 to 60 times. They're just a great live band, and it's been nice on the last few tours as they no longer use an opening band.
My first show, in 1984, only cost me $15. I'll be seeing them twice on their upcoming fall tour -- one of my tickets has a face value of $145 (with fees). How times have changed...
50 to 60! Very nice
I have seen Rush about 20 times. Every tour since 1989, most of the time twice per tour. Already have my 3rd row tickets for Anaheim in November
Foo Fighters 3
System of a Down 2
Green Day 1
No Doubt 1
Metallica 2
Guns n Roses 1
Too many others to remember
TheClockworkAngelCollection
"I also went to high school with Tom Morello of Rage against the machine..."
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Speaking of Tom Morello, this is Tom with
Bruce Springsteen doing Bruce's "Ghost Of
Tom Joad".
The last guitar solo is something that just
makes you go WOW.
YouTube Video, "Ghost Of Tom Joad"
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"America suffers today from too much pluribus and not enough unum.".....Arthur Schlesinger Jr.