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by squaremuffin on January 24th, 2007

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What was the best artist/band you ever saw live? For show presence, talent or music quality in general?

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  • by stubborn9 on January 24th, 2007

    stubborn9

    I'm into metal and punk and i've been to about 500 concerts.I won tickets to a U2 concert on KLOS 95.5 in los angeles.I wasn't gonna and at the last second i changed my mind.I'm so glad i did.That was the best concert i have ever been to.I've never been in a place with so much energy going on.

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  • by CousinVinny on January 25th, 2007

    CousinVinny

    The Allman Brothers Band. They jammed all night, like almost 4 hours.

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  • by CoachMJ on January 24th, 2007

    CoachMJ

    Billy Joel is easily the best performer I have ever seen. He plays to the whole arena. We had terrible seats but he seem to recognize this and adjusted for it.

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  • by jangobean on January 25th, 2007

    jangobean

    I saw Neil Young at the NEC in Birmingham (UK) and he was totally mesmorizing, absolutely the best gig I have ever been to.

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  • by Perryman on January 25th, 2007

    Perryman

    Surprisingly, James Taylor and David Bowie over the past three years.
    They can still sing beautifully and are great showmen.

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  • by This Daley has a new bundle of joy on January 24th, 2007

    This Daley has a new bundle of joy

    For years I would have said Pink Floyd or Alan Jackson (diverse, huh?)

    Then, last summer, I saw Tom Petty live and it changed everything.

    He totally CONNECTS with his audience and we (the audience) connected with each other. A mutual admiration society. You could tell he loves performing. The Heartbreakers were great. It was an amazing mix of people from their 60's down through teenagers, all getting along. And HE ROCKED. (Not to mention that Stevie Nicks showed up unannounced).

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  • by Anonymous on January 24th, 2007

    Anonymous

    X, all the way around.

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  • by RFlagg on January 24th, 2007

    RFlagg

    Burning Spear.
    I'm nomrally not one for Raegae, but that was one kickass concert.

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  • by garnorche on May 6th, 2007

    garnorche

    Bérurier Noir for all those things.

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  • by Firebrand on April 22nd, 2007

    Firebrand

    Too Many because i go to all the shows with collections of 60s bands and 70s and those older guys really know how to get an audience dancingin and out of their seats.

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  • by denidowi on December 15th, 2008

    denidowi

    The Who, probably.
    Classical: probably the young 19 year-old Greek pianist, back in the late 1980's; currently, have forgotten his name.
    I've heard my 10 year-old son produce a pretty mean Etude Opus 10 # 12, by Chpin, though.
    We did a pretty mean job of that piece!

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  • by katie7576 on December 15th, 2008

    katie7576

    my fave is of course Bon Jovi but the best performance i have ever seen is a tie between Madonna and Micheal Jackson..before he was a pedophile of course..or at least a known one

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  • by roller_fox on May 18th, 2009

    roller_fox

    Coheed and Cambria, they kick so much ass I couldn't walk right for weeks.

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  • by Bleu723 on April 22nd, 2007

    Bleu723

    I admit to not having been to more than four concerts in my entire life but the best one for me out of those four was The Dave Matthews Band when they played in Philly a few years back. Incredible!!

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  • by Sidhedarkness on December 15th, 2008

    Sidhedarkness

    Nina Hagen. She just has a special kind of crazy only found in the former GDR.

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  • by SweetFan on April 22nd, 2007

    SweetFan

    Herman's Hermits featuring Peter Noone. He puts on such a great show and he's very personable :)

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  • by Jade on January 25th, 2007

    Jade

    Pink Floyd (my all time fav)..Uriah Heep..Jethro Tull...Eric Clapton

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  • by smart9426 on January 25th, 2007

    smart9426

    The Beach Boys for all three

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  • by DavidHume on January 25th, 2007

    DavidHume

    The Clash in 1982 and the Pixies in 1990. In both cases, sheer talent that made the hairs stand up on the back of the neck.

    Although I am less keen on their music, Bruce Springsteen and Van Morrison are excellent live performers for the energy and commitment they put into their music.

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  • by TheKnife V2.1 - Grandiose and Obnoxious on January 24th, 2007

    TheKnife V2.1 - Grandiose and Obnoxious

    The bands I have most enjoyed seeing for various reasons are Will Haven, Tool, Blood Brothers and Thursday; but every time I see a band I am unavoidably in a different frame of mind and emotional state each time, so sometimes I will be in the mood for uplifting emotional music and sometimes for angrier, heavier music. This means that some days I will be spellbound by Tool, and others I will find them over-long and tedious. The best shows are those where I connect unthinkingly with the feel of what is being played onstage, and that is something beyond the control of either myself or the band...

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  • by anonymous on January 24th, 2007

    anonymous

    H2O, The Movielife, or the RX Bandits,
    New Found Glory is really good live, its too bad their music has gone downhill.

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  • by Firebrand on January 24th, 2007

    Firebrand

    Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Stones,

    Wait for it Kylie Minogue was a great show too,and a real old guy in a Solid Gold Sixties show. Freddie Cannon was great, do not remember what he was famous or but he was really good

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  • by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on April 2nd, 2007

    Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger

    Peter Gabriel - from the opening, throughout the show, he is an excellent performer.
    Ian Hunter with Mick Ronson: Great songs, great band, great stories.

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  • by Rescuer Treesaw on April 2nd, 2007

    Rescuer Treesaw

    BB King and Willie Nelson for all three

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  • by monkey do on April 22nd, 2007

    monkey do

    Billy Joel & Elton John. Elton is extremely musically talented. However, Billy Joel stands out further because he works the audience in addition to being a musical talent. Love the Billy.

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  • by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on April 22nd, 2007

    Sheriff Raff -Answerhag

    It's a tie. I saw Dan Fogelberg in concert and James Taylor and they are simply amazing.

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  • by jamamiss on April 9th, 2007

    jamamiss

    Chicago

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on April 9th, 2007

    singwell-is off researching a lot

    When I was 21, I went to a 5 band spectacular: Fleetwood Mac, Little River Band, Santana, Kevin Borich Express and Creation (from Japan). Of these, Fleetwood Mac was a disappointment as Stevie Nicks was off her head on drugs and couldn't even remember the words, let alone sing on key but LITTLE RIVER BAND. From the first a cappella notes of "It's a Long Way There", it was magic, till the end...I have never loved a performance so much in my life as that one, and I have seen many. I can still hear it and see it in my head...the precision harmonies, the brilliant musicianship, the professionalism of Glenn Shorrock, the lead singer, who was just dynamic. Yes, LRB forever.

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  • by Anonymous on April 9th, 2007

    Anonymous

    Australian Crawl and that is saying something, as I have seen The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Bee Gees, etc. The worst big band live, Creedance Clearwater!! but I still love their records.

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  • by donovan reynolds. on January 24th, 2007

    donovan reynolds.

    Ah... I can't choose one! So... here are three. But don't take my opinion unless you actually listen to the music I do, because otherwise you are going to be thinking these bands suck anyways (or something.) =P

    30 Seconds to Mars actually has a really good live show. I thought they would be one of those bands that only sound good on cd's, but when I saw them I was astounded by how much like the cd they actually sounded like.

    When I saw Senses Fail, they were really good, too. Stage presence, and sound quality for the most part. But I heard that they are hit or miss, so maybe I just got lucky when I saw them.

    And Scary Kids Scaring Kids were really good, too. I guess this fits under music quality, too. But they also interacted with the crowd, too, so maybe stage presence, also. I am actually even going to see them again in a week or so. I think that's a pretty good indicator of them being pretty good in concert.

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