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Pulp performing their big Britpop song in Reading. Crowd pretty in to it.

Common People - Pulp

 
Littlemin said:


And finally, for me, Sly and the band on Soul Train, no lip synching for them, sound and equipment minor mishaps and all. I’ve seen more than my share of live music and they are right up there with the best bands I‘ve had the privilege to see.
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What an awesome collection of bands, solo artists and performances! Thank you all for the trip!

Seeing the Moody Blues in concert many times from 1972 through 2018 was always my favorite experience, but the most amazing concert I ever attended was Sly and the Family Stone at MSG in the early '70s. We were seated in the mezzanine and, after just a few minutes of the band's performance, it felt as if the whole structure was pulsating with the crowd's rhythmic movement. Sly and Co. sang just four songs, but moved from one to another without a break such that it turned out to be about an hour and a half straight of awesome music.

The singular most fun concert I've attended was watching maestro John Williams and the Boston Pops performing all of his movie themes at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass., starting with Chrissie's death scene in Jaws and including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Superman, ET, on and on...
 
GEAinAustin said:
Posted once before, as a semi retired music exec.haven't participated, but in solidarity with Gold2323 here goes. Jimmy Hendrix ,7 weeks before his death, Allman Bros.at the U. of Ohio, many Springsteen, but the best, L.A. and Paris. Again ,cause of my profession have been fortunate to witness countless concerts over 30 some odd years.
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And you were paid to remember them!
 
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If any music lovers ever come to Austin {maybe next season, when UConn plays Texas} I'm sure your aware of the quantity and quality of the music here, I would gladly direct you as to who is playing where and when. Austin is known as the music capital of the world, and it doesn't disappoint. Maybe I'll post the info of who and where, when the date is scheduled.
 
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This is a one-off live performance, however, it’s probably the single greatest Grammy performance ever. And, no lip syncing.
 
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I'm sure all are great performances. I know (having seen him twice) that Elton John puts on a great show.

While I couldn't pick out a single performance, I want to give credit to Neil Diamond. I saw a lot of his concerts and the difference between listening to a recording and hearing him live was simply unbelievable. Of the few other groups I have seen (Billy Joel, Boston, James Taylor, Barry Manilow, the late Kenny Rogers, Judy Collins) none had as wide a distance between their live and recordings as I noticed with Neil.
 
Another live Floyd, this one from 1988 at the Nassau Coliseum.
For years and years this was only on the original VHS and I nearly wore it out. Was very happy when it was remastered and re-released on DVD. (Pretty sure it was also on Laser Disc, but I don't have one of those)
'Run Like Hell' from the Delicate Sound of Thunder tour

 
Bigboote said:
I miss Maurice, too. He had impacts way beyond EWF. This is a wonderful performance -- I hate it when bands just try to recreate studio performances rather than put some thought in how to create something novel for the public.

Thanks for putting back-to-back performances of great bassists. Bootsy, of course, would (or should) be on anyone's list of the best ever. Verdine White has never called attention to himself, but he could thump, slap, and groove with the best of them.
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Best live performance I ever attended.
EW&F at MSG
 
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gold2323 said:
To start the week ….Shavua Tov to all
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