Musicians you have seen that left a Permanent Memory

chilipeppermaniac

chilipeppermaniac

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I can honestly say almost every band I have seen were true powerhouses in their field. I can probably name just about every significant part of all the concerts I have seen. For example, at the Dio, Motorhead, Maiden show I remember the air movement from the bank of speakers in front of us moved so much air that when double bass drums and driving bass cranked through those speakers almost felt like our arms were paralyzed from the pressure.

Also as my thread title states, Which artists you've seen left that Permanent memory that you never can shake.

For me I think it had to be RJD from a show I saw him as the middle act of a Triple header of Motoread, RJD and Iron Maiden. Hearing that seemingly 4 foot man with his powerful voice really blew me away.

 
Van Halen in Oslo, 1993:

Seeing B.B. King in Bergen

Seeing Iggy Pop on numerous occasions. He once gave me a beer in the middle of a gig.

Motörhead in Bergen in 1996.
 
Gahr, I will go farther back,,,,,, This performance of Burn in the clip below occurred when I was 10 years old. But, somewhere around 8-10 in 1972-74 ish I heard Smoke on the Water for the first time on the radio as I was in the barber chair where my mom used to get my hair cut. Deep Purple was likely my first hardest rock band I would be exposed to.



Smoke on the water's Immortal words,
Lyrics
We all came out to Montreux
On the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile
We didn't have much time
Frank Zappa and the Mothers
Were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground

Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky
Smoke on the water

They burned down the gambling house
It died with an awful sound
Funky Claude was running in and out
Pulling kids out the ground
When it all was over
We had to find another place
But Swiss time was running out
It seemed that we would lose the race

Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky
Smoke on the water

We ended up at the Grand Hotel
It was empty, cold and bare
But with the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside
Making our music there
With a few red lights, a few old beds
We made a place to sweat
No matter what we get out of this
I know, I know we'll never forget

Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky
Smoke on the water



A Mere 4 years later, Mr Edward Van Halen, Alex, Dave and Michael would ignite my world of R n R the 1st time I heard Runnin with the Devil in 8th grade. ( Told This story before)
 
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My other artist that affected my life and love of music was none other than Ted Nugent.

For flat out Rock n Roll in my teen years, no one was louder, brasher, and more kick ass than the Motor City Madman.


 
Andrés Segovia on one of his last concert tours. High in his 80s or even 90 years old. He played unamplified in front of 2000 people, just he and his classical guitar. And it was so silent that You could hear every single note...

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left a Permanent Memory
Billy Bragg!
Great show in a small venue Sydney about 20 years back.
He's not the best singer, guitarist etc but a great showman with a lot to say.

 
This album changed my whole way of looking at music. I saw them at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago right after the album came out. It was and still is the loudest concert I've ever seen, Fleetwood Mac (when they were still a "Blues Band" ) opened, they were phenomenal as well.

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bea said:
Andrés Segovia on one of his last concert tours. High in his 80s or even 90 years old. He played unamplified in front of 2000 people, just he and his classical guitar. And it was so silent that You could hear every single note...

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I would love to have seen him. I have a couple of his cassettes.

YES. I said, "Cassettes!"

Remember those?
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
Gahr, I will go farther back,,,,,, This performance of Burn in the clip below occurred when I was 10 years old. But, somewhere around 8-10 in 1972-74 ish I heard Smoke on the Water for the first time
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It probably sounds very cliche, but "Smoke on the Water" is my favorite rock song. It's got a memorable riff, it tells a story, it has an interesting solo, and it is open to embellishment.

I've watched several Youtube videos of Smoke on the Water and I'm intrigued to see that Blackmore didn't play the exact same solo from performance to performance. True, he kept certain elements of it, but he varied it up a lot.
 
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It probably sounds very cliche, but "Smoke on the Water" is my favorite rock song. It's got a memorable riff, it tells a story, it has an interesting solo, and it is open to embellishment.

I've watched several Youtube videos of Smoke on the Water and I'm intrigued to see that Blackmore didn't play the exact same solo from performance to performance. True, he kept certain elements of it, but he varied it up a lot.
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Same with the bass line. BTW: also true for the intro of Child in Time

And then the cover police demands every single tote to be copied...
 
well ive seen some great bands live .loved them all. i got to see the Rolling Stones and the original Guns and Roses . but one of my favorites was seeing John Fogerty at the Edgefield Manor in Portland Oregon.it was a 2000 person outdoor concert.this was only a couple 3 years ago and Fogerty is still great.
 
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No concert ever made the same impact on me as when I watched the Use Your Illusion tour VHS tapes back in 1992. I already loved rock, but the sight of those throbbing pickguard-stripped Les Pauls made me NEED a guitar
 
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I didnt see many live shows but i did see van halen 2 times with sammy great show, and david lee roth with steve vai great shows
 
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