Best live band

I believe the total votes cast exceeds the total "active" members on the forum. I know I didn't vote. I haven't seen any of them live.   

King Crimson is my favourite for their improvs.

sonic_assassin wrote: Any poll like that, you're gonna have zillions of fans pointing out omissions from the list!  My first reaction was, where's Hawkwind? Sadly, I've seen none of the listed ones  so I shall be seriously ethical and not vote. But, if they were all gigging in town simultaneously, I'd plump for Crimson.

The reason I did not include Hawkwind is be cause I ( unfortunately ) never had the opportunity to see them live. I love the in their many incarnations.  To my knowledge thet have never played Montreal.

ivan_2068 wrote: Blacksword wrote: I think we should launch a petition on the Genesis website, putting pressure on their record company, and on Banks & co to release, on DVD, hours of old concert footage. Everything from the earliest appearances, through the Lamb, and into the the Collins era up to Duke If you ever go to the forum of the  Hit & Run Group  (Official Genesis rights owners) you'll see that about 40 or 50% of the members are Gabriel era fans, and we ask for that material ten times a month. But Hit & Run doesn't care, they say there's no Lamb video and never read a convincing reason about why they don't release the material they have. I believe they are only interested in 3 men era music. So, I'm almost sure they won't release that material ever, even if hey have it. I know for a fact that they played 'In the cage' and 'Unquiet slumbers for the sleepers' at that show, and they cut it out of the recording This proves my fears, they only want to release their crappy 3 men era music, even when they have the material they mutilate it. Iván

Must admit I've only looked at the site once and it plastered with 'We cant dance' logos. That was a while back. It was enough to make me think it was only aimed at fans of very late Genesis.

I have to dissagree with with your hatred of the three man band. They were still good on ATTWT and Duke IMHO.  But, I agree, crap thereafter...

Any poll like that, you're gonna have zillions of fans pointing out omissions from the list!  My first reaction was, where's Hawkwind?

Sadly, I've seen none of the listed ones  so I shall be seriously ethical and not vote. But, if they were all gigging in town simultaneously, I'd plump for Crimson.

Easy Livin wrote: Certif1ed wrote: Hawkwind are the best band I've ever seen live - especially the shows they did at Stonehenge. Rough and ready maybe. But an unforgettable experience. er, was anyone else there who can tell me what happened... Don't you even remember Stacia??

Yeah - I saw Hawkwind often enough to remember both of them...

I also remember that Hawkwind had a whilte double-decker bus onto which images were projected. Best film I ever saw...

 

Ivan, you peruvian hatchet man of Phil pop boy Collins's Genesis -keep up the good work! there is only one Genesis and that's Gabriel's Genesis.

Are these votes for real only 4 for Yes!Surely more than four people who have witnessed Yes over the years have read this, if so where the hell are your votes.As much as I like KC there is no way they are better than Yes.To qualify this I have had to rely on my daughters dvds as they have never played live in the UK for years.As for RUSH I've already been through this they are second division at everything.

If I'm completely honest, despite Rush being my favourite band, I dont think they were the best live band I've ever seen. I think my expectations were so high, that I was dissapointed when the sound wasn't as perfect as it was on 'Exit stage left'

They were great, but to be honest the gig that blew me away the most, and very unexpectadly was 'It Bites' Anyone who saw them on the first few tours will know what I'm talking about.

I've seen Pink Floyd, and U2 etc.., but in a venue the size of a small European country, the sound is always sh!t, and you if you have crap tickets you can feel very removed from whats going on. I guess thats what happened at Rush. If I'd seen them at Brixton Academy or somewhere similar, I'd still be on cloud nine now!! If the sound is terrible its difficult to comment on the music. When I saw U2 they got half way through 'Desire' before I realised what they were playing, the sound was so bad. 

Hawkwind are the best band I've ever seen live - especially the shows they did at Stonehenge. Rough and ready maybe. But an unforgettable experience.

er, was anyone else there who can tell me what happened...