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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

unfortunately Vander can drum no longer


Yeah, bummer. I guess he only did vocals on their last album.  Plenty great vids online of him doing his thing though!
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unfortunately Vander can drum no longer


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It was Magma at the Psycho Las Vegas festival, 2017--by a long shot!

Why?  Well, partly because I was able to get right near the front where an extraordinary thing happened that I still don't fully understand. I got so caught up in the energy of the performance that I felt myself lifting, especially my insides, as if the sound was actually physically affecting me. The hour-long performance reached a kind of climax, then ended rather abruptly, and when it did, I felt my innards "collapse" again, so I had to walk around holding my (then aching) stomach, and wondering: "Whoa! What just happened??"

I knew I wasn't the only one affected, as I saw a big guy, probably a little drunk/high push his way to the front, and at the end exclaimed emphatically WHAT...WAS...THAT!

Anyway, I've enjoyed a lot of live performances, but nothing else like this has ever happened before or since.  Magma has become my fave band to watch live (videos and such), esp. as Vander really gets into "the zone" more than any other drummer I've seen.

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A Peter Hammill concert at Zeche Bochum. That was before I met Jean. Hammill had already given five encores, and the roadies had already completely cleared the stage, but the audience still wanted more. Finally Hammill returned with a towel around his neck, went to the very front of the stage and gave a heartbreaking rendition of "Again", without microphone or instruments, just clapping his hands slowly to stay in time. The audience was completely silent, but when he had finished a storm broke loose.

Also Magma at the Alter Wartesaal in Cologne. Again this was before I met Jean. Christian Vander did at first only sing and play piano, and some other member of the band played drums. Then the two swapped places, and suddenly the drums were much louder (Vander's arms are as thick as my legs). At one point he broke into a solo. I looked at my watch when he started because I wanted to know how long his solo would be (I am a drummer myself). When he finally finished forty-five minutes had passed, and there had not been one boring second in that solo. I think only Vander can pull off something like that.


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I will always remember the drums of Neil Peart when Rush played in Mexico City with the Vapor Trails Tour in October, 2002.

Rush is guarantee of excellent Performance and great Show. Definitely the Best Live Performance I Have Ever Seen.

I mentioned the Drums of Neil, because suddenly the sound for the audience turned off and Alex, Geddy and Neil didn't notice that and kept playing, and the only sound that could be heard was the drums of Neil! O my god! Sounded acoustic and clear. In my opinion Amazing!

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The two best gigs I ever saw were Kansas (Shepherds Bush Empire) and Mountain (Swindon Art Centre) . I can't remember the exact dates but they were both in this century. I love the way US bands really go for it!

ELP at Colston Hall in 1993 was also another great gig. They played a perfect show. Can't say it was exciting but for me the chance to see these 3 legends together again was all I needed.

Yes with orchestra on the Symphonic Live Tour was a great experience. Good to see a band and an orchestra working so well together.
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Thanks Cristi. In that case, the best live performance I've ever attended was the EMMA festival in Derby in 1994, featuring half a dozen not-so-well-known names in the world of Electronic Music, including amongst others, Mark Shreeve, Paul Ward, Ian Boddy, John Dyson, Andy Pickford, Bekki Williams, David Wright, Robert Fox, Paul Nagle & John Serrie from America. Cool

Now that sounds good.  I've seen quite a few of those at Awakenings gigs, plus a few others too.
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Roger Waters (Dark Side of the Moon/The Wall tours)
Roger Hodgson (played mostly his Supertramp hits)
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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Impossible to state one as I get different things from different gigs

Rainbow - Difficult To Cure - Leeds Queens Hall - my first ever gig
Univers Zero supported by Miriodor - French Embassy DC '10
Magma - RIO Festival - '12? First time I saw them
Motorhead - Mayfair Newcastle 80's - wall of noise
Leonard Cohen - Birmingham 80's - beautiful
King Crimson - NYC '10 - first time I saw them
Once Upon A Time In Belgium - UZ/Present/Aranis at RIO in 10
Knifeworld - London '17 - tiny pub great gig
Nik Bartsch Mobile - NYC '16

So many more


I'm adding Vezhlivy Otkaz in NYC in June to my list, been a bucket list band for about a decade and this was one of their first gigs in the USA over that time, absolutely brilliant




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Thanks Cristi. In that case, the best live performance I've ever attended was the EMMA festival in Derby in 1994, featuring half a dozen not-so-well-known names in the world of Electronic Music, including amongst others, Mark Shreeve, Paul Ward, Ian Boddy, John Dyson, Andy Pickford, Bekki Williams, David Wright, Robert Fox, Paul Nagle & John Serrie from America. Cool
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

"Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy?" Seriously though, is this for live performances that you've attended in real life, or does it include live performances you've seen on YouTube?


live performances, concerts attended


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"Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy?" Seriously though, is this for live performances that you've attended in real life, or does it include live performances you've seen on YouTube?

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - October 26 2019 at 14:24
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

Seeing Magma live in 1999 in San Francisco was a religious experience. They’d been a favorite band of mine for most of the decade and I had never dreamed I’d see them live. But the physicality of the music was even more overwhelming in person than it is on the live albums. Absolutely a high point in my life.


Haha ... guess who was walking around taking pictures of all the performers during both days?

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Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

Seeing Magma live in 1999 in San Francisco was a religious experience. They’d been a favorite band of mine for most of the decade and I had never dreamed I’d see them live. But the physicality of the music was even more overwhelming in person than it is on the live albums. Absolutely a high point in my life.

Haha ... guess who was walking around taking pictures of all the performers during both days?

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Here is my top ten list. All of these shows were incredible in their own ways.

1. Amon Tobin - ISAM Live (2011)
2. Kraftwerk - 3D Concert (2014)
3. King Crimson - The Elements Tour (2015)
4. Jean Michel Jarre - Electronica Tour (2018)
5. Genesis - Abacab Tour (1981)
6. Neil Young - Ragged Glory Tour (1991)
7. Pink Floyd - The Division Bell Tour (1994)
8. Brian Wilson - Smile Tour (2005)
9. Dweezil Zappa - Tour de Frank (2006)
10. Tom Waits - Mule Variations Tour (1999)
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

And that ought to tell you something about the audiences.

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Pat Metheny Group - Meadowbrook Arts Pavillion, Rochester, MI - August 1989 - Letter from Home tour (Paul Wertico and Steve Rodby: the best rhythm section I’ve ever seen live)

Bruce Cockburn - Ann Arbor, MI 1988 - Big Circumstance tour (Duo: just Bruce and Chapman Stick virtuoso Fergus Marsh!!! AMAZING!)

Diana Krall/Tony Bennet - Interlochen, MI - July 2002 (DK: the most Zen-present artist I’ve ever been in the company of; and Tony, the most polished and professional.)

Rikkie Lee Jones - Royal Oak Music Theater, Royal Oak, MI - 1982 - Pirates tour (One of the best performer, songwriters, storytellers I’ve ever been with. Right behind Diana Krall in intensity.)

Supertramp - Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI - Breakfast in America tour - fall of 1979 (an aural, visual extravaganza)

Genesis - Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI 1977 - Wind and Wuthering tour (what a show! Laser lights, old and new songs, theatricity, Chester and STEVE!)

John McLaughlin Trio (Trilock Gurtu, Pino Palladino) - Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI - 1991 (What a phenom is Trilock Gurtu.

Kate Bush/Peter Gabriel - November 1978 - Nancy, France - “Scratches” tour (Peter was sitting right behind me during Kate’s set! Sid McGinnis was awesome! Robert “Dusty Roads” Fripp played, anonymously from behind the stacks.)

Art in America/King Crimson - Ann Arbor - State Theater - Beat Tour (Shoshone’s harp, Tony’s Stick, Fripp’s stool, Adrian’s smile, Bill’s hand-held tongue drum…)

The Offical Prince Tribute Concert  - Xcel Energy Center, Minneapolis, MN - October 14, 2016 (an INCREDIBLY emotional 4.5 hours of extraordinary performances)

Donovon/Yes - Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI - October 1977 - Going for the One tour (my second stadium concert marked by the return of WAKEMAN and “CTTE,” “Awaken” “S-ship Trooper” and all the “hit” epics! Amazing show! Howe was on fire! It was like every song was a solo for him!)

Kodo drummers - Wharton Center, East Lansing, MI 1987 (Mind-blowing!)
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A few years later I went to see Roger Water's performance of Dark Side, but left after his solo/early PF set because the acoustics were godawful and i was choking on all the weed people were smoking nearby. xD

It was always a problem in the PF concerts in the 70's ... the Sports Arena shows had over 700 people busted at the door before they even got in. The DSOTM show (the first one) was horrible in that you couldn't see half the stage due to the smoke ... and later THE WALL was prohibitive with the amount of dope, and folks getting pulled off the audience, obviously busted.

Honestly? ... I got tired of it ... PF, for me, was never a "stony" band ... but somehow, the number of stoned folks seemed to just show up ... even in a Grateful Dead show, it was never half that bad! And that ought to tell you something about the audiences.
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Meatloaf - Bad Attitude - 1985

I never liked Meatloaf. That was, until my cousin took me to see him perform live ! 


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Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

Seeing Magma live in 1999 in San Francisco was a religious experience. They’d been a favorite band of mine for most of the decade and I had never dreamed I’d see them live. But the physicality of the music was even more overwhelming in person than it is on the live albums. Absolutely a high point in my life.

Along with Lana Lane and the Rocket Scientists that opened the whole thing, MAGMA were the best thing in the whole Festival.
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