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Atavachron
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Topic: 'That was amazing...' Posted: October 15 2006 at 18:39 |
Share your favorite prog rock concert experience- anything; small clubs, outdoor events, bootlegs...
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martinprog77
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 19:57 |
i saw spocks beard in santa monica.that show goes for 3 hours and i was sitting on the side on the stage few feet away from neal morse .what a night!!!.
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martinprog77
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 20:08 |
i rememnber one time that dream theater played on'' the palace'' in hollywood .they played the whole '' scene from a memory ''album and but in the middle of'' the spirit carry on'' the cops and firemen stop the concert and all the people refuse to leave and start to sing the song there[they were like 2500 dt fans singing all together was really cool]
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Nothing can last
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Never give a day away.
Always live for today.
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alias10mr
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 21:09 |
A couple of concerts stand out in my mind. Seeing Rush and Max Webster in 1977 at the Montreal Forum for $3.97 ( yes folks, the number's correct! ). The last 2 Peter Gabriel shows ( Robert Lepage productions ) were stunning. Steve Hackett at the Spectrum in Montreal in 2001.
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zvinki
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 22:36 |
Hey Alias, I was there as well. What a great concert. I later saw Rush with Marillion backing them up. Crowd wasn't too warm with Marillion but I loved it.
I think that Tool in Montreal for the Lateralus tour sticks out in mine mind as being exceptional.
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 23:00 |
I really like Tool (though someone should tell them their current logo looks like it says 'Fool'), and I bet live they're just sensational. One of the few heavy-prog bands I would pay good money to see.
Edited by Atavachron - October 15 2006 at 23:03
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Lex C
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 23:01 |
The Mars Volta, those guys just know how to have a good time all around. As well as do excelent jams.
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bhikkhu
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 23:31 |
Peter Gabriel's 1982 tour (the one "Plays Live" was derived from), was absolutely incredible. The band entered in darkness, from the rear of the stadium. The only light was from the doors behind them. Peter brought up the rear with a marching bass drum, beating out the intro for "Rhythm of the Heat." The doors closed, and it was completely dark. Peter howled the beginning notes, and then a light hit him perched on top of a scaffolding.
During "Lay Your Hands on Me," he did a free fall into the audience. They held him up, and then pushed him back onto the stage.
"Biko" ... you have to go to a show to experience it.
I saw Santana in on their 20th anniversary tour. It was an outdoor venue, and a storm blew in. The lighting was flashing, and the power went out during "Oye Como Va." The drummers just kept going. After a while, the power came back on. Without missing a beat, Carlos picked up his guitar and continued on.
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 23:35 |
The Gabriel concert sounds fantastic. I saw him for 'So' several times and was a little disappointed...the 1982 show sounds great, though- wish I'd been there.
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transend
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 23:43 |
martinprog77 wrote:
i rememnber one time that dream theater played on'' the palace'' in hollywood .they played the whole '' scene from a memory ''album and but in the middle of'' the spirit carry on'' the cops and firemen stop the concert and all the people refuse to leave and start to sing the song there[they were like 2500 dt fans singing all together was really cool] |
I was there too, that was a unique night for sure! I was upset that they didnt conclude the album, but it was a very good feeling the way the crowd sang the words when the power had been turned off on the band..
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transend
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 23:49 |
Tough one, but I'll try..
Genesis w/Peter Gabriel @ Milton Keynes in '82
IQ at the Marquee in July '84
Marillion at the Palace in hollywood in March '90
Jethro Tull & Marillion at Milton Keynes June '86
Yes - Las Vegas May '91
Rush - Las Vegas July '05 or was it '04?? 30th show
Peter Gabriel - Hammersmith Odeon - Sept. '83
Jean michel Jarre - Docklands London Sept '88
anyway..
and sorry...
Slayer - Hammersmith Odeon sept '86
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ViolinCyndee
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 00:30 |
Roger Waters!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!! Saw him at the Tweeter Center in NJ a few weeks ago.
Also.. any time I have seen Gong was incredible! Looking forward to seeing them with Steve Hillage and Tim Blake in just a few weeks--in Amsterdam!!!
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 00:33 |
Roger Waters is surprisingly good. He's so easy to hate but then delivers the goods and you realize why he was Floyd's director.
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ViolinCyndee
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 01:28 |
Atavachron wrote:
Roger Waters is surprisingly good. He's so easy to hate but then delivers the goods and you realize why he was Floyd's director. |
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 01:30 |
Very neat. I once met Jeff Beck but only briefly, didn't get a chance to talk.
Edited by Atavachron - October 16 2006 at 01:30
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richardh
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 02:41 |
IQ at the Astoria on the Subterannea tour.Great show and they stayed and played all of The Last Human Gateway as an encore!
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The Whistler
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 03:03 |
Started a clap at a Jethro Tull concert. Yeah, I'm not a hero...I'm just a progger.
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 03:37 |
I have always been a frequent progrock concert visitor since I became a symphomaniac in the mid-Seventies, here are my 'magical moments':
* Yes-GFTO tour with Squire on his triple-neck bass, Howe his guitar museum and
Wakeman his amazing range of vintag keyboards, including 5 Minimoogs!
* UK-Danger Money tour with Eddie Jobson on his Yamaha CS80 synthesizer and
transparent violin
* Pink Floyd-The Wall tour with David Gilmour on top of the wall during his guitar solo
in Comfortably Numb with spotlights from behind
* Manfred Mann's Earth Band-Angel Station tour with an instrumental interlude
entitled Instant Sex featuring spectacular Minimoog solo and funny cartoon movie
* Steve Hackett-Defector tour with Hackett on his Roland guitar synthesizer during
the intro of Land Of A Thousand Autumns, wonderful spotlights from behind and
great sound, very compelling
* Roger Water-In The Flesh tour during Set The Controls For The Heart Of The sun
featuring Snowy White with wah-wah drenched guitar and great psychedelic screen
projections
* Rush-Pinkpop 1979 during Xanadu featuring Alex Lifeson on his Gibson twin-neck guitar and Geddy
Lee on his Rickenbacker double-neck guitar, very sensational
..... to name a few that come directly on my mind
Edited by erik neuteboom - October 16 2006 at 03:41
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 03:42 |
erik you b*****d! U.K. for 'Danger Money'? Floyd 'The Wall' with the actual wall? Never speak to me again...
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zbida
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 03:45 |
I saw two Camel shows in Cracow (Poland, dear progheads!) during their Harbour Of Tears and Rajaz tours.
Great gigs, especially the first in 1997 (? - I don't remember exactly), featuring Emilia Derkowska from Quidam (in "Irish Air").
About two weeks ago I saw wonderful show by Riverside (in Cracow, too). I love their albums, but I had no idea that they are so fantastic on the stage...
31th October - Pendragon in Katowice (nearby), making DVD...
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