Best Live Performers
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Topic: Best Live Performers
Posted By: zarathustra
Subject: Best Live Performers
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 23:04
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 00:34
WHERE IS GENESIS ? 
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Posted By: Pale Fire
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 00:40
Thus Spoke Zarathustra  A better response would have been "Behold, I am a herald of the lightning and a heavy drop from the cloud. This lightning is called 'Ubermensch'" ------------- [IMG]http://eonbluepatient.com/images/fire.png"> |
zarathustra wrote:Posted By: aqualung28
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 00:42
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I'll answer the question once I see Fantomas this weekend ------------- "O' lady look up in time o' lady look out of love 'n you should have us all O' you should have us fall" "Bill's Corpse" By Captain Beefheart |
Posted By: arkitek
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 02:14
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after watching DT live on dvd and hearing peoples reviews of their shows i voted DT but i will back that up later this year when they do an english gig. Rammstein come close they are superb live! |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 03:03
| I voted for King Crimson, because they are unpredictable (not programmed) and they have a real live presence, in short: a real live band. I liked the Pink Floyd concerts a lot too, but they were much more thought out, not spontaneous. King Crimson: when they play live, it's really happening |
Posted By: Matti
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 04:35
| I would have thought of voting GENESIS too. Of these I voted Rush even if it's not among my highest favourite bands. All Rush live albums that I've heard sound amazingly fine (for a trio! How do they make it?). |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 05:31
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Voted Rush. Off that list I have only seen Rush, Pink Floyd, Metallica & Judas Priest live, so cant judge the others. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 05:35
If you've ever seen Keith Emerson you would vote ELP
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 05:38
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Despite not being an ELP fan, the footage I've seen of Emerson on stage is quite staggering. Spinning in the air, strapped to a grand piano, while playing it note perfect, is quite something!! ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 05:44
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Thats Brilliant!!!! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 09:31
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Deep Purple are good but ELP and GENESIS are too and yes, yes PINK FLOYD. ------------- CYMRU AM BYTH 
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Posted By: Andhi
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 12:05
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Metallica are the only band in the list that I've seen live, but, from
listening to some of Live Scenes in New York, Dream Theater seem like
they'd be awesome live. (So I guess I'm voting for Dream Theater.)
------------- It's only knock and knowall, but I like it... |
Posted By: Alastor
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 15:48
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The best live progressive show that I have ever lived was.... Peter Hammill. ------------- Progressive lives on |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 17:54
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Prog:ELP,Yes,Genesis,Tangerine Dream,Pink Floyd,Rush,IQ and Dream Theater. Non prog:The Who,Led Zep,Deep Purple,Iron Maiden and Muse. |
Posted By: KeyserSoze
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:39
| My vote goes for RUSH. Unbelievable what 3 people can play... |
Posted By: gleam
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:51
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I chose Deep Purple as they are the only group on the list (besides Rush) that I've seen perform. That was back in '73 and they were absolutely fantastic! The stage literally shook and the players sweated through "Smoke on the water", "Highway star", "Women from Tokyo" and many more. The best word I can use to describe it was passion, these guys played with a vengeance! Rush were technically superior to Deep Purple but didn't show the same spontaneity. I found them more "mechanical" and "by the numbers".
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:56
| Watch Live at Budokan and be amazed. |
Posted By: zarathustra
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 21:04
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Listen to Porcupine Tree live albums, or WATCH THEM LIVE!! I've seen bands like DT, Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson by himself, and Robert Fripp, and so on... I've never seen so good perfoming precision as PT's one. I try not to rely on the power or sound of the live perfomance, but just analyzing the quality! My personal favourites are PT and Jethro Tull.. And sorry..I FORGOT ABOUT GENESIS....it's a must be.... |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 22:02
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Who!
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 22:03
 Of these, I've only seen ELP, Tull & Floyd (all very good, but ELP wins that one), but peter gabriel is the king of live performers! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 22:06
Hey you go steady BLACKSWORD'
Um,but yeh your right
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Posted By: MorgothSunshine
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 09:49
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DEEP PURPLE_ 'cause Made In Japan is the best live of rock history! ------------- For every truth even the contrary is true... 
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Posted By: TheAnalogKid
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 17:25
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I voted Rush, because I saw them on their R30 tour, and have seen alot of
videos of them live and they always have this energy about them. Dream Theater sounds good live, they seem a bit too robotic for me. I want to see the band moving around and getting into it. ------------- They Dream in Middletown... |
Posted By: Olympus
Date Posted: September 25 2005 at 19:03
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I'd say Dream theater, and I will.
This is cool...
------------- "Let's get the hell away from this Eerie-ass piece of work so we can get on with the rest of our eerie-ass day" |
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: September 25 2005 at 19:19
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Can't believe that King Crimson are even in the poll!! The dummies at Madam Toussads are more entertaining! At least they get moved around once in a while
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Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: September 25 2005 at 20:00
 (agreed, Genesis)------------- www.myspace.com/hail_peter 
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Posted By: Jeremy Bender
Date Posted: September 26 2005 at 08:24
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ELP......very energetic and entertaining. Non-Prog: Led Zeppelin
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Posted By: Dalezilla
Date Posted: September 26 2005 at 09:31
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DT are amazing on their dvds. But I'll vote tomorrow after I see them in Helsinki .
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Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: September 26 2005 at 18:14
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Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: September 27 2005 at 12:26
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Best i've seen: 1. VdGG (in 2005), really rather good. 2. ELP (albert hall early 90s) 3. Atomic Rooster - whilst at college in 80's 4. MAN 5. Gong ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |
Posted By: Philrod
Date Posted: September 27 2005 at 16:20
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i haven't seen every act on this list( I have seen ELP, DT, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, DP and Metallica, but from those ones it qas ELP, and overall the two bets shows I have seen were Yes and Steve Vai) I have never seen Genesis neither Pink Floyd ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Philrod/?chartstyle=Geldropdown-small"> 
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, and Dt live was subpar compared to their albums... I was so disappointed Posted By: Dalezilla
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 04:17
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Ok I saw DT yesterday. They were the most amazing band I've ever seen live . LaBrie sounded better that ever before and they all were very very energetic. And they had a great setlist. So I voted for them!!
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 04:56
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Genesis never were among the best live performers, in my opinion. It is simply too boring when Tony Banks just noodles the same solos live as he plays studio. What's the point of that? -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 05:06
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Peter Hammill and VdGG are always a real experience live (saw VdGG only once this May, but PH several times. And I will see VdGG live again next month at the Leverkusener Jazztage. Also "Vital" by VdGG is one of the best live albums ever, IMHO). Gong and Hawkwind are really exciting live acts too (I saw Hawkwind a few times; never Gong though, but judging from their live albums Gong surely were an incredible live act). Also definitely Magma, whom I saw twice. ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 05:07
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Posted By: Cygnus
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 10:30
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I knew that... Deep Purple mkII were untuchable live. Second come Rush. |
Posted By: Mnemosyne
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 12:58
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Where are Genesis, VdGG, Arena and Gentle Giant? ------------- I'm a Man-Owl-Fish. Creator-Observer-Muse. |
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 14:28
| Genesis shouldn't be in this poll because they played it too safe live. Listen to any live recordings and it's note for note the same as studio. They weren't as good as musicians as Yes, ELP or King Crimson and weren't able to improvise!!! |
Posted By: krauthead
Date Posted: October 17 2005 at 07:10
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Jethro Tull ------------- *Dancing madly backwards on a sea of air* - Captain Beyond |