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Bands/artists you wish you had seen in there prime .
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Woodstock. Man.
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Chesney Hawks.
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Definitely Pink Floyd, 100% I would pay lots (I am talking hundreds, perhaps around £1000) to see them now, even without Syd Barrett.
I was lucky enough to see Queen live at Maine Road (with Status Quo supporting) just after Live Aid and the atmosphere was absolutely electric.
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Smashing Pumpkins and +1 for Rage Against the Machine...
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In roughly chronological order:
before I was born:
Beatles
Stones
etc
I was alive but too young:
Pistols
Clash
Blondie in their prime
The Jam
I was old enough but not cool enough:
The smiths
Joy divisionThe majority of bands of the last 20 years or so seem to have reformed if enough members still alive, so no excuses now (seen the specials and the beat in the last couple of yrs) although often the memory is tainted by the sight of 40something blokes trying to be 17..
Was lucky enough to have seen the stone roses in their pomp (spike island).
Agreed not exactly the best live band ever but not the worst. Main recollections of the day- gary clail/on u sound system having food thrown at them and going off in a huff. MC/announcer bigging up the scene in leeds/liverpool/sheffield. Me and my mate going - sheffield- its crap., we live there. Great fireworks at the end. nearly missing the bus back to sheff and contemplating kipping on the floor at runcorn station overnight.Posted 2 years ago # -
would have been at the last waltz.
saw the specials last yeah - and although not in their prime - twas **** ace.
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Seen most, but missed Nirvana on the Bleach tour.
Saw Black Grape, which made me wish I'd seen the Happy Mondays.
Bowwowwow never toured down here, so missed them.
But the only real one which would've made my life complete would be Gang of Four. Saw them a on a comeback tour which was utterly brilliant, so in their prime...Posted 2 years ago # -
The Rolling Stones, without a doubt.
Oh and Nina Simone. Any time really, not just 'in her prime'. We got tickets last time she was over, then couldn't make it. Ah well, next time. Oh, she's croaked. not happy.Posted 2 years ago # -
Blue.
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The Clash
The Jam
Public EnemyPosted 2 years ago # -
husker du
pwei pre hiphop
sahbPosted 2 years ago # -
In the fifties Elvis, Bill Hailey,Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent.
In the Sixties Hendrix, Cream, the Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground
In the seventies Bowie, Mott the Hoople, Pistols (pre Viscious), New York Dolls, Black Sabbath, SAHB, Bon Scott AC/DC, Marc BolanBeing an old codger the 80's onwards I went to see most bands that I was into. I'm a bit dissappointed not to see Nirvana.
Bands that I wished I hadn't bothered Stone Roses, Iron Maiden, AC/DC,.
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Joy Division
Saw them in Oxford in ??1979??80?? supporting the Buzzcocks. Read later something about it being Ian Curtis' last performance, so I guess I was just in time
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Too damn many, some because I was too young, some because they never played this country, some because I wasn't cool enough at the time - some a combination of the above.
- Nirvana - they probably weren't as good as some of their peers, but I'd still have liked to have seen them, possibly Unplugged.
Springsteen - ideally roundabout when Born to Run came out.
Uncle Tupelo - at any point during their career, but preferably around No Depression.
Jawbreaker - again, at any point before they split, really.
Minor Threat (though I have seen Fugazi)
Black Flag
Deak Kennedeys (all too young)
Botch
Rise Against (saw them, but they were poop)
Johnny Cash
The Clash
Bob DylanThere are more bands I HAVE seen though.
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The Jam
The Clash
The Smiths
Bob Marley
Johnny CashPosted 2 years ago # -
I've seen everyone except Patty Smyth in their respective prime.
Never ever turned down a gig and been to hundreds on my own
Experience is all
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D'oh! Just realised I put down I missed the stones cos I was too young.
Saw them don valley stadium 1993.
Unforgettable, clearly!
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Thinking about it for a bit, there's some more I never got to see that I really wish I'd had the chance to: Joni Mitchell, (she hardly ever tours, and hates to fly), Greatful Dead, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, King Crimson, circa Court Of The Crimson King, The Smiths, (who actually played a gig in my home town, and I didn't bother getting tickets. Aaaaaaaarrrrrrgggggg!), Roxy Music, (the same as The Smiths, played the Town Hall, when Virginia Plain was in the charts: my then g/f wasn't interested. Doh!).
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Remebered just after we got married was going to see Bob Marley but cashflow problems meant it didn't happen .Around the time of Exodus 1977 .
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+ 1 Smashing Pumpkins (gish tour), Munkster may be along to gloat at some point (git)
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Pogues
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Queen Live at Wembley 86.
I was just born a few years too late, was only 8 at the time.Posted 2 years ago # -
bauhaus
virgin prunes
southern death cult (only saw them as the cult, BOOOO!)
pre 85 sisters of mercyPosted 2 years ago # -
Chili Peppers (pre or on the tour for Blood Sugar Sex Magik) - saw them with Dave Navarro for the aeroplan tour.
Pumpkins - Siamese Dream tour -
have seem them since at Wembley
Pearl Jam - Vs/Vitalogy time - still yet to see them
Skunk Anansie around the second album - I know they re-formed, but it just seemed like that was for the cash, hearts not really in it.
Quicksand
Thrice - pre Vehissu i.e. while they were still angry and less experimental.In years to come you will list Manchester Orchestra amoung these band names, but I was there last night and it was ace!
There must be others ...
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kate bush...has anyone ?
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Oh yeah, just remebered Culture Shock. Love them so much, but have only seen Citizen Fish and Subhumans. No doubt Muddydwarf will be along soon to rub it in
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In no particular order:
The Tubes
Linda Ronstadt
Roxy Music
Led Zeppelin
Transvision Vamp
Rick Danko
Maria Muldaur
Maria McKee / Lone Justice
Nazareth
The Stranglers
Blondie
Warren Zevon
The Eagles
Bonnie Raitt (may still be in her prime)
Fleetwood Mac
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It appears that i saw all of the bands you wish you had in the early 90s.
RATM, first uk show? supporting Suicidal Tendencies, then at the underworld and the ULU. Quicksand at the borderline and garage. Tool supporting fishbone when opiate came out. Beastie boys supporting Rollins band. Chilli peppers and rollins together a couple of times in 91. Smashing pumpkins, not sure what album, but early 90s when billy still had long hair. Nirvana, Soundgarden (badmotorfinger tour), pearl jam (yawn), Johnnny Cash.............Feel old now, thanks a lot.
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Dez,I saw Gang Of Four twice in their prime Great stuff!...and The Jam..and The Clash....and The Stranglers...I'm getting old.
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Good call that one the pogues in the mid 80's
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Would love to have seen The Velvets in their prime. Being too young and on the wrong continent didn't help...
Always kicked myself at missing Sonic Youth on their Sister era tour
Ditto for not going to see Gillian Welch (well she was support to Mary Chapin Carpenter who I did not want to see again, the first time was bad enough)
Also would like to have seen:
Television (with Richard Hell)
Big Black (R*peman was phenomenal)
Tim Buckley circa Happy/Sad & Greetings eras
Sly & Family Stone
Al Green
oh and Dylan at the Newport Festival (electric obviously)Posted 2 years ago # -
bauhaus
virgin prunes
southern death cult (only saw them as the cult, BOOOO!)
pre 85 sisters of mercysaw Bauhaus on The Sky's Gone Out tour. dull as dishwater
never saw Virgin Prunes, wasn't a fan
Southern Death Cult - check, December '82
Sisters - yep, several times pre 85 and a few times since.My list now:
The Clash - could've / should've seen them at Bradford St George's Hall, summer '82 but never got round to it
The Cure, Siouxsie & The Banshees - both played at Bradford Uni / St Georges Hall while I was a stoodent but again, never got round to it.Posted 2 years ago # -
The Cure, Siouxsie & The Banshees - both played at Bradford Uni / St Georges Hall while I was a stoodent but again, never got round to it.
oh yeah, I was there when the Banshees split and The Cure came on as backing band for Siouxsie and Steve...
also walked out on the juju era gig as it dull as ditchwater... Posted 2 years ago # -
My mate had a spare ticket to see Queen & David Bowie at Wembly in 1985. Oh how I kick myself for not going...I still remember hanging around doing nothing, thinking to myself, I'd have been there now...
Also would loved to have seen the Stone Roses but thought they were pants when they were about.
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