[Closed] Bands/artists you wish you had seen in there prime .

The Clash
The Jam
Public Enemy

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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 Bolan

Being 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,.

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 🙁

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.

[list]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 Dylan[/list]

There are more bands I HAVE seen though.

The Jam
The Clash
The Smiths
Bob Marley
Johnny Cash

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

D'oh! Just realised I put down I missed the stones cos I was too young.
Saw them don valley stadium 1993.
Unforgettable, clearly! 😳

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!).

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 .

+ 1 Smashing Pumpkins (gish tour), Munkster may be along to gloat at some point (git)

Pogues

Queen Live at Wembley 86.
I was just born a few years too late, was only 8 at the time.

bauhaus
virgin prunes
southern death cult (only saw them as the cult, BOOOO!)
pre 85 sisters of mercy

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 ...

kate bush...has anyone ?

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 😉

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
and more...

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.

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.

Good call that one the pogues in the mid 80's

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)

[i]bauhaus
virgin prunes
southern death cult (only saw them as the cult, BOOOO!)
pre 85 sisters of mercy[/i]

saw 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.

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.

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.

[i]saw Bauhaus on The Sky's Gone Out tour. dull as dishwater[/i]

Saw Bauhaus on the Flat Field and Mask tours, they were awesome. Daniel Ash one of those genius totally original guitarists. Blew me away. 🙂

[i]Young Dave riley - Member
Dez,I saw Gang Of Four twice in their prime
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I think you may be the only person in the world I'm jealous of 😉

Led Zeppelin
Queen
Alice In Chains (with Layne Stayley, new vocalist is awesome though)
Metallica (up to Black Album era)
Arcturus
Rage Against The Machine

Obvious one - stone roses. I was to envolved in raves at the time to 'waste' a night out! Never mind, going to see Ian Brown in cambridge in a couple of weeks!
Joy Division would have been great too.

Hendrix, that is all.

Talking Heads ~ was 5 at the time
Tim Buckley ~ wasn't even born
Kate Bush ~ was 5 at the time
Nirvana ~ just didn't get into them quite enough before...

Pop Will Eat Itself! always remember them as being groundbreaking and unique. Not listened to them for years untill i bought there greatest hits(!) and know don't really get it! I know they wee a great show back in the day as my older brother saw them loads.

danse society
sex gang children
uk decay
and for beardy ss rider in me Jethro Tull

the poppies were ace...saw them a load of times in the early 90's...then on the feromation thing in 05/06? still had the energy.

Barry - you lucky fella! I used to have one of the PWEI pepsi shirts, favourite item of clothing i have ever owned, allways wore it! Untill a big argument with the girlfriend (now wife) and she crushed me in her front door and ripped it to shreds! I should have learnt!

mickasaki-any destrcution of PWEI t shirt, unless at a gig is unforgivable! I'd have wee'd all over her favorite shoes for such a crime 😀

Yep PWEI were brilliant live, it was a strange phenomena that if the number of people seen wearing poppies T-shirts were actually fans they'd have been huge!

Barry i got her back even worse, she married me!

Hendrix
Cream
Rory Gallagher ('71-'74)
Allman Bros ('70/'71)................

Pass me my pipe & slippers