Best Show Evah...

[Townhallsavoy]

You all have some long lists for "best ever."

Mine goes like this:

1.  Metallica - 1998(ish) in Atlanta.  My dad's big into rock and metal music so we would go to concerts together.  My second time seeing Metallica was the biggest and best show I have ever seen.  I'm not much of a fan of theirs anymore, but I can still remember the feeling of awe and the energy and the lights and bombs and fire and intensity and everything else that came with a Metallica show.

2. Sigur Ros - 2006 in Atlanta.  Simply a beautiful show in a beautiful setting (the art museum).  The visuals on the big screens that accompanied their music created more of a story than just a music show. 

3.  Radiohead - 2005(maybe 2004) in Atlanta.  Innovative.  Exciting.  Cogent.  Not much beats a Radiohead performance.

4.  Tommy Emmanuel - 2001 at Indian Springs.  The best show I've ever seen by him.  I heard him say a few years later that he felt so on fire that night that he played an extra 30 minutes of music. 

5.  Styx - Whenever the last City Stages was.  Nostalgia at its best.  My mom was a huge Styx fan, so I remember listening to their cassettes as a kid.  Getting to see them live 20 years later was tremendous. 

[WiregrassTiger]

You all have some long lists for "best ever."

Mine goes like this:

1.  Metallica - 1998(ish) in Atlanta.  My dad's big into rock and metal music so we would go to concerts together.  My second time seeing Metallica was the biggest and best show I have ever seen.  I'm not much of a fan of theirs anymore, but I can still remember the feeling of awe and the energy and the lights and bombs and fire and intensity and everything else that came with a Metallica show.

2. Sigur Ros - 2006 in Atlanta.  Simply a beautiful show in a beautiful setting (the art museum).  The visuals on the big screens that accompanied their music created more of a story than just a music show. 

3.  Radiohead - 2005(maybe 2004) in Atlanta.  Innovative.  Exciting.  Cogent.  Not much beats a Radiohead performance.

4.  Tommy Emmanuel - 2001 at Indian Springs.  The best show I've ever seen by him.  I heard him say a few years later that he felt so on fire that night that he played an extra 30 minutes of music. 

5.  Styx - Whenever the last City Stages was.  Nostalgia at its best.  My mom was a huge Styx fan, so I remember listening to their cassettes as a kid.  Getting to see them live 20 years later was tremendous.

Tommy Emmanuel plays a G chord the same way I do. He's copied some of my style but I'm just glad it helps to promote the arts and to help the boy progress in his picking.

[jmar]

Billy Joel-once at Fosters, then the Stranger Tour in Birmingham
Kiss- carried my little sisters...rockin' loud with a shitload of painted-up pre-teens in the crowd
ELO
Led Zeppelin -1976 maybe
Springsteen

[Snaggletiger]

Joe Joe Joe Diffie

[WiregrassTiger]

Oh you ain't never met Martin Luther the King

Knocked the wind out of me. Yes he did.

[bgreene]

Knocked the wind out of me. Yes he did.

Hey waiter, taste the soup...

[chityeah]

Little Feat at The Fox in Atlanta. Waiting for Columbus tour with the Tower of Power Band. Holy shit! Too many others to mention because I would have to think about it. Was completely stoned and had to sell my stash of acid. Mothers Finest ALWAYS put on a rocking show.

[dallaswareagle]

Little Feat at The Fox in Atlanta. Waiting for Columbus tour with the Tower of Power Band. Holy shit! Too many others to mention because I would have to think about it. Was completely stoned and had to sell my stash of acid. Mothers Finest ALWAYS put on a rocking show.

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