Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. And all the usual suspects (Beatles, Jimi, Janis, Elvis, Woodstock). I've seen The Who, Pink Floyd, KISS and Led Zeppelin (in a shortened set at the Atlantic Records 40th anniversary show), but would have loved to have seen each of these bands in their primes and with all their members. But I'd take the Rolling Thunder Revue over anything else. Never mind all the guest stars (Baez, Joni Mitchell, T-Bone Burnett, Bob Neuwirth, The Eagles and more), Dylan was in fine form, performing definitive versions of songs from Desire, etc. The live Isis on Biograph is from that tour and it's one of his finest recordings.
Great list, RocketRaccoon. We share similar tastes and probably similar experiences. I'll ditto Woodstock. I got the next best thing, however... the Dallas Pop Festival. Most of the people and groups that played at Woodstock went on tour that summer and did a few more multi-day festivals. Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas come to mind. I think eight of us piled into a VW bug and trekked up for it. Boy, there's stories behind THAT trip. And a trip it was. I'm blanking out on Bert Sommer, Quill, and Keef Hartley. Are they more recent, or are my brain cells failing me. Those were the days. I remember seeing Pink Floyd at the Music Hall for $3.75 a ticket. That was the first surround sound concert I ever heard. Great acoustics! Canned Heat, Fleetwood Mac (with Peter Green, when they were a FINE blues band), Joe Cocker, and someone else I can't remember on the same bill at the Music Hall for about 4 bucks. Buffalo Springfield and Strawberry Alarm Clock opening for Jefferson Airplane at the Coliseum. Jimi 4 times at the Coliseum. Movin' Sidewalks (ZZ Top) opening for the Doors. Sorry, going to concerts with good friends was mostly what I did back then. I'll shut up, now.
Rick , to be honest I was living on Okinawa at that time, but we all knew what was going on...we had our own mini outdoor concert at an old castle I think called Nakagusuku Castle. Anyway, I digress, Bert and Quill only did a couple of songs. Probably some acoustic stuff while the they swapped equipment backstage. I think Keef was a speaker (?). Who knows (hey, that's a Hendrix song). Wow, you made me smile when you mentioned Fleetwood Mac as a blues band. Not many people realize that...great blues. So, obviously I never made the Dallas Pop Festival, but when I finally settled in Texas I remember (somewhat ) going to a large venue at the fair grounds and catching my first (and only) frisbee with the side of my head (never felt a thing, but the girl next to me freaked ) Heck, I can't even remember who I saw there...those were my serious concert days making up for lost time on the Rock. I'm babbling....thanks for the memories. RR (now where is that tape with Strawberry Alarm Clock on it)
I would love it if those guys teamed up to record. Josh Todd of Buckcherry is a freaking great songwriter. Those guys have so many good songs it's not even funny. None of the GnR side projects have interested me (except probably this new Axl Rose solo album that's SUPPOSEDLY coming out this decade).
I have a framed promo poster from the Revue's 1975 Astrodome gig hanging in my house. I didn't go, but wish I would have.
