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Classic Rock (Phil Collins lives, run for the hills)
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OB1
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Did you ever see Tom Petty live? My highest ranking band that I never got to see live.
Also, forgot about Poison - got a couple of their albums.
Yes, I saw Tom and band four times. First was supporting Nils Lofgren at The Apollo; they blew Nils away.. Last time was their final European performance, at Hyde Park, and they were superb.
I've never let my wife forget that she wouldn't go and see them in Orlando one time when we were on holiday and then, some years later, she decides Wildflowers is one of her two or three favourite albums.
RobMCFC
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Four times. That’s great.Yes, I saw Tom and band four times. First was supporting Nils Lofgren at The Apollo; they blew Nils away.. Last time was their final European performance, at Hyde Park, and they were superb.
I've never let my wife forget that she wouldn't go and see them in Orlando one time when we were on holiday and then, some years later, she decides Wildflowers is one of her two or three favourite albums.
I had a couple of Tom Petty albums in the 80s but never rated him as highly as Bruce and Mellencamp. For some reason, I never got around to listening to his back catalogue. That all changed when I saw the 4-hour Running Down A Dream documentary (the best music doc ever IMO) and was amazed at all the incredible music I’d been missing out on. I bought a load of his albums around 2010, including Wildflowers - again, 16 years late and I was blown away by it.
I notice that the 90-minute Wildflowers film that was released a few months ago is now on YouTube. Not seen it yet because I think I’ll save it for watching over Christmas.
Anyway, I hope Tom is in your top 15 as he could do with the support.
Mancitydoogle
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I was at that gig too they definitely played Nils off stage, I also saw them support Dylan and Roger McGuinn at the NECYes, I saw Tom and band four times. First was supporting Nils Lofgren at The Apollo; they blew Nils away.. Last time was their final European performance, at Hyde Park, and they were superb.
I've never let my wife forget that she wouldn't go and see them in Orlando one time when we were on holiday and then, some years later, she decides Wildflowers is one of her two or three favourite albums.
Dylan was awful that night.
OB1
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Four times. That’s great.
I had a couple of Tom Petty albums in the 80s but never rated him as highly as Bruce and Mellencamp. For some reason, I never got around to listening to his back catalogue. That all changed when I saw the 4-hour Running Down A Dream documentary (the best music doc ever IMO) and was amazed at all the incredible music I’d been missing out on. I bought a load of his albums around 2010, including Wildflowers - again, 16 years late and I was blown away by it.
I notice that the 90-minute Wildflowers film that was released a few months ago is now on YouTube. Not seen it yet because I think I’ll save it for watching over Christmas.
Anyway, I hope Tom is in your top 15 as he could do with the support.
Not giving to much away to say that Tom and Mellencamp are in my top 20 but are in a battle to make the 15.
RobMCFC
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My immediate reaction was: you must have some bloody good acts in your top 20.Not giving to much away to say that Tom and Mellencamp are in my top 20 but are in a battle to make the 15.
To be fair, based on some of your previous posts about live gigs and CD collections, you're probably choosing from a much larger pool than most of us.
OB1
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My immediate reaction was: you must have some bloody good acts in your top 20.
To be fair, based on some of your previous posts about live gigs and CD collections, you're probably choosing from a much larger pool than most of us.
Not a criticism but if you'd asked for top 20's it would have been much easier to finalise.
Naturally I consider my top 20 acts to be very good but not everyone will agree about every act. Without doing spoilers, it is going to end up as a pretty unsurprising selection. I excluded a couple of bands from consideration because I doubt anyone else will vote for them. They may not have made the final cut anyway but I refuse to worry either way.
Not sure if the initial pool size is the issue but I do have albums (cd plus vinyl) by nearly 1,000 acts and I have seen over 500 acts live.
RobMCFC
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Ha ha, no problem, I'm glad I'm making you think. I've said this to a few people - if you're not feeling a bit sore about having to cut a few people out, you are not taking it seriously enough. I love The Hooters, The Rainmakers, Grant Lee Buffalo, Kula Shaker and Kevin McDermott, but they all missed the cut.Not a criticism but if you'd asked for top 20's it would have been much easier to finalise.
Protein Junkie
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You are not wrong about Steve Perry - what a voicePage & Plant – Rock god I & II.
Page, Jimmy - Rock god I.
Page, Jimmy & The Black Crowes - Rock god I & heavy friends.
Palmer, Robert – Smooth dude.
Pandora's Box – Jim Steinman vehicle.
Paris – West Coast rock from Bob Welch.
Parker, Graham & The Rumour – New wave Springsteen wannbe.
Pearl Jam – Seattle hard rockers – what’s Grunge?
Perry, Joe – Aerosmith axe man – Toxic Twin II.
Perry, Steve – Journey man & AOR’s greatest vocalist.
Petty, Tom & The Heartbreakers – One of the greatest rock n roll bands ever.
Phish – Ice cream icons who charge too much for concert tickets.
Pink Floyd – Which one’s Pink?
Plant, Robert - Rock god II.
Plant, Robert & Alison Kraus - Rock god II & friend.
Poco – Country rock pioneers.
Poison – Glam.
The Police The – Sting’s backing band.
Pop, Iggy – Pop star.
Powell, Cozy – Double bass drum major.
Power Station – Chicly Taylored 80’s pop rock Robert Palmer & Duran Duran combo.
Presto Ballet – Prog throwbacks.
Pretenders Chrissie Hynde backing band.
The Pretty Reckless The – Hard rockers from NYC.
The Pretty Things – British R’n’B.
Primal Scream – Alt rock chameleons.
Prince And The Revolution – they can rock.
Prism – Canadian pomp rockers.
Psychedelic Furs – Bowie wannabes who are pretty in pink.
The Alan Parsons Project - Prog.
The Joe Perry Project – Toxic Twin side project.
The Parlor Mob – Hard from Asbury Park.
MCFCTrick
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Pixies can rock with the best.
Primal Scream, if only for their Southern tinged Give Out, But Don't Give Up album.
Primal Scream, if only for their Southern tinged Give Out, But Don't Give Up album.