Post your favorite musical artist(s) and performances

Commander Wallace · 11-28-15, 02:00 PM

This thread is meant to compliment the one started by Dowly and Aktung

I had watched a program on TV a couple years ago and never forgot it . It showed a number of people who were clamoring for music in the former Soviet Union but were being denied. Instead the people there had to settle for scratchy ,low quality bootleg copies of the Beatles and other artists. Entire bands cropped up that played in underground clubs. The bands didn't know English but knew every word to these songs as they played them. It was incredible to see. Things are different now in Russia but these people were the trailblazers ( I will try to find the program and provide a link to it )

There was also a story I read where of a man in Iran quietly playing an Eric Clapton song on his Fender Stratocastor electric guitar in his apartment . Both the music and the guitar are illegal there . I was saddened by both accounts . All of these people in the former Soviet Union and Iran showed incredible bravery and courage as they could have been “ severely disciplined “ for simply doing what we all take for granted and enjoy . Like many, I think nothing of playing a musical instrument or putting the stereo on and enjoying music.

I began to wonder how important music is to everyone else and how much of an impact if any it has played in anyone's life. Languages vary and all too often, things get lost in translation. Music on the other hand is a universal language all it's own . I believe music to be the language of peace, friendship, love, understanding ,angst and forgiveness that has the power to break any language barrier and create understanding in a form we all can understand and enjoy .

I came up with the idea of having a thread on this forum on music as someone last week in the forums mentioned Ry Cooder who is perhaps a lesser known but incredible guitarist, blending Jazz and blues. In this thread, I wanted everyone who wanted to participate to :

1. List a particular artist you were fortunate enough to see live. It can be any genre you like and also provide a link or the actual video found on youtube and the like. Keep in mind this is a family friendly forum and observe the established protocols. You can also list an artist(s) that is on your “ bucket list “ and only have seen on video and the TV and you want to see.

2. List a venue where you saw a musical performance . There are a number of places in the world that have truly magnificent concert halls. If you feel the architecture is noteworthy or unique, tell us about it. Royal Albert Hall , Powerscourt House and Gardens and the Fabulous Fox theater come to mind.

3. List a favorite musician be it a guitarist , piano player , drummer, etc........... It can also a favorite vocalist, male or female.

4. List a favorite “ artsy “ type performance or invite discussion on any music related topic like the virtues of one brand of instrument over another. Ex : Fender vs. Ibanez Vs PRS Vs Washburn guitars and many others guitar manufacturers.

5. List a new and emerging talent. I'm sure the bands / artist(s) would enjoy the publicity .

* In short , Have fun with it. Maybe you had your first date, or got engaged at one of these venue and will forever associate that artist or song / performance with special moments in your life. Remember to post the link or actual youtube or other video. Under no circumstances can anyone post a cell phone video or anything that in any way would be a copyright infringement. Youtube and other similar links are fine .

* Special thanks to Dowly and Aktung for starting the music forum and to JimBuna for helping to put it all back together after a spam attack on it and for his assistance on this thread.

I will start if off :

I found this band a number of years ago and have seen them live. They are known as “ Brit Floyd “ and essentially a tribute band of the original band “ Pink Floyd “ If you like Pink Floyd, this is as close as you can get to seeing the original band. Brit Floyd uses the same incredible light show and props as the original band. Some members of the band left and formed another band known as Australian Pink Floyd. Brit Floyd has an impossibly long tour schedule so chances are , they may be at a venue near you at some point. Brit Floyd features excellent musicians including lead guitarists Damian Darlington and Bobby Harrison playing a left handed guitar.

This is Brit Floyd performing one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs “ Take it Back “ It features Ian Catell on Bass guitar and lead vocals.

This is a complete 2011 show in Liverpool .

~enjoy~

Sailor Steve · 11-28-15, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

This thread is meant to compliment the one started by Dowly and Aktung

Just so you know, the original music thread was not started by either of them, and was indeed created long before Aktungbby was a member here.

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1. List a particular artist you were fortunate enough to see live. It can any genre you like and also provide a link or the actual video found on youtube and the like. Keep in mind this is a family friendly forum and observe the established protocols. You can also list an artist(s) that is on your “ bucket list “ and only have seen on video and the TV and you want to see.

I was privileged to see The Beatles live at Dodger Stadium in 1966. I found this video, which, while having a terrible picture and audio, is pretty faithful to what I saw and heard.

Another favorite was Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer and Boots Randolph together at the Theater In The Round in Bountiful, Utah in 1968. No videos for that, or for Gordon Lightfoot in 1977 or Stephen Stills in 1989.

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2. List a venue where you saw a musical performance .

I've never been to a concert at a truly great performing hall, and at this point probably never will.

Oberon · 11-28-15, 02:41 PM

I've not seen any live performances myself, well...not in the flesh anyway, but I have seen some videos and the like, so here's a couple that I like:

1) Queen - Wembley 1986

Fantastic concert by a fantastic showman.

2) Duran Duran - View to a Kill live

There's a lovely intro into this one, a medley of Bond tunes before seguing into the main song itself.

As for bands that I think could use some extra coverage, I stumbled on Public Service Broadcasting a couple of months ago and I think they have a pretty awesome sound, so here's a few of theirs:

1) Spitfire

2) London can take it

3) Go!

Commander Wallace · 11-28-15, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

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Just so you know, the original music thread was not started by either of them, and was indeed created long before Aktungbby was a member here.

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I was privileged to see The Beatles live at Dodger Stadium in 1966. I found this video, which, while having a terrible picture and audio, is pretty faithful to what I saw and heard.

Another favorite was Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer and Boots Randolph together at the Theater In The Round in Bountiful, Utah in 1968. No videos for that, or for Gordon Lightfoot in 1977 or Stephen Stills in 1989.

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I've never been to a concert at a truly great performing hall, and at this point probably never will.

The thread may have been started long ago but I was referring to the fact that Dowly and Aktungbby worked to try to re-establish a musical thread after it had been spammed .

I regret that the Beatles were before my time and have only seen them on video. Chet Atkins was a great Guitarist renowned for what he termed his " string skipping techniques " All of the ones you mentioned including pianist Floyd Cramer were great musicians and sadly some of them are no longer with us.

Oberon had mentioned some great bands as well. Brian May of Queen may well have been one of the most underestimated guitarists . Queen had some great songs including what many consider their signature song, " who wants to live forever " from the movie " Highlander "

As a treat, I am including a duet of George Harrison with Eric Clapton at the Prince's Trust Concert in 1987 of " while my guitar gently weeps " in which Clapton play on the original recording with the Beatles. Both Clapton and Harrison renunited for this truly Iconic song. Other notables were Phil Collins on drums along with Ringo Starr and Elton John on Piano. What strikes me about this video is how much Fun Clapton and Harrison seem to have playing together and with everyone else.

u crank · 11-28-15, 05:20 PM

Great idea for a thread Commander Wallace.

As a somewhat under talented bedroom guitarist I have great admiration for those who can play so well. This guy, Sonny Landreth is one of my favorites.

Commander Wallace · 11-28-15, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by u crank

Great idea for a thread Commander Wallace.

As a somewhat under talented bedroom guitarist I have great admiration for those who can play so well. This guy, Sonny Landreth is one of my favorites.

Wow. Great guitarist . I had never heard of him either. I have no idea how I missed him. Thanks so much for posting the video of him. I will look for other things from him. " slide guitarists " are a special breed as well.

I'm sure you play guitar better than you know.

I have a video for you as well.

This is a video of one of my favorite guitarists Joe Satriani . The name of the song is " flying in a blue dream " This performance took place in Paris, France . Since this performance took place in Paris ,I'm posting this video as a tribute to those in France putting things back together after the terrorist attacks .

Thanks for the comments U Crank.

Eichhörnchen · 11-28-15, 07:03 PM

1) I saw Elton John and Kiki Dee outside at some kind of festival in Regents Park, I think. I used to be in a band myself way back and we were there for a day out together. It rained all day, too.

2) Probably the same day (30 April or 1 May 1978, according to some records I just found online) we went to The London Roundhouse to see Graham Parker And The Rumour. More interesting/bizarre was the backing band, Pere Ubu, so I've included a link to them: (Whaaaat?!!)

3) The late, great Barbara Thompson, saxophonist

4) Pere Ubu (see above... or maybe don't see). They did a lot of gigs at Max's Kansas City, according to these same records... one of my very favourite bands back then produced perhaps their most famous album from a recording made here: The Velvet Underground "Live at Max's Kansas City"

5) Emerging talent? Colour me blank; I'm an old fogey now...

11-28-15, 02:00 PM	#1
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,325 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Post your favorite musical artist(s) and performances This thread is meant to compliment the one started by Dowly and Aktung I had watched a program on TV a couple years ago and never forgot it . It showed a number of people who were clamoring for music in the former Soviet Union but were being denied. Instead the people there had to settle for scratchy ,low quality bootleg copies of the Beatles and other artists. Entire bands cropped up that played in underground clubs. The bands didn't know English but knew every word to these songs as they played them. It was incredible to see. Things are different now in Russia but these people were the trailblazers ( I will try to find the program and provide a link to it ) There was also a story I read where of a man in Iran quietly playing an Eric Clapton song on his Fender Stratocastor electric guitar in his apartment . Both the music and the guitar are illegal there . I was saddened by both accounts . All of these people in the former Soviet Union and Iran showed incredible bravery and courage as they could have been “ severely disciplined “ for simply doing what we all take for granted and enjoy . Like many, I think nothing of playing a musical instrument or putting the stereo on and enjoying music. I began to wonder how important music is to everyone else and how much of an impact if any it has played in anyone's life. Languages vary and all too often, things get lost in translation. Music on the other hand is a universal language all it's own . I believe music to be the language of peace, friendship, love, understanding ,angst and forgiveness that has the power to break any language barrier and create understanding in a form we all can understand and enjoy . I came up with the idea of having a thread on this forum on music as someone last week in the forums mentioned Ry Cooder who is perhaps a lesser known but incredible guitarist, blending Jazz and blues. In this thread, I wanted everyone who wanted to participate to : 1. List a particular artist you were fortunate enough to see live. It can be any genre you like and also provide a link or the actual video found on youtube and the like. Keep in mind this is a family friendly forum and observe the established protocols. You can also list an artist(s) that is on your “ bucket list “ and only have seen on video and the TV and you want to see. 2. List a venue where you saw a musical performance . There are a number of places in the world that have truly magnificent concert halls. If you feel the architecture is noteworthy or unique, tell us about it. Royal Albert Hall , Powerscourt House and Gardens and the Fabulous Fox theater come to mind. 3. List a favorite musician be it a guitarist , piano player , drummer, etc........... It can also a favorite vocalist, male or female. 4. List a favorite “ artsy “ type performance or invite discussion on any music related topic like the virtues of one brand of instrument over another. Ex : Fender vs. Ibanez Vs PRS Vs Washburn guitars and many others guitar manufacturers. 5. List a new and emerging talent. I'm sure the bands / artist(s) would enjoy the publicity . * In short , Have fun with it. Maybe you had your first date, or got engaged at one of these venue and will forever associate that artist or song / performance with special moments in your life. Remember to post the link or actual youtube or other video. Under no circumstances can anyone post a cell phone video or anything that in any way would be a copyright infringement. Youtube and other similar links are fine . * Special thanks to Dowly and Aktung for starting the music forum and to JimBuna for helping to put it all back together after a spam attack on it and for his assistance on this thread. I will start if off : I found this band a number of years ago and have seen them live. They are known as “ Brit Floyd “ and essentially a tribute band of the original band “ Pink Floyd “ If you like Pink Floyd, this is as close as you can get to seeing the original band. Brit Floyd uses the same incredible light show and props as the original band. Some members of the band left and formed another band known as Australian Pink Floyd. Brit Floyd has an impossibly long tour schedule so chances are , they may be at a venue near you at some point. Brit Floyd features excellent musicians including lead guitarists Damian Darlington and Bobby Harrison playing a left handed guitar. This is Brit Floyd performing one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs “ Take it Back “ It features Ian Catell on Bass guitar and lead vocals. This is a complete 2011 show in Liverpool . ~enjoy~ Last edited by Commander Wallace; 11-28-15 at 10:08 PM.

11-28-15, 05:20 PM	#5
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,748 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Great idea for a thread Commander Wallace. As a somewhat under talented bedroom guitarist I have great admiration for those who can play so well. This guy, Sonny Landreth is one of my favorites. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

11-28-15, 07:03 PM	#7
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,474 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	1) I saw Elton John and Kiki Dee outside at some kind of festival in Regents Park, I think. I used to be in a band myself way back and we were there for a day out together. It rained all day, too. 2) Probably the same day (30 April or 1 May 1978, according to some records I just found online) we went to The London Roundhouse to see Graham Parker And The Rumour. More interesting/bizarre was the backing band, Pere Ubu, so I've included a link to them: (Whaaaat?!!) 3) The late, great Barbara Thompson, saxophonist 4) Pere Ubu (see above... or maybe don't see). They did a lot of gigs at Max's Kansas City, according to these same records... one of my very favourite bands back then produced perhaps their most famous album from a recording made here: The Velvet Underground "Live at Max's Kansas City" 5) Emerging talent? Colour me blank; I'm an old fogey now... __________________

11-28-15, 02:41 PM	#3
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I've not seen any live performances myself, well...not in the flesh anyway, but I have seen some videos and the like, so here's a couple that I like: 1) Queen - Wembley 1986 Fantastic concert by a fantastic showman. 2) Duran Duran - View to a Kill live There's a lovely intro into this one, a medley of Bond tunes before seguing into the main song itself. As for bands that I think could use some extra coverage, I stumbled on Public Service Broadcasting a couple of months ago and I think they have a pretty awesome sound, so here's a few of theirs: 1) Spitfire 2) London can take it 3) Go!