What performer(s) Knocked your socks off

[train]

Clapton
Buddy Guy
Johnny Lang
Dawn Tyler Watson

 

[Keebler Elf]

Iron Maiden in the last performance at the ACC in 2008. Totally blew me away. The performance was truly amazing. They put other bands to shame. Their playing is so tight it sounded as good as on the albums.

Up the Irons!!!

 

[Hadrian]

1. Dimebag with Damageplan in Montreal! clear winner!
2. Slayer at Wacken festival in Germany.
3. Black Sabbath reunion in London.
4. Cephalic Carnage in Detroit.
5. Suffocation in Buffalo.

The most dissappointing was Metallica in Toronto. Kirk Hammett was brutal.

 

[a 1 player]

4) Colin James

Colin James is someone who I never appreciated until I saw him live. I still think his albums are wishy-washy, but live he is absolutely brilliant and an incredible musician.

 

[Hadrian]

Iron Maiden in the last performance at the ACC in 2008. Totally blew me away. The performance was truly amazing. They put other bands to shame. Their playing is so tight it sounded as good as on the albums.

Up the Irons!!!

I missed that show. Everyone said it was amazing, not surprised when you have pure shredders like Smith and Harris!

 

[Yoga Face]

Frank Zappa, on multiple occasions.

First off, no opening act.

Oh yeah, when I say solid, I mean solid. There are no breaks between songs, no waste of time, every song went into the next song just perfectly, with no end to the onslaught of super talented players, Zappa's biting lyrics, and oh yeah, guitar solos that would stop the planet from spinning.

20 years later, nobody has lived up to that, and I have seen most.

Agreed


Notice his live albums have not been remixed in the studio

Saw him at CNE after he did Joe's Garage was disappointed at his hour performance but the CNE might have restricted its length


Saw him with Santana at MLG so he did not always perform alone

He was a great guitar player and had high standards for his band members

Very disciplined and hard worker


Only musician to make it to both the Rock and Roll and Jazz hall of fame

 

[Hadrian]

Agreed


Notice his live albums have not been remixed in the studio

Saw him at CNE after he did Joe's Garage was disappointed at his hour performance but the CNE might have restricted its length


Saw him with Santana at MLG so he did not always perform alone

He was a great guitar player and had high standards for his band members

Very disciplined and hard worker


Only musician to make it to both the Rock and Roll and Jazz hall of fame

Not a fan, his licks are far to simplistic for my taste (not a put down at all) but yep one of the hardest working guitarists out there. Graded tuning is what makes Zappa, Zappa!

Of course Dimebag is GOD imo.

 

[Nickelodeon]

Elvis.....anyone?

 

[a 1 player]

Not a fan, his licks are far to simplistic for my taste (not a put down at all) but yep one of the hardest working guitarists out there. Graded tuning is what makes Zappa, Zappa!

I hate to disagree but.

Apart from the most popular Zappa songs, his music is remarkably complex. He was a man who knew his limitations on the guitar, so he hired musicians like Steve Vai and Adrian Belew to play guitar parts that he was unable to. Add to that a cast of musicians such as: Chad Wackerman, Jean Luc Ponty, The Ikettes (no Tina Turner unfortunately), Terry Bozzio, Captain Beefheart, and one has an all star cast.

Though Zappa was an accomplished musician, his real talents lied in his compositions. He explored the farthest fringes of Rock, Jazz and classical. Unfortunately he died in 1993 at 52 years old.

During his career he released more than 60 albums. Now that is one hell of an accomplishment!

 

[Hadrian]

I hate to disagree but.

Apart from the most popular Zappa songs, his music is remarkably complex. He was a man who knew his limitations on the guitar, so he hired musicians like Steve Vai and Adrian Belew to play guitar parts that he was unable to. Add to that a cast of musicians such as: Chad Wackerman, Jean Luc Ponty, The Ikettes (no Tina Turner unfortunately), Terry Bozzio, Captain Beefheart, and one has an all star cast.

Though Zappa was an accomplished musician, his real talents lied in his compositions. He explored the farthest fringes of Rock, Jazz and classical. Unfortunately he died in 1993 at 52 years old.

During his career he released more than 60 albums. Now that is one hell of an accomplishment!

Can you give me some examples. I'm sorry but I hear nothing complex in his signatures. On the other hand Alexi Laiho Steve Larmont Christian Vort have extremely complex signatures. I'm not putting Zappa down just saying I find nothing complex about his stuff. Shit look at me I`m a Dime fan of the tallest order but it would be silly to call him a complex guitar player. There are complexities in his signatures but that`s not what defines him as a player.

 

[a 1 player]

G-Spot Tornado
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbDKpH1vqco

Zoot Allures & Trouble Every Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAmcmdKjTDA

Peaches En Regalia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQiSlG_ziVA

 

[Hadrian]

G-Spot Tornado
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbDKpH1vqco

Zoot Allures & Trouble Every Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAmcmdKjTDA

Peaches En Regalia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQiSlG_ziVA

Sorry dude I respect your opinion but......like I said I see nothing complex in what you showed me. Sorry, we`ll have to agree to disagree I guess.

Getcha Pull Brother...

 

[Ironhead]

I mentioned Stringsteen and U2 earlier, I want to add The Eagles and IL Divo.

My brother took me to an Eagles concert in the 70s after my mother said I can't go. She never found out.

When my girlfriend and I went to a Springsteen concert in the 80s we, the entire audience, sang "Hungry Heart" Bruce stopped singing and turned the mic toward the crowd.

 

[trm]

Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra
I can't explain it, you had to be there. I saw them twice and was blown away each time.

 

[Sexy_Dave]

Whoops, you're right... It was March 1992 (memory getting a little dusty.) The album Auchtung Baby came out in 1991.

I found this on the net....

http://www.u2tours.com/detail.src?ID=19920324


The old cars were Trabrants that had been gutted out and turned into spotlights. That show was simply amazing and U2 took concert production to a whole new level. I had great seats (via a scalper at $120.00 per ticket for a $40.00 face) at the time. I remember when they were singing Angel of Harlem and I swear the entire place was singing along. I also remember it being a Sauna in MLG as it was March, but it was unusually warm out.

I also saw them at CNE in 87 when they were touring supporting their Joshua Tree Album.

It's funny, but back then, bands used to make their money selling records and touring was done to support album sales. Now, given file sharing and the like, bands don't make the kind of coin they used to selling albums, but ticket prices are obscene.

I'm going to the U2 show in September (look for the middle aged guy with a bald spot who looks like he doesn't belong) and tickets were $260 or so I believe. 20 years ago, you could buy the best seat in the house for $40.00. Mind you, back then I was making 8 bucks an hour, sooooo...

MLG was one of the great ones true...the encore All I need is You was terrific (that web page with the songs set was wrong about the encore) as was the afore mentioned Angel of Harlem....turned the lights up stopped playing and let the crowd sing...Edge shakin his head in amazement (2nd row in front of the small stage into the floor)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArXIiDRRO4s


MLG was about 4th of a 12 date mini world tour of "small" venues I believe.

 

[Razer Freak]

Hendrix live was amazing

He would think of stuff creative and could always play what he was thinking

His famous Star Spangled Banner at Woodstoock was spontaneous and unrehearsed

 

[Yoga Face]

Graded tuning is what makes Zappa, Zappa!

You sound like you know more about guitar than me so educate me please

I just know what I like

What is graded tuning ??

 

[Yoga Face]

Can you give me some examples. I'm sorry but I hear nothing complex in his signatures.. I'm not putting Zappa down just saying I find nothing complex about his stuff.

Not sure what you mean by "complexities in his signature' but some of his pieces are more like a composition not just riffs up and down the scale


Yo Mamma

Holiday in Berlin- full blown

Willie the Pimp

Black Napkins

Watermelon In Easter Hay


lots of others and he did compose for the London Symphathy Orchestra

 

[james t kirk]

MLG was one of the great ones true...the encore All I need is You was terrific (that web page with the songs set was wrong about the encore) as was the afore mentioned Angel of Harlem....turned the lights up stopped playing and let the crowd sing...Edge shakin his head in amazement (2nd row in front of the small stage into the floor)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArXIiDRRO4s


MLG was about 4th of a 12 date mini world tour of "small" venues I believe.

True, they were playing Arenas and such to get tuned up for the summer stadium tour. During the CNE, they did 2 shows at the Ex. (Saw them both.) It was that show at the ex that Bono sang a-cappella to close the show and his voice was so right on I'll never forget it.

I also remember that the CNE was on at the time and the midway gave a very appropriate feel to the concert - the ferris wheel, the lights, the action. I remember Bono saying, "this place is even more Zoo TV than we are" and whilst singing "Mysterious Ways" and he looked at the Ferris wheel and changed the lyrics to "Big Wheel moves in mysterious ways"

Funny the things you remember.

At the show at MLG, one of the highlights was them singing Angel of Harlem. Yes, I remember the lights being up and they took to the small stage for the song. The ENTIRE place was singing along to that song.

U2 is a band that not everyone likes for whatever reason and I'm good with that. Part of me still remembers that underground feel that so much music in the early 80's had and U2 was definitely part of that.

 

[Hadrian]

Not sure what you mean by "complexities in his signature' but some of his pieces are more like a composition not just riffs up and down the scale


Yo Mamma

Holiday in Berlin- full blown

Willie the Pimp

Black Napkins

Watermelon In Easter Hay


lots of others and he did compose for the London Symphathy Orchestra

Signatures are complexities within a certain piece. Eruption for example is not simply a "run" up and down the fret board, it has signatures within it which define it.

It's far easier to show you than tell you lol.

You sound like you have some understanding of music...do you play?