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Leonard
Leonard
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Re: Top three gigs
Aug 23, 2005, 09:51
Young Gods/Meat Beat Manifesto/Sheep on Drugs - Kilburn (national ?!)
Sonic Youth/Decension - That place near the mean fiddler.
Violent Femmes - Royal Albert Hall

Damned if I can remember the years though.
Valve
Valve
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Re: Top three gigs
Aug 23, 2005, 10:00
Today it’s:

The 101’ers
Tithe Farm Pub, South Harrow
Sunday 14th December 1975

Kilburn and the High Roads
Tithe Farm Pub, South Harrow
Sunday 21st December 1975

Eddie and the Hot Rods
Tithe Farm Pub, South Harrow
Sunday 28th December 1975

I loved that place (and being seventeen I suppose).
anthonyqkiernan
anthonyqkiernan
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Re: Top three gigs
Aug 23, 2005, 10:12
I couldn't do this. I'd have enough trouble even narrowing it down to my top 3 Jonathon Richman gigs or top 3 this year, or something. A lot of gigs I go to are very good. :-)

As for crap ones, I seem to have blanked a lot of them out. The only ones that come easily to mind are both from this year (Mars Volta & Anthony & The Johnsons - hello, Mr Milk).
Pursued By Trees
Pursued By Trees
1135 posts

Re: Top three gigs
Aug 23, 2005, 10:20
Throwing Muses, Portsmouth Poly '89 ... my girlfriend at the time was Ents officer, we prepared the rider and interviewed the band backstage pre-gig for her fanzine ...

Two Pale Boys, The Spitz (Old Spittlefields Market) '99 ... lovely small, intimate café-style venue

Invincible, The Met Bar, Manc '98 ... first time I got to see Mark Burgess play live with any line up, the best thing he did since the Chameleons split, and in the venue where the Chams played their first ever gig!
Nat
Nat
1905 posts

Re: Top three gigs
Aug 23, 2005, 10:32
Shit.... completely forgot about Throwing Muses, Tanya Donnelly at the ULU now that was a superb gig... The Breeders at Victoria Tea Rooms, Bristol - Met Kim Deal that night she is sooooooooooooooooo lovely! PJ Harvey The Dolphin Pub, Ilminster...Then there are all the little local bands... It's just too hard to pick 3.. can't we have 30?!! :o)
keith a
9565 posts

Re: Top three gigs
Aug 23, 2005, 10:44
1. T.REX / THE DAMNED (MANCHESTER APOLLO 1977)

2. TEARDROP EXPLODES / ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN (CHESTER ART CENTRE 1979)

3. Today, Matthew, it wil be...

BRIAN WILSON (LONDON ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL 2002)
Kid Calamity
9042 posts

Re: Top three gigs
Aug 23, 2005, 10:45
It's awful when you rush into these best of lists, isn't it. Then as the day progresses realise vital things one should have included.
Rolling Ronnie
Rolling Ronnie
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Re: Top three gigs
Aug 23, 2005, 11:15
Brian Wison - Smile at the Royal Festival Hall

Good vibrations don't even begin to cover it. The warmth and love pouring from the audience to this damaged man on stage were just awesome, not a dry eye in the house. And the music was unbelievable

Pink Floyd - The Division Bell at Earls Court

Despite having to make the trip twice due to a seating collapse on the Friday, the ultimate audio-visual spectacle, quite unforgettable.

Nothing else stands out quite the way these two do.
Kid Calamity
9042 posts

Re: Top three gigs
Aug 23, 2005, 11:20
That's only two Or were you counting the Pink Floyd as two due to the second visit?
Rolling Ronnie
Rolling Ronnie
1468 posts

Re: Top three gigs
Aug 23, 2005, 12:06
No, I couldn't find a third that stood out in the way these two have. I can't remember too many bad gigs, but thenn I've got more selective as I've got older.

Best festival would have to be the Knebworth in 1974

The Allman Brothers
Van Morrison
The Doobie Brothers
Mahavishnu Orchestra with Jean-Luc Ponty
Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Tim Buckley
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