Best You've Ever Heard, Live?

[Desert Dust]

Led Zeppelin, Frankfurt, 1980 (I even got the T-shirt)

Now I'm Jealous. Watching Zepplin live. Wow 

[The Architect]

Stone Temple Pilots and Red Hot Chilly Peppers at Jones Beach theater.  2002, I think.

[Duck-Stew]

The Tragically Hip


Much better live than studio recorded

Seen The Hip 5 times to date and they ALWAYS put on a phenominal show!  HUGE +1

[superjohn]

Now I'm Jealous. Watching Zepplin live. Wow  

Though I have heard that Zep were a bit hit & miss. A friend of mine saw them on back to back shows in '77 I think, and said in the first show he was really bummed because they sucked, but then the next show they killed it.

Also, +1 on Metallica. In the 3-4 times I've seen them they were never off. Great band, even if I haven't liked any of the new stuff in the last 10 years or so.

[Mike_D]

Though I have heard that Zep were a bit hit & miss.

The show I saw was amazing.  At one point, Jimmy Page sat on a stool with a single red light shining down on him and played White Summer/Black Mountain Side with the rest of the stage in darkness.  After about 10 minutes, he slowly stood up and in a flash of light, burst into Kashmir.  The Festhalle went nuts. 

[DRKWNG]

Used to see Tool live quite a bit, as I worked on the Undertow tour for a while.  Absolutely great show and tight as hell (not so surprising when you consider how talented all these guys are) but DAMN it was hard on your hearing even with earplugs...

[Mike_D]

I'd love to see Tool live--I thought Lateralus was their best work, 10,000 Days, not so much.

[DRKWNG]

I really like 10,000 days.  It has a different complexity to their work and shows that they are maturing musically together.  I will say though that I did not like it all that much at first, but it really grew on me. 

[JEFF_H]

Voodoo Glow Skulls

Nashville Pussy

the last time i saw Tool, maynard wore a black body suit and stood at the back and you couldnt see him 

[Grampa]

Jr Brown

[IZ]

Nashville Pussy

"Keep on f*ckin" sounded like Alice Cooper's voice.

Let them eat p*ssy..nice album cover. 

[Desert Dust]

For you Zepplin or Doors fans in the LA or San Diego area, there are two fabulous cover bands.

Wild Child does amazing doors covers.

Led Zepagain...............well, the name kind of speaks for itself.


Only 15-20 bucks for a night of great entertainment.

[Markus]

Tragically Hip - I've seen them 6-7 times and they always put on a great show.

U2 - 360^o Tour, 2009 at Skydome, Toronto. Incredible concert, great acoustics even with the roof open and the CN tower visible overhead.

Michael Buble - yes, seriously. He's an extremely entertaining singer to see live, especially if you like big band music.

Billy Bragg - not much of a "showman" but definitely worth seeing live. Refreshing to see a lone guy on stage with a guitar, singing because he actually cares.

[Triple J]

Pearl Jam -- Vs. tour. They were flawless. I just saw them a couple months ago as well...still great but Matt Cameron is no Dave A. (especially on songs that require a groove).

Rush -- Roll the Bones tour.

Elton John -- I was in 6th grade, Still Standing tour I think. Great show.

Iron Maiden -- Powerslave. Not sure they were the best *heard*, although they were good. Definitely the best *seen* though.

Tool -- Aenima. They were great despite being in the all-time worst concert venue (Reno Livestock Events Center). They should have fired their booking agent after playing that shithole. I'd really like to see them again in a better venue.

Metallica - Master of Puppets tour...they opened for Ozzy (and kicked his ass). They were impressive. I also saw them for their Black album stadium tour. They were equally as unimpressive then.  

Honorable mention to Pennywise and NOFX. Punk is awesome, but isn't the best music to compare bands live musically. I've seen them both at least 5 times though and they always kick ass.  

Worst -- Megadeth Peace Sells Tour. They sucked major ass. STP opened for them (weird combo) and blew them away. Sex Type Thing is still their best song.

[ZyMe]

I would have to say these in no order sounded amazing...

-Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream tour at the UI
-The Rolling Stones at the MGM in Vegas
-The Police at Wrigley Field