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ohiosmith

(24,262 posts)
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 10:23 AM Apr 2013

LOUNGE-A-PALOOZA! The greatest music festival of all time!

Post a video of a musical act you saw in real life.

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The Beatles Crosley Field August 21, 1966

As an aside, the Beatles in silhouette on the opening credits is tattooed on my right shoulder.
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LOUNGE-A-PALOOZA! The greatest music festival of all time! (Original Post) ohiosmith Apr 2013 OP
Come Inside - the show's about to start Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #1
Outstanding! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #2
another great concert that I had the good fortune to experience -- Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #3
Excellent! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #8
saw these guys twice in my day: Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #9
A two-fer. Dr. Strange Apr 2013 #4
Brilliant! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #10
Bonnie Raitt Ptah Apr 2013 #5
Very cool! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #12
Bon Jovi, Warrior Soul, Clutch, Slayer rocktivity Apr 2013 #6
I was at the Meadowlands twice in the mid '90s. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #7
. baldguy Apr 2013 #11
Not sure if this was the night I saw him for the third time. bluedigger Apr 2013 #13
Only because I have seen this live do I believe it is possible DFW Apr 2013 #14
where did you find that ???????? olddots Apr 2013 #25
On youtube somewhere DFW Apr 2013 #26
A friend turned me on to Leo Kottke in '73 or '74 and I was convinced that he was an old man... MiddleFingerMom Apr 2013 #29
I've seen most youtube videos of Kottke DFW Apr 2013 #34
I had the good fortune to meet him at a party in Minneapolis in '72 HarveyDarkey Apr 2013 #37
Lucky you!! DFW Apr 2013 #44
Journey through the 80's - final night w/Debbie and Tiffany Paulie Apr 2013 #15
The Association pipi_k Apr 2013 #16
Not only did I see them OriginalGeek Apr 2013 #17
Elvis OxQQme Apr 2013 #18
Fantasy Fair Magic Mountain 1967 Brother Buzz Apr 2013 #19
that is priceless do not loose this olddots Apr 2013 #24
Well all right, here's a few... redqueen Apr 2013 #20
jealous!! would love to see The Moody Blues ... d'oh Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #30
Black Flag, where I suffered as collateral damage toddaa Apr 2013 #21
This brings back some memories.... kurtzapril4 Apr 2013 #28
I see a lot of big names, but there is a less known group I would like to mention. Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #22
Link. Not for those that do not like to see middle fingers (Band Logo) Knightraven Apr 2013 #32
Where have you been? Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #33
South. Knightraven Apr 2013 #35
I give you ... The Clash! Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #23
Byrds Hoyt Apr 2013 #27
Elton John, the same year as this recording, in a small theatre-in-the-round. He came out by... MiddleFingerMom Apr 2013 #31
Have seen these guys a couple times ok_cpu Apr 2013 #36
44 years later. rug Apr 2013 #38
The Who GoCubsGo Apr 2013 #39
I saw this guy a couple of years ago and I'm going to see him again this summer Tobin S. Apr 2013 #40
Straight No Chaser at SMU 7wo7rees Apr 2013 #41
Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart as lead vocal, who spent most of the time hiding behind txwhitedove Apr 2013 #42
Janis Joplin, Fillmore East 1969. hay rick Apr 2013 #43
Here are a few spanning a few decades DFW Apr 2013 #45
Hair, London, 1969 sarge43 Apr 2013 #46

rocktivity

(44,555 posts)
6. Bon Jovi, Warrior Soul, Clutch, Slayer
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 10:40 AM
Apr 2013








If music were food, I'd have a garbage can for a stomach!


rocktivity

On edit: I see someone beat me to Rush's Tom Sawyer, so I substituted Warrior Soul, who did a concert in 1993 on Staten Island NYC that I've never forgotten.

bluedigger

(17,077 posts)
13. Not sure if this was the night I saw him for the third time.
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 11:11 AM
Apr 2013

First time was in '78 and the second was in '84 or '85...

DFW

(54,051 posts)
14. Only because I have seen this live do I believe it is possible
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 11:13 AM
Apr 2013

What Clapton and Hendrix are/were to the 6 string electric guitar, Leo Kottke is to the 12 string.

If I hadn't seen this with my own eyes, I would never have believed there was only one person playing here instead of three:

DFW

(54,051 posts)
26. On youtube somewhere
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 02:21 PM
Apr 2013

My brother turned me on to Kottke in 1971. I first saw him live in 1972. I was hooked for life. Went out, bought a few Guild 12 strings. Then, when I got a job that involved travel, I sought out the guy who built his guitars for a while, Božo Podunavac, and had Božo build me 8 or 9 guitars over the years as I could afford them. Four of the are unique custom models made just for me. Božo is in his 80s now, and is back in Florida, retired for the 15th time. I still have all those guitars he made for me. These were the last two: a matching pair. I still can't play like Kottke, but I got maybe halfway before I gave up trying to be his clone.

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MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)
29. A friend turned me on to Leo Kottke in '73 or '74 and I was convinced that he was an old man...
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 05:38 PM
Apr 2013

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... and I was also convinced... CERTAIN... that he had 3 or more hands.
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Look for the YouTube videos of he and Michael Hedges playing together onstage!!!
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DFW

(54,051 posts)
34. I've seen most youtube videos of Kottke
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 05:51 PM
Apr 2013

Including the ones with Hedges (and Doc Watson and Chet Atkins, and and and).

I remember in 1972, when he was 27, he had this baby face that made him look 17, and it REALLY didn't compute with his deep speaking voice.

He was the lead act for the Mavishnu Orchestra, and 99% of the people there had come to see McLaughlin, Cobham and Hammer, but Kottke left a huge percentage of the audience absolutely blown out of their seats.

 

HarveyDarkey

(9,077 posts)
37. I had the good fortune to meet him at a party in Minneapolis in '72
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 07:29 PM
Apr 2013

He didn't play, just a social occasion. I was with a college friend who was also a very good guitarist. I didn't say much, just listened and absorbed. What a nice man to meet.

DFW

(54,051 posts)
44. Lucky you!!
Sun Apr 28, 2013, 04:47 AM
Apr 2013

He professes to be rather a private man, so meeting him in such a situation must be a rare occasion, especially for those who know how important he has been in the history of guitar music. I get so many comments about hanging with Clinton, Dean and Obama--I would love the chance to chat with Leo Kottke!!

Paulie

(8,462 posts)
15. Journey through the 80's - final night w/Debbie and Tiffany
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 11:14 AM
Apr 2013


I was up in the nose bleed seats. Great time!!!

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
16. The Association
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 11:35 AM
Apr 2013

I saw them at Springfield College in the early 70s

It took me a long time to find out which "Mary" they were singing about...






OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
17. Not only did I see them
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 11:42 AM
Apr 2013

I am at this actual show



Judging by the angle, I'm off to the left near the stage...


Going to see Rush tomorrow!

OxQQme

(2,550 posts)
18. Elvis
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 12:23 PM
Apr 2013

I was a Marine stationed on Oahu '59-'62, and went to this concert.
Sorry no live video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lcZkcLp1LAQ

Could barely hear him for all the teenys screaming and fainting.
This you tube clip sounds just like where I was standing.
What a disappointment.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
30. jealous!! would love to see The Moody Blues ... d'oh
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 05:44 PM
Apr 2013

and you have seen them a few times. gah! so jealous

toddaa

(2,518 posts)
21. Black Flag, where I suffered as collateral damage
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 01:07 PM
Apr 2013


Still remember it less as a concert and more as street fight between the audience and Henry. He pushed a guy into me, and I tripped over someone behind me. Fell on a misplaced stool, which gashed the back of my hand somehow. Why there was furniture present at an all ages show remains a mystery to me to this day.

kurtzapril4

(1,353 posts)
28. This brings back some memories....
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 05:33 PM
Apr 2013

I used to go see Black Flag and The Germs and The Go Go's and Wall of Voodoo all the time when I lived in Hollywood!

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
22. I see a lot of big names, but there is a less known group I would like to mention.
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 01:16 PM
Apr 2013

They are not for the faint of heart. They are the rough and tumble "Piss Broke Rebels". I would suggest " Missin' The Gas" if you want to YouTube them.

They help to feed my rebel side.

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)
31. Elton John, the same year as this recording, in a small theatre-in-the-round. He came out by...
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 05:47 PM
Apr 2013

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... himself and played this and "Your Song" and one other pretty ballad -- and then
the other two in his power trio came out and they burned the fucking place down.
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GoCubsGo

(32,061 posts)
39. The Who
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 07:57 PM
Apr 2013

I saw them in Chicago in 1982. This video was from a concert 9 days after the one I attended:

Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)
40. I saw this guy a couple of years ago and I'm going to see him again this summer
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 07:59 PM
Apr 2013


We saw this song live at our show and there is a youtube link of the tune at that show but it is of poor quality. If you are interested you can see it at youtube. The August 2011 show at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering, Ohio. At that show, cameras were not allowed and in the bootleg you don't even see Dylan.

txwhitedove

(3,922 posts)
42. Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart as lead vocal, who spent most of the time hiding behind
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 09:05 PM
Apr 2013

the drummer while continuing to sing. Everyone was saying who IS that?! Amazing.


hay rick

(7,521 posts)
43. Janis Joplin, Fillmore East 1969.
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 11:47 PM
Apr 2013

Right after she broke up with Big Brother. Went there disabled. The music was so loud you couldn't hear it- it just went through you.



And another:

Saw Roy Buchanan at a roadhouse outside of Baltimore in the early 70s. He spent half his time with his back turned to the audience...

DFW

(54,051 posts)
45. Here are a few spanning a few decades
Sun Apr 28, 2013, 05:14 AM
Apr 2013

As a 15 year old, I got snuck into being the bassist for a group backing up these guys:



We also backed up this group (I was too young to be a member of the musicians' union, so I hid in the back of the stage):

Getting some bass tips from Larry Taylor! Henri Vestine was still lead guitarist in those days.

A few years later, while getting some training in the Boston area, we got taken to see these guys:


Many decades later I was at the recording of this (they never tour, so it was a rare occasion), and got lay down the guitar tracks!:


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