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OK we've said who we've seen, but what about those you didn't get to see and now regret. Here's my list:



  1. Queen
  2. Pink Floyd
  3. Soft Cell
  4. Tina Turner
  5. Black Sabbath
  6. Deep Purple
  7. Rush
  8. Iron Maiden
  9. Rainbow
  10. Sparks (was too young)
  11. T-Rex (too young)
  12. Motorhead
  13. Roxy Music
  14. Supertramp
  15. Slade (too young)
  16. Sweet (too young)
  17. The Stranglers

Just to name a few...



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Oh, Tina Turner might still shake her booty somewhere. You never know.  I'm only going to consider those who are gone forever...with no hope of earthly booty-shaking.


For me, it's:



  1. Jimi Hendrix

  2. Janis Joplin

  3. Frank Sinatra

  4. Tammy Wynette

  5. The Who (with all 4 original members)

  6. The Grateful Dead (with Pigpen)

  7. The Allman Brothers (with Duane Allman)

  8. Johnny Cash

  9. Ella Fitzgerald

  10. Louis Armstrong

  11. Curtis Mayfield

  12. Ray Charles

  13. Luther Vandross

  14. The Beatles

  15. Run D.M.C.

  16. Marvin Gaye

  17. Bob Marley

  18. Creedence Clearwater Revival (original members)

Oh, and Counting Crows - they're all still alive, but they recently called it quits on the band.



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oh god where do I even begin!


Janis Joplin for starters! Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, T-rex /Marc Bolan, Boomtown Rats of course, real early Adam and the Ants, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, early J Geils Band, Johnny Winter, Tim Curry, Queen...


still wanna see Tom Waits and Bowie...guess there's still a chance of that happening.. but really I'm way way too young ......dammit, life is hard


do I want some cheese with all this whine? yes thank you.



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What a good thread Jules. But the lists could go on forever.  BTW you went to Live 8, so therefore you have seen Pink Floyd. I'll do a list of ten for now and add a few anecdotes:


1. The Beatles of course - the greatest band in the history of popular music who created and continually set the benchmark for those who followed

2. John Lennon - incredible, although from his biog, not the nicest person in the world

3. Abba - In 75 I was going out with a girl who worked in a record store in Birmingham and would often get complimentary tickets to gigs at the Birmingham Odeon. I was offered tickets for Abba, but I thought then that they were uncool.  How silly. All these years on I would give my right arm to see them.

4. Edwin Starr - Tina & I have seen Edwin on many ocassions.  We were close friends. In fact Tina was due to record Oh How Happy with Edwin for a charity single, but he died before we could do it.  I had been saying to Tina for some time, we must go and see him, never got round to it in the last 12 months of his life. What a tragedy, he was a sweetheart.

5. Matt Monro - Everybody talks about the fantastic crooners and inevitably talk about the Rat Pack.  Here in the UK we had the velvet voiced excellent Matt Monro.  Sadly he died in '85 of cancer.  Permanently on the CD player at home.

6. Sex Pistols - A friend of mine had been badgering me for weeks about going with him to the 76 Club in Burton on Trent. I told him I would go but couldn't face the thought of a half hour train journey and the thought of four hours in a toilet type venue. Shamefully I made up some cock and bull story about my grandmother being ill to get out of it, only to find out the next day the band that had been on that night was the Sex Pistols, this was in 1976. - Deep regret

7 Al Jolson - If could have got into a time machine, I would love to have gone back to the time when variety was king and the first talkies were released. No CD's, no IPods, no tv, videos or computers. Just awesome entertainers.

8. Sandy Denny - of Fairport fame.  Although not a big fan of Fairport, SAndy Denny's voice was wonderful.  Who Knows Where The Time Goes was a major track for her.

9. Lynne Miles - Canadian singer/songwriter, who I heard only a couple times on late night radio, singing a song called This Heart That Lives In Winter.  Luckily I was taping the show she featured on.  Tina at the time was in a successful acoustic band called The Raconteurs, who covered the song and put it into their set.  Unfortunately, she never recorded it.  I have tried to locate the track and information about Lynne Miles, and of course she hasn't toured in the UK to my knowledge.

10. T Rex - my major childhood heros.  Many boys dreamt about being him, many girls dreamt about sleeping with him (Marc Bolan of course).  Just never  got round to seeing him before he was tragically taken from us.

PS I said it was difficult - what about Elvis - even though I'm not a huge follower, everybody would surely wanted to see the king live.


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OMG!  How could I forget Elvis?  Because there's a keyboard covering up my Elvis mousepad????  Because he is ALWAYS in the building???  My apologies to the spirit of the King - sorry, darlin'.


Yeah, agreed on the Sex Pistols and early J. Geils.


PS - It is my personal belief, in that "music can change the world" way, that if it hadn't been for Elvis, the US would still be a racially segregated county.  That alone is enough for me.  And I seriously doubt he was consciously trying - which makes it even better. 



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  1. Oingo Boingo
  2. The Boomtown Rats
  3. WHAM!
  4. Pink Floyd (especially performing 'The Wall')
  5. Tiny Tim
  6. Ozzy Osbourne (solo)
  7. Aerosmith
  8. David Bowie (hope's not lost for him yet...)
  9. Tears for Fears
  10. Eminem (there's hope with him too)

All I can think of for now.  Most of these I was too young for. 


 



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Jules wrote:


OK we've said who we've seen, but what about those you didn't get to see and now regret. Here's my list: Queen Pink Floyd Soft Cell Tina Turner Black Sabbath Deep Purple Rush Iron Maiden Rainbow Sparks (was too young) T-Rex (too young) Motorhead Roxy Music Supertramp Slade (too young) Sweet (too young) The Stranglers Just to name a few...


The ten I should have seen



  1. Teardrop Explodes (though did see Cope solo)

  2. Dr. Feelgood

  3. T. Rex

  4. Beatles (though seen Wings who did heaps of Beatles songs live)

  5. Stones (don't want to see the old geezers!)

  6. Kinks (though saw Ray Davies solo)

  7. Small Faces

  8. Sex Pistols

  9. Stranglers

  10. Damned

The band I want to see most, but somehow never manage are the Super Furry Animals.  One day....


 



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ArrGee - how'd you manage to post such a lovely list without having it default to the ANNOYING double spaced format?  Did you write it in another program and then cut and paste it in?

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franna wrote:


ArrGee - how'd you manage to post such a lovely list without having it default to the ANNOYING double spaced format?  Did you write it in another program and then cut and paste it in?


 


Yeah, I'd like to know that too...


Bands I would like to see:


Running the risk of not exactly making friends here, I'll admit that I'd like to see Madonna some day. Someone I haven't seen is Bruce Springsteen, though he's been here a few times, but always too expensive...


obviously BTR, Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols...


of course The Beatles (the Stones I have seen, didn't impress me much)...



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very easy!  Type in a list [it will double space] when finished, select it all and use the 1,2,3 bullet point button at the top to turn it into a neatly numbered list


so



  1. Wilson

  2. Rice

  3. McNab

  4. Storey

  5. McLintock

  6. Simpson

  7. Armstrong

  8. Graham

  9. Radford

  10. Kennedy

  11. George

  12. Kelly


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Excellent!  Thanks!

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Ian wrote:

What a good thread Jules. But the lists could go on forever.  BTW you went to Live 8, so therefore you have seen Pink Floyd.

No Ian, I left at 10.20 pm, way before PF came on stage

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Elvis and the Beatles, I probably shouldn't have missed them. But they go without saying.

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my god Jules..you left before THE FLOYD came on stage! now I have to ask...why? for the love of god, why!?

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It was just running over so much, we were getting worried about being able to get home and being able to get home without a whole load of hassle, i.e. 205,000 people leaving at the same time. I know, I know. And I've only just managed to get a recording to see what they were like. Excellent, and the Who and the rest of Robbie

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2nd list of 10

It's quite impossible for me to restrict myself to 10.  Just so many great artists i would have loved to have seen.

1. Jackie Wilson - I regard him as one of the greatest soul singers ever.  Tragic life in many ways, and of course tragic death. He spent just over 8 years in a coma after a massive heart attack before he died. I would have given anything to have seen this legend.

2. Buddy Holly - I suppose its all about musical heritage.  One of the most influential artists of the rock and roll era.  Surely a must for any self respecting pop and rock fan. Goodness knows what he would have gone on to achieve if he had not died so young.

3. Sylvester - Mighty Real Disco Diva whose shows were always described as totally outrageous, which won him a huge following in the gay community.  He sadly died of AIDS related illnesses in 1988.

4. Maria Calas - A real diva I suppose. Ave Maria being one of her most famous pieces.  Would love to have seen her perform. Would definitely have brought tears to my eyes.

5. The Undertones - Londonderry's finest (with Fergal Sharkey of course) they still do the odd gig nowadays, but its the original line up or nothing for me. 

6. The Smiths - Can't believe I didn't get to see them.  Accaimed by many as the most important band of the 1980's.  A view which i entirely agree with.

7. Tammy Wynette - Brilliant choice by Franna. Totally agree, country legend.

8. The Humblebums - Connolly and Rafferty in their dodgy folk club days - must have been a hoot.

9. Boo Radleys - Liverpools finest.  Well nearly!!

10. Minnie Ripperton - Loving her was easy cause she's beautiful.

That's all for now.

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The Clash n The Rats'd have been nice

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Ian wrote:


6. The Smiths - Can't believe I didn't get to see them.  Accaimed by many as the most important band of the 1980's.  A view which i entirely agree with.


 


Of course, how could I forget the Smiths! Yes, I'd have loved to see them. Again, before my time really. Went to see Morrissey solo, but it's not the same.



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the rats!oh to be 10 yrs younger

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Jules wrote:


OK we've said who we've seen, but what about those you didn't get to see and now regret. Here's my list: Sparks (was too young) Slade (too young) Sweet (too young) Just to name a few... -- Edited by ArrGee at 15:49, 2005-08-11

You can't be!  I have seen them all. Sparks (1995 - with Blur) Slade (1982) Sweet (1983 or thereabouts)  As for T-Rex, Marc had gone before I went to a gig.

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Tango wrote:


the rats!oh to be 10 yrs younger


How would that help?  Then you'd be four years old now.



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Went to see Morrissey solo, but it's not the same.


It's an interesting one as to whether seeing the band is better than the solo artist.  I also saw Mozzer solo (The Libertines were the support! Wow!), and was quite impressed (not a big Smith fan), but guessed it didn't match his days with the Smiths.


However with Julian Cope, I believe it was better seeing him solo than with the Teardrop Explodes, as they only made two utterly fabulous albums (not to mention all other sorts of offcuts that make up another couple), but Copey himself made three utterly fabulous albums (and some other stuff).  So three hours (yes, 3 hours!) with the druid himself was compelling. 


I also saw Ray Davies doing a solo acoustic show (again a 2 hour plus job) which though it may not have had the excitement of a full on rock show, was again very absorbing and gave you a real insight into the man.


You may gather I hold Davies and Cope in very high esteem, as much as Geldof.



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Jules wrote:
OK we've said who we've seen, but what about those you didn't get to see and now regret. Here's my list: Sparks (was too young) Slade (too young) Sweet (too young) Just to name a few... -- Edited by ArrGee at 15:49, 2005-08-11
You can't be!  I have seen them all. Sparks (1995 - with Blur) Slade (1982) Sweet (1983 or thereabouts)  As for T-Rex, Marc had gone before I went to a gig.



I meant in their peak, in the 70's. No I could have seen them like you in 1982 onwards...

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thats true.perhaps ten years older, maybe i wouldnt have made that mistake

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Tango wrote:


thats true.perhaps ten years older, maybe i wouldnt have made that mistake


OK - ten years older, then.  Let's do the math: If you were twenty-four now, and the Rats last gig was in 1985 - you'd still have been in diapers at the time. 



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i did thnk of that.i could still go.i might be some kind of super child like in the film Jack where he ages 4 times to quickly.that would work

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i did thnk of that.i could still go.i might be some kind of super child like in the film Jack where he ages 4 times to quickly.that would work

Well, nothing wrong with a harmless fantasy.  Best of luck to your inner superchild.

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it might not be harmless.i could rule the world at force all the floyd fans to listen to rats!me and my bass teacher have this ongoing feud about which is better aswell as who is the bigger fan of their fave out of the two.so far im winning!

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OMG!!!!! I forgot The Doors (with Jim Morrison, let's not discuss the new reinvented version).



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wow theres o many i regret not seeing-heres a few...


T REX-me mum said NO


Slade


SUZI Quatro


THE beatles


CCR


ELVIS P


Buddy Holly


ROy Orbison


the greatful dead



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I'm sure there are many others but my big regret is never having seen Thin Lizzy.  Particularly poignant at the moment with Phil Lynott's birthday coming up on the 20th August and the unveiling of his statue in Dublin on the 19th.

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  1. The boomtown rats

  2. Sex pistols

  3. Blur

  4. Queen

  5. Guns and roses

  6. Enya

  7. David bowie (the earlier days)

  8. T-rex

  9. Aerosmith

  10. Madonna

This is just some of them



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