Herr Squid
I was severely impressed
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Some of my faves:
Dire Straits on the Brothers in Arms tour -- lucked into partially obscured last-minute seats at stage left, and that was the show that taught me just how good an old Les Paul sounds, and probably truly hooked me on electric guitar forever.
Pink Floyd on the Momentary Lapse of Reason tour -- 50th row on the floor of the Kingdome, not far from the mixing desk. It was an incredible spectacle down front, and sounded fantastic despite the general acoustic crappiness of that building.
Primus, Pixies, and Jane's Addiction around 1989-ish -- That show was the culmination of an epic weekend in Seattle. I'd been up all the previous night in a recording studio, fueled on pizza, espresso, and beer, slapping together this weird white-boy rap funk thing that was supposed to be a parody of 80's televangelists... Jane's Addiction I already knew and loved, but I was totally unprepared for Primus and they freakin' blew me away that night.
Opeth at the 2011 PRS Experience -- legendary. I think some of y'all remember that one.
Rush on the R40 tour -- My wife and I paid through the nose for 9th row seats and it was so worth it. The brilliant, simple thing they did with that show was play through their catalog in reverse chronological order, starting with their newest album and ending with their oldest, while the roadies changed the stage around them to reflect the shows that went with the songs. By the end they had little bitty combo amps on school chairs, a high school gymnasium backdrop, and a few lights on a disco ball. And you could feel it winding down to the end of the show as they were getting to the beginning of their musical careers. Knowing that it was probably their last tour made it a pretty big deal, plus for my money, it was the best setlist of any Rush show I'd ever been to.
Dire Straits on the Brothers in Arms tour -- lucked into partially obscured last-minute seats at stage left, and that was the show that taught me just how good an old Les Paul sounds, and probably truly hooked me on electric guitar forever.
Pink Floyd on the Momentary Lapse of Reason tour -- 50th row on the floor of the Kingdome, not far from the mixing desk. It was an incredible spectacle down front, and sounded fantastic despite the general acoustic crappiness of that building.
Primus, Pixies, and Jane's Addiction around 1989-ish -- That show was the culmination of an epic weekend in Seattle. I'd been up all the previous night in a recording studio, fueled on pizza, espresso, and beer, slapping together this weird white-boy rap funk thing that was supposed to be a parody of 80's televangelists... Jane's Addiction I already knew and loved, but I was totally unprepared for Primus and they freakin' blew me away that night.
Opeth at the 2011 PRS Experience -- legendary. I think some of y'all remember that one.
Rush on the R40 tour -- My wife and I paid through the nose for 9th row seats and it was so worth it. The brilliant, simple thing they did with that show was play through their catalog in reverse chronological order, starting with their newest album and ending with their oldest, while the roadies changed the stage around them to reflect the shows that went with the songs. By the end they had little bitty combo amps on school chairs, a high school gymnasium backdrop, and a few lights on a disco ball. And you could feel it winding down to the end of the show as they were getting to the beginning of their musical careers. Knowing that it was probably their last tour made it a pretty big deal, plus for my money, it was the best setlist of any Rush show I'd ever been to.
