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General Discussions => Tribal Funk Affliction => Topic started by: zuke583 on July 20, 2011, 09:13:28 am
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by ANY band
GO!
(inspired by an impromptu TABO conversation)
p.s. i\'m still thinking of mine
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1. Two-Way Tie:
Phish "IT" Festival --- Breakfest Music Fastival 2
2. Five-Way Tie:
Up North Festival 2008 --- GOTV 2007 --- The Big Up 2010 --- Breakfast / Phish Fenway Party Bus 2009 --- Strange Creek 2009
3. Four-Way Tie:
Breakfast Sully\'s 2009-11-25 --- Phish Albany 2 night run winter 2009 --- Breakfast Utica, NY 2011-02-26 --- Early PB shows in upstate NY 2002 thru 2005 RAGED!!
edit edit edit... holy shit
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In no particular order
- Parliament Funkadelic @ The Univeristy of Hartford around 1995-96... this was my first real concert experience which opened my eyes up to the world of live music
- Phish 10/23/1996 @ The Hartford Civic Center... the first chapter in an on going saga of my life...
- Phish 8/16-17/1997 @ The Great Went... my first campout experience...
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1 - Jane\'s Addiction, Hammerstein Ballroom NYC, Halloween run 96
2 - Bfam party bus > Phish > Breakfast > Party bus
3 - Phish @ The Greek 2010
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Hammerstein Ballroom NYC
I feel like i\'ve seen so many great shows at that venue by various artists.
See this is tough. Because its not the best concert musically... its the best experience which is a complete other matter. That could be because of the environment or the people you were with, etc.
I actually pondered this for a bit.
#1 Wilco - Tanglewood - Lenox, Ma - August 12, 2008.
(i will be an old woman still going on about how I felt, and how the whole experience moved me.)
#2 Phish - July 3 & 4, 2000 - Camden, NJ
#3 Beastie Boys - Hammerstein Ballroom, Oct. 29, 2001.
September 11th Fundraiser, New Yorker\'s Against Violence.
tied with
#3 Foo Fighters - MSG - February 19, 2008
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not sure, but quickly off the top of my head
in no order
srv/jeff beck - was my first arena show (i\'d been seeing plenty of punk/hardcore bands in little clubs, but this was, in all ways, completely opposite of those!)
big cypress - the whole thing, from the drive down, the 45 minute wait in traffic, the shows, the people, all of it
and about a million others that all vie for position - late night ancient harmony set at harvest fest 01 in atl, breakfast puppethouse night two (sgt pepper\'s night), breakfast 6/10/05, jamming with rem & the dead milkmen at a friend\'s house, leftover salmon in 97 and 98, darrell scott at the ashland coffee house, john butler trio at starr hill (his second ever show in the us, and a showcase for coren capshaw and red light)... i mean, i could really go on and on. i\'ve been very lucky to have some truly amazing musical experiences...
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tough enough to pick a top 3...so i\'m not even going to try to do them in order
so, chronologically:
8/26/05 Camp Bisco - Disco Biscuits
my first camp bisco experience. absolutely unforgettable group of people and music. the biscuits came out set I and destroyed it. sam altman (their original drummer) was playing his last two shows with the band and they hit on all cylinders in their first set. the best musical set by a jamband i\'ve ever seen hands down
5/08 - Cervantes Ballroom - Electron
this one isn\'t based on music as much as the personal experience. though the music was great, i was going through a lot personally and was able to experience this show on a cross country trip with some good friends. i suppose the awesome tab i ate helped too. definitely something in the air up in denver. their version of pink floyd\'s \'fearless\' that night was something i\'ll never forget
5/09 - b\'fam party bus/fenway/breakfast
what more can you say about a trip? 25 good friend making the trek to see phish\'s first NE show of the 3.0 era. breakfast playing the afterparty. 3 hours each way to get ridiculous. gonna be tough to top that road trip
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http://igziabeher.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/the-3-best-concerts-ive-seen/
that was easy enough.
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#1 Smashing Pumpkins - terminal 5 - 7/26/2010
Astral Planes, Ava Adore, Hummer, As Rome Burns, A Song for a Son, Today, Eye, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, United States, Bleeding the Orchid, Perfect, Cherub Rock, That\'s the Way (My Love Is), Owata, Stand Inside Your Love, Tarantula, Tonight, Tonight
E: Freak, Gossamer
#2 Smashing Pumpkins - new haven coliseum - 1/25/1997
The Aeroplane Flies High, Jellybelly, Tonight, Tonight, Rhinoceros, Zero, Fuck You (An Ode To No One), Porcelina of the Vast Oceans > Rocket (reprise), 1979, Thirty-three, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Muzzle, Disarm, Thru the Eyes of Ruby
E1: X.Y.U.
E2: Cherub Rock, Silverfuck > Space Jam
#3 Psychedelic Breakfast - Beardslee Castle 7/7/2006
I: Space City Affair > Psygn > The Vermont Song > Wake Up In A Coma > Rust > Hush, Honey Butter > Puppetry
II: Space City Affair > May Fly Disarray, jam > Dimension 5, Bugs > Karn Evil 9, What The Funk > Superfly Phaddy Fat
III: Space City Affair > See The Light > jam > Buquebus > Drum Solo, Scarlet Begonias
E: Surreal Radio
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that\'s pretty ser Fitzy.
idk if the few SP shows i\'ve seen make the list but they were definitely up there... musically, fuck yes... but the scene kinda.. well, you know
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#2 Smashing Pumpkins - new haven coliseum - 1/25/1997
The Aeroplane Flies High, Jellybelly, Tonight, Tonight, Rhinoceros, Zero, Fuck You (An Ode To No One), Porcelina of the Vast Oceans > Rocket (reprise), 1979, Thirty-three, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Muzzle, Disarm, Thru the Eyes of Ruby
E1: X.Y.U.
E2: Cherub Rock, Silverfuck > Space Jam
Very jealous of that show.
I remember exactly that time period cause I was in high school and my gestapo of a mother would not let me get tix to go.
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gonna put an honorable mention for myself:
4/2/11 LCD soundsystem - MSG
for a finale show, a real celebratory vibe. ton of songs played. good guests. tight playing. just enough sentimentality to bring out the goosebumps
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06/19/76 capitol theater passaic nj
9/77 englishtown raceway englishtown nj
2\\87 three night run at san fran civic center for chinese new year
the branford marsalis sit in show at msg in 90 i think.
89 the nightfall of diamonds show on bobbys bday at brenden byrne
2 nights at oxford speedway in maine in like 86
jerry band at the lunt fontain theatre on broadway
sorry....i got carried away ;) i feel like i\'m forgetting something :shrug:
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06/19/76 capitol theater passaic nj
9/77 englishtown raceway englishtown nj
2\\87 three night run at san fran civic center for chinese new year
the branford marsalis sit in show at msg in 90 i think.
89 the nightfall of diamonds show on bobbys bday at brenden byrne
2 nights at oxford speedway in maine in like 86
jerry band at the lunt fontain theatre on broadway
sorry....i got carried away ;) i feel like i\'m forgetting something :shrug:
Ladies and Gentlemen.......OldNewbie...........who\'s got my flux capacator?
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This is completely off the top of my head and thus pretty fair to say the ones that have affected me the most.
Big Cypress the whole weekend melds into one memory of complete and utter happiness.
Grateful Dead 12/15/86 Jerry\'s comeback show. I still get goosebumps when I think of him singing the " I will Survive" line in Touch.
PB Winstons 7/1/03 Things changed.
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^^^^
Dig that Winston\'s show. I see why things changed :link:
Not in any particular order:
1) Schleigho - not sure of the date, but it was \'95 or \'96 and it was my first time seeing them. It was at the original Milestones in Rochester, NY and the music absolutely ate my brain. I could not believe what I was hearing.
2) Max Creek 8-12-95 Phil\'s Farm Party, Sterling, NY. I was way into Creek at this time and this was just a few days after Jerry passed. Great friends and a great scene and tremendous music.
3) Phish Auditorium Theater, Rochester, NY 2-9-93. Phirst show, we were stoked and it was good.
4) the Breakfast 11-28/29-08. Middle East/Dan St. Incredible road trip with two very good shows. There were many moments during these two shows where I was amazed and bewildered by what I was hearing.
5) God Street Wine 9-22-93 Union College. Another first time(pattern?) I love this band and for a long time I felt like this was the best show I had seen by any band. This one is on the archive so check it out and see what you think.
Sorry I got carried away :stoned:
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bfast at moe down and puppet house, phish augusta
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jealous of Frolfer\'s 1, 3, and 4...
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leith has the most cliche list so far.
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in no order or without really thinking about this.
pearl jam - 10/30/09 (2nd row Mike side)
phish - reunion show hampton 09 or RI island tour
moe.down/breakfast weekend
frolfer - #4 was a good little 2 night run, that slipknot! at daniel st was top notch stuff
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Tough question. What I\'m finding is that my greatest concert experiences are not necessarily the greatest concerts that I\'ve been to, although the quality of the concert itself is certainly a huge factor. A lot of this has to do with personal connection to the show, surrounding factors, time of life, etc.
3. Berkfest 1999. My first fest. Only 1500 people there. Had crazy jam sessions every night with other guests and with a lot of people from the bands. Everyone just came out at night with instruments and jammed in the campground. Jam sessions were big at fests back then. Felt like I knew half the people there by the end of the weekend. Got in free working with Ben and Jerry\'s. We brought 10 people from our store so we had a very tight crew, we barely had to work with so many of us, and we had a very cushy campsite. Seeing all of my favorite New England jambands in one weekend completely blew my mind. (Percy Hill, Miracle Orchestra, The Slip, Jiggle the Handle, Addison Groove Project). Awesome time.
2. Phish 11/27/98 Worcester Centrum. My 3rd Phish show, got 7th row center from PTBM, start of senior year of high school. It was the right time and a lot of good things aligned. I had been listening to Phish since \'91 but this was the moment when the switch got flipped for me to get hooked on seeing live Phish. Went with some awesome new Phish friends that I had just made (my first real Phish friends), and Phish played an all-time great show. Great experience.
1. Psychedelic Breakfast 5/5/01 Baker Quad; UMass, MA. I was in charge of the QuadFest and PB was the culmination of 14 bands over the course of the day and a ton of work for me over the semester. This was also the culmination of 2.5 years of the band playing incredible shows on campus at UMass. (They started playing the Northampton clubs after this show.) It was also the culmination of me and all my friends living in Baker and Butterfield dorm for two years before splitting up into off-campus housing. This was also the biggest Breakfast show ever at the time (400-500 people) and became PB\'s first live CD release. I\'m not sure if this experience can be topped for me.
I\'ve been to other shows that were greater as pure concerts or events. Big Cypress, Bonnaroo \'02 (first one) and \'09, Phish 3/6/09, PB Butterfield 11/19/99, PB @ Camp Creek \'01, PB Freakout playing Lawn Boy, Phish 12/31/10, probably more. But best total experience involves a lot of factors.
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Well seeing as my repetoire is a lot less than most of you, please feel free to make fun of my 3 most memorable concert experieces.
1. Phish Hartford 09. It was my 3rd phish show, nad I hadn\'t really "gotten it" at this point yet. I lost everyone I was with, and raged the show by myself, which was pretty much just one big peak.
2. Breakfast Fongoulish Freakout 07
Never had even heard of the breakfast, but my friend convinced me it was going to be a good time. My first experience with the breakfast I see Ron Spears outside of the hotel I was staying at. He was dressed up as Fred Flinstone with a whole bunch of chickas with him, so I asked if he was going to see the breakfast. He laughed and kindly told me he was the bass player and told me to be in for a treat. They just went on and covered the whole lawn boy album before Mike Gordon came out and jammed the encore with them. WHAT?!
3. Superball + BreakFEST, stilll haven\'t recovered from either
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1. Big Cypress was by far the best concert experience I\'ll ever have. I just finished my first semester of college and a few weeks prior I sampled some fungi for the first time. Based on that, I figured I was ready to down an 8g stem/blue cap right before the midnight set. Lost my mind just a couple of times.
2. All Good Festival \'99. My first festival. Saw SCI in a tiny Syracuse bar a few weeks before this and had such a good time me and a couple friends decided to take full advantage of senior skip day and head down to Brandywine, MD for this small festival. Also on the bill were moe., Disco Biscuits, Sector 9, Deep Banana Blackout, Karl Denson\'s Tiny Universe, and viperHouse. Had some rough luck with weather though as the stage was blown over and almost killed the drummer from DBB. The DB set was canceled which was a dooz but moe. did an acoustic set for 40-60 people late that Saturday night that entirely made up for it. It\'s on LMA for anyone interested. The SCI set was great too and during Karl Denson I was hanging out in the crowd with Michael Kang for a bit.
3.Soulive, Berkfest 2001. These guys started to hit their stride in late 2000 and it didn\'t let up for a while. They played an afternoon set on one of the main stages earlier in the day but that was just a warmup compared to the throwdown in the Ski Lodge that night. The room was packed and really showing the band some love. They responded with one of the best 1 set shows I\'ve ever seen. The second half of the night was just pure energy and contained a ripping version of Soul Power (James Brown) that had me in awe. As I walked out of the ski lodge that night I knew right away I had witnessed something special that honestly changed my outlook on music as a whole. It\'s probably where my love for James Brown started.
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3.Soulive, Berkfest 2001. These guys started to hit their stride in late 2000 and it didn\'t let up for a while. They played an afternoon set on one of the main stages earlier in the day but that was just a warmup compared to the throwdown in the Ski Lodge that night. The room was packed and really showing the band some love. They responded with one of the best 1 set shows I\'ve ever seen. The second half of the night was just pure energy and contained a ripping version of Soul Power (James Brown) that had me in awe. As I walked out of the ski lodge that night I knew right away I had witnessed something special that honestly changed my outlook on music as a whole. It\'s probably where my love for James Brown started.
Holy shit dude, I was in that ski lodge that night too! What a show. Great call by you.
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3.Soulive, Berkfest 2001. These guys started to hit their stride in late 2000 and it didn\'t let up for a while. They played an afternoon set on one of the main stages earlier in the day but that was just a warmup compared to the throwdown in the Ski Lodge that night. The room was packed and really showing the band some love. They responded with one of the best 1 set shows I\'ve ever seen. The second half of the night was just pure energy and contained a ripping version of Soul Power (James Brown) that had me in awe. As I walked out of the ski lodge that night I knew right away I had witnessed something special that honestly changed my outlook on music as a whole. It\'s probably where my love for James Brown started.
Holy shit dude, I was in that ski lodge that night too! What a show. Great call by you.
i think i was in the other ski lodge at the time seeing leftover salmon.