Originally Posted By alexbook George Harrison I was so disappointed when he played in Japan with Eric Clapton's band (circa 1990) and the rumored U.S. tour to follow never materialized.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice alexbook, George is a VERY close 'second' for me. I've seen Paul McCartney four times now since he got back into touring in '89/90 (that year it was Sundevil Stadium in Tempe, AZ... Absolutely AMAZING! Second was at the very beginning of his second world tour, which kicked-off right here in Las Vegas - Sam Boyd Stadium. I miss those HUGE outdoor shows, but his performances at the MGM Grand Garden Arena have been FABulous, too! I've seen Ringo three times - first at the Aladdin Theater, second at Caesars Palace and third at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel/Casino. He's always a great time! But for John and George... *Sigh*
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Oh man, I forgot all about him. Grrr. Maybe I'll change my pick to Frank.
Originally Posted By DlandJB I was at the elton/BJ concert in Atlanta a couple years ago. It was the best concert I have ever been to. >> I saw them in Vegas in 2001. Wonderful. I'd also say the Beatles, although without the screaming. The Eagles would be nice too. I just saw James Taylor last summer. He was the one concert I wanted to go to all my life. Now I just want to go see him again, and again.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Mele...it's just too hard to narrow down, isn't it? Bing/Julie/Ella/Prince/Aretha/Stevie/Bowie/the old Michael Jackson/on and on and on
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Oh! We saw JT one month after 9/11 and let me tell you, DlandJB, it was magical and healing. He sang to a bunch of us refuse-to-leavers for about 20 minutes after everyone else left. We could've practically reached out and touched him.
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF I am a huge fan of a now-defunct band called Luna (<a href="http://www.fuzzywuzzy.com" target="_blank">http://www.fuzzywuzzy.com</a>). I missed seeing them in MN during their last tour by about half-a-day.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes It's very hard to narrow down! I'd also like to include Jimi, Janice and a few others.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Hands down, The Carpenters. Karen's voice was, in my opinion, one of the most amazing the world has ever known.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Um. . . wow. Thank you very much, Schmitty, that was an incredibly lovely thing to say.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Pixie...we had the good fortune to see Carpenters in 1973. Oh, baby...she and Richard were magic. What a loss.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Ohhhhhhhhh, lucky you! I've seen videotaped concerts of theirs, but obviously it's nowhere near the same. I do have a gold (literally) CD of the album "A Song For You" that was re-released after her death. It was recorded directly from the studio tapes--"original master recording," which gives it much better than usual sound. It's amazing--sounds like she's right there in the room with you.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem. <a href="http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/4155/mupmov002.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.geocities.com/Holly wood/Hills/4155/mupmov002.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I actually love the Carepnters too, I have two of their songs on my cell phone... and it only holds 100 songs. I take back my original choice of The Eagles. <---- slaps himself on the fore head. What was I thinking? ELIVS !!!
Originally Posted By tiggerdis_ Hmmm. this is one I'll have to think about. I'm thinking Billy Joel, or perhaps Bruce Springsteen. And definitely Josh Groban. But there's still a chance with him...
Originally Posted By Mr X Wow, a thread inspired by ME. How cool. I can't wait for SATURDAY!!!! double ! Yes, Stevie is the one and only absolute "can't miss" artist for me (in fact, money is rather tight at the moment with being tied up in investments...and if it wasn't Stevie, no matter who else was coming, I would've skipped it right now...but $110 is a small price to pay for the master, I'll just have to eat PB&J for a few weeks lol). As for the past, I'm really bummed I never got to see Led Zeppelin (I would've been like 6 years old though), even though I don't really have any desire to see the members still performing...just wish I'd seen the group itself. Same for the Beatles, obviously. Another one, slightly off topic, is Leonard Bernstein. I had a chance to see him conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood back in 1990. I didn't go (busy, not that interested, whatever). Turns out it was his FINAL concert appearence. And I was lucky enough to have a friend invite me to see Ray Charles, which was awsome. Little did I know that less than a year later he would be gone. I arranged for a friend to see James Brown in NYC a few years ago, and he recently expressed similar sentiments (and thanks) to me for that experience. Aretha would be cool. Lisann, if I get a chance to see her show I'll think of you! Keep trying (I actually didn't hold much hope for seeing Stevie, after all!).
