Is your favorite band/performer still alive? - General Discussion Discussion

[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

Oh boy, these favourite ____ threads are tough.

Some are, some aren't.

Aren't:

John Lennon
Walter Becker
Patsy Cline

Are:

Jane Siberry
Donald Fagan

Too hard to do bands because, you know, multiple people.

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Fair enough...John and patsy...there were two of my favs! So the Beatles...you will never see them (again?) I mean Paul and Ringo just is not the same. I'll give a few lift outs...led zeppelin is still led zeppelin without bonham...stones are the stones as long as mick and kieth are still ambulatory...BUT
NWA was done when E died...INXS died in the closet with Hutchins...😊

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

Paul did some okay solo stuff. Just not enough for me to want to go see him. And Ringo, well, I'm glad he's still around and all but that's it.

Ok, Zeppelin and the Stones still work, true.

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

What is your favorite act?

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[–] captainbucky (15252) 7 years ago

Foo Fighters, then Offspring

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Have you gotten to see them? I saw growl with nirvana back in the day...never got into foo fighters...but the offspring is the SHIT!!! Great show👍👍👍

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[–] captainbucky (15252) 7 years ago

Those have been my top 2 favorite bands for a good 25 years. Have seen them each close to 10 times. It is a cool thing watching a band for that many years...

The Foo have such amazing videos. The whole band has an amazing sense of humour. The last time I saw the Foo Fighters 2 years ago, Grohl had a broken leg from falling of a stage a couple weeks earlier. He was sitting in this game of thrones kinda chair thing he said he designed while he was high on pain killers from said broken leg. Was the best show I have ever seen.

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Jane Siberry ?? There's an obscure Canadian artist.

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Play the game hownos...can you still see your favorite...or have they exited stage left? Get it?
Exit stage left?

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

I love her. (DO NOT TELL DEWEY!) Have followed her work since, somewhere in the late 80s and through to maybe the late 90s. She lost me once she struck out on her own. Not that I didn't applaud her for going out on her own, it's that her music from that point on didn't do it for me anymore.

And, to make this MC-appropriate, her Calling All Angels was on the soundtrack for Wim Wender's Until the End of the World!

Movie: https://moviechat.org/tt0101458/Until-the-End-of-the-World

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRUErh47sao

Hm, I didn't know KD Lang sang on that. I like her too. (Is she Canadian? If she is, DON'T TELL DEWEY!)

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Yes, KD is also Canadian. I won't tell dewey if you won't.

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

Interesting. She's got a heck of a set of pipes. My lips are sealed! 🙊

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[–] GlenEllyn (21660) 7 years ago

Love that song.

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[–] StoneKeeper (28418) 7 years ago

No, Jim Morrison is dead.

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

There it is! I feel for ya brother...ever get to see them ( I didn't pay enough attention in the how old are you thread😊)

When the still sea conspires an armor...and her sullen and aborted current breed tiny monsters...
True sailing is DEAD!

Awkward instant...and the fist animal is jettisoned!

Legs furiously pumping their stiff green gallop...heads bob up...poise...delicate...pause...consent.

In mute nostril agony...carefully refined...and sealed over.

The man was the Jesus Christ of cool!

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

I saw The Doors.

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Like really saw THEM? That oli stone flick don't count!

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

Yes! At the Hollywood Bowl. It was my very first concert! *exciting* I was a kid, and they were my favourite band. Who were still together, that is.

I remember it was one of the very quiet parts of The End, and he belched into the mic 😂

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 7 years ago

Did Jim keep his pants on, Cat?

NO LONGER HERE

Queen (the real Queen)

Eva Cassidy

Jefferson Airplane

Jimi Hendrix

Frank Sinatra

Bowie

STILL STANDING

The Rolling Stones
I saw the Stones in concert at The Boston Garden. Halfway through the show, the zipper on my jeans broke wide open. I didn't wear underwear in those days. It was the perfect evening.

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

He did! But then he pretty much had to. Leather, very tight, and he was sweating a lot.

I would have loved to have seen Jimi.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 7 years ago

Jimi Hendrix was a god, Catbookss. I never saw him in person, so I must content myself with the wonderful recordings I have of his works. My favorites are Red House and I Hear My Train A-comin', both in multiple versions. Do you know what moves me the most about his genius? Two things: (1) His career was a grand total of 3 years long. Name me one other artist with a 3-year career who had such a a Titanic influence on his or her art. We can hear echoes of Jimi unto this day. Every fucking person playing rock and roll lead guitar today was influenced by
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendricks/Hendrix. (2) With the final studio album that he recorded, The Cry Of Love, he was clearly moving in a Jazz direction. Jimi always had a very strong Blues foundation, cf, the two titles I've already cited. He was obviously growing as an artist. What could/would he have done with a Rock/Jazz fusion?! Think Traffic (my goodness! what a sensational band, so full of talent and egos; how could Dave Mason
and Steve Winwood accommodate one annother?) on steroids and testosterone. Jimi Hendrix and Eva Cassidy both died 'WAY too young.

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[–] StoneKeeper (28418) 7 years ago

What!! No way, I got this show on DVD!!

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

You do? I'd love to see it again!! Wonder if there are clips of it on YouTube. Probably!! I was Googling (I guess The Doors? maybe Morrison) a number of years back and was surprised to find out that concert's become a big deal. Who knew? I am glad I got to see it in person. It was great.

Off to see if YouTube's got any of it.

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

Well, YouTube's got some, but so far I haven't been able to find the part where Morrison belches into the mic during The End. Do you have that on your DVD, and if so, what's the date of the concert? I'm wondering if he played a couple of days in a row. Don't think so, but you never know.

I remember those tight brown leather pants, but not the dark shirt. I also thought he wore a fringed leather vest, and no shirt.

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[–] StoneKeeper (28418) 7 years ago

This belching thing rings a bell but I dont know if it's on the DVD.

I wonder if we can see you in the crowd though. lol

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

I'm thinking it has to be on your DVD. I did hear him do that during When the Music's Over on a YouTube clip, but that's not what I remember. It wasn't loud enough in the clip.

I wondered the same thing! Maybe I'm somewhere in some of that footage. Unless they did play a 2nd day (not filmed, not recorded) and that's the concert I went to.

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

Now I'm frustrated.

Googled and found a site that said he'd belched while doing When the Music's Over. Hm, okay, it's possible I mixed up the songs. Didn't think so, but it's possible. So I found it on YouTube and listened, and no, that wasn't it. He burped loudly. Really loud. Also it was funny because it was so unexpected and in a quiet part of the song, so everyone laughed.

So then I found a site that said he'd performed there two nights running -- July 5th and 6th -- which now I can't locate again 😬

I was right about the vest, but it wasn't leather, or fringed, and it looks like he kept his shirt on during the entire performance.

The Chambers Brothers definitely were the opening act that I saw, and I remember that wall of amps behind them, all across the stage, so that part's right.

This is gonna drive me crazy.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 7 years ago

The End (my beautiful friend, the end
end) and When The Music's over are EASY to mix-up. They are both anthemic Wagnerian album end-cap statement pieces characterized by Morrison's poetry and Ray Manzarik's insane electric organ fusillades. And speaking of poetry? I just want to say that, comparing the work of Jim Morrison to the work if Bob Catterwaul Dylan is like comparing the collective works of George Gordon, Lord Byron, to a Hallmark Greeting Card. Many, who had smoked too much dope, called "Dylan" "the poet of his generation." Morrison and Irish-American lad!, was a true poet ("the car's crawl by/all stuffed with eyes) and could sing CIRCLES around Bob "Dylan" Zimmerman!

I have every Doors album, including Absolutely Live, and a subwoofer worthy of Manzarik's organ. I mean the musical instrument.

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

Perhaps. EXCEPT, I listened to the recording of When the Music's Over on YouTube, supposedly from the same concert I went to, and that's not what I remember. The End is a very long, intense, dramatic song. Which made the belching so unexpected and comical.

Personally, I like(d) Dylan, and wouldn't compare the two. He lost me once he went all born-again, and he was probably a bit too folksy for my own tastes, but All Along the Watchtower and others of that period were outstanding. Although, I have to say I prefer Jimi's version, but that's just personal taste.

Both Dylan and Hendricks had very distinct voices. But I find it amusing that Hendrixs' voice was much stronger and better than Dylan's, yet Hendrix didn't think he had a good enough voice to be a vocalist! (People Are) Strange.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 7 years ago

When you're a stranger. People get ugly, when you're unwanted, People seem wicked, when you're alone . . .

So it's a lot like MovieChat!

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

I guess so?

I can see that. ... I think. If I squint.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 7 years ago

PS I don't know ANYONE who doesn't prefer any of the Hendrix All Along The Watchtowerversions over Dylan's; and, out of fondness and respect for you and you alone, Catbookss, I am not putting the pseudonym Dylan in quotation marks, even though Bobby Zimmerman appropriated/stole it from Welsh poet laureate Dylan Thomas

Jimi Hendrix is immortal. Bob Dylan, compared to Jim Morrison as a poet and SINGER?, compate to
Jimi Hendrix as a MUSICIAN? How about as a gnat compared to a god?

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

I'm glad to hear that, because IMO there's no comparison between the two versions. Or voices.

I appreciate the respect.

I wasn't aware he'd changed his name to Dylan as a tribute (I assume) to Thomas. The only DT poem I'm specifically familiar with is his A Child's Christmas in Wales. Which I liked so much, I bought a taped set of him reciting it. My favourite part: "... And when we stopped running" 😂

I know DT was an alcoholic, and there has been at least one tale of his p!ssing in his hosts' fireplace. Tis a pity. Hardly an elegant thing to do, whether alone or no, and certainly not in one's host's house. And yet, "... And when we stopped running," and the rest of it, I have to forgive him at least sommat. Although I'll never invite him as an overnight guest!

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Holy shit! Recorded in '68 but not released until '87...that album was a BIG DEAL in highschool!!! Wait...how old were you?

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

Ancient! And as young as grass. Both ;)

I was a kid when I saw it -- first concert. I had no idea it was such a big deal until, dunno, less than 10 years ago.

It's seriously driving me nuts that my memory isn't syncing with what I'm reading. Chamber Brothers opened, check. Wall of amps, check. Belching into mic, check (except, wrong song, and not loud enough). Leather pants, check.

But I'm also reading that Steppenwolf was supposed to be a second opening act. Nope. I already had their first album at that point, liked them (obviously) and would have remembered that. It was released in January 1968. I'd also already bought The Doors' first album by then. This one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doors_(album)#/media/File:TheDoorsTheDoorsalbumcover.jpg It was released January 1967, which sounds right.

Yet according to this guy, who was there and wrote this review, written July 8th 1968 (scroll down to news clipping):

http://mildequator.com/performancehistory/concertinfo/1968/680705.html

... hardly anyone in the audience knew who The Doors were, and we were apathetic?? Uh, no! For god's sakes the album had already been out for 1.5+ years 🙄

I know, I know, no one except me cares about all this. It's that I feel like I've stumbled into some alternative universe past, and it's kind of freaking me out. But there has to be a rational explanation for all of this. ... Right? 😂

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

No...actually very interesting! There's a name for the "false" memory thing you are experiencing...I unfortunately can not remember it LOL!

Was not trying to guess your age...but more the horrible parenting we, or atleast I received....the rolling stones still life...I was like 9! To be fair...the folks had no idea...that actually makes it worse...no?

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

So far the only false memory I'm willing to accept is that he was shirtless and wearing a leather fringed vest ;p

I even Google-imaged Jim Morrison, fringe leather vest, and came up with nothing, thinking maybe I'd seen a filmed performance and mixed the two up.

Unless! Someone in the past, present, or future figured out a way to time travel, and told him (or maybe he figured it out?) the no shirt/fringed vest was a bad look, so he changed it. Also, When the Music's Over was a much more effective song to burp in than The End (although I disagree). That could have happened, right, right?

You saw the Stones when you were 9?? Really! Do tell the story.

Either my parents or the parents of the friend I went with dropped us off and picked us up. That part wasn't very interesting, so I don't remember it.

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Not much of a story...poor parental guidance😝my brother is 17 years older than me...had tickets...I wanted to go! Folks were never the wiser 😜

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[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 7 years ago

And he's buried in Paris in the Pere Lachaise Cemetery. His grave is the most popular tourist attraction in this magnificent cemetery. There are a LOT of famous people buried there.

The second most popular grave is that of Oscar Wilde. They had to put a Plexiglas enclosure around it because for some bizarre reason women kept kissing his monument. He was gay. Go figure.

😎

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Dead

George Harrison
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
John Lennon

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

You have fine taste my friend!

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[–] yawkee24 (629) 7 years ago

Stan Kenton, gone

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

who ??

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[–] GlenEllyn (21660) 7 years ago

Popular jazz artist, band leader, composer, arranger. Died at age 67.

Malaguena

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN9sp6ApX4o

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[–] yawkee24 (629) 7 years ago

at least someone knows good music

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[–] GlenEllyn (21660) 7 years ago

I love listening to and watching a good old-fashioned full band. And original videos where you can watch them actually play their instruments - where the camera shot stays put long enough that you can really see them playing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oax-u-X0G8E

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[–] yawkee24 (629) 7 years ago

Camera work, my biggest pet peeve, my stomach turns when the camera changes every 1/2 second from one angle to another, I want to find out who the camera director is and beat the crap out of him, but instead I just shut off what I'm watching,
I read where Fred Astair insisted the camera be on his full body when he's dancing, Barbra Streisand insisted the camera stay on her face and not move when she's singing, it's the artists that know more than the camera directors,

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[–] GlenEllyn (21660) 7 years ago

Thank you! Someone else who understands this! It makes me crazy when they do it. If you ever catch one of these camera directors, give him a few slaps from me.

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[–] yawkee24 (629) 7 years ago

and a couple of kicks

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[–] GlenEllyn (21660) 7 years ago

That'll do. Use stilettos. 👠👠 😉

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[–] yawkee24 (629) 7 years ago

with metal toes

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[–] GlenEllyn (21660) 7 years ago

Nice touch!

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[–] yawkee24 (629) 7 years ago

here's the thing with these ego inflated bastards, it's NOT about them and their useless stupid camera work, it's about showing the viewers what the artists are doing, what really pisses me off (being a guitar player myself) is when they zoom in on one of the guitar player's hand, and leave it there, it takes 2 HANDS TO PLAY A GUITAR,

don't get me started!!!!

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[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 7 years ago

No.

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[–] Frogarama (12942) 7 years ago

Yes, absolutely. Trent Reznor aka Nine Inch Nails. Next EP is coming this summer.

My other favorite is Antonin Dvorak, he's long gone.

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

David Bowie 10/01/16

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Sorry for your loss. Were you able to attend a concert before his untimely passing?

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

I saw him back in the 80's at Milton Keynes bowl,it was a sweltering day and he was supported by Icehouse and The Beat.

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

That would have been the serious moonlight tour!!! You lucky dog! I got to see him four years later on the glass spider tour...GREAT live performer...

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[–] GlenEllyn (21660) 7 years ago

Willie Nelson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=178&v=OR8mgm_FBRA

Too bad he won't be some place nearby this year. I saw him (and met him) in Phoenix, AZ many years ago. I would like to see him again.

He's 84 and booked to the end of this year. Cowabunga!

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Attagirl! He's my moms favorite...they're like the same age! He is on my list of celebs I have yet to smoke with, but would like too!

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