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Name a concert or two that exceeded your wildest expectations
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I'll go first.
1998 George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars with Bootsy Collins at the Apollo.
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Stones in the valley, duh
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Blackberry Smoke at the Charleston Music hall--crystal clear sound and technically identical to their albums.
First time I saw Hans Wenzel and the 86'ers. It's always free, but I have paid good money to see bands that aren't half as good as them. Hans belts out "like a stone" and "Cochese" better than Chris Cornell did. Those dudes amaze me every time I hear them.
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Tull in CLT in 1971
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Mar 28, 2024, 10:30 AM
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or 72, whenever
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Oculus Spirit [81078]
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Every time someone mentions Tull, all that comes in my head in the first 6
Mar 28, 2024, 10:37 AM
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notes of Aqualung, and when Howard Stern and Artie Lang used to go back and forth saying stuff to that melody
If you've ever heard it, you won't be able to hear anything else re: Tull.
if not:
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Col. Bruce, John Popper, and Dr. John together
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at a little bar off Roswell Rd.
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Orange Blooded [2693]
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Col Bruce with ARU was a close 2nd
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First time I saw them at the old Music Farm on East Bay, right before they released their original live album. That was the first time I learned about Oteil and Apt Q258, they quickly moved into my top three bass / drummer pairings.
That was a crazy fun summer night, best $10 ticket I've ever purchased.
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Courtney Love at a random music festival in the late 90's, St. Louis.
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She was midafternoon act and not the reason I was there but absolutely tore the place apart. Great stuff.
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Was that Hole or post-Hole?***
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Taint sure. I think it was between Holes.***
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Grundle***
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I think it was after he blew the hole with the shotgun
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Mar 28, 2024, 2:15 PM
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Oh, you meant something else.
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Re: Did she play the Ballad of Lucy Jordan and Why'd You Do It?
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Trombone Shorty, NYC 2011
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Re: Name a concert or two that exceeded your wildest expectations
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Mar 28, 2024, 10:41 AM
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Widespread at the Zoo or Underground. Whatever that place in the hole out on 123 was called at the time. Total mind blow.
Dead at Carter Finley-Amazeballs.
Kermit Ruffins @ Vaughan’s way back when.
Buncha Jazzfest acts.
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Zoo '90 and Underground '91
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11/20/90 The Zoo, Clemson, SC
1: Papa Legba, Holden Oversoul, Driving Song > B of D > Driving Song, Travelin' Light, It Ain't No Use, Fishwater, Pigeons
2: Rock, Impossible, Gimme, Space Wrangler, Porch Song, Weight Of The World, Conrad, C. Brown, Chilly Water
E: I'm Not Alone
11/11/91 The Underground, Clemson, SC
1: Conrad, Send Your Mind, Travelin' Light, Jack, Walkin' (For Your Love), Makes Sense To Me, Pigeons, I'm Not Alone, Papa Legba, Space Wrangler
2: Love Tractor, The Take Out > Porch Song, C. Brown, Rock, Just Kissed My Baby, Weight Of The World, Barstools and Dreamers, Holden Oversoul, Can't Find My Way Home
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Musta been 90 then. I rememberem playing Chilly Water near
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Mar 28, 2024, 11:01 AM
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the end of the show thinkin they should’ve opened with it because they was killin it. The room was up and jammin, then all sudden show over.
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Jack White-High Water Festival April 24 2022 & Stone Temple Pilots-May 3 1997
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Mar 28, 2024, 10:41 AM
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North Charleston Coliseum(1 week before my marriage).
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I saw STP at the Joe for "Wavefest"
Mar 28, 2024, 10:43 AM
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Those dudes killed it.
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Scott Weiland was quite the showman!
Mar 28, 2024, 10:48 AM
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Thoroughly enjoyed his dramatic energy.
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RATT - Reach for the Sky World Tour 1988***
Mar 28, 2024, 10:42 AM
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Music Midtown (ATL) in the '97-'99 era
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Can't remember what was what but I went I think 3 times and it was quite the spectacle.
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Those were the days. Saw Dylan.***
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Kid rock (with midget), outkast, David Byrne, goodie mob
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violent femmes, kool y the gang, willie nelson, arrested development, montell jordan.
And probably many more I don't remember.
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Wild list, I saw Kool N The Gang on the same bill as Jerry Lee Lewis
Mar 28, 2024, 11:51 AM
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when I was in high school, at the DC Armory. Can't believe my parents let me go, but I told them I was covering it for as an assignment for my school newspaper, so there were some Almost Famous vibes.
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The Raconteurs at the Jackie Gleason Theatre Miami
Mar 28, 2024, 10:46 AM
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2019
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Earth, Wind and Fire in the old CLT coliseum on September 21, 1981.
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Unbelievable show.
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First concert ever
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Fat Boys, Whodini, and New Edition. All three were fantastic. Circa 1984-ish, Augusta GA.
Followed closely by Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, and Run-DMC a couple/few years later in Columbia.
Hey, what can I say? I grew up in the 80s.
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My first was John Denver at The Fox. 83 or 84
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Ray Stevens, 1992, Pigeon Forge***
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Pink
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went in having heard it would be a good show even if the music wasn't really my jam. Started off having one of the performers that was part of the show climb over me on her way down the stadium seats. I was on the jumbotron. Then the #### show was like Cirque du Solei with singing.
I've talked to other people who saw both who said only Prince put on a better spectacle.
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shows that catch you totally caught off guard are often the best***
Mar 28, 2024, 11:11 AM
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Re: Jimmy Buffett, Tillman Hall, Feb 1977***
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Here Come The Mummies
Mar 28, 2024, 11:16 AM
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Never heard of 'em, no idea what to expect, and ended up being one of the best shows I've ever witnessed. Allegedly, most or all of them are Grammy nominee/Grammy winning studio musicians in Nashville(ish), who can't contractually perform with other groups under their own names. Thus...pseudonym mummies with covered faces and makeup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG_0fna99p0&ab_channel=MarkCappo
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Billy Strings
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thought it'd be a chill / bluegrass vibe.
nope. face melting, twangy jam session be more like it.
most shows I go to, I know what I'm getting into haha.
only other "exceeded expectations" was when Zac Brown played a set w/ String Cheese at Lockn, circa 2013/2014? that was dope...wasn't expecting that at all.
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Buffet, 2006. Pouring rain in Charlotte
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I'm not a Parrot Head by any standards and didn't really know how crazy the concerts were. Had a phenomenal time tailgating, and then we watched him perform in a downpour at the Pavilion. He acted like he was 22 and this was his first concert. Just having the time of his life with the crowd. It was such a good show, we didn't mind getting drenched.
Still didn't leave a Parrot Head, but had a lot more respect and appreciation for Buffet and the culture afterward.
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Re: Name a concert or two that exceeded your wildest expectations
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too many but a couple comes to mind.
1- george benson in late 80’s at chastain park - i think that’s how you spell it.
2- at ziggys 90’s - dbt, whiskeytown, seven mary three, blind melon, son volt all come to mind
3- earth wind & fire late 80’s
4- tool impresses always
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that calendar for 95 i was probably at half those shows
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absolute ridiculous bands rolled through there. you could see public enemy one night and two nights later you’re seeing edwin mccain.
do not like dmb but saw them before they launched whatever that first album was that shot them out. they were trying to build a following in the south. apparently they were selling out venues in baltimore, dc, charlottesville etc. it was a tue or wed and $10 all you can drink draft or something crazy. it was 91 maybe? place was half full.
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i was at that show mane***
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Re: i was at that show mane***
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I did internships in Winston Salem spring of (I think ) 94 and 95.
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Should have spent a lot more nights at Ziggys than I did, because those concert calendars are amazing. Re:gret
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its a little surreal to think about artists that rolled through
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I saw a band called 'everything' at a frat party at Davidson College about 1991
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Mar 28, 2024, 11:29 AM
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that was absolute fire, high energy and great horn section. I was absolutely there for the free beer and had no idea about the show.
Late 90s I went to an everything show in St Louis and it was terrible. I'm not even sure it was the same band.
Apparently they still exist.
https://thebandeverything.com/
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I saw a band called that at the Jammer once
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They played everything. Had horns keyboard, must have been 10 of them up there
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That's it. They are on 19Bs post from Ziggys June 3 95
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The E: emblem reminded me. They were pretty good from what I recall***
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my number one all time is Meat Loaf. Yes, Meat Loaf.
Mar 28, 2024, 12:03 PM
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Meat Loaf - absolutely fantastic. Big fella gave 100% energy to exhaustion.
Had zero expectations going in, went just because I had free tickets and nothing else to do that night. Huge fan leaving.
Courtney Love/Hole again, low expectations. Those wimmen rawked the house. Hate Courtney if you want, she's an entertainer.
These are not my favorite concerts of all time, far from it. But to answer the question of exceeding expectations, it's probably these two off the top of my head. If I thought on it a few hours, maybe I'd come up with another, but these two popped up immediately.
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Peaches
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2021, Meow Wolf.
She’s like 60 and put on a highly entertaining show. I loved chanting “nasty” at her ######, and the costume play was amazing. She played a song I hadn’t heard, about stoping the spread of Covid via squirt. I laughed a lot, and I genuinely like her music. She was a nice person on stage too.
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Hall & Oates at Littlejohn in the 80s.
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I wasn't that big of a fan, but GF wanted to go. They came out and played one hit after another for over two hours. Their band was spectacular and they cut loose and jammed several times. Of course, as an old fokker now, I appreciate a lot of music I brushed off back in the day, but gained a whole new level of respect for H&O that night.
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Also, another GF dragged me to Vince Gill/Mary Chapin Carpenter show
Mar 28, 2024, 12:25 PM
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at the Brown Box in Greenville early 90s. I was NOT a pop/country fan at all, but I really really enjoyed that show.
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Your GF gave you a show at the brown box......
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GO ON.....
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1st time for Springsteen.... and Prince
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was not really a fan until i saw Bruce..1981 blew me away... seen him 8 more times over the years
same with Prince, 1983. not really a fan, but he put on an incredible show - and this was before Purple Rain
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Saw Bruce at the Township in 78. Best ever.***
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Yo, my man WAAADUUUUUP????
Mar 28, 2024, 1:50 PM
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HOO TF are Yoo? Can you please accompany your response with some fat milkers?
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Anybody that ever lived in NJ will answer Bruce Springsteen
Mar 28, 2024, 2:13 PM
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Anybody from Raleigh area will mention DMB at an outdoor venue.
I saw Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at a hole in the wall in Philly once and it was a great night.
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Re: Name a concert or two that exceeded your wildest expectations
Mar 28, 2024, 2:40 PM
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Oasis - Music Midtown Atlanta, circa 2000
I wasn’t a fan to begin only hearing a few songs on 99x. Wasn’t expecting #### - but they were great and actually appeared to give a ####. Cracker was excellent as well.
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Re: Name a concert or two that exceeded your wildest expectations
Mar 28, 2024, 3:31 PM
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Rob Zombie - mid 2000s Oz Fest. Wasn't really a fan prior to seeing him. Dude tore it up. Great showman.
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Ed Sheeran. For serious
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With the exception of the opening handful of songs for the first set on the last tour, dude's up there all by himself. Him, his guitar and the loop box.
The first time I went to one of his shows, I went into it with near-zero expectations. Pop music. Not what I would choose to listen to. But the fam wanted to go, so I went.
And it was absolutely phenomenal.
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Felt the same way about Cowboy Mouth***
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