OK as in the title really. Name 4 bands or artists you would see if you had a time machine. Can be from any period of history. They don't have to be things you havent seen before. I'll start. 1. Pink Floyd 2. The Clash 3. Led Zeppelin 4. Queen
The above list is mine except replace the clash with depeche mode early 90s and led zepp with Mozart...
Off the very top of my head: 1. Bowie 2. Springsteen 3. The Who 4. Pink Floyd I'd also love to see some NIN, but that seems to recent to warrant a time machine.
Don't even get me started on this, it's a bone of contention here. My missus is somewhat senior to me and HAS seen: Queen with Freddie Mercury. Deep Purple. Led Zeppelin with John Bonham. Black Sabbath original line up before any split. Thin Lizzy with Phil Lynott. Pink Floyd on The Wall tour. It annoys me greatly since that is pretty much my answer to the original question. I would also add however: Alice in Chains with Layne Staley Smashing Pumpkins pre-split Nirvana if only to use the unused ticket I ended up with thanks to him blowing his head off. Buddy Holly Janis Joplin Jimi Hendrix Interestingly one band I wouldn't even consider is The Beatles, my mother saw them live and said it was the most horrible live performance she's ever seen since literally the only noise was screaming.
I can't think of anything else. 1. Chopin 2 .Queen 3. Sinatra (Back in the 40's) 4. Pink Floyd (Live in Berlin 1990)
My wife once told me that she saw Bob Dylan when he was still good. She also used to go drinking with John Bonham's sister and saw John Bonham and Robert Plant perform in a village hall in Kidderminster. She also passed on seeing Pink Floyd's The Wall tour to see Ted Nugent perform. Personally I might see Kate Bush' one and only, and quite outlandish live performance. But what I'd really do if I had a time machine, is attend one of the most excellent soirées that Charles Babbage used to throw in which he'd demonstrate a model of his Calculating Engine. I'd also bow before Ada Lovelace, the woman who conceived of computing as we know it, as she used to be an occasional guest.
I love how every list includes Pink Floyd (including my list). Most epic shows ever. 1. Pink Floyd 2. Queen 3. David Bowie 4. Early AC/DC
Concur on the Floyd. 1) Pink Floyd 2) Zeppelin 3) The Who 4) Hendrix or Cream, depending on the substances used at the time.
Very difficult, but off the top of my head: 1. Beefheart 2. Leadbelly 3. Hendrix 4. Talking Heads My dad fell asleep during a Pink Floyd set in the early 70's, and walked out of a Ziggy Stardust era Bowie performance because "everyone was standing up, taking photos and ruining it"
1) Incubus at reading '97 (I was there and I would love to re live it (although I'd also have to be 18 again!) 2) Tool @brixton 2002 (pretty much perfect gig I could relive again and again) 3) PWEI mid 90's era 4) Queen (with freddy mercury) I've seen pretty much every band I'd ever wanted to although there were a few I'd have loved to have seen on there way up rather then on there way down *cough* Rage against the machine *cough* one of my biggest dissapointments was missing Spineshank because my (now ex) wife couldn't be bothered to stay and wanted to go home.
Weird mixup here.... Woodstock 1969 Monsters of Rock 1984 Iron Maiden - World Slavery Tour 1984/5 Moscow Music Peace Festival Monsters of Rock 1988 Any Pantera gig
1) Gun's N' Roses' @ Monsters of Rock Castle Donington 88' 2) Aerosmith @ TexasJam 78' 3) Genesis 'Lamb lies down on Broadway' Tour 76' 4) The Beatles @ Cavern Club 3rd August 1963 'Their final show there' By the time the Monsters of Rock festival came around in 88' G'N'R could have headlined they had exploded on to the scene so quickly. Being just second on the bill was just incredible. Unfortunately, 2 people died unbeknown to them while they were performing. Aerosmith mid to late seventies owned American rock. Peter Gabriel left the band after this tour and listening to recordings of gigs at that time, I don't think Genesis sounded as great as this again. A documented true moment in music history, would be nice to say I was there when they played their final show. Apparently, you couldn't even get in the street let alone the actual club. I've seen the top three on numerous occasions in Parks in Leeds, the Tokyo Dome and the old Wembley Stadium but it would have been nice to have watched them at these gigs. I'm still not convinced The Beatles were ever truly heard at their gigs after they left the Cavern Club, with all the screaming at every gig. I think the band actually said that at one time.
For everyone with Pink Floyd on their list: please tell me you at least have been to see Roger Water's latest tours.
