Real Music

[Nemesis]

I'm trawling Youtube with my headphones on.... I'm a real fan of live music and I because am musically challenged (I couldn't even play the triangle at school) I envy musicians that make this sort of pleasing noise, and it's awesome because it's live! 

Clicky link thingy...... 

 

[jeff oakley]

I totally agree with you on music being live, it sorts the real stars from the rest.  We saw Elton John live at Exeter in absolutely evil weather.

 

He walked on looked out at us all in rain coats and said " I cannot do anything about the weather but I will give you a great night" 

 

The first song was Funeral for a friend/love lies bleeding, it sounded exactly like the record pitch perfect.  He played a full catalogue and was getting wet himself, the band was equally on it all night, he was a real star.

 

Saw Paul Young who couldn't hit a note to save his life, if it was just a little high in contrast.

 

There are some great singers on Youtube many not yet got any contracts but still better than a lot who have

[Nemesis]

My music tastes are somewhat eclectic..... to date I've seen live.... ELO, INXS, OMD, Meatloaf, Billy Idol, Chris Rea, REO Speedwagon, Deep Purple, Peter Gabriel, Black Sabbath, Roy Orbison, Fleetwood Mac, ACDC and The Cranberries, the latter by invitation after a random meeting in a hotel bar in Ireland with Delores, she was adorable!

[AndrewBClarke]

This is going to show my age but I don’t really know what the modern young can go and see at a reasonable cost. For one evenings wage it was possible to go and see groups like Queen at the local uni (£5), Status Quo at Hammersmith Odeon was about £10 and was simply great fun. 
Live - Pink Floyd The Wall concert twice (£45), Roger Waters The Wall concert a couple of years ago (£240!), Dire Straits in Bridlington Spa, Alice Cooper (quite an education), Motörhead, Rainbow and Black Sabbath at Hammersmith. Rolling Stones at Wembley where I broke a rib being pushed by the crowd onto the scaffold bar fence at the front. Led Zeppelin at Knebworth. More recently Queen with Adam Lambert which was surprisingly good. 
Invited guest to the Diana Princess of Wales concert at Althorp with some dodgy acts like Duran Duran, The Hoff and Chris DeBurgh. 
Best obviously by a mile is Floyd. Worst by far was Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells as the sound quality at Wembley Arena was awful. 
 

[Stuart]

I'll show my age too - I started with The Who in 1967 (for 8 shillings; 40p)and have been to countless gigs since.  Wife loves live music too and we were still often at gigs until it all got shut down.  Much prefer the smaller, intimate halls to megastars in stadiums these days though.  The last pre-lockdown gig we attended was Blue Rose Code in the Kitchen Garden Cafe in King's Heath; holds 60 people and was a wonderful night.  Our gig ticket wall:

[Alan France]

Like the gig ticket wall.

 

Showing my age. Jethro Tull, Foundations, Amen Corner, Gino Washington and the Ram Jam Band, Santana, Status Quo, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Dixie Chicks, too old to remember the rest.

[Captain Colonial]

I’ll leave two vids - one of the finest moments from the best concert I’ve ever attended:

 

 

...and this one - heavy metal is not my favourite genre but this guy is a talented musician who does amazing metal cover versions actually playing his own instruments, which I’ll always admire (because I can’t ).  I normally despise covers, but this one I like.

 

 

 

 

[Onliest Smeg David]

15 hours ago, Nemesis said:

My music tastes are somewhat eclectic..... to date I've seen live.... ELO, INXS, OMD, Meatloaf, Billy Idol, Chris Rea, REO Speedwagon, Deep Purple, Peter Gabriel, Black Sabbath, Roy Orbison, Fleetwood Mac, ACDC and The Cranberries, the latter by invitation after a random meeting in a hotel bar in Ireland with Delores, she was adorable!

I know these things are relative, but doesn't look that eclectic to me! 😉😁

 

But do agree, there is something special about real live music by artist who can actually play.

Unfortunately there's less of them now statistically being popular well known.

I do think there are far more talented musicians (ability to play their instruments) these days, but probably fewer with artistic creativity and it's much harder to get recognised. 

 

I prefer smaller venues, you can see up close some amazing unknown artists for pennies. 

 

[BigSkyBrad]

@Nemesis I'm youtubing music with my headphones practically every night, and a veritable plethora of genres. If music is played well, the genre is irrelevant, I am constantly in awe!

 

Case in point, you'll struggle to find tighter bands than in bluegrass, such as (Alison Krauss) & Union Station, and the blistering-fast flat-picking Billy Strings and his band.

 

[pistonbroke]

Before they became mega famous we used to frequent Liverpool's Cavern Club and listen to The Beatles "Live" along with most other merseybeaters , Gerry & the Pacemakers , Swinging Bluejeans etc etc . 

However the Cavern was primarily a Jazz Club where you could get to see and hear Live the finest musicians in the world perform . 

A young lass who worked in the cloakroom used to get up and sing with the jazz groups , her name,  Cilla Black who became quite famous 

There were other clubs around the city where you could go , mostly free admitance . 

Of coarse all music was proper live in those magical days .  

Great entertainment  

[Nemesis]

I Just found this gem, they breathe, move, play the drums and sing, all co-ordinated to play the tune.... how do they multi-task like that ?

By the way..... young man would you please turn that up.