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Top Rank, with Pete Townshend up on stage with them.
Mind You, amazing support by Scritti Politti ("Let's make one up"). Love the Green
Completely forgotten they were the support.
Top Rank, with Pete Townshend up on stage with them.
Mind You, amazing support by Scritti Politti ("Let's make one up"). Love the Green
One of the biggest disappointments for me was seeing The Specials at Glastonbury in 2010 (it was sunny so I guess it was that year). I was really looking forward to them but they just didn't do it for me at all, really flat. I know it's probably not the best place to judge them but I was underwhelmed.
Lots of legendary/iconic bands are now fat old men. Sadly, so too are many of us, their audiences!
Funny you say that, a mate from work went to the last gig they did and who is, by no means what so ever a "lad" and he said the crowd was great.
Went to see Grace Jones at the Brighton Centre and to this day I still don't know what was really going on.
An odd character and quite intimate with her brother on stage.
I have managed to see most of my favourite bands live, Soundgarden, Rollins Band, Pearl Jam, Meat Puppets, Jane's Addiction but I regret never seeing Faith No More. Almost as much as I regret seeing RHCP live 3 times. hoping they would get better. One of the worst live bands I've ever seen. Over serious, self indulgent, lacklustre and lacked the punch one would expect. ****ing expensive too.
Agree the Peppers got a bit "stadium Rock" but I saw them in 1987 in a small club in San Diego, they were awesome then. Soundgarden, yeah amazing as were Mudhoney and for a different vibe Screaming Trees were fantastic when I saw them Never saw Rollins Band but saw Black Flag a few times in the 80's and his spoken word a couple of times in the 90's so hopefully not missed out too much?
Wish I'd seen the Beatles
Really would have liked to have seen the Small Faces in their pomp,
I couldn't afford the 12/6d needed to see The Beatles at The Hippodrome. If I'd known that would be the only chance, I'd have found the money from somewhere. Saw The Small Faces at The Downs Hotel, Hassocks of all places just after Sha La La La Lee had topped the charts. Many didn't think they'd turn up, but they did and were pretty damn loud and GOOD!
Wish I had? Late 60s Miles Davis, or the Graham Bond Organisation
Hadn't? 80s Clapton
Wish I had seen - Led Zep
Best - Queen at Webley Stadium (Inxs and The Quo also on the bill for the day)
Another vote for that memorable gig, with Queen's performance preserved on DVD. A fantastic day out.
Would love to have seen Black Flag. Rollins Band were fantastic for 2 Albums, Weight and Get Some Go Again with equally awesome tours. Then turned to shit and didn't like their early stuff. His spoken word has got better and better. Saw him at The Barbican last January, less angry more amusing.