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Hedley Lamarr
August 5th, 2009
6:48 pm
First concert was Allen Jackson in Tupelo, Miss. And I’m not ashamed to admit it.
I can also identify with Nate. I saw Britney Spears at Mud Island when I was an 8th grader. Bring on the hate.
BravesFanChris24
August 5th, 2009
6:48 pm
CrimeDog
That is right up my alley lol. Since I can’t remember the first, I do remember the best one I went to.
It was a 3 Doors Down with a few other opening bands and there was a surprise thing where one local band would be the opener for the openers for 3 Doors Down.
Biggest reason I thought it was best one is because a friend of mine was apart of the local band selected.
I forgot the year, but it wasn’t way back then, I’d say probably within the past year or two or three.
Mixxo
August 5th, 2009
6:48 pm
CrimeDog –
Either Yes & Poco – Close To The Edge tour- Savannah…1972
or
Queen & Thin Lizzy – Lakeland Coliseum…1979 (I think)
Both excellent!
Lee
August 5th, 2009
6:49 pm
That was my fave too!
McFann :Ô:
August 5th, 2009
6:49 pm
My first concert…July, 2007–Lee Greenwood, Charlie Daniels, Montgomery Gentry, and I think there was somebody else there.
dogsbrekky
August 5th, 2009
6:49 pm
Lee – you should be perma-banned for such a big brag
Jimi H, I would die to see that show
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cabravesfan
August 5th, 2009
6:50 pm
VJ-
thought you might appreciate my iPod’s on a Jimmy Buffett kick right now…
Just as long as you keep your imagination to yourself
BravesFanChris24
August 5th, 2009
6:50 pm
My memory for specifics are non existent ~_~
dogsbrekky
August 5th, 2009
6:51 pm
Love Thin Lizzy
Hedley Lamarr
August 5th, 2009
6:51 pm
But if we’re talking about “best concerts,” no one has topped the Rolling Stones for me. A bit of redemption, I guess.
Mixxo
August 5th, 2009
6:51 pm
CrimeDog -
Also, could’ve been a Jethro Tull show in Atlanta way back when….hard to pick just one.
Vinings Jim
August 5th, 2009
6:52 pm
cabravesfan – good to hear. And I am not always responsible for my imagination.
By the way – GO HOME!
Mixxo
August 5th, 2009
6:52 pm
dogsbrekky –
A huge favorite of mine too.
CrimeDog
August 5th, 2009
6:52 pm
I’m struggling with this one. I’m relatively young, but I may have to say Radiohead at Bonnaroo a couple of years ago. A truly amazing show in a…interesting…environment.
BravesFanChris24
August 5th, 2009
6:53 pm
I should say my memory for specifics is non existent ~_~
And……
If I hear John Hart (whatever his name is on MLBN) say the word Club or Ball Club, my ears may bleed.
I mean if I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard him say the word Club or Ball Club since he started on MLBN, I’d probably easily have a hundred dollars give or take a few.
The A Bomb
August 5th, 2009
6:53 pm
Elton John, Dodger Stadium, 1975 — BTA – Before the Thug Era.
Yes, I admitted Elton John. . .
Hedley Lamarr
August 5th, 2009
6:54 pm
The best concert I’ve seen recently was Ray Lamontagne at the Beacon Theater in New York last year. I think he’s scheduled to play it again in November.
tralfaz
August 5th, 2009
6:55 pm
“Best concert” –ZZ Top in Charlotte, ‘73, maybe early ‘74.Skynard was supposed to be there as well (before they became really famous) but they didn’t make it, so to compensate they kept playing till like 2AM
Lee
August 5th, 2009
6:56 pm
dogsbrekky, the ironic thing is, I wasn’t in to his style of music when I saw him.
Hedley Lamarr
August 5th, 2009
6:56 pm
Crimedog,
Are you talking about when Radiohead played Bonnaroo in 2006? I was there, and you’re right. It was a helluva show.
dogsbrekky
August 5th, 2009
6:57 pm
A Bomb – have seen Sir Elton about 10 times
Saw him with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in the 80s, awesome show and a great band
My Favorites are all Aussie pub shows but for an international flavor, the missus and I drove up to CT to see “The Who” and Chrissie Hynde perform in 2006, we were in the 8th row, Pete and Roger can still rock and Chrissie is perfection personified
Mixxo
August 5th, 2009
6:58 pm
The A Bomb –
Saw Elton at Lakewood. Also a great show.
dogsbrekky
August 5th, 2009
6:58 pm
Hedley – we live in NYC and have been to a few Beacon shows, saw Crowded House last year, nice venue
CrimeDog
August 5th, 2009
6:59 pm
Hedley-
Yes, that would be it. About 85,000 people out there, wouldn’t you say? Amazing lights and a great performance.
Original Jon
August 5th, 2009
7:01 pm
Once again, Bobby uses Soriano in a non-save situation. mb
Probably because he hasnt pitched in 4 days and Bobby doesnt want him going to LA having not pitched in 5 days. What harm did it do, honestly? God, just STHU.
The A Bomb
August 5th, 2009
7:01 pm
60,000 at Dodger Stadium. I was 15 and it was phenomenal.
Shamus Thacker
August 5th, 2009
7:01 pm
Mixxo: Also, could’ve been a Jethro Tull show in Atlanta way back when….hard to pick just one.
If it was the same one I attended, it was the loudest show I ever heard/saw. The Who was not as loud as Tull, not even close.
Hedley Lamarr
August 5th, 2009
7:02 pm
CrimeDog,
85,000 at least. One of the best experiences of my life. Amazing performance.
Space Monkey
August 5th, 2009
7:02 pm
Jimmy Buffett at Carowinds 1978. Great show. Saw him twice since. Pretty much nothing changed. Second show was Bruce on the “Darkness” tour at the old Charlotte Coliseum. That was amazing. If you don’t believe so, go to this link at YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yevMYvPAiHk
This clip is from Phoenix same tour.
No one could beat the young and hungry Bruce. This show was astonishing.
McFann :Ô:
August 5th, 2009
7:02 pm
A Bomb–
Elton John? Dangit, man!
Efrim
August 5th, 2009
7:03 pm
Good win. Pretty important to just keep winning series. Teheran’s debut tonight for Rome.
abwright
August 5th, 2009
7:03 pm
When you get older, the order of things starts to get confused, but I think my first rock-n-roll, stadium concert was Bruce Springsteen on the “Born in the USA” tour.
But, I’m pretty sure my first rock-n-roll concert was Oingo Boingo at a biker bar “on the other side of the tracks.” (It was in a bad section of town, and we did have to cross railroad tracks to get there.)
I think the Springsteen concert goes down as the best, although I have a soft spot for the Jethro Tull concert that I got to catch in one of their last US tours.
FEAR
August 5th, 2009
7:03 pm
best concert? hm….. Slayer was pretty good. Saw Henry Rollins Band open up for David Byrne in Moscow when I live overseas that was amazing. Les Claypool at jazz fest was awesome
T Burns
August 5th, 2009
7:04 pm
Dave – GO ANIMAL at In ‘N Out
Hedley Lamarr
August 5th, 2009
7:04 pm
dogsbrekky,
I loved the Beacon. And anytime you get to see Ray Lamontagne live, it’s a surreal experience.
FEAR
August 5th, 2009
7:04 pm
the residents in ATL was fun also. and of course GWAR is hilarious
RHR
August 5th, 2009
7:04 pm
Elton puts on a helluva show, no shame in that. Ive seen him twice, took my mom both times, once with billy joel. Also took her to a tom jones concert for her bday a few years ago, shes a big fan. I couldnt possibly name the best one ive ever been to, i went to college in athens. Seen as many good shows at dive bars as any arena.
BravesfaninWis
August 5th, 2009
7:05 pm
I am glad that we got Roachy back.. He is better for the clubhouse then Kotchman was.. Roach has friends on this team and Kotchman acted from the start like he didn’t want to be here whereas we all know that Roach loved coming back to Atlanta.. Its kind of ironic that LaRoache was manning first base as Gonzalez was pitching.. I never thought that I would see those two playing for the same team at the same time..
Good game by the Braves today.. Now lets see what they can do against the Dodgers when we have LaRoache, Escobar, and Church in the lineup instead of Kotchman, Hernandez, and Diaz.. I hope they take the series, and would love to see a sweep..
FEAR
August 5th, 2009
7:05 pm
abwright – Oingo Boingo? Awesome! Great Band!
dogsbrekky
August 5th, 2009
7:05 pm
I saw Ruth Brown, when I lived in Vegas every Thursday night
For those of us very young, Ruth is a blues and rock legend and member of the RaR hof and was the superstar preceding Ray Charles on THAT record label.
Classy lady but sadly she passed in 2007.
When I was very sick and dying she went out of her way to be nice to me
The A Bomb
August 5th, 2009
7:06 pm
Hey McFann — We had Vic Correll behind the plate and Larvell Blanks at SS that year. I had to get away.
Vinings Jim
August 5th, 2009
7:06 pm
My favorite would be a Springsteen show, but choosing from the ten or so I’ve seen is tough. Probably would go for early-1981 at the Hampton Coliseum.
RHR
August 5th, 2009
7:07 pm
I saw kiss and the stones in the late 80s when they first started drawing their social security checks. They were ok, probably not as good a show as they put on in the 70’s.
dogsbrekky
August 5th, 2009
7:08 pm
Hedley – BTW I love Mel Brooks movies..
anyway when I moved to USA, my visa sponsor was a very good amateur musician, full time hedge fund guy and he took me several times to jam sessions with Paul Stanley, Gene, Paul Shortino, Kevin Bacon and a few others, lot of fun
Hedley Lamarr
August 5th, 2009
7:09 pm
Regrettably, Springsteen is one of the few of my favorite artists I’ve yet to see in concert. I envy anyone who’s seen the Boss live.
Lew
August 5th, 2009
7:09 pm
My first show was The Soul Survivors (Expressway To Your Heart). It was in the late 60’s (around 66) and they tore the stage up (with the Mayor of Philadelphia standing ten feet away). Guess they channeled the Who. The Mayor was scandalized.
Mixxo
August 5th, 2009
7:10 pm
Shamus Thacker:
Being a soundguy, you’d think I’d remember whether or not it was too loud….but I don’t.
Saw Frampton open for Sabbath at an old Atl. venue in the mid 70’s. Peter was good, but I walked out on Sabbath three songs in….it was excruciating.
I have sensitive ears.
Lew
August 5th, 2009
7:12 pm
Best show was Emerson, Lake and Palmer at the Omni in Atlanta in 73. They had the place wired for quadrophonic sound and basically had all the four stacks of speaker cabinets (and Emerson’s synthesizer) blow up to end the show. I an altered stae, it was a somewhat cosmic experience.
The A Bomb
August 5th, 2009
7:12 pm
Saw Springsteen in concert in the early ’80s at Pauley Pavilion (UCLA). Awesome.
CB
August 5th, 2009
7:13 pm
Hey, 1st concert was The Temptations and Little Anthony and the Imperials. Yeah, I’m old.
Efrim
August 5th, 2009
7:13 pm
Teheran strikes out the side in the first inning. Call him up……
BravesFanChris24
August 5th, 2009
7:15 pm
Isn’t it funny that yet another former Brave is now a Royal.
Josh Anderson is now a Royal ~_~
Lew
August 5th, 2009
7:15 pm
CB-I don’t know Dude, I saw Lee Andrew and the Hearts, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells and Gene Chandler (Duke of Earl). I’m a LOF, too.
Mixxo
August 5th, 2009
7:15 pm
Lew
“…altered state…?”
“…in ‘73…?”
Nawww!
CorkylikesBeer
August 5th, 2009
7:15 pm
RHR…when did you go to UGA….best concert I have been to in Athens was when Widespread Panic played in the streets of Athens
Shamus Thacker
August 5th, 2009
7:15 pm
“” an altered stae, it was a somewhat cosmic experience.”"
Sit down Lew, you’re having a flashback…
Heath
August 5th, 2009
7:16 pm
Back-to-back HRs give Washington the 2-0 lead on the Marlins.
Lew
August 5th, 2009
7:16 pm
Mixxo-Actually, 68-75 is better left uniscussed.
Lew
August 5th, 2009
7:17 pm
Sorry-undiscussed. Maybe the State is still somewhat altered.
FEAR
August 5th, 2009
7:19 pm
well living in augusta. we saw james brown all the time, but he was usually F’ed up……
Shamus Thacker
August 5th, 2009
7:19 pm
I was trying to remember who my first was. 74, 75 maybe? Zeppelin I think. I too was unloading brain cells at an alarming rate…
heydn62
August 5th, 2009
7:20 pm
I had figured out what MFIKY stood for. What I’d like to know is why it’s used to refer to Soriano. Was there a story I missed somewhere?
bravefaninok
August 5th, 2009
7:22 pm
RHR
August 5th, 2009
6:35 pm
Speaking of 1st concerts, what was yalls first? Hilariously, mine was billy squire and night ranger. Lol i was in 6th or 7th grade, bunch of us kids went with someones parent, not mine.
Damn…1st Concert Sammy Hagar/ Dokken
Best Concert Ted Nugent &Alice Cooper Whiplash bash I think it was 97.
The A Bomb
August 5th, 2009
7:22 pm
I still say Soriano could pass for Mr. Eko from LOST.
CB
August 5th, 2009
7:22 pm
Yeah Lew, you are an old #art too.
18 Wheels of Love
August 5th, 2009
7:23 pm
B’52’s at an unmentionable orange school in the upstate of SC.
WillBrave
August 5th, 2009
7:23 pm
First, second, third… Buffett in the early 90’s I went to quite a few.
Best: At one of those JB shows, the opening act was a then relatively unknown Todd Snider with his band (the Nervous Wrecks?)
Steve Earle solo acoustic show 4-5 years ago was great. Chris Knight with band in a dive in KY was pretty good, too.
Loyal Homer
August 5th, 2009
7:25 pm
Big win for the Braves today guys! Hopefully we can keep it going and maybe take three out of four in LA.
Check out my blog for the day. Appreciate everyone who checked it the other day. Today’s debate is a general one on who makes a better commentator, one with playing experience or one without. I use Don Sutton as my example for playing experience. Gosh I am glad he is back!
http://www.thesportsdebates.com
McFann :Ô:
August 5th, 2009
7:25 pm
A Bomb–
Oh. I understand now.
All is forgiven.
jeffrey d
August 5th, 2009
7:25 pm
I’d just like to brag a little about placing 3rd in Big League Stew’s create-a-caption this week
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Create-a-Caption-All-pitchers-are-not-compensat?urn=mlb,181055
Roman Gal
August 5th, 2009
7:26 pm
I’ll never look upon one of Frank Wren’s moves with skepticism again…
Mhmm…
jeffrey d
August 5th, 2009
7:26 pm
It’s a sweet little picture of Neftali Feliz
Mixxo
August 5th, 2009
7:26 pm
Lew – Sorry-undiscussed. Maybe the State is still somewhat altered.
Heard that!
Yeah, no worries, I figgered it out. lol !
Mixxo
August 5th, 2009
7:28 pm
If we take 3 of 4 in L.A……I’ll be ONE happy camper !!!!
Split and I’ll be satisfied.
Heath
August 5th, 2009
7:29 pm
Speaking of concerts…in 1998, I was in basic training in the middel of summer in Columbia, South Carolina… The last week of my training the Dixie Chicks came and performed. Our Drill Sergeant let us go and I was standing right at the stage….not a big fan of the music, but man they were H. O. T.
RHR
August 5th, 2009
7:31 pm
I loved prince too, saw him in 88 or so. Damn good show. Im an 80s kid so ive seen some embarrassing shows but prince wasnt one of them. He may be a 4′8″, 95 lb, high heeled,ruffled shirt wearing man but he can flat out tear up a guitar.
And if you havent seen the chappell charlie murphy true story about prince challenging them to a game of basketball go to youtube immediately and watch that.
TennesseePaul
August 5th, 2009
7:32 pm
San Clemente Pier? Was this invite only open to cabravesfan and La Jolla Dawg?
Kate
August 5th, 2009
7:33 pm
jeffrey d-
not sure if you’ve seen it, but kris medlen has to carry a ‘my little pony’ bag out to the ‘pen. I think its become a trend for rookies
RHR
August 5th, 2009
7:33 pm
Heydn62 – you must just listen to games on the radio lol
Mixxo
August 5th, 2009
7:33 pm
RHR –
Yup, don’t let the flash & glam fool ya….Prince can play alright. I’d love to see a Prince show.
Mike S
August 5th, 2009
7:33 pm
Game, blouses.
Roman Gal
August 5th, 2009
7:34 pm
Teheran strikes out the side in the first inning. Call him up……
Julio! [swoon]
braveman
August 5th, 2009
7:35 pm
i just assumed, since we were going to LA next, that today was not a “getaway day” for us…
i didnt even think about the padres having to travel and the game being a day game. my girl is out of town and all day at work i thought to myself…”my girl is gone. im going to sit back tonight, drink a couple of beers in silence, not get bitched at for anything, chill with my dogs and watch the braves….”
i get home, turn it on sportscenter and what do you know? they are showing braves highlights…
sucks but its much better then thinking the game was a night game, coming home turning on sportscenter and seeing the highlights of a braves’ loss.
ill take a W. but now i have to watch the sox take on the rays….
Eric from MO
August 5th, 2009
7:35 pm
Dont remember when my first concert was but it was Chris LeDeoux.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 5th, 2009
7:35 pm
aaaannnndddd
Mixxo
August 5th, 2009
7:36 pm
Nats 2-1 over the fish….top 3rd.
Go Nats.
Chop Chop
August 5th, 2009
7:36 pm
My mom’s first concert was the Beatles in ‘65.
My dad’s first concert was either Procul Harum or Paul Butterfield Blues Band (w/Stephen Stills) in ‘67.
My first concert was…the O’Jays. I was in Army basic.
My mom wins.
Chop Chop
August 5th, 2009
7:37 pm
Excuse me, Procol Harum.
I wouldn’t want to disrespect them.
Lew
August 5th, 2009
7:38 pm
Saw Zeppelin in 1973 at the Launching Pad with 55,000 of my closest friends. THAT was a memorable event. Wish I’d gotten to see Hendrix and The Who. I did get to see The Stones, Humble Pie with Peter Frampton (great show opening for another ELP show), Ten Years After and Jefferson Airplane, though
Roman Gal
August 5th, 2009
7:38 pm
Kotchman’s had one at-bat since being traded to Boston
Dang…I feel bad for him. He goes from a playoff team’s starting 1st baseman, to being in 4th place on a 90-loss team, and now he’s traded again and loses his starting gig. Poor fella…
And now he has to make friends all over again.
Mixxo
August 5th, 2009
7:38 pm
Chop Chop -
Your folks had great taste! Yup, your Mom still wins though.
MattyRoss
August 5th, 2009
7:39 pm
My first concert was Counting Crows in Gainesville, FL on the August and Everything After tour. I remember being pumped because it was a school night.
Lew
August 5th, 2009
7:40 pm
Chop Chop-Procol Harum is one of the least recognized Great Bands of all time. The only song anyone knows of theirs is Whiter Shade of Pale-released prior to their first album and never appearing on an album until greatest hits compilations.
flange1
August 5th, 2009
7:40 pm
First show?
The Fox – Aerosmith, then Jeff Beck, then Rod Stewart and Faces. General Admission.73?
Best show?
Stones at the Fox with Patti Smith opening……79-80?
Mixxo
August 5th, 2009
7:40 pm
Yikes!! Phils are crushing bombs.
4-0 over the Rox early.
Piedmont Blues (x-BFIR)
August 5th, 2009
7:40 pm
Grand Funk Railroad, 1974. Soon followed by Yes, in the round. No Wakeman, unfortunately.
heydn62
August 5th, 2009
7:41 pm
“Heydn62 – you must just listen to games on the radio lol”
Suddenly……it’s very clear. Doh!
Mixxo
August 5th, 2009
7:42 pm
First show?
The Fox – Aerosmith, then Jeff Beck, then Rod Stewart and Faces. General Admission.73? – flange1
???
Saw that same lineup on that tour, but it was at The Omni. Sure it wasn’t The Omni?
jeffrey d
August 5th, 2009
7:42 pm
Dang…I feel bad for him. He goes from a playoff team’s starting 1st baseman, to being in 4th place on a 90-loss team, and now he’s traded again and loses his starting gig. Poor fella…
Not to mention who he’s getting traded for. First it was Teixeira. Then it falls off to LaRoche. I can only imagine what’ll be next
Lew
August 5th, 2009
7:43 pm
flange-Saw some great shows at The Fox-Kansas, Jefferson Starship and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band.