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Monday, June 8, 2009

Let's Talk About... Your Dream Show

Posted by Andrew R Tonry on Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 3:30 PM

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Alright, it's time for a little audience participation. When I say "Hey!" you say...

No, no, no—I hate that shit (seriously Rappers, Stop).

What participation I do want, however, is for us all to play Promoter and God for a minute. Let's say you could pick any three band lineup, living or dead, to make The Best Show Ever. It's that simple. Here's mine:

It happens outside somewhere, all bands play full sets, as if headlining. The thing starts at sundown, and the final act takes place about 3AM with a head full of serious acid.

First: Les Savy Fav. It doesn't matter if I've seen them before a number of times—never gets old. Most engaging thing ever, and the perfect tone-setter of inclusion.

Then: The Clash, early in the London Calling era.

Finally: Jimi Hendrix at his best. This is why we've got to be outside, in a field somewhere, band members wailing with him, in top form. Serious drug weirdness, meeting God type shit.

This list notably eschews a young, solo Dylan, or for that matter a first-tour electric Dylan, but somehow that doesn't mesh with the other bands—more of an experience of unto itself.

Your turn.

 

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Tom Waits, just because I still have never seen him live. Not sure what year, any time in the Kathleen Brennan era would probably be fine.

The Replacements, around the release of Tim, but not much later that that. I'd probably be too drunk to remember what happens after this.

Teenage Fanclub, Bandwagonesque release show in Glasgow. I know I can probably do better than that (Dylan during the Rolling Thunder Days, Ochs at the '68 Democratic Convention, The Smiths in Manchester, the Beatles on the roof, early Sly and the Family Stone...) but this is my sentimental pick.
Posted by ezra on June 8, 2009 at 4:21 PM · Report
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I like that list Ezra - I'd go with all of them.

Add in: Stevie Wonder mid 70s post Songs era

Elvis with Scotty Moore in 1955 before he got huge, followed by Jerry Lee. The Ramones circa 1975, Prince and the Revolution doing Purple Rain, Miles Davis Man with the Horn-Bitches Brew era, finally the Stones Exile tour.


Posted by D on June 8, 2009 at 6:38 PM · Report
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I was thinking :

Sam Cooke circa 1963.

Iggy and the Stooges, 1969

Elliott Smith from 1995 (I suppose he'd probably open)
Posted by maranda on June 8, 2009 at 10:33 PM · Report
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Good Lord... Sam Cooke is a phenomenal choice...
Posted by workingclassdog on June 8, 2009 at 11:20 PM · Report
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KISS circa 1974.

John Coltrane, 1965.

Love, 1967.

Wow...that's a freaky lineup, but I think it works.
Posted by Lord Daze on June 8, 2009 at 11:34 PM · Report

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