1. Rolling Stones - at the old MET center in the Twin Cities in 1975. This is the one that Bill Wyman fell off the stage at the end and broke his arm. Peter Tosh was the warm-up act.
2. Led Zeppelin - same place, I believe 1974, and yes, John Bonham's drum sound was the real McCoy. Boy, were they good, and loud!
3. Taj Mahal - Superior Wisc. at the small movie theatre (1970's). This might have been the best ever because Taj basically played all night. The concert ended around 11 pm. Then Taj played upstairs at the next door bar until closing. We (about 10 of us) then went back to the theatre where Taj and Steve Koehler( the opening act, and a great pianist in his own right) jammed most of the night. We sat there in the front row mesmerized, drinking beer & yelling out requests, that Taj would then play (we were all big fans) At the end of the long night we got to chat with him for quite a while. It was quite a thrill to see a favorite artist perform in a very intimate setting and meet and talk with him to boot. He seemed to enjoy the night as much as we did. It must have been one of those nights where a musician is really into his art.
4. Rory Gallagher - Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis. (some of these years are a little foggy- must have been late 70's/early 80's). Pretty small theatre, and Rory absolutely lit the place on fire with his guitar.
5. Jethro Tull - MET Center in the early 70's. Tull was so tight it sounded like their vinyl albums played over God's stereo.
2. Led Zeppelin - same place, I believe 1974, and yes, John Bonham's drum sound was the real McCoy. Boy, were they good, and loud!
3. Taj Mahal - Superior Wisc. at the small movie theatre (1970's). This might have been the best ever because Taj basically played all night. The concert ended around 11 pm. Then Taj played upstairs at the next door bar until closing. We (about 10 of us) then went back to the theatre where Taj and Steve Koehler( the opening act, and a great pianist in his own right) jammed most of the night. We sat there in the front row mesmerized, drinking beer & yelling out requests, that Taj would then play (we were all big fans) At the end of the long night we got to chat with him for quite a while. It was quite a thrill to see a favorite artist perform in a very intimate setting and meet and talk with him to boot. He seemed to enjoy the night as much as we did. It must have been one of those nights where a musician is really into his art.
4. Rory Gallagher - Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis. (some of these years are a little foggy- must have been late 70's/early 80's). Pretty small theatre, and Rory absolutely lit the place on fire with his guitar.
5. Jethro Tull - MET Center in the early 70's. Tull was so tight it sounded like their vinyl albums played over God's stereo.