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What is the most memorable concert that you had attended so far?

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I do not go to concert very often, maybe once or twice a year.

I listen to music mostly through my audio system as much as 4 hours a day.

The most memorable concert that I had attended is the solo recital by Nathan Milstein held at Auditorium of UC Berkely on 1983.

He is one of the virtuoso violinist of the 20th century.

But he was 79 when he played at the recital on 1983.


When he played Partita by Bach, it was not his best.

Although he showed some of his skills, he could not keep up with the fast tempo as much as I wanted.

But as soon as he started playing "
César Franck, Violin Sonata in A Major.
".

I just marveled at the sweet sound of violin.

I could realize why he is one of the virtuoso violinist of the 20th century.

He died on 1992 so it is now impossible to attend his live recital again.


How about you ladies and gentlemen?

What is the most memorable concert that you had attended?
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kacomess
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First place: Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band + It's A Beautiful Day at the (abandoned) Fox West Coast Theater in Long Beach, California, circa 1972.
Second place: The Mothers of Invention at the Phoenix Star Theater just after the release of "Freak Out" in Phoenix, Arizona, circa 1966.

Third place: Blodwyn Pig at the Splinter Brothers and Sisters Theater (actually, another abandoned venue in Phoenix), circa 1970.
tedag
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For me this years most memorable concert was Michel Schenker at the grove in anaheim. The set was almost 3hrs long the singers from all incarnations sof the Micheal Schenker Group on hand and on stage together at times. I was right at the partition to the stage. Great music went with 4 of my friends all of us were blown away.
armstrod
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The The in Boston at the Paradise, circa 1987. It was their first time in the U.S. and they had been playing big stadiums in Europe. Since few in the U.S. had heard of them at this point, the promoter only booked 3 shows, LA, Boston, and NY, all in small clubs. They had this massive sound system that, at the Paradise, filled a good portion of the room. There were maybe 400 of us there. They opened with Giant, the repeating bass line at the beginning going on for 10-15 minutes before they walked out. Amazing and overwhelming show.
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shkong78 OP
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@armstrod

It must have been very nice to listen to big band in intimate setting with 400 people.

I am listening to Autumn Leaves by Eva Cassidy now.

Her  beautiful  voice makes me cry.

How come she goes to heaven that early.

It would have been wonderful I had gone to her live concert.
boxer12
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shkong78 & glupson,
Thank you so much for your kind words. She earned her doctorate from Georgia Tech in Psychology. Very proud of her, she is the first Phd in our family. 

kacomess, I would have absolutely loved to see Captain Beefheart in concert. What a musician Don was. It took a while for his music to grow on me, but when it did, it went deep. 

shkong78,
Autumn leaves is one of those songs that will live on forever. FWIW Bob Dylan has it on was of his albums as does Mark Lanegan. If you're interested I suspect you can find them both somewhere online.  
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