Musical mastery, great performances - that kind of thing?

I do like the youtube jukebox, some classic tracks on there where the performance is as great as the music. I can watch them a few times over and appreciate the music more from having seen how it's performed or some subtleties in it. I guess I'll be posting a few Dad songs on here... but interested to see what else comes up.

Realising how effortlessly great Eric Bell is and Phil Lynott's style -
https://youtu.be/wyQ-tScuzwM

And I saw Future Islands on TV I think at NYE a few years ago, was blown away by this guy,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8Uhf3gM1m0

Perhaps 3 standout gigs for me over the years. I suppose technical musical ability had nothing to do with any of them ... but what shows. Ramones, Cramps and Motorhead.

I've always been very taken by this, Bobby Hebb had a great voice and he's having a great time here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRWyxzmNdJc

This is a session recording so not a gig, but it's an immense cover of a great song. Gives me goosebumps anyway...

Radiohead cover Joy Division's 'Ceremony':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cedNya7e8Uc

I like this game.

My musical talent starts and ends with pressing play, however, I'm drawn to learning how to play a shovel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9-ltPsbw9g

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:26 am Perhaps 3 standout gigs for me over the years. I suppose technical musical ability had nothing to do with any of them ... but what shows. Ramones, Cramps and Motorhead.

I get this ^
I vaguely remember seeing The Who in the early 70s and still get goosebumps at the memory of Moon and Townshend commanding the stage.
When I say vaguely, my memory is one of the problems I have with regard to live performances - there have been a few conversations with friends over the years where I will come out with "I really wish I'd seen such and such live..." and the others will say "you have, we saw them at...." Apparantly we had some really good times

Wait for it: https://youtu.be/IxEIQQkhyeI

Thin Lizzy made me think of this: https://youtu.be/Yp2DvPKh118

techno wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:02 pm Wait for it: https://youtu.be/IxEIQQkhyeI

Brilliant!

faustus wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:07 am This is a session recording so not a gig, but it's an immense cover of a great song. Gives me goosebumps anyway...

Radiohead cover Joy Division's 'Ceremony':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cedNya7e8Uc

Thats excellent too

Monday 23rd Feb 1987 in The Marquee Club, London I saw Maria McKee with her band Lone Justice. It wasn't so much like watching a performance as witnessing a force of nature. I've never seen anyone give so much of themselves on stage and I've never seen anything come close since.

Not from that night but from those days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKpzro2IcPI

Stuart, your 'seen them live' list is enviable.

My musical talent starts and ends with pressing play, however, I'm drawn to learning how to play a shovel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9-ltPsbw9g

- the talent to make pretty much anything sound good.

That Radiohead Joy Division cover is pretty good, wasn't much into Radiohead but yeah, like that.

Another obvious pick I but Angus Young's playing always amazes me. Solo at ~2.30 here - https://youtu.be/E1PfIX-GQPk?t=154
Not sure that BBC sit-down audience knew what was coming
..or this one - https://youtu.be/s3nEAmt5AZ8?t=260

...Maria McKee with her band Lone Justice

New to me - yes, I can see what you mean

My most memorable gig is for another reason. It was at the Portsmouth Guildhall and a Bush gig.

I was right down the front and right next to me was a rather attractive blonde lady, although I didn't pay too much attention. The venue was packed and given density of the crowd and and the temperature by the end of the gig i was soaked in sweat, quite a lot of it hers I would say as she was pressed up against me for most of the night. It was only when me and my mate were walking back to the ferry that he said to me 'did you see who was next to you?' Who I said? 'Gwen Stefani' he said. She was going out with the lead singer of Bush at the time.

I assume she often tells people how she spent the gig pressed up against me

In Reverse wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:56 am I've always been very taken by this, Bobby Hebb had a great voice and he's having a great time here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRWyxzmNdJc

Stunning! Good find.

I think this is an absolutely mind-blowing performance by both Ginger Baker and Tony Allen - two guys at the very top of their game going at it.

https://youtu.be/_gBnyFCCYjo

techno wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:02 pm Wait for it: https://youtu.be/IxEIQQkhyeI

Quality

In a (slightly) similar vein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdDQpwgT0Z8

gairym wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:49 pm

In Reverse wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:56 am I've always been very taken by this, Bobby Hebb had a great voice and he's having a great time here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRWyxzmNdJc

Stunning! Good find.

That is really good.

Quite a few but for starters:

The Damned - Nottingham Sandpiper 1979 - A seething cauldron of adrenaline.
Motorhead - De Montfort Hall 1980 - Followed by several days of "What you say?"
UK Subs - Camden Town 1980 - Memorable for the fact that unbeknownst to me, who was slightly pickled and was happily dancing with myself, all the skins had grouped to one side and all the punks on the other. I vaguely remember the brief feeling of space before both sides slammed into each other and kicked seven bells out of each other. When they had had enough, my mates came to retrieve me thinking I was toast but I came out of it without a scratch thinking what a lively bunch these cockerneys are.

This one, despite it being well past his ‘70’s prime, I just love. Didn’t know he could play!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yhhDOPPfAyM

I was always impressed by the space that Gillian and Dave occupied by just two voices and guitars so this impressed me even more (love the amalgam of the two parts):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a_n3E8vnAfE

I really wanted to post the video of save me from I want but it’s been deleted. So here’s Annie from guitar moves, I think I’m in love....
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2vRPmJx8bYs

I know there’s some old punters on here so I’m someone will enjoy this one
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufy3MLZa-AI

metalheart wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:15 pm This one, despite it being well past his ‘70’s prime, I just love. Didn’t know he could play!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yhhDOPPfAyM

I was always impressed by the space that Gillian and Dave occupied by just two voices and guitars so this impressed me even more (love the amalgam of the two parts):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a_n3E8vnAfE

I really wanted to post the video of save me from I want but it’s been deleted. So here’s Annie from guitar moves, I think I’m in love....
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2vRPmJx8bYs

I know there’s some old punters on here so I’m someone will enjoy this one
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufy3MLZa-AI

Fantastic thanks, they're All great!

I think the most surprising and impressive gig I've seen was recently. Nitin Sawhney playing the whole of his album Beyond Skin at celtic roots festival in glasgow. its an album I've listened to a lot over the last 20 years.

He seems to be able to play any instrument and has written and composed vast amounts of stunning music. What was particularly amazing was 'the band': Anna Phoebe on violin, Nicki Wells and Eva Stone (YVA) vocalists and Aref Durvesh playing tambla. Each of them are world-class musicians in their own right and this was the last time they played this show after touring it world-wide for 18 months. They were clearly loving it and feeling the emotion of it being a farewell of sorts. I'm not a fan of the world-music genre but Nitin seems to find strands of music from different types from around the world and weave them together effortlessly and create something very special.

They did a 'live' from home session for the PRS lockdown sessions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U_ft9-YLVE&t=480s

ianfitz wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 1:24 pm ...They did a 'live' from home session for the PRS lockdown sessions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U_ft9-YLVE&t=480s

Thanks I'll check that out.
His album prophecy is one I've listened to regularly since it's release in the early 2000s.
His desert island discs is worth a listen.

UK Subs - Camden Town 1980 - Memorable for the fact that unbeknownst to me, who was slightly pickled and was happily dancing with myself, all the skins had grouped to one side and all the punks on the other. I vaguely remember the brief feeling of space before both sides slammed into each other and kicked seven bells out of each other. When they had had enough, my mates came to retrieve me thinking I was toast but I came out of it without a scratch thinking what a lively bunch these cockerneys are.

I've had stranglehold going round in my head all morning

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 1:37 pm

UK Subs - Camden Town 1980 - Memorable for the fact that unbeknownst to me, who was slightly pickled and was happily dancing with myself, all the skins had grouped to one side and all the punks on the other. I vaguely remember the brief feeling of space before both sides slammed into each other and kicked seven bells out of each other. When they had had enough, my mates came to retrieve me thinking I was toast but I came out of it without a scratch thinking what a lively bunch these cockerneys are.

I've had stranglehold going round in my head all morning

Aye Stu - Stranglehold is a proper earworm - Though Warhead was more appropriate on that night.

techno wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 1:31 pm

ianfitz wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 1:24 pm ...They did a 'live' from home session for the PRS lockdown sessions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U_ft9-YLVE&t=480s

Thanks I'll check that out.
His album prophecy is one I've listened to regularly since it's release in the early 2000s.
His desert island discs is worth a listen.

Thanks, I'll be checking both of those out whilst in the workshop.....

Good stuff.