| Best Live Band 70s/80s 16:14 - Nov 15 with 25451 views | itfcpaul |
What's the best live band you have seen recently who arrived in the late 70s 80s?
I will start with a few thoughts:
OMD
Gary Numan
Barenaked Ladies
Green Day
ELO
Midge Ure
What's yours?
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:22 - Nov 15 with 4356 views | imsureazzure |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:18 - Nov 15 by stringy |
ah oops / try again
Adam Ant - Toronto this spring - ace
Damned -Toronto in spring - awesome, except for the Captain falling off stage and breaking rib thus ending the encore
X (LA primo punk band) on 40th anniversary tour on my birthday this Sept in Buffalo
The Adicts - on my 50th birthday in NYC, on guest-list, and was crowd-surfed while the band played Happy Birthday (known them for aeons); can take the boy out of Ipswich... |
Used to follow the Adicts everywhere, band minibus etc, saw them at the Corn exchange about 5 years? ago, utter cr@p. |  | | |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:22 - Nov 15 with 4355 views | stringy |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:19 - Nov 15 by itfcpaul |
Have you seen Barenaked Ladies or Steven Page live |
nope; even though been based in Canada since 2007 haven't seen much 'local' stuff (Gordon Downie who?) |  | | |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:24 - Nov 15 with 4350 views | stringy |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:22 - Nov 15 by imsureazzure |
Used to follow the Adicts everywhere, band minibus etc, saw them at the Corn exchange about 5 years? ago, utter cr@p. |
I'll mention that to Monkey later...
yeah I used to go in the minibus ('two pound fifty son!') back in the day, to Feltham Football Club and various other gigs with Lee Perkins and various others; bloody thing always used to break down | | | |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:24 - Nov 15 with 4347 views | horsehollerer |
Midnight Oil by a golden mile. |  |
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:24 - Nov 15 with 4348 views | itfcpaul |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:22 - Nov 15 by stringy |
nope; even though been based in Canada since 2007 haven't seen much 'local' stuff (Gordon Downie who?) |
They are certainly worth it
Saw Steven Page in Leeds last month and BNL in Manchester and Vegas in the last year [Post edited 15 Nov 2017 17:25]
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:32 - Nov 15 with 4330 views | factual_blue |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 16:46 - Nov 15 by No9 |
Rory Gallagher
Pink Floyd
Jethro Tull |
.....All sixties bands. |  |
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:33 - Nov 15 with 4334 views | imsureazzure |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:24 - Nov 15 by stringy |
I'll mention that to Monkey later...
yeah I used to go in the minibus ('two pound fifty son!') back in the day, to Feltham Football Club and various other gigs with Lee Perkins and various others; bloody thing always used to break down |
Didn't it just, slept in it one night, Hitchin I think, gig with Chron Gen, TWTD indeed great music and Town were the cream of Europe. | | | |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:40 - Nov 15 with 4308 views | stringy |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:33 - Nov 15 by imsureazzure |
Didn't it just, slept in it one night, Hitchin I think, gig with Chron Gen, TWTD indeed great music and Town were the cream of Europe. |
err, I was in the van for that Hitchin gig! I used to write the Terminal Boredom fanzine (which I may have started shortly afterwards) | | | |
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:42 - Nov 15 with 4300 views | Radlett_blue |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 16:53 - Nov 15 by imsureazzure |
Sham 69, The Stranglers, The Specials, Stiff Little Fingers. |
Saw SLF early this year & they were still very good. Touring again next year.
Also saw the Specials a coupe of years ago & were good although the number of original members is diminishing somewhat.
Not as bad as Dr Feelgood who still tour but with no original mermbers - a tribute band in all but name. |  |
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:44 - Nov 15 with 4298 views | itfcpaul |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:42 - Nov 15 by Radlett_blue |
Saw SLF early this year & they were still very good. Touring again next year.
Also saw the Specials a coupe of years ago & were good although the number of original members is diminishing somewhat.
Not as bad as Dr Feelgood who still tour but with no original mermbers - a tribute band in all but name. |
They shouldnt be allowed to call themselves Dr Feelgood
I thought Lee Brileoux still sang with them | |
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:45 - Nov 15 with 4297 views | bluejake78 |
Cambridge Corn Exchange was my venue of choice.
The Ramones blew my mind and my ears..It's alive is the finest live album I've heard.They are all bloody dead now.  |  | | |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:46 - Nov 15 with 4295 views | itfcpaul |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:45 - Nov 15 by bluejake78 |
Cambridge Corn Exchange was my venue of choice.
The Ramones blew my mind and my ears..It's alive is the finest live album I've heard.They are all bloody dead now. |
Well they don't count then do They!! | |
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:49 - Nov 15 with 4290 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:18 - Nov 15 by stringy |
ah oops / try again
Adam Ant - Toronto this spring - ace
Damned -Toronto in spring - awesome, except for the Captain falling off stage and breaking rib thus ending the encore
X (LA primo punk band) on 40th anniversary tour on my birthday this Sept in Buffalo
The Adicts - on my 50th birthday in NYC, on guest-list, and was crowd-surfed while the band played Happy Birthday (known them for aeons); can take the boy out of Ipswich... |
They are bigger in The States than they are here. My mate boarded a plane in LAX wearing an Adicts tee shirt and was instantly upgraded to first class. |  |
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:50 - Nov 15 with 4284 views | itfcpaul |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:49 - Nov 15 by Lord_Lucan |
They are bigger in The States than they are here. My mate boarded a plane in LAX wearing an Adicts tee shirt and was instantly upgraded to first class. |
Never heard of them | |
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:51 - Nov 15 with 4282 views | Radlett_blue |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:44 - Nov 15 by itfcpaul |
They shouldnt be allowed to call themselves Dr Feelgood
I thought Lee Brileoux still sang with them |
Sadly Lee Brilleaux - who was a brilliant front man when I saw Feelgood in the 1970s - died in 1994. | |
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:54 - Nov 15 with 4273 views | itfcpaul |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:51 - Nov 15 by Radlett_blue |
Sadly Lee Brilleaux - who was a brilliant front man when I saw Feelgood in the 1970s - died in 1994. |
Didn't know that
He was a really good front man | |
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 18:00 - Nov 15 with 4266 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:50 - Nov 15 by itfcpaul |
Never heard of them |
Ipswich’s finest. | |
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 18:02 - Nov 15 with 4266 views | Dubtractor |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 16:43 - Nov 15 by Scuzzer |
Sorry but U2....
and my all time hero Steve Harley. |
U2 up to and including Achtung Baby were amazing.
Their new song is like a crap version of Coldplay. |  |
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 18:08 - Nov 15 with 4261 views | vilanovablue |
Roger Waters the wall tour a few years back... |  | | |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 18:10 - Nov 15 with 4258 views | stringy |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 17:49 - Nov 15 by Lord_Lucan |
They are bigger in The States than they are here. My mate boarded a plane in LAX wearing an Adicts tee shirt and was instantly upgraded to first class. |
neat story / very much so; they play the west coast every year (Monkey and Pete live in LA), and usually only do one gig in the UK annually
currently in Germany where they also do very well | | | |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 18:44 - Nov 15 with 4242 views | Popeadrian64 |
The Jam at Wembley
.......and surprisingly Level 42.. | | | |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 19:05 - Nov 15 with 4230 views | DebsyAngel |
The two I have seen this year:
Adam Ant
Marc Almond
are still great, put brilliant shows on.
Hoping Adam will do a "Prince Charming" tour next year, as would love to see that! |  | | |
| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 19:11 - Nov 15 with 4228 views | BlueBadger |
Queen.
I believe I win. |  |
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| Best Live Band 70s/80s on 19:16 - Nov 15 with 4227 views | hampstead_blue |
there are not many who are still gigging with much credibility.
I'll give you some from that era who I saw recently (last few years).
The Hamsters
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son tour and the one before that (can't remember)
I did see these bands last year, both at the Roundhouse;
The Specials - Jeepers they are good. With Steve Craddock on guitar as well.
Adam Ant - Awful! His band are like a pub band but slightly better and he was all over the place. I went with my middle son, who has played the Roundhouse himself (sold out) and bigged him up. He laughed at me.
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