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valis2So, during a recent conversation with my sister I asked her:
"If time and space were of no concern, which two musical acts would you like to see perform in your backyard?"
(Because if time and space were of no concern of course we'd all immediately try to grab a musician, lol.)
Anyway, it brought up a sub-question; would you rather see acts you've seen already and enjoyed tremendously, or would you go for acts you've always wanted to see?
Myself, I had to give one slot to Kate Bush right off the bat. I'll never see her perform, after all, so that sealed the deal. Then I tried thinking; would I want to see Peter Gabriel again? I had to take Rush and Styx right out--I've seen both of them twice, and, much as I love them, I'm satisfied with that. And I saw Pink Floyd, though it might have been interesting to see their original lineup. Perhaps Genesis, with Peter Gabriel? Or Tori, with her band (I am not into the solo girl-with-piano tours, I have to admit)? Or perhaps TMBG...or Bruce Springsteen, pre-Born in the USA...it's tough to pick!
I keep going back to Tori, but I've already seen her twice (and will see her again in October) so it seems almost silly to do that; plus a lot of her live stuff is available.
Hmm. It might have to be Pink Floyd, performing Atom Heart Mother.
So tell me, flist, which two acts would you have to see?
"If time and space were of no concern, which two musical acts would you like to see perform in your backyard?"
(Because if time and space were of no concern of course we'd all immediately try to grab a musician, lol.)
Anyway, it brought up a sub-question; would you rather see acts you've seen already and enjoyed tremendously, or would you go for acts you've always wanted to see?
Myself, I had to give one slot to Kate Bush right off the bat. I'll never see her perform, after all, so that sealed the deal. Then I tried thinking; would I want to see Peter Gabriel again? I had to take Rush and Styx right out--I've seen both of them twice, and, much as I love them, I'm satisfied with that. And I saw Pink Floyd, though it might have been interesting to see their original lineup. Perhaps Genesis, with Peter Gabriel? Or Tori, with her band (I am not into the solo girl-with-piano tours, I have to admit)? Or perhaps TMBG...or Bruce Springsteen, pre-Born in the USA...it's tough to pick!
I keep going back to Tori, but I've already seen her twice (and will see her again in October) so it seems almost silly to do that; plus a lot of her live stuff is available.
Hmm. It might have to be Pink Floyd, performing Atom Heart Mother.
So tell me, flist, which two acts would you have to see?
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Date: 2007-09-08 03:58 pm (UTC)After that? Maybe Nirvana. Or the Clash. Or Frank Sinatra in his prime. Or Elvis, ca. his 1968 "comeback," before Vegas and the spangled jumpsuits and the pills turned him into a sad joke. Or the original lineup of the Who, with Keith Moon.
And then there's performers I'd like to see just for the geek factor because they existed at a time when recording technology was either primitive or nonexistent but they've remained legends anyway. Jenny Lind? Enrico Caruso? A great castrato?
The first choice is dead easy. The second? Eh, not so much...
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Date: 2007-09-08 04:00 pm (UTC)Re: addendum
Date: 2007-09-08 04:14 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-09-08 04:14 pm (UTC)I was talking with something, and I mentioned how in some songs he just can't stand a musical vacuum--he has to fill in with some sort of nonsense words (most notably Under Pressure)...
Some interesting choices. The Clash would be cool as well--I'm sure they were great as a live band.