A very powerful performance IMO by Foghat & Lonesome Dave towards the end. It's sad to think Dave would be gone in less than a year from this show. R.I.P.
The first time I saw Nirvana was at the Pyramid Club, a rank, wonderful, anything-goes dive bar on Avenue A in New York. It wasn't known for having live bands; it was known more for cross-dressing and bar dancing. I had a photographer friend, and he told me, "There's a really hot band from Seattle you have to see. They're gonna play the Pyramid, of all places!"
You could smell the talent on Kurt Cobain. He had this sort of elfin delivery, but it was not naval gazing. He was jumping around and throwing himself into every number. He'd sort of hunch over his guitar like an evil little troll, but you heard this throaty power in his voice. At the end of the set he tossed himself into the drums. It was one of maybe 15 performances I've seen where rock & roll is very, very good.
After that, I bought Bleach, and listened to it in Europe and Asia on tour. I still like this album very much, but there was one song, "About a Girl," that's not like the rest of the album. It sounded like someone gave Thorazine to the Beatles. And I thought, "If he puts out a record full of that, he's gonna get really rich." And sure enough ...
I met Kurt at a club in L.A. right before Nevermind came out. We took a picture and he said, "Come on, let's give the finger!" So we did. I bought Nevermind and I thought, "This has really got it." Nirvana genuinely achieved dynamics. They took you down, they took you up, and when they pressed a certain button, they took you over. They rocked without rushing and they managed melody without being insipid. It was emotional without sounding dated or corny or weak.
Some time later, Kurt reached out to me. I missed the call, but my wife took the message: "Kurt Cobain wants to go into the studio with you." See, I'm 113 years old now; I was about 72 in the Nineties, so I was going to bed at, like, 10 p.m., and he was just getting going around 11. I did call him back a couple of times. The number was from the Four Seasons in L.A., and I would get these responses like, "Mr. Cobain has not left the room for three days" or "Mr. Cobain is under the bed."
As for his legacy: He was Johnny B. Goode. He was the last example that I can think of within rock & roll where a poor kid with no family backup from a small, rural area effected a serious emotional explosion in a significant sector of world youth. It was not made in Hollywood. There were no chrome parts. It was very down-home at its root. Somebody who is truly nobody from nowhere reached out and touched the world. He may have touched it right on its wound.
He is the best rock vocalist in Turkey.He had a band named The Climb 10 years ago.
this video is recorded by iphone and still you can hear how powerfull his voice is.gives me the goosebumps...
The first time I saw Nirvana was at the Pyramid Club, a rank, wonderful, anything-goes dive bar on Avenue A in New York. It wasn't known for having live bands; it was known more for cross-dressing and bar dancing. I had a photographer friend, and he told me, "There's a really hot band from Seattle you have to see. They're gonna play the Pyramid, of all places!"
You could smell the talent on Kurt Cobain. He had this sort of elfin delivery, but it was not naval gazing. He was jumping around and throwing himself into every number. He'd sort of hunch over his guitar like an evil little troll, but you heard this throaty power in his voice. At the end of the set he tossed himself into the drums. It was one of maybe 15 performances I've seen where rock & roll is very, very good.
After that, I bought Bleach, and listened to it in Europe and Asia on tour. I still like this album very much, but there was one song, "About a Girl," that's not like the rest of the album. It sounded like someone gave Thorazine to the Beatles. And I thought, "If he puts out a record full of that, he's gonna get really rich." And sure enough ...
I met Kurt at a club in L.A. right before Nevermind came out. We took a picture and he said, "Come on, let's give the finger!" So we did. I bought Nevermind and I thought, "This has really got it." Nirvana genuinely achieved dynamics. They took you down, they took you up, and when they pressed a certain button, they took you over. They rocked without rushing and they managed melody without being insipid. It was emotional without sounding dated or corny or weak.
Some time later, Kurt reached out to me. I missed the call, but my wife took the message: "Kurt Cobain wants to go into the studio with you." See, I'm 113 years old now; I was about 72 in the Nineties, so I was going to bed at, like, 10 p.m., and he was just getting going around 11. I did call him back a couple of times. The number was from the Four Seasons in L.A., and I would get these responses like, "Mr. Cobain has not left the room for three days" or "Mr. Cobain is under the bed."
As for his legacy: He was Johnny B. Goode. He was the last example that I can think of within rock & roll where a poor kid with no family backup from a small, rural area effected a serious emotional explosion in a significant sector of world youth. It was not made in Hollywood. There were no chrome parts. It was very down-home at its root. Somebody who is truly nobody from nowhere reached out and touched the world. He may have touched it right on its wound.
Though I have no video from it, I just saw KISS/Motley Crue on their tour opener in Virginia Beach and it was amazing! I was moved to tears! KISS just knows how to put on a good show- they are masters at what they do. The atmosphere of the whole concert is incredible. I think the fact that they are one of the only bands that dress up in costume and wear makeup on stage. They are really good at what they do! It is so moving and to be honest, a little inspirational to me.
One that comes to mind is Seether's "One Cold Night" unplugged performance, it was released on DVD. Wish I could find the full concert on Youtube. Shaun Morgan's voice has that very distinctive rasp in his voice that sends shivers down my spine. They sound much better acoustically and live, the music is much more raw and imperfect.
To me a 'powerful' live performance is defined by the emotional impact it has on me, usually from the story the song tells you, the genius that is Bruce Springsteen for me does this better than any other artist, you could put together a 3 hour concert of Springsteen songs that would leave his audience in tears and tatters from start to finish, here's just 3 by him (live)...from the epic Live in NY DVD
American Skin (41 Shots) - is a tribute to Amadou Diallo, who reached for his wallet when stopped by the police (possibly to show identification) and they shot him...41 times. They were acquitted, saying they thought the wallet was a gun. It was considered by many to be a case of racial profiling. Try to ignore the subtitles translation...
If I Should Fall Behind - A beautiful song above love and what it means to two people. It's a difficult journey with lots of roadblocks and problems along the way. But if one should fall behind, the other will wait for them, just as it should be in life. It's such a great song...when Clarence comes in on sax with the double-bass and drums, and then Clarence sings beautifully, well, it's as 'powerful' as music ever gets...
Jungleland - the most lyrically rich poetic song he ever wrote, this is by far my favorite song of all time by any artist; it is an index by which I judge all other music. It is the song that made me into a music fan. You put this on, and I'm in church. No talking please. And any sinners in the vicinity can bow their heads and have their sins forgiven by that sax solo, which is still the best evidence I've found in rock music that there just might be a God after all....
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OH YES motion seconded
