Your favorite concert?

I like guys like Walter Trout, Albert Cummings, Chris Duarte, for electric. If you like acoustic blues, there's none better than Tony Furtado.

 

I have enjoyed M.W. smith and Point of Grace and 4 Him. I havent been to any others except Night of Joy at D. world and I did not like it. I felt like I was at a secular rock concert. We left early.

Actually I did go to a Gaithers event in Lakeland. that was probably the best for me.

 

Being a geezer, I have no clue as to many of the performers mentioned in this thread. Never did like rock music, although I could handle some Elvis, Carl Perkins and the like way back when. They seem so sedate now by comparison.

Steven Curtis Chapman (who is from Paducah) sang at last week's Will Graham Celebration in Paducah. Quite a performer, but so loud!

The concerts I've enjoyed most are the Gaither Homecomings. And the one Homecoming performance that brought me out of my seat was the late Anthony Burger's piano rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus.

 

I seen so many bands over my years as an unsaved person. Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Chicago (very early years with Terry Kath on guitar) Canned Heat, Santana etc., but my favorite of all was seeing Muddy Waters on my birthday at the Bijou Cafe in Philly back around '74-'75

 

My top three would be:
3. Third Day "Offerings" tour in Louisville, KY...around 2000
2. Michael W. Smith, live recording of "Worship Again" in 2002 at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville.
1. Rich Mullins in New Orleans, summer of 1994

 

Elton John is playing right down the street, tomorrow nite. I'm not going, the N.L. wildcard race is way too tight.

 

Christian....

Phil Keaggy solo a few years ago in Cincinatti.
Third Day in Louisville a couple years after that.

Secular...

The Allman Brothers Band in a southern Ohio outdoor park
Norman Blake in Indianapolis
Doc Watson in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Tony Rice with Peter Rowan in Lexington, Ky
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, 15 feet from the stage in Richmond. Ky.
Merle Haggard at Renfro Valley, Ky a couple of months ago.

Mike

 

Oh, man.

Christian...

Iona
Edens Bridge
Phil Keaggy AGAIN! :laugh:
The Isaacs
Phil Driscoll
Steve Bell
Jim Cole
Crystal Lewis

Secular...

The ORIGINAL lineup of Allman Brothers Band
The original Marshall Tucker Band
B.B. King
Eric Clapton
Jimmie Rogers
The original Carter Family
Tony Rice back when he could sing

Mike

 

My favorites:

1. Michael Card at a small Presbyterian Church in Medina, Ohio. It was just him singing, playing piano, acoustic guitar and a few other instruments. He played many of his classics. He also shared from the Word and talked about his Christian walk. It was a great service.

2. Chris Rice at a Baptist church in Cleveland. It was just Chris with his piano and acoustic guitar. Very laid back. A lot of sharing from Chris, too.

3. Steven Curtis Chapman in 1991 - "For the Sake of the Call" tour back when SCC was acoustic and more laid back.

4. Gaither Homecoming concerts (been to a few here in Columbus). These things go on for over 4 hours! Lots of variety.


I'm still waiting to see Fernando Ortega in concert sometime - he's my favorite. I have his concert on DVD. I also wouldn't mind seeing Alison Kraus & Union Station. Phil Keaggy just playing his instrumental acoustic guitar stuff would be nice, too.

 

Buffalo Springfield
Van Cliburn
The Four Freshmen (from the 50's when my uncle was one of their main arrangers)

Tim Reynolds

 

I was privileged to atttend the last concert the Cathedrals ever did in Rupp Arena, in Lex, KY, in late 1999. Glen Payne had died late that summer, and the pianist, Roger Bennett sang lead, after that, for the remaining few concerts. There was an empty chair on the stage, in Glen's honor. I had had tickets for a while and was sorry to not be able to see Glen Payne, in person, but did see George Younce, Roger Bennett, Ernie Haase, and Scott Fowler in the Cathedrals next to last appearance, as a group. This has to be my favorite, although I've not seen a ridiculous number of concerts, I have attended several over the years, including some outstanding Gaither gatherings, and several other good ones. I've never attended a really 'bad' one, but some are of course, 'better' than others.

Ed

 

DEFINITELY worth seeing!
I have seen them six times, the best concert being the one (and only) concert ever held on Legends Field in Tampa, FL.
They were there with Crosby Stills & Nash.

WOW on both counts! I would've loved to have seen Bill Monroe.

Ouch! I was going to the concert where Worship was recorded (Carpenter's Home Church - Lakeland, FL), but I had to go out of town on business at the very last minute.

As for me:
Christian: toss-up between a concert to hear Mass in B Minor by J.S. Bach in a beautiful Presbyterian church or Jars of Clay and DCTalk in Tampa, FL. I actually saw Jars of Clay at Crossover Community Church in Tampa, FL back in 1995 - which was a very small venue.
I also loved Steven Curtis Chapman's concerts supporting Speechless and Declaration (both at Carpenter's Home Church)
Secular: Lollapalooza No. 2 in Orlando, FL. (I will never forget the looks on the peoples' faces when Ministry took the stage!!)
The Cure (Tropicana Field back when it was known as the Thunderdome - bad venue, great concert)
U2, Pink Floyd, Billy Joel/Elton John (all at Tampa Stadium)

Regards to all of you,
BiR

 

1977 - Lionel Richie and the Commodores

That was one of the best

Of course so was Kenny Rogers and that red headed gal
I was a parrothead once.

Reba was also good.

As was Michael W. Smith
and Third Day

And that guy that sang about being proud to be an American.

Most all I've been to

Chicago was good

Of course there's always Hershel Bernadi singing Tradition
And Yul Brenner in the King and I
As well as Richard Harris in Camelot
But those are different kinds of concerts

 

In her next post, Bitsy will deny dancing to "Brick House."

But we all know....


:laugh:

 

Secular : Elvis P. , B.J. Thomas , Ronnie McDowell , Anne Murray .

Sacred : The Gaithers . One night a bunch of old tyme Gospel music quartets sang . I don't remember all the names of the groups which sang , but among them were the Cathedrals , and J.D. Sumner & the Stamps . ( The latter might not really be in the sacred music realm though ) . I talked with J.D. He was reputed to have had the lowest voice in the world . I sometimes can get down there in the bass department . But when I met him my voice went up in a high register because I was nervous . "WELL"

 

It is hard to pick one, but a few that come to mind.

The Kinks

Bob Seger

Beach Boys

 

hush up you silly bell boy