QUESTION OF THE WEEK, AS PER POSTERS DOUG R. AND MR. ROCK AND ROLL: WHAT WERE, THE BEST AND WORST, CONCERTS YOU EVER ATTENDED?

This is a very difficult question, for me to answer. I have attended concerts, since I was 16-years-old. I grew up in Brooklyn, NY, where resided, a very famous local rock club, called L’Amour. I believe, it was on 62nd Street, between 15th and 16th Avenues? Their policy was 16 to enter, 21 to drink, so I practically lived there, as a teen.

I saw so many great bands, at that club. White Lion was the house band, because the club’s owners managed them (and later on Tora Tora). Kix, it seemed like, were there, twice a month. Iron Maiden, even played the club, under the moniker, Charlotte and The Harlots. Also, many famous musicians, would hang out there, when they were in town.

So, I will say, most of the live shows I have seen were pretty darn great. Some highlights just off the top of my head: Judas Priest‘s 30th Anniversary show of British Steel, Blue Murder at L’Amour, Seeing Lynch Mob many times, in various venues, Tora Tora at L’Amour, Bon Jovi at MSG for his Slippery When Wet Tour, L.A. Guns at Studio One in New Jersey, Ozzy on his No More Beers tour. Too many to name.

Worst? I really cannot pinpoint, any show that I attended, that was terrible. Usually, if I left a show, highly annoyed, it wasn’t due to the band’s performance, it was predicated on the people sitting, or standing, around me (it always seemed as if I was surrounded by a-holes-LOL.) . Additionally, if a show was far too loud (such was the case when I saw Badlands and Mr. Big), or a band member stormed offstage, and ended the show early, or they wanted to finish watching a movie, and started the show almost three hours late, that would also sour the experience.

Finally, as a vertically challenged female (I am barely 5’1), I found that many of the men, at general admission shows (which was what most clubs were), were very rude. They would all stand in front of me, turn around to notice how short I was, smile, and would never tell me to stand in front of them. Only ONCE, in all of my many, many years of attending shows, did the men allow me, to stand in front of the stage, and that was for a Lynch Mob show. Chivalry, must died in the 50s-LOL!

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  1. Absolutely fantastic post, Dana. I would’ve let you stand in front of me! Lol. I guess I didn’t notice I had the same type question as the mighty Doug R., oops lol. Anyway, easier question to answer first is worst show: Enuff Z’Nuff, Toad’s Place, New Haven. Oh. My. Gosh. High as balls, drunk, I don’t know. But Chip would not stop talking. Entire song lengths of dribble drabble. It was embarrassing and infuriating. I walked out. Best? Prince Hartford ’88, Paul McCartney Albany ’14, Polyphonic Spree Brooklyn ’04, Kiss Hartford ’96. I know it’s 4, I already broke my own rule lol

    1. I am sure you would have, Mr. R and R,

      You are a gentleman.

      Also, you only had half the same question as Doug R., the second half, asking about the worst concert, was all you.

  2. First concert – Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet Tour with Cinderella and Ace Frehley.
    Best Concert – Tie between KISS Reunion Tour and Iron Maiden 2019 Tour- Both Indoor Shows in Pittsburgh.
    Worst Concert – Rock On The Range 2014 – Many great bands but too many playing at the same time, the sound system in the stadium is horrible, food, water, soda way too expensive and parking extremely over priced with very long walks to the stadium and back unless you pay for a cyclist to pull you in a wagon and that’s like $40. Never again!

  3. Great question not from Dana! The worst was Motley Crue where Tommy Lee was on a swing over the audience and the step brought him down into the crowd on his ass. He was fine but we only got to see about 3 songs and they kept the money of coarse. The worst playing band was Blue Oyster Cult around 1986. They lost themselves for a little while during that time.Their sound was terrible! One of the best concerts that I saw was krokus Headhunter Tour. Their sound was very clear and it was actually live!! Or Motley Crue Shout at the Devil tour around 85.

  5. Great question! My best concerts would definitely be: 1. Temple of the Dog at MSG in 2016. Last time I saw Cornell live. 2. Jane’s Addiction NYC 1997 Halloween. Insane scene. 3. Page/Plant MSG 1995. Nothing else needs to be said on that one except I was front row center. Worst concert is a tough one. I guess Jerry Cantrell at Starland Ballroom simply because we couldn’t hear Jerry’s vocals/guitar. Ended up leaving early with many others. Jim Maroney

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