I caught Paul Simon on the Rythm of the Saints Tour very close to top billing. Bay City Rollers... that is pretty bad, but folks our age had to sort through a lot of crap. I forgot that I saw the Beach Boys..twice.:o

I saw the Beach Boys twice as well, once as an opening act for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (Neil's 1974 reunion tour with the guys).

Were you citing the BB as Least or Most cool?

I considered myself a dork for going. I saw them once with Katrina and the Waves but I have no recall on the other event. Sigh, I saw CSN but no Y. Steven is one fine player.

Coolest:Phish, Sugarbush '94

Honorable Mention: Santana with Phish opening for him - Stowe, VT '92

uncoolest: dead tie - The Pursuit Of Happiness live on stage in Halifax, until Moe Berg chundered like Niagara Falls on stage and had to quit, tied with Huey Lewis and the News, live in Halifax. I look back now and I think I should have spent my money on something better, like Bay City Rollers' records...

Dishonorable Mention: Spin Doctors live in Stowe- ohmygodwhatasuckyband.

Coolest: I don't know... Santana and Phish? Page & Plant? Grateful Dead, but I can't pick just one show.... Oh, Indigo Girls at the Tower Theater was pretty dern cool...
Most Lame: Manheim Steamroller

I saw CSN open for the Dead so many times I stopped going in for them. But CSNY(2K) blew my mind. One of those once in a lifetime, I'm so glad I went (6 mos pregnant) kinda things.

I saw Manheim Steamroller on their first tour after releasing the first Xmas album. It was awesome. But I'm a synthesizer geek.

My Mannheim Steamroller experience was also quite awesome. But I'm an ancient instruments geek.

I may have the leading entry in lame venues though ...

QVC Studio Park, West Chester Pennsylvania. It was a live audience presentation.

I was not interviewed on camera during the show, however, I was seated down towards the front right near where Steve Bryant did all of the audience interviews, so I was on TV a lot that night.

I really like Manheim Steamroller, the concert just sucked.

Were you subjected to a movie being played behind the band that featured a young man in robin's egg blue tights and his struggle to climb a brick wall?

Thankfully no.

But I do always maintain a desperate hope that someday, somewhere, instead of playing their way through Mannheim Meets the Mouse, they'll break out into an enthusiastic rendition of Convoy.

My lamest concert: had to be the Monkees "Reunion" tour at the Mann Music Center ... with only Peter, Mickey, and Davy. Mike Naismith was very wise to stay out of it.

I always liked the Mann as a venue - even enjoyed Rod Stewart, just becuase he was there. The Tower too.... never saw a bad show there.

The only act I ever saw at the Tower was Laurie Anderson, Strange Angels tour, which on reflection, is my choice for coolest concert.

Most arena/stadium shows are just way too big to really be special. Although I did think Roger Waters' Radio KAOS tour was the best show I'd been to for a good long while. So good I still have the shirt.

KISS - 3rd row center, sold out at Madison Square garden. Best show I ever saw.

Spinal Tap - at the Beacon Theater... also 3rd row (tipped the usher $20 and got moved up there with my girlfriend) That was a great night!

Lame concert... Pat Benetar, 1986. "WE BELONG!" ugh

Great shows at the Tower....Ziggy Stardust....Jethro Tull....Moody Blues....Starship......Dave Mason.....Satriani....etc, etc, etc. :thumbsup:

Careful Bruce we could start resenting you.

That's cool, just don't resemble me and you'll be ok. ;)