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That shit's a million times better than lame overplayed 'Wish You Were Here'. People rank 'Wish You Were Here' above songs like 'Comfortably Numb' and 'Time'. It's such an average song musically. And the lyrics whatever... I prefer the others in that regard too. 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' too... it has it's moments but too long and not on that level either IMO.

'Wish You Were Here' the album doesn't have a bad song on it but still, it's not the best. To me 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' and 'Welcome To the Machine' are mild standouts but not among the very best. And people constantly ranking them as the very best Pink Floyd songs. They treat Syd Barrett's stuff as early throwaway. So many gems early and all throughout but all anyone ever plays in a public setting 'Wish You Were Here'. So sick of it.

Times when tribute concerts to deceased rock musicians occurred

If you know of any, please comment below!!!!

All hand picked gems!

The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)

Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)

KISS - Alive! (1975)

Led Zeppelin - How the West Was Won (2003)

Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York (1994)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Live Rust (1979)

The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (1970)

Cheap Trick - At Budokan (1979)

The Who - Live at Leeds (1970)

also worth mentioning -

Eagles - Live (1980)

Simon & Garfunkel - The Concert in Central Park (1982)

Elton John - Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (1987)

Deep Purple - Made in Japan (1972)

U2 - Under a Blood Red Sky (1983)

If you know of any others, please comment below!!!!

As we enter our 250th anniversary, what rock bands or songs, would you say is a good representation of America? Of course Grand Funk Railroad’s monster hit is one, but I also think The Grateful Dead would be near the top of this list.

Concert venues with very limited regular touring concerts

It can be any type of concert venues - ranging from theatres, amphitheatres, arenas, stadiums, etc.

If you know of any, please comment below!!!!

Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009)

Pearl Jam Twenty (2011)

The Kids Are Alright (1979)

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)

The Beatles Anthology (1995)

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)

others worth mentioning -

It Might Get Loud (2009)

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010)

Meeting People is Easy (1998)

Shine a Light (2008)

If you know of any others, please comment below!!!

My buddy came into work this morning and he said "l want you to hear something; you ever hear of Molly Hatchet?"

I smiled. "Molly Hatchet might be one of the OG jambands."

IMHO Molly Hatchet is often overlooked as an OG jamband. Certainly as a Southern Rock band they are often over shadowed by Lynyrd Skynyrd. There's an entire subgenre of jam that could have been that because it wasn't "a thing" got cut to 3 and a half minutes of air play time. Certainly we have the Allman Brothers and Dooby Brothers, Black Oak Arkansas, the Allman Brothers probably being the foremost of jamband precursors in the genre.

I think back on my younger years and wonder what might have been if every time a band grooved, they weren't compared against The Dead? Admittedly, growing up in rural Tennessee colored my music experience; but l did formulate my Punk experience and love of The Blues wandering the hollars and ridges.

So, Molly Hatchet? Jamband? And let's not discount the killer album covers.

I just had the random thought wander through my head.

No Time To Lose by the Tarney Spencer Band. Apparently, this song was reissued in 1981… that’s the last time I heard it!