Which part of musical history would you have most liked to be in the room to witness?
I’ll go first. For me it would have to be when Jimmy Hendrix first used the Wah pedal. I would loved to have seen his thought process behind creating the great riffs he used one on such as “Voodoo Chile”.
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I would love to have been at the cavern club. The first time the Beatles came out and performed in England. They’re still my favorite band ever and I cannot find many bands several years after them that don’t have their influence. They were pioneers.
And I agree with you about Jimi Hendrix, what I wouldn’t have given to have seen him perform with all of his pioneering techniques.
Hard call. There are a few concerts I would have liked to have seen.
In may ways, though, I wish I could relive (on demand) either the Echo and the Bunnymen gig at Northrup Auditorium (1987) or the Cure show at the same venue (1986). My memories may be skewed, but those were two of the best live shows I ever attended.
Alternately, I would have loved to have seen Bauhaus (pre-1983) or Joy Division in their heyday.
Hands down: Culture Club’s advent into North America, especially considering it was during the Jerry Falwell “Moral Majority” days (not unlike the U.S. today, sadly). I got to see them here in Atlanta in 2015, but if I could have been there in 1984? The thought nearly makes me faint!
I’m not really well-versed in music history so I’ll give probably an unconventional answer, but…
I’d like to see what inspired someone to make a song. I mean, hopefully not a tragic event, that sounds cruel. Just the memories so I can understand exactly where a lyric is coming from… I always wonder about that when I’m listening to songs, particularly those with very metaphorical stuff I can’t always figure out.
When Charles Mingus was recording Moanin’; when Aretha Franklin was recording Aint No Way; when Vaughan Williams wrote the Lark Ascending; when Judy Garland and Barbara Streisand sung Happy Days/Get Happy live in 1963; Billie Holiday, Strange Fruit; George Harrison, My Sweet Lord; err.. there’s quite a lot actually…
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