Top 5

what are your top 5 bands/artists that you have never seen live? Here’s the catch. They have to be dead so there is no chance to see them. The ultimate concert list. No particular order of you don’t want.

Heres mine
1. Hendrix
2. Lennon
3. Jeff Buckley
4. Blind Melon
5.  Soundgarden*
* saw Soundgarden at the Bridge School Benefit. That was all acoustic. Never got to see them in full glory. 
Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
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  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,723
    Pink Floyd
    Alice In Chains
    David Bowie
    Joy Division 
    Jeff Buckley

    I've seen Waters a ton, Gilmour and Mason once each. Would've loved to see them all together before Rick died.

    I caught the reformed AIC on their first club tour, but that just wasn't it.
  • Glorified KC
    Glorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,818
    1. The Beatles
    2. Led Zeppelin
    3. Nirvana
    4. Johnny Cash
    5. Sam Cooke
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • pearljammr78
    pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    Alice In Chains w/ Layne, Cash, Cooke all great choices. One I could add is Prince. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • chitty
    chitty Posts: 610
    nirvana
    Rage (they aren't dead, but unlikely to tour and was my biggest music regret, not seeing them in the 90's)
  • Glorified KC
    Glorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,818
    Alice In Chains w/ Layne, Cash, Cooke all great choices. One I could add is Prince. 
    That’s in no particular order for me.  I could probably take this list out another 10-15.  It’s really hard to narrow down to 5.
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,980
    Led Zeppelin
    Beatles
    Hendrix
    Jeff Buckley
    Janis Joplin

  • timdwilli
    timdwilli Posts: 297
    chitty said:
    nirvana
    Rage (they aren't dead, but unlikely to tour and was my biggest music regret, not seeing them in the 90's)
    I'm gonna say the Talking Heads for the same reason...and they are even more unlikely to ever play together again than Rage
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Elliott Smith
    Bowie
    Led Zeppelin
    Blind Melon
    The Beatles
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • The Beatles
    The Band
    Nick Drake 
    Pink Floyd
    The Clash


  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,941
    Pink Floyd- Gilmour/Waters version
    Led Zeppelin
    Beatles
    Jimi
    Metallica with Cliff
  • No Coder
    No Coder Brisbane Posts: 1,126
    The Beatles
    Alice in Chains/with Layne
    Jimi Hendrix
    Bob Marley
    AC/DC with Bon Scott
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me

    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
    *BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
    *QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
    *Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,129
    The Doors
    Jimi Hendrix
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 
    Bob Marley and the Wailers 
    Sublime
    www.RLMcDaniel.com

    1996: Ft Lauderdale
    1998: Birmingham
    2000: Charlotte, Tampa
    2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
    2004: Kissimmee
    2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
    2010: MSG2
    2012: Music Midtown
    2014: Memphis
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest
    2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
    2022: Nashville
    2023: Ft. Worth II
    2024: Baltimore
    2025: Hollywood II
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,467
    Miles Davis
    the Smiths (not dead, but as good as)
    the Clash
    Bowie
    john coltrane
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,722
    edited July 2019
    Nirvana
    The Doors
    Frank Zappa
    Alice in Chains
    The Beatles 

    (Oasis - Liam is dead to Noel)
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • pearljammr78
    pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    edited July 2019
    Bob Marley, Miles Davis, Coltrane, Sublime. All solid picks there. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,395
    edited July 2019
    The Who with Moon 
    The Doors
    SRV 
    Marley
    Rolling Stones with Brian Jones
    Post edited by josevolution on
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,859
    Interesting thread concept- I like it!

    Janis Joplin
    Howlin' Wolf
    The Rolling Stones (with Brian Jones)
    The Doors (with Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek)
    The four original Ramones

    5 Top Honorable mentions:

    David Bowie
    Robert Johnson
    Elmore James
    Muddy Waters
    Waylon Jennings

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Renfield
    Renfield NYC NY Posts: 1,054
    Today’s list (top 3 do not change)
    Hendrix
    Janis Joplin
    Nina Simone 
    George Michael
    Amy Winehouse
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,722
    Renfield said:
    Today’s list (top 3 do not change)
    Hendrix
    Janis Joplin
    Nina Simone 
    George Michael
    Amy Winehouse
    George Michael would have been awesome. 
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • willbarclay
    willbarclay Ottawa, Canada Posts: 3,298
    The Beatles
    Badfinger 
    the Band 
    the Kinks (although I heard the brothers have reconciled and are getting the band back together)
    Crosby, Still, Nash, & Young (there’s still a chance)