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With regard to live performances of any band's songs which were included on a Live CD or a show which was released on DVD, were you in attendance? (Rip need not reply )

Bootlegs, but s/b Rush Bigger and better in Texas '96, and Houston '01 Journey..NOT a s/b. lol.

I was at Journey 2001 DVD filming and the Live DVD from Revelation. Numerous Crowded House live album, but they record and release every show. Spock's Beard "X Tour Live" DVD/CD, Melissa Ferrick "70 People @ 7000 Feet CD".

I was at the Tahoe show on this year's Beach Boys tour and the whole show was proshot in HD so that may come to light.

Rush - Time Machine

Dream theater - chaos in motion

Forgot to include my own experience....
Triumph Live at the US Festival DVD. My buddy and I are visible in the crowd in two different shots.
Paul McCartney - Tripping the Live Fantastic CD. "My Brave Face" performance at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ

I attended the show that was recorded in Atlanta for Kansas' "Device-Voice-Drum" DVD. I can be seen, barely, in the audience shots during the credits at the end of the DVD.

Ehwmatt wrote:Rush - Time Machine

Dream theater - chaos in motion

Both of which were outstanding shows and are in my Live Performance collection. I especially like the CIM DVD set. I've always been fascinated and have a ton of respect for everything that goes on behind-the-scenes in order for the talent to do little more than walk on stage and play and CIM does a great job of delving into that realm. Add to that the fact that the performances on that tour were nothing short of brilliant! Each one of the guys are a phenomenon unto themselves. I mean, c'mon.... how could you possibly replace any one of them at this point? (not counting the fact that they did actually replace Portnoy...)

nope

I was at the Heaven and Hell - Radio City Music Hall performance. Not sure if my mug ever made the dvd though because I haven't watched it.

Journey's Girl Can't Help It video. I'm somewhere down in there.

Maiden live

Neil Diamond's 2nd live at the Greek album

I'll have to think on others.

Kansas - Know Place Like Home. Front row. Can be seen at the beginning of Belexes
Neal Morse - Testimony II Live in Los Angeles. Seen a couple of times

George Thorogood - Thorogood LIVE.

it was recorded at Cincinnati Gardens, Ohio 5/23/86

Black Crowes - Freak and Roll .... Into the Fog" Live in SF, DVD.

Journey @ Mountain Aire .... Girl Can't Help it video shoot and MTV concert shoot.

Mark & I can be seen in the 2006 "Modern Drummer" DVD.
A Police Drum Corp marched down the aisle and the camera caught us as they passed by our row.

Dunno if that counts....

I've always wanted to know who were the hot ass chicks in the PSSOM video by Def Leppard. I bet Ed knows, he probably married the hot blond!

JRNYMAN wrote:

Ehwmatt wrote:Rush - Time Machine

Dream theater - chaos in motion

Both of which were outstanding shows and are in my Live Performance collection. I especially like the CIM DVD set. I've always been fascinated and have a ton of respect for everything that goes on behind-the-scenes in order for the talent to do little more than walk on stage and play and CIM does a great job of delving into that realm. Add to that the fact that the performances on that tour were nothing short of brilliant! Each one of the guys are a phenomenon unto themselves. I mean, c'mon.... how could you possibly replace any one of them at this point? (not counting the fact that they did actually replace Portnoy...)

That was a GREAT tour. DT is still trucking along, and I thought A Dramatic Turn of Events was their best effort since Octavarium. I think Portnoy had them headed too far down the stale power metal route the last several years, and I was kinda glad to see him go. But I will say that after seeing them live in June and just hearing general reviews (from non-Portnoy fanboy fags), they did not have the same energy live. Sure, the performances were fine from a musicianship standpoint, but gone were the rotating setlists, the interesting arrangements of old favorites, and the like. It just seemed a lot more like guys going to work rather than guys jamming with their buddies. Mangini is fantastic, so I'm not trying to take anything away from him. It just didn't feel the same--and again, let me stress, I was (and am, from a writing/recording standpoint) happy to see Portnoy go.

I do think they would do well with a full year away from both the road and recording though. They are burnt out. But I'm sure financial realities make that a non-starter for them. They have done extremely well considering their niche, but they aren't raking in Bruce Springsteen-like tour receipts.

Ehwmatt wrote:

JRNYMAN wrote:

Ehwmatt wrote:Rush - Time Machine

Dream theater - chaos in motion

Both of which were outstanding shows and are in my Live Performance collection. I especially like the CIM DVD set. I've always been fascinated and have a ton of respect for everything that goes on behind-the-scenes in order for the talent to do little more than walk on stage and play and CIM does a great job of delving into that realm. Add to that the fact that the performances on that tour were nothing short of brilliant! Each one of the guys are a phenomenon unto themselves. I mean, c'mon.... how could you possibly replace any one of them at this point? (not counting the fact that they did actually replace Portnoy...)

That was a GREAT tour. DT is still trucking along, and I thought A Dramatic Turn of Events was their best effort since Octavarium. I think Portnoy had them headed too far down the stale power metal route the last several years, and I was kinda glad to see him go. But I will say that after seeing them live in June and just hearing general reviews (from non-Portnoy fanboy fags), they did not have the same energy live. Sure, the performances were fine from a musicianship standpoint, but gone were the rotating setlists, the interesting arrangements of old favorites, and the like. It just seemed a lot more like guys going to work rather than guys jamming with their buddies. Mangini is fantastic, so I'm not trying to take anything away from him. It just didn't feel the same--and again, let me stress, I was (and am, from a writing/recording standpoint) happy to see Portnoy go.

I do think they would do well with a full year away from both the road and recording though. They are burnt out. But I'm sure financial realities make that a non-starter for them. They have done extremely well considering their niche, but they aren't raking in Bruce Springsteen-like tour receipts.

I chalk the "day at the office" aire up to them still getting used to one another - or should I say, Mangini getting to know the rest of them and their nuances, queues, gestures, etc. and vice versa. I agree with you completely regarding Portnoy. His tenure in the band forced the rest of the band to consider his input whether they wanted to or agreed with his visions for the future or not. With Petrucci and Myung now the controlling interests, and the combined writing geniuses of those two plus Rudess.... minus the input of Portnoy holding them back from the wondrous and unexplored avenues I know are going to be epic..... I think what's to come from DT will be ground-breaking and quite possibly a style of music that will change the definition of "prog rock" altogether. Each of them is arguably in the top 1% of prog rock musicians and perhaps the top 10% of rock musicians respective to the instrument they play. With Wakeman virtually out of the picture now (and that's not to say his presence and contributions to the music world won't forever be respected as one of the finest and most accomplished keyboardists ever to walk the planet) Rudess is the king of current keyboardists and we both know where Petrucci and Myung stand.... yeah, we're about to hear some shit that will blow everyone's minds no matter the genre.
A nice vacay from all of it to refresh, regroup and miss the musicality will do wonders for their ..... well, everything.

And regarding your reference to Springsteen....
If they were doing those kinds of numbers, the quality of their product would surely suffer as would the fans.

Did you happen to watch the web series that followed them auditioning drummers? Frickin' Awesome!! Could you imagine being given a chance to audition for them - for any instrument - and basically going in blind, not knowing which songs they will ask you to play and then having a just-made-up riff thrown at you which was specifically designed with the most unusual and God-awful time signatures ever assembled and expected to "get the hang of it" in 2-3 takes?! Are you fucking kidding me?!?!?!

JRNYMAN wrote:

Ehwmatt wrote:

JRNYMAN wrote:

Ehwmatt wrote:Rush - Time Machine

Dream theater - chaos in motion

Both of which were outstanding shows and are in my Live Performance collection. I especially like the CIM DVD set. I've always been fascinated and have a ton of respect for everything that goes on behind-the-scenes in order for the talent to do little more than walk on stage and play and CIM does a great job of delving into that realm. Add to that the fact that the performances on that tour were nothing short of brilliant! Each one of the guys are a phenomenon unto themselves. I mean, c'mon.... how could you possibly replace any one of them at this point? (not counting the fact that they did actually replace Portnoy...)

That was a GREAT tour. DT is still trucking along, and I thought A Dramatic Turn of Events was their best effort since Octavarium. I think Portnoy had them headed too far down the stale power metal route the last several years, and I was kinda glad to see him go. But I will say that after seeing them live in June and just hearing general reviews (from non-Portnoy fanboy fags), they did not have the same energy live. Sure, the performances were fine from a musicianship standpoint, but gone were the rotating setlists, the interesting arrangements of old favorites, and the like. It just seemed a lot more like guys going to work rather than guys jamming with their buddies. Mangini is fantastic, so I'm not trying to take anything away from him. It just didn't feel the same--and again, let me stress, I was (and am, from a writing/recording standpoint) happy to see Portnoy go.

I do think they would do well with a full year away from both the road and recording though. They are burnt out. But I'm sure financial realities make that a non-starter for them. They have done extremely well considering their niche, but they aren't raking in Bruce Springsteen-like tour receipts.

I chalk the "day at the office" aire up to them still getting used to one another - or should I say, Mangini getting to know the rest of them and their nuances, queues, gestures, etc. and vice versa. I agree with you completely regarding Portnoy. His tenure in the band forced the rest of the band to consider his input whether they wanted to or agreed with his visions for the future or not. With Petrucci and Myung now the controlling interests, and the combined writing geniuses of those two plus Rudess.... minus the input of Portnoy holding them back from the wondrous and unexplored avenues I know are going to be epic..... I think what's to come from DT will be ground-breaking and quite possibly a style of music that will change the definition of "prog rock" altogether. Each of them is arguably in the top 1% of prog rock musicians and perhaps the top 10% of rock musicians respective to the instrument they play. With Wakeman virtually out of the picture now (and that's not to say his presence and contributions to the music world won't forever be respected as one of the finest and most accomplished keyboardists ever to walk the planet) Rudess is the king of current keyboardists and we both know where Petrucci and Myung stand.... yeah, we're about to hear some shit that will blow everyone's minds no matter the genre.
A nice vacay from all of it to refresh, regroup and miss the musicality will do wonders for their ..... well, everything.

And regarding your reference to Springsteen....
If they were doing those kinds of numbers, the quality of their product would surely suffer as would the fans.

Did you happen to watch the web series that followed them auditioning drummers? Frickin' Awesome!! Could you imagine being given a chance to audition for them - for any instrument - and basically going in blind, not knowing which songs they will ask you to play and then having a just-made-up riff thrown at you which was specifically designed with the most unusual and God-awful time signatures ever assembled and expected to "get the hang of it" in 2-3 takes?! Are you fucking kidding me?!?!?!

Those audition tapes were AWESOME. It is so cool to see a true "behind the scenes" documentary into the actual music like that, and not the typical gossip behind the music type shit. We fans rarely ever see behind the curtain when it comes to these kinds of actual processes.

Ehwmatt wrote:

JRNYMAN wrote:

Ehwmatt wrote:

JRNYMAN wrote:

Ehwmatt wrote:Rush - Time Machine

Dream theater - chaos in motion

Both of which were outstanding shows and are in my Live Performance collection. I especially like the CIM DVD set. I've always been fascinated and have a ton of respect for everything that goes on behind-the-scenes in order for the talent to do little more than walk on stage and play and CIM does a great job of delving into that realm. Add to that the fact that the performances on that tour were nothing short of brilliant! Each one of the guys are a phenomenon unto themselves. I mean, c'mon.... how could you possibly replace any one of them at this point? (not counting the fact that they did actually replace Portnoy...)

That was a GREAT tour. DT is still trucking along, and I thought A Dramatic Turn of Events was their best effort since Octavarium. I think Portnoy had them headed too far down the stale power metal route the last several years, and I was kinda glad to see him go. But I will say that after seeing them live in June and just hearing general reviews (from non-Portnoy fanboy fags), they did not have the same energy live. Sure, the performances were fine from a musicianship standpoint, but gone were the rotating setlists, the interesting arrangements of old favorites, and the like. It just seemed a lot more like guys going to work rather than guys jamming with their buddies. Mangini is fantastic, so I'm not trying to take anything away from him. It just didn't feel the same--and again, let me stress, I was (and am, from a writing/recording standpoint) happy to see Portnoy go.

I do think they would do well with a full year away from both the road and recording though. They are burnt out. But I'm sure financial realities make that a non-starter for them. They have done extremely well considering their niche, but they aren't raking in Bruce Springsteen-like tour receipts.

I chalk the "day at the office" aire up to them still getting used to one another - or should I say, Mangini getting to know the rest of them and their nuances, queues, gestures, etc. and vice versa. I agree with you completely regarding Portnoy. His tenure in the band forced the rest of the band to consider his input whether they wanted to or agreed with his visions for the future or not. With Petrucci and Myung now the controlling interests, and the combined writing geniuses of those two plus Rudess.... minus the input of Portnoy holding them back from the wondrous and unexplored avenues I know are going to be epic..... I think what's to come from DT will be ground-breaking and quite possibly a style of music that will change the definition of "prog rock" altogether. Each of them is arguably in the top 1% of prog rock musicians and perhaps the top 10% of rock musicians respective to the instrument they play. With Wakeman virtually out of the picture now (and that's not to say his presence and contributions to the music world won't forever be respected as one of the finest and most accomplished keyboardists ever to walk the planet) Rudess is the king of current keyboardists and we both know where Petrucci and Myung stand.... yeah, we're about to hear some shit that will blow everyone's minds no matter the genre.
A nice vacay from all of it to refresh, regroup and miss the musicality will do wonders for their ..... well, everything.

And regarding your reference to Springsteen....
If they were doing those kinds of numbers, the quality of their product would surely suffer as would the fans.

Did you happen to watch the web series that followed them auditioning drummers? Frickin' Awesome!! Could you imagine being given a chance to audition for them - for any instrument - and basically going in blind, not knowing which songs they will ask you to play and then having a just-made-up riff thrown at you which was specifically designed with the most unusual and God-awful time signatures ever assembled and expected to "get the hang of it" in 2-3 takes?! Are you fucking kidding me?!?!?!

Those audition tapes were AWESOME. It is so cool to see a true "behind the scenes" documentary into the actual music like that, and not the typical gossip behind the music type shit. We fans rarely ever see behind the curtain when it comes to these kinds of actual processes.

DT's respect and appreciation for their fans is unrivaled in my opinion. Opening up the studio to a camera crew for a set number of hours during the process of creating a new album or getting a "behind-the-scenes" look which is always so regimented and scripted it seems is one thing but for them to actually produce and digitally document the process for the sole purpose of sharing it with their fans is something else completely. And that doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of their commitment to their various charities they support. They are rumored to be among the most supportive act, artist, band of all with annual donations in the high 7 figures - but that part of them is something they purposely keep private and personal which is the way it should be. And when it comes to sick kids, no one cares more than Petrucci. A few years ago (and I can't remember if it was a promo piece done by Make A Wish or if it was b-roll from their own camera crew) one of the MAW kids wanted to meet John and play a song with him, which of course they made happen and John held it together the entire time and was all smiles and warm and bubbly until the end of the visit when the kid was thanking everyone and he hugged John you could see the tears welling up in his eyes and as soon as the kid was out of the room, John lost it and excused himself from the group sobbing.
Yeah, those guys are a cut above and exude sheer class.

I was at the Revelation DVD filming in Las Vegas. I was at the show the day after MTV filmed the Escape DVD for two days in Houston. Close, but no cigar.

I was at the Journey Philly concert on the Frontiers video. It was at the now non existant JFK stadium on June 4th 1983. My first concert ever and still the best.

I can be seen on the live DVD of Vangelis - Mythodea, during Chariots of Fire.


John -

Oh...you can see me in this. Some of the shots were recorded in South Bend, IN at the MR Fest. I'm at the end during Stairway To Heaven during the "..And if you listen very hard". part.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unMmQuYY51w

Liam wrote:Oh...you can see me in this. Some of the shots were recorded in South Bend, IN at the MR Fest. I'm at the end during Stairway To Heaven during the "..And if you listen very hard". part.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unMmQuYY51w

Good times! All around fun weekend start to finish. LOL this clip (audio not the best) wins for most MR members ever in one place. The jam at the end of the show with all the artists, love the part when EM jumps down (right next to Cindi) into the crowd and just sings along like he's one of the fans when Joe Lynn Turner runs the mic across the front row @ 3:00.

Rock In America - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdB94Sv8r1E

Speaking of which, some of the bonus/extra footage on JSS Live in Madrid dvd is from MRFest. Few MRs in the bonus section footage of the dvd, LOL shot of me giving Gary a hard time for videotaping again. Some funny footage of Crazy Deb and Howie.

Also, a few members of MR's arms and backs of heads (lol front and center of course) in JSS' HEY video. A lot of the live footage in it was shot at shows in So Cal and San Francisco.

Hey - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRhx0NdPGYA

I am on the Raised On Radio documentary and Why Can't This Night Go On Forever video, (cause they took footage from the documentary)...and I am on a bootleg of 2002 Yes live in Seattle cd.

I was at Billy Joel's concert at Shea Stadium, in 2008 ("The Last Play At Shea"), but I haven't spotted myself on the DVD yet (I had really good seats, though, so I kind of feel like if I look hard enough, I'll eventually find a shot that includes me.) That was, by far, one of the best concerts I'd ever attended. Special guest performers included Steven Tyler, Roger Daltry, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, and Tony Bennett. Not bad, especially considering I got in for free!

And I can be seen on the "Patty Griffin: Live From The Artist's Den" DVD.

Can't think of any others at the moment.

That was a cool night where I got to meet so many forum members here. It was fairly magical.

The Sushi Hunter wrote:Not sure if it counts, but I was in GGGGW 4 - ( G-string Gay Guys Gone Wild )

Vegas, March '08, Arnel's first year with the band. We had a huge group from MR so a lot can say the same. T-Time and I made it a couple times, as did Maui Tom. SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE rockin' out like only Maui knows how, haha.

DavidWT wrote:I was at Billy Joel's concert at Shea Stadium, in 2008 ("The Last Play At Shea"),

Without question one of my favorite concert DVD's to watch! Outstanding concert all around. Love the part whee Billy and Sir Paul are telling the story of how Paul BARELY made it to the show and what it took to get him there in time.