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On top of the best era, that it was the best AREA for music Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2021 #1
I Grew Up Around St. Louis Jim G. Sep 2021 #3
Do you remember a 3-day festival on Bull Island in the summer of '72? EYESORE 9001 Sep 2021 #4
I Was There... Jim G. Sep 2021 #7
I didn't make it to Terre Haute EYESORE 9001 Sep 2021 #9
Stevie Wonder Opened For The Stones In '72 In St. Louis Jim G. Sep 2021 #10
I saw that same lineup in Detroit. Damn good show. alfredo Sep 2021 #19
I too, saw this show in 1972 in San Diego Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2021 #48
Look At This! Jim G. Sep 2021 #21
In '74 saw that group, most of that group of bands, at a 3 day outdoor concert in Charlotte, NC. fwvinson Sep 2021 #34
The Doors in '72 BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #49
I Can Honestly Say I Don't Remember The Doors Being There Jim G. Sep 2021 #50
I was born 15 years too late. BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #51
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2021 #54
They tried. carpetbagger Sep 2021 #71
I have that album, An American Prayer. BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #72
Rory was SOOOOOOOOOOOO underappreciated. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2021 #62
Recall any of the places in the link below? Pas-de-Calais Sep 2021 #31
Yes, Quite A Few Of Them Jim G. Sep 2021 #32
Some of those acts I saw at the time, some I saw within the last five years on Cape Cod DFW Sep 2021 #2
I would argue that it was the best musical era ever EYESORE 9001 Sep 2021 #5
it was the best time to live in the big city 'burbs during high school Skittles Sep 2021 #6
Yep... Jim G. Sep 2021 #8
Me too TuxedoKat Sep 2021 #18
+1 2naSalit Sep 2021 #11
Agreed! Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2021 #17
I like to think of it as the second wave of great music... 2naSalit Sep 2021 #12
Can't Forget Jazz Or The Blues Jim G. Sep 2021 #13
I've always heard it said Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #39
One could make the argument it's a little more complicated than that Brother Buzz Sep 2021 #47
RE: Drummers. I've played in rock bands for the past 50 years, if you include the "garage days". Progressive Jones Sep 2021 #58
Some famous R&R drummer, whose name I forget, once quipped.... Brother Buzz Sep 2021 #59
The 80s were great, too! Harker Sep 2021 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author dharma boots Sep 2021 #46
Another great era in music history... Tikki Sep 2021 #15
I haven't thought of Black Oak Arkansas in years. rsdsharp Sep 2021 #16
Good story. I saw them open for David Bowie. Detroit alfredo Sep 2021 #20
Joe Walsh and Nils Lofgren were great on their own. twodogsbarking Sep 2021 #22
I loved Nils. DEbluedude Sep 2021 #66
I saw 13 of these bands, Live. flying_wahini Sep 2021 #23
Nope, the decade before that. edbermac Sep 2021 #24
Yes. Boomerproud Sep 2021 #68
+1 Lady Freedom Returns Sep 2021 #83
No! USALiberal Sep 2021 #73
I was going to guess early 70's, then I saw the note at the top. I was lucky enough to CCExile Sep 2021 #25
ironic jcgoldie Sep 2021 #26
Very different than today Picaro Sep 2021 #27
There Are Still Great Artists Performing & Recording Today Jim G. Sep 2021 #28
Disco, had some pretty good black groups, in my opinion. Some rocked. fwvinson Sep 2021 #35
Any women ? How about racial diversity? Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #29
Seriously? Jim G. Sep 2021 #30
Santana & War are two examples of the later. Crowman2009 Sep 2021 #75
Linda Ronstadt only woman. Merlot Sep 2021 #85
The ones I have been to their concerts in '73-? fwvinson Sep 2021 #33
I often call it "60s Music", but it really went from around 1964 to 1974, or thereabout. Martin68 Sep 2021 #36
yes I agree. housecat Oct 2021 #87
Tower of Power! wryter2000 Sep 2021 #37
+1 John1956PA Sep 2021 #42
and they are still killing it... bahboo Sep 2021 #55
They are after 52 years wryter2000 Sep 2021 #57
One of my favorite bands Ferrets are Cool Sep 2021 #61
1969 - Hendrix headlines at devonshire downs "newport pop festival" 3 day msongs Sep 2021 #38
My crown jewell of concert-going Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #40
Oklahoma! South Pacific! The Sound of Music! West Side Story!! nt LAS14 Sep 2021 #41
LOL AngryOldDem Sep 2021 #64
Lol, funny! Nt USALiberal Sep 2021 #74
Noteable Concert Experiences, Part One dharma boots Sep 2021 #43
LOL! Jim G. Sep 2021 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author dharma boots Sep 2021 #45
Note the bottom, Dylan and The Band at the Oakland Coliseum. twodogsbarking Sep 2021 #52
70's vs 60's Dgknute Sep 2021 #53
Riiiiiiigggggghhhhhhhttttt. Done. marble falls Sep 2021 #56
One word: WOW!! Ferrets are Cool Sep 2021 #60
I'd pay good money to see those shows. AngryOldDem Sep 2021 #63
I went to a big music festival in Texas Danascot Sep 2021 #65
ELO and ShaNaNa on the same bill? The mind reels Bucky Sep 2021 #67
ShaNaNa would be better suited for those 50's rock revival shows around that same time. Crowman2009 Sep 2021 #76
Sha Na Na, my friend, has Woodstock cred. Does ELO? Bucky Sep 2021 #77
No, but later on Jeff Lynne worked extensively with the solo albums of three ex-Beatles. Crowman2009 Sep 2021 #78
I Saw Sha Na Na With Richie Havens At Wash. U In St. Louis A Few Months After Woodstock Jim G. Sep 2021 #79
I feel like the music between 1971-73 was the best music of my lifetime. kentuck Sep 2021 #69
Sorry, but the best era for music was the decades before and after 1800 Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2021 #70
Well it was a dammed sight better than disco! /nt sdfernando Sep 2021 #80
I moved to the City in 74 bluecollar2 Sep 2021 #81
I was born in 1979 ... TrunKated Sep 2021 #82
Yeah well, I'll say it. It was the greatest era of popular music. TomSlick Sep 2021 #84
Yes best ever -- mid '60s to early/mid '70s from the Stones to Queen and everything between housecat Oct 2021 #86
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