Nathan

[pigpen <pigpen@mhv.net>]

well nathan here is my 2 cents on other acts i like...
     as you can see from my moniker i'm an ole' time deadhead so i guess 
i was into the dead for a few years, ya know a couple of hundred shows 
lol.....
     in all honesty however some of my best weekends started with a 
friday nite dead show and a sunday nite who show.....awsome memories of 
that....but if the dead and the who were playing the same nite close 
together i would go see the who no questions asked...
i also have a deep fondness for yes and king crimson.   jethro tull was 
always fun and santana rocked a few of my evenings as well.  lately the 
allmans' have been interesting and blues traveler will probably be the 
next long time sustained band phish not withstanding (they are ok but the 
crowd they draw is terrible and remember i'm a deadhead i know sleaze 
when i see it)  crosby stills and nash are fun on a good nite when 
stephen is into it and i really got off on seeing the talking heads.  
i've seen hot tuna too many times and jorma more often than that.  
genesis was great in the late 70's and early 80's but the police really 
kicked ass in concert before they went comercial * here is a hint - see 
sting now  because he is getting back to the early days of the police 
with the pace of his shows....remember he is the bellboy!!!!!
rush was cool in 79 and 80 but they lost me when the crowd started 
getting more into the light show than the music.   i reccomend seeing the 
neville brothers when ever possible and if david gilmour plays by himself 
again that is a great treat, much better than floyd....more jamming.  
ratdog is becomming a great band and i would give a testicle to see bobby 
and the midnites one more time lol.... the clash were great and when the 
opened for the who i was blown away BAD is just as good.  the sex pistols 
had a great album and pil was even better, i hope lydon can keep off the 
needle just for a little while...  searching my memory banks (what ever 
is left) i remember a few good shows by the b52's and even springsteen.  
utopia was a great escape as was dylan and petty.
but none can ever compare to a who concert  (even these big band 
reghallas of the last 10 years)
on an average nite for the who the creschendo after creschendo is not 
matched by anyone (remember i love jerry) and the spontineity  is 
awsome........ on a good nite   WOW 
listen to it all
they do !