}From: Carole & Mark Rosen
}Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 23:45:49 -0500
}Reply-To: mjr@grok.org
}
}OK, .t, I'll bite. If 11/30/73 is the second or third best show of all
}time, what is it in contention with?
}
}Mark
}jtfc: diver
Ordinarily, I'd tell you to read the FAQ. But this seems like an
opportune time to repost .t's top 25 tapes of the moment, from a
moment over two years ago!
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Message-Id: <"<7D81B3308112697C>7D81B3308112697C@x-mc-0817-ms1.xerox"@-SMF->
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 13:46:21 PST
To: <@alpha.xerox.com:p00955@psilink.com> ("George")
From: George_Haberberger@mc.xerox.com (Haberberger,George D)
Subject: .tiedrich's top 25
From: jeff@tiedrich.com (jeff tiedrich)
Subject: tiedrich's top twenty-five shows -- a whole new can of worms
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 13:23:27 -0500
I had so much fun following (and commenting) on the responses to my top
ten list -- and there really were many thoughful and reasonable
contributions -- that I thought I'd keep the ball rolling and lengthen the
list.
This was a much harder task. First of all, I've never really thought past
a top ten before. Secondly, once you get past the first twenty or so, the
list really becomes arbitrary (ha! as if this whole effort isn't just a
wee bit capricious). You could really argue that most of 1974 belongs on
this list. One the other hand, with the exception of 8/6/71 (and maybe
4/5/71 and 8/24/71), I still feel strongly that no 1971 show deserves a
spot here. Note, however, that -- lordy! -- I've put one 1977 show in the
top 25, though probably not the one most folks would pick.
I know folks will question the inclusion of the 1975 Great American Music
Hall show, but listen again: it's an almost-perfect show with an extremely
high-energy level. Help/Slip/Franklin's, Eyes Of The World, ahhh!
And to everyone who has emailed me to ask, "hey, what about <insert
favorite show here>? What are you, nuts?" -- remember, this is no one's
list but my own. It's highly personal and based on my peculiar taste. This
ain't science, folks!
Well, what the hell, here's the next installment in this fool's errand:
Uncle Jeff's Top Twenty-Five Shows Of All Time
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An Highly Debatable List
1. 05/26/72 Strand Lyceum Theatre, London, England
2. 11/30/73 Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA
3. 08/06/74 Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ
4. 07/26/72 Paramount Theater, Portland OR
5. 04/26/72 Jahrhunderthalle, West Germany
6. 06/28/74 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
7. 11/08/70 Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY
8. 06/26/73 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
9. 02/27/69 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA
10. 10/19/74 Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA
11. 04/14/72 Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
12. 02/13/70 Fillmore East, New York, NY
13. 05/02/70 SUNY-Harpur Campus, Binghamton, NY
14. 04/24/72 Rheinhalle, Duesseldorf, West Germany
15. 09/28/72 Stanley Theater, Jersey City, NJ
16. 04/27/69 Labor Temple, Minneapolis MN
17. 03/25/72 Academy Of Music, New York, NY
18. 11/08/69 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
19. 05/19/77 Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA
20. 10/29/73 Keil Auditorium, St Louis, MO
21. 05/26/73 Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA
22. 06/26/74 Civic Center, Providence, RI
23. 09/17/72 Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA
24. 08/13/75 Great American Music Hall, SF, CA
25. 09/10/91 Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY
Contenders to the throne:
===========================
What do we do about these? These are shows from which we only have
30- to 45-minute surviving fragments. They're hotter than hell, and if
the complete shows are anywhere near what circulates they deserve a
spot on the list. As they stand, however, they're too short to evaluate.
04/24/70 Mammoth Gardens, Denver, CO
09/29/69a Cafe Au Go-Go, New York, NY
09/17/70 Fillmore East, New York, NY
OK, gang, let's have at it ...
.tiedrich