Test, how many of these bands have you seen live?

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I scored 38.

abc3643 · Accepted Answer

Of the bands listed, I've seen concerts of (in alphabetical order):
Black Sabbath
Blue Öyster Cult
Metallica
Queensrÿche
Rush

I can't say that I saw the band "Dio", but I did see Ronnie James Dio before he formed that band when he replaced Ozzy Osbourne as the lead singer of Black Sabbath. This was before Ozzy established his solo career.

OK, in chronological order, here's are the shows I went to for those bands.

I saw Blue Öyster Cult (BÖC) at least 4 times. The first time was 08 FEB 1980 at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. At that show, Twisted Sister was the opener. Twisted Sister was not yet the nationally famous band, but they were a popular club band on Long Island where I grew up. Earlier this year, I discovered that a girl that I went to high school with is a step-sister of Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser; his father married her mother.

Test, how many of these bands have you seen live?

I saw Rush on 23 May 1980. "The Fools" opened for them. Rush just broke out in America after having released "Permanent Waves" and were getting airplay for their song "Spirit of Radio". I didn't care for that song, but the tickets were free because I traded an old personal TV camera to a buddy for the tickets; we went together and he turned me on to Rush. I very much learned to appreciate Rush later. In 1981, Rush released "Moving Pictures" and that was a great album and big in the US.

I saw BÖC AND Black Sabbath two nights in a row! This was the "Black and Blue Tour" in 1980. This was when Ronnie James Dio was with Sabbath and they had just released "Heaven and Hell". BÖC had just released "Cultösaurus Erectus". Both were good albums and I owned "Cultösaurus Erectus".

The first night was on Friday 17 October 1980, at Nassau Coliseum, Black Sabbath opened and BÖC was the closing act. For us, that show was particularly good; we were in the second row on the floor. Furthermore, IT WAS RECORDED FOR TV! The footage from that concert was used for the 06 December 1980 episode of Don Kirschner's Rock Concert, but then, later, there was a "Black and Blue" movie / VHS video. Needless to say, I am in the movie... but I am short, so you could probably see only my hands raised up. We were standing in the second row in front of Geezer Butler, the Sabbath bassist. The next night was in Madison Square Garden in Manhattan and, there, BÖC was first and Black Sabbath closed. Our seats were as far away as possible from the stage at message.

The 4th and last time that I saw BÖC was when they were performing at My Father's Place, a club in Roslyn NY in 1983, I believe. BÖC often played there as "Soft White Underbelly" (the name of the band before BÖC) to try out new material. I am not sure, but I think the show I was at was the 09 January 1983 show. I was a college sophomore home from college on winter break and had just turned 20. A friend of mine, a high school senior, who was a girl invited me to go. We were never a couple but we were making out at the time; she was like my rebound because she knew I was broken-hearted over losing my first girlfriend the year before. God bless her. I should have lost my virginity to her.

I saw Metallica on 15 March 1989 at RPI where I was going for a PhD. Metallica was on their "Damaged Justice Tour". This was Metallica's tour after having released "... And Justice For All" in August 1988. This was the infamous "Where the fuck is the bass?" album and was the first album with new bass player Jason Newstead who replaced the late great Cliff Burton who died in September 1986 right after releasing "Master of Puppets". At that concert, Queensrÿche was the opener and they had just debuted their incredible masterpiece "Operation: Mindcrime". This was an important concert because it ended up being a factor in meeting the girl I eventually wanted to marry. Sadly, she broke my heart on 12 January 1992 and I never really recovered.

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I should have seen Pink Floyd in 1980, but tickets were near impossible to come by; they were touring for "The Wall" and played only the Nassau Coliseum (near where I lived) and Los Angeles for something like 5 nights each. I was a junior in high school and wasn't going to skip school to get tickets. Floyd was just going to perform the entire "The Wall" album. I did have the album and it was good but not great. I would have liked to have seen songs from the earlier 1970s albums. Looking back, I do regret that I didn't get tickets and see one of those concerts. But, 11th Grade was my best year in high school and I was happy going to school then.

Led Zeppelin was going to tour in 1980 after having released "In Through the Out Door" in 1979, but then drummer John Bonham died and they broke-up. I would have gone to that.

I would have loved to have seen Megadeth especially after they released "Rust In Peace" in 1990.

DrPepper12 · Accepted Answer

OMG Nikki really? YOU are my hero and hopefully bff in another life!! I only got 13 but would willingly consider severing parts of my anatomy to see the rest of this list...

Who was the best? Who was really surprising? Spill the ☕

msmissydc · Answer

Only one.😭 Or does a band count for each concert?  Three times iron maiden.  There are a lot I would like to see though.

WhiteSteve · Answer

Late bloomer on the non-rap/R&B scene, so I’m playing catch-up. I think I’ve seen six of them: Guns N Roses, Pantera, Metallica, Pink Floyd (sort of, just Roger Waters, but a Pink Floyd set), Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Korn. I’ve seen GNR and Korn multiple times now. Pearl Jam likely next year, and I always mean to catch these Poison/Def Leppard/Motley Crüe tours but haven’t yet. Maybe this coming year as well, if they’re going around. Bummed I didn’t catch Rush and Van Halen before Neil and Eddie died, respectively😞

bowenw · Answer

Only Heart and Kiss. Most never play/played where I live. In this genre I have seen Cheap Trick.

k1darkknight · Answer

Zero. I saw Aerosmith in late 2012, when they were promoting their last studio album, Music from Another Dimension. On a guess, it was probably among their last really good tours, as it wasn't long after that, when Steven Tyler started getting hurt just doing what he does... running around the stage like a 30 year old, screaming like a 3 year old!

Don't get me wrong, I loved it! But it's amazing his voice (mostly) lasted as long as it did. Even then, he had to reel in the extremes of his high notes (like in Dream On), but otherwise, he still hit everything so perfect.

I'll never forget the opening of the encore, though. They brought up Steven, sitting at a WHITE grand piano, on a platform from below the end-of-catwalk ministage! Him playing the opening chords to Dream On as the platform rose, with Joe Perry & his guitar (probably w/a wireless connector) next to him, was SO COOL! At the song's peak, Tyler even got up to stand on top of the piano!

AviatorTom · Answer

None, I grew up in a place where bands didn't perform local concerts.

Likes2drive · Answer

Only two on your list but they are all good and wished I saw all of them but didn’t really have the money back then

ohsheeT · Answer

Only 18 of your list there's probably about another 20 more that aren't on there

Wiredone · Answer

I've seen ozzy Osborne. No comparison to you.

douride2 · Answer

I got a big round 0. I have only ever been to one small concert in my whole life. And only because my sister bought the tickets & drug me there.

Jakefromstatefarm6 · Answer

0 I've only scene Miranda Lambert because of a blind date, other than that I've never been able to afford concerts, either due to money or working 6 days a week

lilBigPotato · Answer

If you mean full concert... None. Not really my kind of music

byrdman89 · Answer

You got me beat I've seen 17 of them

DryGermanGuy · Answer

Five or six, I think.

Chode9cm · Answer

I only scored 2 😭 Metallica at big day out 2003 I think was the year and faith no more at soundwave 2010

molonski2 · Answer

One 5555  AC/DC , but I'm an Aussie.

Astarlessnightsky · Answer

out of these just one.

LadyBecks · Answer

I scored a one - 🤣

polodude2013 · Answer

5. Seeing AC/DC again in May this year.

CubaPirate · Answer

None I'm not really a rock fan tbh

Ironco · Answer

I'm at 23.

Elftro · Answer

Between 0 and 0 😅

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