ledded1 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 The most recent isue of Classic Rock magazine has had a musicians and journalists poll for the top 50 best ever live acts. the list is 1. Led Zeppelin 2. The Who 3. AC/DC 4. Jimi Hendrix 5. Pink Floyd 6. Queen 7. Iron Maiden 8. Rolling Stones 9. Kiss 10. Beatles 11. Aerosmith 12. Van Halen 13. Guns n Roses 14. Radiohead 15. Rage against the machine 16. Cream 17. Bruce Springsteen 18. The Clash 19. Thin Lizzy 20. UFO 21. Yes 22. The Police 23. Slayer 24. Rammstein 25. Motorhead 26. U2 27. Soundgarden 28. Ramones 29. David Bowie 30. Fugazi 31. Paul Mccartney 32. REM 33. Staus Quo 34. Nirvana 35. Rainbow 36 Rush 37. Fleetwood Mac 38. Marillion 39. Motley Crue 40. Metallica 41. Jeff Beck Group 42. Deep Purple 43. Alice Cooper 44. Genesis 45. Sensational Alex Harvey band 46. Dio 47. Greatful Dead 48. Heart 49. Muse 50. Rory Gallagher. Some obvious omissions for me are Free, Jethro Tull, Sabbath ZZ top, Allman Brothers, CSNY. ELP. But I guess everyone will have their own opinions from those they have seen. I have highlighted the bands I have seen on the list and some would be in there others further down if on at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidLed Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 The most recent isue of Classic Rock magazine has had a musicians and journalists poll for the top 50 best ever live acts. the list is 1. Led Zeppelin 2. The Who 3. AC/DC 4. Jimi Hendrix 5. Pink Floyd 6. Queen 7. Iron Maiden 8. Rolling Stones 9. Kiss 10. Beatles 11. Aerosmith 12. Van Halen 13. Guns n Roses 14. Radiohead 15. Rage against the machine 16. Cream 17. Bruce Springsteen 18. The Clash 19. Thin Lizzy 20. UFO 21. Yes 22. The Police 23. Slayer 24. Rammstein 25. Motorhead 26. U2 27. Soundgarden 28. Ramones 29. David Bowie 30. Fugazi 31. Paul Mccartney 32. REM 33. Staus Quo 34. Nirvana 35. Rainbow 36 Rush 37. Fleetwood Mac 38. Marillion 39. Motley Crue 40. Metallica 41. Jeff Beck Group 42. Deep Purple 43. Alice Cooper 44. Genesis 45. Sensational Alex Harvey band 46. Dio 47. Greatful Dead 48. Heart 49. Muse 50. Rory Gallagher. Some obvious omissions for me are Free, Jethro Tull, Sabbath ZZ top, Allman Brothers, CSNY. ELP. But I guess everyone will have their own opinions from those they have seen. I have highlighted the bands I have seen on the list and some would be in there others further down if on at all. Allmans should be on there no question, Slayer? No way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croquet'n'cocaine Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 What about Page & Plant?? Second best act I've seen, after reunion Zep. (The Beatles and Paul McCartney are in there separately.) I'd add Trans-Global Underground too, but maybe not many people have seen them or something. That's the only explanation I can think of for them being left off the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadpole in a Jar Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I think Classic Rock is published in Britain, so the Allman Brothers may not be so big over there. Funny they were the first omission I noticed, too. That list looks like the standard hard rock names that you would expect them to cite. A little weird the Grateful Dead didn't make it higher up on the list considering they're the highest-grossing concert act ever, and some people dedicated their lives to following them around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rockford Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Grateful Dead are #47 and spelled incorrectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 ELP for me are the biggest omission, what other keyboard player had a live act like Keith Emerson, what other drummer brought showmanship to Carl Palmers level with his revolving rostrum etc. They more or less took their own stage on tour with them, and lets not forget they actually toured with a 44 piece full orchestra, and Emersons end over end revolving fullsize grand piano. Its a very sad state of affairs when a band of that calibre is being forgotten. it would be a crime to not have them in th etop 5 let alone not make the list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zosodude13 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 one of my favs (more proto-punk then classic rock...) but MC5 made their mark as a live band... their debut, and best album was recorded live... one of the great live albums... ranks right up there with live @ the leeds (who) live @ fillmore east (allmans) live @ folsome prison(cash) all amazing and Kick Out the Jams ranks right up there!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 While I certainly have issues with some of the bands or their relative positions, I can't argue with having Zep and The Who in the top two positions...spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluxe Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Elton John puts on a great show, one of the best I've seen. Eric Clapton puts on a great show as does Peter Frampton. Motley Crue and Nirvana. Good Lord. Even Bon Jovi comes before those posers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Garbage Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 No Pearl Jam either .....and the Grateful Dead 47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Rolling Stones place only 8th, after Iron Maiden? Get real. And Jimi Hendrix has been gone for so long, I find it hard to believe that many of those polled actually attended one of his concerts. But I guess this achieves what many "best of" lists are supposed to do: wind people up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle87 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Don't see Eric Clapton... Peter Frampton? ZZ Top? And what hell? 24. Rammstein? 1° and 2° are right, but then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanMrKetchup Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Beatles?!?! number 10? No offence, but they were not good live, then again, with the screaming girls, they didn't have much of a chance.. Brilliant in the studio tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howlin' Wolf Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Allmans should be at the top. Strike the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kite Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Rolling Stones place only 8th, after Iron Maiden? Get real. And Jimi Hendrix has been gone for so long, I find it hard to believe that many of those polled actually attended one of his concerts. But I guess this achieves what many "best of" lists are supposed to do: wind people up! "We are not the kind, you have to wind up on sundays..." rsrsrs... Beatles only ten? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonzoEqualsGoodStuff Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Number one, eh? Ah, another reason for me to hate the fact that I was born in the 80s. Dang my parents. Why couldn't my mom have had me when she was 13? My dad got to see them, he should have shared the wealth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncing~ship Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 the poll is great...but i find that Rush should be way up there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagescapegirl Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 ELP for me are the biggest omission, what other keyboard player had a live act like Keith Emerson, what other drummer brought showmanship to Carl Palmers level with his revolving rostrum etc. They more or less took their own stage on tour with them, and lets not forget they actually toured with a 44 piece full orchestra, and Emersons end over end revolving fullsize grand piano. Its a very sad state of affairs when a band of that calibre is being forgotten. it would be a crime to not have them in th etop 5 let alone not make the list! Couldn't agree more .... and you missed mentioning Keith laying under the Hammond and playing it from behind .... after throwing knives in Just proves the list of things they did in concert is endless ... can't believe they got left off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I have seen the bands in Bold in person: The most recent issue of Classic Rock magazine has had a musicians and journalists poll for the top 50 best ever live acts. The list is: 1. Led Zeppelin 2. The Who 3. AC/DC 4. Jimi Hendrix 5. Pink Floyd 6. Queen 7. Iron Maiden 8. Rolling Stones 9. Kiss 10. The Beatles 11. Aerosmith 12. Van Halen 13. Guns n Roses 14. Radiohead 15. Rage against the machine 16. Cream 17. Bruce Springsteen 18. The Clash 19. Thin Lizzy 20. UFO 21. Yes 22. The Police 23. Slayer 24. Rammstein 25. Motorhead 26. U2 27. Soundgarden 28. Ramones 29. David Bowie 30. Fugazi 31. Paul Mccartney 32. REM 33. Staus Quo 34. Nirvana 35. Rainbow 36 Rush 37. Fleetwood Mac 38. Marillion 39. Motley Crue 40. Metallica 41. Jeff Beck Group 42. Deep Purple 1973 43. Alice Cooper 1972 44. Genesis 45. Sensational Alex Harvey band 46. Dio 47. Greatful Dead 48. Heart 49. Muse 50. Rory Gallagher Some obvious omissions for me are Free, Jethro Tull, Sabbath, ZZ Top, The Allman Brothers, CSNY, ELP. But I guess everyone will have their own opinions from those they have seen. I have highlighted the bands I have seen on the list and some would be in there others further down if on at all. I would add Grand Funk Railroad, SRV, DEVO, and, Kate Bush to that list! I have seen Eric Clapton, Stevie Nicks, and Jeff Beck ~~ solo. Eric solo was fantastic in 1983! Jeff was good and all... but Eric was on another level ! ! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunChild Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I can't believe U2 are at 26... when I've seen them it's been a religious experience. Guess I need to get out more. Never saw Zep, sadly, but The Who was definintely the best band I ever saw live. Past religion, into orgasmic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep41 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 #3 should be the Allmans, #4 should be Fleetwood Mac, #5 should be Cream and #6 should be Humble Pie. (in my opinon of course) but this is a poll --- what the hell do PEOPLE know??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie_72 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Of course Zeppelin is the best live act ever, right on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 "I can't believe U2 are at 26" well these sort of polls are almost always pretty useless and way off the mark. and informative, i didn't realise rammstein is classic rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle87 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Number one, eh? Ah, another reason for me to hate the fact that I was born in the 80s. Dang my parents. Why couldn't my mom have had me when she was 13? My dad got to see them, he should have shared the wealth. Im from 1987... Damn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle87 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 And I forgot.... Way I dont see The Doors We want the Doors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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