Bands break up, musicians can pass on but the music lives on.
Which artist or band do you wish you could have seen in their prime before it was too late no longer possible?
During my adolescence Linkin Park was the band that resonated most with me but my issues with anxieties in crowds meant I never actually saw them live though I think it would have been a great energy to see them perform.
But I think the best to have seen from before my time would have been Queen with Freddie Mercury still alive and leading them on the stage.
I think the only joy division song I know is 'Atmosphere', if I remember right its a heavy kind of song in terms of how it made me feel. Certainly was a good one to help me last year.
The Moody Blues at their height in the early seventies, or maybe the eighties edition. By the time I saw them, only three original members were left. Still nice to have seen them, but missed Ray Thomas (retired from music just before I saw them).
Dire Straits. I could listen to Mark Knoffler play guitar all day.
Benny Goodman's legendary Carnegie Hall concert.
Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band
i've seen most of the best musicians, but I never saw jackie shane. i was 11 when she recorded any other way.