Greatest Live Performance Of a Rock Song

[Devilwin]

What is, in your humble opinion, the greatest live performance of a rock song? For mine, I give you Queen.
Somebody To Love, Montreal, 1981.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA2IRoPFIn0

[devildeac]

Magic Bus-The Who from Live at Leeds

[YmoBeThere]

Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, September 20, 1978

https://youtu.be/DIFpapdaMvw

[Billy Dat]

This is a great thread without a correct answer, so let's throw out a lot of nominees...with YouTube links...please!!!

Robert Johnson sold his soul at the crossroads and, a result, became a blues genius. When he passed in 1938, the blues soul wandered for a few years until it was inserted in the body of James Marshall Hendrix who took that energy into an expanded direction. When he passed in 1970, a prodigy was already blooming in Texas but that soul jumped into his body and he took the lessons of his fore-bearers and paid homage to Jimi with this rendition of one of his great songs in 1983 at the El Mocombo club in Toronto. Oh, to have been there...

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - "Voodoo Cild (Slight Return) - Live at the El Mocombo - July 20, 1983
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoB_YBXXEOU

[devildeac]

Magic Bus-The Who from Live at Leeds

This is a great thread without a correct answer, so let's throw out a lot of nominees...with YouTube links...please!!!

Robert Johnson sold his soul at the crossroads and, a result, became a blues genius. When he passed in 1938, the blues soul wandered for a few years until it was inserted in the body of James Marshall Hendrix who took that energy into an expanded direction. When he passed in 1970, a prodigy was already blooming in Texas but that soul jumped into his body and he took the lessons of his fore-bearers and paid homage to Jimi with this rendition of one of his great songs in 1983 at the El Mocombo club in Toronto. Oh, to have been there...

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - "Voodoo Cild (Slight Return) - Live at the El Mocombo - July 20, 1983
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoB_YBXXEOU

Deal



And, in keeping with DBR tradition, it's 7 minutes and 36 seconds in duration but still deserves to be "in the rotation."

[CameronBlue]

Barbara Streisand "Memories" Carnegie Hall, 2004 I think.

[Billy Dat]

I know I have started out here with guitar shredding, but there are too many people who don't understand that Prince is one of the greatest guitar players of all time.

2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - an all star cast including Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Steve Winwood, but Prince steps onto the stage to take the solo at 3:28 and completely burns the stage to the ground. To this day, no one knows if his guitar ever came down after he threw it in the air:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

[robed deity]

I know I have started out here with guitar shredding, but there are too many people who don't understand that Prince is one of the greatest guitar players of all time.

2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - an all star cast including Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Steve Winwood, but Prince steps onto the stage to take the solo at 3:28 and completely burns the stage to the ground. To this day, no one knows if his guitar ever came down after he threw it in the air:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

I'm pretty sure I watch this at least once a month.

[camion]

I have always liked the version of Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls that did in their home town of Buffalo for a 2004 fourth of July concert.

That's what I call atmosphere.

[weezie]

I know I have started out here with guitar shredding, but there are too many people who don't understand that Prince is one of the greatest guitar players of all time.

2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - an all star cast including Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Steve Winwood, but Prince steps onto the stage to take the solo at 3:28 and completely burns the stage to the ground. To this day, no one knows if his guitar ever came down after he threw it in the air:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

Amen, amen, amen.

[lotusland]

I know not what choice others make; but as for me, give me ‘72 Stones in TX or nothing .
https://youtu.be/tIfQipkkOqs

[bundabergdevil]

I know I have started out here with guitar shredding, but there are too many people who don't understand that Prince is one of the greatest guitar players of all time.

2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - an all star cast including Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Steve Winwood, but Prince steps onto the stage to take the solo at 3:28 and completely burns the stage to the ground. To this day, no one knows if his guitar ever came down after he threw it in the air:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

That was great but, oof, made me sad too considering how recently we've lost a couple of those guys.

[OldPhiKap]

This is the most intense live songs I have ever seen — a creepy tune sung by an INTENSE Fiona Apple and the incredible Elvis Costello. Watch her eyes as it progresses and ends, it’s like she has come out of a horrible horrible trance.

https://youtu.be/9iP6obyOLnQ

[OldPhiKap]

This is the most intense live songs I have ever seen — a creepy tune sung by an INTENSE Fiona Apple and the incredible Elvis Costello. Watch her eyes as it progresses and ends, it’s like she has come out of a horrible horrible trance.

https://youtu.be/9iP6obyOLnQ

Damn, not to respond to my own post but — I bet a Fiona could boil a bunny with her stare alone.

[devildeac]

My first Magic Bus video was from the LP/CD, Live at Leeds. This one is a video/audio performance with a comment stating it from an Isle of Wight festival:



Play. It. Loud.

[cspan37421]

This one is a video/audio performance with a comment stating it from an Isle of Wight festival:

You sure it wasn't from the Blues Jazz festival on the Isle of Lucy?

<ducks>

[madscavenger]

Joe Bonamassa With Beth Hart "- I'II Take Care Of You -" Live At The New York Beacon Theatre 5 November 2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Doy72nl9ZU4&t=34s

[accfanfrom1970]

Joe Bonamassa With Beth Hart "- I'II Take Care Of You -" Live At The New York Beacon Theatre 5 November 2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Doy72nl9ZU4&t=34s

Just saw Joe Bonamassa in Richmond for the 2nd time. Great show. No warm up, two hours and very little chit-chat. “This Train”, Slo-gin, several others. Every song had a step to the side solo that was just so impressive.

[CrazyNotCrazie]

Great thread. I know there are others on here who are much more knowledgable about the Grateful Dead than I am, but I have always loved the live version of Eyes of the World on Without a Net - Branford Marsalis is an incredible addition to an already great song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk7odWtx1c8

Also, it is not a rock song, and I actually don't love her cadence to it, but for pure meaning, I have to mention Whitney Houston's national anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs

[aimo]

Unfortunately, there is no recording, but I witnessed one of the most incredible jam sessions years ago at one of the first Jimmy V weekends. I won tickets to a concert with Hootie and the Blowfish, Mike Mills from REM, Edwin McCain, Doug Jones from Cravin Melon (he's a real jerk, BTW), and maybe another person or two. Near the end of the show, everyone was on stage, and some idle goofing off with the guitars ended up in a long jam of REM's Superman. A-MAZING!!! Too bad it was before cell phones could record. I know of no recording of it, and it is a damn shame.