Friends, I'm gonna steal a page from @RickiTarr and ask a QUESTION. What's the best live music show you've been to? Or more accurately, what was your favorite?

I'll go first. For me it was Tears For Fears in 2014. I had just moved to Portland and Project Pabst was having its inaugural season in a hot sweaty gravel pit that was at once stifling and full of glorious potential. I was there mainly for Violent Femmes but I stayed for Tears For Fears because I remembered them mostly as a band my mom liked when she was somewhere around the age I was at the time (early 30s). I went in with zero expectations and was completely blown away. They played the hits without making them feel dated and new stuff without it feeling indulgent. They had enough of the original lineup to stay authentic but enough fresh blood to keep it interesting. I'm currently in a bar that serves strong drinks at a reasonable price and Everybody Wants To Rule The World started playing and brought me back to that amazing show.

So what show was it for you?

@theropologist @RickiTarr Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola, Lenny White as Return to Forever in 1975, on the Where Have I Known You Before tour. I saw the Dead, Bruce Springsteen, The Police, Warren Zevon, CSN, The Allman Brothers, Bob Seger, all great in concert. But the sheer technical genius, raw power, improvisational skill and musical unity of these guys was unmatched in performance.