What's your top 5 Moments in Music History?

[RobMoney$]

For the sake of argument, let's keep it within the last 60 years or so. So from the 1950's to the present day, name your top 5 events in music history.

P.S. If you feel the need to name more than 5, go for it. Music is all about expression, so feel free to express.


1. Woodstock Music & Arts Festival, Aug. 15,16,17,...and yes 18, 1969 - Clearly the most important event in music in the past century.

2. The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan for the first time, Feb. 9, 1964 - The begining of Beatlemania taking over the US.

3. John Lenon shot and killed by Mark David Chapman in NYC, Dec. 8, 1980 - One of the moments that transcends music. Everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing the day Lenon was shot.

4. MTV launches, Aug. 1, 1981 - MTV changed music and pop culture several times over.

5. Apple introduces Itunes and the Ipod, 2001 - Revolutionized the way people distribute, buy, and consume music.

[mickill]

Black people in America started playing instruments
Brian Jones started a band
Jamaicans were smoking a lot of weed
There was a war in Vietnam
Kool Herc moved to The Bronx

[Lyman Zerga]

i cant think of anything :confused:

[balohna]

There's lots of pretty universal/obvious stuff (see OP), so I will list a bunch of stuff I think was cool but might not be the most significant stuff. No order, just gonna type them as I think of them:

Sex Pistols on Bill Grundy

Johnny Cash's comebacks (Live at Folsom Prison in the late 60's, American Recordings in the 90's)

Early 80's hardcore (not really a moment, but that sort of scene will probably never happen again on the same scale)

Joe Strummer and Mick Jones play together for the last time shortly before Joe's death (Mick was in the crowd and came up on stage... if this list was in order this would be number 1 for me)

Thurston Moore hosts MTV's 120 Minutes and has Beck and Mike D on as guests

[paul jones]

Kajagoogoo get to No.1 in the UK with 'Too Shy'
Shakin Stevens releases 'Merry Christmas Everyone'
New Kids On The Block release the christmas album
George Michael gets arrested for flashing his cock at a policeman in a LA toilet
Britney loses custody of her kids

[AceFace]

Elvis 68 Comeback Special

geez. just thinking about Elvis in all that leather made me go blank.

[RobMoney$]

Elvis 68 Comeback Special

geez. just thinking about Elvis in all that leather made me go blank.


His appearance on Ed Sullivan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdsyF3d9_tg) where they only showed him from the waist up was definitely a significant moment.

[mickill]

Elvis 68 Comeback Special

geez. just thinking about Elvis in all that leather made me go blank.

I have the DVD set with all the extra footage that was taped for the special. They really left a lot of the best parts out for the actual show. The sit-down performance with him doing sort of an early version of "Storytellers" with his old band was brilliant. But yeah, the Ed Sullivan performance obviously has its merits, as well.

I think both are kinda eclipsed by Aloha from Hawaii which was watched by something like 1.5 billion people and attracted over half the tv viewing population in the world at that time. That's crazy.

[Documad]

I think both are kinda eclipsed by Aloha from Hawaii which was watched by something like 1.5 billion people and attracted over half the tv viewing population in the world at that time. That's crazy.

I have a vague memory of watching the Hawaii one as a little kid with my parents. I remember that my parents thought it was a big deal and that I didn't understand why. I remember sitting on the carpet in my living room and just being puzzled.

I also remember that I actually liked Bob Hope when I was a tot. I think that I liked the idea of laughing at the TV. I didn't actually find him funny.

I also remember that Star Trek was the first TV show I saw in color.

[Miho]

I'm sort of bad at these "best-of" lists, but I'm just going throw one event out there that was a big curve ball to music.

The lead singer of Brainiac, Tim Taylor, died in a car accident on May 23, 1997, and hence, the band was split afterwards, ending the short legacy of one of my favorite bands to this day.

[ThatGuy]

Kool and the Gang record their megahit "Celebration".

There are no other events in music that even matter!

[mickill]

I also remember that Star Trek was the first TV show I saw in color.

The Star Trek theme was literally light years ahead of its time, also.

[roosta]

BABY GOT BOOK (http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=97759aa27a0c99bff671)

[RobMoney$]

The greatest sustained period in rock EVER by ANY band.

Beggar's Banquet (68)
Let it Bleed (69)
Sticky Fingers (71)
Exile on Main St. (72)


1.The release of the greatest 4 consecutive studio albums in Rock & Roll history
2.The release of one of the greatest live albums (Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out-1970)
3.The 1969 US tour, climaxing with the Altamont Free concert
4.The 1971 European tour
5.The 1972 North American tour
6.Release of the Gimmie Shelter documentary
7.The departure and death of the original leader of the band, Brian Jones
8.The addition of a new member, 20 year old Mick Taylor
9.The formation of Rolling Stones records

This period of the band gave birth to the term ‘Sex, Drugs and Rock And Roll’ and is the reason why they're called the Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the world.

[yeahwho]

The greatest sustained period in rock EVER by ANY band.

Beggar's Banquet (68)
Let it Bleed (69)
Sticky Fingers (71)
Exile on Main St. (72)


1.The release of the greatest 4 consecutive studio albums in Rock & Roll history
2.The release of one of the greatest live albums (Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out-1970)
3.The 1969 US tour, climaxing with the Altamont Free concert
4.The 1971 European tour
5.The 1972 North American tour
6.Release of the Gimmie Shelter documentary
7.The departure and death of the original leader of the band, Brian Jones
8.The addition of a new member, 20 year old Mick Taylor
9.The formation of Rolling Stones records

This period of the band gave birth to the term ‘Sex, Drugs and Rock And Roll’ and is the reason why they're called the Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the world. Hard to argue the above. With the breakup of the Beatles and a new decade dawning, the Stones took the reigns with complete domination.
My 5 will include the non other than,

1. 1972 North American Tour of the Rolling Stones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones_American_Tour_1972) {Stevie Wonder opening act}

2. The Beatles 1964 appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7756999545272736794&q=beatles+1964+ed+sullivan&total=307&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0)

3. The Sex Pistols on the River Thames (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3874972505375394131&q=sex+pistols+on+the+river+thames&total=2&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0)

4. I always loved the Replacements' and their years of toil finally got them on a fucked up Elvis awards show (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4082480879756256011&q=the+replacements+talent+show&total=5&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1)on ABC TV, who censoring the song Talent Show of "We're feelin' good from the pills we took" was all for naught with their song ending "It's too late to take pills here we come" song finisher. A small moment but rock n roll at it's funniest and most "Fuck You".

5. Most everything Chuck Berry (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8832068345012201411&q=chuck+Berry+springsteen&total=30&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0), heres one with a pretty good backup band.

[AceFace]

BABY GOT BOOK (http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=97759aa27a0c99bff671)

hahahaha. "and if you're catholic, there's even more".. that was fucking classic.