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Swede

(33,244 posts) Wed Apr 18, 2012, 05:40 PM Apr 2012

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What dead rock star would you go see if their hologram and original band toured? Ala Tupac.

STP,Nirvana,Blind Melon and the Doors would top my list.

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What dead rock star would you go see if their hologram and original band toured? Ala Tupac. (Original Post) Swede Apr 2012 OP

Jerry Garcia comes to mind ohiosmith Apr 2012 #1

Fer sure NightWatcher Apr 2012 #2

Randy Rhoads and Freddie Mercury n/t arcane1 Apr 2012 #3

None of them Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #4

Davey Jones and the Monkees Kaleva Apr 2012 #5

Tupac Back Renew Deal Apr 2012 #6

the band I would chose already did...4 years ago opiate69 Apr 2012 #7

John Lennon graywarrior Apr 2012 #8

Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd circa 1967. ArnoldLayne Apr 2012 #9

Early Doors with Jim Morrison kaitcat Apr 2012 #10

i vote with the guy who said "none of them" pitohui Apr 2012 #11

you did see "a performance" Lex Apr 2012 #12

I think it would be great. Swede Apr 2012 #13

Hendrix. chollybocker Apr 2012 #14

I think the Tupac one was kind of cool bigwillq Apr 2012 #15

We used to joke about this kind of stuff... dogknob Apr 2012 #16

Ted Nugent. n/t A Simple Game Apr 2012 #17

Buddy Holly. n/t LeftinOH Apr 2012 #18

Hendrix HopeHoops Apr 2012 #19

Freddie Mercury - I have really gotten avebury Apr 2012 #20

ohiosmith

(24,262 posts)

1. Jerry Garcia comes to mind

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 05:45 PM

Apr 2012

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

2. Fer sure

Reply to ohiosmith (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 05:50 PM

Apr 2012

But 1972 Jerry and not 1989 Jerry.

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

3. Randy Rhoads and Freddie Mercury n/t

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 05:50 PM

Apr 2012

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)

4. None of them

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 05:53 PM

Apr 2012

Kaleva

(36,301 posts)

5. Davey Jones and the Monkees

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 05:55 PM

Apr 2012

After Davey died, I watched some youtube videos of their recent reunion tours and they put on a very good performance and sounded quite good.

Here's one from 2011 where they sing "Listen to the Band" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday":

&feature=related

Renew Deal

(81,859 posts)

6. Tupac Back

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:04 PM

Apr 2012

opiate69

(10,129 posts)

7. the band I would chose already did...4 years ago

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 08:23 PM

Apr 2012

&feature=youtube_gdata_player

graywarrior

(59,440 posts)

8. John Lennon

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 08:23 PM

Apr 2012

ArnoldLayne

(2,067 posts)

9. Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd circa 1967.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 08:33 PM

Apr 2012

kaitcat

(193 posts)

10. Early Doors with Jim Morrison

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 08:47 PM

Apr 2012

This one.

pitohui

(20,564 posts)

11. i vote with the guy who said "none of them"

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 09:54 PM

Apr 2012

watching a hologram and thinking i saw a performance is for the stupid people

Lex

(34,108 posts)

12. you did see "a performance"

Reply to pitohui (Reply #11)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 10:00 PM

Apr 2012

not a live one

Swede

(33,244 posts)

13. I think it would be great.

Reply to pitohui (Reply #11)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 11:47 PM

Apr 2012

nt

chollybocker

(3,687 posts)

14. Hendrix.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 12:05 AM

Apr 2012

Lennon, Marley, Strummer,...no, just Hendrix. He'd probably agree to do it, too.

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)

15. I think the Tupac one was kind of cool

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 12:37 AM

Apr 2012

(I was/am a huge Tupac fan)
But I'm not really looking forward to this becoming a trend. It will get kind of stale quick, imo.

dogknob

(2,431 posts)

16. We used to joke about this kind of stuff...

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 12:50 AM

Apr 2012

ELVIS PRESLEY'S COAT!!!

http://vimeo.com/30869244

Now that the media is totally owned by "The Man," this will probably get more and more common. What's next, Nirvana? Ewww.

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)

17. Ted Nugent. n/t

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 10:26 AM

Apr 2012

LeftinOH

(5,354 posts)

18. Buddy Holly. n/t

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 10:56 AM

Apr 2012

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

19. Hendrix

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 10:59 AM

Apr 2012

avebury

(10,952 posts)

20. Freddie Mercury - I have really gotten

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 11:56 AM

Apr 2012

into is solo music and Queen. As much as I hate crowds I would have loved to have seen him in concert.

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