You just won $25 million. Who do you hire to perform at your next birthday party?

[derby378]

Poll question: You just won $25 million. Who do you hire to perform at your next birthday party?

[Anonymous-Thoughts]

1. Pearl Jam...

...all the way!

[MrCoffee]

12. +1

Welcome to the DU.

[XemaSab]

2. Radiohead

:D

[Ikonoklast]

3. Neil Young

Arlo Guthrie
The Cleveland Orchestra

[kentauros]

4. Danny Elfman and the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo

especially their rendition of Minnie the Moocher :D

It'll be a Dead Man's Party

[redqueen]

17. You know... I was *thisclose* to seconding XemaSab on the Radiohead...

but I've already seen Radiohead.

:D

[supernova]

19. You win!

This is what I would choose.

;D

[bbernardini]

23. Would you accept an Oingo Boingo tribute band?

My bass player and I have been discussing putting together an Oingo Boingo tribute band for a while now. Since we're on the East Coast, we figure we'll only have about one gig a year. :)

Of course, if you're on the West Coast, you can hire an Oingo Boingo tribute that actually contains at least 3 actual Oingo Boingo members.

[kentauros]

31. I am on one of the coasts, the Third Coast

:D

Maybe we could get a Rodney Dangerfield impersonator and recreate the dorm scene from Back to School!

[SoxFan]

5. Chuggo, Carrot Top, and the Musical Stylings of the Lounge Cacophonic Orchestra

[DS1]

24. Perfect

The All Star Calliope Band

[Cults4Bush]

6. Tori Amos

Oh yes... the Goddess herself at my b-day. *sighs*
Though Id probably want to die afterwards because nothing could ever match that high.

[derby378]

10. I almost included her as a poll choice

Damn.

[Cults4Bush]

33. Get out!

You almost rule !:fistbump: :headbang: :yourock:

Naaah, you do anyways just for digging the Goddess. :D

[LynneSin]

7. None of the above - $25million doesn't go far these days. I'd rather invest it

But I might spend $100k and throw myself a kickass birthday party and invite all my friends

[derby378]

14. It's just a hypothetical question for the fun of it

I tend to agree with you. I'd buy a house, fix up the car, take ginbarn on a kickass vacation, and invest the rest.

Maybe I'd buy that house on the beach. That would be cool. Nothing gargantuan, in case a hurricane were to plow through.

[tigereye]

8. Brian Eno

I bet he wouldn't cost quite that much, though.


Or if I donate to a fave charity, maybe I could get Patti Smith. Wow. That would be cool.

[bbernardini]

21. "Music For Airports" straight through? Best. Party. EVER. nt

[tigereye]

37. because Eno is God!

bonus - Cale and Eno ala Wrong Way Up



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpHKxMLu9II





or even David Byrne!

[derby378]

59. Or maybe a jam with brother Roger, Daniel Lanois, and Harold Budd

I could seriously dig that. I love Music for Films III and Apollo.

[bbernardini]

60. If you're going to have Harold Budd, you have to have Andy Partridge.

I love the album they did together.

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. I'd go for a Portishead / Black Sabbath (w/ Dio) / Zeppelin / Rush / Pink Floyd ticket

In that order.

[derby378]

11. Ah, one of those "Monsters of Rock" events!

Went to one of those back in the 80s. Our lineup was Kingdom Come, Metallica, Dokken, Scorpions, and Van Halen. We used the Dokken segment to grab drinks, catch our breath, and recover from the crush of all those people near the stage.

[Rabrrrrrr]

57. That's a good use of the Dokken segment. I saw them open for Dio,

and they were absolutely fucking awful.

Just as awful as their records, except worse.

[lizziegrace]

13. Ellis Paul and Ari Hest

:D

[bbernardini]

22. By any chance are you a Mieka Pauley fan?

Whenever I see her name, I usually see those names in close proximity.

[lizziegrace]

34. I've seen her name with theirs as well

I should probably check out her work. But to answer your question - not yet. :)

[bbernardini]

15. Mike Keneally, Jim Boggia, Porcupine Tree, Project/Object, Stuart Davis, Sean Kelly.

There's probably more, but those are the first ones that came to mind.

[Initech]

16. I'd go for a Nine Inch Nails / Tool setup.

With Porcupine Tree and Opeth as the supporting acts.

[mokawanis]

18. Matthew Good

For my B-day party - an acoustic set followed by a set with his full band. Chose him because I listened to him more than anyone else this year. In March I saw him perform solo acoustic at the Double Door in Chicago; $20 to get in and only a few hundred people there on a cold night. Hell of a show.

[flvegan]

20. Rise Against opens for the Beastie Boys.

[LeftyMom]

27. I'm saving my money and going to your party.

[flvegan]

28. Like you're invited.

:eyes:

[LeftyMom]

29. I love you too.

[gmoney]

25. I'd buy a big place in London and have the SheBeats move into the east wing...

I'm guessing for $25MM, I could get a place and hire them for a while year!

[hobbit709]

26. The Stones and Clapton.

[Dinger]

30. Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, And Steve Earle!

Wow, what a party that'd be!

[Shell Beau]

39. What about Waylon Jennings?

Don't forget him! It is Willie, Waylon and the boys!!

And I would add Johnnie Cash. They didn't say it people had to be alive.

[Rhythm]

32. Danzig... but, the original line-up.

I spent a lot of time with those guys back in the late 80's/early 90's, and it would be amazing to get them back on stage together one more time.

[Guava Jelly]

35. I like the Foo's the best out of the choices

But I would hire Green Day,Weezer,or The Pretenders.

[Missy Vixen]

36. U2, but I'm not sure the $25 million is enough

Bono probably wants that all to himself. I love Bruce Springsteen, but our backyard isn't that big, and you have to see him in a bigger venue to get the most out of it. ;-)

If I had to make another choice, though, it would have to be these guys. http://www.wickedtinkers.com/ I could pay them half a million, have one hell of a party, and put the rest in the bank!

Julie

[Chan790]

38. Gogol Bordello

It's not just that they're pretty awesome...I have a feeling that if Gogol Bordello played a birthday party, insanity would occur: rooms would be trashed, people would drink their weight in alcohol, an orgy might break out in one corner, a riot in another corner and fun would be had by all. They're kind of like the ultimate party band.

My proof of that is the video for their song American Wedding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brdAueAcZNY

[Shell Beau]

40. If we can have dead people too, then I say Stevie Ray Vaughn!

But I also want me some motown. Throw in the Tempations! That would be freakin' awesome!

[ACTION BASTARD]

41. Dream Theatre, Walter Trout , Back Door Slam & guitar lessons from Eddie Van Halen,

Gary Moore and saxophone lessons from Warren Hill.

[MotorCityMan]

42. Sarah Brightman, no question

A beautiful woman with a beautiful voice.

[tabbycat31]

43. nine days

n/t

[RetroLounge]

44. Cake

'nuff said...

RL

[otherlander]

45. Dar Williams.

[mcctatas]

46. Albannach...

And KitchenWitch get's front row seats for maximum "up-kilting" ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3vcEPj65_Q

[yellowdogintexas]

47. Brave Combo nt

[DBoon]

48. X

for a chunk of that 25 mil, I'm sure I could convince Exene to come out of hiding

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

49. The New York Philharmonic.

[TommyO]

50. Of the ones listed, it would be the Dixie Chicks

Something tells me Kate Bush might not want to make the trans-Atlantic trip to perform at my modest NJ shore house.

[GOPisEvil]

51. The Long Winters and Centro-Matic

I love both bands and they can use the money a big gig would pay. Of course, they won't get more than 1% of that $25M. :)

[PassingFair]

52. My husband will surprise me with Al Green.

Then I will be VERY grateful.

[FloridaJudy]

53. Yo-Yo Ma

So I'm a geek. I love cellos.

[Inchworm]

54. I'll be going off the grid

no birthdays.

:hi:

[Connonym]

55. Jack White and it would be a very private concert if you know what I mean

and I know you do

[MilesColtrane]

56. I hire John Scofield and P-Funk and pocket the rest.

[motely36]

58. Since my first choice just died...

Dan Fogelburg would be my first choice. Unfortuantely, he recently died.

So I guess I would settle for Elton John.