Hendrix, Beatles, Zeplin, I saw them all.........

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The Bottom Line These are the most memorable moments in Rock for me over the past 10 years.

Well if the truth be known once again I am lying to you all. I haven't seen any of them but when I think of Rock and Pop moments in my life, I think I have been through the 90's version of it.

Think back yes Way back to a long long time ago.

The year is 1993.

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What a huge stage, BAD 2 belt out the last few notes of "Down at the Globe" before little known DJ (then) Paul Oakenfield takes the stage. It all really doesn't matter what we want and what the 80,000 screaming fans are here for is U2. It's their Zooropa tour, and tonight's venue the MCG. As the sun sets, lights flash, the quick raise of the arm creating the Nazi shadow appears and Bono takes the stage to sing Zoo TV.

Our Journey moves to 1995 where I am standing at the Sydney Myer Music Bowl watching R.E.M. on stage for their last Australian Show. They have just began there tour and Stipe is hitting his notes tonight, pronouncing to the crowd "I've learnt the words to this song" as he hands the sheet music for Man On the Moon to the people at the front of the crowd.

As the air fills up with the smell of dope, Ben Harper in 1998 takes the stage at The Offshore Festival. Beginning with a Pearl Jam track he wows the crowd with a 2 1/2 hour set comprising all his hits, plus Hendrix, Marley and Pearl Jam Covers. The Crowd are left watching as Harper switches instruments for each song.

Up to Present Day, who's left to put on the show of all shows. Well the man is Beck. Year 2000. In a field in Reading, England Beck takes the stage. After a string of hits and Beck showing off in only the way Beck can do. Him and the 11 piece band decide to put on Cricket Pads for the encore, while the band plays Beck ties the whole stage up with Police tape before placing guitars around his neck and tambourines over his head. (You can see a photo of from the following night on my epinions account).

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