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CommentAuthormadmatt213
- CommentTimeMar 20th 2008 edited
I saw JUSTICE at the Royal Oak Music Theatre last night. Fucking awesome, though nothing can top experiencing Daft Punk (A)live. -
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Just played a show with The Hard Lessons last night.
possibly the most fun at a live show I've had in ages. I highly recommend cathing them at any chance you get... If you like rock and Roll and good times.
The Hard Lessons from Detroit -
Last november I saw <strong>HURT</strong> In flint. It was just a concert lounge, pretty much a bar with a stage and about 20 square feet standing room.
And it was excellent
And I'm seeing them again in two days.
Also, I've seen the Trans-Siberian Orchestra twice in detroit. Also great, although I may have liked closer seats to the stage. -
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CommentAuthorradicaldoubt
- CommentTimeMar 23rd 2008
Here's a list (in no particular order):
Deftones: I saw them in NYC this past summer. A Japanese band called Dir en Grey opened for them, and they were quite good too. As soon as the Deftones came on the stage, the entire floor turned into a pit. The show was so full of energy and everybody on the floor seemed to be having a great time. My only complaint was a 900 pound man who was trying to mosh with/punch everyone who came near him.
Muse: I saw these guys at Madison Square Garden (NYC) this past summer too. They're one of my favorite bands, and this was the first time I got to see them. I went with my closest friends, and though our seats were kind of shitty, we all had a great time.
The Who: (or what's left of them) Saw them at Madison Square Garden too, in September 2007 I believe. I got to go for free because my roommate is a HUGE fan of them, so her father bought her 2 tickets for her birthday, and she decided to take little ol' me. We had such great seats that we were sitting with all these celebrities. (We got to meet Alec Baldwin, Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, and Jimmy Fallon.) During the show, a couple next to us gave us their backstage passes because they couldn't use them for one reason or another, and my roommate and I got to meet Pete Townshend! Unfortunately we didn't get to hang out for too long because we had classes the next day.
Infected Mushroom: I've seen these guys a few times over the past year and a half, always in Irving Plaza in NYC. They're a techno/dance/electronic group, so it's always great to go and dance your ass off, especially because they put on such a great show. -
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CommentAuthorsteveburnett
- CommentTimeMar 23rd 2008
I've seen two fantastic live shows in the last week: A Place to Bury Strangers, and Acid Mothers Temple. -
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Earthtone 9.
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- CommentAuthorHythlodaeus
- CommentTimeMar 23rd 2008
I can only reiterate the praise directed at ASMZ; heart-rendingly beautiful experience.
Additionally:
Do Make Say Think - Corporation, Sheffield May '07 (They talked about Buddhist turtles and played an acoustic Slayer pastiche.)
Oxbow Acoustic Duo - Corporation, May '07 (Supporting Isis, from whom they stole the show entirely with nothing more than immaculate, technically diverse guitar playing and raw, rootsy, fire-and-brimstone blues. Oh, and stripping on stage, pelvic thrusting at the audience and making out with the mic stand. If it weren't for the horrible pun, I'd describe the performance as electrifying.) -
The Violent Femmes
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CommentAuthorofftandiscord
- CommentTimeMar 24th 2008
@wangerman.
good man, good man.
i was a member of the white shirt army myself, went to just about as many of their gigs as possible... only managed 7 by the end. -
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Nine Inch Nails - Self Destruct Tour (for Downward Spiral) 1995
Reznor was still a wailing, skinny mess, Podboy was still on drums, Lohner on bass and keyboards, and Robin Fink was still lead guitar before he lost his fucking mind and joined Guns-N-Roses. 70% of the songs had an accompanying film of some sort, with the LP's titular song being the most striking. I've seen them since, and while the new tech visuals are fantastic, the intensity will never be the same.
Also, Jim Rose Circus Sideshow even opened the thing. No shit. -
@offtandiscord: Great nickname! ;) ET9 = simply one of the greatest bands ever.
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CommentAuthorjoe.distort
- CommentTimeMar 28th 2008
Also, Jim Rose Circus Sideshow even opened the thing. No shit
manson opened that tour too, before they were a marketing clusterfuck, and still trent's pet project. -
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- CommentAuthormark barter
- CommentTimeMar 28th 2008
This is great. Getting to do "My Favourite Things" lists. In public.
MINISTRY (Brixton Academy) - Psalm 69/Filth Pig era. A crushing wave of noise and violent visceral images that pinned me to the wall like an insect for two hours.I loved every second of it.
TROUBLE FUNK (can't remember the venue) - the only time I have ever danced sober and without inhibition in public. Shut my mind off for two hours and it was wonderful.
STRANGELOVE (London Astoria) - stood and watched open mouthed at Patrick Duff's shameless rock god posing before the audience decided this was fun and joined in too. By the end of show there were at least 200 people on the stage, hugging and singing and stage diving.
THE FALL/THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (Reading Top Rank) - not only two excellent bands but is this the coolest line up for a concert ever? Discuss.
FAITH NO MORE - every time I saw them. Loved them dearly and miss them still. Now, if you will excuse me, I need to be alone with my pain. -
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CommentAuthorjoe.distort
- CommentTimeMar 28th 2008
just out of curiousity, is everybody reading the whole thread thats new? i hope so, some of these stories are great. -
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@ Mark Barter
You got to see Faith No More? I burn with jealousy. That's one of my biggest concert-going regrets -- I never got to see them live. I've seen Patton in various other incarnations (mostly Fantomas and Peeping Tom), but never in the FNM days. One of my all-time favourite bands. -
- CommentAuthormark barter
- CommentTimeMar 28th 2008
I'm lucky (I think) in that I am very old and was into FNM during their prime when they toured Britain almost every year. Saw them three times including a show at the Astoria when Patton drank wine throughout and cut himself half way through, bleeding for the rest of the night. Which I thought was very FNM. I had tickets to see them twice on their last tour but they cancelled and then split up which was also very FNM.
Saw Mr Bungle once, the strangest concert I've ever been to. Instead of the sleaze rock of the first album or the twisted swing of the third I got the "difficult" second album. They played it note for note and Patton had his back to the audience for most of the show. I think most of the audience were expecting FNM covers and were completely dumbstruck. They exited to feedback and one of the roadies came on and threw teabags into the crowd.
Exchange of jealousy - I would love to see Peeping Tom. -
Peeping Tom was a good show -- Patton performed in a white suit, hairnet and bulletproof vest. And they surprised the crowd (or at least, I was surprised) by throwing in a Lovage song. It was "Anger Management."
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CommentAuthorsynthsapien
- CommentTimeMar 28th 2008
I was supposed to see a secret Stone Roses gig in Southport after their (not so hot) second album, but the week before they split up... damn them... -
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@Mark Barter, oneiros: Seeing Faith No More would be high on my list of things to do if I had access to a time machine. Seen Patton with Fantomas, Tomahawk, and the mighty Peeping Tom, but it bugs me to know I'll never see him with Faith No More! Still, whatever band he's playing with, you're still guaranteed some moments of genius/madness..
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@ joe
manson opened that tour too, before they were a marketing clusterfuck, and still trent's pet project
Unfortunately, Manson and Co. were not part of the show at the venue I attended. That would have been circa Portrait of an American Family... right?
Dammit.