Live shows of '08/ singles of '08
 

Right - you're all a bit album-centric in your threads - what were the best live shows you saw this year, and your favourite singles?

Mine were - Messiaen's St Francis... in London, the same's Quartet for the End of time locally , Beethoven's 7th in Rome, the Dave Collett trio locally, Enzuiguri four million times and the old Yorkshire sorts in a pub in Somerset singing Carter Family songs about half a foot away from my face.

Singles - Alphabeat's Fascination, Girls Aloud's the Promise & Ladyhawke's Back of the Van. I'll post more singles when I think of them.

Apologies if this is a duplicate thread. Or not, I probably don't care.

Singles:

The Bug+Warrior QueenPoison dart
Santogold - Creator (was it a single? if not, "Lights out" will do).

and some others I don't have time to think about. Will post some more later.

There's two singles I forgot about - good skills. The Bug actually had two of my favourites - Skeng was also awesomest.

Junior Spesh! Lidl! It's all coming back to me now...

M.I.A. Paper Planes
Girls aloud, Call The Shots

Avril's and GA's were in '07, but very good shouts nonetheless.

Neon Hitch's 'my book'

Nine Inch Nails this summer were beyond amazing, best show I've ever seen.

Favorite Singles: A Mili by Lil Wayne
becky by be your own pet

live:

labeque sisters
pink reason
psychedelic horseshit
enslaved
dead existence
teenage jesus & the jerks
lydia lunch
diamanda galas
melt banana
merzbow
squarepusher


singles:
zola jesus's singles

Live:
PONYTAIL/AIDS Wolf
Polvo
Pterodactyl
Mi Ami
Grizzly Bear
Deerhoof
Battles/Gang Gang Dance/Black Dice

Live highlights:

Text of Light
Einsturzende Neubauten
A Silver Mt. Zion
Axolotl
Liars

Hell yes. I agree. I was looking forward to it, but I wasn't expecting it to be that good.

absolutely yes. partly because of the music itself, and partly because of meeting greenlight and having good time with him, as well as meeting with Lee and taking a picture with him. A memorable evening.

Colour Out Of Space (Brighton) - Thurston Moore / Chris Corsano / Bill Nace

saw a ton of live shows this year, some of them absolutely brilliant. here goes:

brothers unconnected (al and rick bishop, SCG)
john zorn (trio w/ cohen and wolleson)
boredoms
mogwai
threshold house boys choir
major stars
radiohead
mudhoney
spectrum
om
harmonia
the valerie project
helena espvall/masaki batoh
kate village and bill nace
big dipper
x
devo
zaika
the drones
mercury rev (i shit you not)
endless boogie
helios creed
wire
feelies
lubricated goat
times new viking
robyn hitchcock
lichens
wilco
neil young

forgot to mention her, she was fantastic.

Live:

Kode9 & Spaceape
My Bloody Valentine
Shellac
Fennesz
MIT
Porn
Teenage Jesus and The Jerks

I didn't buy a great deal of singles this year, but the Vivian Girls 'Tell The World' stands out as my favourite of the ones i did get to listen to.

I saw them on Halloween, Robin came out with a Leatherface mask and played the first 5 or so songs with it on. Total madness. I flipped my shit during "Terrible Lie" and "Wish"

Best?-can't really say toss up between NIN, SY, Deerhoof and Mars Volta
Most fun?-Misfits, for sure
Singles?-"Eraser" - No Age

live:

Brothers Unconnected - Allen Bishop threw Charles Gocher's ashes on us!
Electric Jellyfish - probably better than the Scientists ever were on any night
The Hunches' last ever show - Chris Gunn wrecked two guitars
Thee Ohsees - fantastic everytime
Mayyors - everytime they played a house in Sacto or Davis
Hank IV - definition of "nailing it"
Box Elders, NoBunny, Wax Museums, Traditional Fools, Wounded Lion - strictly for being such boffo fun!
Yellow Fever - absolutely riveting cleverness
Long Legged Woman - you will hear more about these guys soon!
Eternal Tapestry - heavier wallop than their usual psych seance
Shearing Pinx, Night Wounds, AIDS Wolf, Curse of the Birthmark - most drastic 'n crucial darn-near-moshable moments

7" records:

Catatonic Youth
Hunx & His Punx
Life Partners
Mayyors
Eat Skull
the Yolks
Harpoon Guns
Francis Harold & the Holograms
Daily Void ("Man/Machine" esp)
Pyramids
Sic Alps
Dead Luke
Ean Eraser
Columbus Discount Singles Club series
"The World's Lousy With Ideas" series

I wish I had something interesting to add but I haven't really been to many shows or bought many new albums.

The best show I saw this year was probably Prurient opening for Xiu Xiu.

I know.. I'm gonna have a hard time topping that shit.

prurient was excellent when i saw him in january too. i should have added him to the list, also shellac were phenomenal, and i had a good time seeing lightning bolt.