Best Live Band

finfoom · 09.21.2009, 09:19 AM

Whats the best live band you've heard perform?
I went to a Chilli Peppers concert and the Toadies opened they rocked the house !!

viewtiful_alan · 09.21.2009, 09:44 AM

The motherfucking Stooges.

Satan · 09.21.2009, 09:46 AM

the stooges

awesome color

Trasher02 · 09.21.2009, 10:04 AM

The Jesus Lizard

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 09.21.2009, 10:14 AM

the best live bands I have seen include:
GROUNDATION IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST CONTEMPORARY LIVE BAND OF ANY GENRE, PERIOD.

Sonic Youth
Israel Vibrations backed by the Roots Radics
Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus
Burning Spear
the Abyssinians

Subhumans (greatest punk shows ever)
deftones fucked me up a few times

recently the Dead Weather broke me off with some heavy shit..

BUT we all know that the absolute, hands-down, single greatest live music machine to ever grace any and every stage is the one, the only, the legendary Grateful Dead

"There is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert."

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 09.21.2009, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tcpotbntmy

Nope.

I see.. go catch a show and see for yrself, youtube does live music NO justice

actually I forgot to add this group which blows me away EVERY time.. in fact they are taking the trophy of groundation, and they just might swoop on the dead one of these days..

Midnite

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 09.21.2009, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tcpotbntmy

It was a joke.

finfoom · 09.21.2009, 11:40 AM

I will mention Godsmack - I dont like them but got to give them props they sounded really good live

Toilet & Bowels · 09.21.2009, 12:19 PM

the three best live bands i've ever seen are (in no order) Melt Banana, No Neck Blues Band, Art Ensemble of Chicago

chicka · 09.21.2009, 02:53 PM

Rolling Stones - 1976 But for one and only one song I saw Ricky Lee Jones doing Coolsville. They killed all the lights in the place she started the song and slow they brought up a spotlight on her and the piano and she absolutely killed it vocally.

TheMadcapLaughs · 09.21.2009, 03:51 PM

q and not u at coachella the year the pixes played was incredible (i wasn't even a big fan)
iron maiden was great(obvious epicness)
mf doom at the independent many years ago(before i knew his stuff real well, he put the mic down in front of me for the chorus and i had no idea what to say! i just put my hands up in ignorance. oh man.
sonic youth in sacto on the rather ripped tour, ripped me a noisy asshole

Derek · 09.21.2009, 04:05 PM

Shellac.

So tight and brilliant. They really know how to put on a show.

Sonic Youth 37 · 09.21.2009, 04:09 PM

Loudest: My Bloody Valentine
Most fun: Misfits
Most awkward: Silver Jews
Best (muscianship wise): Tied between Jesus Lizard and Deerhoof

Derek · 09.21.2009, 04:11 PM

My Bloody Valentine were so loud that it sort of curbed my enjoyment. It got to a point where it was so loud that I couldn't really take in the sound... but maybe that was the point!

Sonic Youth 37 · 09.21.2009, 04:12 PM

During YMMR, that is the point. I was right in front of Kevin at an indoor venue and found it to be the perfect volume at which to enjoy the songs.

Derek · 09.21.2009, 04:14 PM

I was in the same position you were actually. I couldn't really take in the songs at any point, it took me awhile to figure out which Loveless track I was hearing.

Sonic Youth 37 · 09.21.2009, 04:15 PM

I have trouble telling them apart anyway. I find now that I can't listen to the albums or my recording of the show unless it's a deafening volume.

Zombie Robot · 09.21.2009, 04:32 PM

Best (muscianship wise): SY!
Loudest: Dinosaur Jr./ Boredoms/ Melvins
Most fun: Violent Femmes/ Pavement/ Beck
Honorable mentions for a combo of above: Mudhoney/ L7/ Butthole Surfers

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 09.21.2009, 08:41 PM

the loudest show I ever saw was Shannon Wright/Sleater-Kinney at the Highland 2002. that shit was literally ridiculous. I was deaf for the night, ringing solid for three days. me and my girlfriend were shouting at each other full volume on hollywood blvd..

atsonicpark · 09.21.2009, 08:56 PM

SHELLAC, Melt Banana, Puppy vs Dyslexia, and Polysics all blew my mind live, more than any other band, for different reasons.

PUPPY VS DYSLEXIA, in particular.. saw them 3 times throughout 2 years and each time was completely different. One time, they had a superfat woman dressed as a fairy reading children's stories in between songs while the band improvised in the background and if she didnt' like what they were doing, she'd press a red button that beeped LOUDLY and they started playing an actual song for a while (I guess... it didn't sound improvised any more) and then she'd press the button again and start reading.

Another time, the entire set was the main guy beating on a floor tom SLOWLY for 20 minutes and chanting while the rest of the band just made sick, disgusting, low-frequency noises. Suddenly, the drummer (with the full set, not the floor tom) does the "drum click" thing (you know, clicks his sticks together 3 times) and they go completely insane, playing fast as fuck and breaking all their equipment and throwing it into the audience and shit and just destroying EVERYTHING. For about a minute. And then the set ended.

Then I saw them again and they played really weird pop, like Pixies but weird...

09.21.2009, 09:19 AM	#1
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Satan invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: noo yawk Posts: 6,331	the stooges awesome color __________________ "I love meth." - batreleaser
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SuchFriendsAreDangerous invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fucking Los Angeles Posts: 14,801	the best live bands I have seen include: GROUNDATION IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST CONTEMPORARY LIVE BAND OF ANY GENRE, PERIOD. Sonic Youth Israel Vibrations backed by the Roots Radics Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus Burning Spear the Abyssinians Subhumans (greatest punk shows ever) deftones fucked me up a few times recently the Dead Weather broke me off with some heavy shit.. BUT we all know that the absolute, hands-down, single greatest live music machine to ever grace any and every stage is the one, the only, the legendary Grateful Dead "There is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert." __________________ Today Rap music is the Lakers
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finfoom empty page Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: northern California Posts: 17	I will mention Godsmack - I dont like them but got to give them props they sounded really good live __________________ fin~Foom
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,268	the three best live bands i've ever seen are (in no order) Melt Banana, No Neck Blues Band, Art Ensemble of Chicago
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chicka expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wormtown MA Posts: 1,549	Rolling Stones - 1976 But for one and only one song I saw Ricky Lee Jones doing Coolsville. They killed all the lights in the place she started the song and slow they brought up a spotlight on her and the piano and she absolutely killed it vocally. __________________ some men just want to watch the world burn
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09.21.2009, 03:51 PM	#11
TheMadcapLaughs 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SF, CA Posts: 819	q and not u at coachella the year the pixes played was incredible (i wasn't even a big fan) iron maiden was great(obvious epicness) mf doom at the independent many years ago(before i knew his stuff real well, he put the mic down in front of me for the chorus and i had no idea what to say! i just put my hands up in ignorance. oh man. sonic youth in sacto on the rather ripped tour, ripped me a noisy asshole
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09.21.2009, 04:05 PM	#12
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Shellac. So tight and brilliant. They really know how to put on a show.
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	Loudest: My Bloody Valentine Most fun: Misfits Most awkward: Silver Jews Best (muscianship wise): Tied between Jesus Lizard and Deerhoof __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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09.21.2009, 04:11 PM	#14
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	My Bloody Valentine were so loud that it sort of curbed my enjoyment. It got to a point where it was so loud that I couldn't really take in the sound... but maybe that was the point!
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09.21.2009, 04:12 PM	#15
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	During YMMR, that is the point. I was right in front of Kevin at an indoor venue and found it to be the perfect volume at which to enjoy the songs. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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09.21.2009, 04:14 PM	#16
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	I was in the same position you were actually. I couldn't really take in the songs at any point, it took me awhile to figure out which Loveless track I was hearing.
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09.21.2009, 04:15 PM	#17
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	I have trouble telling them apart anyway. I find now that I can't listen to the albums or my recording of the show unless it's a deafening volume. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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Zombie Robot expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dead Space Posts: 1,304	Best (muscianship wise): SY! Loudest: Dinosaur Jr./ Boredoms/ Melvins Most fun: Violent Femmes/ Pavement/ Beck Honorable mentions for a combo of above: Mudhoney/ L7/ Butthole Surfers __________________ "Seductive. Voluptuous. Ravenous. Beware of the Zombie Robot -- Creature that roams the night breaking men's hearts and then eats their brains for breakfast!"
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SuchFriendsAreDangerous invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fucking Los Angeles Posts: 14,801	the loudest show I ever saw was Shannon Wright/Sleater-Kinney at the Highland 2002. that shit was literally ridiculous. I was deaf for the night, ringing solid for three days. me and my girlfriend were shouting at each other full volume on hollywood blvd.. __________________ Today Rap music is the Lakers
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09.21.2009, 08:56 PM	#20
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	SHELLAC, Melt Banana, Puppy vs Dyslexia, and Polysics all blew my mind live, more than any other band, for different reasons. PUPPY VS DYSLEXIA, in particular.. saw them 3 times throughout 2 years and each time was completely different. One time, they had a superfat woman dressed as a fairy reading children's stories in between songs while the band improvised in the background and if she didnt' like what they were doing, she'd press a red button that beeped LOUDLY and they started playing an actual song for a while (I guess... it didn't sound improvised any more) and then she'd press the button again and start reading. Another time, the entire set was the main guy beating on a floor tom SLOWLY for 20 minutes and chanting while the rest of the band just made sick, disgusting, low-frequency noises. Suddenly, the drummer (with the full set, not the floor tom) does the "drum click" thing (you know, clicks his sticks together 3 times) and they go completely insane, playing fast as fuck and breaking all their equipment and throwing it into the audience and shit and just destroying EVERYTHING. For about a minute. And then the set ended. Then I saw them again and they played really weird pop, like Pixies but weird... __________________
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