Memorable concerts
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Misfits 1982 new Orleans
X 1981 new Orleans
Bad brains 1982 new Orleans
Black flag many times 81-84 new Orleans
Flipper 1984 new Orleans
Thin white rope 1986 new Orleans
Jesus and Mary chain/NIN 1989 Dallas
Pixies 1989 Dallas
Pop will eat itself/Prick/NIN downward spiral tour 1996 new Orleans
Portishead 1997 new Orleans
Tricky 1997 new Orleans
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Twin I was at that Springsteen show also. It was fantastic.
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Springsteen is just tremendous live. He played almost every instrument imaginable at this one show a couple of years ago and last concert here he was just so infectiously energetic and enthusiastic. Just rocked the Xcel center down for 3 hours… His passion and love for his craft is worn on his sleeve...
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black heart, jesus im jealous
and wolfblood the first 5 on your list are mind blowingmy list
im no good with dates really
lollapolooza 94 i believe - The Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars, The Breeders, A Tribe Called Quest, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, L7, Boredoms (mainstage acts)somewhere around 96-97 i saw fugazi at the pheonix in toronto with grade as the opening act
amazing showhellfest 2002 was an amazing show, not only for the music but for people i had talked to for years online and finally met
and every single lucero show i have been to has been amazing
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Good call on lucero. Saw em a lot back home, they have a rabid fan base up here. Fucking tore up this punk club on a two night run a few years ago, a rare show in terms of band and crowd interaction and energy.
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yeah there fan base is rabid
ive seen them every time theyve played in ontario except last years warped tour
and once at the fbm warehouse in biggleston ny
and the guys in the band are just the nicest down to earth dudes
love talking books with ben and bikes with brian
and just seeing rick's facial hair and big smile makes my day hahaha -
Botch - Final show in Seattle 2002
Old Man Gloom - 4 day mini-tour selling merch for them up the west coast in 2003
Sigur Ros - Bowery Ballroom 2003 and Red Rocks 2008
Melvins - Pretty much every show
Isis - 'Oceanic' record release and many others.
Converge / Dillinger Escape Plan / Drowningman - 242 Burlington, VT 1997
Oxbow - if you get a chance, see them. Unreal.
Sunn performing with Xasthur and Boris at the Echo in LA.
Radiohead - Suffolk Downs
The National - Troubadour 2007
Phish - Florida Everglades NYE 2000. Not a fan, but growing up in VT and having friends drag me down made for a good time.-Dates are approx.
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Sweet, Nate! I haven't made their acquaintance but glad to hear they're as solid as I'd have hoped of dudes.
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Mott The Hoople - 1974
Queen - 1974
KiSS - 1975
David Bowie - 1974 ( Diamond Dogs tour )
Alice Cooper - 1973 ( Billion Dollar Babies tour )
California Jam - 1974
Blackmore's Rainbow - 1975
The Ramones - 1977
The Danmed - 1977
The Clash -1978
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers -1978 ( stood with Steve Jones and Joan Jett for that gig )
Iron Maiden - 1981 with UFO ( backstage )
Motorhead 1981- ( Ace of Spades tour, Metallica were standing behind me )
The Pogues - 1988
I can go on and on, these are just a few of my faves.Can you build a time machine and take me with you?
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Christ, I would give a testicle to see Zeppelin, even now.
First concert: MC Hammer - You can't touch this.
Most memorable: Rage Against the Machine - I was a preppy, fairly sheltered little twerp in seventh grade (14, maybe). They were one of my favorite bands, but I wasn't necessarily in my element. Luckily I was in a semi-secluded wheelchair section… Until it got invaded during Killing in the Name. I kinda feared for my life as this chick started jumping around and shrieking the "fuck you, I won't do what you tell me" part for 5 minutes. It might have been terrifying then, but I always chuckle looking back on it. It built character. It was their last show in Phoenix, I think, so I'm glad I got to see them.
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Memorable ones…
Bad brains, coc, leeway I think in 90?
Danzig with sound garden opening. 89?
Ramones with dd a few times before he got the boot
Skinny puppy with godflesh can't remember
Lungfish. Every time. Always amazing.
Moz. Many times but the your arsenal tour was my favorite
Agnostic front and the vandals... 87?
Sonic youth on the goo tour
Rollins band on the lifetime tour was unstoppable
Low with Ida. Things we lost in the fire tour.I could go on all night so I am gonna stop.
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I've been to plenty of shows over the years. I'm within walking distance to every venue in the city and like to take advantage.
First: Kiss, Animalize tour '84?
Most memorable: U2, Joshua Tree tour (General Admission floor and I got really close for most of it. They aren't my favourite band by any stretch of the imagination, but they're my favourite band live).
Runner up: Soungarden, Badmotorfinger tour (before this album took off. Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver and at 6'1", 210 I was one of the smaller guys in the pit)
Least favourite: Van Halen, 5150 Tour (not just because of Hagar, but because EVH's solos bored me to tears)Two bands not to miss if they come to your town: Fucked Up and Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt
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Ritchie Blackmore is my favorite guitarist, Cal Jam 1974 was insane, Rainbow 1975 was great since RJD
was on vocals..I am also a massive Blackmore fan. It all started when I was about 12 and my dad bought me a copy of In Rock. I'd never heard anything like it. I listened to that fucking album constantly for months and months, trying to learn every one of Ritchie's riffs. I became obsessed - as teenagers do - and memorised ridiculous facts about Ritchie, such as his pet's name, his parents birthdays, and what school he went to! Unfortunately, as I grew a bit older and read/saw more interviews with him, I realised what a pretentious douche he is. I'm still a huge fan of his guitar work though, and would give a nut to be in your shoes as the California Jam!
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@riffblaster:
Memorable ones…
Bad brains, coc, leeway I think in 90?
Danzig with sound garden opening. 89?
Ramones with dd a few times before he got the boot
Skinny puppy with godflesh can't remember
Lungfish. Every time. Always amazing.
Moz. Many times but the your arsenal tour was my favorite
Agnostic front and the vandals... 87?
Sonic youth on the goo tour
Rollins band on the lifetime tour was unstoppable
Low with Ida. Things we lost in the fire tour.I could go on all night so I am gonna stop.
Strong. Love me some lungfish. Low is rad too. They are local here.
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Christ, I would give a testicle to see Zeppelin, even now.
Yep. If I had a time machine, Zeppelin would be high on the list…
Most memorable: Rage Against the Machine -
I bought their first CD strictly because of the cover art before they were popular. Gut proved right in that case. Saw em in Minneapolis during the Republican National Convention being in St. Paul. Also saw Nightwatchman at a festival that weekend. Basically, lots of anarchists and riot police and even a little tear gas throughout the proceedings… Just classic. De la Rocha did try to tell the crowd to be peaceful, which may have averted a wholesale riot. Also a group that had jars of piss stockpiled for some sort of act of protest was arrested before they could make things interesting...
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@riffblaster:
Memorable ones…
Bad brains, coc, leeway I think in 90?
Danzig with sound garden opening. 89?
Ramones with dd a few times before he got the boot
Skinny puppy with godflesh can't remember
Lungfish. Every time. Always amazing.
Moz. Many times but the your arsenal tour was my favorite
Agnostic front and the vandals... 87?
Sonic youth on the goo tour
Rollins band on the lifetime tour was unstoppable
Low with Ida. Things we lost in the fire tour.I could go on all night so I am gonna stop.
Strong. Love me some lungfish. Low is rad too. They are local here.
I've seen Low many many times and they never fail to dissapoint.
Neurosis is always amazing, but the Through Silver In Blood tour was probably my favorite, although the first time I saw them was on Souls At Zero.
Buzzoven was always a spectacle, but my favorite time was when they incited an actual riot at the bait shack in norfolk virginia and kept playing as the place erupted into complete chaos.
Lifetime's last show at the melody bar was great.
I've seen Fugazi on almost every record, going back to the demo and they never dissapointed.
Shudder To Think and Jawbox on the Funeral At The Movies/Grippe tour was absolutely amazing.
I broke my nose once at a Cro Mags show during World Peace/We Gotta Know and Craig Setari set it back in place for me after the show. That was pretty cool.
OH…and Nation Of Ulysses....fuuuuuuuuckkkkkk. What an absolute beautiful trainwreck they were.
I didn't really start going to "big" concerts until I was older because I couldn't afford them, so most of mine are punk/hc related.
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Yeah, Nation of Ulysses was a formative band for me but unfortunately I never saw them live. I did see the Make-Up and they shredded. Ian licked my buddy's face… Ha.
