Memorable concerts
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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
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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.
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Stand out besides my top 3
Seen Fugazi prob 50 times i used to cut class in high school to drive to dc to see Fugazi. In 1994 I saw Drive Like Jehu. Another favorite is Rocket From The Crypt I have seen them countless times love everything John Reis does. Seeing Leatherface in New Brunswick, NJ play in a basement because the venue burnt down. Seeing Converge play last year in Philly with Urb. The intensity and emotion was mind blowing. Also got to hang with Riff always a plus.
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Can't be too specific on dates as it's a bit of a mosh mosh but here's some standouts:
David Bowie, Changes tour 1990
Pavement reunion tour in 2009/10 (wasn't cool enough to catch em first time round)
The Roots in 2004 ish. Expected little but had my mind blown
Beastie Boys in 2005. Incredible. RIP MCA
Arcade Fire followed by Kraftwerk, Electric Picnic 2005. Thought AF couldn't be topped. They were.
The National in Whelans 2006. They tore the 150 person venue to the ground.
The Shins in Whelans 2004. Just mesmeric.
White Stripes in Coney Island 2007. Mind blowing. Jack White is a legend.Jeez, lots of other great gigs coming back to me now. Time to stare open mouthed out the window as the memories come flooding back.
Worst gig coincidentally was Bob Dylan. Just saw him once,he sat at the keys at the back of the stage and growled for an hour and a half. That said I'd give him another shot.
Oh btw Blackheart, that's a dream list of gigs you laid out there. Incredible super cool stuff!
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Dystopia 1998. It's the first one that springs to mind.
saw them right around then on tour with grief!
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Stand out besides my top 3
Seen Fugazi prob 50 times i used to cut class in high school to drive to dc to see Fugazi. In 1994 I saw Drive Like Jehu. Another favorite is Rocket From The Crypt I have seen them countless times love everything John Reis does. Seeing Leatherface in New Brunswick, NJ play in a basement because the venue burnt down. Seeing Converge play last year in Philly with Urb. The intensity and emotion was mind blowing. Also got to hang with Riff always a plus.
jehu was so good live. i saw them in dc once…i think the show was with heroin and jawbreaker and jawbox but my memory is foggy on this one.
