What are your top 3 live bands?

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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,589
    pearl jam
    headstones
    jack white (easy the top performance by far)
    tragically hip (honourable mention)
    By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.




  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,782
    Pearl jam
    Primus
    Murphys Law
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,818
    mr bungle said:
    vito said:
    The Who
    Radiohead 
    PJ
    Great call on Radiohead!!  They are barely outside my top 3

    Same... I've only seen them 3 times, but the back to back shows in Boston 7/18 were otherworldly.
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,126
    edited October 2020
    Loujoe said:
    Pearl jam
    Primus
    Murphys Law
    My friend used to date Jimmy Gestapo years and years ago so I used to see Murphy’s Law a lot in NYC. They do put on a great show. Now this same friend is with Richard from Rammstein. They had a baby together a while ago and moved to Germany. He used to throw great parties in this converted fire station he lived in when he was in New York. My friend loves her musicians. 
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Tom Waits
    Sonic Youth
    Neko Case
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,782
    GlowGirl said:
    Loujoe said:
    Pearl jam
    Primus
    Murphys Law
    My friend used to date Jimmy Gestapo years and years ago so I used to see Murphy’s Law a lot in NYC. They do put on a great show. Now this same friend is with Richard from Rammstein. They had a baby together a while ago and moved to Germany. He used to throw great parties in this converted fire station he lived in when he was in New York. My friend loves her musicians. 
    Jimmy still brings it live like he's still a crazy kid! Always treats his fans like family. Joseph arthur interviewed him not long ago. Worth your time if you can find it. 
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,782
    one of the last shows I saw before live music shut down...
  • EarlWelsh
    EarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,127
    edited October 2020
    PJ
    Sigur Ros
    Mogwai

    honorable mentions:
    Broken Social Scene
    Mike Watt

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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,976
    edited October 2020
    Tier 1
    Pearl Jam
    Mudhoney
    The Avett Brothers
    Gogol Bordello
    Tier 2
    The Waterboys
    Public Service Broadcasting
    The Earthbound
    Orishas
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Loujoe said:
    Pearl jam
    Primus
    Murphys Law

    Some years ago, my wife introduced me to a fellow named Larry who is the son-in-law of a good friend of hers.  She didn't mention that this fellows nick name is "Ler" and he plays in a band. So at the time, I had no idea who I had just met!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,782
    Awesome! I get a feeling you are the true legend Brian. Write that book man. I'll read it.
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    mr bungle said:
    vito said:
    The Who
    Radiohead 
    PJ
    Great call on Radiohead!!  They are barely outside my top 3
    Same. They’re at 4 or 5 for me.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Loujoe said:
    Awesome! I get a feeling you are the true legend Brian. Write that book man. I'll read it.
    Very kind of you to say, Loujoe, but no, not a legend, just another guy in the crowd.
    I wrote this a few years ago.   If you're interested, I've priced them a few cents less than they cost me to have them printed. 
    Someday, I need to do another edition to include a chapter about Steve Wynn and The Dream Syndicate.




    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,836
    brianlux said:
    Loujoe said:
    Pearl jam
    Primus
    Murphys Law

    Some years ago, my wife introduced me to a fellow named Larry who is the son-in-law of a good friend of hers.  She didn't mention that this fellows nick name is "Ler" and he plays in a band. So at the time, I had no idea who I had just met!

    Larry, you're a bastard!
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,782
    Purdy soon Ler e shouted fishon...fishhhhhonnn
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,782
    brianlux said:
    Loujoe said:
    Awesome! I get a feeling you are the true legend Brian. Write that book man. I'll read it.
    Very kind of you to say, Loujoe, but no, not a legend, just another guy in the crowd.
    I wrote this a few years ago.   If you're interested, I've priced them a few cents less than they cost me to have them printed. 
    Someday, I need to do another edition to include a chapter about Steve Wynn and The Dream Syndicate.




    Nice. Will check it out.
  • ST66483
    ST66483 Posts: 891
    Brian’s book is definitely worth a read!
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,589
    brianlux said:
    Loujoe said:
    Awesome! I get a feeling you are the true legend Brian. Write that book man. I'll read it.
    Very kind of you to say, Loujoe, but no, not a legend, just another guy in the crowd.
    I wrote this a few years ago.   If you're interested, I've priced them a few cents less than they cost me to have them printed. 
    Someday, I need to do another edition to include a chapter about Steve Wynn and The Dream Syndicate.




    i still want this book. i don't care about shipping rates brian. pm me the deets and i'll send you the mo-NAY
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  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,782
    edited October 2020
    Got 1. Sign it for me Brian. You are a legend as one of the crowd. We rock!
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  • vito
    vito Chicago Posts: 2,029
    edited October 2020
    mr bungle said:
    vito said:
    The Who
    Radiohead 
    PJ
    Great call on Radiohead!!  They are barely outside my top 3
    The 2001 show at Hutchinson Field in Grant Park not to be confused with their Lallopallooza show years later was on another realm. Very few bands have taken me into that orbit but, that night they were on another level and were completely inspired by the dramatic backdrop of the Chicago skyline.
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