greatest live band you've seen?

chrisopalooza

rocket from the crypt












































pearl jam

Blind Melon

Radiohead (without a doubt best)

Eels
Incubus
Dredg
Guster

acutejam

I missed Blind Melon's last show ever - Cal Expo, Sacto, CA - they were opening for the Zepplin No Quarter tour. We were boogie'n up from SF and missed them open - No Quarter was pretty cool, but I was bummed to have missed Blind Melon... And then SERIOUSLY bummed to have missed them a few days later.

Thanks for the props -- I love concerts, love the experience (Just got my Blue Man Group: Megastar 2.0 tour tix). Yes, Hedges was phenominal, small theater at Stanford U. Played Watchtower and Come Together and all his best stuff. I was in the 2nd or 3rd row, toasted off a few bottles of wine with dinner... I think I started having flashbacks or something cause I was just giddy through the whole thing....

Most I've ever paid for a ticket? I won't say (but the $150 for Bridge school this year wasn't close) -- 8th Row in Front of Alex for Vapor Trails.

But with all that -- nothing comes close to the experience of literally being blown away by Ace. Screaming to my friend squashed next to me, he couldn't hear me. And I've seen a lot of music in small clubs, The Stone in SF in Particular, the Kabuki, Ruthies, Cattle Club sure...

The sound was physical, just pure physical....

WORST SHOW I EVER SAW: There was this string of concerts in Oakland 83-85 where it seemed like Uriah Heap opened for everyone. Uriah Heap and Def Leppard was awful. The sound system was shot, and Mr Lead Singer sez "You want us to turn it up?" And they did, pure fuzz, sounded like a big ol' rasberry all night.

But that wasn't even close to the worst -- I think the Flaming Lips opened for them, and I had no clue who they were, but they did OK, and then, Berkeley Community Theater, after the Lips out comes ... Love and Rockets. SOOO freakin excited, had a D5 and mics in the 10th row or so.

And they just absolutely stunk the place up. Made up most of the lyrics, made up most of the songs I think -- they were just soooo wasted and just ... silly. Sounded like crap. It was ridiculous.

erickvazdel

1. Pearl Jam
2. U2
3. Rush
4. The rolling stones

sponger

Saw Flogging Molly in '04 and they were pretty awesome.

red mos

Bush a;so put on good shows back during the sixteen stone and rzorblade suitcase tours. I didn't really dig their techno stuff like the science of things.

clayton12

Hands down My Morning Jacket.

Honorable Mention:
Muse
Butch Walker
Darive By Truckers
Will Hoge
311
Stone Temple Pilots

cutz

I've been lucky to see some great shows, but here a few that come to mind right now:

The WHO in 1989, played 38 songs, 3 and-a-half hours. The show was at Veterans Stadium in Philly, which is one of the worse places to see a concert, but this show was unbelievable.

The WHO in 1982 at JFK in Philly. Just a kick-ass show. Was the craziest crowd i've been in, as ther was OVER 100,000 people. I was about 5 yards from the stage. We got ther around MIDNIGHT to start our partying.

The ROLLING STONES in 2002, at the TOWER THEATER, UPPER DARBY, PA. A 3,000 seat Theater. I paid an arm-and-a-leg to see this show, but it was worth every penny. I was lucky enough to get the BOOT from this show a month ago.

CROSBY-STILLS-NASH and YOUNG, 2000 at the First Union Center in Philly. I was really surprised how good this show was. They played 29 songs with the last song being, "KEEP ON ROCKING IN THE FREE WORLD". They were excelent with ther classic harmonizing voices on the acoustic songs.

RUSH, 2002, at the First Union Center in Philly. I'm not a BIG Rush head, but these 3 guys jam ther asses off. Neal Pert is worth the price of admission, as he's probably the best drummer i've seen.

YES< at the Spectrum in 1984. I sat FRONT ROW, right in front of Chris Squirer, who's the best bass player i've seen live(well, maybe its John Entwistle>LOL), but were splitting hairs here.

ECHO and the BUNNYMEN, 2003 at the STONE PONY ,in Asbury Park N.J. I heard so much about the PONY, with it being where SPRINGSTEEN use to jam alot, but i never been there. Man, what a hole-in-the-wall it was, but i think that kind of appealed to me, and the BUNNYMEN jammed.

CREAM, 2005 AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. I never thought i'd ever get a chance to see this trio, and man i could'nt beleive how well they played. Eric Clapton was terrific.

PEARL JAM, 2005 at the BORGATA in ATLANTIC CITY. I've ALWAYS been a BIG Pearl Jam fan, but never saw them untill here. (I hate that place in Camden N.J.as that seem like the ONLY place they were playing, and i din't want my first time seeing them in that HOLE, and thats why it took me SO LONG to finally see them). And what a treat for my first time seeing them. Holds 3,000 and the acoustics are excelent. 3 hours of JAMMING.

PEARL JAM, 2005, at the WACHOVIA CENTER IN PHILLY. I'm always having a debate on whether this show or the Borgata show is my favorite, but i don't think i went wrong with either show. The set-list was amazing with Crown Of Thorns, and some other that i NEVER expected. Mike McCready was incredible that night.

ROGER WATERS, 2006 at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN in N.Y. Played the whole DARK SIDE OF THE MOON album in order. Need i say more.

As i said i've been lucky to see some great show, and i'm sure ther some more i could list. I do get asked ALOT who is the best Bands that i've seen, and i tell people that PEARL JAM is the BEST BAND TO SEE IN CONCERT.

bharQ

direwolf74 wrote:

The best live bands on the planet, in no particular order:

U2
Pearl Jam
Wilco
The Tragically Hip
Drive-By Truckers
The Boss & the E Street Band

Where did you see Drive-By Truckers?!?!

I've been wanting to see these guys for a long time.. did they come through here?

parel jam

- PJ
- Tool
- Iggy Pop
- Bjork
- Radiohead
- ...

luxpjamer

allornone wrote:

Jamie Cullum - 9/2006 (anyone ever heard of this guy; he's more of a jazz guy but it you do to one of his show; you'd be hooked for life - guarantee it!)
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I'm gonna see him next week here in Luxembourg. Heard that his shows are amazing. Think that the new cd is great.

JackisBack

The Raconteurs at the Beacon in NYC! I wasn't expecting much, but I walked out of there thinking that we are entering a new era in music.

Byrnzie

Fields of the Nephilim - Brixton Academy 1989
Janes Addiction - The Astoria 1990
Pearl Jam - The Astoria 2006

Sonja_S

Pearl Jam
Thornley
The Headstones
INXS (original line-up)
Manic Street Preachers
Jamie Callum
Charlie Hunter
The Levellers
Colin James
Joan Baez
Leonard Cohen
NIN
and an honorable mention to Lyle Lovett. Not a fan, but I accompanied my sister as a favour when we were in Vancouver and he really surprised me. Great Voice, dry sense of humour.

Scratchin a Letter

Neil Young with Crazy Horse- Finsbury Park,2001
Rolling Stones (supported by AC/DC) - Hockenheim, 2003
Tool- London, 2006
Prince-London, 2004

I've seen RHCP 4x, Oasis 4x Muse twice and Radiohead 3x, none of which really stood out as being particularly incredible.

deep_schismic

The last few concerts I went to were each individually incredible...

Tool, München 18/11/06

Pearl Jam, Berlin 23/9/06

David Gilmour, München 29/7/06

and how could I leave out...

Roger Waters, Roskilde 02/7/06

BinFrog

acutejam wrote:

Most I've ever paid for a ticket? I won't say (but the $150 for Bridge school this year wasn't close) -- 8th Row in Front of Alex for Vapor Trails.

I was 3rd row dead center for the VT show at SPAC. I was pretty much in heaven.

SweetHarmonics

PJ with Neil Young in Toledo 04

deadnote

lush ,cheap trick

mr orion

The best gig I have seen was AC/DC at Birmingham NEC, we were well and truly pissed by the time we got there and gig was amazing. Songs such as Highway to hell and thunderstruck were awsome. I've seen many bands and my top 5 are:-

1)AC/DC
2)Pearl Jam
3)Black Crowes
4)Faith No More
5)Burning spear