bands you'd rather see live

i am a target

ok. given that pearl jam doesn't tour the small venues i (and most people i would argue) like to see bands at. what band would you rather see live? this also leads me to the thought..better live bands then pearl jam (that still tour)?

this is one of mine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2iwlYYyLwE

AmherstJammer

What the hell was that crap?

i am a target

well. instead of offering another band or even some sort of semi articulate response you gave what i would consider the typical response to a simple question about *gasp* a band you'd rather see live then the infallible pearl jam.

the middle age bracket seems to have this place by the stones.

Gmoney

hobbes wrote:

well. instead of offering another band or even some sort of semi articulate response you gave what i would consider the typical response to a simple question about *gasp* a band you'd rather see live then the infallible pearl jam.

the middle age bracket seems to have this place by the stones.

easy young feller.
jk
not bad.

bovy_j

Given I've only seen Pearl Jam in concert once, I can honestly say there is no band I would rather see live.

Not a fan of The Bronx.

PJammer4life

Way to self promote......

KillTaker

hobbes wrote:

ok. given that pearl jam doesn't tour the small venues i (and most people i would argue) like to see bands at. what band would you rather see live? this also leads me to the thought..better live bands then pearl jam (that still tour)?

this is one of mine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2iwlYYyLwE

Who would I rather see live? Tough question for this forum. There are not many bands currently touring (that are relevant) that can top them- in my humble opinion. If I must answer though;

A totally different mental and musical experience but just as incredible live would be Tool. Similiar in one sense to Pearl Jam in that they have some truly dedictated fans that will fight tooth and nail against any "grenade throwers"...

Peace.

i am a target

bovy_j wrote:

Given I've only seen Pearl Jam in concert once, I can honestly say there is no band I would rather see live.

Not a fan of The Bronx.

not a single one?

lets say that pearl jam is playing two hours away and (some other band you love) is playing at a small venue ten minutes from where you are...you would go see pearl jam?

keep in mind that i love pearl jam. they're one of my favorite bands (if not my favorite). but it's getting to the point now where i know practically all the songs they're going to play. the core setlists haven't been changed all that much over the last two tours. daughter. corduroy. RITFW. RVM. betterman. last kiss. i could have gone to the gorge shows and had great seats with my ten club number. it's the first time they've played within a reasonable distance and i decided not to go.

i would rather go see any of these bands play:

wolf parade
tv on the radio
the walkmen
the bronx
the briefs
ted leo
ryan adams
lcd soundsystem
black rebel motorcycle club

i am a target

PJammer4life wrote:

Way to self promote......

self promote what exactly? the whole sailor jerry thing? that just happened to be the best live clip i could find.

i am a target

KillTaker wrote:

Who would I rather see live? Tough question for this forum. There are not many bands currently touring (that are relevant) that can top them- in my humble opinion. If I must answer though;

A totally different mental and musical experience but just as incredible live would be Tool. Similiar in one sense to Pearl Jam in that they have some truly dedictated fans that will fight tooth and nail against any "grenade throwers"...

Peace.

but one could argue that pearl jam hasn't been relevant for many years now. i'm talking about a band that YOU LOVE right now. the world might forget them in ten years but they currently blow you away live.

AmherstJammer

black rebel motorcycle club!

bovy_j

hobbes wrote:

not a single one?

lets say that pearl jam is playing two hours away and (some other band you love) is playing at a small venue ten minutes from where you are...you would go see pearl jam?

keep in mind that i love pearl jam. they're one of my favorite bands (if not my favorite). but it's getting to the point now where i know practically all the songs they're going to play. the core setlists haven't been changed all that much over the last two tours. daughter. corduroy. RITFW. RVM. betterman. last kiss. i could have gone to the gorge shows and had great seats with my ten club number. it's the first time they've played within a reasonable distance and i decided not to go.

i would rather go see any of these bands play:

wolf parade
tv on the radio
the walkmen
the bronx
the briefs
ted leo
ryan adams
lcd soundsystem
black rebel motorcycle club

I'd much rather travel 2 hours to go see Pearl Jam than any other band that is 10 minutes away.

laudenum

white stripes are much more intense live ,so is ben harper,
brad was great live,and hovercraft,mudhoney etc

Taft

There is an ENTIRE forum on this website titled "Other Music", why not ask this question there?

jamtemplechains

not a big fan of that bronx stuff...good energy, but i didn't get much of a sense of nearly the kind of cohesion and nearly-effortless live charm pearl jam has, even on their most 'off' night--if there is such a thing for them. i doubt i'd go see any other show if pearl jam was playing within a day's driving distance of me, but if worse came to absolute worse....i guess i'd like to see wolfmother again, they were a pretty fun show. silversun pickups put on a pretty good show as well the last time i saw them.

Boston MA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g_3pKBNUzs
Prospect Hill, love this young band. About the same as Pearl Jam who are tops in my book. Love them both. PROSPECT HILL opening for PEARL JAM, I would like see that. At least the next Boston shows! Check out the song, "Break Down". It's a showstopper.

Kevin Davis

I saw Tool in 2001 and it wasn't as good as even the worst Pearl Jam concert I've seen. The show was visually stunning but they were some of the lamest dudes I've ever watched onstage.

Tom Waits puts on an equally good show. I caught him last year and he was untouchable. I don't know if I'd rather see him than Pearl Jam now that I've seen him, but man, he's up there.

A few I'd really like to see now are Gnarls Barkley and Bruce Springsteen. An old band that might have given PJ a run for their money would be the Miles Davis Quintet of 65-68.

None of these douchy indie rock bands are even in the same ballpark.

Schoki

Mother Tongue

one of the two best live acts i´ve seen aNd the other one is PJ. Seems like everytime they play they explode on stage. They are able combine their and their music´s energy without basically any show effects except pouring a red wine over their bodies. Great musicians , too. And they know how to interact with their audience and drink a beer or two afterwards with their fans. Awesome band.

HatredThrownDown

have every single thing the bronx have released..they are the best thing called punk that has came out in recent history

Horos

I've seen over 50 different ands and would still love to see PJ the most.

That said, right now I would love to see The White Stripes.

LukinFan

bovy_j wrote:

I'd much rather travel 2 hours to go see Pearl Jam than any other band that is 10 minutes away.

yes!