Worst support act you've seen?

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  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    The Mars Volta opening for RHCP. Awful awful "sound". It was just a wall of noise. Sounded like 8 guys playing 8 different songs at the same time for the whole set. Fans of the band later told me "you have to KNOW the music beforehand to get it live". Bullshit. Translation: they suck ballz live.
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  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    I am one of those that checks something out when a songwriter I admire suggests them, and that includes Ed and the boys. If for no other reason that I just assume I must like what he does, since I love everything he writes, but it doesn't work that way. I just don't seem to like ANYTHING he likes. I don't care for The Who, I don't care for Ben Harper, I like Uncle Neil's music but HATE his voice, so I can't say I like anything else he's ever said he likes. 8-)
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    Ben Harper sucked balls before PJ at Hyde Park IMHO. He's not the worst but one of the most boring.


    i agree. I honestly think Ben Harpers fanbase would be about 6 people if it wasnt for the PJ seal of approval... if members of PJ told their 'fans' that they liked Nigerian trumpeter Kino Von Basske his sales would probably increase by some 179% so that people on here could 'like' the same things as Ed
    I have no opinion towards Ben Harper either way, but it's pretty true that people here seem to jump on bandwagons for bands that Ed likes. And, God forbid you don't...
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  • randallanddarcy
    randallanddarcy Posts: 813
    Paul David wrote:
    The Mars Volta opening for RHCP. Awful awful "sound". It was just a wall of noise. Sounded like 8 guys playing 8 different songs at the same time for the whole set. Fans of the band later told me "you have to KNOW the music beforehand to get it live". Bullshit. Translation: they suck ballz live.
    If you don't really understand Prog Rock, you will not understand the Mars Volta.
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  • Benzor
    Benzor Posts: 886
    randallanddarcy wrote:
    Paul David wrote:
    The Mars Volta opening for RHCP. Awful awful "sound". It was just a wall of noise. Sounded like 8 guys playing 8 different songs at the same time for the whole set. Fans of the band later told me "you have to KNOW the music beforehand to get it live". Bullshit. Translation: they suck ballz live.
    If you don't really understand Prog Rock, you will not understand the Mars Volta.

    agreed. the mars volta are a difficult band to hear for the first time in a live setting and enjoy.
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Paul David wrote:
    The Mars Volta opening for RHCP. Awful awful "sound". It was just a wall of noise. Sounded like 8 guys playing 8 different songs at the same time for the whole set. Fans of the band later told me "you have to KNOW the music beforehand to get it live". Bullshit. Translation: they suck ballz live.

    They don't suck live. They've toned that shit back the last few tours and are playin actual songs. What they pull off live is generally pretty amazing.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    DewieCox wrote:
    Paul David wrote:
    The Mars Volta opening for RHCP. Awful awful "sound". It was just a wall of noise. Sounded like 8 guys playing 8 different songs at the same time for the whole set. Fans of the band later told me "you have to KNOW the music beforehand to get it live". Bullshit. Translation: they suck ballz live.

    They don't suck live. They've toned that shit back the last few tours and are playin actual songs. What they pull off live is generally pretty amazing.

    i agree.

    the first time i saw TMV live i thought WTF! then i stepped back and gave them a chance cause i knew i liked them. the next time i saw them live i understood it. and it was awesome... for me. and thats all that matters. ;) 8-)
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants
    1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,999
    Possibly Sleater-Kinney opening for Pearl Jam in 2003. Can't get past Corin's voice.
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  • randallanddarcy
    randallanddarcy Posts: 813
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    Can't get past Corin's voice.
    With all the SK love PJ fans have, I thought I was the only one who thought this. That version of Hunger Strike they did with PJ was fucking excruciating.
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  • EZ1221C
    EZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    Tame Impala opening for MGMT this year was pretty bad. Their show was 30 mins of unnecessary reverb and echo.
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  • randallanddarcy
    randallanddarcy Posts: 813
    EZ1221C wrote:
    Tame Impala opening for MGMT this year was pretty bad. Their show was 30 mins of unnecessary reverb and echo.
    I have not heard of this band, but I can see that someone may dig this, even if you don't. Perry Farrel is amazing and has made a whole career out of it.
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  • crowes74
    crowes74 Posts: 273
    kenye west (U2)
    Melt-Banana (tool)
    the cows (primus)
    the frogs (pearl jam) i dug them, but they damn near got boo'd off stage in bible belt. go figure huh.
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  • skippybrew
    skippybrew Posts: 283
    crowes74 wrote:
    helmet (rollins band)

    Helmet??

    Helmet kicked serious ass when I saw them... Of course, the "band" is just a revolving door around Page Hamilton, so maybe I just caught a good lineup. Also, the Dub Trio opened and I dig them too.
  • EZ1221C
    EZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    randallanddarcy wrote:
    EZ1221C wrote:
    Tame Impala opening for MGMT this year was pretty bad. Their show was 30 mins of unnecessary reverb and echo.
    I have not heard of this band, but I can see that someone may dig this, even if you don't. Perry Farrel is amazing and has made a whole career out of it.
    I'm confused as to your point. Tame Impala has nothing to do with Perry Farrell.
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  • randallanddarcy
    randallanddarcy Posts: 813
    EZ1221C wrote:
    randallanddarcy wrote:
    EZ1221C wrote:
    Tame Impala opening for MGMT this year was pretty bad. Their show was 30 mins of unnecessary reverb and echo.
    I have not heard of this band, but I can see that someone may dig this, even if you don't. Perry Farrel is amazing and has made a whole career out of it.
    I'm confused as to your point. Tame Impala has nothing to do with Perry Farrell.

    Perry Farrell has made a career out using his voice drenched in reverb.
    This other band, who I stated I have never heard, sound like they might be trying for a similar psychedelic '60's kinda vibe, or a Sonic Youth kinda vibe and thus may me relevant to people into '60's psych or art-rock and the like.

    I don't even know if this makes sense to me. If you don't get it, fuck it, don't worry about it, this is my 7th 12 hour night duty in a row-I'm probably on planet zonk right now :)
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  • Lexor
    Lexor Posts: 69
    OffHeGoes132 wrote:
    I honestly don't know the name of the band, but whoever opened for Dead Weather on their most recent small club tour....yeah they were terrible.

    Also, 30 Seconds to Mars. Awful band; don't know why the hell they were opening for Audioslave. About 45 mins of my life I wish I could have back. I remember Jared Leto running through the crowd like a dbag hoping to wake up the few people who were watching. We all just stood there and looked at him like he was a fuckin idiot.

    Do you mean The Ettes? I thought they were a good straightforward rock band. The singer's voice is unique too.
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  • EZ1221C
    EZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    randallanddarcy wrote:
    Perry Farrell has made a career out using his voice drenched in reverb.
    This other band, who I stated I have never heard, sound like they might be trying for a similar psychedelic '60's kinda vibe, or a Sonic Youth kinda vibe and thus may me relevant to people into '60's psych or art-rock and the like.

    I don't even know if this makes sense to me. If you don't get it, fuck it, don't worry about it, this is my 7th 12 hour night duty in a row-I'm probably on planet zonk right now :)
    Na it makes sense, but they were definitely not going for a '60's vibe, or art rock. Their studio stuff is pretty good, nothing like live, and certainly not art rock. It's just they went overboard on the echo to the point were it was almost unbearable.
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  • dustinpardue
    dustinpardue Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,829
    I thought Ted Leo and the Pharmacists were pretty terrible opening for PJ in 2008
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,362
    INDIFFERENCE MAKER wrote:
    Tomahawk opening for TOOL were horrible but when I saw Sonic Youth opening for PJ, they made my ears hurt.

    MELT-BANANA is the group of talentless noise makers that opened for Tool when I saw them in 2007. I had to go wait outside the arena until they were done . . . . they were that bad.
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  • dustinpardue
    dustinpardue Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,829
    seems from reading this thread Tool has a never ending parade of shit bands opening up for them
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  • mbangel10
    mbangel10 Posts: 548
    INDIFFERENCE MAKER wrote:
    Tomahawk opening for TOOL were horrible but when I saw Sonic Youth opening for PJ, they made my ears hurt.

    I love Tomahawk. I would have went to that show just to see them rip into God Hates a Coward and Capt. Midnight. Those songs kick all kinds of ass. Then again, I actually like Sonic Youth too. :)
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