Public Enemy - worth seeing live?

Thoughts_Arrive
Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
edited March 2012 in Other Music
Didn't know they were heading down under until now, tickets on sale tomorrow, to go or not to go.....
Anyone seen them live, what are your thoughts?
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  • Champaign breakfast for everyo
    Champaign breakfast for everyo Posts: 68
    I saw them way way way back. It was one of the most memorable concerts ever. Don't know if they are all there, Terminater X, S one W's ect...but they were and still are my favorite rap group. Chuck D and Flav ore soooo good together.
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  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    Saw them at bonnaroo and quite enjoyed it myself
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 32,190
    if it's the original line-up, hell yeah!

    I saw them open for U2 :shock: on the zooropa (?) tour 8-)
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  • Spoony C
    Spoony C Posts: 278
    Saw them in 2007 and they were fantastic. Played all the well-known tracks from the early days, mix of DJ and live instrumentation, Flavor Flav played drums and guitar at certain points, and the show lasted about two hours. Well worth it.
  • RedMosquito22
    RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    I saw them on the It Takes A Nation of Millions tour and it was awesome. Back in those days it was kind of scary, the Bloods and Cryps were in attendance and there were a ton of fights. I was glad I was up top.
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    PE was my first conert. 1991, Miami, FL. They opened for Sisters of Mercy. I had a great time 8-)
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  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    saw them in 2006. they were good, but my music taste was changing then, and moving away from political music, so i think that effected my view of it all.

    they were and are one of the loudest shows ive ever seen. the sound was deafening. I forget if they had an actual band backing them up, or what, but the show was extremely loud. I had a headache by the end of the show.

    maybe that was as i said all a product of my changing views on things, or maybe it really was that loud and abrasive.
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,961
    i saw them in 2010. Good show, not great, worth going.

    They opened the show by playing the first 5 songs in order of Black Planet. That alone was worth the price of admission.
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  • Claireack
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    I would go just for the experience. If you're with the right group of people you'll enjoy it anyway. That didn't quite work out for me when I agreed to go and see Take That though.
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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,968
    RedMosquito22 wrote:
    I saw them on the It Takes A Nation of Millions tour and it was awesome. Back in those days it was kind of scary, the Bloods and Cryps were in attendance and there were a ton of fights. I was glad I was up top.

    You didn't go down into the pit and give them your opinion on their lives as gang members?

    Disappointing!
  • RedMosquito22
    RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    RedMosquito22 wrote:
    I saw them on the It Takes A Nation of Millions tour and it was awesome. Back in those days it was kind of scary, the Bloods and Cryps were in attendance and there were a ton of fights. I was glad I was up top.

    You didn't go down into the pit and give them your opinion on their lives as gang members?

    Disappointing!

    Not at 16 years old. We hid in the rafters. :lol::lol:

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