Best opener ever??

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  • dontgimmenolip
    dontgimmenolip Posts: 198
    I enjoyed Sparta a lot, and I became a fan of MMJ after their electric performance prior to the 5/25/06 show at the Q.
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    You think the Slayer tour is out, or what?

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  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Sonic Youth


    I never know what songs they are playing but they sound dam good. :D
  • travisalex31
    travisalex31 Posts: 22
    Ben Kweller would be cool.
  • pj0705
    pj0705 Posts: 189
    dangerboy wrote:
    butthole surfers.

    kidding. they sucked. i'll go with rancid. no, they sucked too. oh, i know! the fastbacks. no, they sucked girl style. ooh, murder city devils! no, they sucked major, and ruined sonic reducer to boot.

    ok, i'll go with ben harper. he's the only decent opener they've ever had.

    hey gramps, just because its loud, punk music doesnt mean they suck. Maybe you should go post on the Dave Matthews board. Just thought id remind you that a big influence for Pearl Jam and Ed is punk music. All of those bands are good.
  • dangerboy
    dangerboy Posts: 1,569
    pj0705 wrote:
    hey gramps, just because its loud, punk music doesnt mean they suck. Maybe you should go post on the Dave Matthews board. Just thought id remind you that a big influence for Pearl Jam and Ed is punk music. All of those bands are good.

    hey, snot-nosed little brat. those bands didn't suck because they were loud and punk, they sucked because they sucked. i was a slam-dancer long before the word "mosh" was even invented. i know quality punk, and none of those bands are it. don't assume because somebody doesn't like some punk bands that they don't like or know anything about punk. punk. i'm glad they were only an influence on pearl jam, not a model, though. pearl jam is a rock band, not a punk band.

    and dave matthews is for pussies and college girls in the fine tradition of rem, also for pussies and college girls.



    i may be old (actually not as old as ed, btw), but 25 years ago we broke ground that is now common ground to little shits like you (i say that in the most endearing way possible, you understand), whereupon you would be able to take it to the next level. respect your elders, boy. just like i owe a debt to sex pistols and ramones and gen x and the late 70's early 80's punks and respect them. hey ho. let's go. torch passed....


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  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Opening bands that I've seen for PJ are:

    Frank Black
    Supergrass
    Wallflowers
    Sleater-Kinney

    Seen PJ 11 times and 3 had no openers, twice they opened up for someone, 1 Festival.

    Out of that list I choose Sleater-Kinney

    I do agree that Social D would be a good opener for the boys.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,198
    fucking fiasco................
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    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    fucking fiasco................
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzvHjBj8ueA&feature=related :D
    NERDS!
  • pj0705
    pj0705 Posts: 189
    dangerboy wrote:
    hey, snot-nosed little brat. those bands didn't suck because they were loud and punk, they sucked because they sucked. i was a slam-dancer long before the word "mosh" was even invented. i know quality punk, and none of those bands are it. don't assume because somebody doesn't like some punk bands that they don't like or know anything about punk. punk. i'm glad they were only an influence on pearl jam, not a model, though. pearl jam is a rock band, not a punk band.

    and dave matthews is for pussies and college girls in the fine tradition of rem, also for pussies and college girls.



    i may be old (actually not as old as ed, btw), but 25 years ago we broke ground that is now common ground to little shits like you (i say that in the most endearing way possible, you understand), whereupon you would be able to take it to the next level. respect your elders, boy. just like i owe a debt to sex pistols and ramones and gen x and the late 70's early 80's punks and respect them. hey ho. let's go. torch passed....

    Well you said Ben Harper is the only good opener pearl jam has ever had, no? You also said you owe bands like the Pistols and Ramones a debt, right? Well The Ramones and The Buzzcocks have opened for Pearl Jam. So i guess those bands suck, even though you said you "owe them a debt".

    So maybe im wrong, or just too young and stupid to understand, but it seems as you are contradicting yourself. Maybe you should look at the list of opening bands before you make a statement that Ben Harper is the only good opener they have had. I have much respect for the late 70's and 80's punk bands and listen to them quite frequently. I just have an open mind for music and do not limit myself to those decades.
  • NYbenben
    NYbenben Posts: 1,020
    why beat around the bush with an opener... i would rather have an extra hour of Pearl Jam than an opener.
    4/12/92, 8/11/92, 9/28/96, 9/11/98, 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 7/9/03, 4/30/03, 10/1/04, 10/3/05, 12/9/05, 5/12/06, 5/17/06, 5/28/06, 6/3/06, 12/9/06, EV LA 4/12-4/13/08, 6/12/08, 6,19,08, 6,20,08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 7/1/08

    and still jonesing for another show....
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  • dangerboy
    dangerboy Posts: 1,569
    pj0705 wrote:
    Well you said Ben Harper is the only good opener pearl jam has ever had, no? You also said you owe bands like the Pistols and Ramones a debt, right? Well The Ramones and The Buzzcocks have opened for Pearl Jam. So i guess those bands suck, even though you said you "owe them a debt".

    So maybe im wrong, or just too young and stupid to understand, but it seems as you are contradicting yourself. Maybe you should look at the list of opening bands before you make a statement that Ben Harper is the only good opener they have had. I have much respect for the late 70's and 80's punk bands and listen to them quite frequently. I just have an open mind for music and do not limit myself to those decades.

    i don't limit myself either. i was mostly commenting on bands i've seen open for them, not the whole list. i was being a bit of a smartass to start with, but i've seen them with mudhoney, sonic youth, ramones. mostly just saying that i thought the ones i mentioned sucked like butthole surfers and rancid and murder city devils and fastbacks

    i think we're on the same team here mostly


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  • Federico
    Federico Posts: 7,916
    Rocco Siffredi
  • ||Release_Me||
    ||Release_Me|| Posts: 1,871
    I've seen My Morning Jacket, Idlewild, The Futureheads, Interpol, Kings of Leon, Satellite Party, and Incubus.

    Kings of Leon/My Morning Jacket were easily my favourites, Satellite Party were good fun, and the rest pretty much sucked.
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  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    So far I've seen:

    Iggy Pop--Awesome
    Cheap Trick--Not Bad
    Sonic Youth--Amazing
    Murder City Devils--Terrible
    The Buzzcocks--Great
    Sleater Kinney--Good
    My Morning Jacket--Excellent

    I'd Love to See:

    Queens of the Stone Age
    The Strokes
    Eagles of Death Metal
    Ben Harper
  • daryl jam
    daryl jam Posts: 104
    Eddie Vedder
    Matthew Good Band
    Sam Roberts
    Supersuckers
    Weezer
    Lenny Kravitz :P
    Foo Fighters :P
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  • pouch15
    pouch15 Posts: 436
    I liked a lot Mudhoney in the Mexico concerts, moe than Slater Kinney or Supergrass.
  • Them-Bones
    Them-Bones Posts: 518
    I would like Stone to do a comedic routine as the opening act for the next tour, I would imagine it would go like this.

    Stone:SIR, where are ya from?

    Guy:Well im fr..

    Stone:FUCK YOU I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU'RE FROM
    "If my thoughts, dreams, could be seen, they'd probably put my head, in a guillotine, but it's alright ma, it's life and life only."
  • intheflesh
    intheflesh Posts: 170
    Best opener ever??...gotta be The Ramones, San Diego, 95
    was it?....
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,432
    Presidents of the United States were a lot better then I expected. I also dig the Supersuckers.
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  • smile05
    smile05 Posts: 600
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