whats the best band you ever saw live?

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  • UKDave
    UKDave Posts: 5,557
    Apart from PJ...

    JANE'S ADDICTION!! - Ritual tour....
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  • toddiet123
    toddiet123 Posts: 271
    Explosions in the Sky
    Sigur Ros
    Slint
  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Pearl Jam never disappoints. They are so consistently good. As is Springsteen, as is Nine Inch Nails. My top 3 shows to go to. Each of the 3 have their own flavor and good in their own way.
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  • jhawk98
    jhawk98 Posts: 145
    Easy - The Black Crowes: 1992: Southern Harmony Tour: Salina, KS

    I've seen them two other times since and both shows were very good, but I don't think any show by any band will ever top that one for me.

    honorable mention:
    Wilco
    Smashing Pumpkins
    Willie Nelson
    and of course, PJ
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  • pj_zombie
    pj_zombie Posts: 272
    For me, next to Pearl Jam, it's Shinedown. Amazing vocalist, amazing guitarist and a beautiful performance. They have the same passion and energy that Pearl Jam did in their youth. That and I also got to chat with them/get autographs and that was amazing. Found out they are fans of Mike McCready and the group as well.
    Pearl Jam Album Rankings
    ---
    1. Ten
    2. Vs.
    3. Pearl Jam
    4. Binaural
    5. No Code
    6. Riot Act
    7. Yield
    8. Vitalogy

    Pearl Jam Song Rankings
    ---
    1. Black
    2. Rearviewmirror
    3. Light Years
    4. Given to Fly
    5. Severed Hand
  • Mojopin
    Mojopin Posts: 216
    So many good ones.

    Jane's Addiction - '90 Ritual Tour ---- And getting LAID many times
    Radiohead - '97 OK Computer Tour ---- Being VERY high and absolutely getting taken somewhere special.
    Tool - '96 Aenema Tour ---- AMAZING BEYOND BELIEF!
    PJ - '92 Magnussen Park in Seattle & November 6th '00 @ Key Arena in Seattle... Both of these were amazing shows in their own rights. The '92 one was at the HEIGHT of the Seattle music scene in '92. I witnessed them at their best back then, and I couldn't ask for anything better. The '00 show was the second night in Seattle, and you ALL know how damned good it was.... I've seen PJ about 10 times total, but these were my two fav's.
    Soundgarden - '94 - Kitsap County Fairgrounds --- With Chris throwing out this beautiful guitar into the audience (similar to the one Prince had in Purple Rain), and saying "Take care of this, its a collector's item", and it getting torn to shreds... I almost died in the mosh pit...
    Elton John - '89 - Wembley Stadium in London --- Had every single person dancing from start to finish, was possibly the most entertaining show...
    Rush at the Gorge --- '95?? Test For Echo Tour--- Neil Peart really does throw those drumsticks 50 feet in the air and doesn't miss a beat.
    Page/Plant at the Gorge --- '94???? --- He teased us with the opening chords of Stairway... At least I got to see this...
    Seeing & meeting The Tea Party at Musician's Friend in Seattle --- '95??? You could reach out and touch Jeff Martin's oud as he was strumming away to 'Sister Awake'. After the show, I kept telling them about my album review site, and how well I was reviewing their albums! At least I got to tell them they were a great band, and I hoped they always would make true, real music, always from the heart. Got their autographs, and a visit from Stuart on my old website :D
    Ani Difranco In Seattle '96 ---- Almost getting beat up by some chicks!!! :D

    Those are some highlights. Ive seen many many others. REM in London. Alice In Chains. Nirvana. Robert Cray at the Paramount in Seattle.... All great.



    BUT... My favorite is what I saw this past year at the Paramount, and that was Dead Can Dance. They were my favorite....

    Mojo
    "A consistently good band works all the different elements well. A song has to appeal sentimentally, intellectually, physically, viscerally, and dig deep down into your soul and suck you into it. And after that, of course, it'd be a matter of taste." ~ Kim Thayil from Soundgarden
  • depopulationINC
    depopulationINC Posts: 2,074
    Fugazi
    PJ
    third is tough....maybe Motley crew
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  • GeorgeinNY
    GeorgeinNY Posts: 113
    mojopin- wow you saw some pretty good shows, probably best list on this thread...
  • lateralus
    lateralus Posts: 111
    Guns'n Roses, Alice in Chains, Turbonegro, Tool
    13/9/06: Bern
    12/6/07: Munich
    23/6/07: Southside Festival
  • reversedarwinism
    reversedarwinism Posts: 1,151
    i've had to be very selective, since i'm not rich and live in the middle of nowhere. i've seen some of my favorites and would say the best bands live were:

    Pearl Jam (twice) - probably the best live band ever and vedder could sing anything and it would sound good

    Audioslave - most energy and cornell had full control and range when i saw them last year

    Page and Plant - played a long set of 95% zeppelin, they had the power and precision of guys in their twenties

    STP - my first concert and wow, i've still never seen a showman like weiland

    DMB - like PJ they are an awesome live band and dave was definately on that night

    i've seen some more, but those were by far the best. i saw collective soul and they nailed every song, but i'm not as big a fan and the atmosphere was f-ed up by all the young kids there
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  • reversedarwinism
    reversedarwinism Posts: 1,151
    pj_zombie wrote:
    For me, next to Pearl Jam, it's Shinedown. Amazing vocalist, amazing guitarist and a beautiful performance. They have the same passion and energy that Pearl Jam did in their youth. That and I also got to chat with them/get autographs and that was amazing. Found out they are fans of Mike McCready and the group as well.

    i bet they would be an awesome band to see. the singer may be a true talent we hear from for a long time to come
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  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    Motorpsycho!!!!!!!!!!!
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Pearl Jam
    Aerosmith
    Velvet Revolver
    Bonnie Raitt
    U2

    In that order.
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  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Do you, thinking as objectively as possible, I'd still say, Pearl Jam, by several hundred miles.
  • grandr0yal
    grandr0yal Posts: 67
    Muse
    Sigur Ros
    Disturbed (really really good)
    06/23/2006 - Best night of my life.
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  • writersu
    writersu Posts: 1,867
    surferdude wrote:
    The Who by a landslide. Bruce Springsteen 25 years ago next.
    Then tied for next tier
    U2
    PJ
    Page and Plant
    Headpins (small Canadian band 25 years ago)
    Bryan Adams in his early days
    Van Halen in the Roth days

    Next;
    Scoprions
    Judas Priest
    Accept
    Bon Jovi
    The Cult

    Hey SurferDude; Sounds like there are more than one of us over 21 on this thread......who did you like better Roth or Hagar???
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  • Mojopin
    Mojopin Posts: 216
    GeorgeinNY wrote:
    mojopin- wow you saw some pretty good shows, probably best list on this thread...

    Thank you, sir. Yeah I have definitely seen some great shows.

    I wanted to add a couple:

    The Who's 25th anniversary show in Birmingham, England --- '89??? Pete was first going through his Tenitis phase, and actually was playing acoustic throughout the first part of the concert. He angrily came out of his special little pre-constructed sound room and grabbed the guitar from the stage guitarist. Got a little too into it and actully lost part of his finger when doing a windmill. He shrugged and finished the song. Then he got it bandaged up and finished the concert. I was in the 5th row center...

    Also, was at the Neil Young/Sonic Youth/Social D. gig (same one as Kurt and many others were at) at Seattle Center in '90. Few rows off to the right of the stage, and it was just really amazing all the way through...

    Mojo
    "A consistently good band works all the different elements well. A song has to appeal sentimentally, intellectually, physically, viscerally, and dig deep down into your soul and suck you into it. And after that, of course, it'd be a matter of taste." ~ Kim Thayil from Soundgarden
  • Pearls&Stones
    Pearls&Stones Posts: 585
    Of course Pearl Jam

    I've also been amazed by U2, The Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band, Aerosmith and The Who. Also, I have to say that Live sounds amazing in concert, but they just stick to the 'safe' stuff and rarely mix it up.

    And finally, they've been mentioned in this thread before, but I also have to give it up for JANE'S ADDICTION. They were actually too good to describe. I can still here the awesome riff from "Ocean Size" in my head.
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  • meme
    meme Posts: 4,695
    Pearl Jam
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.

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