Good Concerts You've Seen

Mr.Bookworm · 12-03-2008, 03:12 PM

I'm going to go see Yes on Friday, and Yes is basically what got me into music, so yeah. I'm excited.

Anyone else seen anyone good in concert lately?

Mirai Gen · 12-03-2008, 03:52 PM

I saw The Scorpions in concert a few months ago. They were really great up until they left and some fat hippie started playing.

Kim · 12-03-2008, 03:56 PM

Seen Mindless Self Indulgence in concert twice, and they're really fun live. Even got to go on stage at the second concert. My Chemical Romance put on a pretty good concert when I saw them, though from what I hear they're very hit or miss for good concerts. Linkin Park put on an amazing concert. Their music isn't my favoritest, but the concert itself was really good.

phil_ · 12-03-2008, 04:53 PM

You know who puts on a good concert? Weird Al. I went to the first stop on the Poodle Hat tour, and thus was witness to the first live performance of "Albuquerque" outside of the eponymous town. I couldn't talk the whole next day, and some weird lady was giving Mike the stink-eye the whole time, but who cares?! I got to see Weird Al gyrate his hips in a girl's face to "Would you be my Lover."

Oh, yeah, and he did "Yoda," but that should go without saying.

Mirai Gen · 12-03-2008, 05:38 PM

Heh, I saw him several years ago long before his Poodle Hat tour, unfortunately. I think it was his Episode 1 tour? I can't remember.

Best thing was watching him fall off the stage at Konokti.

Corel · 12-03-2008, 06:21 PM

Mm, I can think of quite a few who I think are worth a watch; from the top of my head:

Decent Bands Live

Reel Big Fish
Less Than Jake
Muse
Bowling For Soup
Levellers
Zox
Metallica
The Wombats
Radiohead
Chemical Brothers
Sigur R�s
The Killers
Foo Fighters
Coheed and Cambria
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Placebo
Imogen Heap
Feeder
Eminem
Does Video Games Live 2006 Orchestra count?
I keep seeing Flogging Molly at least every year by accident, usually when they are supporting someone!

Bands who I was disappointed in:

Yellowcard (Hugely disappointing)
Dashboard Confessional
Fall Out Boy (Although in the past few years they've gotten much better playing Live.)
My Chemical Romance
Panic! At the Disco (Our crowd bottled the singer and kinda knocked him out...Oops. But major props to him carrying on though.)
50 Cent (Okay, I didn't have that too high hopes, but what ensued was the most hilarious 20 minute bottling session ever)

Edit: Also Pante�n Rococ� are hilarious and Rodrigo y Gabriela impressed me very much.

Male Human Fighter · 12-03-2008, 07:50 PM

I saw Horse the Band in the basement of a Universal Unitarian church along with So Many Dynamos and Heavy Heavy Low Low. It was essentially a giant mass of metal heads turning the half of this tiny church basement closest to the stage into a massive mosh pit while all the hardcore dancers got to spin around like whatever effeminate euphemism you'd like to insert here in the second half.

I saw So Many Dynamos again in the Bowery about two weeks later at this small indie rock label show. I'm still not sure how they got slated to play with groups like Low Low but they make good music.
Also, indie kid dancing is very silly.

Mondt · 12-03-2008, 10:15 PM

I can't really imagine what a N12LLY or HHLL concert would be like.

It sounds terrifying.

Lumenskir · 12-03-2008, 11:32 PM

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Sigur R�s

I hate you and envy you so much right now. Which tour/time was it, by chance?

Actually just saw Broken Social Scene (Well, the BSS guys and surprisingly fun Land of Talk girl) at Janus a little bit ago. The first time I had seen them there they had to pack up early because of the curfew, and everyone was totally expecting a similar thing the second time but apparently it's extended by an hour on the weekends so it was probably the most awesome thing ever to watch my favorite band kind of throw together an hour of music they weren't prepared for. It might just be me, but seeing what happens when the setlist breaks down is like sonic-Spanish Fly.

I already wrote about how Flaming Lips throw the objectively best spectacle.

Explosions in the Sky live is great, like freebasing their CDs.

Iron and Wine + full band orchestration = kind of middling.

Corel · 12-04-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Lumenskir

I hate you and envy you so much right now. Which tour/time was it, by chance?

They happened to play at Southside Festival 2008, Germany which was last June? Had a few chances to see them again but couldn't as of other commitments. I don't mind too much as they tour Europe frequently.

I suppose I should mention The Subways too; another frequent flyer with Flogging Molly where I just happen to see them when I go see other bands.

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Originally Posted by Lumenskir

Explosions in the Sky

Ah yes, was a shame I missed out on seeing them. Even more so as Eluvium were also playing along side.

12-03-2008, 03:12 PM	#1
Mr.Bookworm YYYEEEEEAAAAAAHHH Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,034	Good Concerts You've Seen I'm going to go see Yes on Friday, and Yes is basically what got me into music, so yeah. I'm excited. Anyone else seen anyone good in concert lately?

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Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	I saw The Scorpions in concert a few months ago. They were really great up until they left and some fat hippie started playing. __________________

12-03-2008, 03:56 PM	#3
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	Seen Mindless Self Indulgence in concert twice, and they're really fun live. Even got to go on stage at the second concert. My Chemical Romance put on a pretty good concert when I saw them, though from what I hear they're very hit or miss for good concerts. Linkin Park put on an amazing concert. Their music isn't my favoritest, but the concert itself was really good. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

12-03-2008, 04:53 PM	#4
phil_ Just sleeping Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: At home, probably in bed. Posts: 6,482	You know who puts on a good concert? Weird Al. I went to the first stop on the Poodle Hat tour, and thus was witness to the first live performance of "Albuquerque" outside of the eponymous town. I couldn't talk the whole next day, and some weird lady was giving Mike the stink-eye the whole time, but who cares?! I got to see Weird Al gyrate his hips in a girl's face to "Would you be my Lover." Oh, yeah, and he did "Yoda," but that should go without saying. __________________ Be T-Rexcellent to each other, tako. Last edited by phil_; 12-03-2008 at 04:58 PM.

12-03-2008, 05:38 PM	#5
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	Heh, I saw him several years ago long before his Poodle Hat tour, unfortunately. I think it was his Episode 1 tour? I can't remember. Best thing was watching him fall off the stage at Konokti. __________________

12-03-2008, 06:21 PM	#6
Corel Welcome, to Paedogeddon! Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,015	Mm, I can think of quite a few who I think are worth a watch; from the top of my head: Decent Bands Live Reel Big Fish Less Than Jake Muse Bowling For Soup Levellers Zox Metallica The Wombats Radiohead Chemical Brothers Sigur R�s The Killers Foo Fighters Coheed and Cambria Red Hot Chilli Peppers Placebo Imogen Heap Feeder Eminem Does Video Games Live 2006 Orchestra count? I keep seeing Flogging Molly at least every year by accident, usually when they are supporting someone! Bands who I was disappointed in: Yellowcard (Hugely disappointing) Dashboard Confessional Fall Out Boy (Although in the past few years they've gotten much better playing Live.) My Chemical Romance Panic! At the Disco (Our crowd bottled the singer and kinda knocked him out...Oops. But major props to him carrying on though.) 50 Cent (Okay, I didn't have that too high hopes, but what ensued was the most hilarious 20 minute bottling session ever) Edit: Also Pante�n Rococ� are hilarious and Rodrigo y Gabriela impressed me very much. Last edited by Corel; 12-04-2008 at 03:34 PM.

12-03-2008, 07:50 PM	#7
Male Human Fighter Troopa Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 84	I saw Horse the Band in the basement of a Universal Unitarian church along with So Many Dynamos and Heavy Heavy Low Low. It was essentially a giant mass of metal heads turning the half of this tiny church basement closest to the stage into a massive mosh pit while all the hardcore dancers got to spin around like whatever effeminate euphemism you'd like to insert here in the second half. I saw So Many Dynamos again in the Bowery about two weeks later at this small indie rock label show. I'm still not sure how they got slated to play with groups like Low Low but they make good music. Also, indie kid dancing is very silly. __________________ No!