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muertemaria Posted at 11:04 on Fri, 07/06/2007
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In honor of the Live Earth show tomorrow which has terrible bands playing here, I figured we do a friday comment diversion. What are the 5 best concerts you have been to and what was the worst?

Here is mine in no particluar order:

  1. Tom Petty - 2006, Merriwether post. I think this might be the best concert I ever saw. The entire crowd knew all the words to all the songs and sang along. awesome.
  2. Violent Femmes - 1998, William and Mary. Great show. really small crowd. They sang all the greats. Forgot I loved them so much.
  3. Ben Folds - 1998, San Diego. Took my brother with me. He really didn't want to go, but I forced him and Ben Folds is AMAZING in concert. I didn't think a concert could be that much fun. My brother is now a huge ben folds fan as well.
  4. Plant and Page - 1995, San Diego. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page in concert for the first time in 15 years. They did all the great songs minus stairway to heaven which was for the best.
  5. Beck - 2004, Wolftrap. He was just amazing. The way he moved across the stage was magical. I didn't want it to end.
  6. I am adding one more - Chris Issak - I have seen him 5 times and every time its great. Love him.
Worst - There were a few - Weezer - 1996. It was like you were hearing their album nothing was different from the album. It was weird. Blues Traveler - 1996 at Horde Festival. Dave Matthews played first and they were great I was real close to the front and then Blues Traveler came on and everyone started leaving because they weren't as good so he started to yell at the crowd. Weirdo.

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senor bananagrabber Posted at 12:27 on Fri, 07/06/2007

Suicidal Tendencies at the Ritz.  Exodus and an up-and-coming Pantera opened.  This was my sophomore or junior year in HS and I wanted to be Mike Muir at the time.  All three bands still hold up today.

Sheila E. at Hollywood Park Race Track in LA, December 2005.  Glamorous Life is an amazing song, but what the hell else has she done?  Went because it was free and it took place after the races.  The whole set was fantastic - really high energy and the band was tight and talented.

Fishbone at the academy in 91 or 92.  we were in central park earlier that day and saw angelo, the lead singer, strolling in some ridiculous suit with a cane.  my friend asked him for an autograph but he was a dick and said no.  bytches with problems opened up.  they sucked, but fishbone was awesome.

Last Thrash Bash at L'Amours.  This was (and possibly is again) a premiere spot in Brooklyn for metal and hardcore acts.  They were closing down and held a few concerts - the Last Thrash Bash - with all-star line-ups.  The one I went to featured Type-O Negative, White Zombie, Biohazard, Cro-Mags and Leeway.  It was sick.

Into Another at the Wetlands - 1992ish.  One of many awesome shows I saw of theirs.  This one is the only one I really remember clearly though.

Sentimental favorite - Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels tour - 1993 at Shea Stadium.  Went with my aunt, uncle and Grandma Joan.  She loved Jumping Jack Flash and did her trademark dance with elevated shoulders.  The people in the next seats were smoking a joint.  To my knowledge, Joan did not partake.  The Stones were terrible but I cherish the memories.

Biggest mistake - went to see sick of it all and BDP at the marquee in NY in the early 90's.  stayed for SOIA but left before BDP - what a stupid mistake.  the crowd for BDP intermingled with the SOIA crowd and one huge black dude just stood in the middle of the pit practically daring hardcore kids to touch him.

Worst show - phish and the grateful dead.  never went to one, but i still regret those concerts most of all.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

sesolf Posted at 00:21 on Tue, 07/10/2007
for obvious reasons. pfft. too many good shows to really list... but from this year, levon helm at the beacon, arcade fire at radio city, honky tonk featuring kamara at the living room, phil lesh at SOB's.... worst was dave matthews at camden crica summer 97 where drunk frat guys screamed the top of their lungs the whole time and tried to grind in the lawn. fortunately dave and friends in boston and then dave matthews at fenway made up for it... almost. there may have been a river show back at W&M that caused some serious pain too.

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ShastaMcNeasty Posted at 12:17 on Fri, 07/06/2007

chronological order:

1988--norfolk scope metallica w/ queensryche on the ...and justice for all tour 

1st show.  exploding statue of lady justice with the scales

1991--portside (portsmouth)  black elvis 

black elvis is a black guy from melfa on the eastern shore who does a traditional elvis impersonation.  me and my long-haired buddies were the only people really into it and his guitar player played the opening bars of enter sandman for us in between songs.  black elvis inreoduced one song by saying "this one's for all you headbangers." 

 

1992--boathouse (norfolk) alice in chains w/ the screaming trees

screaming trees had the fatass conner brothers flailing around and mark lanegan just standing there in the middle singing.  layne staley had just broken his leg in a atv accident but was on enough heroin to stand up. i got to say what's up to him before the show. 

 

1994  bender arena  soundgarden with tad

nothing stands out in particular but it was pretty awesome

 

2000 lincoln theatre  dave chappelle

made into the hbo special

 

2005?  & 2006?  queens of the stone age at the norva

first time was with turbonegro.  both times were great.