Rob Zombie put on a hell of a show back when I saw him a decade ago. More recently, Municipal Waste was sick. Their mosh pit was a blast.
I saw him at the show where Marilyn Manson passed out on stage. He put on his amazing show then went on to handle most of Manson’s set.
Easy. The Wall! The Roger Waters 2010-2013 tour, not the Berlin one, lol
Wow my memory is bad - I’d forgotten I had seen them live until I read this. I had to look up their tour history to figure out that it must have been the Momentary Lapse of Reason tour. Listening to their albums now I much prefer the earlier stuff, but they still put on a good show in '88.
It’s a shame he’s a total POS in real life
My wife assures me the Rush concerts we saw were the best.
I don’t know any of the songs and couldn’t understand a word they were singing.
I think the best I saw on my own were early Blues Traveller, just when their 2nd album came out, and a guy named Chris Smither.
After the show he was in the lobby talking and shaking hands with people. Super nice guy.
I agree with your wife. And if you weren’t singing along to every word of YYZ, you’re a rube.
That would require I know the words to YYZ. :)
You already do. Trust me, look them up.
I’ll bet you know the lyrics to the only popular Eiffel 65 song ;)
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It depends a lot on what you’re looking for. Iconic bands? Probably Neil Young with Crazy Horse or Crosby, Stills & Nash.
Best production was probably Trans Siberian Orchestra.
The Moody Blues were damn fun to watch. They were pretty old by the time I saw them, but they sure looked like they were having fun. It was infectious.
U2 at Massey Hall in 1983. It was the “War” tour. They weren’t well known at that point - we bought tickets the day of the show. They were also still professing Christianity and there was a big “John 3:16” banner across the balconies. But Holy shit the energy!
They began to blow up on “The Unforgettable Fire” tour the next year. They played Massey again at the beginning but by the end they were playing much larger venues.
There’s a bar/cafe 20 mins away that has a stage and live music most every night. The crowd’s only between 5-30 people depending on the act. Last month I caught a local goth band with two industrial duos from out of town opening, it was my favorite concert in recent memory. Support your local music scene!
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, they put on a great show.
This is a really hard question, so many gigs to choose from. I’d probably choose a VNV Nation gig I went to in Slimelight, London. They were famous (in the goth scene, at least) at that point but did an intentionally small gig for the old fans.
A close #2 would be The Dead Milkmen at a gig in Marburg back in the 90s. Was the first time I heard the grunge sound, and I thought it was excellent.
So much good music, so little time…
Damn it, I forgot Bauhaus. Is it too late to change my mind?
I don’t know Bauhaus well - Bela Lugosi’s Dead was on a mixtape I got from someone, and I enjoyed it, so I listen to them a bit. But I imagine they would be awesome live - I’m jealous.
Bela Lugosi is a great tune, but there are plenty of others. Check out the dub inspired She’s In Parties, the gloomy Passion of Lovers or the post-punk Dark Entries.
Phoenix is just something else, saw them twice, Love Like A Sunset is a unique experience. Love their energy and how they interact with the crowd!
Ooof. Tough question.
Probably one of:
Iron Maiden, Sheffield City Hall, Somewhere on Tour, 1986
Metallica, Sheffield Arena, 1992
Depeche Mode, supported by Sisters of Mercy, Crystal Palace, 1993
Sisters of Mercy, the Fenton pub, Leed, 1996
Primal Scream / Alabama 3, Rock City Nottingham, 1998
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Brixton Academy, 2001Big arena things like Metallica at the Sheffield Arena are so different to intimate pub gigs like the Sisters of Mercy at the Fenton that it’s really hard to compare.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, supported by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, at the Coogee Bay Hotel in 1985, or maybe '86.
Arrived nice and early, just the right amount stoned, and got right up front leaning on the stage.
Pretty much any Welle:Erdball concert.
I saw then a few years back and not only was it a good show, it was one of the longest gigs I’ve ever been to. Great value for money.
Last time I saw them live they’d perform for 3.5 hours and during one of the few short breaks they played the Doctor Who theme song on a theremin. ^^
Probably deicide at wacken last year
- Lisa Hannigan at the Independent.
- Manu Chao at the Greek.
- Jorge Drexler at Bimbo’s.
