drabley Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I have never seen a three piece that can come close to the ferocity that Shotmaker poured into every set. Watching the wizardry that El Ten Eleven crafts their songs of live is a thing of beauty. And the two times I've seen Lucero, once was mediocre, the other was fucking awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisahiijack Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 BIGGEST SURPRISE hudson falcons 2009 (maybe it was the alcohol, but that night they were the best band i'd ever seen) BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT as friends rust 2002 (new singer, no energy, didn't play anything old) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammuzzy Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Best:Strike Anywhere The Aggrolites Tim Barry Worst: Crime In Stereo (I've only seen them once, but waaaay disappointing) Murder By Death (love this band, but live show is boring as hell) Yeah Crime in Stereo is awful live. Every time I've seen them they're terrible and most of the band doesn't look like they even want to be there. yup. i've seen them 4 times i think, and it's always sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fartcat Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Best: NOFX - Back in 2005, tickets were a birthday present and it was the 3rd time they ever played the Decline live, best concert I have ever been to Against Me! - Amazing amount of energy, always see them when the oppurtunity arises Weezer - Really dug the two concerts I've seen, could have played more from Pinkerton though Worst: This Is A Standoff - I just miss Belvedere and am bitter about it, they just aren't the same... Yellowcard - Ex was really into them, I didn't like their CD's, but they were fucking awful live Millencolin - One of my favorite bands, maybe they just didn't bring it to the show I was at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolan Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 ^^i saw yellowcard live (it was the acoustic tour though) and I thought it was great Good: Moneen A Love Like Pi Person L Deas Vail (they sound better than the album, but can use more energy) Bad: can't think of any that stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwt Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Yeah Crime in Stereo is awful live. Every time I've seen them they're terrible and most of the band doesn't look like they even want to be there. yup. i've seen them 4 times i think, and it's always sucked. I guess I'm in the minority. I've always loved seeing CIS from Explosives era til now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colmillionaire Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Best: Monotonix Murder City Devils World/Inferno Paint it Black Murder By Death Ceremony Worst: Black Moth Super Rainbow Grizzly Bear Animal Collective Say Anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedavidescapeplan Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Best: Hot Water Music/Chuck Ragan, Lawrence Arms, Astronautalis, POS, Bridge and Tunnel, Apologies I have None, Defiance Ohio, Bruce Springsteen, Alkaline Trio Worst: The Copyrights (probably the least energetic performance I've seen), Lucero (I've seen them twice. Once they were awful, the second time they started great and slowly became awful over the course of two and a half hours). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonskanks Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Worst: Saves the Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Best: Alkaline Trio Gaslight Hot Water Music The Hives Pretty Girls Make Graves White Stripes Bad Religion Worst: Blink 182 These Arms Are Snakes Brand New Granted, the ones I didn't like I only saw once and forging an opinion of a band via a single show isn't all that fair to the band. Blink was totally uninvolved with their set, Brand New deliberately didn't play anything to get the crowd going, on with TAAS the lead singer just creeped me out, I thought I was going to get spit on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melikecheese Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 BEST: Kings of Convenience Black Angels Of Montreal Robert Randolph and the family band and White Stripes WORST: Kings of Leon the Shins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Best: Hot Water Music/Chuck Ragan, Lawrence Arms, Astronautalis, POS, Bridge and Tunnel, Apologies I have None, Defiance Ohio, Bruce Springsteen, Alkaline TrioWorst: The Copyrights (probably the least energetic performance I've seen), Lucero (I've seen them twice. Once they were awful, the second time they started great and slowly became awful over the course of two and a half hours). you must have seen the Copyrights on an off night, they're usually pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedavidescapeplan Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 ^^^ I'm assuming that was the case. I was really excited to see them and was so disappointed by the end of it. It seemed like no one in the band wanted to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisdan Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Mars Volta was awful when I saw them around the Frances release, but my friend saw them open for the Red Hot Chili Peppers which was I guess Deloused-era and thought it was amazing (which it probably would've been). When I saw them it just felt like they didn't care and didn't want to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drabley Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I'm glad that at least one other agrees with me on Lucero. It sucked big time becuase I like them so much. They're the only band I've ever seen that made me wish they played a shorter set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Mars Volta was awful when I saw them around the Frances release, but my friend saw them open for the Red Hot Chili Peppers which was I guess Deloused-era and thought it was amazing (which it probably would've been). When I saw them it just felt like they didn't care and didn't want to be there. I saw them on the Deloused tour and they were ok...the live/extended versions of the songs were way too masturbatory and pointlessly meandering. ...but also 30 second into the set Cedric threw his mic stand at the monitor guy because he didn't like his mix...so that put a bad taste in my mouth from the get-go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedavidescapeplan Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I'm glad that at least one other agrees with me on Lucero. It sucked big time becuase I like them so much.They're the only band I've ever seen that made me wish they played a shorter set. Agreed. I left early because they became a drunken mess. The first half of their set was awesome, they were tight and played almost everything I wanted to hear, then Ben started forgetting lyrics and even how to play some songs midway through. I still like them, but have no desire to ever see them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerdave Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 yup. i've seen them 4 times i think, and it's always sucked. I guess I'm in the minority. I've always loved seeing CIS from Explosives era til now. Nah, I'm with you. I've seen them three times and the only time I was slightly disappointed was more because the crowd at the Triple Rock sucked, but the band sounded great. The other two times were fucking awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davezer Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 BEST: New Found Glory At The Drive-In Green Day (Haven't seen them since before American Idiot came out, but they put on one hell of a fucking show) Bayside Polar Bear Club Every Time I Die As Tall As Lions Astronautalis Worst: Coheed and Cambria Fall Out Boy Brand New (though i have seen them twice where they have been top shelf) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesar11 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Best: Thrice Deftones Against Me! Explosions In The Sky Mono The Get Up Kids Sigur Ros Radiohead Incubus Nine Inch Nails Thursday Every Time I Die Worst: The Cure AFI R.E.M Coheed & Cambria Saves The Day Alkaline Trio The Used Modest Mouse every type of Reggae band I've seen My Chemical Romance Diana Ross (I work at a concert venue sooo...yeah) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magalvsr13 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Murder By Death (love this band, but live show is boring as hell) thats the exact opposite from me. i liked them alright until i saw them live and they blew me away. i think theyre great live. meh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goraiders Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 oh i forgot best: fishbone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immigrationproblem Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 For the most part I really enjoy bands that has cool singalongs and that people can get way into (I know it's a bit of a gimmick but it's fun and energetic). So some of my favorite shows like that were: Stretch Arm Strong: they could have played only For the Record and then their cover of Express Yourself and I would have been happy! Guns Up: was really fun, they played to like 300 kids at their only European show in like 3 years or something! But as far as actual good live bands go: Thrice: My friend kept saying they were good but I didn't believe him until I saw them live and was blown away! Now I'm a huge fan! The King Blues: Saw this English band with Gaslight Anthem and they (almost) stole the show! Worst bands live: I don't think that there's many bands that I already liked that had really shitty sets, besides Warped Tour stuff...I did think that the Get Up Kids had a really weird set list when I saw them last year, it wasn't bad, just really odd! Oh, Set Your Goals on the NFG tour was okay, their sound is better suited to a small show with a few hundred kids, not a 6 foot stage in front of a few thousand. Oh yeah, and Deftones sucked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickheitman Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 against me!, ceremony, algernon cadwallader have all been amazing every time i've seen them. and that jesse lacey/kevin devine tour was maybe one of the most intimate shows i've ever been to. amazing. best and worst: saves the day, brand new (always a love/hate thing for me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Best: The Living End Nekromantix Less Than Jake Green Day Rancid Dropkick Murphys NOFX ........and a bajillion more Worst: New Found Glory Blink 182 Brand New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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