Best: There was a Nirvana cover band that used to play at a seedy bar on the other side of town. This bar was a popular venue with the local rock scene, as they used to partner with the main rock station all of the time. Still do, I assume. Big names play/ed there as well, but for the most part, it's a small venue. I have been to plenty of big gigs, but there was something about the atmosphere at this water hole, not to mention the crowd that would attend this cover band's shows. The lead brah was much taller than Cobain, but he looked the part for the shows (long blonde hair, loose sweaters and all). I crowd surfed multiple times during their performances; always was a blast seeing those guys. The dude retired the band after his 27th birthday if I remember correctly.
Worst: Forget the name of it, but it was a multi-mix show of a bunch of rock acts. I want to say from classic rock through the '90s/late 2000s. Anyway, Fear Factory was there as one of the opening acts. They were the subset of nu metal bands that I never got into. The crowd was sparse and I remember the lead singer being pretty pissed that the crowd just wasn't feeling it, so he took a minute or two to berate them on their lackluster cheer. Lame.
^^ At the end of the show, during the main act (not during Fear Factory), I literally saw a guy piss in a cup and throw it into the crowd.
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