Best/worst live bands (you've seen)

Junipurzombie · 03-09-2012, 08:41 AM

Best for me: Meshuggah, Soundgarden, Gwar (because of their theatricals)
Worst: Cradle of Filth ( love the music but Dani is horrible live)

jackhammer · 03-12-2012, 08:43 PM

Job For A Cowboy were the worst band I have ever seen. Utter garbage and I have seen some crap in my time.

Alfred · 03-16-2012, 11:30 AM

Best - Alexisonfire, Streetlight Manifesto, We Were Promised Jetpacks
Worst - IllScarlett

lonejongeen · 02-10-2014, 04:47 PM

The best live band I have ever seen is Muse. I have seen them performing three times. One time in a small stadium and twice in a park. I liked the second and third time the most because there was fresh air and there is a relaxing festival mood. At the first concert I almost fainted because of the heat. The first gig took place in Brussels, the second gig took place in Nijmegen and the third gig took place at Werchter Boutique.
The first and second concert was during their Resistance tour. I really liked it that they performed exogenesis part 3: redemption. They play really well live and I would recommend everybody to see a performance of them. The voice of Matthew Bellamy is unbelievable. He is a great musician and very talented. I loved it when he played on the piano. The intros of each song were very fascinated and I liked the improvisations. I was very surprised that Chris and Domenic played Nishe. I think only the real fans know that song. The décor was nice but not overwhelming, but I didn’t mind that. I rather listen to good music than look at a spectacular show.
The third concert was at Werchter Boutique. The stage was amazing! They used a catwalk. This concert was more spectacular than the other two concerts. They used the robot of Unsustainable that was very cool. They used actors and acrobats. When they played Blackout I was really amazed. I didn’t expect that they would play such an old song. But it is one of my favourite and every time I hear it I get the chilling. I have to admit that I cried during the performance because it was so beautiful . they also played Unintended, which is also a beautiful song.

Puffnstuff · 02-10-2014, 04:52 PM

Worst was Neil Young without Crazy Horse. It was so bad that I got up and walked out in the middle of it because I couldn't take any more of it.
Best was ZZTop on their Eliminator tour back in '83.

MetalTeK · 02-10-2014, 06:23 PM

I'm not even a big fan of them but NIN at Woodstock 94' was a pretty bitchin' show
They were really heavy live. Most of the songs I didn't even recognize.

Hope I don't offend anyone but probably the worst was this band called Burnt Offering.
They weren't even that bad, but they opened up for every Chicago show I went to for a while.
Obituary, then Kreator/Coroner, then a Forbidden/Sacred Reich show.
They would never be listed on the bill either.

We'd be anxious to see the local opener and every damn time, "Burnt Offering"...
Then you'd hear a wave of moans and swearing sweep across the crowd...lmao.
The really weren't that bad, I just saw them live way too many times when I didn't want to.

Moss · 02-27-2014, 12:21 AM

Man, so many good ones. Guided by voices, SRV, gang of four, Replacements. One of the worst was probably Brian Jonestown Massacre.

DontBeSneaky · 03-05-2014, 01:02 PM

Paramore at Leeds fest 2012 - aweful.

Kartoffelbrei · 03-11-2014, 08:56 PM

Best: System of a Down
Worst: Raggabund (srsly. those guys were just awful. That's the problem when bands have only 1 good song.)

Screen13 · 03-18-2014, 03:01 PM

Best: Killing Joke, Ann Arbor, the Dirt, Extremities, and Various Repressed Emotions tour. At the Nectarine Ballroom, a concert that brought in some of the mightiest music that trendy place could ever get. Jaz was great, and everyone else were at top form as well!

Bo Diddley - a concert in 1989 at a club in Downtown Detroit. This was in support for Breaking Through the BS and it was a classic gig. Seeing a Legend that will never let you down in a good club in Downtown Detroit...yeah!

UK Subs/Broken Bones - May 13, 1988 at a disused Porn Theater called the Harbor on Jefferson Ave. in a suburb just south of Detroit (which used to be a first run place), seriously giant sized with a balcony and crumbling down - no better way to end my Punk Teens and Early 20's with this kind of show. There was another Punk show soon after but sadly I did not catch that, but this time it was The UK Subs on a stage that has seen a lot of strippers go on and off. Thankfully I stood up all the time - who knows what was on those seats!

03-12-2012, 08:43 PM	#72 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Job For A Cowboy were the worst band I have ever seen. Utter garbage and I have seen some crap in my time. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

03-16-2012, 11:30 AM	#73 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Best - Alexisonfire, Streetlight Manifesto, We Were Promised Jetpacks Worst - IllScarlett __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

02-10-2014, 04:52 PM	#75 (permalink)
Puffnstuff Symphonic Metal Junkie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 136	Worst was Neil Young without Crazy Horse. It was so bad that I got up and walked out in the middle of it because I couldn't take any more of it. Best was ZZTop on their Eliminator tour back in '83. __________________ I love symphonic metal. http://www.last.fm/user/Puffnstuff Last edited by Puffnstuff; 02-10-2014 at 05:36 PM.

03-11-2014, 08:56 PM	#79 (permalink)
Kartoffelbrei una ola nunca viene sola Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Miesbach, Oberbayern Posts: 150	Best: System of a Down Worst: Raggabund (srsly. those guys were just awful. That's the problem when bands have only 1 good song.) __________________ Abra Kadabra, 3 x schwarzer Kater! ~Todos hablan de la mar, pero en ella nunca estan~

03-09-2012, 08:41 AM	#71 (permalink)
Junipurzombie Groupie Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: in a place where it is cold Posts: 4	Best for me: Meshuggah, Soundgarden, Gwar (because of their theatricals) Worst: Cradle of Filth ( love the music but Dani is horrible live)

02-10-2014, 04:47 PM	#74 (permalink)
lonejongeen Groupie Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1	The best live band I have ever seen is Muse. I have seen them performing three times. One time in a small stadium and twice in a park. I liked the second and third time the most because there was fresh air and there is a relaxing festival mood. At the first concert I almost fainted because of the heat. The first gig took place in Brussels, the second gig took place in Nijmegen and the third gig took place at Werchter Boutique. The first and second concert was during their Resistance tour. I really liked it that they performed exogenesis part 3: redemption. They play really well live and I would recommend everybody to see a performance of them. The voice of Matthew Bellamy is unbelievable. He is a great musician and very talented. I loved it when he played on the piano. The intros of each song were very fascinated and I liked the improvisations. I was very surprised that Chris and Domenic played Nishe. I think only the real fans know that song. The décor was nice but not overwhelming, but I didn’t mind that. I rather listen to good music than look at a spectacular show. The third concert was at Werchter Boutique. The stage was amazing! They used a catwalk. This concert was more spectacular than the other two concerts. They used the robot of Unsustainable that was very cool. They used actors and acrobats. When they played Blackout I was really amazed. I didn’t expect that they would play such an old song. But it is one of my favourite and every time I hear it I get the chilling. I have to admit that I cried during the performance because it was so beautiful . they also played Unintended, which is also a beautiful song.

02-10-2014, 06:23 PM	#76 (permalink)
MetalTeK Groupie Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Chicago Posts: 15	I'm not even a big fan of them but NIN at Woodstock 94' was a pretty bitchin' show They were really heavy live. Most of the songs I didn't even recognize. Hope I don't offend anyone but probably the worst was this band called Burnt Offering. They weren't even that bad, but they opened up for every Chicago show I went to for a while. Obituary, then Kreator/Coroner, then a Forbidden/Sacred Reich show. They would never be listed on the bill either. We'd be anxious to see the local opener and every damn time, "Burnt Offering"... Then you'd hear a wave of moans and swearing sweep across the crowd...lmao. The really weren't that bad, I just saw them live way too many times when I didn't want to.

02-27-2014, 12:21 AM	#77 (permalink)
Moss Scuttle Buttin' Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Boulder Colorado Posts: 972	Man, so many good ones. Guided by voices, SRV, gang of four, Replacements. One of the worst was probably Brian Jonestown Massacre.

03-05-2014, 01:02 PM	#78 (permalink)
DontBeSneaky Groupie Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 8	Paramore at Leeds fest 2012 - aweful.

03-18-2014, 03:01 PM	#80 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	Best: Killing Joke, Ann Arbor, the Dirt, Extremities, and Various Repressed Emotions tour. At the Nectarine Ballroom, a concert that brought in some of the mightiest music that trendy place could ever get. Jaz was great, and everyone else were at top form as well! Bo Diddley - a concert in 1989 at a club in Downtown Detroit. This was in support for Breaking Through the BS and it was a classic gig. Seeing a Legend that will never let you down in a good club in Downtown Detroit...yeah! UK Subs/Broken Bones - May 13, 1988 at a disused Porn Theater called the Harbor on Jefferson Ave. in a suburb just south of Detroit (which used to be a first run place), seriously giant sized with a balcony and crumbling down - no better way to end my Punk Teens and Early 20's with this kind of show. There was another Punk show soon after but sadly I did not catch that, but this time it was The UK Subs on a stage that has seen a lot of strippers go on and off. Thankfully I stood up all the time - who knows what was on those seats!