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Thaag_Simmons  Title: I'm not even supposed to be here today!
Posts: 247
Registered: 2002-3-17 21:18:03
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Umlap posted:
Rhylith_Galahad posted:
. . .you HAVE to see them live. The studio recordings, while great, don't do them justice. . .
I love when I hear this sort of thing about a band... really gets me excited to hear them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KEvS-t-MDg#t=9s
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Lasrael_Hellblade Title: L of ~TL~: VN Justice League
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Registered: 2002-9-29 10:53:45
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Date Posted:
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Umlap posted:
Rhylith_Galahad posted:
. . .you HAVE to see them live. The studio recordings, while great, don't do them justice. . .
I love when I hear this sort of thing about a band... really gets me excited to hear them
Can't tell if this is sarcasm or not!
But seriously the best bands are the ones that already sound good on their cd, but then you see them live and they put forth the effort to make the show an amazing experience.
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Umlap  Title: the original d-oh-double-g
Posts: 322
Registered: 2003-4-5 22:19:26
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Rhylith_Galahad posted:
Umlap posted:
Rhylith_Galahad posted:
. . .you HAVE to see them live. The studio recordings, while great, don't do them justice. . .
I love when I hear this sort of thing about a band... really gets me excited to hear them
Can't tell if this is sarcasm or not!
But seriously the best bands are the ones that already sound good on their cd, but then you see them live and they put forth the effort to make the show an amazing experience.
Oh I was being 100% serious. I've seen a few bands live that I either really liked, or at least sounded good on their albums. However, live they sucked. No way to sugar coat it, they just sucked. Either the sound was off, the guy running the sound was awful (which really should never happen...) or - and I'm not lying - they completely lost the tempo between them on multiple songs and the songs sounded like garbage. All horrible things to hear out of a live band.
But there have been some bands that sound just as good live as they do on their album, which is rare enough, considering some of the engineering that goes into some albums... or they sounded even better live. Either situation will really raise my respect level for a group, or even convince me that they're actually pretty good.
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Date Posted:
5/24/11 4:01am
Subject:
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Umlap posted:
Rhylith_Galahad posted:
Umlap posted:
Rhylith_Galahad posted:
. . .you HAVE to see them live. The studio recordings, while great, don't do them justice. . .
I love when I hear this sort of thing about a band... really gets me excited to hear them
Can't tell if this is sarcasm or not!
But seriously the best bands are the ones that already sound good on their cd, but then you see them live and they put forth the effort to make the show an amazing experience.
Oh I was being 100% serious. I've seen a few bands live that I either really liked, or at least sounded good on their albums. However, live they sucked. No way to sugar coat it, they just sucked. Either the sound was off, the guy running the sound was awful (which really should never happen...) or - and I'm not lying - they completely lost the tempo between them on multiple songs and the songs sounded like garbage. All horrible things to hear out of a live band.
But there have been some bands that sound just as good live as they do on their album, which is rare enough, considering some of the engineering that goes into some albums... or they sounded even better live. Either situation will really raise my respect level for a group, or even convince me that they're actually pretty good.
Good! 
Other examples of good on album but amazing live that I've seen: Matt and Kim (their energy and crowd interaction is ridiculous, Matt climbed the stage and dangled by one hand from the catwalk), Protomen (love these guys), Nine Inch Nails (most incredible stage effects I've ever seen), The Mountain Goats (how John Darnielle can make a crowd that happy and upbeat with songs that depressing is astonishing), Muse (second best stage effects).
I should have gone to see Flaming Lips but I didn't cause I'm dumb.
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Milkand Title: Transfarmer
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Registered: 2005-3-8 08:18:47
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Date Posted:
5/24/11 4:01am
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Kallveif posted:
By the way, System played a 29 song set list. I don't think I've seen anything close to that. There was basically no down time at all. It was just song, after song, after song and next thing I knew, they were playing "Sugar", and told us they loved us, and that was that. There literally was ZERO downtime the entire show. It was amazing, fast and full of energy.
haha that's awesome
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Kallveif Posts: 43
Registered: 2002-12-6 13:50:09
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Our tastes are a little different, but I agree on Nine Inch Nails. He's amazing live. I think the most intense band I've seen live is Tool. A Perfect Circle also had great sound both times I've seen them. As you can tell, I'm a fan of Maynard James Keenan's voice.
A band that completely surprised me was Green Day. I'm not a huge fan, but their sound was very good.
The most disappointed I've ever been at a live band is Deftones. I'm a huge fan of their music, but I've seen them live twice and they were terrible both times. I won't waste the money again.
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Umlap Title: the original d-oh-double-g
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Registered: 2003-4-5 22:19:26
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The bands I've thought have been the worst were Splender and Vertical Horizon. I know... I didn't see them intentionally. They were both opening for Third Eye Blind, of whom I'm a big fan. (My musical tastes are all over the place).
Anyway, point is they were both awful. The sound was bad. Splender's vocals were off, and the energy of each band was nonexistent. I don't need to see crazy, death-defying acrobatics at a concert, but I'd at least like to see you tap your foot or even take a step that way.
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Date Posted:
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Kallveif posted:
Our tastes are a little different, but I agree on Nine Inch Nails. He's amazing live. I think the most intense band I've seen live is Tool. A Perfect Circle also had great sound both times I've seen them. As you can tell, I'm a fan of Maynard James Keenan's voice.
A band that completely surprised me was Green Day. I'm not a huge fan, but their sound was very good.
The most disappointed I've ever been at a live band is Deftones. I'm a huge fan of their music, but I've seen them live twice and they were terrible both times. I won't waste the money again.
I would kill to see Tool. I was unable to get tickets for the show here last summer and I am so mad about it.
Edit: also, our tastes are more similar than you think. I tend to go to festivals rather than individual concerts, and I usually end up being pleasantly surprised by what I see there. Example: ever heard of Clutch? Awesome blend of heavy heavy rock and blues. I think you'd enjoy them. Example musics:
Electric Worry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx6FV2qR2TY
50,000 Unstoppable Watts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDoKyzHzP14
10001110101
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdYKTek5N1Q
If you like it, start with From Beale Street to Oblivion, move on to Robot Hive/Exodus and Blast Tyrant.
Edit2: this thread rules
Edit3: Oh man I should have put this one in there too:
Burning Beard (where in the video Neil Fallon totally embraces the lunatic preacher vibe he gives off live.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eepsCXpLY4
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Thaag_Simmons Title: I'm not even supposed to be here today!
Posts: 247
Registered: 2002-3-17 21:18:03
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Date Posted:
5/24/11 4:01am
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Rhylith_Galahad posted:
I would kill to see Tool. I was unable to get tickets for the show here last summer and I am so mad about it.
Or you could have been like me and bought a ticket on stubhub for $30 total the morning of the show 90 minutes away (was way in the back of the arena, but still), and then on the drive to the show that evening have your car's radiator meltdown 20 minutes in. So that was a sweet $700 ticket I didn't even get to use. 
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