hopper on 27/2/2017 at 11:03
First concert was Deep Purple in Oslo, in 1987. Then, a couple of years later, a festival in Mainz, in 1991. AC/DC, Metallica, and Queensryche were at the top of the ticket. Two years later, a much bigger and more mainstream festival at the same place with, among others, Tina Turner and Prince. Now I've never been Prince's biggest fan, though I liked a few of his songs well enough, but that was one of the best goddamned shows I've ever seen. An absolutely stunning entertainer. Since then, not too much. AC/DC once or twice, Iron Maiden and Manowar. Paradise Lost in Offenbach and at long last, at Bang Your Head in Balingen '08, Judas Priest, after which I thought it was time for Rob Halford to call it quits. His voice is ruined.
Oh, and I went to see Ween in Frankfurt once. Talk about a brown evening. Good times.
McTaffer on 8/4/2018 at 06:03
I'm fully aware that this is a necro, but whatever.
I saw Nightwish live the other day- oddly it's taken me this long to go to a "proper" concert (I'm not counting all the philharmonic orchestras and symphonies I was taken to when I was still in the school system). Plenty of time on the stage and far less time in the audience, but I digress. A great show overall- high energy and good charisma combined with an interesting (if not perfect) setlist. They sure know how to get a crowd going, that's for sure. Apart from poor sound balancing for the first couple of songs, I don't see any way it could have been improved.
9/10- Not perfect, but as good as I could reasonably expect. Kudos to the tech crew and mixers for fixing the balance problem, and for keeping the effects amazingly in sync.
Gray on 21/6/2018 at 02:31
I grew up very far from everything. Concerts didn't happen in my small town, unless the band had been a has-been for at least ten years. In those days, travelling was very expensive, and my budget was limited. Consequently, my first concert experiences were... unfulfilling. At best, a fairly decent local blues rock cover band at the local pub (one of two pubs in the whole of the town), but usually a lot worse.
Then I moved south to go to university. Plenty of medium-range domestic rock bands would tour, and play at our campus. Better than nothing, but still rarely great. Occasionally very good, but often lacking.
Then I started to go to rock festivals way down south. It was the only affordable way to see good live acts. I found a festival that suited my music genres, alternative and electronic. I was fortunate enough to over the years see (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4oFcaVY8iQ) Front 242, (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq428DZI-eg) Depeche Mode, (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0lIlROWro8) Kraftwerk, (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imqvLToWH7k) Ministry, (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UqJla47OfM) Fleshquartet, (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qIXIHAmcKU) Covenant, (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GxgvNZpymQ) Mesh, (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om1csz8hAPQ) Seabound, (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OL1kk-vEOo) SPOCK, (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQT08NFsf4w) Orbital, (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5ulj3tut3o) Skinny Puppy, dozens and dozens of awesome bands. (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOFf8iFsYbA) KMFDM and (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqGC02CUi7Q) Rammstein both cancelled, but I got to see them later. Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ4gpR579Ys) Nine Inch Nails in Stockholm. Managed to see (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz1Jwyxd4tE) The Hives a few months before they exploded and became massively huge ((
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49322) BigDave and Fat Burrick will back me up on this, I was with them at Alton Towers at the time). (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnaeImQ0TSg) Movitz happened to become global through the Colbert Report, and they were from my town, saw the live only twice.
Then I moved to Scotland. Loads of great bands play in Glasgow. Sadly, at this point, I rarely had the energy to go out any more, so gigs were few and far between. I managed to see (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAMRTGv82Zo) TMBG thrice, Edinburgh and Glasgow, one time the kids show in the afternoon and then the grownup show in the evening. (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rb13ksYO0s) Toots & The Maytals. (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WenKvf1UtkI) Punch Brothers twice. Covenant twice, always nice to see Swedes abroad. Awesome ska from (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEMeUoJkDKY) Bombskare that I discovered on a BBC music show and then saw live twice. But, alas, several of my favourite bands played Glasgow when I was too tired to go, such as (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIFPzehIY1Q) Front Line Assembly, KMFDM and (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk4gZEAmOLk) VNV Nation. I blame other people. One great Glaswegian band I've still not managed to see yet is (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g1QETb6JFs) Stanley Odd.
Coming up in August, Orbital in Glasgow, the first proper big live show I've seen since... oh, Depeche Mode in Glasgow 3-4 years ago? I hope I'll be up for it. (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TfqbuTBqX8) Eels are also playing soonish, but I don't think I can go; I love them but many of their songs are too... apt, given my current situation. My wife loved them.
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Oh, and my first concert ever? I was probably about 9 years old, and went to see (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQfa7kMvUgk) The Boppers with a friend and his mother. It was quite embarrasing. Even at that age, I was past the retro-50s stuff.
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I can't believe I forgot about (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elsvizIUiqs) Bob Hund, I've seen them live several times at different festivals, events, concerts. They might be hard to get into for most people (including non-Swedes) given that they not only sing in Swedish, but with a very thick southern accent and the lyrics are often quite surreal and weird, combined with (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuzAfqR6f3w) unusual song structures and odd chords. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, they do have fans from all across the world because there is no other band like them.
Tocky on 21/6/2018 at 03:22
I love The Hives. Part of their last album was recorded here in Oxford, Mississippi. I think it's Ole Miss cheerleaders on it but I couldn't swear to that.
PigLick on 21/6/2018 at 14:27
I saw BB king once, when he supported U2 back in 88, then i saw U2. hahaha
Mr.Duck on 22/6/2018 at 08:55
Went to see dis guy.
[video=youtube;y2LNLfLbZ8M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2LNLfLbZ8M&feature=youtu.be[/video]
Gray on 23/6/2018 at 02:07
MrD, you have my envies. I've wanted to see JMJ ever since the mid 80s. Only saw him once, in an indoors arena. Way too small.
Gray on 23/6/2018 at 02:47
This thread reminded me that I hadn't listened to Bombskare for several months. I have to pimp them. I'm very old by now, and I don't usually get excited by discovering a new band. This band is different. Nine old fat middle-aged guys who kick more ska ass with more energy than six dozen average 20-somethings garage rock bands combined. They won the BBC "Britain's Best Part Time Band" show, with good reason. Give it ten minutes, and if you're still not convinced, it just means you like horrible music. (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEMeUoJkDKY) Live Clutha Trust Barrowlands 2014. If you stop listening before Catastrofuck you've failed.
SubJeff on 25/6/2018 at 00:04
Just saw NIN.
Great stuff. Only disappointed at no Came Back Haunted.
It still amuses me to see so many alternative types in one place. They're scarce in London these days. I think the enter metal fraternity was there. Sooooo many NIN t-shirts, with a few Skinny Puppies, one a piece of Metallica, Rammstein and (hats of to him) AC/DC.
I wore a Gunship t-shirt, natch.
Mr.Duck on 25/6/2018 at 03:46
Quote Posted by Gray
MrD, you have my envies. I've wanted to see JMJ ever since the mid 80s. Only saw him once, in an indoors arena. Way too small.
<3
I may upload a few more videos of the concert (including one of him playing his laser harp <3 ) later, derp derp.