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Re: who are the best live bands around now

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 22:58:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/20/2014 02:58

Elton's 66 and still putting on a great show, I've seen him twice in the past year. I even got upgraded to the front row. 😄

Re: who are the best live bands around now

jhuik — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 21:21:09 GMT

Author: jhuik

Posted: 07/20/2014 01:21

Best live band? I saw Springsteen a little over a year ago. 64 years old, way past any true relevancy (whatever that means), still put on an amazing 3 1/2 hours. Truth, absolute truth.

Re: who are the best live bands around now

NowhereMan — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 09:20:39 GMT

Author: NowhereMan

Posted: 07/19/2014 13:20

benpaco wrote:

Dude I hate to break it to you but John and George are dead ... :(

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Re: who are the best live bands around now

benpaco — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 03:30:03 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 07/19/2014 07:30

binetriangle wrote:

no, after the joshua tree came out, all kinds of dumbasses thought that u2 was the best band in the world when they were anywhere from 200th to 400th

recently all kinds of those dumbasses kids and other dumbasses think that arcade fire is the best band in the world

Wait so any band who anyone thinks or has ever thought is the best band in the universe is terrible? Sorry to Joy Division, The Cure, and The Beatles for just having been lumped with The Backstreet Boys, Justin Bieber, and Gaga. Additionally almost any band I can think of existing, including Charlie Nobles and Photographers and other tiny little artists ...

Seriously that's a confusing statement.

Re: who are the best live bands around now

drakonium — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 03:16:28 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 07/19/2014 07:16

The very fact that you exist is an enigma tbh.

Re: who are the best live bands around now

benpaco — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 03:12:59 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 07/19/2014 07:12

Holdenandthejets wrote:

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They are truly one of the greatest live bands ever. Love when they incorporate mashups of their own work or others. They're not my favorite band, but I can appreciate their talent live.

Oh, and btw, Bono does a better job covering JD than most as well, which I have to give massive credit for as I'm very picky about who touches Curtis's work.

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or if for some reason you have problems with who they're sharing the stage with

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EDIT: Agh that's not the one where he does it for a while and then goes back, can't find the old footage I was thinking of :/ Sorry. He does it a lot I guess.

PS Arcade Fire and U2's only similarity seems to be that they happened to share a stage once. I guess they both have guitars too.

Re: who are the best live bands around now

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 02:51:10 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/19/2014 06:51

binetriangle wrote:

that is the good thing about rym, i don't read the forums much because i am banned from posting but they rarely even talk about u2 and oasis there

Welcome back again.

I have a theory that your entire internet life is just an elaborate attempt at negging. Am I close?

Re: who are the best live bands around now

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 02:45:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/19/2014 06:45

Arcade Fire and U2 are just different bands, man. No use comparing them. Live, though? More U2, please.

Maybe the reason you're banned on rym is because you troll? Like now?

Re: who are the best live bands around now

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 02:30:47 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/19/2014 06:30

binetriangle wrote:

so many idiots in that audience

Yeah, but Bono takes having water thrown at him pretty well.

Re: who are the best live bands around now

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 02:25:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/19/2014 06:25

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Re: who are the best live bands around now

Jimmy Dread — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 03:49:30 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 07/18/2014 07:49

benpaco wrote:

He, DEVO, and Arcade Fire are playing a show near me. While I'm off at my UCSD program. GRRRRRRRRRRRR

Now that sounds like a decent night out... Feel your pain 🙁

Re: who are the best live bands around now

benpaco — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 03:23:25 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 07/18/2014 07:23

noWaxJim wrote:

I tell you what, you'd have to go a heck of a long way to top a Dan Deacon show...

True, his studio LPs might be a bit patchy, but for a live experience with full-on audience participation you won't top it. The fact that (at most of his gigs) he sets up his kit right in the midst of the crowd just adds to the whole thing - it's more a party than a performance, with dance contests and everything.

See what I mean...

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He, DEVO, and Arcade Fire are playing a show near me. While I'm off at my UCSD program. GRRRRRRRRRRRR

Re: who are the best live bands around now

Liedzeit — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 03:03:16 GMT

Author: Liedzeit

Posted: 07/18/2014 07:03

noWaxJim wrote:

Something like this, then?

Exactly!

Re: who are the best live bands around now

Jimmy Dread — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 17:13:11 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 07/17/2014 21:13

Liedzeit wrote:

Still on the road and still amazingly good are the Sparks. They have done spectacular things in the past, like performing all of their albums live a couple of years ago. In the current Two Hands One Mouth tour they do not have a band. Just the two brothers.

Something like this, then?

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Re: who are the best live bands around now

Liedzeit — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 04:47:04 GMT

Author: Liedzeit

Posted: 07/17/2014 08:47

Still on the road and still amazingly good are the Sparks. They have done spectacular things in the past, like performing all of their albums live a couple of years ago. In the current Two Hands One Mouth tour they do not have a band. Just the two brothers.

Re: who are the best live bands around now

meccalecca — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:14:04 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 07/16/2014 21:14

noWaxJim wrote:

I've seen dan deacon live 4 or 5 times and it's probably the most fun live show of anyone. Not sure how it'd work with a large crowd.

Sigur Ros is the greatest live band I've ever seen, just beyond Radiohead. Although I think what makes any concert great relies on a lot of variables. A great band in a bad venue can ruin them. Although most great live bands transcend the space and need for familiarity.

My bloody valentine shakes the earth with blown speaker tremors. Rocket from the crypt perform with an insane amount of energy and passion. Charles Bradley chills you with his soulful croon and James brown inspired stage show. Of Montreal is an eccentric adventure that can involve live ponies. The residents are a bizarre display of performance art.

But sometimes all it takes is a man or woman with a guitar and the right songs and they can have you dripping tears. Mark Kozelek.

Re: who are the best live bands around now

Jimmy Dread — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 16:06:12 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 07/15/2014 20:06

I tell you what, you'd have to go a heck of a long way to top a Dan Deacon show...

True, his studio LPs might be a bit patchy, but for a live experience with full-on audience participation you won't top it. The fact that (at most of his gigs) he sets up his kit right in the midst of the crowd just adds to the whole thing - it's more a party than a performance, with dance contests and everything.

See what I mean...

Link

Re: who are the best live bands around now

pearlmystic — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 15:51:27 GMT

Author: pearlmystic

Posted: 07/15/2014 19:51

i think DIIV, bo ningen, and japandroids are the most amazing ive seen this past year...

Re: who are the best live bands around now

benpaco — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 14:24:52 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 07/15/2014 18:24

SuedeSwede wrote:

Much how I can't understand how you could evaluate an album based on what others say about it, I'm not sure you could recommend live shows based on this criteria.

Actually, I sort of get this. I only ranked who I've seen, but like I know Monarchy and Airborne Toxic Event both put on INCREDIBLE shows because I've livestreamed them.

Re: who are the best live bands around now

SuedeSwede — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 14:16:59 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 07/15/2014 18:16

camsh wrote:

The thread never specifically said if you've seen them or not.

Much how I can't understand how you could evaluate an album based on what others say about it, I'm not sure you could recommend live shows based on this criteria.