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Post by msdemos on Sept 29, 2022 1:19:09 GMT
Of all the live shows you've been to, which was the "worst" ??   SAVE FERRIS
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Post by Admin on Sept 29, 2022 3:08:05 GMT
The Eagles. Hell Freezes Over Tour. 1994. Texas Stadium.  |
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Post by cypher on Sept 29, 2022 3:09:16 GMT
Toots and The Maytals 2018.
Shitty pick up band, crappy set.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Sept 29, 2022 3:38:25 GMT
Jethro Tull. It was an unplugged show and it almost put me to sleep.
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Post by jamesottosweetheart on Sept 29, 2022 13:27:03 GMT
The Eagles. Hell Freezes Over Tour. 1994. Texas Stadium. What was so sleep inducing about it? God bless you always!!! Holly
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Post by msdemos on Sept 29, 2022 18:52:54 GMT
As I stated elsewhere here, mine was R.E.O. Speedwagon at Alpine Valley (East Troy, WI) in the late 70's/early 80's......but it ended up being "worst" not because of the show itself, which was fine, in fact, was pretty good........but because of the fact that I spent the next few days with ringing ears due to the HUGE banks of stage speakers lined up PERFECTLY with our seats (we were about 20 rows back, and almost dead-center to the stage) that played ALL NIGHT at ear-splitting volume, and ended up making mince meat out of my eardrums. And sadly, all these years later, I now have developed a case of tinnitus, which may have some connection to this concert, but have no way of knowing for sure since it didn't start up until a number of years later..... So remember, kids.......should you ever decide to go to a concert where they will be playing that LOUD, nasty ROCK 'N ROLL music, ALWAYS remember to take along your noise-cancelling headphones !!   SAVE FERRIS
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Post by NJtoTX on Sept 29, 2022 19:18:15 GMT
Most miserable - stuck in front of a giant speaker at a Renaissance concert in 1976, I think. Hearing problems started then. But the tinnitus either came when I scratched my ear at a shooting range or accidentally blasted a Napster downloaded beach boys song in my headphones when I couldn't do anything about it for about 10 seconds. It had been coded at max volume. Can't recall the song.
I really didn't like the Jerry Garcia Band then at Stony Brook - it was short, I wanted Dead songs, and there was no interaction with the audience. I've since gotten the album, gone to Dead shows, love both Garcia iterations, found the show online and love it
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Post by gw on Sept 29, 2022 21:50:58 GMT
Probably the time I heard The Blue Man Group as a teenager. It came across as duller than the concert cliches it was parodying. I guess I hadn't been to enough normal concerts to appreciate it.
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Post by DrKrippen on Sept 29, 2022 23:57:12 GMT
Yes. The prog band. Was just bored to death. Songs went on forever, was supposed to be distracted by the light show I guess. Was not impressed.
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Post by Admin on Sept 30, 2022 1:49:21 GMT
The Eagles. Hell Freezes Over Tour. 1994. Texas Stadium. What was so sleep inducing about it? God bless you always!!! Holly It wasn't really a show. They just stood still when they weren't sitting on stools, playing the songs exactly like the studio versions, and not even that well. They looked about as bored as the audience. A very lackluster, forgettable performance. In fact, what I remember most about it was being miffed about paying $800 for it, and they weren't even good seats.
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Post by Zos on Sept 30, 2022 15:08:54 GMT
Eric Clapton, free tickets luckily. Only show I have ever walked out of. Dull as ditchwater, no feeling at all which is unforgivable for a blues player. Tediously boring special guests Clapton and Knopfler and a horribly smug "aren't we brilliant" self congratulatory air to the whole thing.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 1, 2022 20:39:07 GMT
Have two
Black Sabbath - 1978. I think Mr. Osbourne overmedicated himself a bit. For a couple songs he just quit singing. Two things made up for it. The constant murderous looks Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler shot Ozzy. And the unknown opening act. Van Halen
Journey - 1981. I might be biased because I'm not a Journey fan. But they looked like cardboard cutouts on stage. The other acts made up for it, George Thorogood and The Rolling Stones. Rumor was that Journey had book the Memorial Auditorium the same weekend that the Stones booked Rich Stadium. Journey were 2nd billed and were not happy about it.
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Post by Admin on Oct 1, 2022 21:46:00 GMT
Black Sabbath - 1978. I think Mr. Osbourne overmedicated himself a bit. For a couple songs he just quit singing. Two things made up for it. The constant murderous looks Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler shot Ozzy. And the unknown opening act. Van Halen That sounds awesome! |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 1, 2022 21:53:10 GMT
Black Sabbath - 1978. I think Mr. Osbourne overmedicated himself a bit. For a couple songs he just quit singing. Two things made up for it. The constant murderous looks Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler shot Ozzy. And the unknown opening act. Van Halen That sounds awesome! It is in retrospect. At the time, it sucked if you were a big Black Sabbath fan. I didn't pay all that money to see Ozzy act like he had advanced dementia and the other members of the band make faces. Especially after the opening act. Van Halen was utterly unknown. The first album had came out that year and hadn't got any airplay locally. But everyone knew who they were after. That tour was legendary for not letting the opening act upstage the headliners.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Oct 2, 2022 12:42:15 GMT
Queens of the Stone Age. It was during a festival. They played their songs perfectly, but it was lifeless and sterile.
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Post by msdemos on Oct 2, 2022 18:10:54 GMT
Finally found the previous discussion I referenced earlier, in case anybody who missed it (since the thread was started over in "Sports") would like to go through the cool recollections of MANY others who shared their concert stories there: IMDB2.freeforums.net/thread/279997/ot-concertsSAVE FERRIS
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 2, 2022 18:41:42 GMT
I had a good friend who hated to go to concerts. He went to about three or four and never wanted to go to another. He hated how the songs sounded "different" in concert. He wanted to hear the Stones play "Start Me Up" (as an example) just the way it sounded on Tattoo You and was not happy that it wasn't played note for note live. We never could understand that. I could play the damned album 7000 times in a row and hear the songs the same way 7000 times. It got to be a blessing because it was like going to a concert with your grandmother.
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Post by msdemos on Oct 2, 2022 19:13:36 GMT
I had a good friend who hated to go to concerts. He went to about three or four and never wanted to go to another. He hated how the songs sounded "different" in concert. He wanted to hear the Stones play "Start Me Up" (as an example) just the way it sounded on Tattoo You and was not happy that it wasn't played note for note live. We never could understand that. I could play the damned album 7000 times in a row and hear the songs the same way 7000 times. It got to be a blessing because it was like going to a concert with your grandmother. Kinda get what your friend meant, but TOTALLY get why it bothered you, too. But the idea you bring up is an interesting one.......that point of contention some fans have when a band/singer chooses to go with a very different 'take' of a much-loved song when they see them in concert. As far as I'm concerned, yes, I admit that I too did PREFER to hear songs done (somewhat) close to the recorded version I came to love over the years when it was done live in concert, but usually enjoyed hearing it however it was performed when seeing/hearing it live....... That said, I've seen some Bob Dylan concert clips over the years where he's "re-worked" a classic of his, and probably (if I were a Bob Dylan fan) would feel PROFOUNDLY disappointed if I had heard/seen him in concert, since some of those that I saw tended to turn the song into something (almost) completely unrecognizable from the original (recorded) version of it.....  SAVE FERRIS
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 2, 2022 19:29:55 GMT
I had a good friend who hated to go to concerts. He went to about three or four and never wanted to go to another. He hated how the songs sounded "different" in concert. He wanted to hear the Stones play "Start Me Up" (as an example) just the way it sounded on Tattoo You and was not happy that it wasn't played note for note live. We never could understand that. I could play the damned album 7000 times in a row and hear the songs the same way 7000 times. It got to be a blessing because it was like going to a concert with your grandmother. Kinda get what your friend meant, but TOTALLY get why it bothered you, too. But the idea you bring up is an interesting one.......that point of contention some fans have when a band/singer chooses to go with a very different 'take' of a much-loved song when they see them in concert. As far as I'm concerned, yes, I admit that I too did PREFER to hear songs done (somewhat) close to the recorded version I came to love over the years when it was done live in concert, but usually enjoyed hearing it however it was performed when seeing/hearing it live....... SAVE FERRIS No band can do a song exactly as it appears on an album. Guitars get out of tune, strings get broken, the mix is never what it was in studio, you can't double track vocals to get the sound you get off a recording. I've heard bands take tunes in a whole new direction. It can be cool (especially if it was the Grateful Dead, but that's what they did) or it can be a "what the hell is this nonsense". But, like I said, I can always listen to an album. And none of it takes away from being in the same building as the band. I've seen the Stones eight times and heard eight different versions of Satisfaction or Start Me Up. And I'd probably go eight more time. It wouldn't be the same without Charlie Watts though.
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Post by onethreetwo on Oct 2, 2022 19:31:49 GMT
Weezer after the Green Album came out were pretty boring. Dudes literally came out, played their songs and that's it. No banter. No cool stage setup. Super forgettable.
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