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| prozacrat |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 00:50:58
So I finally got to see Ween last night for the first time, after years of missing concert after concert for various reasons. Having seen Ween, I can now say that my musical life is complete, in the sense that I've seen all the bands that shaped my taste in music while growing up, two of which were Pixies and Camper Van Beethoven, which were supposedly never going to tour again. Of course there's many, many more bands now which I'd like to see, but that's all gravy.
Here's my theoretical check-list:
Pixies
They Might Be Giants
Camper Van Beethoven
Ween
Paul McCartney (It's not the Beatles, but Sir McPaul is the closest I"ll ever get
UNTIL I FINISH BUILDING MY TIME MACHINE!!!)
Anybody else managed to meet such a goal? Anybody close?
Best of luck to all with the same aim.
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| Carl |
Posted - 12/04/2005 : 02:13:38
Neither will any of us. I saw Fugazi supported by Chumbawamba, before they got big with that annoying one-hit-wonder single, they were joyous and funny.
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| IceCream |
Posted - 12/03/2005 : 22:37:59
i will never be able to see the ramones |
| IceCream |
Posted - 12/03/2005 : 22:17:40
A bit jealous of all of those who saw GBV. A bit jealous of LBF, who saw Nirvana.
I'd like to see Fugazi, but I think that might be impossible.
I'd love to see Descendents, but I think that might be impossible. |
| chineselover |
Posted - 12/03/2005 : 19:08:15
quote:
But there are some bands that I really want to see before my little soul dies:
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
And unfortunately, a lot that I will never be able to see:
Hüsker Dü/Sugar/Bob Mould
pas de bras pas de chocolat
I didn't acutally know Ned's were still touring - i used to be a big fan back in the Godfodder era, and just happened to be downloading tracks by them the other day, had no idea they were touring though!
You should be able to still see Bob Mould (obviously not sugar or husker), i saw him recently at www.electricpicnic.ie |
| Carl |
Posted - 12/03/2005 : 18:00:03
*envy*
Apart from GBV, whose music I don't know. Also, a few years ago, before I rediscovered Frank, I obviously did'nt make too much of an effort to see him live. For shame!
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| anazgnos |
Posted - 12/03/2005 : 17:39:13
Frank Black 12 times, Pixies 3 (haha), Guided by Voices 15 times, Breeders 5 times. |
| prozacrat |
Posted - 12/03/2005 : 17:08:23
I got to see Steven Malkmus open for Radiohead, actually. That was an awesome opening act. And Magnetic Fields are on my list of yet-to-sees. I should probably include Soul Coughing on my list as well. I think they were my first Twin Cities concert.
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| VoVat |
Posted - 12/02/2005 : 09:43:27
I'd really like to see the Magnetic Fields, as well as Scott McCaughey in some form (Young Fresh Fellows, Minus 5, or solo). I'd also love to see XTC live, but I don't think that will ever happen.
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 12/02/2005 : 01:22:27
my top performers, that I saw:
Pixies
Frank Black
Breeders
Guided By Voices
Throwing Muses
50 foot Wave
Richard Thompson
Bob Dylan
Brian Wilson
Grandaddy
Superheroes
Queens of the Stoneage
but still want to go to:
weezer (should have seen them in 1995 or something, but I was to young)
stephen malkmus/pavement
smog
Rentals
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God save the Noisies |
| darwin |
Posted - 12/02/2005 : 00:58:47
I've been pretty lucky. Among all time favorite bands I've seen:
REM
X
Pixies
Catholics
Breeders
Dead Milkmen
Among the legends, I've seen:
McCartney
Dylan
I want to see Willie Nelson before he's gone and Beck, David Byrne, and TMBG when I get a chance. |
| vilainde |
Posted - 12/02/2005 : 00:51:28
This year alone I saw Daniel Johnston, Pixies and Underground Resistance. That's probably 3 of the most important gigs of my life.
Denis
"You know what? You know what? You know what? Shut the fuck up!" |
| cassandra is |
Posted - 12/02/2005 : 00:25:02
and At The Drive-In
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| cassandra is |
Posted - 12/02/2005 : 00:22:21
and I wish I have seen Sloy, Kyuss, King Crimson and Jeff Buckley
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| Carl |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 22:12:55
I and never saw Beck, either.
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| prozacrat |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 20:35:34
Addendum: Radiohead (@ Red Rocks, where the Beatles performed on August 26th, 1964, which is kinda like seeing them, but not really, not even close, so I don't know why I bothered to mention it).
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| prozacrat |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 20:31:37
These sound very good. I don't include Frank Black & The Catholics or The Breeders, since a)most would assume if I wanted to see the Pixies so badly, I would want to see the others as well and b) the Catholics hadn't hit the scene until after I had asserted myself as a music lover, along with the Breeders (though the Breeders technically were around, I just wasn't aware). I could probably put Primus on my list as well, but fortunately I got to see them twice in 2003. Since cassandra is added the number of times, I'll update...
Pixies (4)
FB&TC(5)
TMBG(5)
Camper VB(4)
Ween(1)
Sir McPaul(1)
Primus(2)
Bonus: Beck(1)
Smashing Pumpkins(1)
The best show I've ever seen among those is definately the Pixies at the Fine Line. It was too big of an occasion for it not to be. A close 2nd, 3rd and 4th would be the other Pixies shows, followed by the time I saw Camper play their first official reunion show (or rather mini-set in the middle of a Cracker concert in NYC). Subsequent performances by CVB have been better, but, like the Pixies' Fine Line show, it was the gravity of the show that lifts it so high. It was a bittersweet occasion after first hearing both bands in my teens, thinking that I'd never have a chance to see them live and the rest of my life would be unfulfilled because of their ill-fated breakups. Fuck fate. We got 'em back. Now let's all work on The Beatles and Velvet Underground.
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| floop |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 19:45:45
seeing Black Francis solo in 91 (joined half way through the set by Joey) will probably always be the best concert i ever saw |
| danjersey |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 19:13:22
saw lifetime at the stone pony on aug 20frst 2005
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| Carl |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 18:26:05
I've seen the Pixies and Frank, so it's pretty complete. Never saw Nirvana. Or The Breeders. But I did see Fugazi and Sonic Youth. And Carcass. Sadly, I don't think Primus have ever played here, and they probably never will. Actually, I've never seen Metallica, probably was never that bothered going to see them. My brother has seen Nomeansno a few times, they've played Dublin a lot and I regret never seeing them. Supposedly, they're better live, which I can believe, since Live+Cuddly is my favorite Nomeansno album!
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| Little Black Francis |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 14:13:08
I saw Nirvana, it was great. Nov 93
... Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger 'til it goes "click." Nobody fucks with the Jesus. |
| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 14:09:53
I'd love to have seen Rage Against The Machine and Kyuss.
In the meantime I'm utterly delighted that I've ticked off the following:
Pixies
Fantomas
Dillinger Escape Plan
Breeders
Frank Black & The Catholics
Isis
edit: I'm ashamed of myself how could I forget Clutch
Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself. |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 07:11:57
There is only really Nirvana, The Beatles and Pink Floyd that shaped my musical taste that I haven't seen.
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| Broken Face |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 06:28:18
the few bands i would really want to see and that are feasably possible to see before i die:
the breeders
wilco
ted leo/pharmacists (maybe saturday)
danielson famile
brian wilson
-Brian
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 06:09:10
my life is not complete until i'm dead
innit
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| The Holiday Son |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 04:46:52
I yet have to see those bands live :
The Breeders
The Polyphonic Spree
Arcade Fire
Fugazi
The National |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 04:08:28
I've seen Sigur Ros, and of course the Pixies recently, which were certainly high up on the list. In January, I'm seeing Mogwai, which is another off the checklist.
 I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid |
| cassandra is |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 03:48:22
There's a lot of my favourite bands that I've finally seen after all these years. These are some of my best memories:
Pixies (2 times)
Frank Black (5 times)
Sonic Youth (4 times)
Blonde Redhead (3 times)
The Cure (1 time)
New Order (1 time)
PJ Harvey (1 time)
Depeche Mode (at last, I'm gonna see them this winter)
Radiohead (1 time)
Shannon Wright (1 time)
Godspeed You Black Emperor! (2 times)
Mogwai (3 times)
Sigur Ros (1 time)
Low (1 time)
Smashing Pumpkins (1 time)
Buzzcocks (1 time)
Placebo (1 time when they were still a great band)
The Breeders (1 time)
Chokebore (1 time)
The Czars (1 time)
16 Horsepower (1 time)
The Wedding Present (2 times)
Beck (1 time)
Eels (2 times)
Joseph Arthur (1 time)
The Polyphonic Spree (1 time)
Hawksley Workman (1 time)
Interpol (3 times)
Girls Against Boys (1 time)
Cat Power (1 time)
Lou Barlow (1 time)
Spor (1 time)
Dominique A (2 times)
Programme (1 time)
Noir Désir (1 time)
But there are some bands that I really want to see before my little soul dies:
Arcade Fire
Bowie
Fugazi
Primus
Nine Inch Nails
Aphex Twin
R.E.M.
Queens Of The Stone Age
Fantômas
Tool
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Wilco
Therapy?
Franz Ferdinand
And unfortunately, a lot that I will never be able to see:
The Beatles
The Kinks
Nirvana
Queen
Joy Division
The Velvet Underground
Pink Floyd (when they were a great band)
Led Zeppelin
Roxy Music
Dead Kennedys
The Clash
Pavement
Diabologum
Hüsker Dü/Sugar/Bob Mould
Sebadoh
Superchunk
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