Coolest vs Least Cool Concerts - Page 2

Undertoad · 03-27-2006, 10:54 AM

Coolest was Julian Cope, acting as Reynard the Fox and committing suicide by Stanley knife on a climbable mic stand.

Dorkiest was that afore-mentioned Asia... but on their *second* tour. It was bad, really bad.

barefoot serpent · 03-27-2006, 12:36 PM

coolest: kd lang at the Wiltern, LA ca. '87 (honourable mention: DEVO ~'84)
worst: Iron Butterfly ~'67 (the place -- Rose Palace, Pasadena -- was crawling with cops/narcs)
weirdest: Little Richard at the Olympic Auditorium, LA -- the stage collapsed with him atop his piano!

Pie · 03-27-2006, 12:49 PM

Coolest: Mark Knopfler, Sailing to Philadelphia (2005) Mann Center
Crappiest: Toad the Wet Sprocket, ~1995, CWRU

bluecuracao · 03-27-2006, 06:35 PM

Least cool: a tie between Loverboy and Night Ranger, both in '80-something.

Coolest: I can't decide...some top contenders are: David Bowie '04, Robert Cray '98, Betty and Troublefunk--New Year's Eve '87, and Ice-T with Biohazard '95(?).

Guyute · 03-28-2006, 09:04 PM

Coolest:Phish, Sugarbush '94

Honorable Mention: Santana with Phish opening for him - Stowe, VT '92

uncoolest: dead tie - The Pursuit Of Happiness live on stage in Halifax, until Moe Berg chundered like Niagara Falls on stage and had to quit, tied with Huey Lewis and the News, live in Halifax. I look back now and I think I should have spent my money on something better, like Bay City Rollers' records...

Dishonorable Mention: Spin Doctors live in Stowe- ohmygodwhatasuckyband.

wolf · 03-30-2006, 01:30 AM

My Mannheim Steamroller experience was also quite awesome. But I'm an ancient instruments geek.

I may have the leading entry in lame venues though ...

QVC Studio Park, West Chester Pennsylvania. It was a live audience presentation.

I was not interviewed on camera during the show, however, I was seated down towards the front right near where Steve Bryant did all of the audience interviews, so I was on TV a lot that night.

jinx · 03-30-2006, 01:14 PM

I really like Manheim Steamroller, the concert just sucked.

Were you subjected to a movie being played behind the band that featured a young man in robin's egg blue tights and his struggle to climb a brick wall?

wolf · 03-30-2006, 01:23 PM

Thankfully no.

But I do always maintain a desperate hope that someday, somewhere, instead of playing their way through Mannheim Meets the Mouse, they'll break out into an enthusiastic rendition of Convoy.

My lamest concert: had to be the Monkees "Reunion" tour at the Mann Music Center ... with only Peter, Mickey, and Davy. Mike Naismith was very wise to stay out of it.

jinx · 03-30-2006, 01:30 PM

I always liked the Mann as a venue - even enjoyed Rod Stewart, just becuase he was there. The Tower too.... never saw a bad show there.

wolf · 03-30-2006, 01:48 PM

The only act I ever saw at the Tower was Laurie Anderson, Strange Angels tour, which on reflection, is my choice for coolest concert.

Most arena/stadium shows are just way too big to really be special. Although I did think Roger Waters' Radio KAOS tour was the best show I'd been to for a good long while. So good I still have the shirt.

SteveBsjb · 03-30-2006, 02:49 PM

KISS - 3rd row center, sold out at Madison Square garden. Best show I ever saw.

Spinal Tap - at the Beacon Theater... also 3rd row (tipped the usher $20 and got moved up there with my girlfriend) That was a great night!

Lame concert... Pat Benetar, 1986. "WE BELONG!" ugh

xoxoxoBruce · 03-30-2006, 08:24 PM

Great shows at the Tower....Ziggy Stardust....Jethro Tull....Moody Blues....Starship......Dave Mason.....Satriani....etc, etc, etc.

Griff · 03-31-2006, 05:35 AM

Careful Bruce we could start resenting you.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-05-2006, 11:32 AM

That's cool, just don't resemble me and you'll be ok.

Ibby · 04-23-2006, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Great shows at the Tower....Ziggy Stardust....Jethro Tull....Moody Blues....Starship......Dave Mason.....Satriani....etc, etc, etc.

SON of a WHORE, I hate people older than me.

Most of the bands I listen to are already dead or broken up...

I've only been to two shows (suprising for a music geek like me), and both kicked ASS, so I won't list a least cool, but...

Several Species (Pink Floyd cover band) in this little hole in the wall place in Catonsville, MD., doing The Wall end-to-end.

AND

Tally Hall in MY BASEMENT, three days before I moved to Taiwan. Pretty amazing.

EDIT: And DON'T diss Skid Row. I LOVE Get The Fuck Out and Youth Gone Wild, and Sebastian Back is teh sexxxy.

03-27-2006, 12:49 PM	#3
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03-28-2006, 09:04 PM	#5
Guyute Gamehenge Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Halifax, NS Posts: 168	Coolest:Phish, Sugarbush '94 Honorable Mention: Santana with Phish opening for him - Stowe, VT '92 uncoolest: dead tie - The Pursuit Of Happiness live on stage in Halifax, until Moe Berg chundered like Niagara Falls on stage and had to quit, tied with Huey Lewis and the News, live in Halifax. I look back now and I think I should have spent my money on something better, like Bay City Rollers' records... Dishonorable Mention: Spin Doctors live in Stowe- ohmygodwhatasuckyband. __________________ It's Really Plain and Easy To See, The Family grows like fungus on a tree.

03-30-2006, 01:30 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	My Mannheim Steamroller experience was also quite awesome. But I'm an ancient instruments geek. I may have the leading entry in lame venues though ... QVC Studio Park, West Chester Pennsylvania. It was a live audience presentation. I was not interviewed on camera during the show, however, I was seated down towards the front right near where Steve Bryant did all of the audience interviews, so I was on TV a lot that night. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-30-2006, 01:14 PM	#7
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I really like Manheim Steamroller, the concert just sucked. Were you subjected to a movie being played behind the band that featured a young man in robin's egg blue tights and his struggle to climb a brick wall? __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

03-30-2006, 01:23 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Thankfully no. But I do always maintain a desperate hope that someday, somewhere, instead of playing their way through Mannheim Meets the Mouse, they'll break out into an enthusiastic rendition of Convoy. My lamest concert: had to be the Monkees "Reunion" tour at the Mann Music Center ... with only Peter, Mickey, and Davy. Mike Naismith was very wise to stay out of it. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-27-2006, 10:54 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Coolest was Julian Cope, acting as Reynard the Fox and committing suicide by Stanley knife on a climbable mic stand. Dorkiest was that afore-mentioned Asia... but on their second tour. It was bad, really bad.

03-27-2006, 12:36 PM	#2
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	coolest: kd lang at the Wiltern, LA ca. '87 (honourable mention: DEVO ~'84) worst: Iron Butterfly ~'67 (the place -- Rose Palace, Pasadena -- was crawling with cops/narcs) weirdest: Little Richard at the Olympic Auditorium, LA -- the stage collapsed with him atop his piano!

03-27-2006, 06:35 PM	#4
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Least cool: a tie between Loverboy and Night Ranger, both in '80-something. Coolest: I can't decide...some top contenders are: David Bowie '04, Robert Cray '98, Betty and Troublefunk--New Year's Eve '87, and Ice-T with Biohazard '95(?).

03-30-2006, 01:30 PM	#9
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I always liked the Mann as a venue - even enjoyed Rod Stewart, just becuase he was there. The Tower too.... never saw a bad show there. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

03-30-2006, 01:48 PM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The only act I ever saw at the Tower was Laurie Anderson, Strange Angels tour, which on reflection, is my choice for coolest concert. Most arena/stadium shows are just way too big to really be special. Although I did think Roger Waters' Radio KAOS tour was the best show I'd been to for a good long while. So good I still have the shirt. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-30-2006, 02:49 PM	#11
SteveBsjb Operations Operative Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Moved from Manhattan to Edgewater, NJ. Posts: 713	KISS - 3rd row center, sold out at Madison Square garden. Best show I ever saw. Spinal Tap - at the Beacon Theater... also 3rd row (tipped the usher $20 and got moved up there with my girlfriend) That was a great night! Lame concert... Pat Benetar, 1986. "WE BELONG!" ugh __________________ "It's only an internet community."

03-30-2006, 08:24 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Great shows at the Tower....Ziggy Stardust....Jethro Tull....Moody Blues....Starship......Dave Mason.....Satriani....etc, etc, etc. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-31-2006, 05:35 AM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Careful Bruce we could start resenting you. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-05-2006, 11:32 AM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's cool, just don't resemble me and you'll be ok. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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