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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: James Ford on November 16, 2011, 04:08:11 pm
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For me, hands down it was Tori Amos. Thankfully nobody ever dragged me to Ani DiFranco.
Runner up: Medeski, Martin, and Wood
Worst show my current love brought me to: Kurt Elling
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For me, hands down it was Tori Amos. Thankfully nobody ever dragged me to Ani DiFranco.
Runner up: Medeski, Martin, and Wood
Worst show my current love brought me to: Kurt Elling
The recent MMW at the 930?
That was the worst performance I've seen this year.. the crazy thing is apparently the fans picked the set list.. what a snoozer.
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i've been dragged by my lady to see some dumb rock bands that i hate:
Far, Minus the Bear
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Many years ago, a date dragged me to see the Indigo Girls at Constitution Hall. That's my nominee here.
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I wish she'd dragged me to Rusted Root.. at least I'd have an excuse why I was there instead of taggin' along with my clueless Deadhead friends...
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No, I'm guessing Year 2000. Based on memories of my dating history moreso than memories of my concert going history.
For me, hands down it was Tori Amos. Thankfully nobody ever dragged me to Ani DiFranco.
Runner up: Medeski, Martin, and Wood
Worst show my current love brought me to: Kurt Elling
The recent MMW at the 930?
That was the worst performance I've seen this year.. the crazy thing is apparently the fans picked the set list.. what a snoozer.
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Rammstein
Bon Jovi
Sarah Brightman (X2)
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The Swell Season
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ok . . . this is the second thread started by you revolving around your new fascination with "who people are attached to in a relationship and what they should be called." odd.
mine is sting and annie lennox at nissan. don't get me wrong, annie is fine in a small room setting, just not at nissan. horrible all around.
worst show (for him) i brought him to . . . dinosuar jr at the black cat, when they still destroyed your sense of space and of time and of meaning.
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I guess the first would be Saliva at the club, and even got to meet that wonderful fellow before they went on. As he tried to hit on my friend, he told me he knew I couldn't have been the singer of Filter because they were in rehab together (and then he did a shot) Glad that worked out for you buddy!! :D
The next one would be from an old club employee (*cough*Andi*cough*) who dragged me to see Echobrain (Jason Newstad from Metallica's band) at the club.
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The Wrens
Sufjan Stevens
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an ex once dragged me to one of her friend's band's gig. in her defense, she warned me that it wasn't going to be good and that she was going out of solidarity not out of musical interest. they were total amateurs and it was predictably bad.
with the (current) missus, i'm in the driver's seat when it comes to selecting live shows. if we end up at a bad one, ain't nobody's fault by mine. would be interesting to ask her what the worse show was that i've dragged her to... in fact, i think i will. brb.
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an ex once dragged me to one of her friend's band's gig. in her defense, she warned me that it wasn't going to be good and that she was going out of solidarity not out of musical interest. they were total amateurs and it was predictably bad.
with the (current) missus, i'm in the driver's seat when it comes to selecting live shows. if we end up at a bad one, ain't nobody's fault by mine. would be interesting to ask her what the worse show was that i've dragged her to... in fact, i think i will. brb.
that is . . . a horrible post.
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an ex once dragged me to one of her friend's band's gig. in her defense, she warned me that it wasn't going to be good and that she was going out of solidarity not out of musical interest. they were total amateurs and it was predictably bad.
with the (current) missus, i'm in the driver's seat when it comes to selecting live shows. if we end up at a bad one, ain't nobody's fault by mine. would be interesting to ask her what the worse show was that i've dragged her to... in fact, i think i will. brb.
The wife loathed WEEN...prob. the only show she truely hated.
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Actually, it wasn't me who had the fascination. I'm thinking it was Yada?
I'm just trying to be inclusive. At one time or another, i'myself have been referred to as a "spouse", a "partner" or a "significant other". Among other things.
ok . . . this is the second thread started by you revolving around your new fascination with "who people are attached to in a relationship and what they should be called." odd.
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Actually, it wasn't me who had the fascination. I'm thinking it was Yada?
I'm just trying to be inclusive. At one time or another, i'myself have been referred to as a "spouse", a "partner" or a "significant other". Among other things.
ok . . . this is the second thread started by you revolving around your new fascination with "who people are attached to in a relationship and what they should be called." odd.
I have no fascination, I just think the term partner is ridiculous. Sorry walkie!
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The National
The National
The National
They fucking sucked. We were right smack dab in front of the lead singer and it was so fucking boring. Essentially standing there staring at a boring ass band for over an hour. It's not like you're being shoved around, dancing around, or jumping, we were just standing there. It was so god damn boring.
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The Wrens
Sufjan Stevens
You're fucking joking, right? Two of the best shows I've ever seen: Sufjan in 2005 and the Wrens in 2005 and 2009.
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The Wrens
Sufjan Stevens
You're fucking joking, right? Two of the best shows I've ever seen: Sufjan in 2005 and the Wrens in 2005 and 2009.
No... but I think a lot of the negativity towards these shows were due to the bitter bitch I was there with. :)
These were both in 04'... But in general, I think the Wrens really suck and Sufjan was kind of interesting there for a while, but in general, he sucks too! Sorry mang!
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worst show (for him) i brought him to . . . dinosuar jr at the black cat, when they still destroyed your sense of space and of time and of meaning.
Not to mention sense of hearing?
;)
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No... but I think a lot of the negativity towards these shows were due to the bitter bitch I was there with. :)
Stop bringing broads to shows.
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Before my wife really knew anything about Ryan Adams, I dragged her to the 2005(?) Meyerhoff show in Baltimore. I assured her that she'd like it, and if not at least there were seats. I thought it was great, but that was the show where he kind of freaked out, sent the Cardinals off the stage, and somehow ended up playing a few unamplified songs while standing on a stool in the middle of the audience while being heckled by the 90% of the crowd that couldn't hear. Then after he made it back on the stage, the whole audience rushed to the front, and we ended up packed in like sardines. She found it all very unseemly.
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Spin Doctors / Soul Asylum / Screaming Trees
I was pumped for the Trees but was ready to leave as soon as they left the stage. We did get to leave 4 songs into the headliner's set. So it wasn't a complete waste of an evening.
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No... but I think a lot of the negativity towards these shows were due to the bitter bitch I was there with. :)
Stop bringing broads to shows.
Did you read the title of this thread? She brought me and the shows sucked.
Let me add another crappy hipster show she took me to....the fiery furnaces.
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I'd go see a lot of crappy bands if I was reasonably sure I was getting laid out of it.
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STARS
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Molly Hatchet @ Jaxx circa 2006.
My wife would probably say the Dead Meadow was the worst show to which I have dragged her.
Oh - and the Wrens rule.
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would be interesting to ask her what the worse show was that i've dragged her to... in fact, i think i will. brb.
i asked but no reply yet. my guess is sigur ros, nyc, 2008.
i had seen them in june at the manhattan ballroom (hammerstein), and it was one of the most exquisite show i have ever seen. certifiably mind-blowing. very close to The Perfect Show(tm).
so when they came back 3 months later, i jumped at the chance to share this magic with her.... except that there was no magic that night. she was bored, i felt bad, and we ended up leaving the show before the main set was over. from then on, she has referred to SR as "the whale people", since their vocals sounded like plaintiff whale songs to her. i'm not saying i agree with her, but i will admit to seeing her point.
that is . . . a horrible post.
aww really? why?
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My wife still shudders at the thought of a Killing Joke show I took her to back at the old 930.
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Actually, it wasn't me who had the fascination. I'm thinking it was Yada?
I'm just trying to be inclusive. At one time or another, i'myself have been referred to as a "spouse", a "partner" or a "significant other". Among other things.
ok . . . this is the second thread started by you revolving around your new fascination with "who people are attached to in a relationship and what they should be called." odd.
I have no fascination, I just think the term partner is ridiculous. Sorry walkie!
Friends (with or without benefits;)) should apply to this scenario.
I can't think...I like the 930 shows I go to and attend more shows than my friends. I avoid any invited to Buffet or DMB. I can pretty much sniff them out beforehand so I can politely decline. I avoid some of the hippie house shows of family members of friends. I recall another friend dragging me to another local show. FNL and Ned's (Herndon) that's just not music to me so I stopped going. (You know: Kristen and the Noise, Love Seed Mama Jump? Yeah those shows)
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Actually, it wasn't me who had the fascination. I'm thinking it was Yada?
I'm just trying to be inclusive. At one time or another, i'myself have been referred to as a "spouse", a "partner" or a "significant other". Among other things.
ok . . . this is the second thread started by you revolving around your new fascination with "who people are attached to in a relationship and what they should be called." odd.
I have no fascination, I just think the term partner is ridiculous. Sorry walkie!
Friends (with or without benefits;)) should apply to this scenario.
I can't think...I like the 930 shows I go to and attend more shows than my friends. I avoid any invited to Buffet or DMB. I can pretty much sniff them out beforehand so I can politely decline. I avoid some of the hippie house shows of family members of friends. I recall another friend dragging me to another local show. FNL and Ned's (Herndon) that's just not music to me so I stopped going. (You know: Kristen and the Noise, Love Seed Mama Jump? Yeah those shows)
Kristen and the Noise are pretty good. Dewey Beach, brah!
Brian
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Spin Doctors / Soul Asylum / Screaming Trees
I was pumped for the Trees but was ready to leave as soon as they left the stage. We did get to leave 4 songs into the headliner's set. So it wasn't a complete waste of an evening.
That was my first show! I went for the Screaming Trees, and left after Soul Asylum. At Hershey Park ;)
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Spin Doctors / Soul Asylum / Screaming Trees
I was pumped for the Trees but was ready to leave as soon as they left the stage. We did get to leave 4 songs into the headliner's set. So it wasn't a complete waste of an evening.
That was my first show! I went for the Screaming Trees, and left after Soul Asylum. At Hershey Park ;)
You people were awful. You know "Cleopatra's Cat" and "How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)" have held up a lot better than "Nearly Lost You" and "Runaway Train" have.
Brian
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plaintiff whale songs
great band name for Black Cat's annual Battle of the Law Firm Bands
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You people were awful. You know "Cleopatra's Cat" and "How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)" have held up a lot better than "Nearly Lost You" and "Runaway Train" have.
Well it's a good thing I saw them before those songs got dated.
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Kathy Griffin at Constitution Hall, FTW!
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Kathy Griffin at Constitution Hall, FTW!
I'd agree with that. I'd rather be mauled by a bear than listen to her talk for one minute.
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my wife would almost certainly say one of the Drive-By Truckers shows I dragged her to.
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There have been a couple of 9:30 shows where my wife just went and sat down in the back. On a couple of occasions, i acquiesced to her wishes and left early.
She actually quite likes the Truckers, but one time they played a smoke filled 3+ hour show at the Recher in Towson, and she went and sat a spell in the car.
Now that we have a kid and going to a show together means two tickets+babysitting costs, she's very selective in which ones she joins me for!
my wife would almost certainly say one of the Drive-By Truckers shows I dragged her to.
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plaintiff whale songs
great band name for Black Cat's annual Battle of the Law Firm Bands
LOL. nice catch. i meant "plaintive", of course...
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ohh looked through my list.....
COLLECTIVE SOUL
this is by far the worst
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plaintiff whale songs
great band name for Black Cat's annual Battle of the Law Firm Bands
LOL. nice catch. i meant "plaintive", of course...
regardless, great band name
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The worst show someone took me to was a friend dragging me to a Dave Matthews concert at Nissan back around '96-'97. We had a deal if I went with him to that he'd be my ride to Tool (somewhere in MD, probably Baltimore). I hated the show, it went on for ever, and then my "friend" welshed on driving me to Tool. A very lame experience.
I don't think my wife ever took me to a bad show. Good live music was a huge part of our courtship and still is a big part of our life together. I know I've taken her to a few she didn't care for though. She was pretty vocal about not really needing to see Page Hamilton's side project Ghandi twice. But at least she was nice enough to go with me for the ride to Baltimore for that second show.
@K8teebug - That Screaming Trees/Soul Asylum/Spin Doctors show at Hershey Park was one of my first concerts too!