best show you have ever seen irrespective of venue?

[markie]

Originally posted by mankie:
  He said Primal Scream were good..

not to question your judgement mr mankie. I have never seen primal scream live, but I am quite fond of a couple of their albums. I mean blake grape seriously ripped off screamedalica......
 
 I cant stand their new album though. Evil heat is bobbins.

[kosmo vinyl]

Originally posted by mankie:
 
 He said Primal Scream were good

Well you really ought checkout the Primal Scream records with Mani from the Stone Roses on them.  Vanishing Point and XTRMNTR.  You saw them during their trying very very hard to be the Rolling Stones.   It failed miserably except for one single "Rocks"
 
 Primal Scream at the 9:30 club on the XTRMNTR tour. One word AWESOME.  Three guitarist including Kevin Shields from My Bloody Valentine, getting to stand in front of Bass God Mani, and a horn section.  Blew my head off...

[Bombay Chutney]

Originally posted by Relaxer:
 
 
 Grateful Dead, RFK Stadium, 06/25/95, the last D.C. show, and after 61 previous shows through the years, the best I (and my partner of 40+ shows) had seen. Then Jerry died, which was probably for the best.
 

Possibly the only highlight of an otherwise miserable tour.  Wharf Rat and Brokedown from this show are terrific.

As some already know, I never went to many shows.   But the best was The Dead Milkmen at Max's on Broadway(Balt).  I used to be a huge Milkman fan...still kind of am one.  R.U.1?
 
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 I pick up on every fad quite late.   I'd be hip, but I'm much too straight.

[Sir HC]

Started in on the Dead Milkmen when WCVT 89.7 FM Towson radio played Bitchin' Camero.  Saw them at the 9:30 about 88?  Saw them at GW, they played a cafeteria, around 90/91.  They were great, a great band from Philly.

[markie]

Originally posted by Dupek Chopra:
 
 I pick up on every fad quite late.   I'd be hip, but I'm much too straight.

far too hip

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by Sir HC:
  Started in on the Dead Milkmen when WCVT 89.7 FM Towson radio played Bitchin' Camero.  Saw them at the 9:30 about 88?  Saw them at GW, they played a cafeteria, around 90/91.  They were great, a great band from Philly.

ahh yeah, the dead milkmen. . saw them in dallas in 94, i believe.  that was a pretty good show. . sort of descended into madness.

[Jaguär]

Now that's the band that Cex should open for. Add Mojo Nixon to the bill and you'd have a great night of musical comedy.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by Jaguär:
  Cex

more like a musical nightmare

[markie]

go white boy, go white boy GO!

[Sir HC]

I have always prefered Grand Buffet to Cex.  Both fun, but Grand Buffet have that Laurel and Hardy thing going and great songs.

[Jaguär]

I've never seen or heard Grand Buffett.
 
 Honestly, I don't think Cex is all that great but he can be funny. He's more the type that I'd love to invite to a party. I'm just amazed at how much I see him positively written up in national and international reviews and such.

[Sir HC]

Check out:
 
 http://www.grandbuffet.com/
 
 They tour and often play with Cex.  Saw them together at the Ottobar.  They are what you would expect from white Pittsburg rappers.

[HipsterDoofus]

Elliott Smith and Grandaddy at the Recher (Figure 8 Tour for Elliott, Sophtware Slump for Grandaddy) was a great show.  My first introduction to Grandaddy (now one of my favorites) and an especially good performance by Elliott.  
 
 It's a bittersweet memory now, of course.

[Barcelona]

The Pogues and UB40 - Barcelona 1989
 
 Teenage Fanclub (Bandwagonesque tour) in 1991 or 1992 in Barcelona.
 
 The Breeders - Barcelona 1994
 
 L7 (The Offspring opening for them, they were actually not that bad) 1995 in Rennes, France.
 
 Fleetwood Mac - NYC 1997
 
 David Byrne - October 2001 9:30 Club.
 
 SFA and Grandaddy - Oct 2003 9:30 club.