Bands that at one point or another have blown my mind

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by SPARX:
       

Originally posted by bearman:
  Bands that at one point or another have blown my mind:
 
 

Now, there's a sentence just waiting to become a thread. [/b]

done.
 
 my list includes:
 - daft punk
 - prince
 - iggy and the stooges
 - the roots
 - radiohead
 - RATM
 - a bunch of electronic acts that no one here has ever heard of (hallucinogen, tristan, total eclipse, ticon, jaia, x-dream, etc)
 - thievery corp
 
 and you?

[sonickteam2]

my mind is fully intact.

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by Erinaceous Sonickus:
  my mind is fully intact.

highly debatable.

[Sage 703]

In a live setting?  Hmm...
 
 Radiohead
 Daft Punk
 Phish
 Sigur Ros
 Secret Machines (Black Cat show)
 Smashing Pumpkins
 Thievery Corporation
 Justin Timberlake (9:30 Club show)
 Crooked Fingers (Black Cat)
 Iron & Wine (IOTA)

[beetsnotbeats]

I can't say that any particular band or performer has blown my mind, but John Cage truly changed how I think about and approach music. That's mind blowing.

[Bombay Chutney]

Planet Drum
 The Grateful Dead

[Relaxer]

The Verve, 1995 old 9:30, 1997 new 9:30
 
 Comets on Fire, Black Cat, 2005 (6?)

[SPARX]

Butthole Surfers @ old 9:30
 
 Dead Kennedy's circa '85 in a tiny club atmosphere
 
 Cows @ The Underground Railroad in Morgantown
 
 Salo @ old 9:30
 
 Clash @ Ritchie Coliseum prior to the release of London Calling. They tested some material from it though.
 
 Psychedelic Furs @ Ontario Theatre - Forever Now tour.
 The brass at the end during the encores was face blown off mind blowing.
 
 It could go on. My minds been blown at shows many times over the years. Those stand out at the moment. My intake probably helped.
 
 Edit: Lux and Ivy must also be included. Love me some Cramps.

[sonickteam2]

ok, i can do one
 
 Metallica at Woodstock 99.
 
   i thought i knew what rock was...but man was i wrong, they brought the rock that night like no other band could ever bring the rock ever.
 
 
   and having Rage as openers really made the oh, 120,000 people in the crowd even more amped.
 
   i dont think we said a word for about 3 hours after that show.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Norah Jones at Millenium Stage

[Vas Deferens]

sigur ros (2001 fillmore SF)
 bjork (1998 warfield SF)
 portishead (1998 warfield SF)
 pj harvey (1998, 2001, 2005 warfield SF)

[chaz]

Love @ Birchmere in 2003
 
 Best.  Show.  Ever.

[nkotb]

The Jesus Lizard at the old Black Cat was pretty mind-blowing, as was Nashville Pussy the first time I saw them (prior to the schtick getting old).  I left covered in light fluid, beer and sweat.
 
 Beyond that, I'm not sure.  Even my favorite bands haven't really blown my mind.

[chaz]

Nick Cave at 9:30 in 98 or so pretty much killed me to0.

[walkonby]

the very first year of lollapalooza, when it came to some park in fairfax.  every band that played that day.