Best Concert You Saw This Year ? - Page 4

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 12.28.2007, 04:58 PM

Rat Dogg (February 2007) This was the best show of my life, aside from a crowd full of deadheads, the band was fantastic, nothing better then hearing Estimated Prophet go into an authentic reggae rhythm bridge (they used Marley Natural Mystic rhythm), i went insane at that point being the only Ras in the whole venue.... the rest is all reggae

It was a good year for shows here in Los Angeles, seen a show every other week at least, all big time artists, not any backyard boogies..

I could not believe it at all! but here are the highlights

Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus (Dec 12, 2007)
Abyssinians (August 2007 twice)
Burning Spear (Aug 2007 Hollywood Bowl)

Bunny Wailer (February 2007)
Jr Reid (November 2007)
Gladiators (February 2007)
Groundation (September 2007)

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 12.28.2007, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by EMMAh

Subhumans. I think that was this year.

you know, that was the first subhumans show I ever missed, and I was actually depressed for days before and after.... I imagine it was as good as they are every year!

PAULYBEE2656 · 12.28.2007, 05:04 PM

liars
the fall
sonic youth
thurston moore
!!!
battles
si schroeder
65 days of static
warlords of pez
lcd soundsystem
and the few minutes i caught of deerhoof.

all in dublin or the electricn picnic festival in co louth

drrrtyboots · 12.28.2007, 07:48 PM

Lightning Bolt in the garage of an auto parts store. It was completely insane. Aa also played.

dazedcola · 12.28.2007, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by drrrtyboots

Lightning Bolt in the garage of an auto parts store. It was completely insane. Aa also played.

where was that and if you say providence im gonna throw a book through my window

Sonic Youth 37 · 12.28.2007, 08:51 PM

SY at Pitchfork, hands down.

It was amazing beyond words.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 12.28.2007, 11:18 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2jUZWEx1aA (clip from that RatDog gig)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSzlmr8z1F8 (better audio, this actually is around where i was)

drrrtyboots · 12.29.2007, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by dazedcola

where was that and if you say providence im gonna throw a book through my window

No, it was in Brooklyn.

Kina · 12.29.2007, 03:58 AM

Bad Religion at the Hordern Pavilion in November

Everyneurotic · 12.29.2007, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Kina

Bad Religion at the Hordern Pavilion in November

i saw them in like april, was a better show than i expected.

HaydenAsche · 12.29.2007, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cellscape

I think there seems to be a direct correlation between the best shows I saw and the best drugs I took. The best single show I saw was AMT in Asheville. I also went a African/world music festival in the mountains. We camped way back in the woods and hardly anyone showed but the artist were awesome. Sierre Leone Nation refugees and Diabate damn near brought tears to my eyes and Farke Toure was excellent as well. I also saw Dan Deacon and Girl Talk which I had to say had a much younger and more hyped audience than almost anything I've ever seen. Melt Banana was good, consistent, and the same as usual with new songs. Bonaroo had some highlites(tortoise, hot chip, Ween, Sasha and Digweed(really fucked up for this one), Ween, and Manu Choa.

Yeah. I forgot to mention Deacon and GT. Not really a big fan of their albums myself but the show was fun as hell. Oh, I saw Incubus this year. Don't even ask. It was terrible.

afterthefact · 12.29.2007, 03:58 PM

The Fall Of Troy hands down... say what you will, the guy can play some guitar.

Everyneurotic · 12.29.2007, 05:17 PM

yes he can.

too bad their last album is a horrible piece of shit.

lunberg · 12.29.2007, 06:30 PM

Deerhoof with the Dirty Projectors, Tourcoing France. Too good for words.

HaydenAsche · 12.29.2007, 07:49 PM

Dirty Projectors are the shit. I saw them open up for Xiu Xiu when they were fucking nobody. The sound guy was being a total fucking dick and the singer was just like "Uh. Fuck you, then." and just kept playing.

Kina · 12.29.2007, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Everyneurotic

i saw them in like april, was a better show than i expected.

Yeah I was pleasantly surprised, especially since some people that had seen them told me that they had been mediocre recently, but they were really great in Sydney, they seemed to be glad to be back too. Perhaps they hadn't expected so much support after over a decade of not being here but the crowd was really into it, and so were they.

afterthefact · 12.29.2007, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Everyneurotic

yes he can.

too bad their last album is a horrible piece of shit.

Everybody says that, and I can see what they mean as far as it not owning up to their other stuff, but it's not HORRIBLE, imo.

Danny Himself · 12.29.2007, 10:53 PM

Either SY playing Daydream Nation or Dex Romweber and his sister opening for Cat Power (she was upstaged).

pokkeherrie · 12.30.2007, 07:51 PM

If I have to name just one, then it's definitely Boredoms... easy!
I was so excited to finally see them and yet they were even better than I had imagined.

After that it's more difficult, but both NNCK gigs I saw this year were great too for different reasons. Also saw Circle twice this year. I've yet to see them being less than awesome. Sonic Youth doing Daydream Nation 3 times in London was very good as well; especially the final show, but they were all great. Jazkamer in the full Metal Machine lineup was probably the most spectacular thing I saw this year. AMT & The Melting Paraiso UFO - finally got to see them. Shellac; always worth mentioning, because they only play this part of the world like once ever 3-5 years... so roll on 2010. Boris probably in the top 10 too.

Also Trad Gras och Stenar, Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet, Konono No1, The Ex playing a live soundtrack to A Clockwork Orange theater performance... lots of good stuff.

Everyneurotic · 12.30.2007, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Kina

Yeah I was pleasantly surprised, especially since some people that had seen them told me that they had been mediocre recently, but they were really great in Sydney, they seemed to be glad to be back too. Perhaps they hadn't expected so much support after over a decade of not being here but the crowd was really into it, and so were they.

did they play with brett when you saw them? because when i saw them it was just brian and greg on guitars.

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Originally Posted by afterthefact

Everybody says that, and I can see what they mean as far as it not owning up to their other stuff, but it's not HORRIBLE, imo.

well, it's good in spots, but my point is that they now sound like simple plan with a very noodly guitar player instead of how they sounded on the first album, like at the drive-in on meth or something. out of context it's ok, but put in perspective of their discography....

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SuchFriendsAreDangerous invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fucking Los Angeles Posts: 14,801	Rat Dogg (February 2007) This was the best show of my life, aside from a crowd full of deadheads, the band was fantastic, nothing better then hearing Estimated Prophet go into an authentic reggae rhythm bridge (they used Marley Natural Mystic rhythm), i went insane at that point being the only Ras in the whole venue.... the rest is all reggae It was a good year for shows here in Los Angeles, seen a show every other week at least, all big time artists, not any backyard boogies.. I could not believe it at all! but here are the highlights Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus (Dec 12, 2007) Abyssinians (August 2007 twice) Burning Spear (Aug 2007 Hollywood Bowl) Bunny Wailer (February 2007) Jr Reid (November 2007) Gladiators (February 2007) Groundation (September 2007) __________________ Today Rap music is the Lakers
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PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	liars the fall sonic youth thurston moore !!! battles si schroeder 65 days of static warlords of pez lcd soundsystem and the few minutes i caught of deerhoof. all in dublin or the electricn picnic festival in co louth __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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drrrtyboots invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in the forest(s) Posts: 2,946	Lightning Bolt in the garage of an auto parts store. It was completely insane. Aa also played. __________________
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	SY at Pitchfork, hands down. It was amazing beyond words. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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12.28.2007, 11:18 PM	#67
SuchFriendsAreDangerous invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fucking Los Angeles Posts: 14,801	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2jUZWEx1aA (clip from that RatDog gig) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSzlmr8z1F8 (better audio, this actually is around where i was) __________________ Today Rap music is the Lakers
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12.29.2007, 03:58 AM	#69
Kina children of satan Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 352	Bad Religion at the Hordern Pavilion in November
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afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	The Fall Of Troy hands down... say what you will, the guy can play some guitar. __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	yes he can. too bad their last album is a horrible piece of shit. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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12.29.2007, 06:30 PM	#74
lunberg bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: back2Paris Posts: 222	Deerhoof with the Dirty Projectors, Tourcoing France. Too good for words.
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12.29.2007, 07:49 PM	#75
HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	Dirty Projectors are the shit. I saw them open up for Xiu Xiu when they were fucking nobody. The sound guy was being a total fucking dick and the singer was just like "Uh. Fuck you, then." and just kept playing. __________________ rip
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12.29.2007, 10:53 PM	#78
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	Either SY playing Daydream Nation or Dex Romweber and his sister opening for Cat Power (she was upstaged).
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12.30.2007, 07:51 PM	#79
pokkeherrie invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,289	If I have to name just one, then it's definitely Boredoms... easy! I was so excited to finally see them and yet they were even better than I had imagined. After that it's more difficult, but both NNCK gigs I saw this year were great too for different reasons. Also saw Circle twice this year. I've yet to see them being less than awesome. Sonic Youth doing Daydream Nation 3 times in London was very good as well; especially the final show, but they were all great. Jazkamer in the full Metal Machine lineup was probably the most spectacular thing I saw this year. AMT & The Melting Paraiso UFO - finally got to see them. Shellac; always worth mentioning, because they only play this part of the world like once ever 3-5 years... so roll on 2010. Boris probably in the top 10 too. Also Trad Gras och Stenar, Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet, Konono No1, The Ex playing a live soundtrack to A Clockwork Orange theater performance... lots of good stuff.
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