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Post by know ID yuh on Jun 14, 2011 14:00:02 GMT -8
I don't have a top 10 yet, but I always refer to my imaginary top 10 never seen, so let's all put it out there. No Jeff Buckleys or 2Pacs allowed. After we all mention the greatest bands we've never seen live, it will be easier to rank them. Everyone likes crossing names off lists, right?
The first couple names that come to mind are:
Pulp Tom Waits Blur Gorillaz Jay-Z
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Post by davers on Jun 14, 2011 14:26:34 GMT -8
Gorillaz are fucking awesome. I paid $106 for floor seats and shitty NERD was opening which I missed half of and it was still totally worth it. Jay-Z also fucking kills it and puts on a great show.
Off the top of my head a few I would love to see (in no particular order)
The Strokes (just because I love Room on Fire and Is This It? so much, I dont even know if they are all that good live) Daft Punk Pulp (yes I stole that one from Know) Muse Gogol Bordello Queens of the Stone Age
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Post by Fig on Jun 14, 2011 14:27:40 GMT -8
The Pixies The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Those two are the ones that immediately come to mind. I will have to think harder about the others.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Jun 14, 2011 14:37:16 GMT -8
Here are 12 that I would be so excited for and at the same time don't think I will ever see.
Tom Waits Brian Eno Gorillaz Peter Gabriel Pixies Moxy Fruvous Fiery Furnaces MF Doom cLOUDDEAD Hip Tanaka The Philistines Jr. Mr. Bungle
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Post by Lump on Jun 14, 2011 15:05:15 GMT -8
Fiery Furnaces are 10 times as amazing as you could hope for live. Next time there's even a remote chance, do that shit up.
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Post by wompwomp on Jun 14, 2011 16:48:35 GMT -8
Mother Fucking Prince Daft Punk Bowie The Cure Elvis Costello (although I will be seeing him in about a month and a half. AWESOME) Girl Talk The Knife Justice Tribe Called Quest Fuck Buttons
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Post by Drew on Jun 14, 2011 16:57:41 GMT -8
David Bowie Tom Waits BJORK (I'm embarrassed I've never seen her. Hoping to remedy that next year) The Strokes Nick Cave (any iteration) Joanna Newsom Olivia Tremor Control/Circulatory System Belle and Sebastian Hot Chip Sufjan Stevens
Those are the ones that come to mind right away - just looking through my iTunes favorite artists. I'm embarrassed that I haven't seen about half that list, especially Bjork and Joanna Newsom, because I'm a devotee of both of them.
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Post by Drew on Jun 14, 2011 16:58:28 GMT -8
Ooooh Prince is a good one.
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Post by know ID yuh on Jun 14, 2011 17:11:49 GMT -8
Mother Fucking Prince Daft Punk Bowie The Cure Elvis Costello (although I will be seeing him in about a month and a half. AWESOME) Girl Talk The Knife Justice Tribe Called Quest Fuck Buttons I forgot about the Knife and Daft Punk, easily top ten. I don't think Bowie will ever happen, so I'm not including him. The Cure are outstanding. If you haven't had the chance to see Girl Talk and Fuck Buttons, that's your fault. Justice was ok. I've had two arguments with someone on this board who thinks Elvis is headliner worthy at Sasquatch. He's two different dudes live, one part scumbag punk god, and two parts pop pop pop catchy song dude. I much prefer the former, so I didn't like his show.
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Post by emptyfox on Jun 14, 2011 17:14:53 GMT -8
I saw Bowie back in '96. It was entertaining as hell.
I particularly liked the (NSFW reading coming up here folks) full on porno cumshots on the video screen during Fame, juxtaposed with the little girls watching from Daddy's shoulders.
"Daddy, what's she DOING?"
So so so bad...
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Post by Geoff on Jun 14, 2011 17:20:45 GMT -8
Opeth (Seeing in October) Porcupine Tree Ween (Seeing next month) Portishead Hot Chip Arcade Fire Sufjan Stevens Animal Collective Radiohead Primus
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Post by J-Dawg on Jun 14, 2011 17:21:52 GMT -8
BJORK (I'm embarrassed I've never seen her. Hoping to remedy that next year) I saw Bjork in 2003 I think in Montreal, outdoors. Blew my mind. Definitely see her if you have the chance.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jun 14, 2011 18:39:15 GMT -8
Geno you've never seen Primus? What the fuck have you been doing?
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Post by davers on Jun 14, 2011 18:50:32 GMT -8
Fiery Furnaces are 10 times as amazing as you could hope for live. Next time there's even a remote chance, do that shit up. I saw them in 2008, I wasnt really blown away, but they were pretty good. That being said at the time I didnt know a whole bunch of their music.
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Post by Lump on Jun 14, 2011 19:16:33 GMT -8
Well one of the things I love about Fiery Furnaces is that their live shows are about as unpredictable as unpredictable gets musically. The only thing you would recognize of their songs from recordings would be the lyrics and that's about it. They completely rework their songs for their tours. Matthew Friedberger is a mad genius.
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Post by Lump on Jun 14, 2011 19:17:00 GMT -8
Though it should be noted that Fiery Furnaces shows are about as "difficult" as "difficult" gets.
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Post by Pea on Jun 14, 2011 19:21:07 GMT -8
Sigur Rós Daft Punk Bon Iver Tom Waits Sunn O))) My Bloody Valentine múm Old Crow Medicine Show Pineapple Thief Russian Circles
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Post by Lump on Jun 14, 2011 19:31:58 GMT -8
(also, having somewhat of an idea of Stormy's musical tastes, I have a very strong feeling she'd enjoy an FF set.)
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Post by Shaxspear III Esq. on Jun 14, 2011 19:39:40 GMT -8
Alphabetical from Itunes
Beastie Boys Beck Beirut (changed in July) Bowie The Cure Faith No More Herbie Hancock Iggy and the Stooges London Elektricity (live band not dj set) The Rapture Tom Waits
PS> Stormy I would have never thought to see MF Doom in your list. Nice!
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Post by Pea on Jun 14, 2011 19:44:55 GMT -8
You got 'd!
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