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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 7, 2011 11:01:12 GMT -8
Display your 'cred'! What current behemoths did you see back in the day? Tell us about your experiences seeing established bands and artists at a time when they had to play that one song off that one EP you love so much because it was one of only twelve songs they had.
Mine are well documented here I think, but just to get the ball rolling I'll go first.
I did see an older touring version of Of Montreal that didn't involve face paint, costumes and shitty shitty shitty music. Aldhils Arboretum tour.
The Decemberists I saw play in a couple different tiny little venues here and there; the first time I saw them was just before Her Majesty came out. There were less than fifty people there; Colin himself was manning the merch table. They just added a second show at Edgefield here in Portland... My little guys are all groweds up and it still feels funny.
I saw Modest Mouse on the Moon and Antarctica tour. That was quite a night.
I saw The Shins on Halloween night in 2003, a couple weeks before Chutes Too Narrow came out. What I remember of that show was that I don't think I've ever seen a group of musicians having so much fun together.
There are more but those are the ones I think people would give any shits about. Someone else's turn.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 7, 2011 11:10:54 GMT -8
Oh and I saw Beck on every tour from Odelay until Guero. Several of the best shows I ever saw. Man he used to be so great.
And I saw Rage Against the Machine in the 90's, back when they still meant something.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 7, 2011 11:15:51 GMT -8
Oh, and don't forget: post your stubs or it fucking didn't happen, assholes.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Jul 7, 2011 11:37:26 GMT -8
I was really into your mom before it was cool.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Jul 7, 2011 11:39:28 GMT -8
Actually, I guess I can say I liked Guster before they were cool. I saw them open for Barenaked Ladies when Lost and Gone Forever was brand new and they blew me away. For several years I had only met like two people who knew who they were and then they got kinda big.
OK Go is another one but no one gives a shit about them anymore.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 7, 2011 11:43:52 GMT -8
I was really into your mom before it was cool. Your mom was really into my mom before it was cool
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Post by Geoff on Jul 7, 2011 12:04:54 GMT -8
I saw Owl City before Fireflies came out if that counts.
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Post by Cbats on Jul 7, 2011 12:17:53 GMT -8
I saw Owl City before Fireflies came out if that counts. this implies that you liked owl city and that they are in fact cool
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 7, 2011 12:22:19 GMT -8
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Owl City has already completely and utterly disappeared, right?
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Post by Geoff on Jul 7, 2011 12:24:16 GMT -8
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Owl City has already completely and utterly disappeared, right? Nope, he just came out with a new album. I don't know if it's as popular as the last though.
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Post by Geoff on Jul 7, 2011 12:25:05 GMT -8
I saw Owl City before Fireflies came out if that counts. this implies that you liked owl city and that they are in fact cool I ment before that song hit the radio and played every 10 minutes.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 7, 2011 12:38:22 GMT -8
People still listen to the radio...?
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Post by Geoff on Jul 7, 2011 13:09:15 GMT -8
People still listen to the radio...? I think only teenage girls do.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 7, 2011 13:11:22 GMT -8
...and office hags. Basically the same people who live and die by So You Think You Can Dance.
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Post by wompwomp on Jul 7, 2011 13:15:22 GMT -8
I saw Broken Social Scene after they released their first album, when it was just basically Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning and they were mostly doing instrumental stuff. It wasn't great.
ha ha, another not cool at all band, but I saw Nickelback a ton of times back when they were starting out and playing shitty bars. They are from a town about 2 hours away from me.
In my defense, their first two independent albums were pretty good! Then "How you Remind Me" came out and it was all downhill from there...
I also saw Kings Of Leon on their first tour...they were awful.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2011 13:27:31 GMT -8
I'll post in here in a couple of years when all the little bands I adore are huge.
Just kidding, that probably won't happen.
Also, I did see Tokyo Police Club before their first LP came out, and I saw My Chemical Romance before ALL of the emo kids liked them ( just some of them). The second really doesn't count though.
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Post by know ID yuh on Jul 7, 2011 13:30:06 GMT -8
People still listen to the radio...? I think only teenage girls do. This would imply Switch also listens to the radio. Come one people, there hasn't been a Bright Eyes joke here in over a month.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 7, 2011 13:32:13 GMT -8
WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRONG KID DIED
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Post by Shaxspear III Esq. on Jul 7, 2011 13:50:29 GMT -8
Ummmmm my cousin in Montreal told me about Arcade Fire before Funeral came out. She sent me a couple of songs from their self titled EP over ICQ. I finally got to see them not long after they released Funeral when they opened for Wolf Parade.
Tegan and Sara grew up in Calgary with some of my friends. I saw them when they used to play house parties and community halls.
I saw Rise Against open up for NOFX in a 200 person venue.
That's about as good as my hipster stories get.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 7, 2011 13:54:55 GMT -8
Hipster stories? Ouch dude, ouch.
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