Jon Doe (or is it John?) at Graffiti in Pittsburgh, 1990, I think. Got free tickets from WRCT (was a DJ then). Woman at the ticket counter was a bitch about me getting in free. The show was awful. Boring, dull, terrible lyrics. I expected a hell of a lot more.
Which show was the biggest disapointment.
Funny thing, Wilco has completely recovered from the mediocrity of the Mermaid Avenue Sessions, and gone on to produce some great music.
Billy Bragg never seemed to recover, continuing on in medocrity…sort of like both Jay Farrar and Jay Bennett in their post-Jeff Tweedy collaborations. But Bragg arguably had started to decline with his third album, well before his work with Wilco.
Billy Bragg never seemed to recover, continuing on in medocrity…sort of like both Jay Farrar and Jay Bennett in their post-Jeff Tweedy collaborations. But Bragg arguably had started to decline with his third album, well before his work with Wilco.
Originally posted by mankie:
Without a doubt.
Billy Bragg with Wilco…total steaming, smelly feces with tape worms in it!
Went to a "blind date" show at the club in 1997, where the beer company pays some huge act to play at a small club. These shows in other cities were Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Beck, Bowie, etc…
The date of the show coincided with the beginning of a Rolling Stones tour and the rumor was they were in town.
So we wait through some boring opener and the jackass DJ from DC 101 comes out and says "are you ready DC!!! Our band tonight is huge! You know all their songs, so get ready to sing along!! Give it up for…SEVEN MARY THREE!"
We left after 2 songs. One of the biggest disappointments of my life, concert or otherwise.
To this day I still believe that there was a "real" band that backed out at the last second and 7 mary 3 was the backup. Any 930 staph care to give the real story behind this?
The date of the show coincided with the beginning of a Rolling Stones tour and the rumor was they were in town.
So we wait through some boring opener and the jackass DJ from DC 101 comes out and says "are you ready DC!!! Our band tonight is huge! You know all their songs, so get ready to sing along!! Give it up for…SEVEN MARY THREE!"
We left after 2 songs. One of the biggest disappointments of my life, concert or otherwise.
To this day I still believe that there was a "real" band that backed out at the last second and 7 mary 3 was the backup. Any 930 staph care to give the real story behind this?
So we wait through some boring opener and the jackass DJ from DC 101 comes out and says "are you ready DC!!! Our band tonight is huge! You know all their songs, so get ready to sing along!! Give it up for…SEVEN MARY THREE!"LMAO! I would have walked out too. :cool:
We left after 2 songs. One of the biggest disappointments of my life, concert or otherwise.
Originally posted by Sir HC:So when did PiL go on? That is my worst show as I didn't get to see the damn thing. [/QB] Levene had left by then but it was still worth the time and effort to attend(still have the tour shirt).As for when they went on,way to long ago for that memory to show up.
[Saw excellent shows by The Furs(forever now tour) and The Cure(the Top tour) there before it shut down.PIL was a good show there as well. [/qb]
for me it was carbon leaf at Herndon festival in 2002. i live close by so i went. just imagine a more immature me…..i didnt think they sucked to bad till i was standing there 4 songs in wanting to go try and win another spider man doll. i used to be afraid of rides…a year ago… (i wasted to much money on that and ended up with only 2 little dolls, spiderman and the greengoblin…)
carbon leaf suck but that was sadly my first time seeing a real band live.
carbon leaf suck but that was sadly my first time seeing a real band live.
Originally posted by eros:Funny…I was trying to imagine, as I read your post, who the disappointing secret band might have been…Seven Mary Three is so much worse than anything my twisted mind could come up with.
Went to a "blind date" show at the club in 1997, where the beer company pays some huge act to play at a small club. These shows in other cities were Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Beck, Bowie, etc…
The date of the show coincided with the beginning of a Rolling Stones tour and the rumor was they were in town.
So we wait through some boring opener and the jackass DJ from DC 101 comes out and says "are you ready DC!!! Our band tonight is huge! You know all their songs, so get ready to sing along!! Give it up for…SEVEN MARY THREE!"
We left after 2 songs. One of the biggest disappointments of my life, concert or otherwise.
To this day I still believe that there was a "real" band that backed out at the last second and 7 mary 3 was the backup. Any 930 staph care to give the real story behind this?
the prince after show at the club, something like 5 summers ago. he showed up after keeping the crowd waiting for hours, jammed with his band, didn't play a discernable song, and left. wanker. he's so tiny, couldn't even tell if he had on buttless pants …
Originally posted by eros:I feel bad for laughing at your misfortune but that's horribly funny. What a disappointment.
Went to a "blind date" show at the club in 1997, where the beer company pays some huge act to play at a small club. These shows in other cities were Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Beck, Bowie, etc…
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:I cant think of anything more mediocre than Wilco.
Funny thing, Wilco has completely recovered from the mediocrity of the Mermaid Avenue Sessions, and gone on to produce some great music.
Billy Bragg never seemed to recover, continuing on in medocrity…sort of like both Jay Farrar and Jay Bennett in their post-Jeff Tweedy collaborations. But Bragg arguably had started to decline with his third album, well before his work with Wilco.
Originally posted by mankie:
Without a doubt.
Billy Bragg with Wilco…total steaming, smelly feces with tape worms in it!
Originally posted by sonickteam2:our lady peace
I cant think of anything more mediocre than Wilco.
Originally posted by pollard:wrong, try again. (hint, theyre from Oxford, go ahead and say it)
Originally posted by sonickteam2:our lady peace
I cant think of anything more mediocre than Wilco.
Originally posted by pollard:guided by voices.
Originally posted by sonickteam2:our lady peace
I cant think of anything more mediocre than Wilco.
Originally posted by sonickteam2:post ok computer radiohead
guided by voices.
Originally posted by pollard:i think the opposite.
Originally posted by sonickteam2:post ok computer radiohead
guided by voices.
PRE-OK Computer Radiohead. not that i dont love the first 2 discs, though.
Originally posted by sonickteam2:I just love ok computer really, well and the bends, but mostly ok computer, now that is enough radiohead praise
i think the opposite.
PRE-OK Computer Radiohead. not that i dont love the first 2 discs, though.
Originally posted by pollard:hehe, tricked you!
Originally posted by sonickteam2:I just love ok computer really, well and the bends, but mostly ok computer, now that is enough radiohead praise
i think the opposite.
PRE-OK Computer Radiohead. not that i dont love the first 2 discs, though.
actually, now that we are on the disappointing show thread, Radiohead would win, for the shows that just dont happen!
Blink's Pop Disaster Tour in Dallas. 45 minute set, no encore, and too many stupid 13 year olds.
The recent Fuel show. The show itself was OK. I enjoyed the music. It was the crowd. Not your typicla 9:30 crowd if there is such a thing. I have been to a pretty wide variety of acts that the club and one thing seems to be a common thread for all of the people who show up. They are all there for the music and nothing more if you know what I mean. You know how it is at some venues that people show up just to be able to say they were at the "fill in the act here" show. Sort of a hoity toity thing. This show had more than a few folks who looked to me more of the plastic people as I like to call them. Oh well still had a good time, but not having to see the two skanks upstairs would have made it a better evening!
DB
DB
otep at jaxx… the bitch kept shit about the messiah and the revolution and just fucking bored me to sleep and s.t.u.n who opened for manson just weren't that exciting