Which band do you regret not seeing live?

Originally posted by walkman:
I think the problem here is that I'm WAY too insecure in my indie deckness to go for a pleasure any more guilty than, I dunno…Depeche Mode or Oasis.

Oh, c'mon. Be the first to reveal the subversive indie vibe in Celine Dion. Or something.

I like Depeche Mode and I don't care who knows it!

Originally posted by lily1:
watch it walkie, depeche mode is NOT a guilty pleasure. neither is prince or madonna.

hmmmm…might argue that madonna is the definition of guilty pleasure.

but his purpleness and DM are truly great artists…I'm with you there. Only guilty pleasures in that some of us may have to argue on behalf of our feelings, depending on who's asking…

Originally posted by Jaguär:
I like Depeche Mode and I don't care who knows it!

Moderators, I think this last message is offensive enough to ban this thread. Now seriously, are we talking about guilty pleasures? I just remembered that the first live show I saw was Witney Houston in Barcelona in 1988 (I was 15 years old, she was hot!)

Originally posted by Barcelona:

Originally posted by Jaguär:
I like Depeche Mode and I don't care who knows it!

Moderators, I think this last message is offensive enough to ban this thread. Now seriously, are we talking about guilty pleasures? I just remembered that the first live show I saw was Witney Houston in Barcelona in 1988 (I was 15 years old, she was hot!)

I use to know some guy back in the mid 80s who spent a week with her in her hotel room in Florida doing coke.

did any of you lucky bastards actually ENJOY your nirvana experiences?

I did - saw em support Sonic Youth literally the week before Nevermind came out - I'd loved Bleach so was well into the gig - I was doing a bit of work for the promoter at the time so I was working on the set up and tear down for the gig - we had these massive speaker stacks with wheels still on the bottom one and it was just held in place with a piece of wood nailed into the floor - I was bricking it the whole night that the speakers would shift and slide off the stage - they were supposed to come back a couple of months later but things started getting weird and the cancelled and the rest is history

Originally posted by Captain Jack:
Would have like to see Joe Strummer and At The Drive In during their existence. Still regret missing Converge at 9:30 when they opened for hatebreed.

To me they ruled that Hatebreed show. Blew me away, my ears were shot by the end, but it was worth having Easter dinner early for it.

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
he also has/had a great songwriting partner who used to be in house of love. hooks galore

Now there's a band i hadn't heard in awhile.They are much better than the recognition they get in the states.

Originally posted by lily1:
jeff buckley
robbie williams
pixies
stone roses
u2 on the joshua tree tour
rem on the green tour

You're going to hate me lily, but I've seen each of those bands and in the right time frame.

That Tree tour show (LA Sports arena on April 22, 1987) is still my favorite show of all time. And the Fall outdoor tour with the pretenders is a close 3rd or 4th.

Originally posted by walkman:
did any of you lucky bastards actually ENJOY your nirvana experiences?

Pearl Jam and Nirvana at the Whiskey in 1991 were mindblowing for me…..

smackie! :mad:

Originally posted by vansmack:
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You're going to hate me lily, but I've seen each of those bands and in the right time frame.

That Tree tour show (LA Sports arena on April 22, 1987) is still my favorite show of all time. And the Fall outdoor tour with the pretenders is a close 3rd or 4th.

Originally posted by SPARX:

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
he also has/had a great songwriting partner who used to be in house of love. hooks galore

Now there's a band i hadn't heard in awhile.They are much better than the recognition they get in the states.

Yes, to this day I never understood the complete lack of recognition from the hipster set of this band. They still put a smile on my face whenever I hear them.

Frank Zappa

black sabbath
queen
the stooges
the velvet underground

not a band, but i would have loved to see janis joplin.

Originally posted by Urbansprite:
black sabbath
queen
the stooges
the velvet underground

not a band, but i would have loved to see janis joplin.

I saw Black Sabbath on their 1st US tour. Fleetwood Mac opened for them and (in my opinion) blew them away. This was when Peter Green had just left the band and Jeremy Spence was on guitar. Wasn't even one of their better performances because they just jammed all night long but it was still a great set.

Sorry to say, I walked out not liking Black Sabbath anymore and loving Fleetwood Mac. (Until they commited suicide when they took on Buchingham and Nicks.)

At the Drive In and Rage Against the MAchine were bands I would have wanted to see, but I had just started my concert going career during their demise.

I would like to include Refused, but they broke up when I was eight. :(

Originally posted by palahniukkubrick:
Rage Against the MAchine

surprisingly good show (considering I'm not a fan).

Originally posted by palahniukkubrick:


I would like to include Refused, but they broke up when I was eight. :(

oh god refused is the best!!!