Bands that at one point or another have blown my mind

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
forgot to include:

underworld (1999 warfield)
delgados (2003 bimbos)
nick cave (1998 warfield - some girl actually crapped her pants during this show….)

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
sigur ros (2001 fillmore SF)
bjork (1998 warfield SF)
portishead (1998 warfield SF)
pj harvey (1998, 2001, 2005 warfield SF)

joe, you go to more shows than anyone else here (with the possible exception of ixkpd-bk), all over the country although mostly on the east coast… but you've only ever been to mind-blowing shows in SF? really? :p

this goes back to the early 90's but I cant quite remember years on most of these shows:

Erasure @ Cow Palace, SF - the cowboy tour was just awesome! But I think their earlier shows had even better costumes.

Morrissey @ The Greek Theater (Berkeley) - 1991

Catherine Wheel @ Slims, SF

Manic Street Preachers @ Bimbos, SF

Dandy Warhols @ fillmore, Sf - an evening with.. 3 hours of dandy warhols bliss!

Jesus & Mary Chain/Mazzy Star @ Palladium, LA - 1994

Gene - San Diego - 1997?

Polyphonic Spree, Im From Barcelona, Daft Punk - Lollapalooza 2007

Stereophonics - 9:30 Club

Basement Jaxx - Webster Hall, NYC

Faithless - Webster Hall, NYC

Originally posted by TheREALHunter:

Originally posted by Shadrach:
I stand by my notion from the other thread, that while I have seen some AMAZING live shows, I just don't get the whole "mind blowing" experience. Maybe I just don't do the right drugs or have enough booze in my system, who knows?

There have been a handful of shows over the years that have been life changing in the sense that I was sincerely won over as a lifetime fan, but I've never left feeling like I was just witness to something so unique or ground breaking that my mind was blown:

Clutch (9:30 F St.)
Ray Lamontagne (9:30 V St.)
Alice In Chains (Ritchie Coliseum)
Tool (Hammerjacks)
Teenage Fanclub (Hammerjacks)
Prong (The Bayou)
AC/DC (The Capital Center)
The Jesus and Mary Chain (Lalapalooza â?¢ Lake Fairfax)

Just curious…was the Clutch show when they opened for Jawbox? And Prong when they opened for Flotsam and Jetsam?

Clutch was headlining and Karma to Burn opened.

Prong was also Headlining with a band called Course of Empire in support.

Originally posted by Relaxer:

Originally posted by Shadrach:
I stand by my notion from the other thread, that while I have seen some AMAZING live shows, I just don't get the whole "mind blowing" experience. Maybe I just don't do the right drugs or have enough booze in my system, who knows?

There have been a handful of shows over the years that have been life changing in the sense that I was sincerely won over as a lifetime fan, but I've never left feeling like I was just witness to something so unique or ground breaking that my mind was blown:

Clutch (9:30 F St.)
Ray Lamontagne (9:30 V St.)
Alice In Chains (Ritchie Coliseum)
Tool (Hammerjacks)
Teenage Fanclub (Hammerjacks)
Prong (The Bayou)
AC/DC (The Capital Center)
The Jesus and Mary Chain (Lalapalooza â?¢ Lake Fairfax)

I think you might be taking the whole "mind-blowing" concept a bit too literally/seriously. It's pretty much as hyperbolic as saying a performance was life-changing.

No, I admit that I am taking things a bit literally. I guess I just hear that term tossed around all the time and I was just curious from one live music fan to another what qualified a show as mind-blowing.

I think a few folks did an admirable job of explaining their concept of mind-blowing; something they've never seen before, a show that leaves them speechless, a once-in-a-lifetime performance. That's all well and good, I get that and I'm definitely not trying to poo-poo anyones taste or style.

As for me, if I say a show was life-changing, I'm basing it on something tangible, something that I can see the effect of on my life, something that others can see. For example, I don't think it's any secret that my favorite band is Clutch, well since seeing them the first time, I've traveled all up and down the east coast to see them. In the process I've met people and made friends. I first talked to my fiance because she was wearing a Clutch shirt and the first time we hung out together was at a Clutch show. I traveled to England and followed Clutch around for nine days and experienced things I may not have if the Clutch bug had not been under my skin.

So for me life-changing means something about that time and place and the overall experience is so intertwined with the music that they are forever connected. I've just never left a show thinking "wow, that was mind-blowing."

The White Stripes (Cannery Ballroom / Merriweather)
Faith No More (9:30 Club)
Rage Against the Machine (Coachella)
Daft Punk (Coachella)
General Patton vs. the X-ecutioners (Irving Plaza)
Muse (Austin City Limits)
Hot Chip (Coachella)
Nine Inch Nails (Merriweather & House of Blues)
Tool (Tower Theatre)
Andrew Bird (Coachella)
Death From Above 1979 (Wachovia Spectrum)
Peeping Tom (Coachella)

To name a few…

I guess if I had to pick just one instance, it would be My Morning Jacket at 9:30 on 11/27/06. Pretty much the most transcendent live experience I've had.

As for bands which have blown my mind (which I think was the original purpose of this thread), I would go with Radiohead from the years 1997-2001. They were truly doing things no one else could even begin to imagine at that time.

Originally posted by Shadrach:

Originally posted by TheREALHunter:

Originally posted by Shadrach:
I stand by my notion from the other thread, that while I have seen some AMAZING live shows, I just don't get the whole "mind blowing" experience. Maybe I just don't do the right drugs or have enough booze in my system, who knows?

There have been a handful of shows over the years that have been life changing in the sense that I was sincerely won over as a lifetime fan, but I've never left feeling like I was just witness to something so unique or ground breaking that my mind was blown:

Clutch (9:30 F St.)
Ray Lamontagne (9:30 V St.)
Alice In Chains (Ritchie Coliseum)
Tool (Hammerjacks)
Teenage Fanclub (Hammerjacks)
Prong (The Bayou)
AC/DC (The Capital Center)
The Jesus and Mary Chain (Lalapalooza â?¢ Lake Fairfax)

Just curious…was the Clutch show when they opened for Jawbox? And Prong when they opened for Flotsam and Jetsam?

Clutch was headlining and Karma to Burn opened.

Prong was also Headlining with a band called Course of Empire in support.

Gotcha, not the same shows then but figured I'd ask. And talk about underrated bands…Course of Empire was fucking amazing live but I'm probably a bit biased due to my North Texas tenure when they were at their peak popularity-wise.

fine…

Andrew Bird @ 930
Rollins Band @ 930
Broken Social Scene / Do Make Say Think @ 930 (the last time they were at the club)

Originally posted by sweetcell:
[joe, you go to more shows than anyone else here (with the possible exception of ixkpd-bk), all over the country although mostly on the east coast… but you've only ever been to mind-blowing shows in SF? really? :p

Prince (Capital Ballroom 1996)
NIN (Baltimore Arena 1994)
Smashing Pumpkins (Hara Arena 1994)
Rush (Capital Center 1988)
Delerium (930 Club 2001)


MindCage
Mindless Faith
Deep6 Productions

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
fine…
Rollins Band @ 930

Which one?

The last time opening for X. I wasn't up for seeing X after the Rollins Band set. They were just FIERCE.

Originally posted by Relaxer:

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
fine…
Rollins Band @ 930

Which one?

Afghan Whigs Fall of 99 @ 930 Club
Foo Fighters April 1995 @ Black Cat
Flaming Lips May 2003 @ Newport
Nada Surf - Everytime!

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
The last time opening for X. I wasn't up for seeing X after the Rollins Band set. They were just FIERCE.

Originally posted by Relaxer:

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
fine…
Rollins Band @ 930

Which one?

I agree. I thought Rollins was great that night. You missed nothing by skipping X; I thought they were pretty bad that night.

I would have to say The Clash in 78 and Ian Dury and the Blockheads in 79 and Japan also in 79'ish.

Ian Dury would probably take the #1 spot by a nose.


I put these three over the gazzillion times I've seen Bowie, because I expect an amazing show to see the great one, but wasn't expecting too much for these, so they in effect "blew me away."

wesley willis/ jmu campus/ april 2003.
just seeing him… actually 'perform' and the banter with the audience was figuratively mind-blowing. also, literal mind-blowing would be the headbutt i got pre-show.

Muse (Metro Club)

Bob Marley and the Wailers-Halloween Nite 1978 at the Colgate University Gym- a truly religious experience

Originally posted by 47 YEAR OLD VIRGIN:
I would have to say The Clash in 78 and Ian Dury and the Blockheads in 79 and Japan also in 79'ish.

Ian Dury would probably take the #1 spot by a nose.


I put these three over the gazzillion times I've seen Bowie, because I expect an amazing show to see the great one, but wasn't expecting too much for these, so they in effect "blew me away."

wow, Japan, that must have been something to remember

Originally posted by lagas:

Originally posted by 47 YEAR OLD VIRGIN:
I would have to say The Clash in 78 and Ian Dury and the Blockheads in 79 and Japan also in 79'ish.

Ian Dury would probably take the #1 spot by a nose.


I put these three over the gazzillion times I've seen Bowie, because I expect an amazing show to see the great one, but wasn't expecting too much for these, so they in effect "blew me away."

wow, Japan, that must have been something to remember

Sarcasm?

Originally posted by 47 YEAR OLD VIRGIN:

Originally posted by lagas:

Originally posted by 47 YEAR OLD VIRGIN:
I would have to say The Clash in 78 and Ian Dury and the Blockheads in 79 and Japan also in 79'ish.

Ian Dury would probably take the #1 spot by a nose.


I put these three over the gazzillion times I've seen Bowie, because I expect an amazing show to see the great one, but wasn't expecting too much for these, so they in effect "blew me away."

wow, Japan, that must have been something to remember

Sarcasm?

Not at all, I really love Japan and David Sylvian for that matter, geez, easy with the touchy people