Three Bands/Artists You Regret Never Seeing In Concert

bearman wrote:

Julian, wrote:
Elliott Smith
Pulp
Daft Punk

I got to see Elliott with Heatmiser, once solo, twice electric. He was/is one of my very favorites. Can't wait to see the documentary this weekend.

Got to see Pulp 3 times….once opening for Blur, then headlining the 9:30, then at Tibet. They were always great. I think my favorite was when they opened for Blur.

So you're just basically bragging and making me feel badly. Great, bearman, great! ;)

Julian, wrote:

bearman wrote:

Julian, wrote:
Elliott Smith
Pulp
Daft Punk

I got to see Elliott with Heatmiser, once solo, twice electric. He was/is one of my very favorites. Can't wait to see the documentary this weekend.

Got to see Pulp 3 times….once opening for Blur, then headlining the 9:30, then at Tibet. They were always great. I think my favorite was when they opened for Blur.

So you're just basically bragging and making me feel badly. Great, bearman, great! ;)

LOL, no I'm sorry…just wanted to say that those are good choices and that I like your taste. I'm sure that I have told the Pulp story before. I saw Jarvis Cocker on the street before I saw them and (remember, this is before the internet and before you know what EVERYONE looked like before you saw them) and I thought "who is THAT??" And then he was on the stage and he was one of the most enigmatic and random people I had ever seen on a stage. He basically ate a bunch of fruit and it was fantastic. There a couple way older guys totally geeking out on Candida's keyboard. So much fun.

As for Elliott, I saw him 3 times in 2000. He started off looking like he did on the cover of Figure 8. He even wore the "LA" sweatshirt that he had on the cover. By the end he dropped weight and looked like Jesus. The last song I heard him perform was a cover of "Don't Fear the Reaper". I was stunned to see how much he changed over the course of 9 months.

Daft Punk
Johnny Cash
Them Crooked Vultures
RATM

Glad I got to see:
Beastie Boys
Mars Volta
The White Stripes

Upset I saw:
"The Smashing Pumpkins"

Julian, wrote:
Elliott Smith
Pulp
Daft Punk

I have seen Pulp and Daft Punk.  Pulp in the 90's at the club in their prime and they were pretty good.  Daft Punk with some giant pyramid was not all that great and I didn't stick around for the whole show.

stevewizzle wrote:
a couple of recent bands stick out to me… i've either had work commitments, travel, show conflicts, or simply i couldn't get tickets. hopefully i'll have another chance over the next few years to cross some of these off the list.

swans
the walkmen
radiohead
daft punk
the war on drugs

we made the hike up to nyc carnegie hall to see joao around 2005 or so..so glad we did…

three bands, equals three bands.  Jesus, Fucking, Christ.

nirvana
ramones
jesus jones

walkonby wrote:
three bands, equals three bands.  Jesus, Fucking, Christ.

nirvana
ramones
jesus jones

Seen the last two.  Saw Jesus Jones in Manchester, England back in the day.  Figured I was the only Jesus Jones fan on here. 

We should have a 3 bands you have seen no one else on here has seen.

I saw the Ramones without Dee Dee…I hardly think that counts…sorry.

dead kennedys
loretta lynn
sufjan stevens

walkonby wrote:
three bands, equals three bands.  Jesus, Fucking, Christ.

nirvana
ramones
jesus jones

i see we've found a loophole.

walkonby wrote:
dead kennedys
loretta lynn
sufjan stevens

Didn't Loretta Lynn just play the club?  Why didn't you see her?  I wanted to but the price was rich for my blood.

Ramones
Replacements
The Clash

Glad I saw:
Bowie (twice)
Minutemen
Sonic Youth

phillidan wrote:
Ramones
Replacements
The Clash

Glad I saw:
Bowie (twice)
Minutemen
Sonic Youth

I saw the Minutemen and Sonic Youth too.  Glad I saw the Minutemen ..disappointed I saw Sonic Youth.

The Smiths
The Housemartins
The Boo Radleys

Fun to see that there are other Boo Radleys and Jesus Jones fans.

And I agree that seeing the Ramones without Dee Dee is not really the same thing. I saw the version without Dee Dee…it felt like they were just going through the motions. But I can say I saw 'em.

Regret not seeing:
Smiths
Libertines (with Pete, but maybe there's a chance in the future?)
MBV

Honorable mention to the Stone Roses - I'd like to go but I know I'd be disappointed


Ones I'm glad I've seen because I don't know if I'll ever get another chance:
Pulp
Manics
Massive Attack
Prince

Them Crooked Vultures (Coulda gone but that price tag….)
Faith No More (Hope they play more reunion gigs at some point)
At The Drive-In (They broke up pretty much right when I became a fan and their reunion gigs have been way too far away)

abba
dead can dance
lady gaga

aerosmith
marilyn manson
redd kross