RS Top 20 Best in Show

In May, Rolling Stone e-mailed thousands of readers and asked them to vote on their favorite live act; the only restriction was that the artist had to have toured in the last few years. We got more than 28,000 responses. So here you go – the twenty greatest live acts in the world, as named by [Rolling Stone Readers]!

http://www.rollingstone.com/features/featuregen.asp?pid=1713


1. U2
2. Radiohead
3. Bon Jovi
4. Dave Matthews Band
5. Tori Amos
6. Phis
7. Metallica
8. PJ Harvey
9. Nine Inch Nails
10. Guns and Roses
11. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
12. Pearl Jam
13. Bob Dylan
14. Tool
15. Prince
16. Widespread Panic
17. The Roots
18. The Red Hot Chili Peppers
19. No Doubt
20. The Rolling Stones

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Feel free to discuss amongst yourselves.

I have seen two on the list (Tori Amos and Red Hot Chili Peppers). They both sucked. We Americans have crap taste. This list is nonsense. In terms of mainstream rock acts, where at least is Neil Young?

I have only seen 2 of those bands live, what would I know about live music?

Any list where BonJovi is #3 isnt going to be a good list.

I would wager that Becks Odelay tour would be better than most of those other live acts.

Ah Rhett, we have Tori amos in common….

She was alright live. But not really anything spectacular or out of the ordinary.

Radiohead were good. Not top 20 good though.

I've seen most of the acts on the list

1. U2
2. Radiohead
4. Dave Matthews Band
5. Tori Amos
6. Phish
7. Metallica
8. PJ Harvey
9. Nine Inch Nails
10. Guns and Roses
11. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
12. Pearl Jam
13. Bob Dylan
14. Tool
17. The Roots
18. The Red Hot Chili Peppers
19. No Doubt
20. The Rolling Stones

and if I had to rank them, U2 would still be at the top, Tori Amos, Phish and Metallica would be way down, and No Doubt and the Chili Peppers would be way up.

Top 20 concerts you bring binoculars to is more like it.

I haven't seen even one of those bands in the last 8 years. So what the hell would they want my opinion for….

I'm not sure how I'd answer – just in the last year, hmmm. I know it's crazy, but Cheap Trick is fantastic. Sleater-Kinney would be in the top five, along with Foo Fighters (I got to see them at Black Cat, though the Patriot Center show kicked too), Soundtrack of our Lives, Sloan, Guided by Voices.

I've seen 2 of these bands:

Dave Matthews - most painful, boring show I've ever endured. Wasn't even worth the free sky box tickets I had.

Pearl Jam - biased because I'm a big fan, but I think they put on a great show. 3.5 hours at State College in May was the best I've seen them.

Where's Jane's Addiction???

. . . . . and The White Stripes . . .

in the wastebin of history. Not a band that has or will stand the test of time.

Originally posted by Mobius:
Where's Jane's Addiction???

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
in the wastebin of history. Not a band that has or will stand the test of time.

Originally posted by Mobius:
Where's Jane's Addiction???

Them's fighting words.

How long is the test of time? They're already going over 20 years.

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
in the wastebin of history. Not a band that has or will stand the test of time.

Originally posted by Mobius:
Where's Jane's Addiction???

Them's fighting words.

How long is the test of time? They're already going over 20 years.

Who?

(((((sorry, Mankie wasnt around so I thought it best I step in with a cheap side swipe))))

Originally posted by Andrew WK:
Who?

Jane's Addiction.

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by Andrew WK:
Who?

Jane's Addiction.

who did you say?

Are they the ones that had a hit with sweet jane?

I liked them in 1988 and saw them a couple of times but can't imagine having to sit through one of their shows today. There are bands that I liked in 1988 that I would enjoy seeing today.. I guess it's just my own personal test of time.

Perry Farrell is just a big dork geek idiot.

Originally posted by Andrew WK:

Are they the ones that had a hit with sweet jane?

No. That was the Velvet Underground (you're doing a hell of a Mankie, BTW)

Originally posted by vansmack:
No. That was the Velvet Underground (you're doing a hell of a Mankie, BTW)

Why thankyou…..

No I meant that Canadian band that covered it, recorded it in a church, that must have been them.

Originally posted by Andrew WK:
Why thankyou…..

No I meant that Canadian band that covered it, recorded it in a church, that must have been them.

What, are you a Junkie or something?

Originally posted by jadetree:

What, are you a Junkie or something?

No! heroin is so passe!

I am just going to get a few piercings and pretend that I am gay.