I've heard some good stuff from Josh Homme in recent years but the all-time greatest performers of in-between-song banter are David Yow and Mike Patton. I'd buy a live show from either of their bands if the music was cut out entirely.
Best Onstage Banter
Courtney Love and Josh Homme, FTW.
so good I said it twice. *sob*
lex from daughters. if anyone was at the R&R show earlier this year, that pretty much explains it.
I'd give the shut up and play award to Phil Anselmo.
Some of the most hilarious schtick I've ever heard came from Greg Dulli. Probably the most hilarious concert moment I ever saw was him climbing one of the PA stacks at 9:30 (a la Eddie Vedder in one of Pearl Jam's early videos)….and halfway up he sarcastically growled into the mic "And he hit me with a surprise left" …..hysterical.
GG Allin was very funny live, as well as the Candy Snatchers, good drunken bloody fun.
GG Allin was very funny live, as well as the Candy Snatchers, good drunken bloody fun.
Originally posted by Relaxer:did he play any of his work from mtv's sex in the 90s series?
Not really stage banter, per se, but Lou Barlow used to run some really funny commentary tracks/tapes during Dinosaur and Sebadoh shows.
How funny. I've never heard anyone mention this, and had all but forgotten about it myself. Man, he seemed so wussy on that show.
Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
Originally posted by Relaxer:did he play any of his work from mtv's sex in the 90s series?
Not really stage banter, per se, but Lou Barlow used to run some really funny commentary tracks/tapes during Dinosaur and Sebadoh shows.
Glen from the Frames is always entertaining.
All the guys in the Wombats were very chatty throughout the set. It was pretty funny when they were trying to get people in the audience to waltz. Didnt go over very well.
How long did GG Allin play for?
Originally posted by chaz:
GG Allin was very funny live, as well as the Candy Snatchers, good drunken bloody fun.
Originally posted by econo:About 30 min I think when I saw him. And I mean it when I say it was the most hilarious concert I ever saw. Certainly not for everyone though. The show I saw was low on bodily fluids, but high on the slapstick meter. He was dead a week later.
How long did GG Allin play for?
Originally posted by chaz:
GG Allin was very funny live, as well as the Candy Snatchers, good drunken bloody fun.
Originally posted by nkotb:i saw him solo a couple years back. as i was waiting in line for the bathroom, someone was taking for fucking ever, and um…snorting loudly. out comes lou.
How funny. I've never heard anyone mention this, and had all but forgotten about it myself. Man, he seemed so wussy on that show.
Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
Originally posted by Relaxer:did he play any of his work from mtv's sex in the 90s series?
Not really stage banter, per se, but Lou Barlow used to run some really funny commentary tracks/tapes during Dinosaur and Sebadoh shows.
during the set, lou started a story about he still "does pretty much anything" and how he did crystal meth for a year and then had a tick for like a year after he stopped
it ended with "fucking…speed…man"
hemisphire wrote:
Lauryn Hill followup:
http://www.avclub.com/article/miseducation-case-file-76-lauryn-hills-mtv-unplugg-246504?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feeds
she is such a horrible person I don't even want to read it all. I really loathe her…
Seu Jorge had some really good onstage banter earlier this week.. he told some stories before playing most of the Bowie songs.. the first one about his wife picking up the phone and talking to Wes Anderson before passing the phone to him was pretty funny….He had the comic timing down pat..
Reviving old threads makes me so sad.
It reminds me of how great this place used to be…..
It reminds me of how great this place used to be…..
^humblesmackdown
vansmack wrote:
Reviving old threads makes me so sad.
It reminds me of how great this place used to be…..
#Make930GreatAgain
vansmack wrote:
Reviving old threads makes me so sad.
It reminds me of how great this place used to be…..
Yesh…this thread is forum gold.