spin magazine's best live bands

[doEVILslittle]

the jacket makes the cut at #18, i like the recognition for my favorite band....but the best moment is lacking

 http://www.spin.com/features/magazine/2006/08/25greatestlive/


Hair will be flipped. Leather will be fringed. And Jim James will enter, possibly holding a lantern as if he's looking for an honest man. But what he's really trying to do is see his way through the colitas smoke. James is the kind of frontman who mostly just wears his guitar, hitting it now and again for emphasis when he's really feeling it. And he's always feeling it, whether the band is rocking double lead guitars, Skynyrd-style, performing in tuxedos with the Boston Pops, or doing goofy covers for encores, like the Who's "A Quick One While He's Away" or the Misfits' "Attitude."

Best moment: The greatest light show this side of a Laser Floyd.

[Dee.]

a. No fringed leather.
b. See his way through the pot smoke?  Um, no.
c. Mostly just wears his guitar?!
d. The covers are not goofy.

Spin so crazy.

[Mr. T.]

And he's always feeling it,

They might be crazy, but they're spot on there  ;D

[Dee.]

I'll give them that.  :)

[tomEisenbraun]

enough with the skynyrd references! if anything, it oughtta be the Who now.

seriously. and the light show? has all this reviewer seen been the Bonnaroo show fromt his year?

the pinnacle of their set is either the explosion of Dondante, the pure rock fury that is One Big Holiday, or the complete fucking rush in the middle of Run Thru. If you want to be ripped into a frenzy, throw yourself into the middle of that one. Holy shit. Screw theatrics and lighting, these men are about the music, pure and simple. And they really don't need to rely on anything that Spin mentioned.

I've never seen them  in leather, except maybe Meg's favorite vest that has been long retired.

bastards.

the only thing they got right is that:
a) these men kick ass
b) they deserve to be on that list. except higher. much higher.

[tomEisenbraun]

and what's up with this?

from Mars Volta's best moment:

Best moment: You know that part in "Drunkship of Lanterns" where everything drops away but weird belching noises, then the drummer slowly brings it back, and then Bixler-Zavala wails like Robert Plant, and you suddenly understand what your loser uncle meant when he said you actually had to see Zeppelin to understand how amazing they were? That.

loser uncle raving about Zeppelin. Honey, if you don't dig Zep, you aren't gonna understand 'em live. And if you don't dig Zeppelin, why are you writing columns for a rock magazine? I can understand not loving them, but as a rock journalist, you have to respect them far more than to write drivel like this about them. and was that supposed to be a compliment to Volta? "you have to see them live?" Mars Volta are wonderful because of what they have the ability to produce in the studio. The live show is breathtaking, of course, but you certainly don't "have to see them live" to understand them.

Rock journalism is infuriating. I want to be a rock journalist just so I can irradicate these pretentious bastards.

sheesh.

[doEVILslittle]

i think it's one of those things where the band is just now entering the level of uber-recognition/fame so the larger population of critics are newbs when it comes to describing their sound. So with each new level of success we have to deal with a new crop of Skynyrd comparisons.

but it does sound like they were just re-capping bonnaroo and threw the boston pops thing in because it was another notable event that the public can attach to achievement and to make it sound like they didn't just review the bonnaroo show.

and i still say OBH live is the best thing ever in the world. JIm knew when he wrote that song, that the power held within it would blow people away. I've never seen so many lost musical souls converted to a band at once then when i saw them play OBH opening for Pearl Jam. So many people who were once almost ignoring the Jacket turned their heads on a swivel and you could see in their faces.....

"THAT....IS...IT'S THE MOTHERFUCKING THE ROCK"

[JacketGal]

Obviously this writer's never seen them live. There's so much more you can say about MMJ's live show.  And there's so much he said that is complete garbage.

How about how they capture the essence of the live show on any given night. They never fail to be bombastic (run thru) and heartbreakingly beautiful (golden) in the same night. I guess we fans could go on and on....

It's funny, I've thought lately that Jim seems to really be getting into playing and soloing more than in the past.

[BH]

Goofy covers for encores?  WTF?  Is half way thru the show called an encore?

[ChiefOKONO]

Obviously this guy's not a golfer!

[MMJ_fanatic]

Best moment: The greatest light show this side of a Laser Floyd.

WTF?

[Chills]

i

"THAT....IS...IT'S THE MOTHERFUCKING THE ROCK"

Yeaaahhh, nice. I'm  drunk as hellllllll, and  t is indeed the motherfucking the rock

[Chills]

Yeaaahhh, nice. I'm  drunk as hellllllll, and  t is indeed the motherfucking the rock

Ok Thats enough I'm outta here  8)

[ycartrob]

how about this gem about my chemical romance (the band that will go away in 18 months, or less IMO):

But the makeup, well, the makeup makes perfect sense. MCR may have a frantically anthemic sound, but they're memorable live because of Way's divalike flourish. He's an emo-goth mezzo-soprano, projecting his tears, betrayal, and pride so that all in attendance feel like their heartache is a battle they can survive.

vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit...

 (oh yeah, did I say vomit?)

[BH]

I finally get it.  They call it spin becuase they put there own spin on it.  And their spin is "We pretend like we know what we're talking about but we really don't and people send us money."

[ratsprayer]

i always remember back in 1997 when OK COMPUTER came out, and spin originally gave it a 7.  then later towards the end of the year when it was obvious that it was destined to become one of the greatest albums ever, they claimed in their year end list to have given it a 9 or 10 originally.  the $10 a year subscription fee isn't even worth what they put out.

[MMJ_fanatic]

A clear and succinct swath cut through the bullshit by Mr. Bermuda Hitchiker, can I get an "AMEN"?

[Tree]

#12 TURBONEGRO

haha yeah

[porchdweller]

Well,

Pearl Jam wasn't even in the Top 25, so that tells you right there Spin are morons.  And MMJ at 18, no thanks.  Top 5 SPIN.

[Angry Ewok]

I have seen My Chemical Romance live, and they do not deserve recognition as a 'Best Live Band' list, unless said list is restricted to emo bands only... in which case it's still not as good as some of the other emo bands I've seen.