Greatest...show...EVER!

[Specialist]

i'll just put the highlights of this year.

1.) The Mars Volta - Bonnaroo 2005 - Best show i've ever seen hands down, sorry MMJ, but it would be hard for any band to have anything on TMV live.

2.) My Morning Jacket - Bonnaroo 2005 - it was my first time seeing MMJ, even though some people had negative comments about it, i thought it was a great show. TMV put on the best show at Bonnaroo, but MMJ was my favorite band at Bonnaroo.

3.) Interpol - Bogarts 2-7-05 - The fact that it was my first time seeing them made this a very special show, i saw them a month later in Louisville and that was a great show as well.

[marktwain]

Not the final list, but the first that come to mind are:

MMJ @ headliners, louisville - Sept 26 & 27, 2003

Avail & By the Grace of God @ Thunderdome, louisville - 1998?

Fruitbats @ southgate house, Newport, KY - October 2004

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

hehe, that two day stand at Headliner's was pretty killer.

here's a short list, not the final one, but a list nonetheless...

12-14-99 first MMJ show

1985-Santana at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh.

11-99 Guided by Voices, Headliner's

7-03 MMJ opening for Foo Fighters, Pittsburgh

4-1-88 The Dead in Pittsburgh, Day 2 of 3 (1 and 3 sucked)

1983:  Black Sabbath, opened by Accept.  Pure evil.

1987:  Rush, Hold your Fire tour

1994:  Smashing Pumpkins, right after Siamese Dream came out

[tomEisenbraun]

well shoot, i have a few...

I'll start with the Bonnaroo:
Definitely MMJ at bonnaroo, that was just awesome. Probably the point that made the weekend for me was during (I think) run thru, mightve been a different song, let me know if you can remember, when Jim went out to edge of the stage, had his foot up on the monitor and was holding out a chord on hiw Flying V with his fist in the air and looked the audience over from left to right. I was all the way on his right, and I had my fist up too, and we made eye contact. I then gave him the nod, and he just grinned and turned back toward the drumset and started frickin rockin out. It was awesome. I felt like part of the band at that point.

Also, Mars Volta was pretty sweet, but i was worn out that day, so we headed back early. Heard about two or three songs. I have to see them live again.

Secret Machines were absolutely phenomenal there too. One of the best shows I've ever seen.

And this wasn't at bonnaroo, but one of the most amazing shows I've been to was Muse. I'm almost convinced that those guys are sorcerers. There's so much energy in those shows. Muse was frickin amazing. They started playing the beginning to Moby Dick at one point, too. I was like "Yesss!!! Did you hear that?!! They're playing Zeppelin!!!" to all my friends who wouldn't really have recognized. I was grinning like a bastard. Also a good show becaus ethat was the night that I found out that my lovely lady fit right under my chin (back before we were dating though) and I kept her safe from gettin tossed by the crowd the whole night. She got punched in the stomach afterward on the way to bathroom and i wasnt there for that, and that freaked out like none other, so i went outside with her and got the obligatory arm aorund the shoulder. It's amazing how one of those can help things out.

Sorry to be a mush, I haven't seen her in about two weeks. I miss those eyes...
 :)

haha, i'm done.....

[primushead]

I like Muse alot and I've been dying to see them live.  They remind me of Radiohead (if they rocked out alot more).  

[dragonboy]

I'd heard that Muse were excellent live - will have to check out a CD. Anybody know where to start?

[tomEisenbraun]

either origin of symmetry or absolution

[dragonboy]

either origin of symmetry or absolution

Thanks Eisey, I'll put those on the 'to-buy' list.

[primushead]

either origin of symmetry or absolution

Just out of curiousity, which one did you like better eisey?

[Tree]

well best show i´ve ever seen was yesterday! funeral for a friend + emanuel! normally i don´t listen to that sort of music. but both bands kicked ass!!  :P

[ratsprayer]

no particular order here:

1 - dan bern & the ijbc @ canal street tavern in dayton march 2003.   Wow, this probably would be my choice for best. show. ever.  something like 28 songs, played over 3 1/2 hours.  not many of you dan, but fuckin' a, it doesnt get better than that.

2 - tom waits @ chicago theatre  aug 1999.  another wow show, only concert i ever paid more than $25.  he played over 2 1/2 hours and in the beginning came down the aisle with a megaphone doing "the black rider", and i was 5 feet from him.  fucking great.

3 - afghan whigs @ bogarts in cincy sept 1999.  i think this was their last show ever, or maybe next to last.  if you can walk away from a greg dulli show and not be horny, something is wrong with you.

4 - arcade fire @ southgate house newport, ky nov 2004.  they fucking bring it live, it was like a religious experience.

5 - mmj @ orange peel asheville, nc june 2005.   fucking traffic jams and whatnot to get there were subsided after they opened with off the record, and i forgot all my troubles.

6 - robyn hitchcock & the rock armada @ top cat's in cincy nov 1999.  one of my favourite musician, standing front row 2 feet from him in a place that maybe holds 300 or 400.  rock & roll experience.

7 - orchestra morpine @ newport music hall may 2000(?).  original members of morphine along with 7 or 8 piece band paying tribute to mark sandman.  i swear to you, he was there with us all that night.

[ratsprayer]

i'll just put the highlights of this year.

3.) Interpol - Bogarts 2-7-05 - The fact that it was my first time seeing them made this a very special show, i saw them a month later in Louisville and that was a great show as well.

dude, i was at that show too.  i loved the show, except i hate bogarts!  id love to see 'em again, though.

[Chills]

1983:  Black Sabbath, opened by Accept.  Pure evil.

So, was Dio (your presidential candidate  :)) singing at that period?

[October]

robert randolph and the family band - roseland 2002, so much energy
percy hill - paradise last spring
billy joel and elton john at msg
phish - continental 03, only time i got to see them
ben folds central park 2004?
wilco and mmj this summer - best double-bill ever
springsteen - giants stadium run two years ago

i'm bad with dates, but those are some

[Specialist]

dude, i was at that show too.  i loved the show, except i hate bogarts!  id love to see 'em again, though.

yeh, Bogart's definetly wasn't my favorite venue, but it was a great performance from a great band. If i ever upload the pictures, i'll send you a link.

[Specialist]

well shoot, i have a few...
Also, Mars Volta was pretty sweet, but i was worn out that day, so we headed back early. Heard about two or three songs. I have to see them live again.
.....

I felt bad before TMV came on, i had sand all over myself and in my shoes and they were late to perform. Not to mention that I fell asleep during Dave Matthews Band. My friends were giving me crap for it but i didn't care, dull music does that to me. But after the Mars Volta started performing I got so into it.


We probably bumped shoulders during MMJ, i was in the third or fourth row and to the right of Jim.

[tomEisenbraun]

we probably didnt bump shoulders, good spot to be man. I was just behind the left speaker set-up, first frickin row. Oh yeah. I sat through the Old97's for these guys, and that was definitely a labor of love.

And about Muse, I can't really say about Origin of Symmetry, except that it's a bit heavier. I think Absolution is awesome, but I haven't listened to it in a while. I would go with Origin of Symmetry, just because its fun to listen to a band develop. That said, I only own Absolution, and I'm happy.

But "Space Dementia" is such a cool song.

[dragonboy]

Has anybody seen Buddy Guy live?
Saw him a few years back & that was an amazing show!
Incredible guitarist (closest you'll ever get to seeing Jimi Hendrix) & a great showman.

[MMJ_fanatic]

Has anybody seen Buddy Guy live?

HELLLLLL YEAH!  Way back around '88 or '89 I saw Buddy open for John Lee Hooker in Boston (I believe Roomful of Blues was there too).  Buddy blew my freakin' head of (similar to the Hendrix effect  ;)).  I cracked up every time he stepped to the side of the stage to sneak a toot from one of his entourage, but I though his fingers were gonna burst into flames a couple times.  After the show I hung around outside and followed Mr Hooker's limo to his hotel and got him to sign a blank check from my checkbook (only decent paper I had) and I still have that check 8).

Autograph session 2:  Blue Oyster Cult at the same venue I caught Buddy/JLH--convinced my buddy to hang back after the show and voila Mr Bloom and Mr Dharma come walzing out.  I bought Buck a shot of Crown Royal and bothe guys signed a $1 bill for me which I also still have.

Autograph session #3:  MMJ at Pearl Street 2/26/04 a Buddy System poster I saved (The Bear from ISM) covered with the the sigs of the pissa-est band going :o

[dragonboy]

Thanks Fanatic - what a great post!

I cracked up every time he stepped to the side of the stage to sneak a toot from one of his entourage

That's fucking Hilarious!

Sticking with the Hendrix thing, anybody ever see SRV? (you'll really be showing your age if you admit to that one!)
I've heard there's a guy in Austin called Gary Clark Jr who plays at the Continental Club every week. Aparently he's stepped into SRV shoes?