U2 had a really elaborate stage, but the sound system wasn't ideal for the stadium where we saw them, so we couldn't really hear the vocals clearly. It was frustrating. We left early.

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Anonymous wrote:Phish - so overrated and terrible.

Hahaha, finally. I mean tell that to MSG that they're relying on the same band for four nights around New Years and rhey don't repeat ONE song, since 1995!

Their concert during the Millennium was the biggest ticketed event in the world. Meaning more tix were sold for their show than any other event in the world.

The 13 Baker's Dozen shows never repeated a song, either. They're scary smart composers, but don't take themselves seriously. It's unfortunate that our attention spans for music have shortened due to mainstream music. I think that's a lot of why people don't "get" Phish.

I did see them right before the hiatus where Trey went to rehab and that was a mess, but every other show has been brilliant. One of my favorite Phish-adjacent moments is the Colorado Symphony playing Guyute and the crowd being so moved during the crescendo that people started cheering.

Disappointed to hear reports that Zac Brown Band was very lackluster at Jiffy Lube Live. So much band talent to waste.

Anonymous wrote:Phish - so overrated and terrible.

Hahaha, finally. I mean tell that to MSG that they're relying on the same band for four nights around New Years and rhey don't repeat ONE song, since 1995!

Their concert during the Millennium was the biggest ticketed event in the world. Meaning more tix were sold for their show than any other event in the world.

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Anonymous wrote:The Pixies were pretty bad

Disappointed, I really wanted to see them if I could be so lucky

The Pixies were awesome in London in 1989. I can only imagine that live they've aged as badly as Black Francis.

Phish - so overrated and terrible.

Anonymous wrote:Van Morrison.

I’ve seen him twice. The first time he was great - had a lot of energy and just seemed really into the show. My friend commented at the time how lucky we were to catch a show like that from him. The second time was the exact opposite. It was like he was doing everyone a favor by being there and you could tell he was surly about it.

But the concert where he was on was so, so good.

Coolest shows I ever saw. I saw Stephenwolfe at My Fathers place and John Kaye sat with us and has beers. I was 17 with a fake ID.

Blotto - somehow we ended up drinking backstage after show.

WLIR party in the park. blonde/Ramones/talking heads played back to back to back.

Young Billy Joel at his second Big concert ever.

Coolest - I saw Alman Brothers with Cher! At time Greg Allan married to Cher. She did Rambling Man and a few of her hits.

Paul Simon benefit concert at his own house on Montauk NY

U2 in a dive bar at happy hour. Like 50 of us.

Naughty by Nature invited me up to do OPP with them

Plazmatics - wild - they blew an actual car up on stage. They literally do to junk yard haul a car on stage and put dynamite in it. They got in so much trouble

Go Gos first big concert me and Jane Wyman the drummer had an arguement she hit me with her drum stick.

I seem 100s of converts. My worse

The Blues Brothers - John Belushi was so drugged out he passes out for like 3 songs and they keep playing and eventually he stumbled back up. - Paladium NYC

The Clash. Showed up three hours late high and then started yelling festival seating so everyone rush stage I was crushed against stage whole show. Hofstra University

GNR showed up 3 hours late and high - Giants Stadium

James Taylor MSG felt forum- Sat in a stool never moved entire show.

Madonna

Walked out of Elton John in the 90’s. His Disney+ concert was awful.

Anonymous wrote:I wanted to love Bob Dylan, but couldn’t get past his mumblings so we left.
I’m debating about going to Train as heard he can’t reach his notes, any feedback?

I've seen Train live 4 times. They're great live.

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Anonymous wrote:Greenday. That dudes such a narcissist

Im going to disagree if you meant Billie Joe Armstrong. I would rate Green Day as one of my favorite concerts, very interactive with the audience, I’d see them again (saw them recently).

Green Day is very good live.

He is a narcissist. That’s also true.

Green Day is really excellent live.

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Anonymous wrote:Chris Stapleton live isn't 'awful,' at all, but sitting through a live show is -exactly- like playing one of his albums at home with good speakers. There's no riffing, no commentary, no extended songs, no surprise covers, no dancing, no deviation whatsoever from the recording you have on Spotify.

The best way to describe a Chris Stapleton concert is that it sounds exactly like a quality studio recording. Which is fine, but if $200 a ticket is a stretch, and sitting in parking lot for 40 minutes waiting to exit is a drag, you can skip this experience. You've already heard it.

OK, this is actually totally correct- sounds EXACTLY like the album - but I did enjoy hearing/seeing his lovely wife singing with him. And his voice is INSANE.

Some thread disagreement about CS live. All agree he’s crazy talented.

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Anonymous wrote:Chris Stapleton live isn't 'awful,' at all, but sitting through a live show is -exactly- like playing one of his albums at home with good speakers. There's no riffing, no commentary, no extended songs, no surprise covers, no dancing, no deviation whatsoever from the recording you have on Spotify.

The best way to describe a Chris Stapleton concert is that it sounds exactly like a quality studio recording. Which is fine, but if $200 a ticket is a stretch, and sitting in parking lot for 40 minutes waiting to exit is a drag, you can skip this experience. You've already heard it.

Literally have no idea who Chris Stapleton is. Good on him for getting $200 a ticket to hear him.

Based on this thread, it's amazing how little about current music a bunch of middle aged moms seem to know.

Meh, depends on which middle-aged mom you ask. Love Chris Stapleton. His cover of Nothing Compares to U. *chef's kiss*

but apparently we can enjoy CS just as much at home with good speakers. no need to treck to an arena.

haha It's not the same! You can't replace the live experience and the power of his voice reverberating IMO. Whatever floats your boat