worst gigs you went to this year - Page 2

SpaceCadetHayden · 11.27.2010, 12:37 AM

I like Girls

It's probably due to the hipster-ass steelo that is Uptown summers. I seriously heard ALBUM playing off 3 different porches within a block from my house in ONE DAY.

I wish I didn't have such a cardigan problem. I wouldn't be plagued with fans of Best Coast, Deerhunter, etc.

Genteel Death · 11.27.2010, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by SpaceCadetHayden

I wish I didn't have such a cardigan problem. I wouldn't be plagued with fans of Best Coast, Deerhunter, etc.

+10 Hayden

Inhuman · 11.27.2010, 03:07 AM

Sonic youth were pretty poor considering I payed $80 for a festival ticket for them, they weren't headlining, and the last time I saw them live they rocked.

Dan Deacon was terrible. Though they opened for Lightning bolt which was the best act I saw all year. So it's hard to evaluate that gig as a whole

Glice · 11.27.2010, 04:07 AM

I've seen some rubbish this year, but nothing big enough for anyone else to have heard of it. I will say that Wednesdays are a terrible night for jazz, it seems.

The Earl Of Slander · 11.27.2010, 05:06 AM

I'm going to stand up for Deerhunter. I saw them live in Leeds and it was sincerely amongst my favourite gigs of the year. Yeah, Bradford is a bit of cock (OR COX, AM I RIGHT GUYS?!) on stage, but I thought it was just flat out one of the tightest most rocking gigs I've been to in ages. I was probably coming at it from a pretty different angle in terms of being a massive fan, knowing pretty every song they played really well, and being with two friends who are the same...

viewtiful alan redux · 11.27.2010, 11:11 AM

Raekwon
It wasn't really his fault though.. the sound at the venue was terrible. The vocal setup was not working, all you could hear was the instrumental and then grumbling from the stage.
Raekwon seemed very upset with the show and frequently complained about the sound guys and his treatment by the venue.

Dinosaur Jr. were also dissapointing.

EVOLghost · 11.27.2010, 11:37 AM

not this year...but the last time I saw The Flaming Lips....

EVOLghost · 11.27.2010, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Inhuman

Dan Deacon was terrible. Though they opened for Lightning bolt which was the best act I saw all year. So it's hard to evaluate that gig as a whole

oh yeah Dan Deacon. That shit was awful.

SYRFox · 11.27.2010, 11:49 AM

Hadouken ! in Dour festival was fucking atrocious. I still don't know why I listened to my friend who told me we should go and see them - fortunately no band i wished to see was playing at the same time so i did not miss anything for this shit. They tried to do a wall of death but no one followed, so I guess I was not the only bored. Awful shit.
Other than that, some local hip hop / rock unit opening for Foreign Beggars, and perhaps dd/mm/yyyy opening for Beak>.

SYRFox · 11.27.2010, 11:50 AM

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This was a little over a year ago now, but I saw Deer Hunter and it was the worst show I've ever seen in my life, definitely. Really really boring. Saw some band this year called Aa or something -- just drums and piano, it was horrible, but a bunch of hipster girls seemed to dig it.

Are you sure you're talking about Aa ? I think I made a thread about them a whiiiiiiiile ago and I thought you loved them... Though I don't know what they've been up to lately, so perhaps they've gotten awful. gAame was a pretty fine record.

EDIT : ahah here's the thread : http://sonicyouth.com/gossip/showthread.php?t=21260
adam i'm sorry but i still haven't checked out any of the bands you recommended me back then ahahah !

SpaceCadetHayden · 11.27.2010, 04:54 PM

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oh yeah Dan Deacon. That shit was awful.

I had an absolute blast at Dan Deacon. It could have been the molly, though.

jon boy · 11.27.2010, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Glice

I've seen some rubbish this year, but nothing big enough for anyone else to have heard of it. I will say that Wednesdays are a terrible night for jazz, it seems.

thats funny there is a night in vancouver called fake jazz wednesdays, its a mixed bag and i have seen some truly amazing stuff but also some utter guff and like you its all bands that are so small its not worth mentioning.

also very glad i didnt go see sonic youth when i had the chance too this year. $90 for a festival ticket, no one else on the bill worth seeing and they played a 40 minute set.

the ikara cult · 11.27.2010, 10:38 PM

Archie Bronson Outfit were pretty uninspiring.

atsonicpark · 11.28.2010, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SYRFox

Are you sure you're talking about Aa ? I think I made a thread about them a whiiiiiiiile ago and I thought you loved them... Though I don't know what they've been up to lately, so perhaps they've gotten awful. gAame was a pretty fine record.

EDIT : ahah here's the thread : http://sonicyouth.com/gossip/showthread.php?t=21260
adam i'm sorry but i still haven't checked out any of the bands you recommended me back then ahahah !

Was it Au? Or.. it was some A band. It was just piano and drums. The entire thing was a climax. It reminded me of coldplay. It was really dull, whoever it was.

Also, I saw dan Deacon a few years ago and it was pretty fun.

Rupert 'Stiles' Stilinski · 11.28.2010, 07:50 AM

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haha oh yeah I forgot deerhunter are "krautrock" haha. What a joke.

Of all the new bans doing that kinda stuff, i reccomend YOLZ IN THE SKY... http://www.mediafire.com/?jk1zenmdk19 ... imagine a melt banana but way more insane, imagine if melt banana's OTHER members were just as insane as the guitarist.. the drummer in this band is unbelievable.. UN fucking BELIEVABLE... and they have some weird off time organ thing going on on some songs. amazing band.

glad to see some deer hunter hatred, there are 3 or 4 people on this board that worship them, but they're honestly one of the most boring bands I've ever heard, live or on record.

Thanks for this CD. I've been trying to track it down. I saw YOLZ live at a Japanese festival and really enjoyed their set. It was about 25 minutes and the whole thing felt like one song. Very PIL inspired (at least live). The CD couldn't be more different than what I had seen from them on youtube and in person. The CD is much much better! I'd have to catch a full set of theirs to judge them properly, though. God, the CD totally rules! Can't stop listening to it!

loubarret · 11.28.2010, 07:54 AM

Au made me leave after 5 minutes of their semi-intellectual coldplay ripoff, got to see costes which I'm still kinda glad on.

I personally suffered twice through snow patrol, 30 seconds to mars and razorlight at festivals waiting for band(deftones and the stooges). I need to go to a asylum for doing that. Same is said for aiden(where I was dragged along to).

OvO ranks up pretty high as does Rolo Tommasi the third and fourth time.

But the most bland concert I ever saw was Woman earlier this year, their records are already mediocre but live it's just making me want to get some sleep....

atsonicpark · 11.28.2010, 08:11 AM

Okay, it was AU then, not AA! AA are really good!

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 11.28.2010, 08:47 AM

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Atari Teenage Riot. Because I didn't get to go.

I feel the exact same way about when Jucifer last played here.

Florya · 11.30.2010, 07:19 AM

Einstuerzende Neubauten @ The Forum
Seefeel @ the ICA

Easily the two most jaded, lacklustre performances I've seen this year.

Glice · 11.30.2010, 07:39 AM

I imagine you saw Neubauten in their prime though? I wouldn't really want to see them now, but they're definitely someone I'd take a trip in a time machine for.

11.27.2010, 12:37 AM	#21
SpaceCadetHayden the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: the void of civilization Posts: 988	I like Girls It's probably due to the hipster-ass steelo that is Uptown summers. I seriously heard ALBUM playing off 3 different porches within a block from my house in ONE DAY. I wish I didn't have such a cardigan problem. I wouldn't be plagued with fans of Best Coast, Deerhunter, etc. __________________
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11.27.2010, 03:07 AM	#23
Inhuman invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,807	Sonic youth were pretty poor considering I payed $80 for a festival ticket for them, they weren't headlining, and the last time I saw them live they rocked. Dan Deacon was terrible. Though they opened for Lightning bolt which was the best act I saw all year. So it's hard to evaluate that gig as a whole
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11.27.2010, 05:06 AM	#25
The Earl Of Slander the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,156	I'm going to stand up for Deerhunter. I saw them live in Leeds and it was sincerely amongst my favourite gigs of the year. Yeah, Bradford is a bit of cock (OR COX, AM I RIGHT GUYS?!) on stage, but I thought it was just flat out one of the tightest most rocking gigs I've been to in ages. I was probably coming at it from a pretty different angle in terms of being a massive fan, knowing pretty every song they played really well, and being with two friends who are the same... __________________ The toothaches got worse, she dreamed of disembodied voices from whose malignance there was no appeal, the soft dusk of mirrors out of which something was about to walk, and empty rooms that waited for her. Your gynaecologist has no test for what she was pregnant with.
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11.27.2010, 11:11 AM	#26
viewtiful alan redux the destroyed room Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 563	Raekwon It wasn't really his fault though.. the sound at the venue was terrible. The vocal setup was not working, all you could hear was the instrumental and then grumbling from the stage. Raekwon seemed very upset with the show and frequently complained about the sound guys and his treatment by the venue. Dinosaur Jr. were also dissapointing. __________________ I can't find that painting.
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11.27.2010, 11:37 AM	#27
EVOLghost invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cybatraz! Posts: 11,537	not this year...but the last time I saw The Flaming Lips....
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11.27.2010, 11:49 AM	#29
SYRFox invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 7,492	Hadouken ! in Dour festival was fucking atrocious. I still don't know why I listened to my friend who told me we should go and see them - fortunately no band i wished to see was playing at the same time so i did not miss anything for this shit. They tried to do a wall of death but no one followed, so I guess I was not the only bored. Awful shit. Other than that, some local hip hop / rock unit opening for Foreign Beggars, and perhaps dd/mm/yyyy opening for Beak>.
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11.27.2010, 10:38 PM	#33
the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	Archie Bronson Outfit were pretty uninspiring. __________________ "It is absolutely ridiculous, they are behaving like a cult" - The Vatican
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11.28.2010, 07:54 AM	#36
loubarret expwy. to yr skull Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Dutch suburbs Posts: 1,573	Au made me leave after 5 minutes of their semi-intellectual coldplay ripoff, got to see costes which I'm still kinda glad on. I personally suffered twice through snow patrol, 30 seconds to mars and razorlight at festivals waiting for band(deftones and the stooges). I need to go to a asylum for doing that. Same is said for aiden(where I was dragged along to). OvO ranks up pretty high as does Rolo Tommasi the third and fourth time. But the most bland concert I ever saw was Woman earlier this year, their records are already mediocre but live it's just making me want to get some sleep....
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11.28.2010, 08:11 AM	#37
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Okay, it was AU then, not AA! AA are really good! __________________
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11.30.2010, 07:19 AM	#39
Florya expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: a little world, all of my own. Posts: 1,668	Einstuerzende Neubauten @ The Forum Seefeel @ the ICA Easily the two most jaded, lacklustre performances I've seen this year. __________________ it takes an old guy like bloodbeach'85 to get anything right - atari 2600 listening mirror @ Soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/listening-mirror
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