What bands have you seen that exceeded your expectations?

[hismajestythepope]

Graves Of Valor
Knights Of The Abyss
LetxDown

[Wish]

Gojira.

[Mr. Ron]

Beethoven.

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

+1 for LetxDown

[hismajestythepope]

Bands singer is freaking insane.
Gojira.

You would, you froot! <3

[horseypie]

thirsty merc

[thunderzstruck]

Dan Deacon
Matisyahu
Andrew Bird

[ToxicVenom]

primus

[asdf]

Umphrey's McGee
The Casualties
Corn Mo
Foxy Shazam!
Gaelic Storm
Rx Bandits

[Pariah]

Dredg
Opeth
Martyr AD
Minus the Bear

[sweboy]

Beethoven.

you must not have had very high expectations if a dead guy exceeded them

[Mr. Ron]

lets just say I have a machine that can manipulate the space-time continuum. Lets just say that.

[sweboy]

Ok.

[hismajestythepope]

Hahahaha.

[Mr. Ron]

No one appreciates my zany inventions I build part-time in my garage. No one.

[masscows]

suffocation

[Txus]

Hella

[Shell]

Dredg- I expected them to be good, but they were awesome

[hismajestythepope]

The first time I saw TTEOTD was ****ing epic, I had no clue who they were, I had only heard bs from non-elite fags about how shitty they are, bad vocals etc, but goddamn their old vocalist was insane.

[Shell]

I still have no clue who is TTEOTD

[masscows]

through the eyes of the dead

[hismajestythepope]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8i1QRRukwQ

They suck now, but their original line-up (as in the video) was freaking elite.

It's always best when the bassist is another really good guitarist who also had input in the songwriting process.

Especially when the ideas are so on the same level as Rich, Jeff, and Justin are.

[Pete]

dragonforce
protest the hero
cannibal corpse
sick of it all

[Pariah]

dragonforce
protest the hero
cannibal corpse
sick of it all

I believe you mean

DF
PtH
CC
SoIA

[Pete]

i am v v sorry john for waisting precious server space :(

[Pariah]

Well, everyone knows and understands what every acronym on the planet means, so you should use them, Pete.

Also, thanks for the shirt. :-*

[Pete]

speaking of waists, was the size good?

[Pariah]

Fits well. The other one was a little small. Still covered everything, but the neck is too tight and stops just at my hips.

[Pete]

but thats the way i liek you

barely covered

[Pariah]

oh my

[hismajestythepope]

Well, everyone knows and understands what every acronym on the planet means, so you should use them, Pete.

Also, thanks for the shirt. :-*

Sorry for typing TTEOTD instead of Through The Eyes Of The Dead, it gets a bit lengthy.

Protest The Hero is just three words.

[FakeReality]

Jon Lajoie lol

[syffuf25]

Snot w/Tommy Vex
helped that is was one of the best crowds I'd ever been in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sckdgsBMKJo&feature=related
The video is with Lynn Strait who was killed in a car accident in1998.
They just got back together last year with Tommy Vex as the new lead singer.

[kitsch]

Well, everyone knows and understands what every acronym on the planet means, so you should use them, Pete.

Also, thanks for the shirt. :-*

i laughed out loud

[Reaganista]

ANTI FLAG
l

[willfellmarsy]

TMV...not because i dislike them (v v favorito band) but because everyone said they were mediocre/bad...tight as a drum (pridgen baffles) and cedric's voice was spot-on throughout (plus he lit a cig before the widow which was B A)

[Username]

bleeding through, i don't like the band but some friends wanted to see them. they're better live, their cd's sound over produced.

cancer bats, they opened for bleeding through. i thought they're gonna be some shitty "metal"-core band. i actually ended up liking them.

[<3<3<3]

the first time I saw Lymbyc Systym

so good live

[hismajestythepope]

TMV...not because i dislike them (v v favorito band) but because everyone said they were mediocre/bad...tight as a drum (pridgen baffles) and cedric's voice was spot-on throughout (plus he lit a cig before the widow which was B A)

Well yeah, it's normally either chain smokers or people with bad technique who get ****ed from smoking.

[syffuf25]

bleeding through, i don't like the band but some friends wanted to see them. they're better live, their cd's sound over produced.

cancer bats, they opened for bleeding through. i thought they're gonna be some poopty "metal"-core band. i actually ended up liking them.

I saw both those band open for Bullet for my Valentine, and I agree with what you said about Bleeding Through I though they were actually really good, however I still don't care for Cancer Bats at all.

[CarnageFairy]

Bear Vs. Shark
Wilco
The Shins
RJD2

[hismajestythepope]

The Shins rule live, not into the other bands at all.

We both have jew fros and beards though, (well at least when I'm not looking for work) heil.

[Username]

I saw both those band open for Bullet for my Valentine, and I agree with what you said about Bleeding Through I though they were actually really good, however I still don't care for Cancer Bats at all.

yeah it's from that mini summer tour, but bfmv wasn't on the bill. it was an unlisted show they played, before they went to columbus, ohio.

my friends heard of it, so they dragged me along. it was a pretty good show. small crowd though. the vocalist was like "i want you guys moving" then he started staring down a black kid.

i don't like bullet for my valentine or bleeding through. i'm more into cancer bats' genre.

[CarnageFairy]

Yeah when I saw the shins my anglofro and beard was so sexy this girl just started making out with me.

True story. No really, it is. I had no idea how to react and got the **** outta there as soon as the show was over like the little poof that I am. I will never forget the look on her face as I scampered away with my tail betwixt my legs. Pure hurt.

Oh I would also like to add Islands and Ha Ha Tonka to the list of bands.

[Alf™]

mondo generator were very good

[Username]

i saw bela fleck and the flecktones a while ago. i know the band wouldn't disappoint but, they always have solo pieces. i thought futureman was going to suck. but he entertained me more than victor wooten.

bela fleck did a ridiculous happy birthday medley for this one lucky kid that sat in the third row.

[ATM]

These Arms Are Snakes
Boris
Cornelius
Pig Destroyer

[hismajestythepope]

All bands I want to catch (except Cornelius).

[hismajestythepope]

Yeah when I saw the shins my anglofro and beard was so sexy this girl just started making out with me.
hahahahhahaha

True story. No really, it is. I had no idea how to react and got the **** outta there as soon as the show was over like the little poof that I am. I will never forget the look on her face as I scampered away with my tail betwixt my legs. Pure hurt.
and I thought I was a woman about these situations!

[JayLinkisBanned]

Death and Taxes, fantastic live band, and the singer is amazing.

[hismajestythepope]

http://myspace.com/alongawaitedtragedy
http://myspace.com/regretfromruin

Both friends' bands, ALAT used to be kinda... yeah, but then they didn't play a show for a while (drummer killed himself), and did a memorial show for him last fall, and holy ****, once they played that show, they were just nuts live.

Now they kicked out their singer and got a new kid who's not nearly as good.

Regret From Ruin... I didn't even know about, they were just at that show, just one guitarist, my one friend from the local LAN center on vocals, and my one friends' little brother on drums... and they were like, holy ****.

[Txus]

also:

Radiohead
Odd Nosdam
Six Organs of Admittance

[funluvinhobo]

Girl Talk both times, didnt know what to expect the first time and it was awesome, then the second time it was even awesomer..

[Reaganista]

oooooooooo i just remembered tilly and the wall ogmg

[EightMilesHigh]

The Liars. They opened for Radiohead in Vancouver last summer and were really good. Though obviously Radiohead r00led because, well, they're Radiohead.

edit - I want to see Girl Talk. :(

[Txus]

I want to see Dan Deacon :(

[funluvinhobo]

Dan Deacon in June :):), should be good my mate saw him and while he didn't actually see him for the whole gig he said it was awesome!

edit: EMH Girl Talk is mad cool live, the crowd was crazy but really sweaty and I high fived him a few times, i got his autograph the first time but it was just a few scribbles on my ticket lol.

[CarnageFairy]

I've seen Girl Talk twice, first time was outside during the day and I was exhausted so it sucked. Too many people.

Second time was a little better, but again disappointing. Still too many people. Never gotten up on stage, though.


Last year at Whartscape my friend got thrown out by Dan Deacon because he was so belligerent. We lost him for a day or two after that but he eventually turned up.

[EightMilesHigh]

the crowd was crazy but really sweaty

my personal favorite type of concert

[Reaganista]

me too

[Mr. Ron]

tway do u like pony up

[Reaganista]

i heared a couple of they songs they not bad

[funluvinhobo]

I've seen Girl Talk twice, first time was outside during the day and I was exhausted so it sucked. Too many people.

Second time was a little better, but again disappointing. Still too many people. Never gotten up on stage, though.


Last year at Whartscape my friend got thrown out by Dan Deacon because he was so belligerent. We lost him for a day or two after that but he eventually turned up.

First time I was up on stage and there wasn't too many there so was good fun, second time as right up the front and was loads there but was just crazy and fun :)

my personal favorite type of concert

This was srs tho, fingers started to shrivel up (like in a bath) and I couldnt breathe well after 20 min, I wouldnt move tho cos I know Id regret it! Had to take off my tshirt on the way home (just wore jumper, not naked) and then had to change all my clothes when I got home before heading back out, also my phone wouldnt slide up quite right the next day.

[Already_Taken]

daft punk and this latin band called grupo fantasma.

[hXcPLISIT]

[QUOTE=hismajestythepope;17138366]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8i1QRRukwQ

QUOTE]

amazing vocal performance

messed up the quote and dont care

[Angmar]

suffocation

this

[Reaganista]

no breathing