Aids
12.21.10 | good year
I saw Muse this year as well, I kind of wished I had seen them before their sets started to become dominated with songs from The Resistance
I'm going to make one of these lists soon, I had a good year as well and 2011 is looking up as well!
I'm mad jealous you got to see RX Bandits and Rise Against are one of those bands I just absolutely MUST see before they stop touring. |
Ovrot
12.21.10 | Saw my best show ever this year.
Forbidden, Gama Bomb, Evile, Bonded By Blood and Deceptor in some dinky little bar with 50 people.
It was so sick. |
DaveyBoy
12.21.10 | Yeah Aids, my favorite gig ever was Muse in early 2007 at a relatively smaller venue.
I am certain you will have plenty of time to see Rise Against... Rx Bandits are a bit more tricky to catch. |
Vooligan
12.21.10 | Solid effort.
Might do one of these myself actually. |
Aids
12.21.10 | You think Rise Against will be around for that much longer? It seems to me like Tim is getting sick
of it. That's what I've gathered from interviews and their recent lyrics anyway (Entertainment,
notably). |
DaveyBoy
12.21.10 | It's better than "solid", isn't it Billy? Hehe. Yeah, go for it... I'd be interested at the very least.
Rise Against will continue. If anything, they will change their sound. |
Aids
12.21.10 | Yah, they've been to Vancouver like twice in the last three years so I should be good. I just get paranoid about these things. Like, I wish I could go back in time and tell my 4 year old self to go see Pink Floyd while Richard Wright was still alive and while Roger Waters wasn't being a total ass (still being somewhat of an ass, mind you). |
Knott-
12.21.10 | 8......... |
crazyblinddude
12.21.10 | Lucky you Davey! I'd like to see a lot of these bands live.
Did Muse play many of their Origin of Symmetry songs though? They played more than I expected when I saw them. |
Vooligan
12.21.10 | Defs better than solid lol. |
Captain North
12.21.10 | 4 was boring as shit, but 3 was excellent. Highlight of that set for me was Sleeping with Ghosts, wasn't expecting how much heavier they played it. |
elephantREVOLUTION
12.21.10 | "who are the 3 hippies & why do they have an I.T guy with them?"
i lol'd. i saw rx bandits a couple years back before they released mandala (portugal the man and maps and atlases opened). they were supreme. |
MrBirdoWordo
12.21.10 | Considering how many great bands have been over here in the past year this list could be way better |
Athom
12.21.10 | I've seen RXB about 10 times, they've only disappointed me once. Easily one of the best live acts out there. |
AtavanHalen
12.21.10 | Lol, you only went to like four gigs this year. |
Sanders
12.21.10 | I need to see Rise Against, missed them the last time they toured the UK. Gutted.
Also can't believe I've not seen Biffy yet either, been frothing to see them for a while now. On a slightly related note, Fuck. This: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jovf4NL8IR8 |
AliW1993
12.21.10 | Nice list Davey, Biffy, Placebo and Kasabian are all really good live. |
DaveyBoy
12.21.10 | Knott, I was reading my blog about that show in preparation for this list & had a little giggle about my mention of you.
Not really cbd. From memory, just the 2... Maybe 3.
You just don't like to "woh woh" Tom. But yeah, Placebo are so much different live than what people expect them to be. I've seen them twice now & they have surprised me both times.
BirdoWordo, the list probably would be better if I had an endless supply of cash.
Adam, I wish they'd come down here more often. I think this may have even been their 1st time down under.
Be quiet DavID 'free tickets" Young.
Sanders, I can't recommend Biffy enough.
Thanks Ali. OMG, I just realised my top 3 are all Brits. How unAustralian of me! |
Puzzles
12.22.10 | Damn it Davey stop featuring your own lists. |
Baphomet
12.22.10 | Missing Marina.
I'd love to go to a Biffy show though. |
DoubtGin
12.22.10 | love this list.. would like to see 1 2 3 7 & 10 myself |
spillingmercury
12.22.10 | Seeing Muse live this year makes you forget how god awful their last album was.
But it still didn't make it any less disappointing.
BDO festival sounds pretty awesome though. |
DaveyBoy
12.23.10 | Puzzles, I don't have the power to feature lists... Just to make lists good enough to feature.
Baph, that's because I have not seen her live.
Even though I didn't hate the album spillingmercury, I do agree with you. People who wanted to see Muse live previously should NOT be put off by their new album. |
Baphomet
12.23.10 | My point exactly. |
HallucinogeNick
12.23.10 | Muse are indeed great live. The Resistance doesn't sound god awful live when they play it as they do. And I too am envious that you saw Rx Bandits. |
couldwinarabbit
12.23.10 | "Puzzles, I don't have the power to feature lists... Just to make lists good enough to feature."
best line on sputnik ever.
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DaveyBoy
12.23.10 | Agreed Nick. And yeah, definitely see RX Bandits if/when you get a chance.
Just calling it the way I see it rabbit. |
Awesomesauce
12.23.10 | RX Bandits were awesome at SW. JEW sucked a big bag of dicks.
Best gig for me this year was Hot Water Music/Bouncing Souls at The Corner. Epic is an understatement. |
DaveyBoy
12.24.10 | It seems JEW were a 'love or hate' proposition. And I can see why as their show was pretty straight-forward. But I just thought their set was so deep that there was hardly a wasted second. |
LG
12.24.10 | Karnivool disappoint? You're mistaken sir, thats just not possible |
DaveyBoy
12.24.10 | Unfortunately, they did. It could have been the early festival set time or open air that did it. About 4 of the songs were great, but the rest just fell flat. |
AtavanHalen
12.24.10 | JEW were awesome at their own show. CK, you'd BETTER be going to their April show - I think it's at the Palais? |
Blaizend
12.24.10 | I saw Muse on their OOS tour (when they were a good band, basically)
was really good |
DaveyBoy
12.24.10 | Right now I'm leaning towards a NO DavID. With the budget a little tighter after the expensive honeymoon, I'd rather see acts I haven't seen within the past 2 years... Like FOALS! |
LG
12.24.10 | I dunno Davis, I saw Karnivool and Fair to Midland in Toronto. Both bands blew my mind, and I just can't see BOt putting on a better live performance. Considering Ian's the only good member. |
Masochist
12.24.10 | Saw Muse this year, as well. #1 of all the bands I saw this year, as well. So yeah...spot on. |
DaveyBoy
12.26.10 | Like I said LG, it may have been the time & place.
We are both spot on masochist. |
AtavanHalen
12.26.10 | Karnivool > BoT, any time, any place
Also, Muse = overrated live |
DaveyBoy
12.26.10 | You just don't like their extravagance DavID. Understandable (& I agree they play better when they keep it simple), but to each their own. |
AtavanHalen
12.26.10 | The best bit of the gig was when they were on the ground - no fancy lights, no pedestals, no columns - just jamming out Stockholm Syndrome. I lost my shit and left after they finished that. Nothing could have topped it. |
DaveyBoy
12.27.10 | Then again, it could have been because it was 'Stockholm Syndrome'. |
SpaceGhost
01.07.11 | Saw Arcade Fire at madison square, 2nd best show of my life, behind animal collective on shrooms :P |
DaveyBoy
01.07.11 | Yeah, really hoping to see Arcade Fire when/if they tour down under this year.
And are you certain you were at that AC gig... You might have just been in your bedroom listening to their album, but it felt like you were there. |
couldwinarabbit
01.07.11 | af sucks live...and i am as hip as we get. |
DaveyBoy
01.07.11 | I find that hard to believe Rabbit. Just the video to 'Ready to Start' looks cool. |
couldwinarabbit
01.07.11 | I saw them when they headlined...in montreal. And half way through their set there was a race when people realised that staying for the rest of their set was not worth waiting to get on the subway. They have no stage presence at all, which some bands (sonic youth) can pull off but they can't. |
DaveyBoy
01.07.11 | "... to get on the subway..." So those were the people who were not of a legal age to drive? Hmmm, what was that I said in my sound-off to 'The Suburbs'? Something about teenagers.
Ahhh, who knows, could have been an off night or Win was shitty about something. I'll definitely admit if you're right when I do finally see them. |
YoungHeretic
01.07.11 | Muse has become such an over the top, cheesy and shitty band. Otherwise a good list. |
FadeToBlack
01.07.11 | how did muse manage to squeeze their massive ego into an arena? |
Megadeth
01.07.11 | cryptopsy |
DaveyBoy
01.07.11 | Hehe... Apparently, they only just fit their set in... Almost hit the roof literally. |
AtavanHalen
01.07.11 | I just got a bootleg of Muse's Rod Laver gig. So awesome, because it's in seperate tracks and I can delete United States of Eurasia and Undisclosed Desires etc. |
DaveyBoy
01.07.11 | Hehe. They're called "piss breaks". Muse are so kind to their fans to include them. |
AtavanHalen
01.07.11 | It was great at Linkin Park - they did the acoustic song that ends A Thousand Suns, so I was all "fuck this" and went for a leak. I came back in the second they finished and they played "In The End." Was righteous. |
DaveyBoy
01.07.11 | Now that's timing. I'm telling you; they're needed. |
GaryT
01.07.11 | Not to split hairs, but Biffy do have an additional guitarist playing live. |
couldwinarabbit
01.07.11 | @dave no it was on a small island off of montreal. Subway was the only way to get off. |
DaveyBoy
01.08.11 | Interesting point Gary, because they ventured down under for a 2nd time this year (supporting Muse in an arena show) & recaps said there was a 2nd guitarist very much in plain view. The gig I went to was ina smaller club & there was definitely no additional guitarist in view. I don't think there was one hidden either as I could see part of the backstage area where the guy was doing the mixing, etc...
rabbit, that sounds just weird... like Alcatraz. |
couldwinarabbit
01.08.11 | lol...It would be like being on manhattan and everyone lives in queens. |
WhiteNoise
01.08.11 | It's brilliant to see Muse, Rise Against and definitley Kasabian. Kasabian actually surprised the hell out of me.
Also glad to hear Karnivool dissapointed, makes me feel less alone!
As for "piss breaks" Metallica's unforgiven 3 (ughhh) made for an amazing one! |
AtavanHalen
01.08.11 | Biffy just added a second guitarist to their live shows. It's the lead singer from Oceansize. |
DaveyBoy
01.08.11 | "It would be like being on manhattan and everyone lives in queens" Umm, don't people drive over the bridge to Queens. I remember walking over one to get to Brooklyn... Then walking straight back. LOL.
Kasabian should not have surprised you Croc. They have always been known as a top live band.
Ahhh, there you go Gary... Atavan has all the answers. |
AtavanHalen
01.08.11 | Also, Kasabian are awful live. Pelted after half a song at BDO and watched the Temper Trap. Good decision. |
DaveyBoy
01.08.11 | You just don't like them as people (I still reckno they knocked you back for an interview). Why the hell didja watch them for half a song anyway... You knew you hated them even before you saw them? |
WhiteNoise
01.10.11 | Kasabian were incredible live dude! Tight band with an arrogant british singer, what more do you want in rock n roll!? |
AtavanHalen
01.10.11 | They played straight after Mastodon finished at the BDO, who were incredible.
"Tight band with an arrogant british singer, what more do you want in rock n roll!?"
Gee, I dunno - how about some good songs, some musical ability, something about them that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the genitals? Just a couple of things off the top of my head. |
DaveyBoy
01.10.11 | Atavan is on fire... dang, dang, dang, dang, dang... dang, dang, dang, dang. |
AtavanHalen
01.10.11 | "Dang" pretty much sums it all up. |
DaveyBoy
01.10.11 | You just had to make comment #69. |