How Am I Not Deaf Yet - 3 Years of Concerts/Hard Jams
Probably forgetting like 20 shows, but this is what I've seen just in the last 3 years, almost all during the times when I was single (which was about half). The lesson: 1. Rock is life. 2. Stay single. Life is better. |
| 1 |  | Tool
Ænima
7th row. By Chancellor. I can't even fucking begin to explain how incredible that rhythm section sounds live. |
| 2 |  | A Perfect Circle
Mer de Noms
Drove from Fargo to Tulsa for this one. Was going to go with my GF at the time. She started a fight and said we weren't going. I still went, by myself and had a fucking blast. |
| 3 |  | Metallica
Ride the Lightning
Saw them 3 times in one week (Sioux Falls, Grand Forks, Minneapolis). Went to the Minneapolis show with Inveigh and we rocked like absolute GODs |
| 4 |  | Slayer
Reign in Blood
I'm 38 and survived the pit. Helps that I'm huge and was once a mighty athlete. |
| 5 |  | Judas Priest
Painkiller
M/ |
| 6 |  | The National
Boxer
Ok this is cheating as its this Friday in Chicago but whatever I'm stoked. |
| 7 |  | Anthrax
Among the Living
Actually somehow saw them 3 times in this period. Shred fest every time. Their songs are WAY better live. |
| 8 |  | Deftones
White Pony
Was baked AF for this one, worked out well. |
| 9 |  | Fleetwood Mac
Rumours
Twice. Had 3rd row both times. Stevie sang a cover of Free Falling with a video montage to Tom Petty and I fucking lost it. |
| 10 |  | Bob Seger
Night Moves
73 and still crushing it. |
| 11 |  | Paul McCartney
McCartney
Took my daughter to see him at Lambeau Field (only a 8 hour drive). Was one of the best nights of my life. 38 songs. 3 hours. |
| 12 |  | Alice in Chains
Dirt
They sound awesome, although their stage presence is terrible tbh |
| 13 |  | Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind
Twice. Honestly they sucked hard both times. Played fine but totally mailed in the shows. Showed up, played for an hour, and left. |
| 14 |  | Garth Brooks
No Fences
No one puts in more effort in his shows. Absolutely nobody. Incredible performer. |
| 15 |  | Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Can't even begin to describe how fucking awesome Dave Grohl is in concert. A MUST see. |
| 16 |  | Kiss
KISS
It was a show. It delivered on that front. |
| 17 |  | Elton John
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Back to back nights. Same exact show both nights. Played almost 3 hours. Man still jams hard. Music, that is. |
| 18 |  | Frightened Rabbit
The Midnight Organ Fight
Saw them 4 days after Prince died, in Minneapolis. Scott did an acoustic cover of Purple Rain. Wasn't a dry eye in the house. Incredible show. Incredibly grateful I got to see him before he passed. |
| 19 |  | Gang of Youths
Go Farther in Lightness
Saw them in a club that holds maybe 200 people. I was right up front, jamming extremely hard, singing almost every word. The singer pointed at me several times in acknowledgement. I was vindicated. |
| 20 |  | Baroness
Purple
These guys absolutely fucking slay. All of the songs are MUCH better live. |
| 21 |  | Black Label Society
Mafia
Absolute shred fest |
| 22 |  | Corrosion of Conformity
Deliverance
I mean they have hard jams |
| 23 |  | Testament
The New Order
Great live band. Chuck rules hard. |
| 24 |  | Lamb of God
As the Palaces Burn
These guys are substantially better live. |
| 25 |  | Godsmack
Godsmack
Believe it or not, they fucking slay live. |
| 26 |  | Weezer
Weezer
Was an emotional night. My daughter's first rock concert, and I found out my friend commited suicide an hour before the show. Needless to say I was a fucking puddle during Say It Aint So |
| 27 |  | Pixies
Doolittle
Sounded great. ZERO showmanship. Didn't talk to the crowd once. |
| 28 |  | Shinedown
The Sound of Madness
Was right up by the stage so maybe I'm overrating it, but they have incredible energy. |
| 29 |  | Atmosphere
God Loves Ugly
Got to meet Slug before the show, great night. |
| 30 |  | Volbeat
The Strength/The Sound/The Songs
They opened for Godsmack and mailed it in. I was pissed. |
| 31 |  | Goo Goo Dolls
A Boy Named Goo
What can I say I'm a 90s kid, the nostalgia was high. |
| 32 |  | Killswitch Engage
As Daylight Dies
This ruled hard. Jesse sounded great, Adam is a fucking showman. |
| 33 |  | Jackyl
Jackyl
One of the most entertaining live bands ever. Chainsaws and whiskey and songs about cocks, hookers, and guns. |
| 34 |  | Kid Rock
Devil Without a Cause
Say what you will this guy puts on a monster show. He plays multiple instruments too. I was actually shocked how good the show was. |
| 35 |  | The Black Dahlia Murder
Nightbringers
I got a solid workout in this night, holy shit. |
| 36 |  | The Avett Brothers
I and Love and You
Love this band. Played too many ballads. |
| 37 |  | Saxon
Denim and Leather
They opened for Priest and almost blew them off the stage. |
| 38 |  | Soul Asylum
Grave Dancers Union
Club of maybe 200 people in Eau Claire, WI. Quality show. |
| 39 |  | Seether
Disclaimer
Absolutely terrible stage presence. |
| 40 |  | Poison
Flesh & Blood
m/ hard. Say what you will, Poison shows are a fucking party. |
| 41 |  | Behemoth
And the Forests Dream Eternally
I hate this genre but they did alright. |
| 42 |  | Bush
Sixteen Stone
Gavin likes to go into the crowd. |
| 43 |  | Fuel
Something Like Human
Terrible live band |
| 44 |  | Sevendust
Sevendust
Met Lajon before the show so that was cool, performance was average. |
| 45 |  | Trivium
The Sin and the Sentence
Heafy shreds hard live. They blew Sevendust off the stage. |
| 46 |  | Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
The Heist
It was a free show as he played a private concert at a Microsoft event. Was pretty fun. I was rocking harder than anyone. Nerds. |
| 47 |  | Aaron Lewis
The Road
I JUST missed the show where he went completely OFF on the crowd for talking. Did a shitload of covers. Guy can sing. |
| 48 |  | Lita Ford
Lita
Still hot AF |
| 49 |  | Tesla
Mechanical Resonance
Was like the 5th time I'd seen them so whatever. |
| 50 |  | Feist
Pleasure
All acoustic show in Seattle. I went because I was working on this chick on my team and she wanted to go. |
| 51 |  | Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons
Ok obviously this band SUCKS , but there was a cool moment. They were playing the Key Arena in Seattle days after Tom Petty died, and they did an acoustic cover of I Wont Back Down, 20,000 people singing. Chills to the bone. As for their own songs, well, fuck them. |
| 52 |  | Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley
Solo. He sucked. |
| 53 |  | Kix
Blow My Fuse
The singer is like 5'1 120 lbs and would lose a fight to a parapalegic field mouse, but they actually jam hard. |
| 54 |  | Sawyer Brown
Greatest Hits 1990-1995
I live in ND. Do the math. |
| 55 |  | Brothers Osborne
Port Saint Joe
They actually rule live. |
| 56 |  | Kansas
Carry On
Snooze fest. |
| 57 |  | Havok
Time Is Up
Fuck these guys shred live. |
| 58 |  | Vince Neil
Carved In Stone
Its twice as bad as I was prepared for. Absolute train wreck. I still loved every second of it. Motley for life. |
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