Alison , whoever they were , that's the greatest review , good or bad , of their entire career. All done up like a doggie's dinner , and they still had to use the CBGB's men's room. Please try to see the wondrous irony of it all : )
 
Alison said:

Fall 2001 -  I hear there is this new New York band, supposed to be amazing, supposed to be all "garage rock" but also influenced by two of my favorite bands, The Velvet Underground and Television.  Get to the 40 Watt, see 5 "outifits" and 5 "haircuts" preening around the stage, a sonic commercial for Urban Outfitters, no edge, no sex, no dirt, not even reverb, the crowd of pretentious Athens hype hounds nodding with encouragement. Left after two "songs," embarrassed, blasted Sister Ray in the car ride home in an attempt to erase my mistake...

Rasputina, Everyone sat on the floor and one of the band members scolded me in front of the club for not sitting on the floor. Really?

-Erika Ebola

BLUE OYSTER CULT IN 2002,LONDON,UK.TE-RRI-BLE.I was a huge fan of the 1971-72-73 era,and to see them as old clowns was pathetic.it was so ''prepared''--it was like the death of my heros onstage.Giants falling down.Plus i got tons of shit by a couple of nerds 'cos i was smoking a cigarette right in front of the stage--that chick was OUTRAGED I was smoking.(i know smoke sucks,but its r-n-r,c'mon!)...Left after two songs.

but i saw them again in 2008 in san francisco,they were awesome!:)

I think the most miserable time I ever experienced at a live show was when I accompanied a friend to see Tenacious D. The place was packed with your typical frat boy/douchebag crowd. I felt like I was at a "Dude Bro" bar. And the music was boring and really, really lame. I just kinda hung back in the back until it was over, bored outta my skull. I could never understand the appeal of that "band."

I just think about shows with my own band. Last halloween was so fuckt. I have never played so drunk before. A picture was taking of me and I have piss spot on my jeans. But people did like the mess, not all thou. Some were leaving. That's sad to see that. But fore now i'll be drinking maximal 3 beers before playing...

But the worst professional gig I have seen would be Foo Fighters playing in the biggest sport-palace of Iceland. I was coming to see Queens of The Stone Age but they were playing before FF, the ticketprice was expensive and I told myself to check out FF even thou I did'nt like theyr music at all. I handled maybe 4 songs. The sound was terrible and this were all songs I had learned to hate from too much radio playing. David Grolh seems to be nice guy thou. Sad his music isn't like that. 

Then another one was Placebo on the second biggest sport palace of Iceland (I got tickets for free). The sound was not bad or anything like that. Just their performance and music was crap. They always pose in their videos as a trio. The were at least 6 musicians on the stage, but the session players were all in the shadow, no light on them, maybe by their own wishes but I personally think thats silly.

Gretsch acoustic, Burns Cobra, Vox 'NightTrain' (15w, valve), Orange cab, Vox 'Brit Boost' (valve) trebble/volume booster, 'Nano Muff' overdrive/fuzz, & Boss (Hammond)/Leslie replicator pedals, Vox Continental (super II), & Shure Green Bullet Mic.

All bought off Ebay, & Relatively cheap & cheerful (like me!)

I love Northern RnB & early Northern Soul, but don't own much. Some of my faves are:

'Where's My Money'- Willie Jones

'Baby Don't You Weep'- Fred Bridges

'Look At What I Almost Missed'- Pat Lewis

'Angelina Angelina'- Stewart Ames

'Arabia'- Royal Playboys

'If It's All The Same To You Babe'- Luther Ingram

youtubing and Northern Soul is too easy. I wanted to see what people here were into and what you guys would recommended. I'm not necessarily new the the genre just trying to dig deeper into soul and R&B

THE GLOTTAL STOPS said:

Just type "Northern soul" (& maybe stick in; RnB/R&B) in youtube...

Just seen one of these up for sale. Had never heard of em before. Gonna do the lottery tommorow- see if i can win & buy it! What's your idea of rare 60s guitar porn?!

the no talents

Hello, I am new on this forum. Is there a place where I can introduce myself? For now it's a labyrinth for me! But I will get the hang of it. Well on topic then:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAMaCxw9Utw

agree!

kopper said:

That's easy. Cheater Slicks "Thinkin' Some More" from the Whiskey LP. 27:29 of garage-punk savagery. Not for the faint of heart.

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here's some songs that i play on!

http://open.spotify.com/user/twiggyjohnsson/playlist/547W49rv7LOcVfvMQ6IR2c

thanks !!

Let me see what i can do. I have some connections in Oakland too.

Utangarðsmenn (Outsiders) 2001 when I was ten years old. It was their reunion gig. I had to leave before they finished their set because everyone were smoking inside.. Poor mom lol....

Their second and last reunion in 2006..

My first show was Jane's Addiction- 1988- Orlando, FL.

My first punk show was The Damned- 1989- Miami, FL.

The best show I ever saw was Alien Sex Fiend- 1998- Coney Island High in NYC.  They had a giant strobe blasting the audience, the music was incredibly loud, they played a very long set, and they were excited to play there.

First Show... Queen(Supporting the album Jazz - yes Fat Bottom Girls)
First Punk Show... Dead Kennedy's
Best Show... The Cramps 

First punk show was in Florida...at a little bar on the Hillsborough River.  It was December 1976, and they had a "Punk Night."  A local band called "The Attack" was singing an original, and I still remember the lyrics: We're under attack, we're under attack, attack attack attack ack ack ack.  Sung with real snottiness, I can tell you!  I was pretty impressed...and soon The Ramones would be playing in Tampa.  Okay, I found my music!!!

My first "official" show I ever went to was in 1990, and it was Teenage Fanclub with Superchunk as the opening.  The best show ever was seeing Fugazi on my birthday.  Nothing too mind-blowing, but I'll always remember those 2 concerts as being soooo much fun.  To this day I still love Superchunk!!!

really short songs:

Looking for ways to promote my band the absolutes. Does anyone know any reputable blogs/labels that openly accept submissions and actively seek upcoming bands?

HA HA HA, A lot of people don't consider Texas part of the South , anymore ! I lived there for 12 years , and found the Deep South a lot friendlier... New Orleans , of course , is ultra - touristy , now , but , it still  has it's charm. It's funny that they're trying to make Austin more tourist - friendly , when you can't even hail a cab. It'll probably be a long time until they announce the lineup for The Ponderosa Stomp. I thought it was kind of weak , last year , so , I did'nt go , but I've gone for several years in a row. There's nothing else like it.
 
Shtbird said:

Thanks to everyone who replied to my question. Awesome responses, super informative.

I definitely think I'll try and make SXSW, bring my bike and crash in the bed of my truck. It's a helluva drive (2000 miles, one way = ~1000$ in gas round trip) Maybe with a carpool and a couple rideshares, it could be affordable. Still, it sounds like it'll be an awesome time, and I've always wanted to check out Austin.

@ Battles - The Ponderosa Stomp sounds pretty rad too, if SXSW falls through. I've never been to New Orleans (or anywhere in the South, for that matter). Flying there and booking a hotel for a couple days would be far less expensive than trying to make it out to Austin for a week.