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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #50 on: 19 Dec 2006, 06:23 »

Unfortunately, a lot of the bands i like will never come to where i live. Mogwai came, but i could not attend the show. It's a sad fact, but still:

Of Montreal. Seriously. They were just goddamn amazing. It was their first time playing in Mexico (and hopefully not their last). It was this awful festival headlined by The Mars Volta and NOFX, bands i haven't really listened to. So...Their set was supposed to start at around 6:00 i think, but due to rain and whatnot, they started around 7:00. Of course, a large quantity of people had not even heard of this band, and when Barnes appears dressed in a red trench coat and wearing make up, some idiots (a large number of idiots) start calling him fag and screaming NOFX NOFX! (who, might i add, were not supposed to play until around midnight, and in a completely different part of the event) Not to be outdone, Barnes himself starts cheering for NOFX, after which he takes off his coat, only to reveal that he was wearing a pale green miniskirt and some ridiculous red shirt (by now the stage was filled with thrash and the hecklers were even worse) Those who actually knew the band started dancing around and screaming Of Montreal to encourage tha band, and eventually the jerks want to leave, but they are surrounded by said dancing fans, and are forced to stand there and listen to the awesome set Of Montreal played. And it was raining which always make a concert better.

The New Pornographers. This show was really good too. I had to sit through a number of inconsequential local bands who all sound the same. (I even catched one of the t-shirts they threw to the crowd, and was feeling proud about it, until i realize it's a girl's tee) Also i got to see one poor chick get tossed around and manhandled by guards for recording the show. Yeah i know. Still it was a pretty awesome show, even if i could barely see Neko from where i was standing.

EDIT: Haha. I forgot. Clap your hands say yeah was also playing at the same event. The fact that i could not remember it, even if they were the only other non-local band i saw pretty much sums it up. Oh and the frontman's voice is a thousand times worse live.
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #51 on: 20 Dec 2006, 15:03 »

I went to a Fiery Furnaces show but Man Man stole the show! They were amazing!
Ooh! Saw Architecture as well and they were alright. They seemed to have some troubles playing their new material.
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #52 on: 20 Dec 2006, 18:26 »

Mine would probably all be from Wacken Open Air. Maybe Skindred edging in to number five, so fucking ace live.

Hmmmn. Probably:

1. Finntroll
2. Ministry
3. Atheist
4. Emperor
5. Skindred or Korpiklaani
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #53 on: 20 Dec 2006, 18:52 »

1. L'ocelle Mare/Lebanon
2. the Twilight Singers w/ Mark Lanegan
3. Stephan O'malley, Atilla & Oren Ambarchi
4. Brainville (Deavid Allen, Chris Cutler & Hugh Hopper)/Kruzenshtern & Parohod
5. Hiromi OR Opeth
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #54 on: 20 Dec 2006, 19:12 »

Unfortunaltly only two even worth mentioning this year.

1) Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
2) J. Mascus / The Shins
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #55 on: 20 Dec 2006, 23:18 »

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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #56 on: 21 Dec 2006, 03:57 »

Warped tour 06 in Barrie!! woo!

that was THE BEST show this year.
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #57 on: 21 Dec 2006, 04:27 »

1) Ryan Adams
2) The Hold Steady
3) My Morning Jacket
4) Broken Social Scene
Tie:
5) The Black Keys
5) Nine Inch Nails
Why do I have a sneaking suspision that you too were at Lollapolooza? Anywho, my top 5 of the year were (in no particular order):

1) Alkaline Trio (Goddamnit tour)
2) Wilco (in Toronto)
3) Built to Spill
4) The Go! Team
5) Sleater-Kinney OR Of Montreal (I was really stoned, making it a pretty amazing show)

Honourable mentions include Mogwai, eels, Ryan Adams and Thievery Corporation.

Actually I wasn't. Otherwise, Wilco would have been up there.
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #58 on: 21 Dec 2006, 04:50 »

2. the Twilight Singers w/ Mark Lanegan

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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #59 on: 21 Dec 2006, 04:52 »

I knew I was gonna piss you off with that.
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #60 on: 21 Dec 2006, 04:57 »

Pitchfork Festival this year was amazing, I mean I got to see the Silver Jews which pretty much made the year a success no matter what else happened. But my single best show had to be Wilco without a doubt, they were simply amazing.

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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #61 on: 21 Dec 2006, 04:59 »

I knew I was gonna piss you off with that.

Ya just do it deliberately now, eh?
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #62 on: 21 Dec 2006, 05:01 »

It's because you didn't review my mix!
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #63 on: 21 Dec 2006, 05:06 »

That is a fair point, but I've never been able to send one to anybody, so I'm bitter. I still have it somewhere.
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #64 on: 21 Dec 2006, 05:14 »

You are also bitter because you didn't get to see the Twilight Singers live with Mark Lanegan.
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #65 on: 21 Dec 2006, 05:20 »

YES.

YES I AM.

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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #66 on: 21 Dec 2006, 05:23 »

Heh, I just found the ticket.
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #67 on: 21 Dec 2006, 05:25 »

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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #68 on: 21 Dec 2006, 05:26 »

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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #69 on: 21 Dec 2006, 07:55 »

Wilco put on a fantastic live show, Julia, don't they? Like, utterly fantastic. Their two encores would have been an entire set from a lesser band.
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #70 on: 21 Dec 2006, 09:27 »

you could not be more right

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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #71 on: 21 Dec 2006, 09:42 »

I could have mentioned those two guys who had to be taken away by the ambulance because their faces got rocked solid.
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« Reply #72 on: 25 Dec 2006, 10:01 »

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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #73 on: 26 Dec 2006, 00:25 »

Ah but if Blake had his entire face rocked off he would have no tongue and thus be unable to talk.  Mitch Clem, you ignore this logical fallacy!
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #74 on: 26 Dec 2006, 03:24 »

Ah but if Blake had his entire face rocked off he would likely die.
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #75 on: 26 Dec 2006, 03:36 »

How could I forget to upload that Mitch Clem strip?!

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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #76 on: 27 Dec 2006, 08:03 »

Didn't go to many shows this year. Too broke... damn you, music equipment! Anyway, these were the best:

System Of A Down (Ozzfest) - Second time I've seen these guys, and honestly I don't give a fuck about any dersive remarks headed my way. I love all of their songs, and they really put on an excellent show.

Avenged Sevenfold (Ozzfest) - I don't need to explain myself!

The Haunted (they were touring with Danzig) - I was surprised. I'd heard their records before, and I assumed that, like most metal bands, they wouldn't be nearly as tight and precise live as on record. Bullshit with these guys! Amazing stuff.

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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #77 on: 27 Dec 2006, 11:43 »

Gotta add this one, as I just returned from it.

The Bad Plus.

So great, and they played some awesome tunes.  The Empire Strikes Backwards, Anthem for the Earnest, etc.  My only complaints were that the atmosphere (the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis) was too up-tight and the set was rather short.  They played a killer encore though.
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #78 on: 27 Dec 2006, 19:05 »

Avenged Sevenfold (Ozzfest) - I don't need to explain myself!

You were so messed up on drugs that you actually thought they were good.



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Re: Best shows of 2006
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #80 on: 28 Dec 2006, 02:37 »

in no particular order...

The Secret Machines, Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY on November 3rd - out of the 5 concerts of theirs that I've been to, this one was undoubtedly the best.
Scissor Sisters, Virgin Music Fest, Baltimore, MD on September 24th - they're fun.  & the entirety of the festival was great.  Except for Gnarls Barkley.  & getting hit in the head by three retarded crowd surfers.
Porcupine Tree, Nokia Theatre, NYC on October 6th - all I have to say is that I cannot wait for the new album to come out.
Radiohead, Tower Theatre, Philly, PA on June 1st - their first US show on the tour... it was wonderful & shaking Thom Yorke's hand after waiting in the rain for 2 hours made it that much better.
ties for the 5th concert are..
The Distraction, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY on some random day - they're a local band and were randomly playing in the MPR of my dorm one night.
Quintus & ZOX, CBGB's, NYC on June 6th - Quintus is a local band who blew my boyfriend & I away, ZOX is from Providence.  They played at my school's Founder's Day in May & were even better at CBGB's.

worst concert of the year goes to ZOX@ Lupo's in Providence, RI in late November.  14 year old fans + clearly intoxicated band tripping all over each other = I walk out.
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #81 on: 29 Dec 2006, 05:20 »

Oh yeah, I also saw The Australian Pink Floyd Tribute. They were really good! I just didn't dig how it was all quiet and serious and Theatre-like.
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #82 on: 08 Jan 2007, 06:00 »

i went to more gigs this year then ever and the ones that stood out to me were

sigur ros and mogwai
id never seen either before, and was blown away (especially with sound at mogwai)


im still kicking myself for not going to see broken social scene
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #83 on: 08 Jan 2007, 18:50 »

Sigur Ros. No contest. Awesome sound, lots of loudness, great set list and just general goodness all round. It was so beautiful! I couldn't talk afterwards. Otherwise.. THe only gig I saw was Death Cab for Cutie. I had real low expectations but I was pleasantly surprised! They are much more interesting live then on record.
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« Reply #84 on: 16 Jan 2007, 23:34 »

4. Joanna Newsom. Unfortunately the venue was too small and so this led to things happening that were beyond everyone's control. People started to heckel about how they couldn't see the stage from the back of the room (the floor was flat, standing room). Joanna did not perform any encores. Howeer, it was still one of the most beautiful things to experience ever.

3. Jamie Lidell and Snax. This gets put above Newsom only because there was no crowd problems, despite it being in an even smaller venue. This was such a ridiculously fun show. Lidell and Snax were true showmen and rocked the fucking place proper.

2. Beirut & A Hawk And A Hacksaw. My God. The only thing that would have made this show even better was that if I was just as drunk Zach was on stage.

1. Sigur Ros. Absolutely perfect.

other highlights:

The Books, for their amazing visuals.
The Ditty Bops, for their funny stage antics and for them being non-stereotypical lesbian singer-songwriters.
Konono No. 1, for feeling the pulse live.

Duds:
Entrance, for going psych.
Six Organs of Admittance for just being a guitar wank and for making me almost deaf.

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Peter Walker, Jack Rose, Final Fantasy.
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Re: Best shows of 2006
« Reply #85 on: 23 Jan 2007, 02:50 »

4. Joanna Newsom. Unfortunately the venue was too small and so this led to things happening that were beyond everyone's control. People started to heckel about how they couldn't see the stage from the back of the room (the floor was flat, standing room). Joanna did not perform any encores. Howeer, it was still one of the most beautiful things to experience ever.

yeah we had that same problem. man, people got pissed. But she actually came out for an encore for us, though it took like 10 minutes of clapping.

It was a great show, but the two best were Andrew Bird and Man Man.
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