3. "Ahhh...I've been there too many times, kinda" In response to Reply # 1
Sade and Digable Planets-
Date cancelled on me day of. I didn't go cause I didn't wanna go alone. Missed out a serious mackin' moment there. I've since seen Sade, and if I wanna see Digable, they'll be here next month.
Lenny Kravitz-Are You Gonna Go My Way tour-
Date cancelled two days before the show, and I couldn't find anyone else I wanted to take. I've since seen him...ehh..
Luther-
I had lawn seats. Date didn't wanna go cause it had been drizzling and she didn't want to mess up her hair (that's all she could think of?) I ended up not going...and never seeing him.
2. "as a youngster, I used to go to Black Rock and Hardcore punk shows" In response to Reply # 0 Fri Jun-01-18 08:53 AM by c71
so....
If, Jesus Christ willing, I ever get to live in NYC again, I'll always be inclined to see a show with some somewhat older (my generation) Hardcore punk acts, or Black Rock acts, or hip-hop acts.
Going to a big concert in Madision square garden never really appealed to me. But a show at a venue like Irving Plaza is good.
I'd probably see some acts from the 90's alternative rock scene too. Or the 90's trip hop scene.
4. "I don't really go to shows much anymore, but I went to a K-Pop show" In response to Reply # 0 Fri Jun-01-18 09:06 AM by Steve O Tron v2
about a month ago. And as the kids say, "it was lit." Just a totally different experience from most shows I go to where people usually just have their arms crossed and nodding along to the music.
I'm usually a couple of hours away from most shows I want to go to, so I'm not motivated enough to make the drive, but I will if it's an act from overseas that rarely tours the U.S. Aside from that, we have a decent festival where bigger acts come to our town; last year we had Animal Collective, Thundercat, BADBADNOTGOOD, Noname, etc., and I will see a few of the acts if I have the time.
5. "man, I can't think of anyone I'm dying to see" In response to Reply # 0
>Who's left for ya'll to see? What group or artist is still on >your bucket list?
there are plenty of acts I'd still like to see, but none that I think I'd go out of my way for at this point.
And I'm the opposite on older (especially bigger) acts... I figured out early I don't really enjoy big shows, especially ones where the setlist is a tired greatest hits list.
I recall a Bloom County strip where a pimply faced teenager is telling the audience why he listens to Deathtongue, spouting some crap. In the background, his parents are preparing to go to a Bruce Spingsteen show. His dad, complete with bandana, yells BRUUUCE BRUUUUUUCE I'M THE PIANO MAN!
I don't want to be at a show with that guy.
Plus I saw a ton of shows when I was young, lots of folks that are dead now. I got nothing to complain about.
8. "annnnnnd my wife just emailed that she won tickets to the U2 show in Jun..." In response to Reply # 5
>And I'm the opposite on older (especially bigger) acts... I >figured out early I don't really enjoy big shows, especially >ones where the setlist is a tired greatest hits list.
That happened to us at a friggin Joe Jackson concert. Guy beside me sang ALL the lyrics to EVERY song in a frantic, anxious, rushed way. It was horrible.
I've seen pretty much everybody that I've wanted to see, that I would go out of my way for, 'cept Jamiroquai, so after this, I really do think I'm done.
the joke there is that Bruce didn't sing Piano Man.
>That happened to us at a friggin Joe Jackson concert. Guy >beside me sang ALL the lyrics to EVERY song in a frantic, >anxious, rushed way. It was horrible.
I like Joe Jackson and have I think two of his records... but who on earth knows all the words to every Joe Jackson song? No wonder he was anxious.
>I've seen pretty much everybody that I've wanted to see, that >I would go out of my way for, 'cept Jamiroquai, so after this, >I really do think I'm done.
13. "I get it....Neil Diamond sang Piano Man (lol)" In response to Reply # 11
Aside from "Steppin Out", "Breaking Us In Two", and "Is She Really Going Out With Him", I can't tell you na'an song of his. Wife likes him alot, soo...
12. "I'm pretty much done. I've certainly retired from a certain type of show" In response to Reply # 0
I'm not doing the "hip-hop show in a club, standing room only, headliner doesn't go on until 12:30 a.m." show. Fuck that, I'd rather be in bed. Had an experience a few months back really solidified it.
I go to any show, there's gotta be actual seating. And I want to be home at reasonable hour.
15. "new acts coming out all the time" In response to Reply # 0
A few years ago I caught a Gary Clarke Jr solo set that was awesome. There will be a new great act around the corner. There’s always more. There are also vets I haven’t seen yet. Sade comes first to mind. Metallica Et cetera
Y’all seem to care more about what the crowd is doing than I do, though.
19. "a group with Sully and Shannon Larkin in it will do that..." In response to Reply # 18
to a whole lot of acts. Guys are unreal. Saw them at a outdoor show a few years ago...the energy coming off the stage was incredible...and that was before Sully hopped on the bongos.
...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79586 posts
Sun Jun-03-18 10:45 AM
16. "We still need to see Little Dragon" In response to Reply # 0
and we will always go to shows.
I’ll never say never on going to concerts...
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
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