Which band blew your mind away live?
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Hell yeah!
I remember the audience just absolutely losing it the first time the sax came out, and also every time after that. Such an excellent band, and I was so thrilled to see how much they blew up
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God Speed You! Black Emperor.
Not a band, but Patti Smith, with Philip Glass.
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Jack White. Amazing shows live.
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REM
Radiohead
Flaming Lips
Marilyn Manson
Pixies
RJD2
Janelle Monae -
I saw that live. I remember thinking "man that was a good show they should be wrapping up soon" but it was like halfway through. They played a 3 hour set. Insane.
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Mando diao
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Buddy Guy. the concert was pretty posh (think bankers in suits), with everyone having arranged seating, audience sitting still and quiet like at a classical music concert.
he was like 'fuck this, this isn't a proper concert, my guitar is wireless, let's stand up, go to the entry hall and jam'. so he's just standing in the middle of the crowd and going nuts, at like 83 years of age. That was amazing.
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Dj shadow vs cut chemist at the Hollywood bowl. It was experimental but quite the experience
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In This Moment
Austin Lucas
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I saw Tool live at a festival in 2019. I had never heard of them before, I'm more of a punk rock guy. Their show absolutely blew me away. Surreal experience. I've listened to their albums a lot ever since.
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Muse. They are almost too perfect live. It feels uncanny.
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I have seen them 7 times between 2002 and 2024, and they were exceptional each time (even if they only played my favourite song for the first time in the '24 gig). I also love that they don't allow phones at their gigs. It's great to not have a sea of screens in front of you. They usually have great warm up acts too.
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Porter Robinson. Greatest show ever.
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+1 for above and beyond, saw them at the o2 in Greenwich. Amazing musicians.
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Porter Robinson is fucking awesome. Was underscores opening?
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They are my number #1 live too.
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Yeah, she got us all really hyped up before Porter came on. He was so nice! He even forgot the lyrics for one of his songs, because he was a little nervous, so he started to beatbox randomly
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Oh yeah, seeing them live was an incredible experience, and very much agree regarding FLAC vs mp3. For some music it doesn't matter, but when you have a lot of range FLAC really shines. This is my favorite album of theirs btw, pretty much every track is amazing https://monoofjapan.bandcamp.com/album/hymn-to-the-immortal-wind
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Massilia Sound System. Crowd is basically in a state of plasma from beginning to loooooong after the show ends. When it's set on the port, you can be sure some of us will launch ourselves in the oily water for the hell of it, come back and slippery dance some more. At the start of every show they distribute a platter of pastis shots in the pit. It's not a band, it's a culture. A generation
