Following on from t'other thread, there was one particular band who stood out for me, I liked their recordings, but I adored them live, and that was Kenickie, Lauren Laverne's band.
An absolute joy to watch, always seemed to be having the time of their lives on stage.
Anyone else?
Bruce Springsteen.
Not my cup of tea on record, amazing live.
Prodigy.
Hundred Reasons- never made a really great album, always had some brilliant tracks and too many not brilliant tracks, but live they were pretty much perfect.
REM
Joe Bonamassa.
Groove Armada!
Absolutely unbelievable Live 😉
Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Bright Eyes have blown my tiny mind many times.
Mercury Rev - Easily the most incredible gig I've seen.
+1 for Kenickie. Saw them on a very damp Glastonbury in 98. The definite highlight for me.
Wanadies the previous year were very enthusiastic and involving, even though they opened the other stage on the Friday morning.
Muse also. One of the best live bands I've seen, although I am talking a couple of albums back.
Prodigy.....best gig I've ever been to, closely followed by Ride and the Charlatans.
Good shout on Wannadies, never really took to their recordings, but I went to see them at Bristol Uni with a mate, and they were excellent.
Similar to Springsteen, I went to see the Hold Steady also at Bristol Uni; liked their albums, but live they were incredible, absolutely electrifying, so much energy put into the performance.
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Arcade Fire without a doubt.
Regine Chassagne is a multi instrumentalist so one song she's playing the drums then it's all change for the next song where she'll play piano, then on to the guitar.
I just found myself watching them all in awe as they switched instruments.
Sound amazing too.
Carter USM, it's like punk never happened
Going to see them for yet another Last Ever Gig?
Interpol were the opposite for me. Good album but gash live.
I was pretty blown away by sneaker pimps on their bloodsport tour. Absolutely amazing.
Others
- prodigy (at Mayfair, Newcastle)
- the killers (at alley cats, reading)
- radiohead (v festival)
I also loved kenikie .......
I'll nominate Big Country, they were truly immense once upon a time.(r.i.p. S.A).
More recently Doves & !!! .
Groove Armada!
Absolutely unbelievable Live
Hell yes!
Richard Thompson. Go see him if you get a chance, either electric with his band or solo acoustic. You will be blown away - first timers can't believe what they've been missing.
Them Crooked Vultures.
Far superior live than in the studio. And the studio album is phenominal.
Northwind; not quite, got tickets for the Shepards Bush night. I might hang around in town to see if I can get in the Acadamy on the Saturday via a tout. I like that the audience are the same people I danced with in the 90's.......just balder and fatter and everybody sings every bloody word
P J Harvey live - knocks spots off her already awesome recordings.
Neurosis
Clutch
Iron Maiden
etc etc
I kind of missed Carter first time round- I saw them on the World Without Dave tour after their appeal had become more selective (love that album but I asked Les if they'd play And God Created Brixton and he told me to **** off 😉 ) So I'm at the young end of the belly curve.
!!! (Chk chk chk) - love their albums, but live they take it to a different dimension. I danced til I melted. The singer got his willy out too.
Hundred in the Hands - recorded stuff is ok as the songs are good, but you hardly notice the guitar playing. Live, the guitarist fella is cranked up and rocks out. didn't realise it was the same band.
Sleigh Bells - just incredible live. The albums are a bit hit & miss
Amazing Snakeheads - see em in a small venue. Don't look em in the eye though, they are effing scary.
and best of all:
La Shark - hardly known indie band, few wobbly releases behind them, quirky pop songs... live the singer is an absolute mental case, throwing himself around on the stage, dance floor, amongst the crowd... Absolute nutter. Brilliant.
probably could spend all day typing on this subject!
Black Rebel Motorcycle club: poorly produced recordings, very good live.
The Levellers.....
My band!
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A few years ago now I saw Mansun at Gloucester Leisure Centre, they completely rocked the place, Kasabian supported Oasis a couple of years ago at Wembley, easily outperformed the headline act
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Yep, that shit will certainly kill it 🙁
It was actually a serious post, their albums are decent but nothing to write home about, live however they are absolutely devastating. Saw them in Brum a few years back and was a cracking night out.
I will admit that the coach-load of dudes that turned up in leather trousers and matching 'German metal brothers' teeshirts was a tad disconcerting.
Each to their own... each to their own 🙂 But that 13 year old fantasy sleeve art is enough for me.
I have to admit that the sheer silliness is a fairly large part of the appeal.
Ooh, Rusty Spanner - are they still around? Great band. I once did the disco for one of their gigs!
Also, +1 for Richard Thompson. at least 3 of my top 10 gigs featured him.
Christy Moore
World Party
I'll nominate Big Country, they were truly immense once upon a time.(r.i.p. S.A).
This^^
Hot Chip. Saw them at a festival when they were fresh on the scene and thought they were brilliant. I rushed out and bought the album when it came out and probably listened to it only once or twice.
Hah, I did exactly the same stilltortoise.
Oh lord, bleeding loads of 'em.
Anything involving Jack White for a start, he likes to improvise on stage, and much I enjoyed the Raconteurs on album, those songs really improved given space to breathe on stage.
+1 for BRMC
The Datsuns - came across on album as a bit of a lame Ramones parody. Live, they were like a Ramones parody that tore the roof off.
Black Keys - dunno what they're like these days with backing musicians and bigger stages, but a few years back when there was just the two of 'em, my lord, they were good.
While I did enjoy Carter USM "back in the day", I liked the albums and the live shows, not sure they surpassed the records particularly on stage (was when there was just the two on stage with the drum machine, maybe they loosened up when they had live drums?).
Jane's Addiction. Managed a couple of great albums but nothing that came anywhere close to the awesomeness of their live performances, used to be regularly name-checked by all sorts of people when "best live band" straw polls were conducted. Sadly, these days Perry's voice is gone, Dave Navarro seems bored at most shows and they really aren't the force they were, but never mind.
Chilli Peppers - I reckon they've been all round on this one. Early career, they never really nailed it in the studio imo, but their live shows were truly exciting. In later years, they seem to have got to grips with the recording studio much better, but last time I saw them live I was bored and wanted to leave before the end (which is unusual for me).
Beck (going back a few years now, dunno what he's like these days).
Pearl Jam? (Not seen em myself, but it seems to be received wisdom that they are awesome live).
Placebo - never really liked them until I saw them at a festival.
Surprised at the number of mentions of the Prodigy - I didn't really rate them at all live, but it was a festival show I caught - maybe they're better with their own crowd?
Funny, I saw BRMC on a NME tour (maybe their first time over here?) and god they were like dull Jesus & Mary Chain copyists. The album was great though! Maybe they're better now 🙂
LCD Soundsystem were utterly amazing live. But their recorded stuff is brilliant too, so not sure if they count.
Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Got to agree with DezB, [i]vis[/i] Manowar, that sleeve is pure Gorgonzola! I really like heavy rock, and metal, but the more... [i]theatrical[/i] end of things leaves me a bit meh.
Faith No More, Soundgarden, Mastodon, Early Man, Metallica, (around the Black Album, ...[i]And Justice For All[/i], that sort of period).
Certainly agree about Richard Thompson, I was never a fan of his solo recordings, I just couldn't get to grips with his voice, but I've come to appreciate him more as time's gone on, and I saw him live in Bath a year or so back, and he was outstanding, superb performance, warm, funny, a really nice bloke.
Actually, it's always been the same with Billy Bragg, but I went to see him in Frome early in the year, and he was incredible, had a good band too.
The Who
Beastie Boys
Orbital
Have never seen them live, however have a concert cd of Linkin Park. They sound like they would be good.
