John Motherfuckin Coltrane

12/17/2009 3:09:49 PM

Midnight Oil.

12/17/2009 3:09:55 PM

phish
grateful dead
led zepplin
pink floyd
frank zappa
jimi hendrix
janis joplin
allman bros
the who
rolling stones
string cheese incident
disco biscuits
sts9

12/17/2009 10:39:58 PM

Alice in Chains

12/17/2009 10:54:39 PM

Quote :

"Other than the CSIs, I have no clue who they are or what they have sang."

this is probably why you hold def leppard and motley crue in high regards. listen to quadrophenia, you idiot.

[Edited on December 17, 2009 at 11:05 PM. Reason : .]

12/17/2009 11:05:15 PM

Guns N' Roses
Led Zeppelin
Rolling Stones
Soundgarden
Alice in Chains

12/17/2009 11:08:21 PM

King Crimson
The Who
Genesis (And I mean fucking Peter Gabriel Genesis)
Frank Zappa
Captain Beefheart
Chicago
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
The Doors
Gentle Giant
Iron Butterfly
Jethro Tull
Black Sabbath
Allman Brothers
Jefferson Airplane
Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen
Electric Light Orchestra
The Clash
The Pixies
Little Feet

12/17/2009 11:09:57 PM

Pearl Jam
Rolling Stones
Johnny Cash
Stevie Ray Vaughn

12/17/2009 11:11:07 PM

weren't the beatles never even that great of a live band to begin with?

12/17/2009 11:17:58 PM

Guns 'N Roses, Alice in Chains, and Pearl Jam would definitely be on the short list. Maybe Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, or the Beatles, too. I'm not convinced the Stones or Pink Floyd would be much different now in their prime than they are now.

^ they were early on in the sense that they were a cultural phenomenon. Later, they weren't a live band at all...they quit touring, partially/largely in order to free themselves up to go nuts doing crazy stuff (for the time) in the studio that they couldn't really reproduce in a live show (although that never seemed to be a problem for Pink Floyd).

[Edited on December 18, 2009 at 12:49 AM. Reason : ]

12/18/2009 12:47:20 AM

psychocandy era j&mc

12/18/2009 1:20:14 AM

I used to love Blues Traveler, until their last 3 or so shitty albums. I would have loved to see them before they started sucking so hard, but alas, I never had the money or transportation.

Also, the Talking Heads, though in this case by "during their peak" I mean "when they existed."

12/18/2009 2:48:35 AM

Netstorm has a solid list.

King Crimson ftw.

12/18/2009 2:58:33 AM

Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd-Sid and David!
Rolling Stones
Prince
The Doors
Pearl Jam

BTW

Quote :

" "PRINCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! " i dont know why anyone likes this weirdo"

probably has something to do with his talent.

[Edited on December 18, 2009 at 6:18 AM. Reason : ..]

12/18/2009 6:17:39 AM

Pantera
Metallica w/ Cliff
Motley Crue
AIC

12/18/2009 10:00:16 AM

prince is the shit

best superbowl performance ever

12/18/2009 10:19:54 AM

Quote :

"I'm not convinced the Stones or Pink Floyd would be much different now in their prime than they are now."

Stones are definitely a case of being there on the right night.

12/18/2009 10:22:50 AM

speaking of The Stones...Shine a Light? wtf? I was so disappointed.

12/18/2009 10:30:43 AM

The Stones' performance films, in order of importance, are as follows:

1. Cocksucker Blues
2. Gimme Shelter
3. The Rolling Stones' Rock 'n' Roll Circus (which is only worth watching for the Who, but still)

That is all.

12/18/2009 11:00:46 AM

bach?

12/18/2009 2:38:07 PM

King Crimson - Larks' Tongues era
Yes- Fragile/Close to the Edge era
The Flaming Lips- Ronald Jones era
Charles Mingus
Creedence
Guided by Voices- Tobin Sprout era

12/18/2009 3:26:24 PM

hands down, The Beatles and The Who (on their quadrophenia tour). my dad saw that Who tour and said it was just insane. keith moon demolished his set, pete townsend smashed his gibson, the works...

12/18/2009 3:29:16 PM

The Beatles
Nirvana
The Rolling Stones
Queen
Jimi Hendrix
Guns N' Roses
Soundgarden (although Chris Cornell solo is still good, performance wise, but it's just not the same)
Rage Against The Machine

12/18/2009 3:43:19 PM

Quote :

"Stones are definitely a case of being there on the right night."

oh, definitely...and that's been the case for, what, ~40 years out of their ~45 year career?

12/18/2009 6:41:09 PM

Quote :

""Stones are definitely a case of being there on the right night.""

Same is true for Guns n Roses...they would either play for 3 hours and rock, or show up late or Axl would get pissed off about something and they would leave. Ya never knew.

I was lucky enough to see Pantera back in the day, it kicked ass

[Edited on December 18, 2009 at 10:17 PM. Reason : .]

12/18/2009 10:13:38 PM

Ronny and Mappy know what's up.

12/18/2009 10:54:21 PM

Beatles
Pink Floyd (probably the one I'd most like to see play live just b/c of their show)
Queen
Hendrix
Jethro Tull

12/19/2009 1:25:59 AM

modest mouse in the late '90s would have been pretty rockin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj_WjAzCpLQ

[Edited on December 19, 2009 at 12:10 PM. Reason : -]

[Edited on December 19, 2009 at 12:11 PM. Reason : -]

12/19/2009 12:10:31 PM

Weezer
Nirvana
RATM
Poison The Well
Brand New
Joy Division
Bob Dylan

12/19/2009 12:50:48 PM

dylan
cash(when he liked to have fun)
beatles
strokes
rage against the machine

12/19/2009 2:38:47 PM

^ i saw the strokes during their peak, and i can assure you that they were boring and played every song exactly as it sounded on the cd

12/19/2009 3:09:03 PM

stones
doors
zep
floyd
nirvana
stp
ramones
sublime
tupac
clapton
beatles

12/19/2009 3:24:04 PM

LOL PAIL OAKENFOLD

12/19/2009 6:03:50 PM

You don't have to like it. Thats why its MY list.

12/19/2009 11:01:05 PM

Let me be a little more clear about the Paul Oakenfold choice. It has more to do with the venues/clubs and the environment he was performing in and the crowds back around 2000 that was supposed to be so badass in addition to his set lists.

[Edited on December 19, 2009 at 11:38 PM. Reason : /]

12/19/2009 11:36:53 PM

Well....

Mozart or Bach would probably be the awesomest.

The Allman Brothers Band - Duane/Dickey Combo....wow
The Temptations....David Ruffin's voice is undeniably one of the best ever
Stevie Ray Vaughn......
Led Zeppelin......
Elvis Presley before he got fat
Van Halen w/ Diamond Dave in the 70s w/ Eddie introducing tapping to the world with his back to the crowd.....

I could keep this up for a while

12/20/2009 11:07:11 PM

Elvis
Grateful Dead
Queen
Bob Marley

12/21/2009 11:00:46 AM

Led Zeppelin
Sublime
Alice in Chains
Soundgarden
Primus
Grateful Dead

12/21/2009 11:22:55 AM

Quote :

"Let me be a little more clear about the Paul Oakenfold choice. It has more to do with the venues/clubs and the environment he was performing in and the crowds back around 2000 that was supposed to be so badass in addition to his set lists."

...and?

12/21/2009 12:36:05 PM

cap'n jazz
operation ivy

12/21/2009 1:54:29 PM

12/24/2009 4:14:14 PM

RAGE

12/24/2009 6:44:51 PM

Guns n Roses
Michael Jackson (minus the girls screaming and fainting and shit)

12/24/2009 7:45:13 PM

Led Zeppelin
Grateful Dead

12/24/2009 7:55:12 PM

[The] Smashing Pumpkins circa 1995.

I remember when I was living on LI and they were playing at the Nassau Memorial Colosseum, I wanted to go, yet I was just 10 years old.

12/25/2009 8:32:54 PM

They were excellent on that tour.

12/25/2009 9:30:31 PM

sublime
black sabbath
queen
styx
jimi hendrix
sugarhill gang
grand master flash
deep purple
alice cooper
rhcp

12/26/2009 10:12:49 PM

Sam Cooke

12/26/2009 10:24:09 PM

led zeppelin
jimi hendrix
pink floyd
stevie ray vaughn
metallica

12/27/2009 12:24:50 AM

The Beatles
Chuck Berry
Sam Cooke
Pink Floyd
Sublime
Led Zep
Van Halen (anyone said them yet?)
RATM

haha dead/broken up bands/artists ftw

honestly right now the only band I'd rush to see (not counting reunion tours) if they came close to Raleigh would be Modest Mouse, Radiohead, and MGMT

12/27/2009 3:06:06 AM