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Post by juanita on Oct 19, 2021 23:37:45 GMT
DH and I were out driving the other day, checking out the fall foliage when Rascal Flatts came on the radio and we start discussing concerts. We saw them in concert and we both felt they were horrible in concert.
Who did you see in concert that you felt were not as good as listening to on the radio or whatever listening device you use.
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Post by myshelly on Oct 19, 2021 23:45:32 GMT
Weezer
They just kind of stood there and they forgot half the words to their own songs. Not much energy at all.
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Post by pinklady on Oct 19, 2021 23:49:49 GMT
Sugarland. They sang OK but I went to 2 concerts and they played for exactly 60 minutes and were done. I swore I'd never pay to go see them in concert again.
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Post by christine58 on Oct 20, 2021 0:12:20 GMT
Whitney Houston...she was awful
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Post by finaledition on Oct 20, 2021 0:31:54 GMT
She was an opener for a band, but Natasha Bedingfield was really not great. I've seen openers and have become fans, this was definitely not the case!
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Post by Ryann on Oct 20, 2021 0:46:57 GMT
The Smashing Pumpkins in 1996. They were awful. Garbage opened and they were great, at least.
Some concerts I've left because they were boring, but not necessarily "bad":
Nickel Creek (I've seen them loads of times but one time they were NOT into playing the show. Was such a bummer.) Tegan & Sara Gomez Maroon 5 Ryan Adams
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Post by monicad on Oct 20, 2021 0:51:52 GMT
The Smashing Pumpkins in 1996. They were awful. Garbage opened and they were great, at least. Some concerts I've left because they were boring, but not necessarily "bad": Nickel Creek (I've seen them loads of times but one time they were NOT into playing the show. Was such a bummer.) Tegan & Sara Gomez Maroon 5 Ryan Adams One of my favorite concerts was Smashing Pumpkins in 1996. LOL It was a small venue in San Francisco; they played all their ballads first then came back out and did everything else. My friend and I were in the pit and had so much fun (pretty sure I damaged my hearing that night).
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Post by Anita on Oct 20, 2021 1:10:00 GMT
Katy Perry
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Post by Tamhugh on Oct 20, 2021 1:58:15 GMT
Phil Collins— he sounded great but was boring. I could have had the same exact experience listening to his music at home.
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Post by freecharlie on Oct 20, 2021 2:08:54 GMT
Guns and Roses SUCKED
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Post by freecharlie on Oct 20, 2021 2:10:37 GMT
Oh and boring- Vince Gill and Amy Grant made me want to bang my head into a wall
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 20, 2021 2:10:42 GMT
I went with a group of friends to see Stevie Nicks in the late 80s. She seemed pretty much off her face on drugs, and the concert was disappointing. DSO and I went to see Eric Burdon a couple of years ago. I was really excited because I had loved Eric Burdon and the Animals since I was about 11yo. He sang a few of his big hits, but mostly played new songs. They weren't great.
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 20, 2021 2:16:22 GMT
I just thought of another one...... my favourite band of all time is Cold Chisel. I went to see them in 1983 when I was 16yo. It was the best concert ever, I keep telling my kids it was the best night of my life, even better than when they were born haha. We ran to the mosh pit and it was CRAZY! Then they did a reunion tour in about 2012. The band itself was still great, but everyone just sat in their seats. Even in the spot where normally there would be a mosh pit, they had set up chairs. Ugh. I just wanted to dance and go crazy like I did 30 years earlier! The girl sitting next to me didn't even know most of their songs.
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Oct 20, 2021 2:30:35 GMT
Goddesses help me for saying it, but Elton John. We went to a concert where he decided not to sing and just played music (not even his) on the piano. I've never seen so many people walk out of a concert, in my life. Every other time we have seen him, he has been magnificent!
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Post by brynn on Oct 20, 2021 3:01:59 GMT
Kenny Rogers--his concert was only an hour.
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Post by juanita on Oct 20, 2021 3:15:47 GMT
Such an interesting thread thanks everyone for replying
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Oct 20, 2021 5:30:11 GMT
Some of the 80's hair bands. Slaughter(was free), Great White(was free), Loverboy(was free), Lita Ford(opened for Poison and Def Leppard), they were not very good. Poison and Def Leppard were awesome!
These days (by that I mean within the last 10 years-ish), some bands/singers are not as good as the used to be back in the day.
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Post by disneypal on Oct 20, 2021 8:03:43 GMT
Phil Collins— he sounded great but was boring. I could have had the same exact experience listening to his music at home. Similar for me. . . Genesis They had so many hits but their show was slow & boring
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Post by lesserknownpea on Oct 20, 2021 8:23:47 GMT
Daughtry. I had been playing their first album constantly in my car, and was so excited. I don’t know if it was the state fair venue, or what, but Chris Daughtry had none of the energy and fire I loved about his music. So disappointed.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Oct 20, 2021 10:59:24 GMT
I saw Simon and Garfunkel in I want to say 1999 so of course they were old. I paid out the ass for the tickets and I was in the very last row by the wall. They were terrible. It was like they hadn't rehearsed together at all. They couldn't harmonize. Hands down it was the worst concert of my life. And I felt terrible about it. They were legends. And I expected a wonderful concert.
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Oct 20, 2021 12:36:49 GMT
I loved Simon and Garfunkel. I think I saw them in 2003 and they were amazing! I’ve also enjoyed Weezer. They do just stand around. That’s kinda their thing.
I’m not sure which show was the worst because some were musically great but had other issues and some were off musically, but they were fun to watch.
I think the one that’s lived in infamy for my dh and I was Guns and Roses. Metallica “opened” for them (1994 or so) and they were on point. (We were 8th row main floor). The crowd was very into them and just an amazing concert. Everyone up and singing and feeling it. Then GnR comes out. Boring, Axel changing his clothes over and over, he sounds awful, excruciatingly long music interludes, Axel pissed off and yelling at the crowd, etc…. Just a cluster.
Recently (like three years ago) we saw the Raconteurs. The concert was just shy of an hour. They didn’t play a couple of their most well known songs. We had paid for VIP seating (GA is all standing and my friend has MS and we are oldish) It seemed like a waste of money. Very annoying. I saw Jack white a couple years before (and White Stripes years ago) and those were amazing concerts, so I don’t know what was up with that.
Similar vibe. We saw Tool twice. First concert was amazing. The second time we saw them they pulled the “we are only playing new and unknown songs with super long musical interludes that go on for ten minutes” bull crap. They played like two of their well known songs, and I actually know some deeper tracks and had been listening to the newest album. It was weird and shitty.
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Post by smartypants71 on Oct 20, 2021 12:59:05 GMT
Smashing Pumpkins. I really don't care for them, but a friend dragged me there. Someone threw a shoe on stage not even at him, and Billy Corgan went on this major rant forever. This was before they really got popular, so Im not sure why he was being such a diva. To this day, almost 30 years later, if I hear Billy Corgan's voice, the channel gets changed.
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Post by rymeswithpurple on Oct 20, 2021 13:37:34 GMT
Goddesses help me for saying it, but Elton John. We went to a concert where he decided not to sing and just played music (not even his) on the piano. I've never seen so many people walk out of a concert, in my life. Every other time we have seen him, he has been magnificent! I've heard that from my parents when they went to see him. I'm fortunate that I don't think I've been to a bad show. It's been years since I've gone to a concert, though.
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Post by sassyangel on Oct 20, 2021 13:42:45 GMT
Heart. And it breaks my heart to say that. Honestly whoever was on the sound desk should’ve paid for our tickets. They sounded awful.
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Post by peano on Oct 20, 2021 14:21:53 GMT
Blue Oyster Cult. Their Agents of Fortune album was in heavy rotation when I was in HS in 1976. Saw them twice around that time. Three or four years ago we went to see them and it was such a disappointment. Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser turned over a lot of his lead guitar duties to some younger kid, and Eric Bloom's voice was a shadow of its former self. Cautionary tale on revisiting past glories.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Oct 20, 2021 14:45:49 GMT
I have been to concerts, but I stopped many years ago because I didn't really enjoy the experience. I would much rather just listen to music at home, where there are no crowds, drunks or societal pressure to enjoy something in the same way that other people do.
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Post by scorpeao on Oct 20, 2021 14:50:59 GMT
The Smashing Pumpkins in 1996. They were awful. Garbage opened and they were great, at least. Some concerts I've left because they were boring, but not necessarily "bad": Nickel Creek (I've seen them loads of times but one time they were NOT into playing the show. Was such a bummer.) Tegan & Sara Gomez Maroon 5 Ryan Adams One of my favorite concerts was Smashing Pumpkins in 1996. LOL It was a small venue in San Francisco; they played all their ballads first then came back out and did everything else. My friend and I were in the pit and had so much fun (pretty sure I damaged my hearing that night). Mine too! I saw them when I was 5 mos pregnant with my daughter. She kicked the entire time...I swear she was dancing, and FF 24 years and she loves music. I believe the exposure in utero contributed to her passion
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Post by scraphollie27 on Oct 20, 2021 15:00:49 GMT
Hootie & the Blowfish in 1998. My mum and I were so excited but it was the most boring concert we have ever been to. Darius Rucker basically sat on a stool and mumbled the whole time. Arrested Development and 54-40 opened and they were both great so it wasted a totally wasted evening.
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Post by bbkeef on Oct 20, 2021 15:28:00 GMT
think the one that’s lived in infamy for my dh and I was Guns and Roses. Metallica “opened” for them (1994 or so) and they were on point I was there too! And METALLICA kicked some serious ass. It still is one of the best performances I've seen live. I'm a huge GnR fan and I was so terribly disappointed by them I nearly cried. I've seen GnR again a couple times and was disappointed again. Now Slash with Miles Kennedy (a few years ago), was awesome. Slash is awesome. One of my favorite free concerts was America. They played at Treasure Island casino (Welch, MN) back when it was a super small venue in a conference room-maybe 200 people and the sound was great and it was just one of those really special nights
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Post by dudleypippen on Oct 20, 2021 15:30:15 GMT
Heart. And it breaks my heart to say that. Honestly whoever was on the sound desk should’ve paid for our tickets. They sounded awful. That’s so funny, I saw them open for Journey in maybe 2008? and the energy was incredible! I love how different everyone’s experiences have been. In the late 90s I saw Barenaked Ladies at the last stop of a tour. So disappointing, they seemed low energy, exhausted, tired of the set and just going through the motions. The only concert I’ve ever left early was Phish when they played at an outdoor amphitheater in 2001. There was a massive rainstorm and I was literally soaked to the bone. They were playing some newer stuff I wasn’t super familiar with and they had already done my favorite songs, so I went back and napped in the car until the show was over!
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