Of the 126 bands I saw this year, here are my choices across a multitude of categories. Consider most of the categories recommendations for buying tickets in the future.
Best Shows:
1. Marilyn Manson
2. Velvet Revolver
3. M.I.A. (Rickshaw show)
Worst Shows:
1. The Frail
2. Incubus (my fault mostly)
3. Dan Deacon
Biggest “I was there” moments:
1. Bridge School
2. The Nightwatchman
3. M.I.A. (Rickshaw show)
Most overhyped:
1. Smashing Pumpkins
2. Of Montreal
3. Blonde Redhead
Best ‘In the know’ shows (big musician in a little venue)
1. M.I.A. (Rickshaw show)
2. Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman
3. Jeordie White/Goon Moon
4. Perry Ferrell/Satellite Party
5. Richard Patrick/Army of Anyone
Most exclusive, aka shows where I could have hocked my ticket for big bucks:
1. Smashing Pumpkins
2. M.I.A. (Rickshaw show)
3. Daft Punk
Bitches who canceled their tours on me:
1. White Stripes
2. Too Short
3. The Decemberists
Best swag:
1. Velvet Revolver pick
2. M.I.A. setlist
3. Ozzy pick
Most fun shows:
1. Marilyn Manson
2. Mickey Avalon @ popscene
3. Daft Punk
4. Ghostland/Honeycut/The Gray Kid/Landshark
Craziest shit happened at:
1. Brian Jonestown Massacre
2. Metallica @ Bridge School
3. any Mickey Avalon show
Best Spectacle:
1. Manson
2. Rob Zombie
3. GWAR
Best up and coming local bands:
1. immigrant
2. Darker My Love
3. Honeycut
Music I saw the most:
1. The Gray Kid (4 times)
2. Mickey Avalon, immigrant (3 times)
3. She Wants Revenge, Triple Cobra, Ghostland, Honeycut, Black Angels, Kavinsky, M.I.A. (2 times)
Bands that I need to see again, due to short sets or bad venues:
1. Tool
2. Trans Am
3. The Rapture
Best venues:
1. Great American Music Hall
2. Bottom of the Hill
3. The Warfield
Happy New Year!
great summary list of what sounds like a fantastic year of shows for you Jamie. may the new year blow away the old!!
Comment by daryl — January 2, 2008 @ 4:17 am
Love the recap. Thanks for doing most of the legwork for me. I added a few shows we didn’t share to see my damage. Yikes (even if it isn’t at your level of yikes)
BTW: The Faint (@ Mezzanine) should have made #5 on the ‘Most Fun’ list, for sure!
Also, you’re missing: “Shows where bitches tried to fight me”.
Comment by Eryn — January 2, 2008 @ 9:07 am
The Faint @ Mezzanine was back in December ‘06…thus, it didn’t count.
Comment by hardrockchick — January 2, 2008 @ 9:15 am
oops. I take it back then. Your list is absolutely fucking perfect.
Comment by Eryn — January 2, 2008 @ 3:00 pm
[...] I had been waiting to do for 10 years. While I was really happy with the show, and rated it as one of my top shows last year, this show at The Warfield was about a hundred times better. It actually held a candle to a NIN [...]
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