Worst Live show you've seen?

[emkay]

I haven't seen too many major bands that have sucked. Played in and heard quite a few horrible club bands in the past. The worst I have heard recently were two live broadcasts on KCRW. One was Danger Mouse with Gnarls Barkley the other was The Black Keys, and last but not least, a horrible live performance by the White Stripes live on some TV show
All were very disappointing,amateurish and Gawd Awful!
I expected alot more, because I liked the recordings.

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by thedoner

I've recorded them live, and sadly, I can't disagree with you

Originally Posted by Jim vanBergen

I mixed an early club date before they hit the bigtime, and they couldn't play together to save their lives. I totally don't get the hype. Weird.

A few years back I recorded and produced them in a "in studio" live video shoot.
I played back the tracks for their manager et al.
I thought we should have done another take.
He said, "why?"
I said, "I think we need to get a better take."
He said something to the affect, "this is how they sound; it's perfectly fine - no need for another take."

Hey, music is not what it used to be -- it's more about the visual I'm afraid.

[Indrestudios]

Originally Posted by bitman

Verruca Salt on SNL.
Oh man did that suck.

I was a huge fan and had seen them flat out rock live, but I sat there stunned thinking ...this is the end.

And it was.

You are correct bitman, that was the beginning of the end. I mixed them live for years, as well as that SNL show. To be honest, I don't remember their performance too well, I was just thrilled to be in that engineer's chair that night.

-MC

[thedoner]

Originally Posted by Indrestudios

You are correct bitman, that was the beginning of the end. I mixed them live for years, as well as that SNL show. To be honest, I don't remember their performance too well, I was just thrilled to be in that engineer's chair that night.

-MC

Hey Michael,
Congrats on the excellent Mix magazine write up!
Keep up the good work!
-GD

[iluvatar]

Originally Posted by SeanBlack

Honorable Mention Dio. $80 tickets in a club. Horrible sound, Vinny Appices drumming was crap and Im not sure he kept a straight beat all night. We were 5 ft from the stage and Im thinking this is so cool. 25 minutes in Im thinking cant he just play The Last In Line so I can leave.

I saw him with Sabbath/Heaven & Hell a couple years ago and from an execution standpoint, it was one of the best I've ever seen. The music is kind of slow & boring to sit through for 70+ minutes, but the band was tight and the audio fidelity was absolutely stunning.

Slightly off topic, but I have never heard a good sounding concert using a line array system.

See above. Meyer Milo system.

-Dan.

[jude]

Cat Power on her australian tour a few years ago.
i was mixing monitors for her and i gotta say ive never seen a more wasted proformer. she was rolling around on stage pissed, mumbling "**** the police" into a mic, occasionally pllaying the piano.... poorly

i got to say, it really was music to slit your wrists to. i never understood why emo's were so depressed untill i heard her

[SeanBlack]

Originally Posted by iluvatar

I saw him with Sabbath/Heaven & Hell a couple years ago and from an execution standpoint, it was one of the best I've ever seen. The music is kind of slow & boring to sit through for 70+ minutes, but the band was tight and the audio fidelity was absolutely stunning.

-Dan.

My cousin said the same thing about Heaven and Hell. Great sound but boring. His Girlfriend fell a sleep. lol.

[speakercoil]

HAVE YOU ALL BEAT....

I had to accompany my Nephews to last year's American Idol tour... Just one show in Hartford, CT... It was a ****ing joke... SERIOUSLY...

The whole thing was a giant commercial (of course)... They even had an intermission in the middle where they plugged Guitar Hero III for like 30 minutes... Even had a competition on stage... I shit you not.

It was embarrassing.

Everyone was pretty terrible... I laughed when David Cook came out, because he was fat and trying to squeeze into jeans that most teenage girls couldn't fit into... Then he hopped around like he was a ****ing rock star... What a joke the whole thing was.


on the flip side... Best show I have ever seen was Radiohead last year at the All Points West Festival. However the festival ranks as the worst festival I have ever been to... lol... a limit to 5 beers... no onsite parking... no camping... takes like 2-3 hours to get there from the ferry site (due to lines), and even longer to leave... But a beautiful setting I must say.

[*iIIiCit*]

Originally Posted by chrisso

I've played in some of the worst live shows I've ever seen!

very honest thumbsup

[iluvatar]

I worked the stage at a county fair a few years ago with the usually lineup of local community group demonstrations during the day and mediocre cover bands at night. Amidst the karaoke contests, karate demonstrations, and plus-sized belly dancers was one new age meditation group that got on stage and talked about how humming this one note brings them inner peace, then proceeded to give a demonstration of how to hum... one note... for several... minutes...

-Dan.

[floydisbest]

Probably Jet.
Terrible playing, timing, and singing was hit or miss in spots.

The White Stripes and Back Keys are some of the better shows I've seen incidentally.

[angelo]

George Clinton around 2004/2005 in Amsterdam.
They played for more then 3 hours and we left after 30 minutes. I suppose you had to be on drugs to endure the concert just like the musicians....

[dobbo]

Having seen him kill many times, I was excited to see him in a really small club. Tix were $125... they rolled him in on some sort of dolly and he played very poorly and very LOUD. So disappointing. He is pretty old and sickly so I give him that but $125 per ticket??? On the other hand I've seen Allan Holdsworth and Buddy guy (separately of course!) in the same club and those shows were amazing. I chatted with Holdsworth and even helped him carry his gear.