Bands That You Wouldn't Go See Again

[michäel2]

stanley clarke.... saw him in the Netherlands last holiday, he brought a young promising drummer over, the lot was of the head and we got served an hour and a half drum solo, we really came for a bass solo ):

[RickM]

Seconding the Dave Matthews thing. Got dragged to a show back in the early/mid 90s. They are still very bad, to my little ears.

[davids]

Bob Dylan. Saw him 17 years ago, it was a riot, 2 years ago was a snoozefest.

Ha! I saw Dylan around 1980 and he sucked. So when I went back to see him in 2014, I figured he owed me. Debt paid, big time.

[beeatnik]

The Replacements. A drunken mess.

They were awesome this year.

Moby can be insufferable

[ElvisMerckx]

Jesus & Mary Chain -- late 80s. So bored I wanted to die.

[Corso]

U2
Saw them thrice: in the very early days, when they “noticed", and when they were “huge”. Now I’m so sick of Bono being “Bono”, I’m done.
And the early shows were better...

Springsteen: Saw him in late 70s, and 81. 3 hour shows, exhausting! Fantastic! The BOSS!

But now with his political views (not blaming him for having them, they simply don’t align with mine), his daughter equestrian competing with the other gazillionaire kids (working class themes from a super-wealthy guy), as well as playing 2 songs that many view as "anti-war” (with a million other songs he could have performed) at a major vet concert, no thank you mister.

I’ll hold on to my great memories of seeing both bands when I did.

[bking]

Crosby still and nash. really pretty disappointed about 6 or 8 years ago, those harmony's though are probably never the same live. Bonny Raitt sort of saved the night.

someone above mentioned Diana Krall, boy i'm on the other side of that. Went a few months ago fully expecting to be underwhelmed. Great show, great personality on stage and i'd go again, and pay for it.

[oopfoo]

Saw Dylan in 1990 at the University of Georgia. He was touring with GE Smith. They came on and did NOTHING but new rock numbers. Had the audience actually BOOING until he left the stage. I mean, I understand the tedium of performing the same numbers, night after night, but shouldn't you have enough appreciation for your audience to have at least a LITTLE fan-service?

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Saw their tour for Flight of the Cosmic Hippo in 1991. Jazz banjo was pretty cool at the time, but three hours of what seemed like the SAME SONG!? No thank you.

Jimmy Buffett. They're going to kick me out of Florida for this one, but I was the ONLY sober person on the front row. So much meh without intoxicants.

[jdp211]

Just got home from a show. Lineup was Bully (rad!), Alvvays (rad!), Built to Spill (Crazy rad!), and Best Coast (fun, but every single song sounds exactly the same). I'd happily go see any of them again, except Best Coast. Maybe if their set was 1/4 as long, I'd have enjoyed it more. I mostly just wanted to see Doug Martsch shred the guitar for a couple of hours, but alas...

[Bob Ross]

The Replacements. A drunken mess.

Isn't that why one would go see The Replacements in the first place?

[Jonathan]

I've never been to a concert I wouldn't go to again, though there are a few I wouldn't pay to go see again.

[steve garro]

Any jam band / pseudo bluegrass I got talked into going to.

Especially String Cheese Incident or Yonder Mountain.

- Garro.

[rowdyhillrambler]

Graduated in '95, went with some pals on a road trip. Halfway into, I was outvoted. Phish at red rocks, venue was awesome. But stab me in the face, it was insufferable. No way ever would I see them again.

I grew up on punk/metal shred tastic music. That shite was awful

[holliscx]

I saw Morrissey in the early 1990s but his fans turned me off.

Missy Elliott is the most ridiculous show I've ever seen. She changed into a different heinous outfit for every song for like an 18 song set.

[Brandon White]

I saw Oasis 2 times. Once in their prime, and once past their prime. I wouldn't see them again (even if they were together) after that past prime concert. It was even at the magical Hollywood Bowl.

[chasea]

No way I can remember all of the bad shows I've seen.

I know this'll ruffle some feathers, but Built to Spill and New Pornographers stand out as being M-E-H boring. I'd rather a show be bad than boring.

[rowdyhillrambler]

Alright, big fan of Moz, but I get it......

But, missy "misdemeanor" Elliot?????? You got some splainin' to do. No reason to ever be there.

I saw Morrissey in the early 1990s but his fans turned me off.

Missy Elliott is the most ridiculous show I've ever seen. She changed into a different heinous outfit for every song for like an 18 song set.

[rowdyhillrambler]

Wife is a fan, saw them both.. Snooze.

No way I can remember all of the bad shows I've seen.

I know this'll ruffle some feathers, but Built to Spill and New Pornographers stand out as being M-E-H boring. I'd rather a show be bad than boring.

[TTX1]

Another vote for Phish.

I saw them at Bennington College in '89 or '90 - there were perhaps fewer than 20 people there, and even that one hippy guy thought they sucked.

I walked out.

Also, it's a shame that the only time I saw Tony Thompson play was with the Powerstation but without Robert Palmer - stupid show all around.

[mjbabcock]

No way I can remember all of the bad shows I've seen.

I know this'll ruffle some feathers, but Built to Spill and New Pornographers stand out as being M-E-H boring. I'd rather a show be bad than boring.

Okay, here's a question. How does a musician's experience at a concert differ from mine? I never played an instrument in my life and my experience on stage is limited to a third grade band performance where I rocked the xylephone. Are you watching the technical skills of the musicians? the interactions between them? their energy? their improvisation? their interactions with the audience? something else?

For me, Radiohead. I absolutely fucking love their music. Love it. I even think they do the stadium thing pretty good. The stadium experience just doesn't work for me. I would rather crank up any of their albums at home than stand there with 20,000 people trying to get a good view. If I'm gonna go to a stadium show let it be fun dance music with sweaty attractive people all around.