Comprehensive List of Bands That I've Seen but Wish I Hadn't (2 Viewers)

[washingcattle]

Ah Relish. I think we played a gig with them once. I don't want to click on that Zephyr song, it was quite catchy. Did it get re-worked for the Westlife tune?

Click above, it's fucking embarrassing.

 

[CinnamonBoy]

Click above, it's fucking embarrassing.

I have to resist. It'll be in my head all night if I do.

 

[washingcattle]

I have to resist. It'll be in my head all night if I do.

It's the musical equivalent of a cold sore alright.

 

[rettucs]

Ah Relish. I think we played a gig with them once. I don't want to click on that Zephyr song, it was quite catchy. Did it get re-worked for the Westlife tune?

christ, I own their album.

what was I at there? I saw them about 10 times as support acts. Thought they were decent enough initially. Then the HATE set in.

 

[Hector Grey]

Oh dear, i was at many of these shows of which you speak. Still, you have to learn from these experiences.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Basically Ozfest until Slayer came on.

That was a pretty awful day altogether really. I enjoyed Slayer and Tool and nothing else.

 

[sleepy]

The last time I saw nomeansno in the button factory about 4 or 5 years ago killed off my interest in them for a good while. Lots of really long shit boring songs that went on for about 20 minutes. And the sound was pretty awful too.

I saw u2 at Slane about 10 years ago and thought they were amazing. Then saw them about 5 years later in Croke Park and they were fucking appalling. 10 minute long speeches in between every song.

A mate took me to see Tom McRae just before Christmas last year and he was beyond shit. Great support act though and I did get to sneak into Anthrax for a bit upstairs so that kind of made up for listening to what was basically a boring arsehole whining to a room full of 200 people that had paid to see him that not enough people liked him. My mate got me to take his picture with him after and I was wearing an Anthrax tshirt from the gig upstairs so Tom looks really pissed off in the photo

The Verve. In fairness I deserve to have a shit time for heading to that

Manic Street Preachers when they supported the Verve.

Jonathan Richman in Whelans about 5 years ago. He sang lots of songs about getting older and people dying. It really bummed me out.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

I was at this too.. snoozefest

I was told someone fell off the stage ..which would have been a highlight if I could remember it

Don't remember that but I do remember Dylan cancelled the gig in Galway the following night as he had laryngitis.

 

[washingcattle]

The last time I saw nomeansno in the button factory about 4 or 5 years ago killed off my interest in them for a good while. Lots of really long shit boring songs that went on for about 20 minutes. And the sound was pretty awful too.

I saw u2 at Slane about 10 years ago and thought they were amazing. Then saw them about 5 years later in Croke Park and they were fucking appalling. 10 minute long speeches in between every song.

A mate took me to see Tom McRae just before Christmas last year and he was beyond shit. Great support act though and I did get to sneak into Anthrax for a bit upstairs so that kind of made up for listening to what was basically a boring arsehole whining to a room full of 200 people that had paid to see him that not enough people liked him. My mate got me to take his picture with him after and I was wearing an Anthrax tshirt from the gig upstairs so Tom looks really pissed off in the photo

The Verve. In fairness I deserve to have a shit time for heading to that

Manic Street Preachers when they supported the Verve.

Jonathan Richman in Whelans about 5 years ago. He sang lots of songs about getting older and people dying. It really bummed me out.

U2 Popmart was amazing. Free ticket was doubly amazing. I enjoyed the Verve and the Manics at Slane.

I liked JD Bradfields mid-set patter "you're all so fucking young!!"

 

[CinnamonBoy]

U2 Popmart was amazing. Free ticket was doubly amazing. I enjoyed the Verve and the Manics at Slane.

I liked JD Bradfields mid-set patter "you're all so fucking young!!"

Manics were good but even Robbie Williams was better than the Verve. (Quite a value for money line-up back then, wasn't it? James and The Seahorses played as well. (That'd be a good name for a band...."James and the Seahorses". Like a nod to Jamie and the Magic Torch))

 

[nlgbbbblth]

I didn't see U2 - Popmart. That's one for the regrets thread. The Mexico DVD is really good.

 

[Unicron]

Is Pop the U2 album that they/their fans don't like but people who like the sort of music talked about on thumped do?

 

[rettucs]

The Verve. In fairness I deserve to have a shit time for heading to that

the one in the point depot? I was at that. It was pretty terrible.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Is Pop the U2 album that they/their fans don't like but people who like the sort of music talked about on thumped do?

It has a few good songs, Zooropa is better

 

[washingcattle]

Is Pop the U2 album that they/their fans don't like but people who like the sort of music talked about on thumped do?

Yup, That and Zooropa have a genuinely good albums worth of songs between them.

the one in the point depot? I was at that. It was pretty terrible.

All the songs of Urban Hymns were total shit live, I liked the stuff of the first two at The Point, by the time they played at Slane the guitarist had left and that gig was a bit flat, but it was still okay.

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

engine alley, possibly the worst band i've ever seen

toasted heretic, not much better

daisy chainsaw, appalling live

u2 - 2 hours of bono sermonising, 3 nights in a row (i was working at the shows) is more than any man should have to bear, took years off me

 

[CinnamonBoy]

I got a free ticket to Panda Bear in Vicar Street, and from reading the reviews I was expecting the next Brian Wilson......however, it was, in Jill Hives' words: "Panda Bore". I hate his contribution to Random Access Memories too. They should've just sampled an old Beach Boys tune (With Me Tonight, perhaps) and made something from that.

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

cornershop when they first came to cork were beyond appalling, it was like they'd just been introduced to (a) each other (b) their instruments (c) music



the disappointment was only profound

 

[shidheat]

i kind of regret going to see james brown around '06. that was disillusioning.

these were rubbish live, but i can't say i wish i hadn't gone... (they were educational):

animal collective
desmond dekker
yo la tengo (lambchop supporting was a bad start)
beth orton
bernard purdie
gomez

 

[rettucs]

gomez

which time? I saw them several times and despite how flaky their albums got, the live show was always great.