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roachboy · 03-30-2005, 08:07 AM

worst concert experiences---apart from those parallel to warrreagl's in the other thread (hilarious story, btw)---has to be the following:

phoebe snow and dan hill: two sensitive people singing sensitive songs for what seemed like days, which made me think that i should just leave and shoot myself.

reo speedwagon opening for jeff beck: the worst, the worst, the worst thing i have ever heard. the absolute worst. worse than any number of foul bluegrass shows i was dragged to. worse than hank william's backup band opening for miles davis, during which they performed a tribute to dead hank by featured a spotlight on a mike center stage and the band singing the backup vocal tracks to a series of hank williams hits.

watching some nitwit at a jethro tull show long long ago throw an empty whiskey bottle forward into the crowd. watching the bottle eplode on someone's head and watching that person drop to the ground instantly. not being able to do anything about any of it.

watching the boards of the hockey rink in boston garden burst into flames because someone shot a roman candle into it during the chaos that followed keith moon's passing out onstage 4 songs into a who show. i was in the first row of teh first balcony across from the fire. i was sure i was going to die.

the first de la soul tour, before they had figured out how to perform live.

03-30-2005, 08:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	worst concert experiences---apart from those parallel to warrreagl's in the other thread (hilarious story, btw)---has to be the following: phoebe snow and dan hill: two sensitive people singing sensitive songs for what seemed like days, which made me think that i should just leave and shoot myself. reo speedwagon opening for jeff beck: the worst, the worst, the worst thing i have ever heard. the absolute worst. worse than any number of foul bluegrass shows i was dragged to. worse than hank william's backup band opening for miles davis, during which they performed a tribute to dead hank by featured a spotlight on a mike center stage and the band singing the backup vocal tracks to a series of hank williams hits. watching some nitwit at a jethro tull show long long ago throw an empty whiskey bottle forward into the crowd. watching the bottle eplode on someone's head and watching that person drop to the ground instantly. not being able to do anything about any of it. watching the boards of the hockey rink in boston garden burst into flames because someone shot a roman candle into it during the chaos that followed keith moon's passing out onstage 4 songs into a who show. i was in the first row of teh first balcony across from the fire. i was sure i was going to die. the first de la soul tour, before they had figured out how to perform live. __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite Last edited by roachboy; 03-30-2005 at 08:10 AM..