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09-05-2005, 10:02 AM
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Posted in off topic because on non-bass subject matter.
A few days ago I saw a repeat of the MTV Video Awards because I have nothing better to do with my life. During the show, I was treated to My Chemical Romance performing "Helena" and The Killers doing "Mr. Brightside". I'm a fan of both bands and both songs, but the live performances really left me scratching my head. I can't say it it nicely, so here goes...Gerard Way (MCR) and Brandon Flowers (The Killers) sound awful live. Gerard was barely audible over the rest of the band, and Flowers sounded like a cat with a head-cold. Bleaaaaa 
Anyone else feel the same way after seeing the show?
Have you ever seen any other bands that just didn't meet your expectations live?
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09-05-2005, 10:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | Queens of the Stoneage... all live clips I've seen of them, Josh Homme's be off time/pitch.
Surprisingly, the Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl sounds good and everything, but he's so annoying. Right before every chorus, he seems to shout something like "Ya ready?" or "C'mon" or "Alright"... it's almost like saying to the audience, sorry you had to sit throught those verses... here... here's a chorus to make you feel better.
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09-05-2005, 10:34 AM
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09-05-2005, 10:43 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: New York | | | The guy for Third Eye Blind. Saw them open for the Goo Goo Dolls a couple years ago and I wanted to go on stage and get the mic out of his hand, he was that bad. |
09-05-2005, 10:47 AM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | | Taking Back Sunday. Yikes. There's a *lot* of studio magic that goes into that guy's voice. |
09-05-2005, 11:02 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WHINE-DER, GEEE-A | | | Steven Tyler was horrible when I saw him back in the 70's (probably drug/alcohol related, don't know about now).
Robert Plant can't quite do what he used to do - but he is forgiven - because practically no one else could ever do what he used to do.
I've only seen System Of A Down on SNL and thought they sucked - but I love the recording (don't know the name of the song).
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09-05-2005, 11:02 AM
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09-05-2005, 11:08 AM
|  | $100 off new Directv subsp.PM me BEFORE signing up | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: SiouxFalls by way of Pierre,SD | | | Like someone said earlier, RHCP. He sounds great on the CDs, but any live stuff I've ever heard he sounds whiny and really out of pitch. Plus he decides to yell instead of singing on a lot of songs. The rest of the band is great, though, so it's too bad. |
09-05-2005, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by mattsk42 Like someone said earlier, RHCP. He sounds great on the CDs, but any live stuff I've ever heard he sounds whiny and really out of pitch. Plus he decides to yell instead of singing on a lot of songs. The rest of the band is great, though, so it's too bad. |
oh, man. anyone else remember when they played on some vh1 awards show in either 1999 or 2000?
man. that was a train wreck and a half for anthony kiedis.
and i'd like to add to this list...
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09-05-2005, 11:21 AM
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09-05-2005, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt Till Surprisingly, the Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl sounds good and everything, but he's so annoying | Anyone notica that in the new Foo Fighters video he looks like he's trying to eat the mic in the choruses? 
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09-05-2005, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Brad Barker
and i'd like to add to this list...
ashlee simpson | I think he meant singers who sing LIVE. 
+1 on Corgan. They're production in studio is awesome, but it sounds as though they do live shows without a soundcheck or something. He tries to sing loud and gets pitchy. |
09-05-2005, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by justateenpoet Posted in off topic because on non-bass subject matter. | Non bass, music related topics go in Miscellaneous.
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09-05-2005, 12:49 PM
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09-05-2005, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt Till Queens of the Stoneage... all live clips I've seen of them, Josh Homme's be off time/pitch.
Surprisingly, the Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl sounds good and everything, but he's so annoying. Right before every chorus, he seems to shout something like "Ya ready?" or "C'mon" or "Alright"... it's almost like saying to the audience, sorry you had to sit throught those verses... here... here's a chorus to make you feel better. | +1
I´ve been to a Foo Fighters concert and Dave is an excellent live singer, but you are right on the "Ya ready!" "Alright" thingie always before the chorus, that gets old, real fast!
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09-05-2005, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by driver800 I've only seen System Of A Down on SNL and thought they sucked - but I love the recording (don't know the name of the song). | +1 I love SOAD, but they suck live. Everything I've heard of them live has been horrible. The new stuff with the guitarist doing backing vocals doesn't make it any better. He's horrible on CD and worse live.
I've never been impressed with Maynard from Tool from what I've heard live. To quote Randy Jackson, "very pitchy".
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09-05-2005, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by scourge I think he meant singers who sing LIVE.
+1 on Corgan. They're production in studio is awesome, but it sounds as though they do live shows without a soundcheck or something. He tries to sing loud and gets pitchy. |
Granted he doesn't have the finest voice, but Billy Corgan doesn't sound bad on the bootlegs I have...
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09-05-2005, 05:31 PM
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I love many of his studio recordings...BUT live he was physically painful.
Tony Levin was still great, though.
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09-05-2005, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by mattsk42 Like someone said earlier, RHCP. He sounds great on the CDs, but any live stuff I've ever heard he sounds whiny and really out of pitch. Plus he decides to yell instead of singing on a lot of songs. The rest of the band is great, though, so it's too bad. | I have their 'Live At Slane' DVD, and I always thought it was really good. I've never seen anything else by them live though, I'm surprised to find that so many people dislike his performance.
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09-05-2005, 06:39 PM
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I'd have to say Anthony Kiedis also. However, on the Live at Slane Castle DVD he sounds better than he usually does live. It's somewhere between his normal live sound and his recorded CD sound. Good enough to listen to at least. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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