What is the most NON-synth/ebm/goth/industrial concert you have ever seen?

[~Jonna]

For those of us who have been around for a while, I'm sure that you have seen some concerts that are far removed from the genre of music that has brought us all to this forum. What is the oddest show that you have ever seen?

A few years ago, my (now ex) girlfriend and I began making a joke about singing Tom Jones songs in public as an appropriate responce to various things that people would say. Neither of us was into his music or anything, it was just something to annoy people with. Anyway, one thing led to another and someone gave us tickets to see him in Atlantic City, NJ. I have to say that seeing a short, extremely sweaty man jumping around on stage wiping his brow with women's panties and singing that 'hip' music was one of the most enjoyable shows that I have ever been to. Everyone in the audience was singing along and it was a great vibe. Just goes to show that a joke really can be taken too far.

[~Kirlian Blue]

mmmmm Immortal/Decide/UK SUBS/The Expoited all excelent shows from Black Metal to PUNK.....Girl School,Beki Bondage and The Sex Pistols i loved em all well the Black Metal was ok but it was because athere are no goths who live in south london im one of the few and then im more ebm/industrial/new wave new romantic....

Actually PULP.....bloody excelent 1995 brixton acadaemy as a 16 yr old!!!.....

Pulp could be classed as Electroclash as they were doing it since 1983 andformed in 1978 took till 1995 to make it but were classed as Indie ....superb band!!!

[~Human Clone]

I'm a huge Billy Bragg fan, I go to see him everytime he comes to town.

http://www.billybragg.co.uk/

[~fen]

95% of the shows ive seen are non synth.
though BruceHornsby (ask gordonctrl (http://www.electrogarden.com/forums/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=2174) about him ):> ) playing synth and piano with theGratefulDead was odd.

[~gordonctrl]

you know fen, everytime someone tells the bruce hornsby story, a little part of my soul dies a horrible death (-:


no time for love dr jones
Brad

[~Provision]

i've seen weird al.....
he kicks ass live funny and so much energy...

also first show i ever saw at age 13 was White Zombie with Pantera..

[~NullDevice]

I saw Ringo and his All-Starr Band back in 91.

Yes, a girl was involved.

I've also been to a plethora of jazz shows.

[~KissTheStar]

Metallica with Faith No More

[~skylla]

don't think i've been to any odd concerts, but the best concert i've been to was a non-synth concert with dEUS.

[~amyagogo]

Lordy, where do i start?

Sha Na Na
Kenny Loggins
Hall and Oates
David Lee Roth

OK to be fair, those were all in my youth, Erie never got anyone super cool :p

These might teeter on non-synth, guess it's a matter of opinion:

Madonna
Filter
Powerman 5000
The Bloodhound Gang (ruled!!)
Neurotic Outsiders/John Taylor
Beth Orton
David Sylvian
Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry
Brian Setzer

I'll go to anything, just about :laugh:

[~rustcwc]

God..tons of hair metal concerts in the late 80's...a few country when i was younger with my parents....I saw the Jackson's victory tour in 1984....

I go to a lot of punk and indie shows as well.......A very non synth show that was one of the most amazing performances that i have EVER seen was Nina Simone in 1998 on the Pier in Seattle. Gorgeous night with one of the most powerful voice in Jazz/Blues...she was a senior citizen, but so full of spark and power...it was one of those "goosebumps throughout the whole show and for like a week after" concerts....she is VERY missed (She passed away a few months ago).....

[~Daft Monk]

My wife took me to see Tina Turner twice on her farewell tour a couple of years ago, and we had a good time both times. I suppose that Tina has a synthpop connection since she was recorded songs written by the Pet Shop Boys, but her opening acts are a different story.
The first time the opening act was Lionel Richie. He was actually pretty good, even though my wife didn't recognize his name it slowly dawned on her that early 80's aor radio was dominated by his songs. It was amusing to see a couple of women in their 40's and 50's getting terribly excited to see Lionel while their husbands sat in their seats with annoyed looks.
Six months later when Tina came back around for her final farewell date (I guess the tour got extended when they figured out they could make some more money) the opening act was Joe Cocker. We found our seats while he was playing a completely funk-free version of a Bob Marley song and found ourselves laughing through the whole set. He was a little too old and too fat be as cool as he apparently thought he was and it was just a bit too silly. The best part of the show was when he played air piano during the instrumental section of "You Are So Beautiful." It just said so much somehow. He just hadn't aged very well, and someone needs to tell him that he doesn't really "rock" anymore.

[~rustcwc]

My ex boyfriend took me to see Tina in 1997, and she was pretty amazing....but in all honesty, the main reason I went was that Cyndi Lauper opened for her...she was phenomenal....

[~veganmaster]

well my GF and I are going to see Queensryche and Dream Theatre
in a week or so..... Green Apple Quick Step is good live, saw them a few times, and once with Gruntruck (definitely not synthpop).

[~Dan1boy]

1987 in Anaheim, CA

EPMD, 2 Live Crew, Eazy E/NWA and Tone Loc (funky cold medina)

Needless to say, my buddy and I stuck out like a sore thumb...

[~Efreak]

Ratt and Poison
How dare you judge me?!?!?! :laugh:
Jamie

[~NightHalo]

I saw Metallica when I was 10

I saw Morrissey at a double concert back last Fall. Morrissey opened for Jaguares.. I was there for Jaguares.. and ended up liking Morrissey a little ...

[~Darla VW]

When I was 10 I won tickets to see Reba McEntire (for those of you who haven't heard of her, she was about as hard core country as you can get -- of course before she got on a sitcom...) At the time I was in heaven....and I still freak my friends out with how many country songs I know by heart :) But hey, that's what happens when you grow up in New Mexico.
Darla VW

[~KrystalWrists]

Here's my list:

NKOTB (twice), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (yes, they had an album out!), Stone Temple Pilots, Candlebox, Budweiser Superfest (Montel Jordan, Mary J. Blige, Boyz II Men), Boyz II Men again, Toadies (twice), Tripping Daisy, Funland, Emilio, Sigur Ros, Everclear, Sponge (I got onstage and sung with them, heh), R. Kelly & LL Cool J, the nixons, Carmen.....

And I've been to several festivals with bands like Matchbox 20, No Doubt (who I fell asleep on!), Lisa Loeb, and others....

There's been ALOT more.... but I'm just too lazy to think of them all right now.



Most of these.... well all except for Sigur, I saw when I was in my early teens.... so most of them I'm not too proud of right now. Heh.


krystal

[~David Vesel]

Actually, most of the concerts I've attended were not synthpop/electro/industrial oriented. But many of them seemed to be piano oriented.

My first concert, I saw Billy Joel in 1986. He is the biggest non-synth influence on my own stuff....I basically learned songwriting from him. He put on one hell of a show. He only pulls out a synth to perform "Pressure".

Another excellent show, and the biggest surprise, was Debbie Gibson in 1988. She never got much respect, but she put on a great show, she can play piano dammit, and.....god she is tiny! Like 5 foot nuthin.

[~amyagogo]

Originally posted by Dan1boy
1987 in Anaheim, CA

EPMD, 2 Live Crew, Eazy E/NWA and Tone Loc (funky cold medina)

Needless to say, my buddy and I stuck out like a sore thumb...

Hmmm yeah, i'll bet...but you certainly remembered your Crew lyrics after all these years :p

[~SFARAH]

Eeek-a-mouse this last sunday...
bands in spanish....Jaguares, Soda Stereo, Heroes del Silencio, FAbulososo cadillacs.

Most non-traditional performances...Julee Cruise, Clannad, Compay Segundo, Hope Sandoval, Zap Mamma, INXS, Midnight Oil.

Dissapointments: Santana, Tori Amos, Moby, The Cure.

Worst performances: Cake, FrontLine Assembly, Sunny Day Real State, Crystal Method.

Looking forward Venus Hum next weekend....

[~melibita]

I have been to a few punk and ska shows. I have bands like the Virus, GBH, Chencha Berrinches, and the Circle Jerks.

[~La Marquise]

I admit to seeing Westlife in concert at Wembley this summer in London. It's a long story! I also saw Tony Hadley, but he was in Spandau Ballet, and hence is still technically a Blitz Kid. I've seen Cher several times with my mother. I will even admit to seeing Poison when I was 14--but they did wear make-up back in the 80s, so it must have been legal for me to see them.

[~Changeling]

Ozzy Osbourne!

I remember very little of the actual concert. Our car broke down on the way. We took a taxi the rest of the way and on the trip back we were met with a snowstorm. Those were the days.

[~silent night]

Death SS (they're metal) and hum...a crappy italian love-song composer....I had to take my mum there....lol

[~Kirlian Blue]

Death SS sounds right up my street he he he he..........Id be such a hppy little kirlian b seeing a band like that!!!:)

[~silent night]

mark but have you ever seen them...i mean how they look....which role you'd like play....the vampire, the death, the mummy or the wolfman...LOL....I bet you'd choose the vampire

[~Human Clone]

Originally posted by amyagogo


Sha Na Na
Kenny Loggins


I'll go to anything, just about :laugh:

Bah ha ha ha ha ha ha ;)

[~amyagogo]

Oh you find that funny there, eh, Clone? Sure, laugh at my shame ;) *puts Clone in a headlock*

In my defense, i was about 8 for Sha Na Na, and Kenny Loggins was about the time of Footloose...if that's an excuse *lol* It kinda sucked growing up in Erie, PA, cos we never got anyone good...you had to travel to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, or Buffalo--all 2 hours away--and i didn't quite have the funds as a teen to do that :sobbing:

Oh but i made up for it when i moved out here...i've seen Duran at least 12 times since i met Swankster, not including all the various Duran related side projects...and that's all that matters to me ;)

[NJOberheim]

Motley Crew. My brother was a huge fan. It was actually pretty cool. Tommy Lee spinning around in his drum set was interesting. Aside from that, I saw The Bangles and Til' Tuesday.

Rich

[seraphim]

Hmm. Most Non-Synth related shows I have been to. That may take stepping into the way-back machine. Lets start with the most recent show, Current 93. No synths there. I have also seen bands like Dead Can Dance, The Cocteau Twins, Death In June, Einsturzende Neubauten, Nick Cave, Human Drama, Sisters of Mercy, REM and a plethora of others. Unlike everyone else, I haven't really seen any 'odd' bands like 2 Live Crew or Vanilla Ice. Though the worst show ever would have to had been the Sisters of Mercy show. Yup.

[~rustcwc]

The worst live band I have ever seen was Soundgarden. They sounded horrible....they treated the audience horribly....they just sucked...

[~skyborg12]

I was big into the whole ska/punk thing for a long time. The seem to go along with the raves back in the day where I went to High School in Boise.

NOFX
Rancid
Strychnine
AFI
Guttermouth
The Hippo's
Two and a Half White Guys
Let's Go Bowling
Reel Big Fish (I still can't believe it)

Ah it has been so long and so many shows I can't remeber all of them!

[~Human Clone]

Originally posted by amyagogo
Oh you find that funny there, eh, Clone? Sure, laugh at my shame ;) *puts Clone in a headlock*

In my defense, i was about 8 for Sha Na Na, and Kenny Loggins was about the time of Footloose...if that's an excuse *lol* It kinda sucked growing up in Erie, PA, cos we never got anyone good...you had to travel to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, or Buffalo--all 2 hours away--and i didn't quite have the funds as a teen to do that :sobbing:

Oh but i made up for it when i moved out here...i've seen Duran <i>at least</i> 12 times since i met Swankster, not including all the various Duran related side projects...and that's all that matters to me ;)

Ok, I am about to outshame you *bows head*

"Milli Vanilli"

[~rustcwc]

WOOHOO human clone!!! i wouldn't be ashamed of that...that rocks!!! that is legendary!!! hold your head up high!! i'd be proud of that....honestly...that is pretty cool in a "campy-pop culture kind of way"

[~Human Clone]

Hah, yeah you're right Amy's bands are more shameful :) It was an MTV tour, the line up was:

Tone Loc
Milli Vanilli
Was Not Was

And some other crappy bands that I fail to remember.

[~gordonctrl]

I was dragged to a lot of metal shows by my best friend in the early 90's and then I would make him go see an industrial/gothish show, it was like a competition of "who can cause the other the most pain"

bands he made me see:
Exodus
Black Sabbath
Dio
Savatage
Gwar
The Undead(no metal but still hurt a bit)
The Meatmen(not metal and really hurt)

In return I made him see:
KMFDM
Thrill Kill Kult
Chem Lab
Skrew
Die Krupps
Sister Machine Gun
Heavy Water Factory
The Sisters of Mercy

[~rustcwc]

i had a friend like that...but it was her taking me to emo shows and me taking her to industrial/goth shows...it was kind of funny watching her wide eyed and a little nervous...lol...

you wanna talk about embarassing? i saw stryper when i was 12... and i'm not even a christian...

[~interface2x]

Most non-synth was either Sonic Youth (1992) or Local H (2003).

[~Tal`liyne]

I love open-air opera's and also have been to a lot of traditional Celtic folkaire's! Homage to some of my bloodline! Also been to a few classical-type showings that feature artist who specialize in the cello (orgasmic) or violin (haunting)! Love it so!

[~amyagogo]

Soundgarden sucked? i'm so sorry...but come on, Chris is hotter than fook at least...am i right?

As much as i want to condemn you for the Milli ta tha Vanilli...i think rust is right...you were part of history ;)

[~Human Clone]

Originally posted by rustcwc


you wanna talk about embarassing? i saw stryper when i was 12... and i'm not even a christian...

Ha Ha, I remember them. That band had been forever removed from my consciousness until you brought them up. They had the black and yellow stripes all over everything, they had a song "Soldiers under command" (or something like that)" sadly I never got to see them live. :)

[~rustcwc]

Yeah..and "To Hell With The Devil"...they chucked bibles into the audience...it was a little scary actually...and they had this Japanese metal band called Loudness opening for them...Looking back, it was pretty damned funny...a friend took me...i went to see Kiss a week later and he quit speaking to me...lol...his family thought Kiss were the devil...god..if he could hear what i listen to now...

amy...as for soundgarden..they were just awful live...the only other band that i have seen that was as bad as them was alice in chains when they opened for Kiss at Tiger's Stadium...they could barely play (now i know why) and they were asses....

[7red7]

Non-synth shows...I'll keep them to a minimum...These are just some that really stick out...

Pantera/White Zombie (the pit frightened me and I'm a big guy)
Toad The Wet Sprocket/Counting Crows
Ani DiFranco
Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon (don't laugh dammit)
Lilith Fair (I spent a day with the ladies)
Rusted Root
Scorpions/Alice Cooper
Lisa Loebe

and the ever so popular hip-hop side of things...

Tribe Called Quest/Das Efx/Onyx
Digable Planets/De La Soul
Bone Thugz N Harmony (don't ask...Oh god why was I there)
The Roots/Jurrasic 5/Black Eyed Peas

DAN

[~Destral]

I've seen the country group Lonestar live. Them and Bob Sieger would probably be the least non-synth blah blah blah I've seen.

=)

[~zoe]

Hmm... on one hand NKOTB were... but then again they were more synth I guess than Cracker/Gin Blossoms/Spin Doctors, Royal Crown Revue/Pretenders/B-52's, Wallflowers/Counting Crows, Tenacious D, and Green Day... so I don't know :)

[~Bornslippy]

Next Aug I'll be at the Reggae Sunsplash at the Hollywood Bowl...

I was given(yeahhh right) tix to go to Wango Tango two years ago...

Saw

Back Street
Blue Man Group
Ricky Martin...

But under no circumstance I enjoyed the shows(wink)

Note to self: why the hell was I dancing then?

[7red7]

Originally posted by zoe
Hmm... on one hand NKOTB were... but then again they were more synth I guess than Cracker/Gin Blossoms/Spin Doctors, Royal Crown Revue/Pretenders/B-52's, Wallflowers/Counting Crows, Tenacious D, and Green Day... so I don't know :)

And might I just add my dear Zoe that aside from your tastes in synth, you have exsquisite taste in your rock bands as well :)

DAN

[~IntrospecT]

ummm...I was backstage at the wallflowers show last night in SLC....does that count? :)

[Electroswank]

the ones i can remember:

Lords of the New Church (are they considered goth?)
Adam Ant
Damned
Murphys' Law
Cramps
Reverend Horton Heat
Social Distortion
The Stray Cats
Jerry Lee Lewis
Cresent City Maullers
Bryan Ferry
UK Subs
Selector
Ramones
Beastie Boys
Janes Addiction
B52's
Dead Can Dance
Pixes
PIL
Echo and the Bunnymen
Psychedelic Furs
Hot Hot Heat
Beth Orton
Doves

once as a favor to someone:
The Greatful Dead - which i fell asleep at.

[~xnj]

Not exactly a concert, but there's this 'indie rock, hippie type' music festival once a year here that I went to a few times when I was younger. I don't think I could ever bring myself to go now.

[~Jonna]

Originally posted by ElectroSwank
the ones i can remember: Damned

The Damned were one of the most brilliant live shows that I have ever been to.I saw them at Coney on St. Marks (NYC)before it shut down. Massive energy!

[Electroswank]

yes Jonna - i love them

i saw them in the 80s at the old Ritz (nyc) before that shut down - one of the best punk rock shows i'd ever seen.

I forgot to add to my list - Alien Sex Fiend (I saw them at Coney) and Lush (at maxwells, hoboken) :)

[~Scar Chemik]

I saw Ratt and Bon Jovi back in like '85. Bon Jovi was just starting out and everybody kept yelling for them to play "Runaway" and get off the stage.

Ratt put on a decent show if I must say so myself.

I also saw Jeannie C. Riley (she did the Harper Valley PTA song) at the Mt. Vernon Co. Fair in Ohio way back when I was a kid. That was the most boring thing I have ever done in my life.

[~melibita]

Originally posted by rustcwc
i had a friend like that...but it was her taking me to emo shows and me taking her to industrial/goth shows...it was kind of funny watching her wide eyed and a little nervous...lol...

you wanna talk about embarassing? i saw stryper when i was 12... and i'm not even a christian...

stryper is hilarious :laugh: Well a couple years back my mother made me and my siblings stay and watch the A Teens play for maybe 20 minutes. That was utterly horrible.

[~Bedsitter]

Neil Diamond.

It was about 4 or 5 years ago. We had reserved seats, in the ninth row.

I didn't actually *buy* my ticket. My friend Beth had bought tickets for herself and another friend, but her friend cancelled on the day of the show. I wasn't doing anything else that night, so I went.

They didn't search anyone on the way in. Beth and I both had cameras. She didn't get caught, but I did. I took a picture of Neil Diamond, and suddenly there was a security person standing over me.

I was escorted into an office, where they confiscated my film and explained that they had to do it because Neil gets 'upset' when he sees camera flashes. They also told me they were going to hold onto my camera for the duration of the concert, and I could come and pick it up afterwards.

I missed "Sweet Caroline."

[Dizzyduck]

For me it must have been either Coldplay last year, or...(brrr) Elton John in 1995, I think. Oh, well..I'm embarrased to admit I liked the show...
But there was a Greek synth group making mostly weird hypnotic f*****g awesome dark dancey music back in the 90's, called Stereo Nova. They were among the best, I'd been to 4 of their shows and each time I'd been left mesmerized. They'd done a few songs in English, and nearly became succesful with one called ''New Life'' (nothing to do with DM) in 1995. I think it was played a lot in Germany and it'd got a bit of MTV coverage. Later on they split up (they lasted from around 1990 until 1999) and they continued with solo careers, not nearly as good, though, but this was one band whose songs deserved to be heard.

[~Malee]

Hmm. . . had to pull out old ticket stubs to remember what shows I've been to.

right off the bat, I remember:
Echo & the Bunnymen
Siouxsie & the Banshees
The Primitives
The Sugarcubes

But holy smokes! Old tix stubs tell me that I've been to:
Fugazi
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
They Might Be Giants
The Primitives
The Sugarcubes
Morrissey
Elvis Costello

and one that really stood out. . . London Symphony Orchestra. Mom and dad brought me to that one, and it was really wonderful considering I know nothing about classical music. Soon thereafter, my parents gave me their old record player and classical vinyl collection : )

[~AJWUZHERE]

I just came back from a Scurvy Baskurds concert that my friend draged me too. They play pirate music. it was interesting to say the least and I met some interesiting people.

[~rix harisson]

I have a question but i don't think it warrants an entire thread. So since EBM is mentioned in the title of this thread here I thought i'd ask it here.

What exactly is EBM and while we're at it, what is Dark Wave?

I listen to lots of electronica, but i'm not familiar with those two terms.....yes, i feel stupid (as I feel I should know this, but I don't).

please give examples of bands that play each type.........thanks

[~eurotic]

ebm= electronic body music. Think Front 242 (who are said to be the originators) and up to bands like Icon of Coil, A23 and VNV Nation. There's a thousand arguments that these are just trance and house music rip-offs, but it's close enough.

darkwave= generally the band I think of most with this is Switchblade Symphony. Electronic gothiness galore.

And I've been to see Harry Connick Jr twice. That's as non-industrial as I can go.

[~rix harisson]

thankz Euro,
that tells me a lot. I've got some VNV Nation, and I like it. I'll have to check out some of the others you mention.
I've heard people say good things about Switchblade Symphony (here in the electrogarden threads) so I think i'll check them out first.

[~eurotic]

No problem. EBM is basically your basic 4-on-the-floor tunes that most people seem to be grooving to these days.

And get SSymphony's "Serpentine Gallery". Incredible album.