Metric and Garbage were incredible live and I loved every second of their performances. Metric / Garbage / Noel Gallagher: I just saw this last night. Not to mention Pumpkins' lighting gave me a migraine and I had to leave early as a result. The Pumpkins went on a bit too long and played songs that completely killed the crowd (mostly recent songs that I guarantee everyone including myself haven't heard). Jane's Addiction / Smashing Pumpkins: Jane's Addiction was incredible live but Smashing Pumpkins….yeah. Was pissed that I'd paid money to see them but came away happy after enjoying the support act, went straight out and bought their album afterwards. Apparently it turned out that whole UK tour that this show was part of was the same, him walking off after a couple of songs and begrudgingly coming back on later in the night. Vallo just being a drama queen turned the crowd on them and the rest of the band just looked awkward for the rest of the show. Another half an hour wait and they eventually come out, play a couple more songs and then just walk off stage.Ĭrowd was good so it wasn't in them. Proceeds to say that if the crowd cheers loud enough they might bother to come back out for the rest of the show. Lead singer mumbles into the mic that he's not happy with the setup and so says they're walking off. Supported by a band called Dommin who did a fantastic supporting set, great cover of Cutting Crew's I Just Died In Your Arms that the crowd got into.Īfter a half hour break and set up, HIM came one and played 6 songs. Saw HIM love in 2009 I think it was (might have been 2010 can't remember which year exactly). Sebastian Bach from Skid Row filled in, but because no one else from the "real" GnR was there, it essentially became a glorified cover band singing Paradise City. I also saw Axl's Frankenstein version of Guns n Roses in 2006 or 2007 and they came out at least an hour late, and Axl left a couple of songs before the end. Honestly it put me off the band in general and I've not really followed them much since. I was massively into that album too, so was really looking forward to seeing them and ultimately was extremely disappointed. This was just after Sex On Fire had come out and the band were at the highest point they ever got to, so I think it was just arrogance thinking they were bigger than they were. The actual performance was really flat too. Push it real good.I saw Kings of Leon at Reading Festival in 2009 and they spent most of the time attacking the crowd and talking about how much better the Leeds crowd was the night before (for those who don't know, Reading/Leeds is a dual festival where bands play each one on different nights). Put this mix tape in the boombox, pump up the volume, and hit play. But every one is a brilliant tune, and each one is part of the unsolvable Rubik’s Cube that is Hair Decade pop. Many are songs you remember some you desperately try to forget. Others make people run and scream in terror. You hear them at weddings, parties, clubs, the karaoke bar. Some of these Eighties songs remain famous around the world. But just one song per artist, or half the list would be Prince. There’s Chicago house, Detroit techno, Miami freestyle, D.C. There’s new rebel voices that expoded out of nowhere. There’s all-time legends and one-hit wonders. A mix tape of pop classics, rockers, rappers, soul divas, new wavers, disco jams, country twangers, punk ragers, dance-floor anthems, smooth operators, and karaoke room-clearers. The hits, the deep cuts, the fan favorites. So let’s break it down: the 200 best songs of the Eighties, music’s most insane decade. Do you know where you are? You’re in the Eighties, baby. Hip-hop takes over as the voice of young America. Not to mention massive stars: Prince, Madonna, Michael, Bruce, Janet, Sade, Cher. It’s got big hair, big drums, big shoulder pads. The Eighties are one of the weirdest eras ever for music.
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