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Dream Theatre>Radiohead?
Ha.
I'd agree with that, but it's like saying pears are nicer than apples. The only real difference is that any member of Dream Theatre could stand in for an equivalent member of Radiohead and cover for them - it wouldn't work the other way around.
Technically Dream Theatre are the better musicians.
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I dropped bands because I actually expanded my music taste outside of that **** I was listening to and actually changed it because it blew.
See, that's why you actually cannot comment in the slightest on anyone else's musical tastes. You don't have one. If you could "drop" old bands you favoured so easily, then pick up new ones, it means that you're only listening to whatever somebody else is telling you is good - whether that is peers, the TV, Radio, Internet broadcasts, whatever.
A true music taste is honest. You like what you like, and although you may see it more realistically in the future when your tastes expand (your tastes
do expand), you will still be able to understand what it was appealed to you in the first place. I still listen to music I was listening to at age 7 - 26 years ago. You can of course claim that I should have moved on, but I'll bet you discover Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, The Rolling Stones and Megadeath at some point yourself
(if you're really lucky, you may even discover Depeche Mode, but I very much doubt it).
The problem is hypocrisy. You can't have a strong musical opinion, if you don't actually have a musical taste of your own. IF your musical taste is still evolving, then you wait until it has finished before you start having an opinion. This goes for Dan as well to a degree, but he does actually seem to have a standard taste foundation he works from - therefore validating his opinionation.
Anyway, to try and keep this on topic, I'll do a quick top ten 'performances' I've been to:
10. Marilyn Manson - 5th December 1996 (he didn't turn up :lol: )
9. Steeleye Span - Stafford Gatehouse - 2000
8. Jethro Tull - Birmingham Hall - 1995
7. The Mission (supported by All about Eve) - 1999
6. New Model Army - (all 4 gigs I've been to)
5. The White Stripes - Leeds Festival 2004
4. Peascod - Tewksbury Medieval Festival (1998-2001)
3. Depeche Mode - NEC - October 2001
2. NIN - August 2007
1. Pink Floyd - Pulse Tour - 1993
I've seen a few other 'big names', but very few were actually great performance. I'm upping White Stripes and Mode because I'm big fans of theirs, and the gigs were good, but I've been to gigs with much better atmospheres - but the bands are ones I'm not quite so keen on. It's a bit of a mixed bag really. However, I don't
really like 4 of the bands in that top ten, but their gigs were so fantastic and engaging, I had to put them in there - Live, these bands just had a charisma and stage presence, and created an atmosphere most bands only dream of (and try to overcome by packing stadiums full of fans). A great gig converts even the stoniest heart to the music
Other close runs for me in the top ten include Echo and the Bunnymen (never listened to anything other than two of their songs, and they entertained me for two hours), Garbage (great, vibrant atmosphere) and most of the bands at Leeds 2004.
Far away from the top ten include Aerosmith (1998 - no atmosphere at all), Sting (great musician, bland gig) and Joe Satriani (superb technical guitar, but the absolutely most boring concert I've ever been to).
