catapult magazine

Folks:

I love live music. Been to hundreds and huhndreds of them. but what i would like to find out — what is the BEST one that you have been to. Could be your fave band, could be not your fave, but a great show – whatever. Just curious who i should be checking out — and if they are now defunct i wanna know who to feel guilty about not checking out.

Mine: Stone Temple Pilots. Suprising, yes. Not my fave band — have their albums, dont chang the station if they come on the radio. but i would not put them in my top 30. Anyway, was bored one friday night and they were playing a theater — 3-4000 people maybe. Tour to support No. 5. And they ripped **it up. It was by far the most intnese thing I have ever been to and I was there by myself. Wieland is a freak on stage, and although the was some “light show” the concert was made by the members who are all quite proficient on the instruments live — and like i mentioned — WEILAND. He was probably jacked up (which is such a waste of a great talent and like playing with former members of G’N’R is going to help him conquer it) but he was huge. It was sort of greatest hits, but thru it all he/they made it an experience i will never forget. Just good ol’ fashion rock. Lopez is probably flatlining from this commentary but i dont care. that is my finest show and i am sticking to it.

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds at the Chicago Theatre.

It was a full on sonic assault. The pure force of the music was so emotional that there were times I almost couldn’t stand it.

Daniel Smith of the Danielson Family

Equally joyful and pissed off. Blond Redhead meets worship music. I’ve never seen a crowd played like that.