Post some excellent live performances by bands or artists that you enjoy

[mitchables]

Music videos are all well and good, but I've long been a proponent of the theory that an artist is really as good as the performance they put on in a live setting. The ability to capture the atmosphere, energy, or feeling of your recorded songs is pretty crucial to being a good musician or ensemble. Case in point: When I saw Blink-182 play in 2003, Brand New opened for them. Brand New were amazing. They had energy, finesse, and style in near every aspect of the performance they put on - so much so that I went and saw them again at a show they played the following night, without their almighty headliners. Blink, on the other hand, were sloppy as hell, missing notes and harmonies with far greater frequency than I care to remember, and it really impacted on my opinion of them as a band.

Anyway. Enough preachy bullshit and onto the excellence.

Pinback - Boo

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The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build a Home

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The Dismemberment Plan - The Ice of Boston

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Battles - Atlas

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Gogol Bordello - Wanderlust King

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and finally, the amazing Minus the Bear - Ice Monster/The Fix

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Post your own :love:

[Bad Company]

I have never heard of any of those bands. :(

Queen - Live at Wembley
Eric Clapton - Unplugged
Michael Jackson - Live In Bucharest
The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over
This one might get me killed but, Phil Collins - Serious Hits... Live!

[El Fangel]

Honestly two best that I have seen live

Staind - Citadel Hill, Halifax, NS - Canada Day 2007
In Flames - Bell Centre - Gigantour - Montreal - April 28th 2008

[FakeLaser]

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The Mars Volta - Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)

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Pretty Girls Make Graves - Wildcat

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John Frusciante - Modern Love (David Bowie cover)

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Sonic Youth - Pink Steam

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Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

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Prove It All Night by the Boss Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band from 1978

[Juan]

AFI live at Long Beach Arena and Bullet for My Valentine live at Brixton.

[Requiem]

I could post a fuck ton, but I'll hold myself back and just post some of my absolute favorites.

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[D Mac]

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Yeah

[mitchables]

That Volta video that Frazor posted was shot in Australia. I was so gutted I missed them the last time they came here for the BDO. :'(

[mitchables]

Also, Requiem may or may not enjoy Muse, huh? :p

[Requiem]

Psh, I coulda found a lot more than 3 videos by them. lol, those are just from one concert. :p