Completely Conspicuous 649: Live Without a Net

Completely Conspicuous 649: Live Without a Net

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite concerts.

Show notes:

  • Cold weather running tips
  • What makes a great concert?
  • Small shows vs. stadiums
  • Hard to pare down the list
  • Limited to one show per artist
  • Good idea for a sequel involving a time machine
  • Phil leaned toward larger shows
  • Didn't include: R.E.M., the Cure, Sleater-Kinney, Drive-By Truckers, Tedeschi Trucks Band
  • Jay: Prefer the intimacy of club shows
  • We were at the same shows before we knew each other
  • Phil: First concert was Van Halen in 1986
  • Setlist.fm is a great resource
  • MTV's Saturday Night concerts
  • Jay's first show was a festival show in Kingston, NH with Cheap Trick, Ratt, Twisted Sister and Lita Ford in 1984
  • Jay: Not a fan of festival shows anymore
  • Adventures in seeing Rush
  • Jay: Didn't see R.E.M. when they played my college
  • Other favorites: PJ Harvey, Hot Snakes, Lollapalooza '92, Afghan Whigs, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Drive-By Truckers, Alice in Chains/Screaming Trees, Peter Gabriel, White Stripes, Hold Steady, Mission of Burma, Gord Downie
  • To be continued

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