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<blockquote data-quote="payn" data-source="post: 8394597" data-attributes="member: 90374"><p>I'm going with top 5 <em>Experiences </em>now and will likely do a top 5 performances later.</p><p> </p><p><strong>1. INXS opening for Depeche Mode at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.</strong></p><p>Probably not my first concert, but for sure my first venue/stadium show. Was a young lad whose mate had a cool uncle that worked as an EMT during concerts. He took us and we got free reign while he manned his station. Probably not the best concert I've been too, but it was my first and opened a whole new world to me. A great time even though the HHH metrodome was a notoriously crappy place to see a concert. A crappy place to see anything really.</p><p></p><p><strong>2. Meat Puppets at First Avenue </strong></p><p>This was a 21+ show I got into with a fake ID. First Ave is a legandary experience it self. (<em>purple rain...purple rain...</em>) Closest I ever got to ever seeing Nirvana. These guys are a legend themselves and really helped form the eclectic taste in music I have today. I don't know what lese to say? It was like a religious experience...</p><p></p><p><strong>3. The Replacements in some field near Atlanta Station Georgia.</strong></p><p>My buddy hit me up with an email about a festival called Shaky Knees down in Georgia. It was like 100 bands for 150 bucks. The list was incredible with <em>The National </em>and <em>Alabama Shakes</em> were headliners. There was a spot marked "TBD" on the list long after we already purchased our tickets. Turned out to be <em>The Replacements, </em>or well two of the members Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson (special guest Billy Joe from Greenday on rhythm guitar). Not only are The Replacements a local legend, but they had the true embodiment of Punk. Its not a particular sound or look, its an attitude, a way of life really. I so wished I could have seen one of their punk shows where the crowd was in spiked collars and mohawks eagerly waiting for a wailing set. Then, the '<em>mats </em>break into a cover of Hey Good lookin by Hank Williams. The 'mats were on their best behavior (a few weeks before at Coachella, Paul Westerberg said he was "too tired to sing" and had Billy Joe sing instead. Critics did not find this classic <em>'mats</em> move entertaining lol) and hit all the best tunes by the numbers and during a rain storm none the less. Kids didnt know who the hell these guys were but by the second song it didnt matter. The <em>'mats</em> are not generational. The only thing better would have been to see Chris Mars on the drum kit dressed as "pappy the clown".</p><p></p><p>If you want to learn more about the 80s post punk scene and one of its most iconic acts, check out <em>Trouble Boys </em>by Bob Mehr. Soon to be a major motion picture! (Isn't it strange to call a movie a motion picture after 1940? Just a pretentious way to sell books I suppose. I mean, you dont see stickers on cars at the auto lot that say, "now a major horseless carriage!")</p><p></p><p><strong>4. Arcade Fire at the Target Center</strong></p><p>This was the Reflektor tour back in 2014 ish. The band requested folks wear formal attire for the concert. I'd say about 2/3 of folks (including myself) showed up dressed to the nines. The crowd went nuts when they covered Prince's <em>Controversy. </em>Great band, total professionals rocked the joint and classed it up making this a top 5 experience.</p><p></p><p><strong>5. Dave Matthews Band opening for Big Head Todd and the Monsters at The Roy Wilkins Auditorium.</strong></p><p>This was another concert my mate's uncle got us into. Big Head Todd was dad rock before I even knew that was a thing. My old man liked the band so I decided it was a good option. Some unknown guy named Dave Matthews opened. God, they rocked it so hard! I mean this band was fricken hungry. The fiddle guy wrecked at least three bows that night. Everybody was spent by the time Todd got on stage. I kinda felt bad for them.</p><p></p><p><strong>5.a I saw Dave Matthews about 4 years later at the Target Center.</strong></p><p>A few of my mates had never seen him. At this point it was all teenage girls and college dude-bros attending the show. The band gets started and they pulled out fricken barstools... Most boring set i've ever seen in my life. I swore id not seen DMB again if I could help it. So disappointing to see the fire out of this band.</p><p></p><p><strong>5.b Dave Matthews Solo acoustic at Target Center</strong></p><p>So fast forward about 20 years and Im a corpo drone working for Target. Every September we have a big fall rally. They book up the Target center and bring in Target exclusive acts. Its pretty fun sometimes you get to see some great folks like Beck. Other times you see kids like Shawn Mendez who cant play guitar. A couple years ago we got Dave Matthews solo and it was amazing. The place just sat quietly mesmerized as he played his set. Decades of experience just oozing out into our ears. It was fantastic and I had to review my take on old DMB.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="payn, post: 8394597, member: 90374"] I'm going with top 5 [I]Experiences [/I]now and will likely do a top 5 performances later. [B]1. INXS opening for Depeche Mode at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.[/B] Probably not my first concert, but for sure my first venue/stadium show. Was a young lad whose mate had a cool uncle that worked as an EMT during concerts. He took us and we got free reign while he manned his station. Probably not the best concert I've been too, but it was my first and opened a whole new world to me. A great time even though the HHH metrodome was a notoriously crappy place to see a concert. A crappy place to see anything really. [B]2. Meat Puppets at First Avenue [/B] This was a 21+ show I got into with a fake ID. First Ave is a legandary experience it self. ([I]purple rain...purple rain...[/I]) Closest I ever got to ever seeing Nirvana. These guys are a legend themselves and really helped form the eclectic taste in music I have today. I don't know what lese to say? It was like a religious experience... [B]3. The Replacements in some field near Atlanta Station Georgia.[/B] My buddy hit me up with an email about a festival called Shaky Knees down in Georgia. It was like 100 bands for 150 bucks. The list was incredible with [I]The National [/I]and [I]Alabama Shakes[/I] were headliners. There was a spot marked "TBD" on the list long after we already purchased our tickets. Turned out to be [I]The Replacements, [/I]or well two of the members Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson (special guest Billy Joe from Greenday on rhythm guitar). Not only are The Replacements a local legend, but they had the true embodiment of Punk. Its not a particular sound or look, its an attitude, a way of life really. I so wished I could have seen one of their punk shows where the crowd was in spiked collars and mohawks eagerly waiting for a wailing set. Then, the '[I]mats [/I]break into a cover of Hey Good lookin by Hank Williams. The 'mats were on their best behavior (a few weeks before at Coachella, Paul Westerberg said he was "too tired to sing" and had Billy Joe sing instead. Critics did not find this classic [I]'mats[/I] move entertaining lol) and hit all the best tunes by the numbers and during a rain storm none the less. Kids didnt know who the hell these guys were but by the second song it didnt matter. The [I]'mats[/I] are not generational. The only thing better would have been to see Chris Mars on the drum kit dressed as "pappy the clown". If you want to learn more about the 80s post punk scene and one of its most iconic acts, check out [I]Trouble Boys [/I]by Bob Mehr. Soon to be a major motion picture! (Isn't it strange to call a movie a motion picture after 1940? Just a pretentious way to sell books I suppose. I mean, you dont see stickers on cars at the auto lot that say, "now a major horseless carriage!") [B]4. Arcade Fire at the Target Center[/B] This was the Reflektor tour back in 2014 ish. The band requested folks wear formal attire for the concert. I'd say about 2/3 of folks (including myself) showed up dressed to the nines. The crowd went nuts when they covered Prince's [I]Controversy. [/I]Great band, total professionals rocked the joint and classed it up making this a top 5 experience. [B]5. Dave Matthews Band opening for Big Head Todd and the Monsters at The Roy Wilkins Auditorium.[/B] This was another concert my mate's uncle got us into. Big Head Todd was dad rock before I even knew that was a thing. My old man liked the band so I decided it was a good option. Some unknown guy named Dave Matthews opened. God, they rocked it so hard! I mean this band was fricken hungry. The fiddle guy wrecked at least three bows that night. Everybody was spent by the time Todd got on stage. I kinda felt bad for them. [B]5.a I saw Dave Matthews about 4 years later at the Target Center.[/B] A few of my mates had never seen him. At this point it was all teenage girls and college dude-bros attending the show. The band gets started and they pulled out fricken barstools... Most boring set i've ever seen in my life. I swore id not seen DMB again if I could help it. So disappointing to see the fire out of this band. [B]5.b Dave Matthews Solo acoustic at Target Center[/B] So fast forward about 20 years and Im a corpo drone working for Target. Every September we have a big fall rally. They book up the Target center and bring in Target exclusive acts. Its pretty fun sometimes you get to see some great folks like Beck. Other times you see kids like Shawn Mendez who cant play guitar. A couple years ago we got Dave Matthews solo and it was amazing. The place just sat quietly mesmerized as he played his set. Decades of experience just oozing out into our ears. It was fantastic and I had to review my take on old DMB. [/QUOTE]
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