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Re: Rolling Stone Readers Pick the Top Ten Live Acts of All Time
I agree with Axlin. Kiss CANNOT be removed and matter of factly I think they should even be way higher on that list. I don't think anybody puts on a bigger show than them. I also agree about Garth Brooks. As for GNR if we are talking about the GNR era 87 to 93, then yes I'd put them in the top 10. If we are talking about GNR post 93 then I wouldn't even put them in the top 20.
Re: Rolling Stone Readers Pick the Top Ten Live Acts of All Time
It's tough to argue that any of those bands shouldn't be on the list. I'll admit, Pearl Jam kind of sticks out like they don't belong with the others as they're more modern than the other classic rock bands, but they put on a hell of a show. They sound great live, and they're great to their fans. As described, you never know what you're going to hear at a PJ show, well you ARE pretty much guaranteed to here the mega hits, but their setlists vary on a nightly basis. They are far from static.
The problem with Guns N' Roses is obvious. You never really know IF they're actually going to play until they actually hit the stage. Then if they do hit the stage you're far from certain to get a full show. You also invariably will have to wait till near midnight for the main event to start. Of course the show itself is top notch, but with all those factors I could certainly understand why they wouldn't make the list.
Re: Rolling Stone Readers Pick the Top Ten Live Acts of All Time
Pearl Jam should not be up there.
NIN and Foo Fighters should be up ther in my opinion. But Pearl Jam is pretty fucking awesome live and it's no shame they are on the list at all.
U2 has always pumped tons of money into their show, and it's became just about the show, and not the performers themselves, with maybe the exception of Bono..
Biggest load I've ever heard. Tell me this isn't performance based 
Re: Rolling Stone Readers Pick the Top Ten Live Acts of All Time
You proved my point about 30 seconds into that video.
How about you fast foward to 2:51 where I prove you wrong. To say U2 isn't about performance is a flat out joke. People aren't going to see a light show and in this clip there's barely any stage production it's all about the bands performance. You don't become the biggest touring act in the world based on a light show. to suggest that is ridiculous.
Re: Rolling Stone Readers Pick the Top Ten Live Acts of All Time
I've seen four of those bands, and yes, U2 is one of them. They belong. I'd add GNR, of course, and Metallica. Not sure who to take out. Haven't seen them all. Besides U2, I've seen 3/4ths of The Who, Kiss and the Stones.
