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  1. Are you serious? I dont know much about Led Zeppelin live, but what you are saying about Pink Floyd really doesnt make any sense, I suggest you watch the Pulse DVD

    And Coldplay a great live band?...... Lets just agree to disagree

    Lists like this are personally anyway and everyone is free to have their own opinion. I dont agree with that list either by the way.
  2. Originally posted by bartajax:Are you serious? I dont know much about Led Zeppelin live, but what you are saying about Pink Floyd really doesnt make any sense, I suggest you watch the Pulse DVD

    And Coldplay a great live band?...... Lets just agree to disagree

    Lists like this are personally anyway and everyone is free to have their own opinion. I dont agree with that list either by the way.

    Pulse isn't Pink Floyd, it's three members of Pink Floyd performing after their principle writer and frontman left the band, I don't consider that Pink Floyd.

    And you may not like Coldplay's music, but if you see them live you'll understand what I mean. I've never seen any other band put so much into a performance, not even U2. That being said, I didn't see U2 back when THEY were their 20's and 30's either, so it's hard to compare. But they just lifted the roof off.

    But you're right, these lists are personal!
  3. -Alex is right, the original Pink Floyd did not really have a lot of showmanship...but they were extremely innovative. First band to ever use "surround sound" in a live performance (the Animals tour, I believe, had speakers around the entire stadium), and they also brought interactive visuals to the playground (Flying pigs, the entire Wall tour which brought concept theater to the rock stage, etc)....I think they deserve a spot even though their early career was really just them standing around.

    -Not enough knowledge of Led Zeppelin beyond their DVD that would allow me to speak to that claim.

    -I've seen close to 30 shows already this year, including Roger Waters' reproduction of The Wall in a baseball park (my favorite one on earth, no less), and Coldplay is still my #1 show of the year having seen almost the exact same gig a year ago. They're that entertaining. Would have given my 2011 U2:360 show a run for its money, but wouldn't have won.

    -U2's live energy when they were in their 20's and 30's was pretty much the only thing that kept them around until TUF came out, argument could be made for War being that album though too.

    -My beef mainly lies with Arcitc Monkeys, Blur, and Nirvana. Blur are a great band but they don't make sense on that list. Nirvana's on that list because if Nirvana's not on any "best of" list ever created the world would implode. Arctic Monkeys....what? Great performers, but one of the top 20 performers of all time? Come ON. And the Strokes, but we've been over that.
  4. Wasn't that list something people voted for or something? Otherwise it really is one big fucking joke.

    Alex, gotta disagree with you there on Coldplay. I don't think they really have "it" live like for example Pearl Jam and Springsteen (talking bands I've seen live here).
  5. Originally posted by Mr_Trek:Wasn't that list something people voted for or something? Otherwise it really is one big fucking joke.

    Alex, gotta disagree with you there on Coldplay. I don't think they really have "it" live like for example Pearl Jam and Springsteen (talking bands I've seen live here).

    See Coldplay and we'll talk

  6. I quote "(talking bands I've seen live here)".

    Yeah, I've seen them. Chris Martin is a good frontman, the others don't really feel like live persons to me.
  7. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]

    Pulse isn't Pink Floyd, it's three members of Pink Floyd performing after their principle writer and frontman left the band, I don't consider that Pink Floyd.

    And you may not like Coldplay's music, but if you see them live you'll understand what I mean. I've never seen any other band put so much into a performance, not even U2. That being said, I didn't see U2 back when THEY were their 20's and 30's either, so it's hard to compare. But they just lifted the roof off.

    But you're right, these lists are personal!

    Hmm didn't think about Pulse that way, then you could be right
    But I saw Coldplay live once in 2009, but I wasn't impressed to be honest and I love their first 2 albums but after that its mainly crap (Imo of course) I will see Coldplay next week again, don't know if its much I will see since I'm working there but I wonder if they make a better impression on me than in 2009.
  8. Originally posted by LikeASong:That list is absolute bollocks - and I'm a big, big fan of most of the acts that are -undeservedly- on the first positions.


    Can't agree more.
  9. Originally posted by Mr_Trek:[..]

    I quote &quottalking bands I've seen live here)".

    Yeah, I've seen them. Chris Martin is a good frontman, the others don't really feel like live persons to me.

    You saw them at a festival, see them at their headline show and it's a completely different show and atmosphere.

    Like I said in my post earlier, it's voted by people who are indie and have no idea. They only voted for their favourite bands, not what they're like live.
  10. At least they were headlining.
  11. I haven't attended any show by Pearl Jam and I know they kick ass live. I don't even like Rammstein (and sure haven't attended any of their concerts) but I know they put on a hell of a show. I absolutely adore The Strokes (their earlier work, at least) but they suck big time live. I could go on, but you get the point.

    I refuse to believe I'm the only NME reader who can be as objective and unbiased.
  12. Originally posted by KieranU2:[..]

    You saw them at a festival, see them at their headline show and it's a completely different show and atmosphere.

    Like I said in my post earlier, it's voted by people who are indie and have no idea. They only voted for their favourite bands, not what they're like live.

    Kieran is completely right...I saw them at Lollapalooza and then again a year later, playing almost the exact same show, in an arena....drastically different feeling and the arena show was leaps and bounds better than the fest show.
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