Artists that have good stage presence? [Archive]

xJesusFreakx

02/05/10, 09:55 PM

They definitely still have good stage presence. I think you're just bitter.

They were mediocre at best when I last saw them, at last summer's Purple Door. Granted, there were technical difficulties that made the band visibly upset, but even so, I would have hoped that they'd make the most of it. A lot of my friends really liked their headlining show last summer (which I missed), but my friend that has seen them more times than I have thought it was a significant step down in quality.

Bradley Hathaway

He blew me away at Purple Door a year and a half ago. His set consisted of mostly songs from A Mouth Full of Dust, which wasn't out yet. "Samuel" was a bloody epic closer.

anamericangod

02/05/10, 09:57 PM

Butch Walker
Maynard James Keenan
Jimmy Urine
Max Bemis

MattArkin

02/05/10, 09:58 PM

Dillinger.

Mibabalou

02/05/10, 10:00 PM

geoff rickly

John is a cult

02/05/10, 10:03 PM

the chariot imo

Brand-new-123

02/05/10, 10:04 PM

They were mediocre at best when I last saw them, at last summer's Purple Door. Granted, there were technical difficulties that made the band visibly upset, but even so, I would have hoped that they'd make the most of it. A lot of my friends really liked their headlining show last summer (which I missed), but my friend that has seen them more times than I have thought it was a significant step down in quality.

They were as good as ever at Cornerstone this past summer. Aaron was visibly happier than I've ever seen him and the drummer was incredible to watch. It was awesome, because during their sound check much earlier in the day, they played a lot of older songs from [A->B] Life especially,
but Aaron kept changing the lyrics because he really doesn't feel like the same person that wrote those songs.
He blew me away at Purple Door a year and a half ago. His set consisted of mostly songs from A Mouth Full of Dust, which wasn't out yet. "Samuel" was a bloody epic closer.
I don't really remember which songs he played when I saw him over the summer, because his set started at midnight and I was exhausted, but he really put on an incredible show.

fishguts182

02/05/10, 10:08 PM

Terror.

these guys blew me away when I saw them live.

new found glory has also been one of my favorite live bands, there stage presence is awesome imo

Mandee, darling

02/05/10, 10:10 PM

Cage the Elephant.

HometownHero

02/05/10, 10:15 PM

Butch Walker
Maynard James Keenan
Jimmy Urine
Max Bemis

Why would you do that to yourself

only the clouds

02/05/10, 10:16 PM

Thrice
Therefore I Am

.dot

02/05/10, 10:22 PM

Craig Owens

PS8

02/05/10, 10:27 PM

Anberlin and Mute Math

tidalwave

02/05/10, 10:29 PM

Why would you do that to yourself

as awful as the band can be, he's right. Jimmy knows how to entertain.

tidalwave

02/05/10, 10:30 PM

Paramore, Blink 182, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Everytime I Die, My Chemical Romance.
They all seem to know what they're doing.

EvilZeppelin

02/05/10, 10:41 PM

The Decemberists.

anamericangod

02/05/10, 10:51 PM

Why would you do that to yourself

I admit they are a very strange band, but I saw them on a whim in 2004. There were about 1000 people there, and I'm not sure I'd ever seen a front man so captivating and engaged with his audience. It was really something amazing to see, even if I wasn't the biggest fan of the music.

Hockeywall

02/05/10, 10:53 PM

Terror.

Really? They were "meh" when I saw them.

As far as stage presence/live show, Story Of The Year does some pretty crazy shit

Brand-new-123

02/05/10, 10:53 PM

Foxy Shazam

mymusicismylife

02/05/10, 10:53 PM

Dillinger.

This

from debris

02/05/10, 10:55 PM

ghostland observatory

BryterJonah

02/05/10, 10:57 PM

Kurt Cobain sure did know how to blow people away.

:snoopy:

Tautou107

02/05/10, 10:59 PM

Daryl Palumbo

DevinDomino

02/05/10, 11:00 PM

Max Bemis is by far the best i've seen.
All Time Low have always been really great everytime i've seen them.
New Found Glory
Andrew McMahon (second to Bemis) esspecially in the SoCo days. (refer to SoCo live @ Ventura)
Blink-182 is great but somehow I feel like they could do better. Maybe it's just because they are getting old because I saw them back in 03 and they were amazing if I remember right but then saw them in September 09 and a bit more low key.
Also William Beckett from TAI... I prefer the bands recorded work because they are not that great live but Will is always brings energy.

spiffa0

02/05/10, 11:06 PM

I'm not a fan but Set Your Goals knew how to work the crowd when I saw them last Sunday.

I also always loved Boys Night Out live. Connor was incredible

brentywat

02/05/10, 11:13 PM

Pre-it's all crazy! mewithoutYou.

no way, i saw mwy before and after it's all crazy, and they were, in my opinion, much better the second time. they have lost none of their intensity, and they are visibly having a good time while playing their awesome music.. seeing them at the door in dallas in july was one of the best experiences i had all year. just awesome.

also, mutemath. but everybody knows that already.

andthetruthwill

02/05/10, 11:13 PM

Conditions. Their singer, Brandon, absolutely owns.
http://www.myspace.com/conditionsband

Shatter_Glass

02/05/10, 11:16 PM

Har Mar Superstar

anamericangod

02/05/10, 11:17 PM

Joe Reo, formerly of Hidden In Plain View

IntoTheSun

02/05/10, 11:19 PM

Foxy Shazam

Yes.

davehennessy

02/05/10, 11:21 PM

Anthony Green

only the clouds

02/05/10, 11:30 PM

Foxy Shazam
When I saw them a little over a year ago, the lead singer lit a cigarette onstage and then ate it. I guess that's one way of asserting stage presence

barkingincision

02/05/10, 11:32 PM

ummmm
mars volta?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZU1IEl_pG8

greenteaallday

02/05/10, 11:51 PM

ummmm
mars volta?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZU1IEl_pG8

at the drive in's stage presence appeared to have killed this.

A7XXX

02/06/10, 12:26 AM

The Gay Blades
Thrice
The Audition
The Dear Hunter

ned.89

02/06/10, 01:04 AM

the chariot imo
this

Propeace101

02/06/10, 01:19 AM

Butch Walker
Maynard James Keenan
Jimmy Urine
Max Bemis

Even though I don't listen to MSI as much as I used too, I agree that Jimmy Urine has incredible stage presence.

rosielikesyou

02/06/10, 01:20 AM

barkingincision

02/06/10, 01:24 AM

at the drive in's stage presence appeared to have killed this.
overall, no. not at all.

davehennessy

02/06/10, 01:40 AM

ummmm
mars volta?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZU1IEl_pG8

:bowdown:

provethatIexist

02/06/10, 01:57 AM

The Gay Blades

Dr. Manhattan

Jake Denning

02/06/10, 02:05 AM

Your Demise (UK)
The Ghost Inside

uninspired_

02/06/10, 02:30 AM

Butch Walker
Maynard James Keenan
Jimmy Urine
Max Bemis

Maynard? Really? On youtube I think there's some stuff from 90-whatever where I'd agree. At the Big Day Out in '07 his stage presence was quite intentionally nonexistent. Calling Maynard a front man would've been a stretch. I assumed that's how all their performances go now?
I agree with that guy from MSI though. And Dillinger and Thursday. And, not that I'd go see his band now, but Adam Lazarra went alright.
Also, the Killers. The other week The Break-Up was on TV and I caught a scene where Anistion goes to some rock show and everyone in the crowd is clapping and cheering and smiling the whole way through songs and I was thinking, 'man, the director is so out of touch'. Couple days ago there's some Killers song on Video Hits or something and the crowd looks just the same. Except more natural looking. Maybe it's just cause it was being filmed for TV. But it was kinda impressive.

cshadows2887

02/06/10, 04:43 AM

Andrew McMahon. Hands down my favorite.

Pre-it's all crazy! mewithoutYou.
See, I saw them back when they first started and his stage presence is what turned me off. Just too bizzarre for me.

Taking Back Sunday. Adam's so inconsistent vocally, but just as a performer, I'm not sure if anyone's as good.
Absolutely. Nobody has better frontman moves.

The Gay Blades
I didn't like their music all that much, but they did know how to put on a show.

T-bag

02/06/10, 04:44 AM

Kenny Rogers.

cookseymusic

02/06/10, 07:34 AM

buddy nielsen - senses fail

nivek87

02/06/10, 07:36 AM

Bruce Springsteen.

andrew_upto11

02/06/10, 07:42 AM

TBS, Anberlin, Motionless In White.

GuitarGuy

02/06/10, 07:46 AM

Muse, Anberlin, Mute Math, Taking Back Sunday

tyramail

02/06/10, 08:22 AM

max bemis
all time low
eye alaska
p.o.s.

cshadows2887

02/06/10, 08:24 AM

eye alaska

This is sorta true, but I tend to block it out mentally so I don't have to picture his backpack and rat-tail.

tyramail

02/06/10, 08:37 AM

This is sorta true, but I tend to block it out mentally so I don't have to picture his backpack and rat-tail.
i love his backpack haha. he always eats apples too when i have seen them. i like his strange bird-like moves.

sargentlgfuad

02/06/10, 08:39 AM

Anthony Green
that's what i was going to say!

and Fear Before's frontman is pretty weird.
and Davey Havoc is obvious.

Bruised26

02/06/10, 08:49 AM

Best-
Brendon Urie
Dan Layus
Andrew McMahon
Toby Morrell
Matt Nathanson

Worst-
Jesse Lacey
Alex DeLeon
Taylor Swift
(Jesse just stands there, the other 2 are incredibly awkward)

KingJohn_654

02/06/10, 08:52 AM

Daryl Palumbo

i need to see daryl perform before i die, i dont care if it's Head Automatica or glassJAw (though i'd prefer glassJAw). i've seen about a million videos on youtube and they just arent enough. they just make me want to see him more.

Nick Gerli

02/06/10, 08:52 AM

The Dillinger Escape Plan wins this thread. Not even worth discussing.

Star Slight

02/06/10, 08:55 AM

Bear Vs Shark or At the Drive in, definitely.

Trail

02/06/10, 09:02 AM

Freddie Mercury.

SkateFirm21

02/06/10, 09:31 AM

Foxy Shazam. The Chariot.

flks511

02/06/10, 09:55 AM

Green Day always put on a larger-than-life show.

amplific

02/06/10, 10:00 AM

The Dillinger Escape Plan wins this thread. Not even worth discussing.

the first time I saw DEP, their stage presense got showed up by Shat

TakeLotsWithAlcohol

02/06/10, 10:05 AM

Dr. Manhattan have such a fun show.

And, the only time I've seen Dillinger Escape Plan, they had fire breathers and shit. Which, they proceeded to set all of the equipment on fire, throw it in the Ohio River and completely destroy the venue (which didn't have another show there for 6 months).

fanberlinboy

02/06/10, 10:20 AM

Anberlin was probably the most fantastic band I've seen live in terms of stage presence. I've never seen a band so energetic, excited, and as genuinely happy to be performing - every band member was having the time of his life. Such a blast.
Agreed. Sometimes, there's you know two members of a band who go nuts and the others just stand there, but every single of member of Anberlin gets into it. So much energy.

Best-
Brendon Urie
Dan Layus
Andrew McMahon
Toby Morrell
Matt Nathanson

Worst-
Jesse Lacey
Alex DeLeon
Taylor Swift
(Jesse just stands there, the other 2 are incredibly awkward)
I haven't seen too much Brand New live, but this video is awesome.

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Brokenhill

02/06/10, 10:28 AM

Thursday.

PaperLantern

02/06/10, 10:31 AM

Green Day always put on a larger-than-life show.
I'm with you on this one. Billie Joe onstage is like nothing I've ever seen; no other lead singer comes close, he's fucking everywhere, and not once was there a dull moment in the performance. For three straight hours I was pumped up and excited to hear what was next.

TakeLotsWithAlcohol

02/06/10, 10:34 AM

Thursday.

Also, this.

Brokenhill

02/06/10, 10:37 AM

XEKLvx6SO-g

Ignore the soundquality. Don't ignore anything else.

Thesleepingwell

02/06/10, 10:40 AM

Paramore.
If you've seen them live you'd agree.

Nick Gerli

02/06/10, 10:46 AM

Big Thursday fan, wasn't impressed with them live.

kristinfj

02/06/10, 10:57 AM

the chariot and a skylit drive

flask

02/06/10, 11:12 AM

Dillinger
Converge
Thursday
TAAS (RIP)
Foxy Shazam
Circa Survive
Minus the Bear
the chariot too but im not a fan of their music so i dont know if i would go see them.

SHZA

02/06/10, 11:16 AM

geoff rickly

This. Geoff got about 20 feet of slack on his mic and swung it around like a helicopter, swinging about a foot from both of the guitarists heads, then wrapped it around his hand, eventually coming back just in time to start the vocal on Autobiography of a Nation. It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen live.

Star Slight

02/06/10, 11:21 AM

fMFYNuHHblI

That whole collection of classroom tapes is incredible.

DanxOfxTNBx

02/06/10, 11:27 AM

www.myspace.com/azariahrock

Ari Christos

02/06/10, 12:33 PM

The tech guy who dresses up like a monkey for Chiodos

XdtZ0YFaysA

xJesusFreakx

02/06/10, 12:37 PM

Poor 'Taker, having his entrance theme used by Chiodos.

J.Hearne

02/06/10, 12:52 PM

will bekett from the academy is...

SmeezyBeezy

02/06/10, 01:40 PM

Bryan Warren of Weatherbox fame
James Munoz from The Bled is the fucking shit at stage presense, dude roars.

SmeezyBeezy

02/06/10, 01:45 PM

Best-
Brendon Urie
Dan Layus
Andrew McMahon
Toby Morrell
Matt Nathanson

Worst-
Jesse Lacey
Alex DeLeon
Taylor Swift
(Jesse just stands there, the other 2 are incredibly awkward)

Have you seen Brand New live?

i2ockbotm

02/06/10, 02:19 PM

Jack White has better stage presence than any other guitarist/vocalist I've had the opportunity to see live. It looks like the guitar is at his utter mercy. The music can get somewhat chaotic, but controlled at the same time

c_j

02/06/10, 02:54 PM

Hailey Williams, Max Bemis, Craig Owens, Adam Lazzara

LowFlyingJets

02/06/10, 03:50 PM

I don't like their music at all, but the dudes in Set Your Goals put on a really good show

Best I've personally seen though? As Tall As Lions, by far. Unbelievable stage presence

LowFlyingJets

02/06/10, 03:51 PM

Ahh and Matt Nathanson. He was born to do what he's doing. One of the funniest artists, and one of the best sounding, I've seen

T-bag

02/06/10, 04:00 PM

Russell Crowe is a fantastic Frontman.

SuchAPerson22

02/06/10, 04:07 PM

Paramore, obviously.
And, though I've never seen him live, just watching videos of Bryce Avary gets me pumped.
Gwen Stefani is also a beast.

T-bag

02/06/10, 04:09 PM

I saw paramore play once. Or was that the week that i spent looking at dog shit?,Either way..sounded similar.

summer skin

02/06/10, 04:13 PM

FC3-9oYPu_k
fuck every response besides this.

T-bag

02/06/10, 04:18 PM

Fucks every response....Besides the above.

Star Slight

02/06/10, 04:18 PM

FC3-9oYPu_k
fuck every response besides this.

Agreed

T-bag

02/06/10, 04:20 PM

Amen.

foisol

02/06/10, 04:49 PM

Prince

T-bag

02/06/10, 04:53 PM

Prince is god.

FueledByRock

02/06/10, 04:59 PM

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1610699488?bctid=31812464001

T-bag

02/06/10, 05:01 PM

www.punksagainstpunkrock.com

saveferris

02/06/10, 05:28 PM

the singer from Sparks The Rescue has great stage presence

T-bag

02/06/10, 06:09 PM

and he has fantastically toned legs. :-)

Cuddleworthy

02/06/10, 06:10 PM

Anthony Green

T-bag

02/06/10, 06:11 PM

Bill Murray.

Cuddleworthy

02/06/10, 06:11 PM

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xxxxx

T-bag

02/06/10, 06:13 PM

So anyone heard the new Gorgoroth?

SKooT

02/06/10, 06:17 PM

The Hives.

cwya

02/06/10, 07:25 PM

One of the best I've seen live is Badfish/Scotty Don't. Of course people got into the Sublime songs, but those guys opened for themselves and played a four hour set without letting up at all. Amazing show and everyone was feeling it. A ton of fun.

Loch_Doun

02/06/10, 07:50 PM

Steven Tyler, Mick Jagger, Perry Farrell, David Lee Roth...

80/20 Records

02/06/10, 07:52 PM

Iggy Pop, Eddie Vedder, Peter Gabriel (circa Genesis), Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix

fanberlinboy

02/06/10, 09:24 PM

Paramore, obviously.
And, though I've never seen him live, just watching videos of Bryce Avary gets me pumped.
Gwen Stefani is also a beast.
Ah, forgot about Bryce. Saw him once. Definitely one of my favorite shows I've been to.

Cameronisonfire

02/06/10, 09:47 PM

Max Bemis
Every Time I Die
... They are just so fucking cool.

bang.bang.BANG!

02/06/10, 10:20 PM

the chariot, emery, maylene & the sons of disaster, the fall of troy, underoath, alexisonfire

inVINCEable1008

02/06/10, 10:30 PM

The Chariot is absolutely insane. They played to a sh*tty crowd when I went and still tore the place down, by themselves.Also The Fall of Troy is pretty damn good.

I'm going to see Dillinger in March, so they might make it after I see them.

Doajiggie

02/06/10, 11:37 PM

Reel Big Fish, Hellogoodbye, Green Day

bobcatbob18

02/06/10, 11:42 PM

Rammstein, duh.

Bruised26

02/07/10, 09:36 AM

Have you seen Brand New live?

yes.

Bruised26

02/07/10, 09:39 AM

I haven't seen too much Brand New live, but this video is awesome.

yeah he wasnt half that energetic when I saw them. Sad thing was, the crowd was absolutely crazy and he even acknowledged that it was one of the best audiences they've ever played to, yet they all showed enthusiasm..except Jesse.