Worst and Best Band Live?

[erinfxs]

Time for you to mention a maximum of two bands for both worst and best you have seen live,

for me i'm just saying best band: mayday parade
cause at the time they were my favourite band ever[still are just joint with other bands], and the atmosphere was amazing in such a small venue,also the quality was amazing, energy and quality made it a great set.

and the worst band live?: meg & dia
not really there fault but theyhad no energy and basically seemed really bored and as if they didn't want to be there.


come on here to say your opinionss, dont just say if you hate what i like :) i dont mind if you do, but hey, it s forumm...

[prlyknitswtr]

Best = ETID and The Spill Canvas

Worst - Glassjaw (Daryl didnt scream one bit) i havent seen another shitty live band.

[erinfxs]

Best = ETID and The Spill Canvas

Worst - Glassjaw (Daryl didnt scream one bit) i havent seen another shitty live band.
im so jealous you have seen spill canvas it is untrue.
i bet they were amazing, and eitd for the record.
haha glassjaw, i dont like them anyway :)

[c_rob2700]

The Beatles were god-awful when i saw them

[danielineffigy]

I've never gone to see a band and been disappointed by the music, but I have seen some terrible vocal performances.

[thesafeword]

Time for you to mention a maximum of two bands for both worst and best you have seen live,

for me i'm just saying best band: mayday parade
cause at the time they were my favourite band ever[still are just joint with other bands], and the atmosphere was amazing in such a small venue

and the worst band live?: meg & dia
not really there fault but the crowd had no energy cause they didn't try and get it going and their sound tech kept going off.
The only thing that Mayday Parade is best at is being a generic and shitty pop band who benefited from MySpace and the teenage girls who use it, and even then there are bands who have done better.

[Cuddleworthy]

i could put a lot of bands in both categories. no one i've seen is clearly the worst or the best

[Cuddleworthy]

and the worst band live?: meg & dia
not really there fault but the crowd had no energy cause they didn't try and get it going and their sound tech kept going off.

since when does the energy of the crowd correspond to a band's performance? that's like me saying that some girls played like shit because nobody was fighting invisible ninjas to their set

[erinfxs]

The only thing that Mayday Parade is best at is being a generic and shitty pop band who benefited from MySpace and the teenage girls who use it, and even then there are bands who have done better.
yes but comparing them to the other bands that played that night, they did the best.
and i havent sen a gig since that for a while,so yeah.

[c_rob2700]

I saw Katy Perry's boobs perform at Warped

[thesafeword]

I saw Katy Perry's boobs perform at Warped
That was probably the best and worst.

[erinfxs]

since when does the energy of the crowd correspond to a band's performance? that's like me saying that some girls played like shit because nobody was fighting invisible ninjas to their set
ill go back and edit that, its meant to say they
because they jsut stood around and acted like they didnt want to be there and then kept walking off and on talking to their manager, they hardly interracted with the crowd as well except once to say hey sing louder,
dissapointing overall.

[c_rob2700]

The boobs did a great job i thought, lots of energy and had good enough stage pesence to move with the crowd

[Burn That Shit]

Band that I have seen live that is good - Arcade Fire
Band that I haven't seen live that's good - At The Drive-In

I've never been to a show that I've deemed to be complete garbage, so I don't have anything to say for that.

[glassjaw777]

coheed was real tight.
rise against prolly the worse (probably bc i do not like them).

[TotalCollapse]

Best (that i've seen)- Chiodos
Worst (that i've seen)- Set Your Goals

[speed]

:-d

[SandManTEND13]

Best I've Seen- I gotta go with Fall Out Boy, every time I see them there is alot of energy it seems like with them
Worst I've Seen- Probably Atreyu, they were god awful OR hellogoodbye when their synths werent working that was not a pretty sight either

[carlster!]

best...um, probably Underoath...i've seen them twice and they absolutely kill it
of course, Chiodos was great too. Craig's vocals were flawless


worst...Good fuckin Charlotte...fail x's 379
and Plain White T's bahahha

[TotalCollapse]

best...um, probably Underoath...i've seen them twice and they absolutely kill it
of course, Chiodos was great too. Craig's vocals were flawless


worst...Good fuckin Charlotte...fail x's 379
and Plain White T's bahahha
I agree

[glassjaw777]

chiodos at the warped tour was damn good.

[carlster!]

yea, i saw them august 31...pretty soon after that suicide shit


he was a beast...he hit every fucking note, and the band's performance aspect was amazing

[boykosaurus]

Acacia Strain is the worst band I've ever seen live. It was fucking terrible.

[boykosaurus]

Jesus, Chiodos, really?

[c_rob2700]

I m0sht aT eh we teh kings conzert 1nce, twas br00tal

[spriltsc]

i feel like they deserve it. whats going on with sylar?

[Jumpoff]

Best - BTMI!
Worst - Fear Before the March of Flames (haven't seen them post name change and dont plan to)

[Cuddleworthy]

Best - BTMI!
Worst - Fear Before the March of Flames (haven't seen them post name change and dont plan to)

were they not playing the old shit to fulfill your appetite for da mo$h?

[thesafeword]

yea, i saw them august 31...pretty soon after that suicide shit


he was a beast...he hit every fucking note, and the band's performance aspect was amazing
I remember Craig Owen's suicide attempt like it was yesterday, those were the good days.

[katekate]

best - brand new
worst - from autumn to ashes

story of the year has the best stage presence of any band ive seen. only think that brand new lacked when i saw them

[katekate]

I remember Craig Owen's suicide attempt like it was yesterday, those were the good days.
he attempted suicide?
waiti i might rememeber that.. did he take a bunch of pills?

[thesafeword]

No fucking idea, we just had a great thread about it.

[versus_god]

I remember Craig Owen's suicide attempt like it was yesterday, those were the good days.
NEVER FORGET

[HangsLikeHeaven]

best...um, probably Underoath...i've seen them twice and they absolutely kill it
of course, Chiodos was great too. Craig's vocals were flawless


worst...Good fuckin Charlotte...fail x's 379
and Plain White T's bahahha

This entire post made me cringe.

[thesafeword]

NEVER FORGET
Where's takemyhand been lately?

[Wildness774]

Best Live- Jimmy Eat World
Worst Live- Flyleaf

[versus_god]

Where's takemyhand been lately?
Snorting coke out of Craig Owens' belly button. But she doesn't inhale.

[thesafeword]

Snorting coke out of Craig Owens' belly button. But she doesn't inhale.
Probably, all I know is that her sister was pretty hot.

[hxctyhxc]

best- scary kids scaring kids, great stage presence and sounded awesome.

worst- silverstein, cant even describe how bad it was

[takemyhand]

best -playradioplay!, Anthony Green, or Ace Enders

haven't really seen any bad shows =/
err I liked them all haha.

[glassjaw777]

yea, i saw them august 31...pretty soon after that suicide shit


he was a beast...he hit every fucking note, and the band's performance aspect was amazing

yuppp 100% true. actually i was going to his show at the crofoot but it was canceled bc of his mental health situation.

at the warped tour 2008 they had like 20k there and they are releasing a cd with some footage on that show. so pumped. best performance i've seen.

[Nevuk]

best -playradioplay!, Anthony Green, or Ace Enders

haven't really seen any bad shows =/
err I liked them all haha.
lol, right after people were wondering where you were, you appear. It's like djinns and lamps.

[kemichels]

Thrice is by far the best band I have ever seen live. I think a lot of people who would have seen them headlining a show in a decent venue would agree.

[robat19]

Best: Jack's Mannequin on the Hammers & Strings Tour

Worst: Sonny Moore on the AP Tour.

[kemichels]

Snorting coke out of Craig Owens' belly button. But she doesn't inhale.

she's hangin in mah PL thread bitchessss

[takemyhand]

Snorting coke out of Craig Owens' belly button. But she doesn't inhale.

I fucking hate that guy

[thesafeword]

best -playradioplay!, Anthony Green, or Ace Enders

haven't really seen any bad shows =/
err I liked them all haha.
I swear to God that you've been lurking for a month straight just waiting for someone to mention your name, so you could magically reappear.

[thesafeword]

I fucking hate that guy
You hate Craig Ownes?

[takemyhand]

lol, right after people were wondering where you were, you appear. It's like djinns and lamps.

of course, of course

[kemichels]

I fucking hate that guy

I could go see him solo (and the guy from the color fred and some other lame band ) for like 25 bucks. I'd go for like maybe...4 bucks..but not 25.

[takemyhand]

You hate Craig Ownes?

yes.

[takemyhand]

I could go see him solo (and the guy from the color fred and some other lame band ) for like 25 bucks. I'd go for like maybe...4 bucks..but not 25.

I've seen him solo,
wasn't amazing.

[thesafeword]

yes.
When did this happen?

[takemyhand]

I swear to God that you've been lurking for a month straight just waiting for someone to mention your name, so you could magically reappear.

no lol, I've been posting hah.

I don't have enough patience to lurk :|

[robat19]

I've seen him solo,
wasn't amazing.
Where did you see him? I heard his solo show in Pontiac this past July was pretty damn good.

[takemyhand]

When did this happen?

I was just thinking one day.
And I realized I really hate him.

I mean I like the bands he's in, but like not him.
he kind of ruins the bands for me

[thesafeword]

I was just thinking one day.
And I realized I really hate him.

I mean I like the bands he's in, but like not him.
he kind of ruins the bands for me
Really? I vividly remember you defending him during the suicide attempt thread.

[takemyhand]

Where did you see him? I heard his solo show in Pontiac this past June was pretty damn good.

that's the show I was at.
It would have been better if the show wasn't sold out and he didn't have eveyone fucking sit on the ground.
do you know how uncomfortable it was to sit of two hours with like 98457389457349857 fat scene chicks?

no.

forever in a day played and they were amazing, we didn't have to sit cross legged for them though.

[imagination]

best: the spill canvas is always solid indoors and out, the faint is also a very solid act. tegan and sara are hilarious, and rilo kiley didn't do too bad of a job either. man, all of these were this year.. such a good year

worst: i know i should have seen this, but god damn i hated seeing devotchka live, the only cool part was the ribbon dancers. other than that, i couldn't wait to get home.

[takemyhand]

Really? I vividly remember you defending him during the suicide attempt thread.

that was before I figured out the kind of person he is.

[takemyhand]

hellogoodbye was really fun live; I just saw them with nevershoutnever! (really good too)!
I think that was the best show I've been to; nsn! playradioplay! Ace enders and Hellogoodbye.
I looove prp!

everyone probably hates me for this; but I really kind of want to see metro station live :|

hahaha

[robat19]

that's the show I was at.
It would have been better if the show wasn't sold out and he didn't have eveyone fucking sit on the ground.
do you know how uncomfortable it was to sit of two hours with like 98457389457349857 fat scene chicks?

no.

forever in a day played and they were amazing, we didn't have to sit cross legged for them though.
Well aside from the fat scene chicks... when they posted the news about it the people that where there said it was a really awesome intimate show. I'd rather sit for a show like that than stand myself. A guy was selling tickets for it at warped and I really wish I would have gone.

[liar23]

best=Radiohead

worst:Fiction Plane was pretty boring

[kemichels]

worst performance I ever saw was Deftones. Chino came out drunk and screamed too early for My Own Summer.../couldnt even finish the fucking song. Walked off stage for like 20 minutes, came back..drank a beer...proceded to go into a shitty version of Bored....

I left. First and only time Ive ever left a show.

However, saw them 2 years later and they were so fucking good.

[takemyhand]

Well aside from the fat scene chicks... when they posted the news about it the people that where there said it was a really awesome intimate show. I'd rather sit for a show like that than stand myself. A guy was selling tickets for it at warped and I really wish I would have gone.

eh, it would have been more intimate if there were a little fewer people I guess.
I mean it was a good show, just not like the best.

[kemichels]

I had Anthony Green play Miracle Sun for me and like 3 friends. That was amazing. Gots a video to prove it. I talk to the guy all the time after shows....he dated one of my friends fiances. Seems like he'd put on a better intimate show than Craig Owens...plus Ant isn't a douchebaggery like craigerrry

[makeasound]

Best.... New Found Glory and Paul McCartney (I know he's not a band, but he's amazing live).

Worst... The Spill Canvas and Hawthorne Heights.

I've seen way more bands that were good or impressed me (whether I was a fan or not) than bands I've thought were horrible, thankfully.

[takemyhand]

I had Anthony Green play Miracle Sun for me and like 3 friends. That was amazing. Gots a video to prove it. I talk to the guy all the time after shows....he dated one of my friends fiances. Seems like he'd put on a better intimate show than Craig Owens...plus Ant isn't a douchebaggery like craigerrry

anthony green was reallyy good when I saw him a few months ago.
I wish I knew the words to his songs so I could have sung along, that would have made the show so much better for me haha
I just knew dear child hah, but I'm more of a circa fan I suppose.

[kemichels]

anthony green was reallyy good when I saw him a few months ago.
I wish I knew the words to his songs so I could have sung along, that would have made the show so much better for me haha
I just knew dear child hah, but I'm more of a circa fan I suppose.


same, his solo stuff isn't THAT special. If it weren't for his voice...I wouldn't be hooked.
When he played Miracle Sun it was after the Thrice/Circa/Pelican show and we all went into a dark little corner of an alley and he sang it for us. sooooo good.

[TotalCollapse]

best- scary kids scaring kids, great stage presence and sounded awesome.

worst- silverstein, cant even describe how bad it was
I saw sksk and they were very good. I also saw Silverstein, I didn't think they were too bad, I'm not a big Silvertstein fan either.

[TotalCollapse]

Best.... New Found Glory and Paul McCartney (I know he's not a band, but he's amazing live).

Worst... The Spill Canvas and Hawthorne Heights.

I've seen way more bands that were good or impressed me (whether I was a fan or not) than bands I've thought were horrible, thankfully.
Hawthorne Heights was bad? I'm seeing them tomorrow, I have never seen them live. I wish I could've gotten the chance to see them before Casey died.

[Paulb-182]

Time for you to mention a maximum of two bands for both worst and best you have seen live,

for me i'm just saying best band: mayday parade
cause at the time they were my favourite band ever[still are just joint with other bands], and the atmosphere was amazing in such a small venue,also the quality was amazing, energy and quality made it a great set.

and the worst band live?: meg & dia
not really there fault but theyhad no energy and basically seemed really bored and as if they didn't want to be there.


come on here to say your opinionss, dont just say if you hate what i like :) i dont mind if you do, but hey, it s forumm...

wahey you live close to me!

hello :)

edit : and oh, those two bands were at the same show werent they.. Birmingham Academy 2?

[Anderson]

Best, Boy Sets Fire or Fugazi. Most disappointing was the first time I saw Ignite. Worst was a black metal band called Immortal.

[Melkor]

Best: RATM, Tool. Both were perfect.

Worst: MGMT. I mean, the set was really fun, but they were kinda shitty.

[KidRobot]

Worst has got to be Senses Fail and The Sleeping. They are just terrible live.

Best? Brand New was pretty awesome. Rx Bandits too.

[just.Starla.]

Best: Mayday Parade. They're from my area, so when they came back, they were happy to be back, and super sweet to eveybody. Plus their set that night was amazing.

Worst: Metro Station. I've never seen them live, and I never want to, but I have seen them perform on both Good Morning America and Jimmy Kimmel Live I think, and they were horrible.

[hxctyhxc]

I saw sksk and they were very good. I also saw Silverstein, I didn't think they were too bad, I'm not a big Silvertstein fan either.
im not a huge silverstein fan either. ive seen em twice, and the first time, they sounded like crap, especially the singer. the second time, they were decent, i was only there to see ADTR.

[erinfxs]

wahey you live close to me!

hello :)

edit : and oh, those two bands were at the same show werent they.. Birmingham Academy 2?
yesss! did you go?
i came out an was like, that was the best an worst show, mainly bets though cause four year strong were pretty sick too. :)


solihull? or birmingham?

[Jumpoff]

were they not playing the old shit to fulfill your appetite for da mo$h?

No. I actually thought Always Open Mouth was decent (it was a little after that came out that I saw them). The band is just comprised of shitty human beings who put on a shitty live show.

[Jumpoff]

Best, Boy Sets Fire or Fugazi. Most disappointing was the first time I saw Ignite. Worst was a black metal band called Immortal.

Bahahahah Immortal.

[Cuddleworthy]

The band is just comprised of shitty human beings

lol

[ABClyz123lyz]

best= all time low/family force five
worst= bc13/millionaires, 7even sounded like his name, age wise and mellisa was baddd

[carlster!]

that's the show I was at.
It would have been better if the show wasn't sold out and he didn't have eveyone fucking sit on the ground.
do you know how uncomfortable it was to sit of two hours with like 98457389457349857 fat scene chicks?

no.

forever in a day played and they were amazing, we didn't have to sit cross legged for them though.


when i saw chiodos forever in a day was there as well...they were great for their genre
and dr manhattan was there too...they were fuckin tripping but it was quite nice

[viva la cymche!]

Not the best band I've seen live, but I saw Circa Survive at Warped Tour last year, and it was a pretty fun experience. On the other hand, I saw A Static Lullaby, The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember and Silverstein all in a row, so that was the worst experience ever.

[kimbustion]

best - the graduate orrrr edison glass.
i don't have eg's albums or anything, but i really should have gotten it at the show. awesomeeee, and the graduate is just my favorite. :^)

i haven't seen anyone who i thought was terrible.

[takemyhand]

when i saw chiodos forever in a day was there as well...they were great for their genre
and dr manhattan was there too...they were fuckin tripping but it was quite nice

lovee Forever In A Day; I saw them twice; once with Cinematic Sunrise (amazing show).
And again at the CO solo show.

[LV03]

i always hear good things about rx bandits performance

[tomakebelieve]

Worst--ive said it before here, and then people quote me and say it's inaccurate... but Emery has been a trainwreck both times I saw them.

Best--Motion City Soundtrack or the Graduate. Or Acceptance.

[LV03]

i really enjoy cursive and thursday live

[takemyhand]

Lights was really good live also.

I liked all the bands I've seen live.

Except some local ones were boring, but yeah.

[cscwell107]

Worst- The Bravery

Best- Linkin Park

[lurker411_k9]

Best - Either Every Time I Die, A Static Lullaby or Disturbed. I dunno, I've seen a lot of shows.

Worst - Hawthorne Heights. My ride didn't want to leave early. Asshole.

[lonelysuperstar]

best - thrice, thursday
worst - hillsong united, panic! at the disco

[thesafeword]

Best - Either Every Time I Die, A Static Lullaby or Disturbed. I dunno, I've seen a lot of shows.

Worst - Hawthorne Heights. My ride didn't want to leave early. Asshole.
This kid is badass.

[makeasound]

Hawthorne Heights was bad? I'm seeing them tomorrow, I have never seen them live. I wish I could've gotten the chance to see them before Casey died.
I've seen them four times, three with Casey and one since he passed (they have a habit of jumping on bills/shows with artists I love and I wind up sitting through them).

Casey was honestly the only member I ever thought was worth watching.
I've just never felt any energy or real emotion during their sets, not a lot of presence or personality showing in any of the other guys. And JT sounds absolutely horrible live in my experience.

[drudo182]

Moneen is the best band I've ever seen live!

[kemichels]

best - thrice, thursday
worst - hillsong united, panic! at the disco


mmm thrice and thursday. Want to see them both at same time.

Worst has got to be Senses Fail and The Sleeping. They are just terrible live.


Best? Brand New was pretty awesome. Rx Bandits too.

Senses fail sucked when I saw them. Saw the Sleeping in a Levis store...they put on a fun show...for a store.

And Brand New fucking 0wnz.

Best: RATM, Tool. Both were perfect.

Worst: MGMT. I mean, the set was really fun, but they were kinda shitty.

I need to see Tool. RATM was wonderful when I flew out to Cali to see them. Reunion show baby :)

[kemichels]

Best - Either Every Time I Die, A Static Lullaby or Disturbed. I dunno, I've seen a lot of shows.

Worst - Hawthorne Heights. My ride didn't want to leave early. Asshole.

glad to see someone still shows respect for a good mainstream rock band. DOWN WITH THE SICKNESSSSSSSSS *COUGH COUGH*

[carlster!]

lovee Forever In A Day; I saw them twice; once with Cinematic Sunrise (amazing show).
And again at the CO solo show.
they were so nice! and their merch guy was drunk out of his mind...funny shit

[Paulb-182]

yesss! did you go?
i came out an was like, that was the best an worst show, mainly bets though cause four year strong were pretty sick too. :)


solihull? or birmingham?

Yep! i went

i just stood at the back, felt too old to go in the middle haha

well im from west bromwich, but yeah pretty much birmingham

[drcroc]

mmm thrice and thursday. Want to see them both at same time.



Senses fail sucked when I saw them. Saw the Sleeping in a Levis store...they put on a fun show...



Senses fail started sucking live when they changed their image from super angry skinny man scream to macho man guitar solo old school metal

thursday pwns live, but after upwards of 13 (at least) times seeing them, the appeal is somewhat lost. I saw them in NYC this past summer and was very disappointed... all the magic was gone, the songs didn't mean anything anymore... crowd was also super weak. If you look back on their full collapse and WATT days, those live performances are them at their best, a visible difference between their show today.

I've seen too many shows to pick an all time worst, but yeah there were plenty hahaha (a band called "big business" i remember seeing and thinking they were pretty bad, just 1/many that sticks out)

[Bruycker]

Best Live- Jimmy Eat World
Worst Live- Flyleaf

How much I love Jimmy Eat World, I was extremely bored by the performance.
I go to a gig and look at all the aspects (Stage Presence, sound, Vocals) some offcourse have to do with the venue.

My best are Sigur ros (seen them twice) and Anathallo followed by Jeniferever and Gregor Samsa
Worst: Scary Kids (they were touring with ETID) oh and Explosions in the sky was a dissapointment too, Senses fail (awful)

[Bruycker]

Moneen is the best band I've ever seen live!

Yeah seen them twice, but it's a while ago so I can't compare them to all the other bands I saw;
They definetly bring it live

[Maxwell]

I still stick by this, regardless of their music, Rammstein are the best band ive seen live. Just fucking incredible.

Worst/most disappointing were Incubus.

[TotalCollapse]

im not a huge silverstein fan either. ive seen em twice, and the first time, they sounded like crap, especially the singer. the second time, they were decent, i was only there to see ADTR.
Yeah I just saw them 2 weeks ago and they were pretty decent.
I love ADTR!

[TotalCollapse]

I've seen them four times, three with Casey and one since he passed (they have a habit of jumping on bills/shows with artists I love and I wind up sitting through them).

Casey was honestly the only member I ever thought was worth watching.
I've just never felt any energy or real emotion during their sets, not a lot of presence or personality showing in any of the other guys. And JT sounds absolutely horrible live in my experience.
Alright, well I shall see how it goes when I see them today.

[MusicTalks]

Best Live: Marc Broussard, Michael Buble and Josh Groban
Worst Live: Let me preface this by saying that I LOVE Anberlin, but I've seen them 2 times and each time Stephen's vocals were shaky, at best, and the instruments were too loud to compensate. The worst band that I've seen live is Weatherbox. They opened for Cartel in MD awhile back and were literally boo'd off the stage at the end. Absolutely terrible band.

[xEmlehx]

Best: Paul Mccartney
Worst: From First to Last

[erinfxs]

Yep! i went

i just stood at the back, felt too old to go in the middle haha

well im from west bromwich, but yeah pretty much birmingham
haha, ;)
i was right at front, not for four year strong though, would have got crushed if i was at the front then i reckonn, ;]

[MusicTalks]

And JT sounds absolutely horrible live in my experience.

For clarification purposes, JT = Justin Timberlake, correct?

[MusicTalks]

Cartel is also pretty awesome live. I've seen a ton of their shows and Will's voice is quality. Though, he did have one show where it was poop, but overall, definitely a great band live. Joseph Pepper murders the guitar.

[TotalCollapse]

Best: Paul Mccartney
Worst: From First to Last
Are you refering to FFTL when they had Sonny or their new singer?

[dreambrother]

Best- Journey, John Legend, Brand New, Paramore, Vedera, Copeland and I Never Heard The Bullet
Worst- Lovehatehero, Eyes Set To Kill, and most Indie Screamo bands.... ive seen a lot of bad bands live, but these came to mind first because its the most recent..

I would love to see Muse live...

[hxctyhxc]

Yeah I just saw them 2 weeks ago and they were pretty decent.
I love ADTR!
hell yeah. i just got their logo tattooed on my arm. im also getting "heartless" down my ribcage

[tyler426]

Best: Paul Mccartney
Worst: From First to Last

i really think fftl are solid now without sonny imo.

Best: Chiodos or Snoop Dogg. Snoop knows how to put on a good show, its really alot of fun and chiodos is always a good time.

Worst: Alesana. Why is this band even signed?

[makeasound]

For clarification purposes, JT = Justin Timberlake, correct?
http://backtorockville.typepad.com/back_to_rockville/images/2007/08/16/willis_026.jpg

JT Woodruff, vocals/guitar, Hawthorne Heights.

[Someone'sCoat]

Best- Iron and Wine, Tokyo Police Club
Worst-Breathe Carolina easily beats out the other terrible bands I've seen.

[Melkor]

I need to see Tool. RATM was wonderful when I flew out to Cali to see them. Reunion show baby :)

Tool show was incredible. They played both parts of 'Wings' from 10000 Days and I was worried beforehand that standing for that long during a slow building sort of song would be tough but it was awesome, the whole show was. Cool lasers too. Have actually seen them twice, once headlining with Mastodon (just beyond amazing lineup) and again at a festival but even headlining a festival didn't really give them enough time to do it justice.

Yeah, saw Rage on at their first gig over here, won't be forgetting soon.

[kemichels]

Best- Journey, John Legend, Brand New, Paramore, Vedera, Copeland and I Never Heard The Bullet
Worst- Lovehatehero, Eyes Set To Kill, and most Indie Screamo bands.... ive seen a lot of bad bands live, but these came to mind first because its the most recent..

I would love to see Muse live...


I wanted to put my penis in her mouth everytime she opened it to sing. God I want her and her voice.

[kemichels]

Tool show was incredible. They played both parts of 'Wings' from 10000 Days and I was worried beforehand that standing for that long during a slow building sort of song would be tough but it was awesome, the whole show was. Cool lasers too. Have actually seen them twice, once headlining with Mastodon (just beyond amazing lineup) and again at a festival but even headlining a festival didn't really give them enough time to do it justice.

Yeah, saw Rage on at there first gig over here, won't be forgetting soon.

Yeah, the big part of my rage show was the experience. I found out they were playing 4 shows ever..( fuck that now, eh? lol), so I flew out from Wi to California and spetn a week there. Saw them with so many good hip hop artists...Immortal Technique, Nas + Talib, Pharoahe Monch, EPMD, Heiroglyphics, Public Enemy, Wu Tang Clan...it was just ridiculous and so amazing. Plus making it a week long trip San Fran put the icing on the cake.

[MusicTalks]

http://backtorockville.typepad.com/back_to_rockville/images/2007/08/16/willis_026.jpg

JT Woodruff, vocals/guitar, Hawthorne Heights.

Ah gotcha. Sorry, don't listen to them. Shitty, eh?

[BringDaRuckus]

I think the Worse Shows are when you go see a band you enjoy touring off an album (or two) that you didn't enjoy and got stuck listening to songs off said albums.

I fully understand that it would be kind of a chore to be playing songs that you have been playing for numerous years getting tedious...

That said Best Shows I have seen are :
Coalesce - Insane Show
Mewithoutyou
Dillinger Escape Plan - The most chaotic shows I've ever been to. I never get sick of watching them perform live... and they blow fire.
Coldplay - The production of their shows is really a sight to behold. I've been to hundreds of show but this one definitely sticks out...

[makeasound]

Ah gotcha. Sorry, don't listen to them. Shitty, eh?
Yeah... rather nasal and moreoftenthannot offkey.

[TotalCollapse]

Yeah... rather nasal and moreoftenthannot offkey.
yeah that's how they were last night when I saw them

[wroteurname]

Worst: Alesana. Why is this band even signed?
They are horrible but I saw them opening a while back and their show was really entertaining I felt.

[TotalCollapse]

Worst: Tickle Me Pink
They were the first band to drink on stage that i had ever seen. They had beer, wine, and vodka and the singer was totally drunk and tripping. Not to mention that their singing was absolutely horrible.
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[Mibabalou]

worst - alesana so fuckin bad

best - chiodos, thursday

[jagermeister]

Best I ever saw was Saves The Day about 5 or 6 years ago...Alkaline Trio does pretty good, too.

Worst? Taking Back Sunday or Senses Fail

[just.Starla.]

They are horrible but I saw them opening a while back and their show was really entertaining I felt.

Agreed.

worst - alesana so fuckin bad

best - chiodos, thursday

Agreed. Chiodos was great when I saw them, they even did a few extra songs for us.

[SaintSammy17]

Best (that I've seen): The Academy Is... / Green Day

Worst: Metro Station was laughable (and oh yes did I laugh), and Lovedrug bored me to tears.

[Circa1628]

Best: Third Eye Blind
Riders On The Storm
Saves the Day
Green Day

Worst: The Blood Brothers

[derian2219]

Best Band: Chiodos, Anberlin, Copeland.

Worst Band: Metro Station, Emery (last time i saw them they were horrid), and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

[TotalCollapse]

worst - alesana so fuckin bad

best - chiodos, thursday
Alesana doesn't sounds that great live but they are very enthusiastic. I saw them with chiodos a few weeks ago and i liked them all.

[Circa1628]

Best Band: Chiodos, Anberlin, Copeland.

Worst Band: Metro Station, Emery (last time i saw them they were horrid), and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

REALLY??

[TotalCollapse]

Best Band: Chiodos, Anberlin, Copeland.

Worst Band: Metro Station, Emery (last time i saw them they were horrid), and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.
Eww metro station.
You didn't like Emery. I saw them last night and I thought they put on a great show.

[BurzumFiend]

Thursday is fucking amazing live. I'm not too sure about worst..

[derian2219]

REALLY??
Yeah, last time i saw them was on the bone palace ballet tour and they were the worst sounding of the bunch.

I'll give them this, on the hawthorne heights tour in like 06 they were so legit and on the take action tour they were pretty good. Something happened to that band IMO

[BurzumFiend]

Hawthorne Heights sucks in general.

[derian2219]

Hawthorne Heights sucks in general.
I would disagree. They aren't my cup of tea, but their sound has grown up quite a bit since their first release.

[MusicTalks]

yeah that's how they were last night when I saw them

Well, then I'm glad that I haven't listened to them.

[BurzumFiend]

I would disagree. They aren't my cup of tea, but their sound has grown up quite a bit since their first release.

I will admit they have. They aren't mine either.

[derian2219]

I will admit they have. They aren't mine either.
I also respect that band a lot for keeping on with their music careers after the passing of one of their bandmembers. And that they didnt replace him.

[TotalCollapse]

I also respect that band a lot for keeping on with their music careers after the passing of one of their bandmembers. And that they didnt replace him.
I agree. When I saw them last night, Micah screamed some, but other times when there was normally screaming, the people in the crowd would screamo. They also played some acoustic songs in memory of Casey. And they didn't just play new songs either.

[derian2219]

I agree. When I saw them last night, Micah screamed some, but other times when there was normally screaming, the people in the crowd would screamo. They also played some acoustic songs in memory of Casey. And they didn't just play new songs either.
I find that heartwarming for a band to stay close to their roots. Yeah, maybe they tried to sell out and blahblahblah but they wanted their music to reach millions instead of thousands.

[tombarrett]

best - underoath, as i lay dying
worst - flyleaf

[tombarrett]

oh and
worst - a skylit drive

[TotalCollapse]

oh and
worst - a skylit drive
A Skylit Drive has improved a lot, I'll admit they were pretty bad when they were first starting out, but they've gotten better. When I saw them a few weeks ago, they were the best they had ever been.

[alltimecam]

best-radiohead
worst-the maine, by far

[makeasound]

best - underoath, as i lay dying
worst - flyleaf
Totally agree.

I went to see Dropping Daylight open for them and tried to give them the benefit of the doubt and watch a couple songs... Lacey just sounded so bad trying to sing I could only stand two songs before I had to leave the room.

[tombarrett]

Totally agree.

I went to see Dropping Daylight open for them and tried to give them the benefit of the doubt and watch a couple songs... Lacey just sounded so bad trying to sing I could only stand two songs before I had to leave the room.


yeah definitely. it was a huge disappointment when i saw them at some festival a few months back. their recorded stuff isn't bad and i expected them to put on a better show

[tombarrett]

A Skylit Drive has improved a lot, I'll admit they were pretty bad when they were first starting out, but they've gotten better. When I saw them a few weeks ago, they were the best they had ever been.

i sortof agree. i don't have anything against the band i just don't enjoy their live performance. but i did see a huge improvement in them between may and august the last 2 times i saw them. i guess they're still progressing as a band.

[bobcatbob18]

Worst that I've seen has to be Senses Fail. Not because of Buddy's singing (his stage presence more than made up for it) but the other band members just stood around. I don't like to see one dude going nuts and the others seem bored. Still like the band nonetheless.

Best has to be The Used. So much passion and fun is in their live shows.

[makeasound]

yeah definitely. it was a huge disappointment when i saw them at some festival a few months back. their recorded stuff isn't bad and i expected them to put on a better show
I'm not a huge fan of them on record but I figured you never know, maybe she'll blow me away live or at least be somewhat impressive. And it was horrible.

The rest of the band wasn't all that tight or energetic either, for that matter.

[erinfxs]

best-radiohead
worst-the maine, by far
really? how come the maine were so bad?

[Cuddleworthy]

really? how come the maine were so bad?

probably because they're terrible

[npmshah]

probably because they're terrible
you are so right in that...
they have two good songs
and one of them is a cover,,, lol

best band live: BrokeNCYDE
and before you all start bitching (because they dont get much love on AP.net), listen why:
they sound so much better live than on ttheir recordings...
the atmosphere was crazy becuas emost of the crowd loved them
and they have amaizng use of lighting and fog machines
and i got to sing in the microphone
and how many bands do you know that bring a crowdsurfing pig on stage with them!?!?!?!?!?

worst band: Every Avenue
becuase they were the next band after brokeNCYDE on that nights bill
and how can you top brokeNCYDE's show?
not only that but the music was waaaaaaaaay too loud during the set (and with my bad hearing thats sayin something lol)
on top of that: only the guitarist seemed to care at all about stage presence, and he accidentally crahsed into the singer and disconnected the microphone
and the crowd atmosphere wasnt as great
ive heard from others that they put on a great show so maybe they were just off that night
idk...

[Cuddleworthy]

you are so right in that...
they have two good songs
and one of them is a cover,,, lol

best band live: BrokeNCYDE
and before you all start bitching (because they dont get much love on AP.net), listen why:
they sound so much better live than on ttheir recordings...
the atmosphere was crazy becuas emost of the crowd loved them
and they have amaizng use of lighting and fog machines
and i got to sing in the microphone
and how many bands do you know that bring a crowdsurfing pig on stage with them!?!?!?!?!?

worst band: Every Avenue
becuase they were the next band after brokeNCYDE on that nights bill
and how can you top brokeNCYDE's show?
not only that but the music was waaaaaaaaay too loud during the set (and with my bad hearing thats sayin something lol)
on top of that: only the guitarist seemed to care at all about stage presence, and he accidentally crahsed into the singer and disconnected the microphone
and the crowd atmosphere wasnt as great
ive heard from others that they put on a great show so maybe they were just off that night
idk...

Please never agree with me again.

[TotalCollapse]

i sortof agree. i don't have anything against the band i just don't enjoy their live performance. but i did see a huge improvement in them between may and august the last 2 times i saw them. i guess they're still progressing as a band.
Yeah they are. The singer's voice is so high, if I wasn't looking, I would've thought he was a girl.

[tombarrett]

Yeah they are. The singer's voice is so high, if I wasn't looking, I would've thought he was a girl.

haha yes my thought exactly

[LV03]

Totally agree.

I went to see Dropping Daylight open for them and tried to give them the benefit of the doubt and watch a couple songs... Lacey just sounded so bad trying to sing I could only stand two songs before I had to leave the room.
such a good and underrated band

[punk shawn]

Best: Portugal. The Man

[makeasound]

such a good and underrated band
One of my favorites :)

Supposedly they're finally going to record a second album, beginning this week... that will be one of my most anticipated '09 for sure.

[redfalcon431]

Best Band: Chiodos, Anberlin, Copeland.

Worst Band: Metro Station, Emery (last time i saw them they were horrid), and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.
Wow, I am surprised, I didn't like Emery UNTIL I saw them live, now they are one of my favorite bands

[alann]

Best - Reel Big Fish / Sigur Ros

[alltimecam]

really? how come the maine were so bad?
the lead singer looked like he was trying to give the microphone a blowjob, and they all wore matching outifts with the vests and they sounded terrible. By far the worst live band I have seen

[just.Starla.]

the lead singer looked like he was trying to give the microphone a blowjob, and they all wore matching outifts with the vests and they sounded terrible. By far the worst live band I have seen
hahahahaha

The more I come to this site and find out about them, the more I don't like them.

[LV03]

One of my favorites :)

Supposedly they're finally going to record a second album, beginning this week... that will be one of my most anticipated '09 for sure.
yea i started listening to them when they were still Sue Generis...they definitely have some solid stuff. Nice, thats good news, i'm excited for some new material.

[Apoc]

I'll throw Talking Heads on the table as one of the best live bands... David Byrne is an awesome frontman.

[xEmlehx]

Are you refering to FFTL when they had Sonny or their new singer?

when they had sonny

[level8loser]

worst: Alkaline Trio, but mainly the time Matt Skiba came out and tried to sing "Radio" with Hot Water Music and was on so much cocaine he couldnt do anything... (this was probably 7 years ago)

best: either Dillinger Four, the Locust, or Kanye West.

D4 is always a riot
The Locust is just pure insanity
and unlike any other rapper or emcee or hip hop artist or whatever that ive ever seen live, Kanye is a showman. he does all his rhymes by himself, instead of rapping over loops or having his boys on stage to help him out. propers for that. and the light show was immense.

[TotalCollapse]

when they had sonny
I liked their music better when they had Sonny; however, I never saw them live. I saw them a few months ago with their new singer and thought they were half decent.

[erinfxs]

the lead singer looked like he was trying to give the microphone a blowjob, and they all wore matching outifts with the vests and they sounded terrible. By far the worst live band I have seen
oh, okay. LOL about the bj thing,
i am seeing them with we the kings i think next year anyway, lets hope we the kings are better.

[BringMeThePrada]

Best: Coheed and Cambria, The Devil Wears Prada, Radiohead

Worst: Silverstein. Both times I saw them. Vocals were terrible. I actually walked out before their encore the first time I saw them, and ended up meeting all of The Devil Wears Prada.

[caLLmEnOoNe]

oh, okay. LOL about the bj thing,
i am seeing them with we the kings i think next year anyway, lets hope we the kings are better.
we the kings are really good. saw them with the academy is...i'm not a fan of theirs but they know how to pump up a crowd.

[njiata603]

best - Blink-182, I Am the Avalanche, Deftones, Senses Fail, Gaslight Anthem, From Autumn to Ashes
worst - June, Evanescence, Army of Me, Scary Kids

[njiata603]

also, one time in southern quebec i saw this french speaking black metal band open for from autumn to ashes. their drummer was dressed as a baseball player, their singer wore a dress (Not cool cobain style), their guitarist had a dildo strapped to his chin, and their bass player was a blow up doll. what the fuck.

[lurker411_k9]

glad to see someone still shows respect for a good mainstream rock band. DOWN WITH THE SICKNESSSSSSSSS *COUGH COUGH*

Haha yeah, I saw them at Mayhem fest in august and they have an amazing stage presence and live show. I don't listen to them as much as I used to, but I love their live show.

[Petzl]

Best- The Receiving End of Sirens / Minus the Bear
Worst- Emarosa

[Bambi Turburble]

Best - The Human Abstract. I don't like them that much, but they were really into it, despite a not-so-thrilled crowd.
Worst- Gwen Stefani. Asians arent that great. >;(

[thesafeword]

oh, okay. LOL about the bj thing,
i am seeing them with we the kings i think next year anyway, lets hope we the kings are better.
We the Kings, The Maine, Metro Station, Forever the Sickest Kids, they're the same exact bands with slightly different people.

[Emmure4Life]

Best - Emmure By far, Frank has so much energy its unbelievable

Worst- My Chemical Romance

[vivian_vitality]

Best-Chiodos, The Audition, or Love You Long Time
Worst-Mayday Parade. Ive only seen them once and that was back in June. The guitars were way too loud and you could barely hear Derrick singing. And you really didn't know what song it was unless they said it before they played or during the chorus. But I would absolutely love to see them again.

[duhpunk]

Best: Misery Signals, Dream Theater, Between the Buried and Me

Worst: Metro Station, driver side impact, Senses Fail

[Emmure4Life]

O0o and yea Misery Signals Is The SHit Live Too , Cant wait to see them the 12th with BMTH

[Jackfrost50]

The BEST live bands I've seen - Thrice, A7X, As I Lay Dying, Alter Bridge, Anberlin, Rise Against, and I'm probably forgetting a lot.

The WORST live band I've ever seen, by far, is Cinematic Sunrise. By far the most unprofessional and terrible show I have EVER seen.

[alltimecam]

oh, okay. LOL about the bj thing,
i am seeing them with we the kings i think next year anyway, lets hope we the kings are better.
they are, slightly

[Chris Reynolds]

Best: mewithoutYou (by far)

Worst: Never been to any really shitty shows but I didn't like Anberlin or Brand New live

[Paulb-182]

haha, ;)
i was right at front, not for four year strong though, would have got crushed if i was at the front then i reckonn, ;]

yeah i was slightly closer for Four Year Strong, but i just stood at the side for the rest and chatted to the guys in four year strong for the rest of the night while the other bands were on

so is that the only gig you've ever been to?

[erinfxs]

yeah i was slightly closer for Four Year Strong, but i just stood at the side for the rest and chatted to the guys in four year strong for the rest of the night while the other bands were on

so is that the only gig you've ever been to?
no lol, i can't count how many i've been to, about 6 or 7 this year?
just coincidence that i found them both best an worst :)

[erinfxs]

we the kings are really good. saw them with the academy is...i'm not a fan of theirs but they know how to pump up a crowd.
i had tickets to see them with the maine an academy is too this year, but couldnt go.
yeah i heard they get the crowd going, i hope so anyway. !

[erinfxs]

We the Kings, The Maine, Metro Station, Forever the Sickest Kids, they're the same exact bands with slightly different people.
yeah im noticing that, i really like ftsk and the maine are okay,
just not a big fan of metro station and we the kings, but yeah i get you completely.

[MusicTalks]

Worst: Never been to any really shitty shows but I didn't like Anberlin or Brand New live

I love Anberlin, but you're right. I have noticed that Stephen's vocals just don't carry live, at least the live shows that I've seen. In an acoustic setting, he's phenom, but the when he has to scream over the instruments the vocals start to fade.

[crushlustcrash]

Best:The Used
The Lost Propets-Ian was the bomb!

Worst:Fall Out Boy-everything went downhill from the part where pete started to be all screamo-ish.
My Chemical Romance-Frank was great but i think gerard is wasted so yea no.

[LV03]

Best:The Used
The Lost Propets-Ian was the bomb!

Worst:Fall Out Boy-everything went downhill from the part where pete started to be all screamo-ish.
My Chemical Romance-Frank was great but i think gerard is wasted so yea no.
really? when did you see them?

[LV03]

TJV's last show (wasn't actually there) but by watching the videos you could see how wasted Asa was rambling non-sense. i wouldve been pissed if i was there.

[OdeToTheSun]

Best: Coheed and Cambria, The Devil Wears Prada, Radiohead

Worst: Silverstein. Both times I saw them. Vocals were terrible. I actually walked out before their encore the first time I saw them, and ended up meeting all of The Devil Wears Prada.
Lucky bastard, haha. I just saw TDWP last tuesday and will agree that they are good live.

[fr33kn]

Best i'v seen must be linkin park...chester can really deliver

worst has to be The Rasmus...had to run outta the stadia :-|

[erinx05]

best - good charlotte or hellogoodbye those were both so much fun and high energy shows

worst- even though i LOVEEEEE fall out boy, one of the times i've seen them.....it was just horrible.

[Rick Cristo]

Le bump.

Best band I've ever seen live is probably Between the Buried and Me (if you couldn't tell I was a fan with Tommy Rogers as my avatar :p).

But yeah, a lot of people say they lack energy, but the three times I've seen them they keep getting better and better. Tommy, lead vocals and keys, has incredible energy and does a great job interacting with the crowd, and the lead guitarist, Paul Waggoner, simply has to be seen, not just heard, to be believed. Hope BTBAM fans would agree.

[xtheaudition]

best = metallica in 2004
worst = the summer set (the most emotionless singer i have ever witnessed)

[xtheaudition]

best - good charlotte or hellogoodbye those were both so much fun and high energy shows

worst- even though i LOVEEEEE fall out boy, one of the times i've seen them.....it was just horrible.
they put on solid shows! (good charlotte)

[xtheaudition]

TJV's last show (wasn't actually there) but by watching the videos you could see how wasted Asa was rambling non-sense. i wouldve been pissed if i was there.
asa rools, i saw them at WIU in 07, and everyone was drinking and chillen, it was a blast! =D i've seen the jv SO many times so it didn't matter.

[RockTheWalls]

Best- Motion City Soundtrack[bit of bias], Hammerfall [I'm not a fan of this band, but MY GOD does their singer have the most incredible vocal range of any singer i've seen live. Dude was on-par with Bruce Dickinson. I'm not even kidding.] Jimmy Eat World...trying to think what else I'd consider the best i've seen.

Worst-Sonny Moore at AP Tour

[ZachCTC]

Best - Four Year Strong, Valencia, Hit the Lights, Fireworks, This Time Next Year. There's so many I can choose for best; there's a ton more that I can't think of right now, but I've been to some damn good shows. Thursday at Warped '06 was amazing too.

Worst - Three way tie between Senses Fail, Forever the Sickest Kids and Attack! Attack! (only saw A!A! because I was walking by it and it just sounded horrid). I'm leaning towards FTSK though. They just plain suck.

[ZachCTC]

Oh yeah, add Sonny Moore at the AP Tour to the worst list. He came on stage after the Matches, no one even knew he was on the bill. hahaha. Everyone was just like "Who the fuck is this, get off the stage". Amazing.

[devzap516]

Best- As I Lay Dying, Thrice, Brand New

Worst- Mayday Parade, cute is what we aim for, senses fail

[iSasquatchh]

best - brand new
worst - from autumn to ashes

story of the year has the best stage presence of any band ive seen. only think that brand new lacked when i saw them

Holy crap, FATA was the worst for you? When was this?

best- scary kids scaring kids, great stage presence and sounded awesome.

worst- silverstein, cant even describe how bad it was

Silverstein worst? =(

[Nova-Caine]

Best - Green Day
Worst - Prima Donna

[narcoleptic953]

Best live shows I've ever seen are Bruce Springsteen and Butch Walker. Nothing else even comes close.

[taichadow]

i thought FATA was sick live.

...best would probably be Enter Shikari / ADTR before homesick came out
worst would be Set Your Goals / and HIM who i just saw by accident at projekt revolution, like he just smoked his cigarette and walked around looking like a gay emo asshole the whole time. They suck worse live than they do on recordings.

[Stavie Steelo]

The worst I have seen was Idiot Pilot; they are just terrible in general though.

Best probably was Less Than Jake or Rise, Reel Big Fish or Rise Against.

[FueledByRock]

Best - Rolling Stones
Worst - Asher Roth

[Ryan Rumsey]

Best- The Chariot

Worst- Armor For Sleep

[Kyle Huntington]

Best - The Maccabees
Worst - Kaiser Chiefs

[katekate]

Holy crap, FATA was the worst for you? When was this?



Silverstein worst? =(
yeah as far as big bands go anyway.. gosh i think it was 2006/07. mind you im a bit biast cause i dont really like them anyways

[raisinbran64]

Le bump.

Best band I've ever seen live is probably Between the Buried and Me (if you couldn't tell I was a fan with Tommy Rogers as my avatar :p).

But yeah, a lot of people say they lack energy, but the three times I've seen them they keep getting better and better. Tommy, lead vocals and keys, has incredible energy and does a great job interacting with the crowd, and the lead guitarist, Paul Waggoner, simply has to be seen, not just heard, to be believed. Hope BTBAM fans would agree.

I agree with you. Each time I have seen them they improve. Blake is such a beast behind the drums.

[lonelysuperstar]

Really enjoyed Muse live. The Swell Season were incredible too.

[i_am_sexy]

best band live - In Fear And Faith
worst - Blood On The Dancefloor

[hiddentrack]

Best - Acceptance, Killswitch Engage, The Starting Line, Days Away, Paper Route

Worst - Panic! at the Disco (standing around while the sound guy plays your techno parts? Lame.)

[aradiantsunrise]

Best - The Fall of Troy, As Tall as Lions, Underoath, Thrice, Copeland, Deas Vail, The Dear Hunter
Worst - This Providence, Metro Station ( not my choice, went for Saves the Day), Aiden

[disconinja2008]

Best: Phish...you don't know live music until you've seen them.

Worst: Hmmm....there were a couple shitty ones I saw at Lollapalooza 2009....maybe Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears or The Gaslight Anthem.

[heroesforhireba]

best live band would have to be new found glory

[saofan_315]

Best: New Found Glory, Rise Against, Paramore

Worst: Escape the Fate

[MacyCakes]

Best: Less than Jake, Reel Big Fish, Killswitch Engage, Motion City Soundtrack most of the time, Underoath, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, A7X, CKY, Dropping Daylight way back in the day, the Get Up Kids, The Matches...too many to list I enjoy lots of bands live.
Worst: I set my Friends on Fire sounded like retarded noise. Scary Kids Scaring Kids were lackluster on all points, Senses Fail was just meh

[Paulb-182]

Best -

Brand New
Iron Maiden

Worst - I've seen far too many shite bands at festivals and what not, but I'll just mention the one's I've seen as headline acts

A
Set Your Goals

Should have never have gone to those two gigs. Disgustingly bad.

[BigG1392]

Best I've seen - Paramore
Worst I've seen - The Maine

[catherinexhimel]

The All American Rejects were horrible when I saw them.

[Wippli]

FYS is the best live band I experienced. No doubt.

[ryan_hm]

Best- Biffy Clyro, Green Day, Muse, The Prodigy

Worst- Forever The Sickest Kids, Metro Station

[dkloom]

Best- (Stage presence) Blink182 and Less than Jake. (Sounds great) Chiodos, Taking Back Sunday, Cady Groves.

Worst- Scary Kids (boring performance), Slipknot (didn't sound so great, but that was like almost ten years ago)

Those are some very random picks for me, but they are good answers based on the performances I've seen from them.

[Forever.Zero]

Best - Portugal. the man / Mars Volta / Alexisonfire / Brand New ( tied. hard to pick 1 )
Worst - Saosin

[mymusicismylife]

Best - Dillinger Escape Plan
Worst - Saosin

[Farva2]

Best-Circa survive, the gaslight anthem, emarosa,polar bear club
worst-a skylit drive,paramore (when hayleys voice went out, wtf)
Circa always puts on a good show but man anthony green did some really cool shit last nigt, stage dove on the first song and brought some kid who was crowd surfing and singing up on stage and talked to him for a bit. I love when bands do cool shit with the fans.

[cscwell107]

Best- Paper Route, Manchester Orchestra, New Found Glory, Person L, Four Year Strong, As Tall As Lions
Worst- Sky Eats Airplane, The Used

[ReignofFiction]

Best: Alkaline trio, Person L and Coheed
Worst: Robbers, heavy heavy low low and whatever awful band coheed came through with on this tour

[CalRahhh]

Best is easily Converge. I haven't seen a band live that I haven't enjoyed their performance.

[crushlustcrash]

Best band I saw Live- Placebo
I love this band to the death after their performance and they sang like EVERY song i love, they sounded amazing and the crowd was insane. I swear it felt like everyone there knew every line of every song. I know this is pretty pathetic but I cried when it was over. idk why but i did lol

Worst band I saw live- probably Angels and Airwaves
they weren't really into it and tom looks pretty distracted. They don't really communicate with the crowd and they didn't sang "Do It For Me Now" which is the song that got me to like them in the first place.

[Robin.]

Best - Portugal. the man / Mars Volta / Alexisonfire / Brand New ( tied. hard to pick 1 )
Worst - Saosin

I dont think The Mars Volta sounds good live..

[walkonpastme]

Worst- 30 seconds to mars-they played some tour a few years ago and I went simply because Alexisonfire was opening and the Used was headlining (my friends really liked this band). 30 Seconds was so bad I actually left the show.

Best-Phish- seen em 10-15 times and they're still one of the best live acts around.

[Forever.Zero]

I dont think The Mars Volta sounds good live..
It's true that Cedric's voice went off here and there but they still put on a great show when they came around here.

[cshadows2887]

I'm a bit disappointed (though maybe not surprised) that everyone seems to judge performance based on stage presence and not, you know, how the music sounds.

[JuneJuly]

oh and
worst - a skylit drive

A Skylit Drive has improved a lot, I'll admit they were pretty bad when they were first starting out, but they've gotten better. When I saw them a few weeks ago, they were the best they had ever been.

saw them at Warped Tour last summer and they were pretty bad. I think it was because Jag just didn't have enough time to warm up his voice, he was the part that made it bad. Off key the whole time... If they had played for more than half an hour I think it would have been different.

[evvandflow]

Reggie and the Full Effect was terrible.

[cshadows2887]

Best: The Gaslight Anthem, Hanson

I'll have to think about worst.

[Kev Chelios]

Best: Between the Buried and Me
Worst:A Day to Remember

[Starbursting]

Worst: Senses Fail (Oh my god)
Best: The best overall show I've been to was a while back - Through the Eyes of the Dead, See You Next Tuesday, First Blood, Born of Osiris, and Animosity

[aradiantsunrise]

I'm a bit disappointed (though maybe not surprised) that everyone seems to judge performance based on stage presence and not, you know, how the music sounds.
Not I!

[stupidtyonparad]

worst: brand new
best: brand new (specificaly circa 2007-2008)

[stupidtyonparad]

The worst I have seen was Idiot Pilot; they are just terrible in general though.

Best probably was Less Than Jake or Rise, Reel Big Fish or Rise Against.

rise against is fucking GOD AWFUL live.

but reel big fish is really really really good in concert.

[Starbursting]

rise against is fucking GOD AWFUL live.

I could imagine.