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Post by radical347 on Jun 6, 2014 14:58:13 GMT -4
Getting caught up here (and I'm going to skip most of the setlists): Cut Copy: 11/2/13 @ The Fox Theater, Oakland CA Thomas Dolby's Invisible Lighthouse Tour: 11/21/13 @ The Swedish American Hall, San Francisco CA Biffy Clyro w/ Morning Parade: 3/12/14 @ The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA Fanfarlo w/ Lilies On Mars: 3/30/14 @ The Tractor Tavern, Seattle WA Chromeo: 4/12/14 @ The Independent, San Francisco CA White Lies: 4/16/14 @ The New Parish, Oakland CA Broken Bells w/ Au Revoir Simone: 4/19/14 @ The Fox Theater, Oakland CA I didn't bother posting most of the openers unless they were good and/or not a DJ set. The new trend of DJ sets replacing openers in most cases is annoying. Cut Copy redeemed themselves from their previous concert I saw a few years ago. It helped that they didn't play most of Zonoscope; only the singles. Also they didn't ruin Lights & Music this time. Thomas Dolby's tour included a filming and live narration of his new movie, the Invisible Lighthouse. The concept was brilliant. He also held a useless interview with some techie and played a couple of his songs at the end, one of which, to my delight, was Airhead. We went to Biffy Clyro w/ Morning Parade entirely for Morning Parade. Biffy Clyro was annoying and I don't see the appeal of screaming over entirely bland rock music, although I do have to admit they have their following. We went to Fanfarlo w/ Lilies on Mars primarily because we were in Seattle and wanted to experience an authentic hipster concert (lol). They did not disappoint, and Lilies on Mars who we'd never heard of was really good. Rather than "Two Guys & A MacBook" like most alternative bands are these days, were "Two Girls & a MacBook" from Italy. Chromeo played at a ~500 size venue which sold out within minutes, but I won tickets, ha ha. After seeing them I know where Capital Cities got their ideas from. They advertised an opener whose name shall not be mentioned because she was described as being a real musician but instead we got a DJ set from her. :-\ White Lies was very good. Worth heading to the East Bay on a weeknight and getting back way later than we should have. Broken Bells was good, although we were in the very last row. They probably would have been better if we were up closer. A couple music festivals (Both of which free tickets were acquired ): BottleRock Napa: 5/30-5/31 @ Napa Expo, Napa CA Friday: TV On the Radio: Good energy, but points off for having a 1.5 hour set without playing "Will Do" and waiting until the end to play "Wolf Like Me." The Cure: EPIC performance and setlist. Robert Smith & the rest of the band still sounded as good as ever. They went on for 2.5 hours and 34 songs (see below) before the organizers pulled their plug: 1. Shake Dog Shake 2. Fascination Street 3. alt.end (First time since 2009) 4. The End of the World 5. Lovesong 6. Sleep When I'm Dead 7. Push 8. In Between Days 9. Just Like Heaven 10. Catch 11. Before Three (First time since 2004) 12. From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea 13. Pictures of You 14. Lullaby 15. High 16. Never Enough (First time since 2008) 17. Wrong Number 18. The Caterpillar 19. The Walk 20. Mint Car 21. Friday I'm in Love 22. Doing the Unstuck 23. Bananafishbones 24. Want 25. The Hungry Ghost 26. One Hundred Years 27. Give Me It Encore 1: 28. A Forest Encore 2: 29. The Lovecats 30. Hot Hot Hot!!! 31. Let's Go to Bed 32. Freakshow 33. Close to Me 34. Why Can't I Be You? (Vocals pulled right away but audience was still singing along; sound pulled after about a minute) ^^^Now THAT's what I call a setlist. 34 songs, including most of their hits, lesser singles, and a bunch of deeper album tracks. I was glad we got Alt.End & Never Enough for the first time in years, and of all my favorite songs by them there was only one they didn't play: Disintegration. Word is they were planning on doing "Boys Don't Cry" as the final song in a 3rd encore. One more concert achieved from my New Wave greats bucket list. The only ones left are Duran Duran & Simple Minds. Saturday: Howie Day: The only band this weekend that I've seen before (and this was time #4) Has a real band now; mostly abandoning his "one-man band" gimmick for somewhat generic Hot AC fodder. He still sounded good though & finally doesn't look like he's 12 anymore. Disappointingly didn't play "Perfect Time of Day"; in fact I think he's only played it one of the four times I've seen him. Matt & Kim: A little too much. Kim informed us that she usually doesn't like to swallow, but makes exceptions for Matt. Weezer: I like Weezer, but could never bring myself to love them, due to virtually every single song of their sounding almost exactly the same. Even "Island in the Sun" is like a more boring version of the rest of their songs, in my opinion. But kudos to 100% of their set being songs that people could sing along with. OutKast: We only stayed for the first hour (~15 songs) because we wanted to catch a couple songs by Heart and then head out before all 10,000 other people there did. But they were awesome & we got to see Rosa Parks, Ms. Jackson, Hey Ya, and The Way You Move. Heart: We only caught two songs by them on the way out, although just our luck that those two were These Dreams & Alone. They apparently didn't play Magic Man at all. On the original poster Band of Horses & M Ward were listed who I would have been interested in but both ended up getting pulled from the final lineup. We didn't go Sunday, due to the lack of bands of interest and also due to: BFD: 6/1 @ Shoreline Amphitheater & Parking Lot, Mountain View CA Now...considering that it was their 20th Anniversary show, they REALLY dropped the ball. A couple glaringly obvious problems from the lineup: - Not a single truly established alternative band/performer.
- MIA being the 2nd headliner. WTF? She hasn't done a thing since flip off the camera two years ago, and although "Bad Girls" was a lesser hit on alt., her one major hit song is way more Pop than Alternative.
- Fitz & the Tantrums being on the main stage, in the 3rd headliner position, while being on the exact same set of songs they were last year on the Bud Light stage.
- Walk the Moon being the Bud Light stage headliner, with only a single that was last relevant 2 years ago ("Anna Sun") and a single that was never relevant ("Tightrope"). Oh they were also on the Bud Light stage 2 years ago, with the exact same set of songs too.
- A couple of bands on the Bud Light stage that should have been in the Subsonic Tent (Cherub), local stage (Finish Ticket), or even less.
- Nobody interesting at all in the Subsonic tent.
I like a lot of the bands (or at least I like the one song that was just released by most of the bands...again, ) but BFD has always had a really good mix of established and new, heavy hitters & up and coming, rock & electronica, big & small. This year, all of them except MIA have TWO or less albums, and even the up-and-coming ones this year weren't nearly as interesting as some of last year's (Capital Cities, Neighborhood.). I would have taken an established band from the 80s, 90s, or even early 2000s. To put things in perspective, last year Jimmy Eat World was on the Bud Light stage. The comments on Live 105's page echoed this. Until now I had not seen a concert by them where the overwhelming majority of FB comments (or even anywhere near the majority) were negative. It still sold out, partially due to them having multiple ticket giveaway events, and partially due to people wanting to go to a low priced summer festival (to be fair, regular ticket price was $35 -- and for most single-band concerts, tickets cost more than that). Foster is fine as a headliner but it really would have helped if they could have cemented it by bringing in a more established alternative band to co-headline with FTP, like they did in San Diego for 91Xfest (311 & Foster) or even in LA for KROQ's Weenie Roast (Beck & Foster...although they also made Avicii a headliner, and they were also deservedly panned for it). Also both 91X and KROQ got Fall Out Boy, who, while not my favorite alternative band in the world, would have done wonders for making KITS's summer lineup more credible. Anyway. Bands we saw: Bud Light Stage: Big Data: Hot Mess. Birds of Tokyo: Pretty good, may have a bright future. Bleachers: THIS is the band that made BFD worth it this year. Great guitar work, vocals, energy. Their one song on the radio is cute but when they came on stage they not only owned it, but the audience as well. Cherub: Completely useless. Two people standing there with electronic bleeps in the background. Their "remake" of Calvin Harris "Feel So Close" was basically a bad karaoke version of it and perhaps one of the most useless things I've seen in my life. Kongos: They were ok for the most part (a bit one-dimensional), but their performance of "Come With Me Now" was very good. They'll probably continue to have a following. MS MR: Respectable performance. Main Stage: New Politics: Another bright spot, surprisingly. They didn't have much to work with as they were on for a short set on the main stage which was really far away from most people, and it was still too light outside to turn the screens on. But they sounded great & captured our attention from far away, and featured antics like a no-hands headstand. The lawn was completely packed for their performance. Phantogram: Sounded fine, even better live than on the radio. But a smaller stage would have done them better. The lawn was still pretty packed, Fitz & the Tantrums: Also useless. Tried to be "that band", the party band, that tried to get everyone singing along and all pepped up...but failed miserably because nobody cared. Lol. Lots of people left. MIA: Her performance was fine but it made no sense at this type of show. Essentially consisted of two songs; 5 min. of Paper Planes and 35 min. of everything else. Also from far away between her and her backup dancers we couldn't really tell which one she was. Lots more people left. Foster the People: By this point, the lawn was only about half full. After putting up with the previous two acts, FTP better have been worth it. And they were good, although we liked Bleachers and New Politics better. It may have helped if they didn't play so many songs off their disappointing 2nd album; the songs they played from the 1st one were great.
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Post by radical347 on Nov 11, 2013 15:11:36 GMT -4
So this all is who KROQ and KNDD will more or less be getting for their holiday shows too . Correct you are! KNDD/Seattle Deck the Hall Ball, 12/3Vampire Weekend Phoenix The Head & the Heart Alt-J Arctic Monkeys Lorde Foals Chvrches KKDO/Sacramento Electric Christmas, 12/4Cage the Elephant Alt-J Grouplove Capital Cities The Features MS MR KROQ/Los Angeles Almost Acoustic Christmas Night 1, 12/7Kings of Leon Vampire Weekend Queens of the Stone Age AFI Arctic Monkeys Cage the Elephant Grouplove New Politics Foals Night 2, 12/8The Arcade Fire Phoenix The Neighborhood Capital Cities Lorde Portugal.The Man Fitz & the Tantrums Atlas Genius Bastille (Yep...this night, like Live 105's, pales in comparison to Night 1. And KROQ's Night 1 is already sold out.) 91X/San Diego Wrex the Halls, 12/8Queens of the Stone Age Vampire Weekend Cage the Elephant Arctic Monkeys Alt-J The Silent Comedy J. Roddy Walston & the Business (I'm guessing the last two are local bands) Live hasn't announced the lineup for their "Club NSSN" on Thursday 12/5 yet, but looking at these...I'm going to predict Cage the Elephant, Foals, and Chvrches. Edit: Not the Foals, they'll be in Ventura. Tame Impala, maybe.
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Post by radical347 on Nov 5, 2013 3:00:53 GMT -4
I'll post the text list in about a week. ...or in a couple of months... 100 Blind Pilot Half Moon 99 Metric Youth Without Youth 98 Cee Lo Green Bright Lights, Bigger City 97 Chris Cornell The Keeper 96 Gold Fields Dark Again (Lights Out) 95 Foster the People Helena Beat 94 Kasabian Days are Forgotten 93 Kimbra Warrior 92 The Shins Simple Song 91 Capital Cities Safe & Sound 90 The Temper Trap Trembling Hands 89 Coldplay ft. Rihanna Princess of China 88 Electric Guest This Head I Hold 87 Theophilus London I Stand Alone 86 David Guetta ft. Usher Without You 85 XX Chained 84 Bon Iver Holocene 83 Nada Surf Waiting for Something 82 Billie Ray Martin Sweet Suburban Disco 81 Snow Patrol This Isn't Everything You Are 80 James Iha Speed of Love 79 Matt & Kim Let's Go 78 Capital Cities I Sold My Bed But Not My Stereo 77 Imagine Dragons It's Time 76 Moby The Day 75 Adele Skyfall 74 Cat Power Ruin 73 Dawes Time Spent in Los Angeles 72 Civil Wars Barton Hollow 71 Death Cab for Cutie Underneath the Sycamore 70 Graffiti6 Free 69 Black Lab Dust in the Wind 68 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin Save the World 67 Ellie Goulding Anything Can Happen 66 Duran Duran Leave a Light On 65 Ladytron Ace of Hearts 64 Andrew Belle The Daylight 63 Foster the People Houdini 62 Miike Snow Paddling Out 61 The Smashing Pumpkins The Celestials 60 Graffiti6 Stare Into the Sun 59 Chuck Prophet Bright Night, White City 58 Fitz & the Tantrums Don't Gotta Work It Out 57 Neon Trees ft. Kaskade Lessons in Love (All Day, All Night) 56 The Temper Trap Need Your Love 55 The Kooks How'd You Like That? 54 Grouplove Tongue Tied 53 Alex Clare Too Close 52 Bruno Mars It Will Rain 51 Nickelback When We Stand Together 50 D Dying Message 49 The Shins It's Only Life 48 Silversun Pickups Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) 47 Morning Parade Headlights 46 Calvin Harris Feel So Close 45 Middle Class Rut Busy Bein' Born 44 Eve 6 Victoria 43 Garbage Blood for Poppies 42 Walk the Moon Anna Sun 41 Silversun Pickups Broken Bottles 40 The Airborne Toxic Event All I Ever Wanted 39 Avicii Levels 38 Ice Choir Two Rings 37 The Gaslight Anthem 45 36 Ryan Adams Lucky Now 35 Evanescence What You Want 34 Leonard Cohen Darkness 33 Snow Patrol Called Out in the Dark 32 Grace Potter & the Nocturnals Never Go Back 31 Linkin Park Burn It Down 30 Crystal Castles ft. Robert Smith Not in Love 29 Nickelback Lullaby 28 Keane Sovereign Light Café 27 Snow Patrol In the End 26 Muse Madness 25 Jason Mraz I Won't Give Up 24 Nero Promises 23 Nicki Minaj Super Bass 22 Alabama Shakes Hold On 21 Atlas Genius Trojans 20 The Big Pink Stay Gold 19 Ellie Goulding Lights 18 Example ft. Ludacris Changed the Way You Kiss Me 17 Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna We Found Love 16 The Naked & Famous Girls Like You 15 Holy Ghost It's Not Over 14 The Killers Runaways 13 Young the Giant Cough Syrup 12 Thomas Dolby Oceanea 11 Awolnation Not Your Fault 10 The Naked & Famous Punching in a Dream 9 M83 Reunion 7 Gotye Eyes Wide Open 8 Mat Kearney Ships in the Night 6 Gotye Somebody That I Used to Know 5 Blue October The Feel Again (Stay) 4 Delta Spirit California 3 M83 Midnight City 2 Keane Silenced by the Night 1 Matt Nathanson Room at the End of the World
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Post by radical347 on Nov 5, 2013 2:15:55 GMT -4
Live 105 has announced their Not So Silent 2 Nights: Night One is incredibly strong. Night Two, meh. It stands up on its own, but they WAAAAAY overhyped it. They announced the lineup for Night One last Monday 10/28, one by one by playing two songs per artists to introduce the lineup. Capital Cities, Arctic Monkeys, AFI, Queens of the Stone Age, Vampire Weekend, Kings of Leon - Holy $hit, with the exception of CC who is cool nonetheless, these are all very much established artists. This night will sell out. Then they said they'd make us wait until today (11/4) for the lineup for Night Two, and it will be at least as good as Night One. Well, we get...Neighbourhood (new), Bastille (new), Lorde (new), Alt-J (might as well be new), Phoenix (ok, established but still has yet to have a legit non-alternative hit), and The Arcade Fire (see Phoenix, although at least it could be said that this is the original h1pst3r band.) WTF? And, about an hour before they announced the lineup, on their FB page we got: "From Dallas on Twitter (@dallassf): "One LIVE 105 street teamer just said 'Shut. The. F**k. Up. HOW?' when he found out who our #NSSN2013 Night 2 headliner is. Announcement at 5 PM." The Arcade Fire, while cool, does not warrant that type of response. They tour fairly often and were a last minute addition to KFOG's Bridge School Benefit, it cannot be that difficult to get them to play a show. "HOW?" would be a better question if they somehow managed to get a band back together like, say, The Smiths. Anyway, I already got my tickets for Night One. I might check out Night Two if I win tix, but won't try too hard.
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Post by radical347 on Oct 7, 2013 13:35:15 GMT -4
The summer of retro awesome: [spoiler text=Wang Chung, August 3, 2013 Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose CA] 1. City of Light 2. Fire In The Twilight 3. Let's Get Along 4. Space Junk 5. Don't Let Go 6. To Live and Die in L.A. 7. Rent Free 8. Let's Go 9. Dance Hall Days 10. Everybody Have Fun Tonight Encore: 11. I Can Hardly Wait Free with $6 Admission to the fair! Lol. (Although, we were probably some of the few people who went not for the fair but for Wang Chung) WC did what any self-respecting has-beens would do and focused all their first and second tier hits, with only a handful of their new songs. They still sounded good though, their performance was a lot of fun, and it was nice to hear everyone sing along to Everybody Have Fun Tonight. [/spoiler] [spoiler text=Depeche Mode & Crystal Castles - September 26, 2013 Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA] 1. Welcome to My World 2. Angel 3. Walking in My Shoes 4. Precious 5. Black Celebration 6. Policy of Truth 7. Barrel of a Gun 8. The Child Inside 9. But Not Tonight (Acoustic; Sung by Martin) 10. Heaven 11. Soothe My Soul 12. A Pain That I'm Used To ('Jacques Lu Cont's Remix' version) 13. A Question of Time 14. Enjoy the Silence 15. Personal Jesus Encore: 16. Home (Acoustic; Sung by Martin) 17. Shake the Disease (Acoustic; Sung by Martin) 18. Just Can't Get Enough 19. Never Let Me Down Again The audience was full of 40-something goths...lol. Crystal Castles were one of the best openers that I've seen. I was a little disappointed though that they didn't at least get Dave Gahan or Martin L. Gore to sing Not in Love (I didn't realistically expect Robert Smith.) Depeche Mode did not disappoint, and I'm so glad they didn't cancel two nights before like they did four years ago. Dave Gahan's voice sounds good, considering. But Martin L. Gore completely surprised me by sounding even better, enough to make me wonder why he's not the lead singer. "Heaven" sounded much better live than on the radio. "Soothe My Soul" is so samey to "Personal Jesus" that people started singing along to the latter when the former came on...LOL. I was thrilled to get "Precious," (although the sad-looking dogs they put on the screen during that song reached Sarah McLesbian ASPCA commercial-style cheezeball) "Black Celebration," and "Never Let Me Down Again," but disappointed they left out "Strangelove." [/spoiler] [spoiler text=Iggy & the Stooges - September 28, 2013 St. James Park, San Jose CA] 1. Raw Power 2. Gimme Danger 3. Gun 4. 1970 5. Search and Destroy 6. Fun House 7. Beyond the Law 8. Johanna 9. Ready to Die 10. I Wanna Be Your Dog 11. No Fun 12. The Passenger 13. I Got a Right 14. Cock in My Pocket 15. Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell 16. Sex & Money 17. Louie, Louie This isn't official as we didn't buy tickets, but we did watch the show. They were playing in St. James Park, which is normally filled with homeless people, drug dealers, and prostitution...lol. Also I wondered how tickets were going to work as it's not a real venue. It turns out that they just put up a stage in the middle of the park and put up a fence around it, except the stage was way higher so we could stand outside the fence and still have a complete view of Iggy & the S's. In fact, from our vantage point we had a better view of them than the people standing in the back of the "official" area. Sweet! This was the centerpiece of the music part of the new C2SV convention (Creative Convergence Silicon Valley.) It's their attempt to bring SXSW to San Jose, and although it's nowhere near as big I must say they did well for themselves. They tied them in as the headliners since one of the Stooges became an exec at a Silicon Valley tech firm. Iggy, at age 66, was running around shirtless and had a lot of energy. [/spoiler] [spoiler=Pet Shop Boys - October 5, 2013 Fox Theater, Oakland CA] 1. Axis 2. One More Chance / A Face Like That 3. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) 4. Memory of the Future 5. Fugitive 6. Integral 7. I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing 8. Suburbia 9. I'm Not Scared 10. Fluorescent 11. West End Girls 12. Somewhere (Leonard Bernstein cover) 13. Leaving 14. Thursday 15. Love Etc. 16. I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too) 17. Rent 18. Miracles 19. It's a Sin 20. Domino Dancing 21. Always on My Mind (Brenda Lee cover) Encore: 22. Go West (Village People cover) 23. Vocal / It's Alright DJ Jacques Lu Cont opened, and his set was nice but went on a little too long. The Pet Shop Boys were predictably awesome, and had probably the best costumes and stage show I've ever seen at a concert. The backdrop was modern chic, it made me feel like I was at a swanky minimalist hotel lounge...lol. They had a few dancers who wore masks/helmets such as horse skulls with horns, disco balls, dunce hats and pumpkin-like heads. The PSBs wore these too. They sounded as good as ever, with a mix of their hits, b-sides and newer stuff, and as this was the San Francisco market, the audience went crazy for them. I mean the entire audience was even singing along to Domino Dancing. [/spoiler]
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Post by radical347 on Sept 19, 2013 0:32:39 GMT -4
Final update from 9/15/13: 5 1 KATY PERRY Roar 14284 11508 2776 104.219 4 2 CAPITAL CITIES Safe And Sound 13251 12063 1188 85.741 , , , & @ Katy Perry leapfrogging over Capital Cities to take the top spot, for no other reason than she's Katy Perry. At least that awful awful Robin Thicke song is out.
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Post by radical347 on Jul 13, 2013 23:02:40 GMT -4
Oh, no way! I actually had lost hope that this was going to be made, but I'll check it out. (I do prefer the downloadable versions.) Thanks! Glad you didn't completely give up hope. Part III is hot off the press and all parts are up for download! I'll post the text list in about a week.
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Post by radical347 on Jun 22, 2013 19:34:58 GMT -4
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Post by radical347 on May 20, 2013 14:33:08 GMT -4
Yesterday was Live 105's BFD. The Main Stage didn't start until the Festival Stage was over, so there was no need to worry about overlapping. Also, they actually had two Festival Stages right next to each other, and alternated bands on each one so we didn't have to wait half an hour between sets for the next band to play. (Especially since most of the Festival Stage acts were only half an hour.) THAT was a brilliant idea and I'd like to see more shows set up like that. But, the Local Stage and Subsonic Tent went on all day, so we had to make a couple of choices of Subsonic vs. bands in the Festival or Main Stage. Crystal Method got sick and had to cancel and the "Secret Guest to Be Announced" ended up being the Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington on Vocals... (Who we opted not to see in favor of C2C.) We saw the entire (or most of) sets for: Gold Fields: We saw them first and they actually moved them over to the Subsonic Tent, at 1 PM. Great way to kick off BFD. Reminded me of a somewhat shoegazey Talking Heads. Atlas Genius: They looked good, had good energy...but just sounded ok. A little bit of a disappointment as this was one that I had high hopes for. Capital Cities: Amazing. High energy, great sound, trumpet was awesome, cute choreography, and kept things classy (i.e. no random F-bombs every other song, which seemed to be required from just about every other band here, and at most music festivals for that matter.) They had their act together extremely well...I wouldn't be surprised if they headlined this in a few years. Airborne Toxic Event: Higher energy than last time I saw them which was in 09, but IMO it didn't entirely get put to good use. 1/3 of their half hour set was unnecessary remakes, including a cringeworthy version of "American Girl." (Then again, there aren't too many versions of that song that aren't cringeworthy, including the original.) I mean if you're doing a full set then that's fine, but they had a couple of singles they should have played instead...like "All I Ever Wanted," "Timeless". Fitz & the Tantrums: I'm so proud of them because they finally pulled it off. Last time I saw them (about two years ago) "Moneygrabber" was a complete failure (and virtually every live version on AAA sampler CDs doesn't sound too good), he flopped around stage awkwardly, although their other tracks sounded fine. But this time, they got everything right. Awolnation: Perhaps the only real disappointment of the event. Not that I was expecting much...but they were pretty awful. Granted most of their songs are pretty odd so they'll sound weird anyway, but they'd have to pull them off live...and they didn't. Even the not particularly odd "Not Your Fault" sounded bad. They were the opening act on the main stage. They should have been on the Festival stage (maybe swap with Jimmy Eat World, who was the last act on that stage) or even in the Subsonic Tent. Wallpaper: Wasn't sure what to expect from these guys (and girl), but they were a lot of fun. H1pst3rs from Oakland that had the crowd dancing the entire time. C2C: They were a real treat to see. They looked pretty similar to the setup from turntable.fm, but with real Euro-hipster deco clothing and people going through real motions! LOL. Their noise was pretty interesting, they sampled a LOT of different styles of music (blues, techno, accordian, smooth jazz even) and mixed in turntable scratches and effects...and it somehow worked. I couldn't find too many other US tour dates for them--only KROQ's weenie fest--so I'm so glad they played at BFD. 30 Seconds to Mars: They were supposed to be the headliners but Passion Pit came late so they switched them. 30 STM really should have been the headliners, though. A bunch of their music is hit or miss to me but they put on a really good show and were great at getting audience response. I'm glad they played "Night of the Hunter" and "Closer to the Edge." Along with the confetti they blasted out during "Up in the Air" they even brought on a couple DOZEN people from the audience onstage at the end and had them sing along! LOL! Passion Pit: We saw them at Not to Silent Night and IMO he was a little better but he's still nowhere near ready to be a headliner (or next-to-headliner.) His band sounds good, as before, but he's still a little awkward (but better) and doesn't really pull off the bells & whistles that 30STM did. Bands that we partially saw: The Neighborhood, Jimmy Eat World, Of Monsters & Men. We opted not to see Silversun Pickups or the Stone Temple Chester Benningtons on the main stage in favor of Wallpaper and C2C in the Subsonic Tent who were going on at the same time. The former because the SSPU's seem to appear in about 90% of these events and the latter...well, yeah. We had lawn seats for the main stage (all of the other stages are standing room only) and during 30 Seconds to Mars's set, these very nice people suddenly came up to us and gave us their tickets (which were front center row 12 seats) because they had to leave! That was a complete surprise, and of course it made the day that much more awesome!
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Post by radical347 on May 20, 2013 13:24:10 GMT -4
Final update from 5/5/13: 43 40 WALLPAPER Good 4 It 653 591 62 0.834 44 42 CAPITAL CITIES Safe And Sound 603 457 146 2.317 48 47 AWOLNATION Sail 391 348 43 0.927 EDIT: Come to think of it...Capital Cities does belong here. (Passion Pit should be, too.) Wallpaper probably does too, but I'm just shocked that anyone's playing them. The only place I've heard them before is the occasional spin on Live 105's new music or techno programs. But Awolnation makes no sense here.
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Post by radical347 on Dec 28, 2012 16:54:33 GMT -4
Now this is a spontaneous conception... It has struck me that, overall, my decision to dive headlong into music chart enthusiasm in 1997 may have been one of the worst I've ever made. Not that I haven't enjoyed it -- it has expanded my musical horizons exponentially and allowed me to meet several of you fine people -- but I just think about all the time spent on this and wonder, what else could I have done with my life? I mean, I'm talking literally thousands of hours here. Making over 500 weekly personal charts, 10 year-end charts (going on 11) and a decade-end chart, starting and moderating Pulse for several years, keeping up the Pulse 100 for a few years, making over 16,000 posts between there and here... I have spent a hell of a lot of my life on this. And yet it's not even something I share with my friends. For fear of it being received as too weird of a hobby. They say it takes 10,000 hours to become a master of a given field. 20 hours a week for approximately 10 years. I'd be well on my way at this point, if not approaching the 10,000-hour mark. It was 11 years and 6 months ago that I first registered on the R&R forums. What could I have done in that time? Become a master of web design or computer engineering? Gotten my doctorate? Made my first million? Instead, I'm writing this post for maybe 5 people while Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" plays on my Grooveshark playlist. I know that it's rapidly rising within the top 20 on Mediabase's Alternative chart. But who really cares? And is knowing that fact really worth it? I realize this post is almost a year old, but... d00d. Don't be so hard on yourself. A few things to consider: - Instead of spending all that time doing music stuff, would you have spent all that time doing Engineering or Ph.D.? It's most likely not an either/or.
- As crash46 said there are worse ways to spend 10,000 hours than to enjoy yourself.
- I'd think that if you spent all that time doing something you didn't like and/or care about, then 10,000 hours still wouldn't make you a master.
Finally...why not share your fantastic hobby with others? (I know, I've traditionally been the same way.) There may be some people who think you're weird, but you're allowed to think that they're weird, so it evens out. You're living in a metro famous for music fans, there's got to be many others who think it's cool. Many of your friends probably already would, if you'd make them aware.
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Post by radical347 on Dec 22, 2012 3:03:15 GMT -4
Final update from 4/8/12: 38 35 WALLPAPER F**king Best Song Ev... 883 797 86 3.547 How did I miss this?
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Post by radical347 on Dec 10, 2012 3:07:25 GMT -4
Live 105's Not So Silent Night (Night 2) 12/8/12 Oracle Arena, Oakland CA This one was a little too popular so sadly I couldn't win tickets. But after realizing that we really couldn't go without seeing the Killers and M83, esp. since they were so close, I put myself in black market mode and scored tickets for $25 apiece. (Regular price for the seats were $37.50, which wouldn't have been bad except that then there's plus service charges, which who knows how much that would have added.) Seats were upper level, but it was in the section nearest to the stage so the musicians still looked like people, not blobs. It was 6-12. We got there around 6:40 so unfortunately we missed Imagine Dragons (their set was four songs ). [spoiler text=Grouplove Tegan & Sara Passion Pit] Grouplove[/u] 1. Itchin' on a Photograph 2. Borderlines And Aliens 3. Spun 4. Slow 5. Tongue Tied 6. I Want To Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston cover) 7. Colours I wasn't originally a big fan of Grouplove but they were an awesome opening-ish act for NSSN. Energetic, good stage presence, & a lot of fun. Their cover straddled the line of amusing/ridiculous, rather than being just plain ridiculous, so props for that. Tegan & Sara[/u] 1. Back In Your Head 2. Walking With A Ghost 3. Hell 4. Living Room 5. Messed Up 6. Feel It In My Bones 7. Closer I know Tegan and Sara have a following but they weren't great for a concert like this, sadly. They should be playing in some park, or at best, a mid-size indie venue. They just stood there. We could barely hear them. It was nice of Live 105 to bring them on night two of the station's signature show without a legitimate hit but if "Closer" is to be the big hit Tegan & Sara (and/or their record company) are planning for it to be then they'll have to work on impressing bigger audiences. Passion Pit[/u] 1. Take a Walk 2. The Reeling 3. Carried Away 4. Constant Conversations 5. I'll Be Alright 6. Sleepyhead 7. Little Secrets PP, like T&S, doesn't seem too adroit at playing bigger venues, but at least he put in much more of an effort. The singer wandered around stage aimlessly, and his voice kind of went all over the place, not always in a good way, although the times that he actually got it right, it was awesome. I was wondering if they'd be able to put the same distortion on his voice live. They didn't, but at best he did a very impressive falsetto. The band consistently awed, though. "The Reeling" was a bit more mellow live, which actually worked alongside his falsetto to sound surprisingly neo-soul.[/spoiler] [spoiler text=M83 The Killers] M83[/u] 1. Intro 2. Teen Angst 3. Sitting 4. Reunion 5. We Own the Sky 6. Steve McQueen 7. Midnight City 8. Couleurs M83 nearly* completely blew it out of the water. They looked like Stargate and had the soul of a 60's jam band, just synth heavy. They didn't have the string section that Sunny saw, but were still awesome. Guitarist jamming the the keyboard player, false endings, ten minute songs...it was really a trip to see. *Sadly, in my opinion they dropped the ball on Midnight City. They beat box'd the song ( ) and barely sang or did anything else to it. It also seemed about 30-40% softer than everything else. Sad considering how awesome everything else they did was (including "Reunion"). It was like since it was their big hit, they wanted to play it as safe as possible. This didn't stop the audience from going berzerk when it came on or singing along to it, though. We got the saxophonist, though, which almost saved it. It was good to see him jam out with the rest of them when they returned to form on the closing track. The Killers[/u] 1. Mr. Brightside 2. Smile Like You Mean It 3. Spaceman 4. Miss Atomic Bomb 5. Human 6. Somebody Told Me 7. Here With Me 8. For Reasons Unknown 9. From Here On Out 10. Read My Mind 11. Runaways 12. When You Were Young Encore: 13. Jenny Was a Friend of Mine 14. All These Things That I've Done 15. Battle Born The Killers were also awesome, although overall M83 slightly upstaged them, in my opinion. But what's for sure is the Killers played all of their hits (& most of their other singles), all of which the audience gladly sang along with. So much so that we could barely hear Brandon Flowers, lol. He was quite the performer. Also, now that he's ditched the makeup (or at least the excessive emo makeup) he looks like something out of the 50s. The stage blew up during "Miss Atomic Bomb," which was probably their attempt at making that song somewhat interesting. "Spaceman" wasn't too necessary either in my opinion, but at least these tracks did not come at the expense of their better singles. "Read My Mind" was fudged a little because it seems he messed up when he played the loop to put on repeat, though he went back and fixed it about 3/5 the way through. But they finished strongly pre-encore with "Runaways" and "When You Were Young." [/spoiler]
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Post by radical347 on Nov 26, 2012 1:16:57 GMT -4
Like last year we went to Oakridge Mall at midnight when most stores opened and it was awesome. No lines in the parking lots, short or no lines in most stores, no pushing or shoving, nobody looking in that much of a hurry to get anywhere (since most of the stores had sales until noon or later) and it wasn't really even busier than on a normal weekend night. It was probably the closest thing to the 24 hour shopping malls in Asia that we'll see over here.
From Target we picked up the Foster the People & Imagine Dragons CDs for $5 apiece and couple of $10 Blu-Rays. A few more things from G, Express (which did have a line, but they had a pair of jeans I liked, and 50% off, which made it $35 is as cheap as it's going to get from there and not a terrible deal for a decent pair of jeans), and the Disney Store. Hot Topic had all tees for $10 on Friday but pretty much all of the men's tees were garbage, sadly.
We also bought a bunch of stuff from KidRobot Online...two hoodies, two sweaters, a t-shirt and a vinyl tofu toy for under $100 shipping. Considering that's close to the list price for just one of those items from there, major score.
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Post by radical347 on Nov 19, 2012 1:03:57 GMT -4
Happy birthday Ethan and WutUNeed. ^^this
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Post by radical347 on Oct 29, 2012 19:54:19 GMT -4
Live 105 announced this year's Not So Silent Night. For the first time, it's two nights.
Friday, Dec. 7: Two Door Cinema Club, Gaslight Anthem, Of Monsters & Men, Metric, The Shins, Jack White
Saturday, Dec. 8: Imagine Dragons, Grouplove, Tegan & Sara, Passion Pit, M83, The Killers
This is best lineup since at least 2009, in my opinion. The only one of the above that I really dislike is Jack White. I'm also "ehh" on Grouplove and Of Monsters & Men, but regarding the latter I heard a live version of "Little Talks" that made me think they'd be fun to see. I wish it was back in San Jose rather than Oakland Oracle Arena because they get about 3/4 of Live 105's big shows, but it does look going up there for.
I'll probably just end up attending Day 2, because Day 1 is a Friday and my workplace isn't particularly convenient to Oakland so I probably wouldn't be able to get there until at least 8 or 8:30. With six bands it probably starts before that and the band that day I have the most interest in, Two Door Cinema Club, looks like they're on first. I've seen Gaslight 2x and The Shins 1x (though that was back in '05). Give or take OM&M & Metric...and I don't like Jack White. But fortunately, I like most of the bands on Saturday even better.
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Post by radical347 on Oct 8, 2012 1:56:52 GMT -4
[spoiler text=Peter Gabriel, 10/2/2012 HP Pavilion, San Jose CA] 1. OBUT 2. Come Talk to Me 3. Shock the Monkey 4. Family Snapshot 5. Digging in the Dirt 6. Secret World 7. The Family and the Fishing Net 8. No Self Control 9. Solsbury Hill 10. Humdrum (First performance since 2007) 11. Red Rain 12. Sledgehammer 13. Don't Give Up 14. That Voice Again 15. Mercy Street 16. Big Time 17. We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37) 18. This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds) 19. In Your Eyes Encore: 20. The Tower That Ate People 21. Biko After his last few years with the New Blood Orchestra, I was afraid he'd been running out of steam. I've seen some of the videos of that & it's nice, but boring. He just stands there, too. But this tour (specifically Pts. II & III) put these fears to rest. It was divided into 3 parts, Acoustic, Electric & So. In Acoustic & Electric, he did a lot of deeper tracks & a few hits. Then Part III was the "So" album from beginning to end, with the original band. I had been kind of afraid when he started with the acoustic set, because that seemed to be in line with him becoming boring. The acoustic version of "Shock the Monkey" wasn't bad though. But when he started the Electric part of the set...WOW. I'm glad to see that he can still rock out & is as creative as ever. "Digging in the Dirt" & the next three tracks sounded legitimately industrial. He wasn't terribly energetic (unlike, say, Springsteen) but this performance displayed pretty good choreography & great lighting. "So" dazzled. It was his album full of hits (I think 6-7 of the 9 tracks were singles) and it sounded every bit as anthemic live as it does on the album. Lighting was good here too. "Red Rain" was red, "Mercy Street" was blue (& he was singing that one lying on the ground), & "Sledgehammer" & "Big Time" were in technicolor. His voice held up pretty well...he just sounds like an older version of himself. I was happy that he played "The Tower that Ate People" for the encore. There was a floating tower during the show that descended in a spiral pattern to cover him & he sang from inside it. The opener was supposed to be some girl named Ane Brun, but she got sick so her backing band members Jennie Abrahamson & Linnea Olsson & were the opening act by themselves. In typical RealWorld (Peter Gabriel's record label) style, it was pretty standard AC/World type music but they were very pleasant and sounded good without Ane Brun. They also did very well on Kate Bush's part on "Don't Give Up" & some other female backup parts. [/spoiler] [spoiler text=New Order, 10/5/2012 The Fox Theater, Oakland CA] 1. Elegia 2. Crystal 3. Ceremony 4. Close Range 5. Age of Consent 6. Isolation (Joy Division cover) 7. Here to Stay 8. Your Silent Face 9. Bizarre Love Triangle 10. 586 11. True Faith (Shep Pettibone Mix) 12. The Perfect Kiss 13. Blue Monday 14. Temptation Encore: 15. Atmosphere (Joy Division cover) 16. Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division cover) New Order was awesome. I was glad I got to see them since they don't come to the US that often (last time was in 2005, I think.) Setlist was almost perfect. In addition to "Blue Monday," "True Faith," & "Bizarre Love Triangle," which they had to play, I was also glad they did "Your Silent Face," "Here to Stay," and "Elegia." I would have liked to see "Krafty," although that song is kind of standard among their singles, so leaving it out is understandable. Omitting "Regret," though, was not really excusable. Bernard Sumner looked like someone's grandpa. But they sound as good as ever. They got the distortion down just fine. While Get Ready isn't among my favorite albums of theirs, I found out when they performed "Crystal" -- which was the standout of the night -- that the magic of that album is seeing it live. I would have liked to see them do more tracks from it. Also, I was surprised they performed the Shep Pettibone remix of "True Faith." Good for them for remembering Ian Curtis. They dedicated their encore to Joy Division, with a picture of him on the screen. Seeing New Order live was quite a trip. They're quite possibly my favorite 80s band and, in my opinion, in the top tier of most influential new wave bands. I'd heard from at least a half dozen people that they're not very good live, but I seeing them -- I never would have guessed they had that reputation. They sounded great, had good energy, connected with the audience great. Perhaps they were more on top of their game this time. Or, maybe, considering how influential they are, people expect more than simply a good sound & a solid show. Performance wise I guess it's true that they don't really go the extra mile, like U2, Depeche Mode, Peter Gabriel, or even bands the next tier down in terms of being influential, such as Duran Duran, Simple Minds, Tears for Fears...but that doesn't mean that their show wasn't awesome. The openers were Run Run Run, a shoegazing indie band from Los Angeles. They were very good too...much better than their clips on iTunes sound. [/spoiler]
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Post by radical347 on Oct 1, 2012 2:20:17 GMT -4
Getting caught up for this year:
[spoiler text=Miike Snow 4/12/12 The Fox Theater, Oakland CA]
1. Enter the Jokers Lair 2. The Wave 3. Cult Logic 4. Bavarian #1 (Say You Will) 5. Burial 6. Pretender 7. Silvia 8. God Help This Divorce 9. Black & Blue 10. Paddling Out 11. Vase 12. Black Tin Box 13. Devil's Work
Encore: 14. Sans Soleil 15. Animal
Think of them as a Peter Bjorn & John with less stage presence...or more accurately, no stage presence. :-\ They were nice enough, though. The background visuals were cool. Their latest album kinda sucked & the audience didn't respond too well to the tracks from that (except "Paddling Out," which got a moderate reception) but went wild when they played anything from the first album. Penguin Prison were good openers. [/spoiler]
[spoiler text=Gotye 4/18/12 Bill Graham Civic Center, San Francisco CA]
1. Eyes Wide Open 2. The Only Way 3. Easy Way Out 4. Smoke and Mirrors 5. State of the Art 6. Thanks for Your Time 7. Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You 8. Somebody That I Used to Know (with Missy Higgins) 9. Save Me 10. Bronte 11. Heart's a Mess
Encore: 12. I Feel Better 13. Learnalilgivinanlovin
Originally scheduled for the Independent (capacity ~500), bumped over to the Graham Civic (capacity ~7000). If I had tickets to the Independent, I would have been pissed. But I didn't, so I'm glad. Critics said he couldn't handle the big venue yet, but I thought he was fine. Opener was Missy Higgins & we missed that, although she did a fine job on Kimbra's part. [/spoiler]
[spoiler text=The B-52s & Squeeze, 6/26/12 The Mountain Winery, Saratoga CA]
B-52s: 1. Eyes Wide Open 2. Mesopotamia 3. Private Idaho 4. Lava 5. Give Me Back My Man 6. Funplex 7. Roam 8. 52 Girls 9. Love in the Year 3000 10. Hot Corner 11. Love Shack
Encore: 12. Planet Claire 13. Rock Lobster
Couldn't find the setlist for Squeeze, although I do remember that they played all their hits that I can think of (Hourglass, Tempted, 853-5937, Another Nail in My Heart, & Pulling Mussels From the Shell.)
The B-52s were a lot fun. & considering that they're like 50, 60 year olds that are still singing party anthems for twentysomethings, they were actually really good.
The Mountain Winery is a gorgeous venue, atop a high mountain and looking down at the lights of Silicon Valley. But this is probably my last visit there unless I end up winning tickets to someone that I really want to see (i.e. Duran Duran, who apparently visits the Mountain Winery almost every year.) Once you get to the foot of the mountain, it's like half an hour drive to the top, and it's a very winding road that doesn't really have any safety barriers. Then to top things off, it's $20 for parking. Ridiculous especially considering that there is no form of public transportation whatsoever that runs anywhere near this place. [/spoiler]
[spoiler text=Tears for Fears, 8/2/2012 Nob Hill Masonic Center, San Francisco CA]
1. Everybody Wants to Rule the World 2. Secret World 3. Sowing the Seeds of Love 4. Change 5. Call Me Mellow 6. Everybody Loves a Happy Ending 7. Mad World 8. Memories Fade 9. Closest Thing to Heaven 10. Falling Down 11. Advice for the Young at Heart 12. Floating Down the River 13. Badman's Song 14. Pale Shelter 15. Break It Down Again 16. Head Over Heels
Encore: 17. Woman in Chains 18. Shout
Well this was a good show. Roland Orzabal is still awesome. Curt Smith was a'ight. Some girl named Carina Round was the opener & backup singer...she landed a pretty awesome gig if you ask me. She had a good voice, although her placement was a bit unnecessary at times. They still sounded good, almost throughout the entire show--sadly, they the one song they dropped the ball on was my favorite...Pale Shelter. Oh well, at least they played it. But some of their other performances were downright amazing, like Break It Down Again & Shout. I'm really happy they did Break It Down Again because that was originally a Curt-less song. The setlist couldn't have been better. They played just about every song that was a single anywhere (except for Mother's Milk, although that one isn't well remembered anyway) & a few of their other faves. [/spoiler]
[spoiler text=Shonen Knife, 8/11/2012 The Blank Club, San Jose CA]
Note: I pulled the setlist from the Cincinnati, OH show because that's the only one from this year that actually has the setlist up, but it looks correct.
1. Konnichiwa 2. Pop Tune 3. Osaka Rock City 4. Psychedelic Life 5. Rubber Band 6. Buttercup (I'm A Super Girl) 7. Rockaway Beach 8. Devil House
Encore: 9. Sushi Bar [/spoiler]
Coming up this month: Peter Gabriel (10/2), New Order (10/5), & Snow Patrol (10/21). That should probably finish off the year, because I'm currently maxed out on winning tix from most stations & I don't anticipate must-see tours coming by in Nov. or Dec. Maybe Live 105's Not-So-Silent night, but we'll see who they get this year.
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Post by radical347 on Jun 26, 2012 15:45:32 GMT -4
Thanks! Happy bdaySteveKirkMichaelNick!
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Post by radical347 on Apr 28, 2012 15:02:50 GMT -4
Bruce Springsteen HP Pavilion - San Jose, CA 4/24/12 1. We Take Care Of Our Own 2. Wrecking Ball 3. Badlands 4. Death to My Hometown 5. My City of Ruins 6. Thundercrack 7. Jack of All Trades 8. Murder Incorporated 9. Johnny 99 10. My Love Will Not Let You Down 11. Shackled and Drawn 12. Waitin' on a Sunny Day 13. The Promised Land 14. Backstreets 15. American Skin (41 Shots) 16. Apollo Medley (The Way You Do the Things You Do/634-5789) 17. The Rising 18. Lonesome Day 19. We Are Alive 20. Thunder Road Encore: 21. Rocky Ground (With Michelle Moore) 22. Out in the Street 23. Born to Run 24. Dancing in the Dark 25. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 26. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out Awesome show, underwhelming setlist. No opener, just 3:15 of Bruce Springsteen and he was running around the stage (and floor) and crowd surfing all night. He must be at least 60. E-Street band had great chemistry. A lot of the songs ran past 10 minutes. During "Waiting' on a Sunny Day" he had a ten year old come up and sing the chorus. Setlist, otoh, was disappointing. This was also echoed by big Springsteen fans. He didn't play a lot of crowd favorites or hits until the encore. Nothing off "Magic" (which was the album that made me a fan of his), yet he played all three singles from "The Rising". Of the seven or songs by him that I absolutely love, the only one he played was "Dancing in the Dark." We did get a pretty killer electric version of that, though.
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Post by radical347 on Apr 9, 2012 2:34:30 GMT -4
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Post by radical347 on Mar 29, 2012 20:34:16 GMT -4
Top 40 Published (U.S.) -- Published Chart -- Currents Only lw: Mar 11 - Mar 17 TW: Mar 18 - Mar 24 lw TW Artist Title TW lw Move Aud 1 1 KELLY CLARKSON Stronger (What Doesn... 13405 13483 -78 96.788 3 2 DAVID GUETTA Turn Me On f/Nicki M... 12465 12169 296 91.466 2 3 ADELE Set Fire To The Rain 11289 12173 -884 83.75 4 4 THE WANTED Glad You Came 11192 10029 1163 80.058 5 5 GYM CLASS HEROES Ass Back Home f/Neon... 10845 9995 850 72.57 8 6 KATY PERRY Part Of Me 9497 8596 901 66.507 13 7 FUN. We Are Young f/Janel... 8611 6033 2578 70.505 7 8 PITBULL F/CHRIS BROWN International Love 7798 8628 -830 55.747 6 9 JESSIE J Domino 7744 9304 -1560 54.901 12 10 DRAKE Take Care f/Rihanna 7168 6677 491 56.355 9 11 FLO RIDA Good Feeling 7064 7710 -646 56.074 10 12 WIZ KHALIFA/SNOOP DOGG Young, Wild & Free f... 6971 7125 -154 45.712 11 13 RIHANNA We Found Love f/Calv... 6611 6877 -266 55.451 14 14 CALVIN HARRIS Feel So Close 6479 5927 552 46.849 15 15 OUTASIGHT Tonight Is The Night 5970 5811 159 36.596 16 16 NICKI MINAJ Starships 5837 5158 679 41.433 17 17 FLO RIDA Wild Ones f/Sia 5701 4698 1003 42.824 18 18 CHRIS BROWN Turn Up The Music 4816 4674 142 32.691 21 19 ONE DIRECTION What Makes You Beaut... 4737 3340 1397 29.185 20 20 KARMIN Broken Hearted 4109 3385 724 23.853 19 21 TRAIN Drive By 3698 3524 174 20.946 22 22 B.O.B So Good 3129 2116 1013 23.205 26 23 ADELE Rumour Has It 2533 1635 898 13.786 27 24 GOTYE Somebody That I Used... 2384 1558 826 17.519 24 25 CHRISTINA PERRI A Thousand Years 2026 1914 112 9.338 25 26 RIHANNA Talk That Talk f/Jay... 2000 1783 217 12.067 23 27 COLDPLAY Princess Of China 1635 2012 -377 7.795 29 28 JASON DERULO Breathing 1517 1497 20 6.324 30 29 DEV & ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Naked 1505 1449 56 8.136 38 30 CARLY RAE JEPSEN Call Me Maybe 1310 826 484 7.895 28 31 JAY Z & KANYE WEST N***** In Paris 1265 1507 -242 9.757 36 32 ELLIE GOULDING Lights 1205 1025 180 5.739 34 33 DRAKE The Motto f/Lil Wayn... 1201 1112 89 14.135 35 34 HAVANA BROWN We Run The Night f/P... 1200 1082 118 10.284 37 35 K'NAAN F/NELLY FURTADO Is Anybody Out There... 1163 979 184 7.374 32 36 TYGA Rack City 963 1195 -232 3.769 41 37 NEON HITCH F U Betta 855 686 169 2.585 40 38 DEMI LOVATO Give Your Heart A Br... 829 692 137 5.438 39 39 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS Beekeeper's Daughter 799 764 35 2.605 48 40 WALLPAPER F**king Best Song Ev... 693 431 262 3.454 43 41 CHRIS RENE Young Homie 677 551 126 2.119 49 42 USHER Climax 671 416 255 3.018 45 43 J. COLE Can't Get Enough f/T... 527 518 9 3.353 46 44 SEAN PAUL She Doesn't Mind 504 474 30 1.73 47 45 AVICII Levels 498 438 60 4.696 42 46 CHIDDY BANG Ray Charles 430 665 -235 1.062 44 47 CADY GROVES This Little Girl 428 534 -106 0.847 52 48 FAR EAST MOVEMENT Live My Life f/Justi... 335 313 22 1.237 218 49 TAYLOR SWIFT Eyes Open 322 8 314 3.213 51 50 ADAM LAMBERT Better Than I Know M... 301 315 -14 0.956
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Post by radical347 on Mar 29, 2012 20:33:40 GMT -4
I have the two missing charts (+ recurrents) saved, so I'm good on those. Thanks for this past week's chart, Davey! Didn't think I'd be back in the hospital all this past week. Apparently what I came down with on the 7th and have been in the hospital for since Sunday evening, is some type of viral pneumonia. Hopefully they'll clear me up and get me out of here soon. Oh no! Sorry to hear that. Hope things get better soon. I'll be sure to grab the Top 50 again, but how does one get the recurrents?
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Post by radical347 on Mar 29, 2012 20:28:27 GMT -4
Final update from 3/25/12: TW lw Move Aud 1 1 GOTYE Somebody That I Used... 2113 2072 41 11.215 2 2 FUN. We Are Young f/Janel... 2046 1937 109 11.185 6 3 GROUPLOVE Tongue Tied 1422 1376 46 5.976 3 4 AWOLNATION Not Your Fault 1396 1466 -70 5.828 5 5 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Don't Stop (Color On... 1362 1382 -20 5.757 10 6 BLACK KEYS Gold On The Ceiling 1305 1108 197 6.207 4 7 BLACK KEYS Lonely Boy 1301 1392 -91 6.904 8 8 M83 Midnight City 1202 1145 57 5.087 7 9 FOO FIGHTERS These Days 1103 1221 -118 5.423 9 10 RISE AGAINST Satellite 1098 1121 -23 4.305 13 11 OF MONSTERS AND MEN Little Talks 915 860 55 3.589 11 12 YOUNG THE GIANT Cough Syrup 905 994 -89 4.76 12 13 JACK WHITE Love Interruption 898 890 8 3.009 14 14 NEON TREES Everybody Talks 886 821 65 3.891 15 15 SHINEDOWN Bully 777 753 24 2.893 18 16 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Look Around 775 713 62 2.484 16 17 BUSH Baby Come Home 731 727 4 2.481 17 18 SHINS Simple Song 730 713 17 2.015 19 19 COLDPLAY Charlie Brown 624 602 22 3.032 21 20 IMAGINE DRAGONS It's Time 563 473 90 2.187 20 21 FOXY SHAZAM I Like It 550 551 -1 1.551 22 22 CIVIL TWILIGHT Fire Escape 367 329 38 1.346 25 23 SWITCHFOOT Afterlife 325 244 81 1.101 23 24 USED I Come Alive 293 290 3 0.633 31 25 SEETHER No Resolution 278 228 50 0.95 28 26 YOUNG THE GIANT Apartment 267 232 35 0.689 32 27 SNOW PATROL Called Out In The Da... 259 220 39 1.045 27 28 CHEVELLE Hats Off To The Bull 251 236 15 0.833 29 29 MIDDLE CLASS RUT Are You On Your Way 236 231 5 0.591 24 30 SLEEPER AGENT Get Burned 233 257 -24 0.552 30 31 BAND OF SKULLS Sweet Sour 226 229 -3 0.545 26 32 SANTIGOLD Disparate Youth 222 237 -15 0.594 33 33 CAKE Mustache Man (Wasted... 220 212 8 1.076 37 34 WALK THE MOON Anna Sun 215 162 53 0.885 35 35 EVE 6 Victoria 206 174 32 1.031 36 36 TWIN ATLANTIC Free 186 162 24 0.376 39 37 REDLIGHT KING Bullet In My Hand 184 160 24 0.46 34 38 ANGELS AND AIRWAVES Surrender 180 185 -5 1.086 122 39 GARBAGE Blood For Poppies 177 22 155 1.08 40 40 BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB Shuffle 173 160 13 0.288 38 41 ELECTRIC GUEST This Head I Hold 168 160 8 0.417 66 42 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE No Light, No Light 149 65 84 0.626 41 43 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Remember Everything 147 141 6 0.342 70 44 DIRTY HEADS Spread Too Thin 145 59 86 1.553 46 45 ANIMAL KINGDOM Strange Attractor 126 103 23 0.297 47 46 FEATURES How It Starts 124 102 22 0.318 43 47 SKRILLEX Bangarang 123 125 -2 0.234 49 48 CAGE THE ELEPHANT Always Something 119 98 21 0.231 44 49 FLOGGING MOLLY Saints & Sinners 119 118 1 0.314 45 50 KASABIAN Days Are Forgotten 118 113 5 0.348
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Post by radical347 on Mar 27, 2012 3:21:12 GMT -4
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Post by radical347 on Mar 23, 2012 15:34:02 GMT -4
Top 40 Published (U.S.) -- Published Chart -- Currents Only lw: Mar 4 - Mar 10 TW: Mar 11 - Mar 17
lw TW Artist Title TW lw Move Aud
1 1 KELLY CLARKSON Stronger (What Doesn... 13483 13242 241 98.679 2 2 ADELE Set Fire To The Rain 12173 13000 -827 94.595 3 3 DAVID GUETTA Turn Me On f/Nicki M... 12169 11811 358 89.524 6 4 THE WANTED Glad You Came 10029 9053 976 73.307 5 5 GYM CLASS HEROES Ass Back Home f/Neon... 9995 9271 724 71.419 4 6 JESSIE J Domino 9304 10656 -1352 61.282 7 7 PITBULL F/CHRIS BROWN International Love 8628 9042 -414 62.527 9 8 KATY PERRY Part Of Me 8596 7603 993 60.937 8 9 FLO RIDA Good Feeling 7710 8521 -811 58.435 11 10 WIZ KHALIFA/SNOOP DOGG Young, Wild & Free f... 7125 7106 19 48.555 10 11 RIHANNA We Found Love f/Calv... 6877 7473 -596 58.029 12 12 DRAKE Take Care f/Rihanna 6677 5991 686 56.058 19 13 FUN. We Are Young f/Janel... 6033 3687 2346 49.191 16 14 CALVIN HARRIS Feel So Close 5927 5184 743 45.031 14 15 OUTASIGHT Tonight Is The Night 5811 5594 217 35.152 17 16 NICKI MINAJ Starships 5158 4505 653 36.378 20 17 FLO RIDA Wild Ones f/Sia 4698 3629 1069 37.311 18 18 CHRIS BROWN Turn Up The Music 4674 4386 288 31.024 21 19 TRAIN Drive By 3524 3249 275 19.391 22 20 KARMIN Broken Hearted 3385 2658 727 21.342 25 21 ONE DIRECTION What Makes You Beaut... 3340 1984 1356 20.853 29 22 B.O.B So Good 2116 1455 661 18.814 24 23 COLDPLAY Princess Of China 2012 2034 -22 10.506 26 24 CHRISTINA PERRI A Thousand Years 1914 1806 108 8.723 30 25 RIHANNA Talk That Talk f/Jay... 1783 1447 336 11.15 37 26 ADELE Rumour Has It 1635 929 706 9.498 35 27 GOTYE Somebody That I Used... 1558 1010 548 11.537 27 28 JAY Z & KANYE WEST N***** In Paris 1507 1692 -185 11.702 31 29 JASON DERULO Breathing 1497 1432 65 6.026 32 30 DEV & ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Naked 1449 1319 130 8.046 28 31 J. COLE Workout 1281 1521 -240 11.815 33 32 TYGA Rack City 1195 1252 -57 5.537 23 33 LMFAO Sorry For Party Rock... 1129 2484 -1355 4.853 36 34 DRAKE The Motto f/Lil Wayn... 1112 995 117 10.84 34 35 HAVANA BROWN We Run The Night f/P... 1082 1045 37 10.021 38 36 ELLIE GOULDING Lights 1025 927 98 4.836 39 37 K'NAAN F/NELLY FURTADO Is Anybody Out There... 979 861 118 6.763 48 38 CARLY RAE JEPSEN Call Me Maybe 826 436 390 3.867 40 39 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS Beekeeper's Daughter 764 747 17 2.646 42 40 DEMI LOVATO Give Your Heart A Br... 692 585 107 4.003 46 41 NEON HITCH F U Betta 686 535 151 1.791 41 42 CHIDDY BANG Ray Charles 665 681 -16 1.995 47 43 CHRIS RENE Young Homie 551 459 92 1.578 45 44 CADY GROVES This Little Girl 534 539 -5 1.136 49 45 J. COLE Can't Get Enough f/T... 518 409 109 3.156 50 46 SEAN PAUL She Doesn't Mind 474 327 147 1.736 44 47 AVICII Levels 438 569 -131 4.001 52 48 WALLPAPER F**king Best Song Ev... 431 286 145 2.705 56 49 USHER Climax 416 179 237 2.456 43 50 CHILDISH GAMBINO Heartbeat 386 571 -185 1.695
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Post by radical347 on Mar 23, 2012 15:02:25 GMT -4
Final update from 3/18/12:
1 1 GOTYE Somebody That I Used... 2072 1986 86 10.719 2 2 FUN. We Are Young f/Janel... 1937 1798 139 10.023 4 3 AWOLNATION Not Your Fault 1466 1420 46 6.135 3 4 BLACK KEYS Lonely Boy 1392 1426 -34 7.733 5 5 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Don't Stop (Color On... 1382 1365 17 6.139 6 6 GROUPLOVE Tongue Tied 1376 1209 167 5.788 7 7 FOO FIGHTERS These Days 1221 1157 64 5.958 9 8 M83 Midnight City 1145 1070 75 4.958 8 9 RISE AGAINST Satellite 1121 1146 -25 4.493 10 10 BLACK KEYS Gold On The Ceiling 1108 938 170 5.218 11 11 YOUNG THE GIANT Cough Syrup 994 925 69 5.056 12 12 JACK WHITE Love Interruption 890 883 7 3.021 13 13 OF MONSTERS AND MEN Little Talks 860 822 38 3.294 14 14 NEON TREES Everybody Talks 821 793 28 2.994 16 15 SHINEDOWN Bully 753 677 76 2.918 17 16 BUSH Baby Come Home 727 670 57 2.672 19 17 SHINS Simple Song 713 643 70 2.218 18 18 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Look Around 713 663 50 2.438 20 19 COLDPLAY Charlie Brown 602 597 5 2.94 21 20 FOXY SHAZAM I Like It 551 490 61 1.498 22 21 IMAGINE DRAGONS It's Time 473 379 94 1.736 23 22 CIVIL TWILIGHT Fire Escape 329 302 27 1.188 27 23 USED I Come Alive 290 231 59 0.662 24 24 SLEEPER AGENT Get Burned 257 252 5 0.668 38 25 SWITCHFOOT Afterlife 244 162 82 0.891 39 26 SANTIGOLD Disparate Youth 237 157 80 0.676 33 27 CHEVELLE Hats Off To The Bull 236 208 28 0.745 31 28 YOUNG THE GIANT Apartment 232 216 16 0.547 28 29 MIDDLE CLASS RUT Are You On Your Way 231 229 2 0.595 29 30 BAND OF SKULLS Sweet Sour 229 222 7 0.69 37 31 SEETHER No Resolution 228 173 55 0.688 30 32 SNOW PATROL Called Out In The Da... 220 218 2 0.848 26 33 CAKE Mustache Man (Wasted... 212 242 -30 1 34 34 ANGELS AND AIRWAVES Surrender 185 188 -3 1.085 41 35 EVE 6 Victoria 174 145 29 0.984 40 36 TWIN ATLANTIC Free 162 147 15 0.271 35 37 WALK THE MOON Anna Sun 162 180 -18 0.369 44 38 ELECTRIC GUEST This Head I Hold 160 137 23 0.422 43 39 REDLIGHT KING Bullet In My Hand 160 138 22 0.411 36 40 BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB Shuffle 160 174 -14 0.284 49 41 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Remember Everything 141 112 29 0.335 45 42 KOOKS How'd You Like That 137 134 3 0.253 42 43 SKRILLEX Bangarang 125 139 -14 0.25 51 44 FLOGGING MOLLY Saints & Sinners 118 101 17 0.299 46 45 KASABIAN Days Are Forgotten 113 133 -20 0.276 69 46 ANIMAL KINGDOM Strange Attractor 103 66 37 0.169 48 47 FEATURES How It Starts 102 112 -10 0.256 50 48 STAIND Eyes Wide Open 101 106 -5 0.348 53 49 CAGE THE ELEPHANT Always Something 98 99 -1 0.212 63 50 WEAVING THE FATE Rack City 95 77 18 0.286
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Post by radical347 on Mar 20, 2012 0:17:02 GMT -4
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Post by radical347 on Feb 12, 2012 15:47:51 GMT -4
Is it just me or are concert ticket prices going through the roof lately? There are more shows I'm interested in so far this year than the past few years combined, but it'd cost me an arm and a leg to get into all of them. I can't get into the building for Foster the People for under $50, or MUTEMATH for under $40, and the Coldplay tickets I'm trying for tomorrow morning would be the most expensive ticket I've ever purchased at $91.25 out the door, and that's not even for floor. Yeah, concerts are a rip-off...but I think they've been for at least few years. It seems like $40 after fees is the minimum for about 90% of decent shows. Of course, the best way to get around this is by winning tickets. I don't think I remember the last time I actually paid for tickets. The best part is, if you end up not getting anyone to go with (which is almost always the case, since most people I ever meet in real life have crappy music taste), you can usually sell the other ticket and not have to worry about getting in trouble for scalping because list price is like $40 anyway. Speaking of...guess who won 3rd row tickets to Coldplay? ;D
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