Lists! Top 10 Musicians/Artists/Bands I'll Regrettably Never Get to See Perform Live (& Will Have to Settle for YouTube)

We at middleCoast are big music nerds, and can't get enough of the live shows. Regrettably, there are a number of musicians and bands that we'll never have the chance to see live. Some of these artists have passed away, and some have just passed their prime to the point that they are no longer worth the ticket price (see: Rolling Stones). Fortunately or unfortunately, we have YouTube to tease us with what once was...

Here are the Top 10:

10. Elliott Smith
Probably safe to assume that you could never be sure what kind of show you were going to get at a live performance, but certainly the word "emotional" would be involved. Not many performers are able to create the kind of atmosphere Smith could:


9. The Clash
One of the most influential bands ever, we're seriously pissed off that we'll never get to see The Clash perform live. Obviously "London Calling" would be the highlight (and, combined with whiskey, makes us want to break things and revolt against all things institutional), but here's a rarity that displays why a whole live set would've been amazing:


8. Queen
Like a Wagnerian opera in Vienna, Queen live at Wembley defines a classic performance. Freddie Mercury had one of the top five greatest rock vocals of all time (a whole other future blog), and this happens to be one of the top five greatest songs from the 80s (a second blog-to-be):


7. Bob Dylan
Maybe a better poet than performer, Zimmy still helped lead a revolution. As he so eloquently put it himself, Bob Dylan WAS the 60s. To see him perform live in those days would've been special:


6. Talking Heads
With no reunion in sight, looks like we missed our chance at seeing these cats freak out on stage:


5. Pixies
I guess technically back together and performing, it's just not the same as when the drug-addled rockers were still drug-addled and rocking in the 80s:


4. Black Sabbath
Ozzy before he turned into...well...whatever-the-hell he's turned into plus face-melters equals RAWK:


3. Led Zeppelin
Possibly the greatest rock vocalist, greatest drummer, and greatest guitarist all in the same ass-kicking rock band. They'd be number one on this list if it weren't for the top two:


2. The Beatles
I mean, come on - it's the fucking Beatles:


1. The Who
Without a doubt the greatest rock vocalist, greatest drummer, and greatest song writer ever to take the stage together. Here's a double-dose:




Thanks, YouTube!

-jT

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This'll wake your ass up

Anyone who's ever seen Goodfellas (and if you haven't seen Goodfellas, go punch yourself) will recognize this Nilsson track. We at middleCoast, however, have recently stumbled upon an LCD Soundsystem remake of the classic, and if it doesn't get you going in the morning then you need to lay off the crack pipe:

LCD Soundsystem -- Jump Into the Fire, mp3

Enjoy.

-jToo

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Lazy Posting - Saturday Morning Roundup, Pt 2

Nothing clever or insightful to add to the blogosphere today, so I'll leave you with this video - Kidd Video, to be precise. I have only vague, possibly repressed memories of this early 80s Saturday Morning show. So whether you're old enough to remember this, or just appreciate neon, here goes:



I wish someone would take me to the Flipside...

-jToo

In Lieu of Actual Music Television...

Lately I can't get enough of of these guys going by the moniker, dan le sac VS scroobius pip. I'm mesmerized by the lyrical schizophrenia - or maybe it's just that this guy hates EVERYBODY. Either way, I'm a fan. Check out "Thou Shalt Always Kill" -




Less entertaining of a video, but equally tantalizing lyrically, is "A Letter from God" (this isn't necessarily religious, by the way) -




And if you're like me, now you just want to hear the original version of "Planet Telex" (don't think a music video was ever made, but this'll do) -




Enjoy things.

-jToo

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Happy Anniversary, MiddleCoast!

Well, well, well, loyal mC reader(s) - tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the very first middleCoast blog. Hard to believe it's been a whole year. Thanks to all who have contributed; and thanks to all that semi-regularly check back to see if our lazy asses have posted anything recently; and thanks to all those that have stumbled upon middleCoast because your Google search for Jayce & the Wheeled Warriors brought you here. We appreciate and love you all.

For year two, we pledge that we will post a minimum of twice per week - twice per week! That practically quadruples your mC intake! Which is very, very healthy! (Note: the editors of middleCoast make no claims towards promising any amount of quality in our posts, but then again, quality has never been the point of anything that starts http://www et cetera...)

And, of course, the Spirit of Schrowe shall permeate throughout all of our dabblings into the Minutiae of the Everyday. Gone but not forgotten, to say the least.

Peace.

-mC

Some Lolla Pics

A little collage from Lollapalooza 2007...

I'm a Lollapaloozer, Again

Well, once again three days of Lollapalooza has rocked my socks off, melted my face, and left me dazed and confused. So before the brain cells burn out or fade away, the final lineup:

Friday -
Bang Bang Bang
The Polyphonic Spree
Electric Six
MIA
Silversun Pickups
Blonde Redhead
Satellite Party (aka Jane's Addiction, aka Porno for Pyros)
LCD Soundsystem
Daft Punk

Saturday -
Tapes 'n Tapes
Stephen Marley
The Roots
The Hold Steady
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Spoon
Muse

Sunday -
The Black Angels
Lupe Fiasco
Kings of Leon
Peter Bjorn & John (unfortunately the speakers blew after only three songs)
!!!
My Morning Jacket
TV on the Radio
Pearl Jam

Dang.

Will post more when brain recovers. Also have pictures...

Enjoy your rock bubble...