Your Biggest Musical Disappointment? - Page 2

O- Fender · May 20th, 2008, 04:55 PM

There have been many. Various band reunions come to mind. Maybe one would be my friends and I not having a lot of cash to see The Police during the "Syncronicity" tour. I remember saying to my friends "We'll see them next time they're through." Maybe that's more of a bad decision than musical let down.

One of the big ones is Bob Seger. I really liked "Live Bullet", "Night Moves", "Stranger In Town", "Against The Wind" and "Nine Tonight". I was expecting an amazing album after that. I'm still waiting.

micpoc · May 21st, 2008, 11:41 AM

I saw the Police on the Synchronicity tour, one of my first "big" concerts; not a disappointment, though in hindsight I would have preferred seeing them on one of the earlier tours.

twangpunk · May 21st, 2008, 01:58 PM

Mainstream Radio and the general public's support of mediocrity since sometime in the late '70s.

bradpdx · May 21st, 2008, 02:02 PM

John Fahey, Brattleboro, Vermont summer of 1977.

He was totally drunk and could not get through a single tune. All he could do was shout "Get me a damn beer!" to his wife/girlfriend over the mic. Nice touch.

He was dragged off stage by the crew, no kidding.

I'd seen him the year before in Los Angeles and he was incredible. Belligerent, but incredible. This was incredible for entirely different reasons.

Colt W. Knight · May 21st, 2008, 02:04 PM

I went and saw Ronnie Milsap once, and he only played for 40 minutes. He didn't play full versions of his songs either. Mostly medleys. THe opening act upstaged him, it was rediculous.

Mike Bruce · May 21st, 2008, 02:53 PM

The deaths of Lowell George, Danny Gatton, Roy Buchanan, Rory Gallagher, Brian Jones...

This thread is depressing.

Mike Bruce

Reno Sepulveda · May 21st, 2008, 03:20 PM

Going through the reconstructive surgery and rehab and realizing my left index finger was never going to work like it used to.

raf · May 21st, 2008, 11:40 PM

I wish I had known more about tone when I was in a gigging band for 15 years

We were classic rock & alternative. I pretty much had humbuckers into a Marshall halfstack...not that I sounded bad then or that my tone is awesome now...but I just have a better sense of what tone is and am more comfortable with my playing now...Now, I am the only one who hears it...not playing out

Stevie 202 · May 22nd, 2008, 11:52 AM

Missing Jimi at the Capitol Theatre in Ottawa back in '67 (68?).
I was 14 and my Dad wouldn't let me go. Why oh Why did I pick THAT partik-lar occasion to obey him?

studio1087 · May 22nd, 2008, 01:08 PM

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John Fahey, Brattleboro, Vermont summer of 1977.

He was totally drunk and could not get through a single tune. All he could do was shout "Get me a damn beer!" to his wife/girlfriend over the mic. Nice touch.

That hurts man. Such talent and it was all wasted. He could really play when he was sober and when he actually had a guitar (he pawned many of them for booze & stuff). What a shame.

I can only think of two bands that were horrible live.

1. New Order
2. The B-52's

I saw New Order once in the 80's and it was liking watching guys hop around computers acting like they were "playing" the computers. The show had no energy at all. It was like a silly 80's farce. 17,000 dissapointed people. I kept turning around and looking at the crowd and everyone looked sad. Very weird.

I saw the B-52's twice in the 80's and it was like watching a puppet show. The girls came out with the beehive hair and go-go costumes and they looked like they were putting on a bad mockery of a music group (shaking tamborines and looking like they couldn't wait till it was over). Even Mr. Schneider looked bored out of his mind. The whole show was like an imitation of a rock band...like an act that they had done too many times.

It's kind of weird that my two horrible memories are both 80's icons.

TelZilla · May 22nd, 2008, 02:12 PM

Chuck Berry, live at the Elkhart County (IN) state fair in the '80s. He really didn't care at all. I was crushed.

When I was going to see Ray Charles and it turned out the promoter had taken all the $$$ and split. Ray refused to play. I guess I can't blame him, but I hope that promoter never worked again.

jazztele · May 22nd, 2008, 02:21 PM

The first time I played a PRS. (jazztele dodges rocks thrown by closet PRS lovers)

and any built to spill record since "keep it like a secret."

Worn · May 22nd, 2008, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Stevie 202

Missing Jimi at the Capitol Theatre in Ottawa back in '67 (68?).
I was 14 and my Dad wouldn't let me go. Why oh Why did I pick THAT partik-lar occasion to obey him?

I had a fight with my brother right before he went out to get the Hendrix tickets for the CNE show.....he didn't get one for me.

Sat in Nathan Philips Square for a free concert where they announced some big music and arts festival in upper state New York....nah, seemed to be too far, too much trouble.

SatelliteOrders · May 22nd, 2008, 03:05 PM

A lot of folks here will say this ain't music, but here goes.

Summer of 1989. Big hip-hop show hits Vegas, and I'm there. De La Soul, who I really liked. Slick Rick, who had one track I liked. Too Short, who I didn't know much of. And LL Cool J, who was on a comeback deal. I liked his first album, but he hadn't done much since.

De La Soul did some sort of rhythm thing, totally unrelated to anything on the album I was in the process or wearing out. Disappointment.

Slick Rick did "Children's Story", I think. From this big throne. It took longer to set up his stage than it did for him to do his act. Disappointment.

Too Short's bus broke down, but I wasn't too upset about that.

As it turns out, LL Cool J owns any stage he's on. Not a Tele show, and I don't remember now if he had any sort of band or whether it was all to tape or something, but his mic was live and he put on a good show.

Teleblooz · May 22nd, 2008, 09:06 PM

Off the top of my head...

Journey live (late 70s)- Neal Schon having a hissy fit worthy of a 6-year-old when his cord went bad. And that was the only sign of life in the band that night.

Tina Turner live (90s)- perfectly choreographed, perfectly lifeless.

Aerosmith live (late 70s) - pale and lifeless by comparison to the openers, Ted Nugent and Kansas. They just never caught fire that night. Still love 'em though.

The second albums of Boston, Asia, and a host of others.

My first real gig (1977). So much rehearsal, such a train wreck. And don't even mention my vocal that night...

Oster · May 22nd, 2008, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Byrdmaniax....

That's a good choice for this thread. I must say however that it has really grown on me over the years (not so much the Skip Battin songs but the Gene Tryp stuff and the exquisite 'Jamaica Say You Will').

aznrambo481 · May 22nd, 2008, 09:12 PM

Asia reunion tour.

'nuff said.

adifferentbreed · May 22nd, 2008, 09:25 PM

2 come to mind. Skipping school to see the Stones in 1983, as it was their "last tour". Getting caught, grounded for life (you know the drill), and they are still around. Great show, but I mainly went because I thought it would be my only chance.
The GNR riot at the Riverport Ampitheater in St. Louis. Yes Axle is an ass, but since I was working for Clancey staging at the time and got caught up it from the inside.....I must say my appreciation for the ability of large groups of stupid people to act stupid has grown. I saw "normal" people behaving in ways that I didn't really think existed up until that point (it's only a damn concert, not the end of the world). I did the rest of the season there and haven't worked another show since, let alone attend one.

beep.click · May 22nd, 2008, 10:28 PM

Owning a Les Paul guitar. A fine instrument on its merits, but NOT the life-changing experience I somehow thought it would/should be.

pseudocat · May 22nd, 2008, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by aznrambo481

Asia reunion tour.

'nuff said.

They did a reunion tour?! Holy smokes, they were so bad on their first tour, I'd have thought that would be the end of them.

I saw them at Red Rocks Amphitheater on their first tour; definitely among the worst shows I've ever seen. Not even that good a venue could save it.

casterway · May 22nd, 2008, 10:43 PM

Oh I know now!! Buying a ticket to see Stevie Ray Vaughan open for Robert Plant, and hearing on the radio, en route to the show, that the opening act has been changed to The Georgia Satellites. Ya-freaking-hoo! I still hate them, even after 20 years. I never got a chance to see SRV again.

casterway · May 22nd, 2008, 10:45 PM

Here's another. Being a fool, and working into the evening instead of going to see the Geezer Butler band, opening for the Bruce Dickinson Band, in a small club here in the mid 90's.

Stevie 202 · May 23rd, 2008, 08:37 AM

Couple more:

Only one time I ever saw SRV live and I was so bombed that I don't remember it (OUCH!).

Hearing Dweezil Zappa play guitar for the first time (nothin' personal Dweez, you're a good enough player but I had set MY expectations too high)

Chrismeyer · May 23rd, 2008, 09:02 AM

Everything the Counting Crowes has done since their second album.
LOVE those guys,but they'll never be the band they were on those two albums,it pisses me off.

casterway · May 23rd, 2008, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Stevie 202

Couple more:

Only one time I ever saw SRV live and I was so bombed that I don't remember it (OUCH!).

Hearing Dweezil Zappa play guitar for the first time (nothin' personal Dweez, you're a good enough player but I had set MY expectations t

May 20th, 2008, 04:55 PM	#41 (permalink)
O- Fender Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 452	There have been many. Various band reunions come to mind. Maybe one would be my friends and I not having a lot of cash to see The Police during the "Syncronicity" tour. I remember saying to my friends "We'll see them next time they're through." Maybe that's more of a bad decision than musical let down. One of the big ones is Bob Seger. I really liked "Live Bullet", "Night Moves", "Stranger In Town", "Against The Wind" and "Nine Tonight". I was expecting an amazing album after that. I'm still waiting. __________________ "Unless you are the lead dog, the scenery doesn't change much." - Kinky Friedman "Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music" - Anon.

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twangpunk Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 133	Mainstream Radio and the general public's support of mediocrity since sometime in the late '70s. __________________ "You just can't live in Texas if you don't have a lot of soul!" - Doug Sahm (Oh, that it were true...)

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bradpdx Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portland, OR Age: 50 Posts: 857 1 Photos	John Fahey, Brattleboro, Vermont summer of 1977. He was totally drunk and could not get through a single tune. All he could do was shout "Get me a damn beer!" to his wife/girlfriend over the mic. Nice touch. He was dragged off stage by the crew, no kidding. I'd seen him the year before in Los Angeles and he was incredible. Belligerent, but incredible. This was incredible for entirely different reasons. __________________ ---------- Tech Geek and Sensitive Artiste String bender ordinare!

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raf Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indiana Age: 42 Posts: 675 9 Photos	I wish I had known more about tone when I was in a gigging band for 15 years We were classic rock & alternative. I pretty much had humbuckers into a Marshall halfstack...not that I sounded bad then or that my tone is awesome now...but I just have a better sense of what tone is and am more comfortable with my playing now...Now, I am the only one who hears it...not playing out __________________ "Great playing! Awesome tone! Cool Tele! All is right with the world!"...raf '08

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micpoc Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 649	I saw the Police on the Synchronicity tour, one of my first "big" concerts; not a disappointment, though in hindsight I would have preferred seeing them on one of the earlier tours.

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Colt W. Knight Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Virginia Age: 24 Posts: 2,019	I went and saw Ronnie Milsap once, and he only played for 40 minutes. He didn't play full versions of his songs either. Mostly medleys. THe opening act upstaged him, it was rediculous.

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Stevie 202 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ottawa Age: 53 Posts: 427	Missing Jimi at the Capitol Theatre in Ottawa back in '67 (68?). I was 14 and my Dad wouldn't let me go. Why oh Why did I pick THAT partik-lar occasion to obey him?

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TelZilla Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cleveburg, USA Age: 38 Posts: 1,947 6 Photos	Chuck Berry, live at the Elkhart County (IN) state fair in the '80s. He really didn't care at all. I was crushed. When I was going to see Ray Charles and it turned out the promoter had taken all the $$$ and split. Ray refused to play. I guess I can't blame him, but I hope that promoter never worked again. __________________ Thanks,Nick Nec Aspera Terrent

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jazztele Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chicago Age: 29 Posts: 2,113	The first time I played a PRS. (jazztele dodges rocks thrown by closet PRS lovers) and any built to spill record since "keep it like a secret." __________________ “For the guitar is the most unpredictable and least reliable musical instrument in existence...and also the sweetest, the warmest, the most delicate, whose melancholic voice awakes in our soul exquisite reveries.” Andres Segovia

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SatelliteOrders Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lafayette, IN Age: 38 Posts: 642	A lot of folks here will say this ain't music, but here goes. Summer of 1989. Big hip-hop show hits Vegas, and I'm there. De La Soul, who I really liked. Slick Rick, who had one track I liked. Too Short, who I didn't know much of. And LL Cool J, who was on a comeback deal. I liked his first album, but he hadn't done much since. De La Soul did some sort of rhythm thing, totally unrelated to anything on the album I was in the process or wearing out. Disappointment. Slick Rick did "Children's Story", I think. From this big throne. It took longer to set up his stage than it did for him to do his act. Disappointment. Too Short's bus broke down, but I wasn't too upset about that. As it turns out, LL Cool J owns any stage he's on. Not a Tele show, and I don't remember now if he had any sort of band or whether it was all to tape or something, but his mic was live and he put on a good show. __________________

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Teleblooz Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 405 22 Photos	Off the top of my head... Journey live (late 70s)- Neal Schon having a hissy fit worthy of a 6-year-old when his cord went bad. And that was the only sign of life in the band that night. Tina Turner live (90s)- perfectly choreographed, perfectly lifeless. Aerosmith live (late 70s) - pale and lifeless by comparison to the openers, Ted Nugent and Kansas. They just never caught fire that night. Still love 'em though. The second albums of Boston, Asia, and a host of others. My first real gig (1977). So much rehearsal, such a train wreck. And don't even mention my vocal that night... __________________ “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men play the banjo" http://www.myspace.com/chrisleonhard

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aznrambo481 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 17 Posts: 2,857 6 Photos	Asia reunion tour. 'nuff said. __________________ Check out my bands, and feel free to PM me comments on them! The Eclectics (guitar/vocals) SLIP (bass)

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adifferentbreed Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Holmes Beach, Florida Age: 43 Posts: 148	2 come to mind. Skipping school to see the Stones in 1983, as it was their "last tour". Getting caught, grounded for life (you know the drill), and they are still around. Great show, but I mainly went because I thought it would be my only chance. The GNR riot at the Riverport Ampitheater in St. Louis. Yes Axle is an ass, but since I was working for Clancey staging at the time and got caught up it from the inside.....I must say my appreciation for the ability of large groups of stupid people to act stupid has grown. I saw "normal" people behaving in ways that I didn't really think existed up until that point (it's only a damn concert, not the end of the world). I did the rest of the season there and haven't worked another show since, let alone attend one. __________________ "Life is just a tire swing"-Jimmy Buffett

May 22nd, 2008, 10:28 PM	#59 (permalink)
beep.click Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California Age: 49 Posts: 1,919	Owning a Les Paul guitar. A fine instrument on its merits, but NOT the life-changing experience I somehow thought it would/should be. __________________ "It looked like a giant green gum drop to me."

May 22nd, 2008, 10:43 PM	#61 (permalink)
casterway Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Aldergrove, British Columbia,Canada Age: 40 Posts: 2,798	Oh I know now!! Buying a ticket to see Stevie Ray Vaughan open for Robert Plant, and hearing on the radio, en route to the show, that the opening act has been changed to The Georgia Satellites. Ya-freaking-hoo! I still hate them, even after 20 years. I never got a chance to see SRV again. __________________ There's nothing wrong with a proper repair... "I don't scratch no guitars." John Lee Hooker, when asked to carve his signature into an old acoustic.

May 22nd, 2008, 10:45 PM	#62 (permalink)
casterway Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Aldergrove, British Columbia,Canada Age: 40 Posts: 2,798	Here's another. Being a fool, and working into the evening instead of going to see the Geezer Butler band, opening for the Bruce Dickinson Band, in a small club here in the mid 90's. __________________ There's nothing wrong with a proper repair... "I don't scratch no guitars." John Lee Hooker, when asked to carve his signature into an old acoustic.

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Stevie 202 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ottawa Age: 53 Posts: 427	Couple more: Only one time I ever saw SRV live and I was so bombed that I don't remember it (OUCH!). Hearing Dweezil Zappa play guitar for the first time (nothin' personal Dweez, you're a good enough player but I had set MY expectations too high)

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Chrismeyer Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Age: 34 Posts: 626	Everything the Counting Crowes has done since their second album. LOVE those guys,but they'll never be the band they were on those two albums,it pisses me off.