Bands you still haven't seen live [THAT CAN STILL BE SEEN]

[verslibre]

Muse
Dream Theater
Pearl Jam

Wait... your online handle is "ProgRocker" and you haven't seen Dream Theater? Shame, shame!!! Have you at least seen Queensryche and/or Fates Warning?

Fates Warning just signed with InsideOut. The new album will be out next year, I assume.

I wouldn't bother with QR nowadays. They were amazing 17 years ago, though!

You're missing out, then. American Soldier is a very solid album, as was Operation Mindcrime II. Tribe is an acquired taste, Q2K was good and different, and I really enjoyed Hear In The Now Frontier, the album almost every QR fan seems to love to hate. Still, for me their absolute pinnacle is Promised Land.

Nah, not missing out. You LIKED HitNF?! That was the beginning of their downward spiral (Promised Land was where they simply lost momentum). Q2K, Tribe...crap. Heard songs off the newer ones. Just don't care. I like the old stuff. I've since moved on.

[verslibre]

If you go see JLT, are you going to hold up a sign that reads WIG!

Dude, it's not a wig, only the most PERFECTLY PERFECT HAIR EVER!!!!

That's right, nobody should mess with JLT hair!

Joe looks like somebody's aunt in that pic! Nice shade of auburn...

[verslibre]

Fates Warning are the kings of modern progressive metal in my opinion... even above Dream Theater... what they lack in showing off they make up for in songwriting and emotion.

Finally someone say it right..totally agree,always believe that FW are miles away above DT; FW songs have touching deep beautiful lyrics and full of emotions thanks to JM guitar and RA voice... DT lack of all that FW have, because their musician sometimes are lost in their virtuosity

I still LOVE DT and still think they're amazing though. The new album is definitely one of their best, in my opinion.

James's voice just hasn't been the same after Awake. He got sick after that album and it fucked up his voice somehow.

A chick I used to date who's really into DT was reeaaaally disappointed with the new one. I kind of figured there was something wrong since she picked it up and never said anything about it.

[wastingbeerz]

Muse
Dream Theater
Pearl Jam

Wait... your online handle is "ProgRocker" and you haven't seen Dream Theater? Shame, shame!!! Have you at least seen Queensryche and/or Fates Warning?

Fates Warning just signed with InsideOut. The new album will be out next year, I assume.

I wouldn't bother with QR nowadays. They were amazing 17 years ago, though!

You're missing out, then. American Soldier is a very solid album, as was Operation Mindcrime II. Tribe is an acquired taste, Q2K was good and different, and I really enjoyed Hear In The Now Frontier, the album almost every QR fan seems to love to hate. Still, for me their absolute pinnacle is Promised Land.

Nah, not missing out. You LIKED HitNF?! That was the beginning of their downward spiral (Promised Land was where they simply lost momentum). Q2K, Tribe...crap. Heard songs off the newer ones. Just don't care. I like the old stuff. I've since moved on.

Yeah, because I believe it's a solid album. A change in direction, for sure, but isn't that what PROGRESSIVE metal is all about? It's never been all about showing off to me, it's been about how solid the music is. Sure, HitNF was different, but it has some really great songs on it. I don't see how so many people are so down on Promised Land, either... to me it is clearly their pinnacle effort. Also, very glad they've given Mindcrime a rest for a while. Just sick of the "if it doesn't sound just like Rage/Mindcrime/Empire I'm not interested" QR fair weather fans. I go into most albums with an open mind, if the good songs are there, they'll show themselves. If it's crap, I'll call it such. HitNF = EXTRAORDINARILY underrated. If it would have been produced more like some of the earlier albums, I guarantee it wouldn't be getting HALF the shit it tends to catch from the fans. I pretty much love everything the 'Ryche has ever done, honestly. They pretty much never repeat themselves (with the possible exception of Mindcrime II). If all their albums sounded like Mindcrime/Empire knockoffs I do believe I would vomit.

[wastingbeerz]

Fates Warning are the kings of modern progressive metal in my opinion... even above Dream Theater... what they lack in showing off they make up for in songwriting and emotion.

Finally someone say it right..totally agree,always believe that FW are miles away above DT; FW songs have touching deep beautiful lyrics and full of emotions thanks to JM guitar and RA voice... DT lack of all that FW have, because their musician sometimes are lost in their virtuosity

I still LOVE DT and still think they're amazing though. The new album is definitely one of their best, in my opinion.

James's voice just hasn't been the same after Awake. He got sick after that album and it fucked up his voice somehow.

A chick I used to date who's really into DT was reeaaaally disappointed with the new one. I kind of figured there was something wrong since she picked it up and never said anything about it.

Wow, honestly don't see where DT gets so much shit either. Just about everything they've put out has been phenomenal. I guess not for the "greatest hits" loving mainstream crowd, so that's probably it. I really can't stand the GH mainstream much anymore. Ruins too many concerts for me. Standing there staring acting like braindead zombies as soon as a song is played they don't recognize. What ever happened to enjoying live music? When did knowing a song become a requirement to enjoy it being played live? Urgh.

[jrny84]

Foreigner (with Lou Gramm)
Survivor (With Jimi Jamison)
Alabama
Chicago (has to have cetera or Champlin)
Genesis
Eagles
Bryan Adams
Fleetwood Mac
Garth Brooks
Van Halen (With Hagar)

[SilvioRodrigues]

Journey
Van Halen
AC/DC
Mr Big
Def Leppard

[strangegrey]

Night Ranger (with Jack, seen em multiple times without, but never with Jack Blades)
Aerosmith (looks like I missed my chance, as they're on the cusp of implosion)
Van Roth
Iron Maiden
Spock's Beard (granted, I should have taken the opportunity to see them with Neal Morse)
Transatlantic (I suspect they will be touring to support the new one...THIS I'm going to see, if I have to kill someone important)

[Ehwmatt]

Night Ranger (with Jack, seen em multiple times without, but never with Jack Blades)
Aerosmith (looks like I missed my chance, as they're on the cusp of implosion)
Van Roth
Iron Maiden
Spock's Beard (granted, I should have taken the opportunity to see them with Neal Morse)
Transatlantic (I suspect they will be touring to support the new one...THIS I'm going to see, if I have to kill someone important)

I didnt even know Night Ranger played without Jack ever?

[Ehwmatt]

Well, Rush is hopefully gonna be on tour sometime in the next 2 years behind a new album:

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gen ... _year.html

[jrny84]

Night Ranger (with Jack, seen em multiple times without, but never with Jack Blades)
Aerosmith (looks like I missed my chance, as they're on the cusp of implosion)
Van Roth
Iron Maiden
Spock's Beard (granted, I should have taken the opportunity to see them with Neal Morse)
Transatlantic (I suspect they will be touring to support the new one...THIS I'm going to see, if I have to kill someone important)

I didnt even know Night Ranger played without Jack ever?

I didnt know they did either.

[Saint John]

Night Ranger (with Jack, seen em multiple times without, but never with Jack Blades)
Aerosmith (looks like I missed my chance, as they're on the cusp of implosion)
Van Roth
Iron Maiden
Spock's Beard (granted, I should have taken the opportunity to see them with Neal Morse)
Transatlantic (I suspect they will be touring to support the new one...THIS I'm going to see, if I have to kill someone important)

I didnt even know Night Ranger played without Jack ever?

That's because they haven't.

[kgdjpubs]

Night Ranger (with Jack, seen em multiple times without, but never with Jack Blades)
Aerosmith (looks like I missed my chance, as they're on the cusp of implosion)
Van Roth
Iron Maiden
Spock's Beard (granted, I should have taken the opportunity to see them with Neal Morse)
Transatlantic (I suspect they will be touring to support the new one...THIS I'm going to see, if I have to kill someone important)

I didnt even know Night Ranger played without Jack ever?

That's because they haven't.

Feeding Off the Mojo (1995)....without Jack Blades. That was the album with Gary Moon in there.

[Saint John]

Night Ranger (with Jack, seen em multiple times without, but never with Jack Blades)
Aerosmith (looks like I missed my chance, as they're on the cusp of implosion)
Van Roth
Iron Maiden
Spock's Beard (granted, I should have taken the opportunity to see them with Neal Morse)
Transatlantic (I suspect they will be touring to support the new one...THIS I'm going to see, if I have to kill someone important)

I didnt even know Night Ranger played without Jack ever?

That's because they haven't.

Feeding Off the Mojo (1995)....without Jack Blades. That was the album with Gary Moon in there.

I stand corrected. Never knew that.

[rockinfayrose]

I'll stick with bands cause that was the original question, although I noticed some solo artists being included in posts here, anway my band wish list includes...

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Bon Jovi
Air Supply
Journey
Fleetwood Mac
Chicago
Queen
Depeche Mode
Heart


Let's hope I'll get to see some of these in 2010 cause I blew all my opportunities this year!

[zigzag]

i think they can still be seen or perform, or living. not a band but a duo(same?) - simon and garfunkel

[Archetype]

Evergrey
Kamelot
Rammstein

[wastingbeerz]

Evergrey
Kamelot
Rammstein

Kamelot are absolutely amazing live. I know they're power metal, but I'm honestly surprised they're not HUGE all over the world. They're THAT good.