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Phish destroyed Worcester last night. Looking forward to night 2. http://phishthoughts.com/2013/10/26/boomshakalaka/

I was off the GD bus the years they played there, I wasn't seeing them from '81-87, so I know I missed some Centrum shows. Saw Jerry there a few times, I want to say '87 and maybe '91 after the fall GD tour? Anyhow, I always hate that building.

I hate the Worcester Centrum/DCU Center. The worst place I go to. But, they didn't ask me when they booked the tour, so off I go. That being said, I've had many memorable Phish shows in that dump. Given that by all accounts they've been on fire all 2012 and 2013, I am very psyched.

Phish, tonight and tomorrow in Worcester. Haven't seen them since June 2012, way too long for me.

Even assuming you're correct and it's just Layla, that by itself is enough to keep him off this list.

The Clash were authentic, real deal, I don't care how they came together.

Based on my own criteria, I should go back and delete my post adding Radiohead to this category. Though I've tried and tried to like their music without success, I'm not going to deny them their critical acclaim/respect.

I don't think so. There are any number of bands I can't stand, but wouldn't place on this list. Black Sabbath for example (even though they were my first or second concert when I was 13, Master of Reality tour at the Academy of Music). I don't like anything about them but I recognize they've had a number of anthemic songs and an important impact on an entire genre of music over a long period of time, so I wouldn't say they don't deserve the critical acclaim/respect they've had. So to me, there is a distinction.

The discussion about the Clash makes me want to draw attention back to the title of this thread: "Bands with critical acclaim/respect that don't deserve it." Not "bands who have a following who's music I don't like." Whether political or not, do people who don't appreciate the music of the Clash believe that they don't deserve the critical acclaim/respect that they've garnered? Can the two questions (personal taste vs. acknowledgment of acclaim/respect despite personal distaste or antipathy towards the music) be separated? It may be a subtle distinction.

Now having read through all 7+ pages of this thread I see there was quite a bit of discussion about the Clash. When I go back and look at the title of this thread I don't see how the Clash make the list. I lived through the Clash era, maybe that colors my perspective. They were more than the notes of their music, they inspired a generation living in the bleak alienated times of England's Margaret Thatcher. They had a broad scope of musical styles that went way beyond what would be called " punk." I loved the music, and still do. I get that's a matter of personal taste, but their influenc

I give that a big Wow.

Boy this topic took off, started today and on p. 7 already. Haven't had time to read through this, but quick and off the top of my head: Radiohead Try as I might, don't get them and don't see the reason for all the critical acclaim, from industry critics and civilians.

Having it on the 4th would suck for me. Probably wouldn't be able to go.

I would add that George Porter Jr. is one of the greatest bass players ever. And highly influential. The Meters basically wrote the book on New Orleans funk in the late '60's/ early '70's, and their original sound has been an inspiration for untold musicians/bands to follow. Funk music has been part of the "rock n roll" sound ever since, I can not think of a band more worthy of entry. They probably won't get in, but there should be no doubt that The Meters are worthy. At least not to me.

Shocked, just shocked, to learn that Glenn did the standing on drums bit anywhere since SS! Man, I'll never be able to take the stage banter word of a rock star again

Up on bt.etree http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=567519

Terrible news to wake up to on a Sunday morning

Wow! Has anything even come close to selling out so fast?

It's the majesty and mayhem of Wilco, all wrapped up in one

Indeed. The title track is one of my all time favorites from any band.

hmm, wife will be away, I have plans to join a bunch of friends for dinner (in the eastern time zone). Now I see this. Do I stay home and couch potato for Wilco and The Cure, or do I go out? My friends invited me to join them, so no issue if I change my mind. Decisions decisions.

Yes, that is Donna. Whose singing generates a lot of mixed feelings among the Heads. I've always been in the Donna camp, have always felt I'm in a minority position on that. The GD station plays a wide variety of Dead eras in my (extensive) experience. Sometimes when the do "Today in GD History", they may play parts of the same show over several days, which may be why you caught onto a '77 run.

Oh man, I love a good matrix. Getting the energy and vibe of the audience mixed in with the soundboard is a perfect combination for me. Especially with '90's Dead soundboards, they can be so sterile.

There was that long piece in the New Yorker last year about Deadhead tapers, and it was very much focused on this show.

Dave's Picks Vol. 8 just announced, this is a good one, Fox Theater, Atlanta, 11-30-80 http://www.jambase.com/Articles/119610/Grateful-Dead-Dave%27s-Picks-Volume-8-Details-Emerge#39;s-Picks-Volume-8-Details-Emerge