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bands you woulda liked to have seen before they made it big
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Seanor
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you know, when they were still in there crappy garage band phase. a couple off the top of my head would be:

op ivy/rancid
misfits
green day
sex pistols
iron maiden - Tue, 6 Jul 2004 1:07pm
Gorey Corey
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Metallica
Black Sabbath
Jimi Hendrix
In Flames - Tue, 6 Jul 2004 1:40pm
D�d[]Sanger
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Ill Disposed
Decapitated
Fleshcrawl
Deranged
Arise

Damn I don't think this list is gonna run dry any time soon so I'll stop. - Tue, 6 Jul 2004 2:27pm
Mutilashawn
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Slayer - Tue, 6 Jul 2004 2:39pm
ML7Mike
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haha I saw Green Day in Jay Browns basement. not that I really remember that night.. ( glug glug )

Friend of mine saw Metallica in The New York Theatre in Vancouver, capacity about 300-400 people.

Dods, none of those bands have really 'made it big' though.. - Tue, 6 Jul 2004 2:58pm
Nik Olaz
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the spice girls - Tue, 6 Jul 2004 3:16pm
Curmudgeon Rocker
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The ambiguous phrase "made it big" is gonna set off some arguments about what its exact definition is, I'll bet.
Anyway:
Spiral Jetty
Closetman
Bronski Beat - Tue, 6 Jul 2004 4:50pm
Dr.DoomXXX
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I would love to have seen Macabre when they were new, But for early beginnings I have to say that carcass takes the cake. (even though I would have only been like 6 or 7 for either band) - Tue, 6 Jul 2004 5:58pm
ROSS B AY
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You wouldn't have wanted to see Slayer before they made it big dude. - Tue, 6 Jul 2004 8:09pm
Cheeky
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Metallica is always a given.
AC DC
Judas Priest... hehe halford
Pantera
Arch Enemy
In Flames
Black Label Society

Bands that I've seen that WILL make it big:
Pariah
Enchanted Fairies
Seasons of Sorrow
All Father
Ak 47 - Tue, 6 Jul 2004 8:15pm
Perpetual_Burn
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Devestatin Dave, The Turntable Slave. - Tue, 6 Jul 2004 8:40pm
Adrenaline Animal
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Spinal Tap - Wed, 7 Jul 2004 6:45am
ROSS B AY
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A.W.T. - Wed, 7 Jul 2004 7:51am
Mutilashawn
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why not? - Wed, 7 Jul 2004 9:15am
ROSS B AY
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Have you ever seen pics of 'em or heard their early demos? Then you'll know what I'm talking about. Ridiculous. Spandex, make up, the whole works. Looked just like Motley Crue. And the tunes...oh the tunes. Bad. Actually, come to think of it, I'd like to see 'em do that shit today! - Wed, 7 Jul 2004 9:18am
Dr.DoomXXX
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Actually they looked more like W.A.S.P. - Wed, 7 Jul 2004 4:27pm
kittykat666
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joy division
misfits
sex pistools
the clash
placebo - Sun, 11 Jul 2004 12:34am
Curmudgeon Rocker
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Ass Backwards - Sun, 11 Jul 2004 3:07pm
Shit Fool
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The Shaggs, pre-"philosohpy of the world" - Mon, 12 Jul 2004 9:38am
The One After Two
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Metallica would have been fun.

Nirvana or Alice In Chains in some dingy bar bar... - Mon, 12 Jul 2004 5:07pm
Curmudgeon Rocker
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Holy shit - pre-"Philosophy of the World" - now THAT would just blow the shit out of my motherfucking mind. - Mon, 12 Jul 2004 5:22pm
Sandor
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Mitochondrion...those guys suck now though, sell outs :P - Tue, 13 Jul 2004 4:31pm
Autumn
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nik, the spice girls weren't even a band before they were "big" they were litterally found through an ad and put together by a record company, they then decided they were to "talented" to get paid the amount of money that record company offered them so they screwed over the company by quitting, hooking up with the songwriter the company introduced them too and went to a different company that paid more.

if I could go back in time to see any band before they got big it'd be raffi, so I could give him a black eye before he got body gaurds :) - Wed, 14 Jul 2004 10:56pm
Sandor
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"Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring Bananaphone!" - Thu, 15 Jul 2004 9:09am
METALNECK
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Fred Penner played in Duncan last night. - Thu, 15 Jul 2004 3:58pm
Nik Olaz
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Oh shit Autumn, thats a real downer. I totally thought they worked hard for a record deal. I mean look how tight they were onstage. But I guess now that you've cleared up the mist that is the origin of the Spice Girls i can safely sleep at night without wonder. - Thu, 15 Jul 2004 4:48pm
Masturbating The War God
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Haha, Autumn got told!

Oh, and I would have loved to see Carcass and Death. - Thu, 15 Jul 2004 7:09pm
ROSS B AY
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KISS - Thu, 15 Jul 2004 8:05pm
Autumn
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f-u masturbating - Fri, 16 Jul 2004 8:21pm
bsxjen
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Motley Crue - Mon, 19 Jul 2004 7:45am
Demen Ted
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Cramps, or maybe Offspring... Velvet Underground. That would be nifty to see in a small place. Or maybe even Ramones... Or Tiger Army. - Tue, 20 Jul 2004 9:38pm
Masturbating The War God
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Lets fight, I'll knock your fucking socks off. - Thu, 22 Jul 2004 5:58pm
ML7Mike
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I saw Carcass, one of the best gigs I ever saw..

I wish Id seen Stevie Ray Vaughn before he died. - Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:04am
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