[Dead-Air]

So, having seen Damo Suzuki the other night, and been let down, I got to thinking. I've seen a lot of really legendary proto-punk, punk, post-punk, experimental, and jazz artists. Many have totally lived up to the hype, a few have not. A couple were dismally down-letting. It'd be interesting to start a thread for legendary bands/artists we've seen and whether or not it was all deserved.

Here are my lists:

Totally Deserved Legends - Eartha Kitt (!), Sun Ra and the Arkestra, Rocket from the Tombs, Pere Ubu, Jandek, The Fabulous Wailers, Allen Ginsberg, Stephen Jesse Bernstein, Mission of Burma, Legendary Pink Dots, Sonic Youth, Fugazi, Einsturzende Neubauten, Sun City Girls, Chris Knox, The Cramps, Big Black, John Zorn's Cobra, Painkiller, Green River, Nirvana (90% of the time), Elliott Smith, Negativland.

Not at Prime, but Still Quite Passable - Dictators, Ramones, Blondie, Miles Davis, Donovan, Helios Creed, Burning Spear, Lydia Lunch, Swans, Butthole Surfers, Pussy Galore, The Wipers, Acid Mother's Temple, John Fahey

Seeming Rather Tired - Damo Suzuki, Dizzy Gillespie, The Soft Boys, The Fall, Nurse With Wound, Savage Republic, Gary Numan

Expired - John Cale, Public Enemy