HolidayGuy Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 As usual, it's a man's world- the highest-ranked solo female is at No. 28.http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/50-greatest-live-acts-right-now-20130731#ixzz2ah5F5Yfq50 Greatest Live Acts Right NowThe crowd-pleasing, club-wrecking, festival-killing road rulersJuly 31, 2013Who rules the road in 2013? To find out, Rolling Stone asked a panel of writers, industry figures and artists – from Lars Ulrich of Metallica to Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes – to vote on their favorite live performers right now. To be eligible for the list, a performer must have toured within the last five years and not announced their retirement. So, from the Stones to Skrillex, from Gaga to Green Day, here they are – the 50 most crowd-pleasing, club-wrecking, festival-killing live acts right now.1. Bruce Springsteen2. Prince3. The Rolling Stones4. Arcade Fire5. Neil Young6. Jay Z7. Radiohead8. Jack White9. Rage Against the Machine10. My Morning Jacket11. U212. Wilco13. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers14. The Black Keys15. Paul McCartney16. Alabama Shakes17. Nine Inch Nails18. Metallica19. The Roots20. Kanye West21. Red Hot Chili Peppers22. Tom Waits23. Pearl Jam24. Dave Matthews Band25. Phish26. Leonard Cohen27. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds28. Patti Smith29. Muse 30. Madonna Madonna sets the gold standard for pop tours, combining the precision of a Broadway spectacular with the theatricality of an action flick and the raunchiness of a burlesque show. She always sings live and dances her well-toned ass off, reinventing her catalog with goodies for every drag queen, soccer mom and tween in the house. "My first Madonna show was in 2006, and when she came out I started crying," says Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara. "She is truly the master of the pop-icon show." Showstopper: "Like a Prayer" isn't in the set every tour, but when the Queen trots it out, it never fails to deliver pure ecstasy – no Molly required. 31. David Byrne32. Sleigh Bells33. Beyoncé34. Foo Fighters35. Bruno Mars36. Florence and the Machine37. The National38. Queens of the Stone Age39. Rush40. Eric Church41. Tame Impala42. Skrillex43. Mumford & Sons44. Janelle Monáe45. Lady Gaga46. Tool47. Sigur Rós48. Green Day49. Taylor Swift50. Fiona AppleThe Voters:Trey Anastasio, Phish; Irving Azoff, Azoff Music Mgmt.; Carrie Brownstein, Wild Flag; Cliff Burnstein, Q Prime Mgmt.; Coran Capshaw, Red Light Mgmt.; Jonathan Cohen, Music booker, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon; Alex Ebert, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros; Perry Farrell, Jane’s Addiction, Lollapalooza founder; Marc Geiger, William Morris Endeavor; Jim Glancy, The Bowery Presents; Christian Hoard, Rolling Stone; Brittany Howard, Alabama Shakes; Rick Krim, VH1; Jon Landau, Jon Landau Mgmt.; Alan Light, Author and journalist; Peter Mensch, Q Prime Mgmt.; John Moore, The Bowery Presents; Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine; Sara Quin, Tegan and Sara; Tegan Quin, Tegan and Sara; Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone; Patrick Stump, Fall Out Boy; Lars Ulrich, Metallica; Pete Wentz, Fall Out BoyBy Jon Dolan, Patrick Doyle, Caryn Ganz, Andy Greene, Will Hermes and Julian Ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 This list is all wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 As usual, it's a man's world- the highest-ranked solo female is at No. 28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nixed Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Patti Smith is ranked higher at 28 though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMoody Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 This list is unfair, it's like making a list of your favorite fruits and including potatoes.....you can't compare the spectacle Madonna provides next to live music shows such as Neil Young and Leonard Cohen....they are musicians, Madonna is a performer. The artists I cited provide two very different forms of entertainment and would be hopeless if forced to switch places with one another. Madonna provides the grand mutli-sensory stage show that costs a shit-ton to produce whereas Young or Cohen could simply stroll out solo with just a guitar and provide a stellar concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloane Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Shitty list. Those old rockers always got their heads so far up their own asses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayGuy Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Yah- hence my comment about the highest solo female at 28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jan Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Shitty list. Those old rockers always got their heads so far up their own asses. True. Rolling Stone has really lost it. It used to be a wonderful magazine but has completely gone downhill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 this list is a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glindathegood Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Well, at least she's on the list and they say she sings live. Usually people write that she lip syncs the whole show which is not true. Nice to see Fiona Apple on there too. I went to her show and enjoyed it a lot. Although I don't like the music of some of those artists, I think they are all good live performers. The only person I don't understand why they are on there is Skrillex. He's not a live performer, he's a dj. To me that is not a live concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acko Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Dave Mtthew Band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Rolling Stone magazine is still around!?? Who knew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madonnasuperfan01 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Rolling Stone magazine is a pure joke, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollhouse Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 why is Gaga included after the cancelled "Broken Hip Tour"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest astonishing! Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Pathetic list. First female at no 28? Laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 so predictable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Barthes Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Rolling Stone is like buzzfeed : only lists, lists, lists...soon they'll come up with lists of groceries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacho Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 what a dumb list. she should be in the top 10 or top 5 at least. 1/2 of those acts shouldn't even be on the list! I like Jigga and Kim's baby daddy but they don't deserve higher rankings than Madonna get da fuck outta here with that shit! if they had more female voters in their panel (and who aren't GRITTY and RAW ) i'm sure the rankings would look a lot different. at least the write-up for Madonna was nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Pathetic list. First female at no 28? Laughable. Even more so when you look at some of the male performers/musicians they put before Patti and Madonna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Rolling Stone is like buzzfeed : only lists, lists, lists...soon they'll come up with lists of groceries Rolling Stones is turning into MTV (former music television) Reality Shows Inc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkspur Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 This list is unfair, it's like making a list of your favorite fruits and including potatoes.....you can't compare the spectacle Madonna provides next to live music shows such as Neil Young and Leonard Cohen....they are musicians, Madonna is a performer. The artists I cited provide two very different forms of entertainment and would be hopeless if forced to switch places with one another. Madonna provides the grand mutli-sensory stage show that costs a shit-ton to produce whereas Young or Cohen could simply stroll out solo with just a guitar and provide a stellar concert. You can't really seperate musical performers by how they present their music. They are all musicians. Madonna's earliest concerts were basically just her and a microphone. I miss how she went around promoting Erotica and the performances from American Life. I understand what you are saying, Madonna adds dancing and visuals. She also a dancer and an artist but I love Madonna sitting down with a guitar. As a dancer and most likely it's her first love, she is going to want to move. Rollingstone still focuses on the men and then towards the end they add the women. But where is Alanis Morrisette? She is an amazing live performer and toured last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkspur Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Well, at least she's on the list and they say she sings live. Usually people write that she lip syncs the whole show which is not true. Rollingstone gets points for pointing that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davejr. Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 jay z?? kanye west???really??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Lady gaga, Taylor swift, jannel monae ;') my god I see better concerts at the local RSL and rockestedford! I'm surprised they did not vote the Boston bomber as a great show, idiot misogynists. Where the hell is bjork??? No one puts on a show like her! And yay for tegan and Sara for voting Madonna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VogueMusic Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 the fuck is this shit? I am so sick of these "lists"!!!!! Written by men, and probably straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madonnasuperfan01 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I'm also tired of all those lists putting men before women ALL THE FUCKING TIME. It's not only Rolling Stones, it's ALL "professional" critics. It's the same when they do lists about the best songs or albums of all time, men are ALWAYS first (mainly the Beatles...). It's SO predictable, those people should have more imagination. But since those lists are almost always done by white straight men, we shouldn't be surprised... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat.Guy Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CESOBgM1SMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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