Funny you should say that. Like 311, my favorite band also formed in the early 90s, released their first real studio album in 1993, released a self-titled album in 1995, has released 10 full-length original studio LPs, still has all the same (early-40s-aged) band members since before their first album, and is live touring band.dj3stripes wrote:see them while you can, whenever you can. why not otherwise? seriously. what other bands from the mid-late 90s are even still around, let alone touring ?
Other than those oddly similarities, my favorite band Clutch is nothing like 311, which was best in the 90s. Clutch actually got better with age and their best albums are from 2004 to last year. When Clutch released their 2004 rock masterpiece Blast Tyrant, 311 put out a Greatest Hits album and went into a creative lull that wasn't truly broken until Stereolithic this year. Clutch put out their second greatest album in 2013, and they are already working on a new album that should come out early next year. They'll tour for it so I know they are not done - I'll get to see them this year and next for sure.
I didn't become a Clutch fan until 1998 (5 years after 311) and didn't start seeing them live until 2001 (6 years after 311), so I haven't seen as many Clutch shows as 311. Besides being disappointed by 311's albums of the last decade, my love of Clutch is a big reason I'm semi-retired as a 311-head. Not only would I rather spend my money and time away from my family (both of which are limited) on Clutch (and bands I've never seen before), my total numbers of shows for Clutch and 311 are still disproportional to my love for each of them. 311 is probably still the favorite band of most of the forum users here so I can't expect you to understand. Except for the friends I go to concerts with, most people I know have not been to 18-21 concerts total, let alone 18 or more shows for two bands on top of hell of a lot of other shows.
All that being said, I'll probably see a 311 show this year anyway.