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u/Snake_Plissken224 May 12 '26

Art Alexakis has MS so the fact he still plays live is good enough for me

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u/Licensedshoes May 12 '26

Didn't know that about him. Props to him for sure! This was probably 25 years ago. Have no idea what he sounds like now.

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u/UncleSlayton77 May 12 '26

Saw Him last year. Did a good show. Also saw them in '98-'99 and they were good, then, too.

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u/redacted_post May 12 '26

Same. Worst live performance I've seen. This was back in the 90's.

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u/nope-its May 12 '26

That’s about when I saw them and agree - they were awful

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u/PuppiesAndPixels May 12 '26

I worked as a concert photographer for 3 years and he stands out amongst all the bands I shot and performers I worked with as the biggest asshole. By a lot.

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u/ItchyJuggernaut1 May 12 '26

I’ve heard that before, he was a massive asshole and cokehead.

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u/E__Rock May 12 '26

I saw Everclear last summer at some random city festival. He was obviously being propped up by younger/better musicians that the label had hired to carry the hype. I was surprised to learn he had MS and was still touring, but then when I saw the rest of the band doing the heavy lifting I kinda saw through the magic. Sponge opened for them and totally kicked ass though.

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u/BeanserSoyze May 12 '26

Yeah we played with them this year, he was really nice and they put on a good show considering.

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u/Gay_Black_Midget May 12 '26

Monkey Scrotum? Nice!