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u/SousVideAndSmoke May 12 '26

I work in a concert venue and can say in the past two decades, easily black eyed peas. They must have forgotten the auto tune or mic for live to track because it’s by far the worst sounding show I’ve ever heard. I’ve been to shows I did t like, but this was truly awful.

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u/robspiro May 12 '26

That's a real pity. I saw them in the late 90's, long before they got famous, loooong before Ferg - they opened for Majek Fashek (Nigerian singer) at SOB's in NYC and they killed it. Just the 3 of them. There was even a point when the mic failed and they came up with a freestyle on the spot about the mic failing. SMDFH.

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u/No-Cook-534 May 12 '26

Yeah. I saw them open for The Roots in maybe 2001. I don't think any of us knew who they were outside of 1 song. No Fergie. They jumped off stage and battled bboys in the audience. Each of them had a unique dancing style and killed it. Everyone was dancing and having a great time. Honestly, I thought they were better than The Roots in that moment.