Bro, that post is over two years old
Drunken live performances can be really amusing (if it's a band that can be taken with loads of humour and still enjoyed), but usually they're extremely sad to watch. My biggest disappointment was this summer's Stone gig. Stone is one of my all-time favourites and biggest influences, and after ages of being split they did a couple of reunion gigs this summer. I was really, really psyched to see them since this was probably a once-in-a-lifetime chance for me, but at the moment they started playing me and my buddy noticed something was terribly wrong. Latvala's solos sounded awful (not just a bit off, more like a 13-year-old with his first guitar) and soon he couldn't keep up to the rhythm parts either. The other players were giving him disappointed and pissed-off looks all the time, and after three songs I decided to walk away and get some kebab and more beer. Never thought I would walk away from their show, but if it's not important enough to one of my guitar-playing idols to stay sober for 45 minutes, it ain't for me either.
Ok, I think the same way about drinking before going on stage as Pantera: Its good in moderate use, but too much of the "goodstuff" will just end up bad.
Edit:
Ive seen Entombed live, when L.G. Petrov threw his micstand over the drums, tearing all the mics down!
And between the songs he would shout at boats passing by, because they didnt pay(Metaltown-sweden, dont remember the year.)!
Although I would actually be quite bummed out if I went to an Entombed gig and Petrov was sober.
The last time I saw Entombed Petrov almost choked on his own HAIR after the first song! He was gagging and pulling his hair from his throat. That's what moshing and growling does
But that was like, 7 years ago.
