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Breaking Benjamin

Posted on 3/19/24 at 11:09 am
Posted by SaintlyTiger88
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2013
2142 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 11:09 am
How many Breaking Benjamin fans on the board? I’ve been listening to them since high school and have always enjoyed their music. Anyone see them live?
Posted by MikeHoncho47
Member since Aug 2016
1780 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 11:27 am to
I've always wanted to see them live.

Been a fan since 2004. 13 years old and throwing up in the middle of the night. Turned on MTV, and So Cold is playing. Then Duality by Slipknot.

Good times.
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
82771 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 11:38 am to
Saw them live when they opened for Fuel at the Chimes back around 2005.

Put on a good show. Not a huge fan, but enjoy their stuff.
Posted by SouthPlains
Member since Jul 2023
961 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 11:41 am to
They’re another one of those bands that became cool to hate but almost every body secretly jammed to back in the day (Nickelback, Limp Bizkit, Blink182, Hinder, Creed, Korn, Papa Roach).

I think they’re similar to Foo Fighters in that they have a proven radio ready formula and just write the same record over and over again with minor variations. BB is one of my very few “safe” bands where I know I can just turn on their discography and let it play without having to skip anything.

Saw them live back around 2007 and they not only sounded great, but brought a ton of energy and power to their show. Blew 3 Days Grace and Red off the stage.
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
68345 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 11:45 am to
Loved that band in the mid-late 2000’s but definitely grew out of that whole post-grunge genre in college.
Posted by MikeHoncho47
Member since Aug 2016
1780 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 11:46 am to
The album they put out in 2018, Ember, to me is the best thing they've put out since the We Are Not Alone days.

I prefer Polyamorous to any song though.
Posted by metallica81788
NO
Member since Sep 2008
9593 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 1:41 pm to
I've seen them live enough to where I don't need to do it again, unless it was an acoustic show.

I used to love them but their formula became stale to me.

Still enjoy when anything Dear Agony and earlier comes on SiriusXM or shuffle though. Dear Agony and Saturate are my favorite albums of theirs.
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
40650 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 1:59 pm to
I saw them open for Godsmack in 2003. They were heavily booed. Some of the worst vocals I've ever heard. Combine that with the bland, unoriginal music and I can't understand what anyone sees in this band.
Posted by CatsGoneWild
Pigeon forge, Tennessee
Member since Jan 2008
14331 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 2:39 pm to
I just got tickets for BB, staind and daughtry. September in Michigan
Posted by 225bred
COYS
Member since Jun 2011
20741 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 5:58 pm to
Nostalgic because it reminds me of HS football

Today I have BB songs on my gym playlist
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
65510 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 6:22 pm to
Never listened to them until a couple of minutes ago.

No offense, but to me they sound like a dozen other bands from that era.
Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
Member since Jun 2018
31754 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 7:10 pm to
Saw them in Biloxi a few years ago and thought they were excellent. Low key one of my favorite bands and most underrated ones around. Ben Burnley is a great singer too.

I Will Not Bow
Give Me a Sign (Most emotional song ever for me)
Diary of Jane
So Cold
Breath
Angel's Fall
Blow Me Away
Tourniquet
Never Again
Sooner or Later
Evil Angel
Crawl
Far Away
Torn in Two
Polyamorous
Red Cold River
Without You
Until the End
Ashes of Eden

They have so many damn bangers.
Posted by carrguitar
Member since Oct 2014
920 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 1:34 pm to
Necrobumping this.

I love the band. Someone stated earlier, there's almost no skips in their catalogue and they have that perfect balance of being heavy but retaining melodies and hooks.

Was on the rail to see them this past weekend in Brandon, MS. Bens vocals aren't quite the same as when he was younger, but still plenty strong enough to put on a great show. They are co-headlining with Staind right now, and while Staind was great....BB was banger after banger. Staind was hit song...3 song lull.....hit song....3 song lull...hit song.

Different strokes for different folks, but give me BB.
Posted by Hetfield
Dallas
Member since Jun 2013
8435 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 2:04 pm to
Agreed. I don't get them at all.
Posted by 2020_reVISION
Richmond,VA
Member since Dec 2020
3261 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 9:47 pm to
Saw them at The National (capacity 1,500) here in Richmond, VA in 2018. They kicked arse.
Posted by Pisco
Mayfield, Kentucky
Member since Dec 2019
4105 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 10:47 pm to
I just saw them Sunday. Ben was standing behind me during Wage War. Nice of him to take selfies with fans. They’re great live band. I’ll be seeing them again at Louder Than Life in September for the third time.

Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
68345 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 10:52 pm to
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