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pan6467 · 08-08-2006, 10:59 AM

I go to concerts for the atmosphere, and that includes the singing along.

I want to see the band come out acknowledge the city (no matter how fake), and have some fun with us. I love bands that that talk to the audience and joke with us. I even like when they make mistakes, be it a mic go out, the band plays too fast and the singer fucks up, whatever.....

If I want dead on perfect, where the band comes out and just plays.... I'll just get their greatest hits CD and listen to it. Same thing.

Like Pink Floyd.... good light show but when it came to talking to the crowd or acknodledging anything..... lol...... don't think so. Both times I saw them, all they did was play the songs exactly like they are on the CD and that was it. McCartney, Alice Cooper pretty much the same, although they actually will acknowledge the crowd, but that's about it.

Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, the KINKS (at times), Queen, Meatloaf, Tom Petty, and so on.... now they jammed. They made sure the audience was involved and Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, the KINKS, and a couple others.... they made you feel like it wasn't just a concert, but a party, a get together, where old friends meet and for 2-3 hours just talk, jam and have fun. Now, that's a concert.

08-08-2006, 10:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	I go to concerts for the atmosphere, and that includes the singing along. I want to see the band come out acknowledge the city (no matter how fake), and have some fun with us. I love bands that that talk to the audience and joke with us. I even like when they make mistakes, be it a mic go out, the band plays too fast and the singer fucks up, whatever..... If I want dead on perfect, where the band comes out and just plays.... I'll just get their greatest hits CD and listen to it. Same thing. Like Pink Floyd.... good light show but when it came to talking to the crowd or acknodledging anything..... lol...... don't think so. Both times I saw them, all they did was play the songs exactly like they are on the CD and that was it. McCartney, Alice Cooper pretty much the same, although they actually will acknowledge the crowd, but that's about it. Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, the KINKS (at times), Queen, Meatloaf, Tom Petty, and so on.... now they jammed. They made sure the audience was involved and Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, the KINKS, and a couple others.... they made you feel like it wasn't just a concert, but a party, a get together, where old friends meet and for 2-3 hours just talk, jam and have fun. Now, that's a concert. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"