The concerts thread

[Belligerent]

Originally Posted by ~Neurotica

Enslaved

I seen them last Halloween. Fantastic show.

[cookiecutter]

Originally Posted by Zephyrus

Since a road trip to Montreal seems very unlikely, I think I'll bite the bullet and see Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth and Keep of Kalessin when they play Day 2 of the New England Metal Fest in Worcester. I've sat through all the crap before and was duly rewarded, and this time I'll have a small group of friends to hang with, whereas last year I went alone. I've got a friend or two up here going and at least two more down in Mass.

You should roadtrip to Toronto bro

[Zephyrus]

Originally Posted by cookiecutter

You should roadtrip to Toronto bro

After I will have just been there less than a month ago. How about you road-trip East?

[cookiecutter]

I don't have a car :P

[WeAreInFlames]

Originally Posted by Zephyrus

Since a road trip to Montreal seems very unlikely, I think I'll bite the bullet and see Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth and Keep of Kalessin when they play Day 2 of the New England Metal Fest in Worcester. I've sat through all the crap before and was duly rewarded, and this time I'll have a small group of friends to hang with, whereas last year I went alone. I've got a friend or two up here going and at least two more down in Mass.

Yo, I'll be there. It's a solid venue. Little small, though.

[rms]

Paying to see a live band is better money than buying a cd.

[Rumpole]

Originally Posted by Lemegeton

5. People shouting ruin the audio quality of the song and sometimes there are no rules against it.

Oh man, this made me laugh so hard.

I saw Budgie last night. Shit support bands (duh) but Budgie were devastatingly heavy. It was weird going to a gig where at least 75% of the audience had to be over 50.

Funniest part of the night was when the first band was on, and the venue was virtually empty, there was this tiny little guy in his forties with a pony tail and a denim cut off with this really shit Kiss back patch right up at the front of the stage doing air drums and weak guitar windmills. It was hilarious watching him rock out to this really lame groove/BLS style band.

[Satanstoenail]

Originally Posted by Lemegeton

How so? Sure, it is a thrill to go to a concert but after it, what do you have to go on for songs except for memory? Buying the CD instead og paying money for a concert gives you that experience somewhat more permanently.

Or, here's a wacky idea, you could go to the concert and enjoy the memory of it every time you listen to the album. Crazy I know.

Originally Posted by Lemegeton

7. Sometimes you do not know what songs the band is going to play until after you attend the concert and paid money for it, meaning it is possible to pay for a concert and have the band do nothing but play the very songs you hate.

And therefore it is much safer to sit at home on the internet and dismiss the idea of going to a show because it might not live up to your ridiculously high expectations, and you might have to deal with *gasp* other people.

[Zephyrus]

Originally Posted by WeAreInFlames

Yo, I'll be there. It's a solid venue. Little small, though.

I've been to the Palladium many times. It's a little crappy, but it's homely.

[Satanstoenail]

Originally Posted by Lemegeton

No, memory is a crappy thing to rely on, CDs are more permanent and if I am going to permanently lose money on something then I want something permanent in exchange.

Other people being around make the whole thing a waste of money. They essentially brind down the value of me paying for the whole thing. I will go to a concert if and only if someone else is paying for it.

Ok great. Have fun sitting in your loungeroom counting your pennies for the rest of your life.