Re: questions & stuff

chris larkin (C.J.Larkin@reading.ac.uk)
Tue, 9 Jul 1996 10:14:35 +0100 (BST)



On 8 Jul 1996, Jason Brancazio wrote:

> question -
>
> has anyone been to a concert of dance type music and seen how many people
> stand in the crowd with dull stares? At the Chemical Bros.' Irving Plaza
> show, which was admittedly not loud enough, I was completely depressed by
> the odd experience of seeing a couple of guys massaging machines onstage
> while 90% of the crowd just stood there and watched. It was weird for I
> guess reasons fairly indescribable but I guess 'lifeless' would be close.
. Isn't a good portion of even the music we discuss here about
> dancing? Or at least head-nodding, smiling, feeling it a bit? I was like,
> man, if this is the future of music (the technological aspect of the show
> and the non-involvement of the crowd) I want out. Maybe they just weren't
> loud enough.
>
Jay
I can see what youre getting at here - where is the
entertainment in whatching two people push buttons? ie for this sort of
music, you should (imo) be either dancing or chilling out and gabbing
etc. This *is* rave music after all, and Ive always thought it a bit
pointless to go to gigs of bands that make this kind of music. Saying
that I do sometimes go to these sort of dos, eg N.O.W last week, as you do,
out of curiosity. I dont think its a criticism of
the music except for its mistaken belief that it would work as a live act
. Also Ive heard from people whoi went to Tribal Gathering that the Chem
Bros werent the most exiting thing there. I reckon at Phoenix Im going to
be glued to the jazz stage.
> > > > > >
Chris