dale chapman (dchapman@ucla.edu)
Mon, 28 Sep 1998 01:04:18 -0700
Just checked out MA at the Palladium in L.A.. . . Anyone else see them? Any
thoughts?
I thought the show was great -- as far as Massive themselves were concerned.
What I can't get over is how unbelievably lame the audience was. MA was
laying down some serious grooves -- their drummer was great -- but everyone
was standing motionless, somewhat zombie-like, staring at the band as if it
was TV or something. It took the really killer beats at the end of
"Mezzanine", at the end of the set, to finally bring these people to their
senses and remind them that there was a live band on stage. I don't get it
-- there's serious energy in this music, but everyone seemed afraid to move.
Is this just an American thing? I suspect that this apathy is borne out of
our culture of stadium rock and bars where everyone sullenly sips their beer
while watching bands churn out four chords and the truth.
Would it kill people to get into the music a bit?
Dale
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