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user-inactivated  ·  2189 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Let's talk about concerts

I've seen Weird Al more than 25 times. Never miss a show. Nor should you. Arguably the best showman out there.

I've seen Anthrax in a venue that held 100 people, 50 showed up. They gave a show worthy of a crowd of 10,000 people, and I've been a fan ever since.

I've been in fights with skinheads at Slayer concerts.

I've been in fights in a mosh pit at a Dorpkick Murphy's show.

I've been in mosh pits at Primus Concerts.

I've seen Nirvana live. And I've seen Metallica right as they were starting to ramp up in popularity, back in 1985. Megadeth I've seen 4-5 times now as well.

Nine Inch Nails had some of the best sound in a venue of all the shows I've attended. Their multimedia presentation is always worth the cost of a ticket.

I've seen Yo-Yo Ma play the Bach Cello Suites live. Not this show, but holy fucking hell is he a master of the instrument. Whole audience was there in silence just absorbing the performance.

I've been to 100+ classical concerts and performances.

My regrets? I've never seen Flogging Molly Live. I missed seeing Baby Metal.. I never got up to Wisconsin to see Little Blue Crunchy Things. I'd love to catch Shotgun Wedding Symphony live.





tacocat  ·  2189 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Bruce Springsteen would like to have a word with you about the Weird Al comment

user-inactivated  ·  2189 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Meh. I'm not a Springsteen fan; his concerts look like a normal pop concert. I've asked people in the past what the difference between , say a Katy Perry concert and a Springsteen concert. Michael Jackson was a showman, so was Prince. And I am not a fan of either but I've watched concerts because the spectacle was amazing.

    I've seen Weird Al more than 25 times. Never miss a show. Nor should you. Arguably the best showman out there.

I stand on this statement.

tacocat  ·  2189 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I refer you to his Super Bowl performance. And his world record at 60+ years of age

He also always does this.

Usually in the middle of a song. A better song. This was a surprisingly hard part of his act to find video of