Truth: Repeat The Beat!
Bruce Springsteen came out in concert and said Hello Ohio! The problem; he was in Detroit when he said it. Oops! Honest mistake? Yeah probably. However he said it several times! But then again, what do you expect when bands tour 100 to 300 nights a year? They are bound to screw up every now and again not knowing where they are. It happens to me every day.
But that's the problem I see to begin with. How authentic can they actually be from city to city performing the same tunes every single night? I've been to many concerts in my lifetime, but lately I've slowed down quite a bit. I now only go because the person I'm with likes the performer's music, and for the ambience. There's nothing like seeing a good band in a small bar, or sitting outside listening to music. Arena concerts though?...not so much. I'll go if it's someone I haven't seen before (maybe).
I once saw Van Halen and Genesis two nights in a row. They were good shows, however they were identical. Every song, and even all the ad lib between songs was the same. I was pissed about it. I wasn't pissed that they their ad lib was the same, but that I was so foolish in wasting my time getting so geeked about seeing them. I felt like a sheep. I've been mad ever since, and that was 25 years ago. I know I know...let it go man. I can't.
The music industry is a giant machine, that so many people get sucked into. All thinking that their concert experience is unique. Heck go to youtube and you can't tell one concert from the next. Ok ok ok maybe I'm thinking too much, and should just enjoy the music. But it's on my dime man! All hail the small band who plays a few times a month and haven't sold their soul. Keep rockin the free world! Have a great day Madagascar!
(you can tuna piano, but you can't tune a fish)
But that's the problem I see to begin with. How authentic can they actually be from city to city performing the same tunes every single night? I've been to many concerts in my lifetime, but lately I've slowed down quite a bit. I now only go because the person I'm with likes the performer's music, and for the ambience. There's nothing like seeing a good band in a small bar, or sitting outside listening to music. Arena concerts though?...not so much. I'll go if it's someone I haven't seen before (maybe).
I once saw Van Halen and Genesis two nights in a row. They were good shows, however they were identical. Every song, and even all the ad lib between songs was the same. I was pissed about it. I wasn't pissed that they their ad lib was the same, but that I was so foolish in wasting my time getting so geeked about seeing them. I felt like a sheep. I've been mad ever since, and that was 25 years ago. I know I know...let it go man. I can't.
The music industry is a giant machine, that so many people get sucked into. All thinking that their concert experience is unique. Heck go to youtube and you can't tell one concert from the next. Ok ok ok maybe I'm thinking too much, and should just enjoy the music. But it's on my dime man! All hail the small band who plays a few times a month and haven't sold their soul. Keep rockin the free world! Have a great day Madagascar!
(you can tuna piano, but you can't tune a fish)
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