From: Chispas De Muerte <generentropy@yahoo.com> wrote:
quoted 14 lines Hey a few subnotes on this raging debate on how or how> Hey a few subnotes on this raging debate on how or how
> not to enjoy a show...I definitley think Plaid had
> enough energy onstage, they at least didnt look bored
> or anything. They were there to play music, which they
> did a fucking great job of. I think everyone can agree
> on that. ... <clip>
>Oh and
> the six people up front dancing were me and my friends
> from New Mexico. Thats what we usually do for dance
> music in these parts. Sorry if it freaked any of you
> Denver cool people out, I realise that it may look
> strange and uncool but it is totally safe. And
> actually a lot of fun. Well whatever though, enjoy the
> music any way you want to.
that's just it, enjoy the music or don't.
i was at this show, and i didn't expect there to be a great live 'presence'
to either group... and i didn't expect much of a stage show,
so i got pretty much what i expected, guys diddling on some computers with
really great music pumping through a great sound system.
until someone figures out some way to 'perform' this kinda music in less of
a chilly, remote way then i expect a lot of complaints.
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as to how the audience should act,
i've been to scads of shows over the last 15 years or so in the Denver area,
and Denver folks just don't dance at concerts. i don't think there's
anything wrong with that... i have seen plenty of groups who commented on
the incredibly loud and enthusiastic applause Denver gives.
there are different ways for a band and audience to relate and i don't think
that you have to dance nonstop for 2 hours to prove to the band that you
REALLY like their music.
regarding Plaid's supposed "snub" of the audience by waving and leaving the
stage without saying anything,
who gives a fuck, really?
i was ecstatic that they even played in our area,
since everyone passes by us all the time, (just this year we were 'snubbed'
by Autechre and Tortoise whose tour schedules didn't include Denver.)
i didn't feel as though we collectively had been dealt a crushing insult by
the fact that Plaid didn't come out and hug each of us individually.
it wasn't the best show i've ever attended in my life, but the music was
good and i had fun. and i even danced some too.
finally on Mira Calix, i thought it was actually kind of endearing the
complete abscence of an entertaining stage demeanor she displayed. she hid
crouched behind her table for at least a third of her set. the most
exciting visual thing she did was roll some cigarettes, and check the time
on her CD player readout with her lighter, since the batteries in her
flashlight went dead. so she didn't jiggle around with tassles on her tits,
so fucking what? it was fucking Mira Calix, and she spun some right decent
music. i thought her set was a good counterpoint to Plaid's. after all she
could've played an hour and a half of numbingly heavy beats, and then
everyone would have been completely fatigued by the time Plaid came on.
quoted 3 lines Driving for 14 hours for a>Driving for 14 hours for a
> 1.5 hour show was worth it, no doubt. We never get
> jack shit for good live music where I live.
right on.
by the way, i thought you guys dancing in front were cool. and i saw plenty
of other folks in the audience dancing as well. but i don't think if
someone decides not to dance at a show, that means they think they're "too
cool" for it or something like that.
c.
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