Comments on: Reader Request – Annoyances at Concerts http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/03/reader-request-annoyances-at-concerts/ A live music blog written by and for regular folks. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:06:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dave http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/03/reader-request-annoyances-at-concerts/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Dave Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:43:47 +0000 http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/03/reader-request-annoyances-at-concerts/#comment-74 This is a really specific annoyance -- but it's fresh in my head from seeing the <a href="http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/05/the-melvins-big-business-the-fillmore-at-the-tla/" rel="nofollow">Melvins / Big Business this week in Philly</a>. The venue has a small balcony bar area with a few rows of stools that overlook the stage. It's a decent spot to watch a show if you can snag a seat. Halfway through the Melvins set, an emo dude appeared decked out in a wife beater holding a set of drumsticks. He snatched up the only open stool and ran off. A few minutes later all kinds of thumping and clanging were competing with the sound of the band. The Melvins & Big Business field two drummers with two full kits. But this emo dude was banging away on the stool, a wall, and a metal railing. I looked over to see him spinning one stick in the air and bashing the other against the wall and the railing. This kept up for about three songs before someone finally grabbed the drum sticks from the moron. He tried to argue, but the angry guy yelled and emo boy snatched back his sticks and ran away in a huff. Seriously -- who brings drum sticks to a concert and rocks it Stomp style while the band plays? WTF? This is a really specific annoyance — but it’s fresh in my head from seeing the Melvins / Big Business this week in Philly. The venue has a small balcony bar area with a few rows of stools that overlook the stage. It’s a decent spot to watch a show if you can snag a seat.

Halfway through the Melvins set, an emo dude appeared decked out in a wife beater holding a set of drumsticks. He snatched up the only open stool and ran off.

A few minutes later all kinds of thumping and clanging were competing with the sound of the band. The Melvins & Big Business field two drummers with two full kits. But this emo dude was banging away on the stool, a wall, and a metal railing. I looked over to see him spinning one stick in the air and bashing the other against the wall and the railing.

This kept up for about three songs before someone finally grabbed the drum sticks from the moron. He tried to argue, but the angry guy yelled and emo boy snatched back his sticks and ran away in a huff.

Seriously — who brings drum sticks to a concert and rocks it Stomp style while the band plays? WTF?

]]> By: john http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/03/reader-request-annoyances-at-concerts/comment-page-1/#comment-73 john Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:47:38 +0000 http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/03/reader-request-annoyances-at-concerts/#comment-73 got to agree w/jackie on this one- people talking over the band- a few times i've seen the opening band talking loudly while the next band is playing which always strikes me as strange- got to agree w/jackie on this one-

people talking over the band-

a few times i’ve seen the opening band talking loudly while the next band is playing which always strikes me as strange-

]]> By: Ana Ng http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/03/reader-request-annoyances-at-concerts/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Ana Ng Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:28:58 +0000 http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/03/reader-request-annoyances-at-concerts/#comment-72 People who take up more than their fair share of personal space. Yes, it's a concert and we're all in close quarters... but I was recently at a show where the gal standing in front of me needed to fully extend her arms out in front of her to really get her groove on... of course, since we were near the front of the crowd, there wasn't much room in front of her, so she just kept stepping back onto my shoes, swinging her hair in my face, and basically leaning back into me, as if to spoon. If we were dating, it might have become a tender moment... but seeing as how we had never met each other, it made for a most annoying experience. People who take up more than their fair share of personal space. Yes, it’s a concert and we’re all in close quarters… but I was recently at a show where the gal standing in front of me needed to fully extend her arms out in front of her to really get her groove on… of course, since we were near the front of the crowd, there wasn’t much room in front of her, so she just kept stepping back onto my shoes, swinging her hair in my face, and basically leaning back into me, as if to spoon. If we were dating, it might have become a tender moment… but seeing as how we had never met each other, it made for a most annoying experience.

]]> By: JackieSixty http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/03/reader-request-annoyances-at-concerts/comment-page-1/#comment-70 JackieSixty Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:29:57 +0000 http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/03/reader-request-annoyances-at-concerts/#comment-70 People who talk during the band. I mean, sure make a comment here and there, but if you are going to have your full on conversation where you have to yell to be heard over the music, don't do it standing behind me! People who talk during the band. I mean, sure make a comment here and there, but if you are going to have your full on conversation where you have to yell to be heard over the music, don’t do it standing behind me!

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