this thread is so...
i mean going to concerts have always been amazing experiences for me...starting from lollapalooza 95/96, to watching foo fighters in nyc (some slutty girl kept pushing her ass on my groin all night...what could be better?)...to woodstock 99...and finally after a long break, curiosa fest this year.
of course in the middle there, i attended many open air free concerts in central park/prospect park...saw asian dub foundation, zakir hussein, the gotan project, burning spear and many other well known world musicians.
saw ravi shankar at carnegie hall, another amazing experience.
the music, the vibes you get from the others around you, the atmosphere...its all amazing. i feel a sense of unity.
of course it depends on how you take it/what you do...earlier i'd be upfront, moshing and jumping around like a maniac. during a metallica show, i was inside the circle and ran full steam at this rather large white dude, we met up in the middle...he stayed where he was, i flew off, luckily grabbed by my big ass friend, mario. physics learned, the hard way, conservation of momentum, P=mv, m1v1=m2v2.
then later on i became more relaxed and just sat back, sipped beer and enjoyed the mood.
i mean come on, its not just the music...its also the communal feeling, feeling of belonging, and thankfully most of the bands i saw live completely rocked their assses off on stage. only time that feeling got fucked was during woodstock 99, where a few assholes set off an event that ruined an otherwise amazing experience.
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