Post by ChaimPost by art-urrrroIt sucked balls, left after only a few songs. If PJ decides to never
play ACL or in Texas again, I wouldn't blame them. The crowd sucked.
You LEFT!?!
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It's very possible to leave a show by a band you like very much.
Sometimes, it's the only thing to do. I went to see a show by a band
I love very much recently, and I left after only a few songs. If you
really like someone as a performer, you don't really want to see them
unless the performance is at least in the "near optimal" ballpark. The
venue I went to pretty much sucked to begin with (and I knew it would)
with respect to sound...but I decided I'd give it a try anyway. You
put a fuzz-loving band in a cavern, and you have the makings of an
extremely puzzled audience. :) Rather than hear that, I decided to
leave. I still think my band is amazing and perhaps the most
underrated band of the past 20 years, but I'm happier hearing them at
their best, even if that means on recordings alone, than going and
seeing something live that I don't think does them justice.
I can see where if the crowd really sucked, the same type of reasoning
might apply. When I last saw Pearl Jam, I saw them in front of an
extremely inebriated, self-absorbed crowd that screamed louder about
their shopping trips than they did about the live performers in front
of them. And PJ was just stunning. I go to see a band to see the
band and hear the band, not hear and see a bunch of idiots clearly
there for the "look at me" aspect of the concert and ruining my
experience. I don't expect a symphony-respectful crowd at a rock show
people, but I do expect people to act like maybe they are there to
listen to some music. I completely understand walking out.
--Jett