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10 annoying concert behaviors: Put down the phone, stop yelling
'Freebird!'
By: Mac Date: January 15, 2013, 6:07 pm
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I love this....
[glow=red,2,300]10 annoying concert behaviors: Put down the
phone, stop yelling 'Freebird!'[/glow]
By Andy Greene, Rolling Stone
[quote]Going to rock concerts has always meant dealing with a
bunch of unruly people, many of them very drunk -- but it seems
like lately things have been worse than ever. Attention spans
are at an all-time low, and the ubiquity of smartphones has
resulted in a huge percentage of the audience at any given show
barely paying attention to the action onstage. Here are the 10
most annoying behaviors at rock concerts:
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1. Taking pictures the entire freaking show
I get it. You want to show all your friends on Facebook and
Twitter that you saw a cool concert. Fine. Take a photo. Take
five if you want! But please, don't take 77. You always manage
to hold your camera right in my line of sight. You don't even
look like you're enjoying the show while you're doing this. All
your attention is on the photos. And you know what? Those photos
are all going to look like s---. Every single one of them.
You're too far away. You'll probably never even look at them.
Also, you see those guys right in front of the stage with the
giant cameras? They're taking great professional pictures.
There's really no need for yours.
2. Checking e-mail, Facebook and Twitter every couple of minutes
Unless you're a surgeon or a firefighter, everything can wait.
Live in the moment. Enjoy the show. You paid good money to be
here. You can e-mail your friends when you get home. Also, that
cellphone emits a very harsh and distracting glow. For the love
of God, just turn it off.
3. Incessantly talking to your friends
You might not like whatever song is playing. You may be bored
with the show in general. You may have been dragged here against
your will. But you've been chattering the entire show, and I can
hear every word. It's driving me crazy. Please shut up. Please.
I can't tell you how many shows I attend where the two people in
front of me are yelling in each others' ears the entire night.
Not only is my sightline blocked when their heads come together,
but I can hear them. Maybe go to a coffee shop when the show is
done. Lie under an oak tree and talk until the sun comes up. I
don't care. Just quiet down so I can enjoy the show.
4. Yelling out requests
Look, I hope Morrissey plays "There Is A Light That Never Goes
Out" also. That would be cool -- but stop screaming for it. Most
of the time the set list is pre-determined, and you're screaming
in my ear. They're going to play what they're going to play. Go
along for the ride. And to the guy screaming for a super obscure
B-side from 15 years ago? Nobody thinks you're cool.
5. Yelling out "Freebird!"
This request deserves its own subcategory of irritation. This
joke has never been funny. Not once. Just stop. It was lame in
1981. Now it's just infuriating.
6. Pushing your way to the front
If a concert is general admission, the people in front earned
their spots. They got there early and laid claim to their space.
The people all the way in front might have even spent all day
camped out by the doors, so when the lights go off and you shove
your way to the front, you're being a huge a------. Don't do
that. If you show up late and there's only room in the back,
you've just gotta deal with it.
7. Getting so drunk you puke
At pretty much any big concert, you'll see a janitor emerge
after a couple of songs with a big broom and a bucket of
sawdust. It means somebody puked. It's a bummer for the puker,
but the people all around have to deal with the aftermath. Don't
be the vomit guy. There's no worse kind of person to be at the
concert.
8. Loudly complaining after the show because the band didn't
play your favorite song
Not all artists take the Rod Stewart/Billy Joel/Tom Petty
approach of "nothing but the hits." Performers like Neil Young
or Van Morrison are unpredictable. This is actually a good
thing. Try to enjoy the show you're getting as opposed the one
you wish you were seeing. Besides, haven't you heard "Brown Eyed
Girl" and "Southern Man" enough?
9. Filming the entire show on your iPhone
This distracts people even worse than taking pictures, and
usually results in an equally horrid product. The sad irony is
that people tend to film their favorite songs, but the smiles on
their faces are gone when all their concentration goes into
capturing these moments on film. Tomorrow morning, YouTube will
be cluttered with crappy cellphone videos of every song from
whatever show you're seeing. There's no need to add to that. You
paid good money to see a show, and you're joylessly watching it
through a tiny screen on your iPhone. It just doesn't make any
sense.
10. Yelling "Sit down!" at people who are standing up
This is a real problem at theater and arena shows that attract
fans over the age of, say, 40. Nobody can quite agree when to
stand or when to sit down. Inevitably, there are some people
standing right in front of people that wish to remain seated.
Between songs, someone will scream "Sit down!" The stander
either obliges, or yells back something like "Go f--- yourself."
The person in the seat just seethes with rage, and the tension
seeps through the whole section. Often the person is standing
only because someone in front of them is standing. It leads to
chaos, and grumpy old people spending the entire show miserable.
This has to stop. Here's a simple rule of thumb: If you can't
see, stand up. It's very easy. Inversely, if everyone in front
of you is seated, sit down. Go with the flow and just relax.
We're all in this concert together.[/quote]
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Re: 10 annoying concert behaviors: Put down the phone, stop yell
ing 'Freebird!'
By: Chiprocks1 Date: January 15, 2013, 6:27 pm
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Hahahaha. So true on all accounts!
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Re: 10 annoying concert behaviors: Put down the phone, stop yell
ing 'Freebird!'
By: Mac Date: August 1, 2013, 11:32 am
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Artists performing songs clearly not in their niche. W-Wh-Why
would you even subject your fans to something so horrendous as
this?
Seriously... she looks incredibly stupid and sounds just as bad.
[glow=red,2,300]Celine Dion & Anastacia - You Shook Me All Night
Long [/glow]
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Re: 10 annoying concert behaviors: Put down the phone, stop yell
ing 'Freebird!'
By: Chiprocks1 Date: August 1, 2013, 11:40 am
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Good God, that was horrible. I could only get through the first
30 seconds before turning it off.
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Re: 10 annoying concert behaviors: Put down the phone, stop yell
ing 'Freebird!'
By: Mac Date: August 1, 2013, 11:51 am
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I only went half way through... It did not get any better by any
means.
This is just more proof, people today have no idea what good
music is. They are like sheep and just go nuts for anything.
That being said, Celine definitely has talent and skills in
singing. It just none of what she sings interests me. That
doesn't mean she is without talent.
But for her to tackle a song like Shook Me, just destroys the
song.
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Re: 10 annoying concert behaviors: Put down the phone, stop yell
ing 'Freebird!'
By: Chiprocks1 Date: August 1, 2013, 11:55 am
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A song like Shook Me is better suited to someone like P!nk based
on her background and style. Celine doesn't even belong in the
same category because her voice.
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Re: 10 annoying concert behaviors: Put down the phone, stop yell
ing 'Freebird!'
By: Mac Date: August 2, 2013, 12:19 pm
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Moved here...
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Re: 10 annoying concert behaviors: Put down the phone, stop yell
ing 'Freebird!'
By: Chiprocks1 Date: August 2, 2013, 12:28 pm
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[quote author=Mac link=topic=1684.msg21626#msg21626
date=1375463962]
Wonder if I should start a new thread.... hmmmm
[/quote]
I would stick it here
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/>as the Vanillia Ice "song" isn't really an annoying concert
behavior. It's just annoying. ;D
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