Thursday, February 24, 2005
Musica...
ok, so back in the day, you could see great bands at small venues for cheap. the true music fanatics would go to those shows and really rock out. but the snobs saw those as "dives" and wouldn't go... so you weeded out the truly worthy from the big venue types. those concerts were given for the love of the music. now, all the bands want to sell out huge venues and want their money's worth and then some for the small venues. so this is the change i've seen. it's generally cheaper now to get tickets for a big venue in the balcony section, and bands charge an arm and a leg for the small places because they want just as much cash from the intimate venues as from the big impersonal ones. seems like they've lost that love of the music and love of the fans in favor of (i hate this phrase) "the almighty dollar." (puke) so i see a great band at a good venue, check the price, and quickly lose interest. i can't afford that crap. now those crowds are a mix... some rich kids who have anything they want by pouting and try to act like they are in the know, some diehard groupies who will sell as much plasma and sperm as they need in order to see the band every chance they get, and a very few oblivious people who thought they could get laid by pretending to be hip if they took their date to the show.
now i will transition seamlessly into a praise of coldplay for promoting fair trade in their shows. you get brownie points for that, boys. send me some tickets and i can thank you in person. muahahaha....
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