so i went to see animal collective last night and this is what i have to say.
ultimately the music was pretty good, the sound was pretty supurb especially the bass. panda bear was spot on so was avey tare and the geologist.
so there, band great.
now...onto the crowd
the crowd was awful, i am thinking of swearing off all large concerts alltogether(500 plus)
too many people means a bigger chance of idiots fucking up your concert going experience.
to me animal collective are a personal thing, something to be shared with a small number of friends, something to take in on a drive or with some early morning coffee...anything except enjoying it with the crowd last night.
i am sick of dancing hippies, bros who somehow wander into these high profile indie shows, assholes who feel that the closer you are to the band the better the concert(not the case) and i am sick of the amateur photographers who shove their arms up everytime one of the members of the band moves a finger to snap a photo. this is what takes a big giant shit all over the animal collective experience.
now onto the venue...any band that would be willing to play a show where they charge 10 fucking dollars for a gin and tonic needs to rethink there touring schedule. this place of all places should not charge that much for a drink, they make 4 times the amount per ticket over a small venue like the smell or a loft show yet for some odd reason they charge triple the drink price...this to me makes no sense. they should be somewhat cool and change their overcharging bullshit and ultimately no bands should ever play a venue that overcharges the fans. sorry but i wont be returning to the henry fonda anytime soon.
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I'd imagine the rent on the Henry Fonda is way more expensive than the rent on the Smell.
Plus they have that swank roof-top patio with a projector so you can grab a smoke without missing too much.
$10 for a gin and tonic is a bit new yorky though.
anything more than 5 bucks for a drink is bullshit man. how else they do they expect us to enjoy their music if we're not completely smashed?
I bet its still a thousand times better than the use of the song "Winter's Love" in Shortbus. I felt like a floating frowning asshole was sputtering hot fresh diarrhea on my face.
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