Concerts

The other night I drove up to Seattle to enjoy a Sigur Rós concert with an old housemate of mine. I enjoyed to music but the concert only reminded me of one thing. I really don't like going to them. I have a few problems with concerts. First they are too crowded. I understand that a lot of people want to go to them and they want to sell as many tickets as possible, but I am not really a people person. I don't really like having that many people around me. The entire concert I couldn't help but think "If there is a zombie outbreak now, I am going to be completely unprepared", which was an odd thought, but definitely there (I am so very strange). I also find that most shows are strikingly too loud. This is something more personal to me as I just don't like things being that loud, but I can't help but think that when you can still hear the concert hours later (and you were fairly far back in the auditorium) that perhaps it was a few more decibels then they really needed. But they say when its too loud you're too old... so I suppose I'm getting too old :). Finally I find that they tend to be too bright. I've never seen the need for flashing strobe lights, or lights so bright that you can barely see and I am certainly not a fan of when the two are combined. I found myself with my eyes closed for a large part of the performance because I simply could not take the intensity of all the lights aimed at my retinas (and having my eyes closed certainly did not make my zombie fears dissipate).
I will say that I enjoyed my evening but I don't foresee myself buy concert tickets anytime in the future, even for bands that I may really enjoy. I'm not terribly happy about being in the audience for some odd number of hours anyways. Perhaps it is just me but when I sit still that long I just start waiting to go home because I want to do something that is at least a little productive, which comes from my biggest problem with concerts, which is (too many witches) that I find them terribly inspiring. Nothing is worse than sitting on your ass listening for hours when you are inspired. It is like torture. You want to go out and do something, anything but you are stuck because you paid for a seat that inspired you.


In concert

Tonight we will be presenting
a show of light and sound
so bright and
so loud that
you will see with your ears and
you will hear with your eyes.

Copyright 2008 William Curb