smileplease
The Fly
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- Oct 16, 2004
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...you're right, it's stressful. There's nothing worse than being at a gig where those around you behave like they're at a funeral.
But it's just the way it is. No matter how good a gig, there'll always be people that sit down. It's just the luck of the draw if you're at the back or not (or too high up). That's why I kept rereshing my PC when Ticketmaster were offering me crap seats at the back. It risked not getting any at all in the hope that I'll get some decent ones...which I did in the end, to the side of the stage.
Rather than it being about people being English, it's more to do with the distance from the stage. The atmos way back is never the same no matter how loud or good the gig is.
It's unfortunate, but nevertheless, U2 had the whole place rocking several times over last night (and Saturday too). Which is more than can be said for most other stadium artists.
The only thing that did suprise me, is that on both nights, there was little effort to whip up the crowd before the band came on stage. During the Zoo TV and Elevation tours, the PA was turned right up long before the band came on stage. But they don't seem to be doing that with the Vertigo tour. Weird.
And I also don't get the tune they walk out to. It's ok, but it doesn't spark a crowd reaction (apart from U2 nutter slike us which represent about 1% of the crowd) unlike the Zoo TV intro, or the remix of Elevation on the last tour.
Just a thought and a touch of my own, very, humble opinion.
But it's just the way it is. No matter how good a gig, there'll always be people that sit down. It's just the luck of the draw if you're at the back or not (or too high up). That's why I kept rereshing my PC when Ticketmaster were offering me crap seats at the back. It risked not getting any at all in the hope that I'll get some decent ones...which I did in the end, to the side of the stage.
Rather than it being about people being English, it's more to do with the distance from the stage. The atmos way back is never the same no matter how loud or good the gig is.
It's unfortunate, but nevertheless, U2 had the whole place rocking several times over last night (and Saturday too). Which is more than can be said for most other stadium artists.
The only thing that did suprise me, is that on both nights, there was little effort to whip up the crowd before the band came on stage. During the Zoo TV and Elevation tours, the PA was turned right up long before the band came on stage. But they don't seem to be doing that with the Vertigo tour. Weird.
And I also don't get the tune they walk out to. It's ok, but it doesn't spark a crowd reaction (apart from U2 nutter slike us which represent about 1% of the crowd) unlike the Zoo TV intro, or the remix of Elevation on the last tour.
Just a thought and a touch of my own, very, humble opinion.