How was the NYC show?

[beast from the east]

You don't have to be giving yourself whiplash in order to show your enjoyment, though that is appreciated as well!

Dude, if I'm fortunate to catch you guys live, they might have to cart me out of there. Whiplash is almost certain, and I may end up in traction (the old body doesn't hold up to head banding like it used to ), but it will be WORTH IT!!!!!

 

[dan of bereavement]

I think it does have to do with the situation at hand.

Sometimes. I am exhausted and are staying just to support the bands, even though I want to go home and crash out, or maybe I have a cold and feel shitty.
Other times, My favorite band is playing, but there are so many friends that I haven't seen, that I will chat/drink and headbang. Other times I will go shit house and bang the head and so forth. It really isn't something that can be compaired or get mad over. When I am at a show, I ALWAYS clap and show support during songs. I also sometimes fold the arms and just sit back and get blown away. everytime I have seen King Diamond (GOD) LOL. I just stand there and watch every note being played and nothing could make me happier. I think just because peeps aren't freaking out, doesn't mean they aren't totally digging the music. People enjoy stuff in their own way and that is what makes us all individuals.

 

[Novembers Paul]

I'm just thankful people show up. haha!

 

[Jasonic]

I'm just thankful people show up. haha!

I agree 100% with this statement.
As many have said, people show emotion in different ways.
Some people simply aren't the "Raise your hammers high" type of concert attendee, and are content watching from the back. (as Ken had stated).

I personally only go up front these days for bands I am really into or really a true fan of, where I want to pump my fist and scream along. (IE - Paul, "What song of the Knowing do you want to hear?" Jasonic - "Silent Tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!")

Just because someone is standing with arms crossed holding a beer doesn't mean they aren't going to buy a CD or attend a band's next gig. Sometimes people save their energy for the main band they personally wanted to see. (For example, I am sure there were a number of people who went to Powerfest just to see ATHEIST, and were saving themselves for that performance).

Larry - I know exactly what you mean about Slayer fans. I read a semi-recent interview with Kerry King, where he recalled the incident at the Aragon back in 1988 where Trouble practically got booed off the stage!!! It does leave an impression on a young kid. I was at that gig, and wrote off Trouble for a while simply because the Slayer "fans" were dogging them.
(When in reality a large chunk of that crowd was their to start fights and mosh!)

 

[lurch70]

hahah ... good ole Slayer in its peak. They were always paired up with bands that would not really stand a chance. The only band I saw with them back then that stood its own was Danzig when they were supporting their first disc ... Glenn wouldn't take shit from the crowd.

not sure how the scenes were around the rest of the county but the NY scene in the mid 80's was very physical and fanatic about bands ... especially with the HC scene mixed in ... man ... a band better "put on" a show or they were done with fast.

i blame the internet for the demise of the crazy crowds

 

[lurch70]

spaking of Atheist, I assume you guys saw this from a show last year

 

[Will Bozarth]

hahaha!

 

[Jasonic]

Chicago had its share of crazy shows back in the day.
Slayer at the Aragon was simply violent.

Voi Vod at Cubby Bear was non-stop thrashin'!

I also went to a lot of cross-over gigs in that era, such as DRI, Agnostic Front, etc and when you mix thrashers and skin heads together, well, you can just imagine!!!

 

[NvmbrsDoom5]

People who boo Trouble offstage = ought to be fed their own feces for a week straight. lol

And I am also thankful simply for having people show up at our shows, much less being loud and/or phsyical.