Songs to make you come out of your shell

[Erik]

i've pretty much stopped being in front/headbanging for most gigs now, because:

1) my neck is pretty shit and i don't want to have a broken neck for 2 days afterwards

2) i don't feel it increases my enjoyment of the show most times and i don't care what others think about my (lack of) participation

3) the sound in front is always, always, always complete bollocks. try standing closer to the soundboard sometime the next time you're about to complain about a concert having shitty sound.

 

[Demonspell]

I can understand moshing to a song or two that really get you going, but if I'm going to a show I want to actually watch what I paid for.

Agreed, I have nothing against those who mosh as long as they're not deliberately trying to hurt people who just want to watch the band, but it doesn't appeal to me in the slightest.

 

[cthulufhtagn]

Agreed, I have nothing against those who mosh as long as they're not deliberately trying to hurt people who just want to watch the band, but it doesn't appeal to me in the slightest.

yeah i have the same opinion pretty much...i also try to avoid standing in front because i'm so tall i feel like an asshole blocking people's views...but you can usually see me on the side headbanging furiously, holding the invisible orbs

a) er lots...i'll go with Lone Wolf Winter cuz i was listening to d666 today and damn near broke me neck ....also phobia - exterminate to emancipate, that song always deserves a second playing...***** grindcore length
b) um...yea i'll come clean, grateful dead "box of rain" makes me get a little misty sometimes, maybe it's a side effect of the pot but it's a great fucking tune
c) drudkh - glare of autumn

 

[J.]

ive been in the pit a few times when i went to shows, but it doesnt appeal to me in the slightest now.

like someone said, i want to watch what i paid for. plus, moshing is about as appealing as going to a show and doing kung-fu

 

[dorian gray]

Imagine if you saw someone moshing and crying at the same time. That would be quite scary, like they're about to explode in Jerusalem.

Hands-down the best post on RC EVER

 

[Susperia]

I can understand moshing to a song or two that really get you going, but if I'm going to a show I want to actually watch what I paid for.

Come on... we all know you start weeping like a baby---- Just look at those sad puppy dog eyes!

 

[EVERLOSTINDEADETERNITY]

Well I use to Mosh all the time until i got to college really. Then i moved to New mexico and saw Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation , well most of the pits down here consist of FUCKING HUGE INDIANS and after seeing a third guy dragged from the pit at Cannibal unconscious and bleeding I decided that being 5'6" and 120 lbs was probably not the best of statures to be going runnign around with 300 pound beasts. Sorry when i finally started to have to wake up the next moning and go to work and my backand neck were hurting I decided it was best to give up thats shit. That was 4 years ago. Call me a pussy but i just am looking out for my bodily well being for the future. I dont mind getting hurt and beat up a little but unconscious and broken noses are not my idea of a good time. Most of the time Escpially when I see Gwar I dont even need to be within 20 feet of the stage to still see an amazing show with lots of goo flying everywhere. Also the club I go to has an amazing pit area with an elevated bar right behind the pit and I can see the stage and the pits all within 30 feet of the stage I sit in the same bar stool and table everytime i go, have a few drinks, watch the pits ,sit with my girl, and enjoy the metal. THATS WHAT IM FUCKING TALKING ABOUT!!!

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

3) the sound in front is always, always, always complete bollocks. try standing closer to the soundboard sometime the next time you're about to complain about a concert having shitty sound.

This is the main reason I dont stant up front anymore. Nowdays I almost always stand near the sound board for shows, especially if its a band I've seen before.