Concerts

One  of my favorite things that fall under the wide subject of music is concerts.  They are an amazing experience that I believe everybody should have at least once in their life, preferably more.  I personally have been to about 12 concerts at various ages, and have never been disappointed.

Every artist or band does it differently.  Some like to mix up their songs, others do it just as they sound on the radio.  Some artists bring guests to join them on songs, others like to perform solo the whole time.  When you go to a concert, you never know what you are going to get.  This is what I like, because you never see the same show twice.  For performers, everything is live, so you can't go back and do it again.  You have to work with what you have, and put on a good show for the people that came to see you.

For performers, they feed off of the energy of the crowd.  If the crowd is having fun, the artist will do more to make them have a good time, and be amazing for them especially.  If everyone is just sitting and watching them, it's not going to be as good of a show.  You control your experience, so make it a good one.  

I will admit that some people put on a better show than others.  Some artist are gifted with ways of getting a crowd going, and some artists make their shows feel really scripted, and you can feel that. The energy isn't as high, and it just feels fake.  Other artists will come out and just have conversations with the crowd.  They make it feel more personal, and an over all more down to earth show overall.

The most annoying thing that a performer can do at a concert though, is lip sync their whole show.  This just makes the show less real, and more scripted.  It's pretty much then just listening to amped up louder versions of the album, so what's the point?  A performer should be able to perform.  This would be like a teacher showing up and telling their class to learn themselves by reading the textbook.

Concerts are some of the best memories I have made, and make the album music come alive.  Once you see a song performed live in concert, you can imagine that show every time you hear it after, and it makes it that much more special.  Try to get to at least one concert, you won't regret it.