Rock concerts

[Orruar]

So I went to my first big rock concert in years last night, and was shocked at how different they have become. It was Nine Inch Nails (in Orlando) and I paid good money to get onto the floor, expecting to lose a fair amount of blood and sweat.

First let me say that the music and light show was fucking amazing. Best show I've ever been to, hands down.

However, as good as the band was, the crowd was the exact opposite. Probably half of them had their phones out at some point, some had them out the entire concert. I'm guessing Lron was among them. Hardly anyone was moving around, most just stood still, not even bobbing their heads or anything. You could hardly tell if they were hearing the music or not. 0 mosh pits, 0 crowd surfing, 0 rowdiness. Now I'm all for letting people enjoy things the way they want, but what the hell happened in the last decade? It's tough to really get lost in the experience of it when everyone else seems to be so disconnected. I had ankles swollen to the size of grapefruit due to a run in with fire ants and yet I had more intensity than 99% of the people there. If I had it to over, I'd probably just take some acid and sit up in the stands and enjoy the lights.

My question: Is this pretty much normal for rock concerts these days? Or is it just this city that sucks? Either way, why do you think it's like this?

Here's a couple video from the event, and you can see the motionless floor with shitloads of cell phone screens blocking everyone's view. Looks more like a wedding than a NIN concert.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duwiTeVC0d8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZKkksuTyCo

[Lron]

First of all, i wasn't there.

Second off, NiN were huge in thie early 90s...we are getting old.

Third off, NiN isnt really a band you "mosh" to.

fourth off, Maybe everyone was on acid and just enjoying the light show

and last but not least, I was not one of the douchebags that just holds the camera watching the concert through a 5 inch screen the whole time, i hate those fags.

[pharmakos]

it's 2013. NIN is mom rock now.

[Orruar]

The average age there was certainly under 30, probably under 25. Only one or two silver foxes there, and they were rocking harder than most.

[pharmakos]

i know plenty of moms that are under 30 =p

a lot of them listened to NIN in high school

[Orruar]

That's true. I'd say ratio was probably about 4:1, which is a little higher than most rock concerts I went to back in the day. Still, can't totally blame this on women can we? I mean, we've gone from unmitigated chaos to what would appear to a deaf person as a church sing-a-long. There's gotta be more to it.

[pharmakos]

"dad rock" would also be an appropriate term. "mom rock" is just the more commonly used variant.






also, it might have something to do with the last few NIN albums sucking.

trent used to spend like 3+ years working on each album. now he just shits out music.

[Orruar]

Yeah, he sorta dropped off much like Tool. Though he did play about 50% from PHM/DS, so he still knows where his bread is buttered.

[Orruar]

Originally Posted by Lron [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Third off, NiN isnt really a band you "mosh" to.

You were kidding about this one, right?

[Swish]

Blame the Linkin Park era...they turned a lot of young people away from real metal music, and you're left now with bands like Bring Me The Horizon... and while that tune isn't bad, a lot of their stuff is so shitty I feel sorry for kids now.