No Bruce Springsteen Or Billy Joel Concert

On the train there we listen simultaneously, one bud in either ear, middle-school style, to a gingerly prepared selection of what I call “gateway indie”. Songs like “Rather Be” or “Somebody I Used to Know”, anything by Ed Sheeran or Ingrid Michaelson. Songs that could be considered traitors to the genre arguably built on eternal invisibility, or, more positively, songs that have broken free from the mostly underappreciated genre’s net of obscure lyrics, changing time signatures, unpopular instruments like the oboe or guitalin, and small spurts of unexpected electronica that sound awkward to the previously unexposed mind. Then again, I think as the train gives a tiny lurch and

There’s no better feeling than being at a concert and jamming along to songs that you love while surrounded by people who share the same love for the music. Music concerts are majestic environments where a variety of different people come together in order to share their love of music. A few weeks ago I attended a Zac Brown Band concert for the first time and I was truly inspired by the band’s artistry and skill. The band was fully able to captivate their audience with their soulful tunes and obvious passion for performing. One moment of the concert that particularly stood out to me was when the band performed a cover of The Beatles hit song “Let it Be.” Zac Brown Band was able to stay true to the original song while bringing a whole different level of soul to the music through the addition of a gospel choir. The audience immediately related to the song and came together to sing along to a song by one of the biggest bands in music history. Zac Brown Band was able to successfully deliver such a powerful song as “Let it Be” which was off of The Beatles final studio album.

Imagine a crowd of people with on the edge of your seat, nail-biting excitement. People were bubbling with energy and some alcohol to loosen everyone up. The lights are dim and the show is about to start. The slow melodic notes of the piano echo through the theater and out walks the singer dressed in an all lace number and a shawl showing more skin than covering. It is evident that this event is definitely for the “grown and sexy”. On Sunday March 8, 2014, I attended a Masha Ambrosius concert in which she was promoting her album friends and lovers. During the course of the show there were 4 different performances all of which had different effects on the

“And the band started playing one of those really slow songs, like “Stairway to Heaven” or “Freebird” that probably have really great lyrics or something but the song itself just is awful-just awful. Then this real phony guy, with the hair all slicked back on the top of his head stood up with the Sax and did a solo. I almost died. I mean, almost completely died right there. It had to be the cheesiest solo I had ever heard. I mean he was swaying back and forth and he closed his eyes like he was really getting into it and all, but it was the fakest thing you ever heard. It was like something out of a bad Howard Johnson’s. I swear, he must record Muzak for a living or drive

I am fixing my hair, and humming along to a song I heard on the radio, when I hear the concert start. I heard the announcements begin and the lights go dim. There was people all around me. People tripped over cords or called out demands. Some had microscopic mics on their faces, some had been putting on makeup on.

Moments later I could hear the beating drums, and the electronic music sounding from all the speakers, no movement on stage besides the flickering lights. The crowd fell silent, awaiting the moment for Tyler Joseph (the lead singer) to enter the stage. The lights dimmed, the music stopped, the crowd grew stiff and the world stood still. Then, the sounds abruptly bursted my ears. I immediately remembered the song and sang along to it, even though my raspy voice hurt my throat, it was something to add

On Wednesday, February seventeenth, I had the pleasure of attending Noteworthy’s concert at the Meyer-Mclean Theater. Noteworthy is an a capella group from Brigham Young University, and is composed entirely of female students. Though only one of the girls is a music major, all share an incredible love of music, and it showed in their thoughtful, energetic performance.

On my way to one of the greatest concerts, thoughts were swirling around my head. How good will this really be? Will I make it out alive tonight? Was it worth the wait? The thought that the next highly anticipated song that plays may cause a riot so large it ends my life. I soon found out after I entered the House of Blues, or rather, as I prepared to enter The Rodeo.

First of all, I had a terrible experience during an Akon concert at the Laredo Entertainment Arena, when Akon called on all the people to come closer to the stage. I was practically trampled by people rushing down towards the stage, and then there was the fight between two teenage boys who initiated in throwing beer bottles. My brother insisted that I would have a wonderful

On October 1, 2017, I went to The Shins concert at the Cal Coast Credit Union amphitheater at San Diego State University. On this occasion, I accompanied my brother who is a devoted fan of The Shins. I agreed to accompany him when he bought the tickets during the summer. Further, the only song I’ve heard from The Shins is “Saint Simon”, which was included in the Windows XP media player, as one of the sample songs. Moreover, we arrived at SDSU around 5 pm. We easily found parking at one of the parking structures in SDSU. If I remember correctly, they charged $15 for the parking. Upon arriving to the venue, I observed that most of the concertgoers were adults, some parents took their children to the concert as it was an all ages concert. Also,

the impression of the traditional style of brutal death metal. We could hear the malignant of Putridity's riffs, the madness of 'Deeds of Flesh's technical structure and Brodequin's rough

A well-known fact about me is that I go to concerts on a semi-regular basis. In my experience I've encountered countless of different people at shows. There's a few different categories they all can fall under however: the drunk, the thirteen year old that probably shouldn't be at this show, the dad who's in the pit with the thirteen year old, the jerk dude that thinks he's "hardcore", the screaming girl, and the guy who's shoving everyone trying to get to the front.

Going to a concert is an experience incomparable to any other. Here it is, the moment, every concert goer has been waiting for, the artist coming onto the stage. Hearts begin to race as the music builds each fleeting second before the artist comes out. Smoke fills the dark stage illuminated by the band's tour video playing. Then, in the center of the stage, doors begin to open revealing four singing boys. Crying and screaming

Just when the second song was about to be finished, I felt a drop of water running through my cheek. “I can’t be crying,” I thought to myself. And indeed I wasn’t. A few minutes later, I could hear the roaring that the immense crowd was providing. The music and the lights went out as soon as the first thunder was heard. Chaos increased more and more every second. Everyone was looking

For my final paper, I decided to focus on a concert that I went to this summer. On June 20th, I went to the Kick Up The Dust concert at the TCF Bank stadium. This was an all day concert and included multiple performers, like Dustin Lynch, Randy Houser, Thomas Rhett, Florida Georgia Line, and headliner Luke Bryan. Because of what I’ve learned in this class, I was able to recognize and analyze a lot of the different elements and characteristics of the music. And because there were so many performers, I was able to compare them to each other and see how they used these elements and characteristics differently.