"i was really disappointed with the crowd though. most of them just stood there and didn't seem to be into the music at ALL. i mean come on. at least pretend to tap your foot or something. it ruined the first part of it."
for the most part, that's how atp was for the first few songs but two pits on each side of the stage emerged and i managed to join in on the fun. but if their was one thing i noticed was how alot of the females in the crowd simply looked sorta pissed and bored. they were the ones usually walking away. at one point during the 3rd song or so, people kept cheering for vocals between songs and shields whispered into the mic that "you can't always get what you want" followed by some british dude in the front yelling "what the fuck do you want, karaoke?". well said.
but talking to the few audience members that i did afterwards, their was mixed reactions. one guy thought the show was great and better then the last time he saw them but was disappointed with the audience. he described how back in 91 or so, when they opened for dinosaur jr, the crowd went completely ape shit and the entire floor turned into a pit. a group of 17 year hated it and felt mogwai not only played better, but sounded better. the group i came acquainted with during the last three days loved it though.
and i completely agree with the spiritually cleansed feeling afterwards. i had my eyes closed nearly the entire time, just focusing on how textured the sound was and trying to find patterns within them. i've never heard something so loud, with such force, yet having such fidelity. during "do you realize", i held my hand in the air and i could literally feel how heavy the air was from the sound. very very intense. the show felt like 5 minutes for me. i have to find a way to see them again.
