R. Scott (framboise@mindspring.com)
Mon, 28 Sep 1998 07:35:03 -0700
Sounds like an L.A. thing to me (sorry, folks). It's pretty jaded out here.
In my experience Palladium crowds are always pretty stiff.
peace,
R. Scott
framboise@mindspring.com
-----Original Message-----
From: dale chapman <dchapman@ucla.edu>
To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>; ghetto-youth@lists.colorado.edu
<ghetto-youth@lists.colorado.edu>
Date: Monday, September 28, 1998 1:13 AM
Subject: Massive in L.A.
>Just checked out MA at the Palladium in L.A.. . . Anyone else see them?
Any
>thoughts?
>
>I thought the show was great -- as far as Massive themselves were
concerned.
>What I can't get over is how unbelievably lame the audience was. MA was
>laying down some serious grooves -- their drummer was great -- but everyone
>was standing motionless, somewhat zombie-like, staring at the band as if it
>was TV or something. It took the really killer beats at the end of
>"Mezzanine", at the end of the set, to finally bring these people to their
>senses and remind them that there was a live band on stage. I don't get it
>-- there's serious energy in this music, but everyone seemed afraid to
move.
>Is this just an American thing? I suspect that this apathy is borne out of
>our culture of stadium rock and bars where everyone sullenly sips their
beer
>while watching bands churn out four chords and the truth.
>
>Would it kill people to get into the music a bit?
>
>Dale
>
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