Concerts

There is nothing I love more than concerts! Okay, maybe not my "absolute" favorite thing but I do love them very much. Let’s put it this way, I went to over 15 shows last year alone. Over this past summer I went to a bunch of shows and just recently I went to some and I must say they give me some of the greatest joy ever! I am a big music lover; especially rock music and by rock music I do not mean fake "rock groups" such as Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance, or The Starting Line. (No offense to anyone who does like bands like that. All I am saying is that they aren't hard rock.) I recently watched an interview with Dave Grohl and he was saying to the interviewer "Like rock is coming back. I am determined to bring it back. I have had enough of those sissy groups that call their music rock when it totally isn't. We need to bring back the real rock." And I must say I totally agree. But anyway, I am getting off topic a little. Concerts! What I love about concerts is the camaraderie. Everyone is there for the same reason. They are there to rock out and sing and just be in the moment. Nothing else matters when you are there surrounded by fellow fans and some of your favorite music. Especially some of the shows I go to. Recently in September I went to The Big 4. This show consisted of four of the heaviest rock groups still rocking out, Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth, and (one of my top 3 groups) Metallica. Now here was a show that you definitely would not go to unless you were heavily into this kind of music. Granted, I can only handle so much of the screaming type rock music as that of Slayer but still as the show goes on, you look around and everyone is in the same mood and hype as the band playing. I love it! I also love concerts and music in general because of the self-expression. I love the self-expression of the bands and of the fans. Music lets people feel what they want to feel. At shows, music allows people to act however they want and jam however they want. Take me for instance. In class, I am sure most people notice that I am quiet and more of a listener than a hand raiser. In reality, I am a pretty outgoing person. All through my schooling years I have been a quiet student. My motto is, especially now in graduate school, get in get out. I come to class to do what I have to do to succeed. What I am getting at is the fact that I bet I am perceived as quiet when really I am outgoing and that person at a Metallica, Foo Fighters, Alice in Chains, Red Hot Chili Peppers concert that is in full worship of the band with my fellow people. I yell, chant, hoot, holler, and sing with the best of them. Bottom line, I think music is a great outlet for people. Whether they are writing the music or going to see the music live, it is a great form of self-expression and I highly recommend going to some of these shows and joining in on the world of rock.