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Dancing fool

theskunkymonkey

21:57 / 14.03.02

Why don't people dance at gigs? Went to see Groove Armada the other night, and i guess they must be some kind of 'dance' band - so i was dancing about to them. They had a very funky drummer, a congo player and a percussionist. But rather than dance, the audience stood still and clapped arythmically. WHY? No-one cares if you dance badly - show willing. Anyone out there care to explain this phenom to me - it never happens at metal gigs...

The Planet of Sound

10:53 / 15.03.02

Very surprised to hear that no-one was dancing at a Groove Armada 'gig'. Saw them warm up for Norman Cook on Brighton Beach and the crowd were going crazeeeeeee... are you by any chance American? The trick is to take the 'X' before the band leave the stage.

theskunkymonkey

11:52 / 15.03.02

Not American! Did my 'euro' half hour before band - I had a fucking excellent laff. Was just odd that most people were clapping along like drunken uncles...

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

12:01 / 15.03.02

Remember the first time I saw Pan (a) Sonic- everyone stood round stroking their chins and saying "hmmm, I like what they did there", except about three of us. Eventually one of my friends got pissed off and started going up to people shouting "DANCE YOU BASTARD!!!"
No-one did.

The Puck

12:34 / 15.03.02

at glastonbry timed my dose wrong ended up coming up and dancing for fifteen minutes to a band tuning up

No star here laces

12:42 / 15.03.02

That's why dance gigs always suck taliban dick in hell. The proper environment for the music is a club. People dance in clubs (or in good ones, anyhow).

Ganesh

12:54 / 15.03.02

quote:Originally posted by Moominstoat:
Eventually one of my friends got pissed off and started going up to people shouting "DANCE YOU BASTARD!!!"
No-one did.

Odd. A come-on like that invariably gets my toes tapping...

that

13:06 / 15.03.02

quote:Originally posted by Lyra Lovelaces:
That's why dance gigs always suck taliban dick in hell.

I have a problem with this statement. Remembering an HIV-prejudiced comment in the music, for instance, I think you could do with thinking more carefully about your selection of 'throw-away' comments in general... IMHO

[ 15-03-2002: Message edited by: Cholister ]

Shortfatdyke

13:09 / 15.03.02

"That's why dance gigs always suck taliban dick in hell."

lyra - i don't quite understand that statement. is sucking taliban dick any worse than sucking other kinds? would sucking taliban dick anywhere other than hell be ok?

edited to add: i see cholister got there before me.....

[ 15-03-2002: Message edited by: shortfatdyke ]

higuita

13:29 / 15.03.02

It's happening again...

The one dance gig I found worked well was set, revolutionarily enough, in a club. Bonds to be precise.

They had a good few hours of usual clubby stuff, the band (or whatever you'd want to call em - it was Cooler, anyway) came on at 12 and people danced their tits off for the most part.

I had a really miserable time, meself. But everyone else seemed to be enjoying it.

The Puck

13:50 / 15.03.02

Here i am brain the size of a planet....

your starting to sound Marvinish Y

[ 15-03-2002: Message edited by: Puck ]

Haus about we all give each other a big lovely huggle?

13:57 / 15.03.02

(Oh, never mind)

[ 15-03-2002: Message edited by: The Haus of Horror ]

The Planet of Sound

14:36 / 15.03.02

quote:Originally posted by Puck:
at glastonbry timed my dose wrong ended up coming up and dancing for fifteen minutes to a band tuning up

At V99 I candy-flipped and ended up dancing to The Beautiful South, thinking it was drim and bass music. Beat dat.

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