This was my second concert after the 2003 Unity of Light concert in Mumbai. I remember that the banter by the compere was a distinct putoff. Like you said, to each his own. The Pune concert rocked. Start to finish. Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak
theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Ramanand <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Partly agree to Dinesh's point about the relative seriousness with which we > ingest our music, and steering clear of the "we Punekars are hard to please" > clause :-): > > I spoke to/read comments of a few such disappointed attendees, one of whom > even described the show as "lacklustre". Largely, this seemed because: > * they had never heard some of the Tamil songs (esp. the Sivaji ones) > before > * even songs like 'jaage hai.n' were relatively obscure to them > * the screens & speakers closest to the standing sections were not the best > * There was a perceptible dip in buzz between songs: perhaps a good emcee > was needed when the stage was being set for the next piece > * Some were there to 'shack their body' (sic) :-) > * Some were there mainly to (re-)listen to their favourite tracks - not > really to observe the millions of small & interesting things happening on > stage or to discover more of ARR's repertoire > * Compared to some other concerts, there wasn't much of a stirring up of > the crowd by way of banter (though why one would want this in such a show is > debatable). > > Just a case of one's poison being another's nectar, I suppose. > > ~Ramanand > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Dinesh Vaidya" <dnshvai...@...> wrote: > > > > I will try to reply with my perspective of the show and the "lack of > enthusiasm" from the audience...... > > > > Being resident of Pune for past 25 years, my conclusion is Pune audience > is different than other cities, such as, they do not make much of noise > during any concert, let it be a movie / classical / light orchestra etc. > They like to listen to the songs with all seriousness and appreciate the > nuances and finer details of any music during the show and AFTER the song > and the show is over, they like to clap and show the appreciation..... a > somewhat disciplined behavior. > > > > Even for our RAHMANIA shows by The Wandering Souls, we get cheers, and > claps, but the audience does not get up from seat. It is somewhat the > culture of this soil. > > > > And for dancing and creating noise, there are Discos.... > > > > Enjoy and Jai Ho ! > > > > Dinesh Vaidya > > Pune > > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > shahul hameed <shahul.ab@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > Hope all our friends who made it to the Pune concert had a good time. > > > One of my friend who happened to attend the concert was feeling glad > > > that she was able to make it but she had a small concern that many was > > > not able to enjoy the show due to melody songs taking priority. Though > > > they loved it they werent quite happy as josh was missing. She was > > > disappointed as no tracks were performed from Lagaan, Swades, Rangeela > > > and I remember she even said RDB was missing. Also she told me that > > > the guys at the stands remained seated for most of the time which is > > > quite unusual since many of the songs were slow numbers. I am hereby > > > taking her concern to the group so that in the next concert the > > > concerned people should be able to make it a still better show. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Hameed. > > > > > > > >
