Wait a second--the last Pavement show that I saw at Alice Cooper's
was rocking. I don't get the impression that Malkmus discourages
enjoying the beautiful sound at all
On Wed, 24 May 2000, George Booze wrote:
> Right on. I grew sick of those jaded indie-rock hipsters who just stand
> there at shows long ago, and at this point I'm just like "fuck em'". If you
> want to watch a concert, stay home and watch a tape, but if you want to
> experience a band, GO to a concert. I don't like moshing any more than the
> next person, but pogoing, dancing, "feeling" the music (as hippy-ish as that
> may sound) is the ONLY way to get the most out of a concert. Try it
> sometime. Trust me, it's okay to get excited. You SHOULD get excited. You
> should go fucking nuts. You must sing along as loud as possible. You might
> get dirty looks from some of the indier-than-thou types, but the band feeds
> on that sort of energy. Bands ALWAYS play better at shows where the audience
> is showing a lot of love and energy. It's unfortunate that bands like
> Sebadoh and Pavement have sort of cultivated this "I don't give a shit"
> attitude at concerts (I saw Lou Barlow a couple months ago and he was
> actually telling audience members to "shut the fuck up"), but luckily we
> have bands now (MM, The Dismemberment Plan, Les Savy Fav, Enon, etc...) that
> are "speaking out" and trying to bring some excitement back to the
> indie-rock show.
>
> Resistance is futile.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bjorn Warloe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 3:15 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [MMouse]:
>
>
> Ok I have had about enough of the moshing comments. I have been going
> to mouse shows in the northwest for quite some time now. I have seen
> them play 10 or 11 times and never once was anyone moshing. I say
> this as a person who has been in the pit at ministry, kmfdm, nine inch
> nails, and most violent of all the sweaty nipples reunion show last
> month. People pogo at the mouse, some people might even bump into
> each other at the mouse but no one, I repeat no one is moshing at the
> mouse. There is usually a small group of people who move around in the
> front, these people are not particularly violent, so why the problem.
> The problem here is girls who come to the show in flip flop sandals and
> stand right down in the front then get pissed because someone fucking
> moved and stood on my toe. It is one thing that everyone stands still
> and listens intently at a cat power show but this is modest mouse.
> People are going to feel the beat of a song like breakthrough or tundra/
> desert and they are going to move around, so dress appropriately.
> If you simply can not wear a real pair of shoes to the show there is
> another option. Stand out side the 10 foot by 10 foot area where people
> are pogoing. Most of the crowd is just standing there, so if you don't
> want to be near a pogo artist then don't stand right in front of the
> stage. I will be at the Eugene show and both Seattle Shows and I will
> be moving my body about, if you tell me to stop and start threatening
> me like the bastard at the last frank black show I went to then I will
> go out of my way to begin moshing in your direction. If you just let
> me enjoy the show you probably won't even know I am there.
>
> declan galt
>
