Not having been to many concerts in my life, I did not know what to expect when I went to see Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert recently. I had seen Celine Dion in concert several years ago and was very impressed by her beautiful stage set up, the infallible theatrics of her performers and the wardrobe changes. I had expected the Lynyrd Skynyrd concert to be similar, but it was nothing like that at all especially the environment. I learned that not all concerts are created equal. The Celine Dion concert had a very elaborate stage set up with beautiful props and decorations, that seemed to magically change to match each song she sang. I was expecting a similar set up at the Lynyrd Skynyrd concert. Their concert was just the opposite though. While waiting for Lynyrd Skynyrd to perform, I noticed that the stage set up was sparse and unimpressive. The only thing that really caught my eye was a baby grand piano on the left side of the stage. The other …show more content…
Celine, her band, and her backup dancers, impeccably executed each song. There was a huge Las Vegas influence in her show. It was obvious that they had spent years there perfecting their performance. Her concert was everything you would expect to see at a Las Vegas show but it was being performed in Birmingham, Alabama. It was incredible. Lynyrd Skynyrd could not have been more different. Nothing about their act seemed to have been rehearsed, much less choreographed. There were two female singers on the right side of the stage that I did not even notice were there for much of the concert. The only real impressive acts were their guitar solos. The guitarists were extremely talented and eager to show off their skills. One by one, they would step to the front of the stage exhibit their talent. It was amazing to see them perform. Especially, Gary Rossington, as he is the only original band member still playing in Lynyrd
concerts in my lifetime, so I had never had an experience like this. The other band,
A couple of months ago, I went to a concert up in Denver. The band that played was called dada. They are a three-man pop rock band that have been playing since their first album was released in 1992. The band has a small following, but the amphitheater still was still quite full by the time the band started playing. Before this concert, I had been to a couple others in the past with bands of a similar type playing in a similar setting to that of the amphitheater I found myself in a couple of months ago. After going to the dada concert, I noticed there was an interesting pattern of where different people sat or stood at these concerts. This pattern divided people up by their social rank, age, and class. There were three different areas to this pattern: the people standing in the front at the stage, the people standing in the middle of the theater, and the people sitting in the back.
...xcited to have this experience. Part of the drama of the concert at first is felt when the musicians come in and sit down and begin tuning up their instruments. I would not be able to comment on the performance of the orchestra. During the performance, I seen the audience were moving with the music, but I felt like that everyone seems knows more music than what I learned throughout this semester. After I went home and did some of the research on these music I finally understand why these people like to attend the orchestra concerto, it was because that every piece of music has a history behind it. The Los Angeles audience seemed to me to be people who know music and who will listen to something new in a respectful way. All the same, when the more familiar sounds of the last piece were heard, I could feel a little sense of relaxation and fun coming into the room.
One of the most popular bands of the 1970’s was Led Zeppelin, whose original members were Jimmy Page, guitarist and songwriter; Robert Plant, lead vocalist and songwriter; John Paul Jones, bassist and keyboardist; and John Bonham drummer. (Contemporary Musicians). The band was called The New Yardbirds and commenced their first tour in Scandinavia replacing the The Yardbirds, a band Jimmy Page held rights to. Being previously successful as musicians they were on a higher plane in popularity and stood out from other starting bands. These band members also had a specific look; long hair, bell bottom pants, and open buttoned down shirt. Also, because of their fame, it is no surprise that they played to large venues; one of the largest was at Tampa,
making each concert a visual smorgasbord of color, action, and costumes. The sounds of the
In the year 2011, Rigby High School’s Concert Band was coming to the close of another great concert. They were getting to a very dramatic part of the song Ave Maria, and during a break in the melodies, a sharp baby cry was heard throughout the auditorium, followed by a loud yell from a parent. The rest of the concert was a disaster, with conversation and talking heard in the recording. In fact, Rigby has not once gotten a clean recording without conversation and noises in the concerts. People unfortunately do not understand how to behave during concerts of any type. With some concerts and performances, it is ok to vocalize, but concert band is not one of them. To help explain this, concert band will be compared to jazz band in its origins, type, and expectations to show why this type of behavior is unacceptable.
The event took place at Chaffey College inside the Theatre building.there is not really much to say about the building specially when compare to my previous concert Venue “Bridges Hall of Music” in the Claremont Colleges. None the less, The auditorium itself was decent, seats were comfortable and the sound flowed nicely throughout the room. The performers enter the stage from a door located to the left of the building, and the stage itself was above the audience so everybody could see them.
One performance that stood out to me during the concert was a song called Sinfonia #3 by J. C. Bach (Wind Ensemble Concert program). The reason I enjoyed this song was because it was performed by nine saxophone players. I would say
Compared to all the other concerts that I have gone to, the Ron Eschete Trio concert was a definite change in atmosphere. On February 23, 20001 I attended a concert held at Ahmnson Building in Los Angeles County Museum of Art, featuring Ron Eschete on seven string guitar, Todd Johnson on six string bass, and Paul Humphrey on drums. It was three hours long, from 5:30 to 8:30. I arrived there little late because it said to be held on times mirror central court but it was actually playing at lower level of Ahmnson Building.
There were a few mishaps during the performance. There was a moment in which the audience thought for a second that the sound had utterly failed However, the technical team behind it was efficient to be able to fix it in a matter of seconds. Also, not acknowledging whether it was intentional or not, but there was a particular moment in which loud music and lines being delivered overlapped, which only created a cacophony that did not seemed rehearsed to the public eye.
It was New Year’s Eve. Often during so, the clubs and bars would be brimming with youth and underage teenagers waiting to count down to New Year’s Day. However, I spent my New Year’s Eve in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The sports arena was mostly crowded with middle aged adults and everyone was there not to watch a game, but to bid farewell to a legendary hair metal band, Mötley Crüe. The band’s career spanned three decades and they ended it all at the birthplace of hair metal - Los Angeles, California. I really enjoyed the show because even though the band has aged staggeringly, they managed to maintain the elements of a hair metal concert – face-melting guitar solos, pyrotechnics, female dancers in skimpy clothing, and to
I thought it was interesting that you can look at the audience and be able to see the their reactions and really see the quality of the show. The audience remained extremely quiet and attentive, focused throughout the entire performance. I even thought many people were asleep but, I later realized they were just zoning into the moment, really taking in the essence of the music. It looked like it brought out a lot of emotions from the people in the audience, giving them time to reflect and really think. The concert was a different experience for me. The concert covered different types of styles and different artists. My favorite piece was the last piece which was Piece d’ Orgue, by, Bach because it reminded me of a horror movie, and horror is actually my favorite genre. Overall, going to this concert was a bit unusual and out of the norm for me but I would definitely consider it as a very wonderful and very interesting experience. It was very
...y captivating shows. With the way we currently support our music industry, heavy with electronics and special effects, the art of performing live may become lost in the near future.
I am very glad I got to experience such a wonderful concert and exposed myself to even more musical styles and composers. I was entertained from start to finish and was a little upset when the concert was
... mine”. Despite the connection I have with the song, I feel that the performance was below average overall because they really lacked stage presence and consistency. I understand that it is a slower song compared to the others in the main setlist, however, even if the pace of the song is slow, the performer must still maintain a balance between energy and chemistry with the audience which they failed to do so. Towards the end, Zayn’s falsetto during his ad-libs in the bridge section made up for the flat notes sung by the group earlier. He has always been the strongest soloist. I also admired the floating platform they used to float above the audience for this song because it changes our perception. I looked up to them physically just as I looked up to them emotionally. It was definitely a good experience. I truly cannot wait to attend another concert of theirs.