The last live concert I enjoyed was Mattawa Voyager Days, in Ontario. It was around 8 years ago, I am 68 now. We had the wrist bands for entrance to the music area, and realized it Noisy, Crowded, Dusty and Difficult to see the band. This event runs for 2 nights and then on Sunday.
We returned on Saturday with out kayaks, and headlights that you can use when cross country skiing at night, or hiking. We paddled out into the Ottawa River, and just drifted in the currents and eddies, keeping the music far enough away to enjoy the volume level, the lack of crowds, no dust and found out that you could get a nice reverb effect from the hills on the Quebec side of the river. Awesome.
Later, around 11 pm, a fireworks display was scheduled, so, we paddle closer to shore, and watched the fireworks land in the river, in the area we had just left. It is really cool to watch the fireworks falling into the water, when at water level, and getting the reflection and the fireworks.
Since then, most concerts are over priced, noisy, bad acoustics, crowded, etc. etc.. I could buy every CD ever made by most bands, and still have a lot of change left over.
Sue Foley, playing at a small bar in Lavigne Tavern, Lavigne, was awesome. Seating for around 100 people... good time.
Anyone else prefer listening to their system more than a concert?
I know I do. It seems like most people on this forum don't feel that way. That's OK. To each his own.
For me, I like being able to control the volume. I like choosing what song I want to hear. I like not being in a crowd. I like hearing the music without any distracting sounds from others. I like the privacy. I like the convenience. I think my system sounds wonderful. I'm a happy camper.
Just my opinion. Not trying to change anyone else's mind.
Enjoy the music! Whichever way pleases you.
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