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divided sky - phish 06/06/09 & while my guitar gently weep - phish 06/08/09
Do you have a time machine? I'm reading this post on 6/4/09. I'm sure you meant the Hampton shows.
Wait! If he has a time machine maybe he has a duplicity machine that will allow us to be at two places at once. Oh yes, I'm seeing David Byrne and The Beastie Boys entire sets!
Post by steveternal on Jun 4, 2009 11:24:17 GMT -5
As incalculably significant as music is to me and my life, I don't think it has ever moved me to tears. Not once. I've cried lots from books, films, even NPR, but music doesn't do it. I think it may be that my attachment to music is more on the intellectual side than the emotional. That's my only guess.
I totally have cried at shows before for many different reasons. Most of the time it really has mainly to do with the fact that at that point in my life, right there, right now, while the music plays and everyone around me is enjoying themselves, are the moments I truly cherish and feel the most alive. I'll hear certain songs and they bring back all kinds of memories, good and bad you know. I say TV on the Radio at the Southgate House in Newport, KY and they did Ambulance as they're encore and it made goosebumps break out all over my arms and tears stream down my face and I had never heard of them before I went to the show (this was a few years ago). I'm a pretty romantic guy too but not just with women but with life as well. My journey maybe short and it may be long but I'm gonna squeeze this life like a grape and when you do things like this it's extremely emotional and unusually fulfilling. Here's to moments like that for all of us at roo. Hell, that's most of the reason I'm going; to actively seek out( as much as you can seek these things out) these types of experiences and to thouroughly embrace them.
The first time I heard Racing In The Street, well not the first time I heard it, but the first time I HEARD it. Giants Stadium in 2003 The last verse of the song followed by the instrumental ending where Roy Bittan played the piano amazingly. The song just hit me that night and my eyes were filled with tears.
Post by flymordecai on Jun 4, 2009 17:27:54 GMT -5
I didn't cry when I saw Sigur Rós at bonnaroo, but I did cry when I saw them a few months later at Red Rocks. Untitled 4/Njósnavélin...I still get shivers just thinking about it.
To be fair though, anyone who wasn't crying at that point in the set was obviously a robot
I saw Bobby McFerrin and Voicestra last year in March, and it was an incredibly emotional experience. One of very few times a concert has brought me to tears. Truly a spectacular performance. It sounds cheesy, but don't miss an opportunity to see this guy, especially with this ensemble.
Don't think I have ever cried at Bonnaroo. Closest was probably Bill Frisell in 2006.
Neil Young's "Comes a Time" does it to me everytime. Other than that, I cry because Fall Out Boy, Nickleback and Neil Diamond are not coming to Bonnaroo.
Neil Young's "Comes a Time" does it to me everytime. Other than that, I cry because Fall Out Boy, Nickleback and Neil Diamond are not coming to Bonnaroo.
Well get used to crying because Nickleback and Fall Out Boy will never be on the lineup
Neil Young's "Comes a Time" does it to me everytime. Other than that, I cry because Fall Out Boy, Nickleback and Neil Diamond are not coming to Bonnaroo.
Well get used to crying because Nickleback and Fall Out Boy will never be on the lineup
Post by tatphishgirl on Jun 4, 2009 18:37:50 GMT -5
I usually don't cry at all just get choked up. At the very first 'roo, I remember in the morning they would play music at the main stage. It was right before some one was going on the stage and Wonderwall by Oasis was being played. I really got choked up as tens of thousands of people were singing along to it. Very cool.
And that is really very sweet for those folks spreading the ashes of their friend. That made me get emotional.
OK so this isn't the most manly thing to admit, me being a manly man and all. But music stirs many emotions, usually at Bonnaroo it's a good time dance party, but sometimes I hear a slower, more somber tune and it gets to me.
Last year I was at Willie Nelson (was eating corn before Claypool) and he started playing "Always On My Mind". I started thinking about my wife and how maybe I didn't hold her all those long and lonely nights or little things I should've said and done and how I never took the time.
My eyes started welling up and I looked around and wondered what everyone around me would think if tears started streaming down my face.
Have you ever cried at a concert? Ever seen anyone crying?
There's no way I can eat corn before Bruce unless he only plays fast songs. I'll be a wreck when I walk out of there. (NIN or moe. will snap me out of it I'm sure)
I have had many, many moments during countless shows where the music has brought a tear to my eye. Certainly some that I was damn near bawling at (the '88 Ripple in Landover comes to mind, as does Jerry on Broadway '87 Deep Elem Blues hell my eyes were wet that whole acoustic set hell..they were wet for all 3 shows of that run on Broadway that I saw.) So many more personal examples come to mind that involve the fat man both solo and with the Dead. But also Phish has without question done it to me many a time but not even close to as much as 'ol Jer tore at my heart strings with his guitar strings and voice. Jorma Koukonen would be another big one that comes to mind for me love the mans guitar playing. Once againg so many other bands have stirred the emotion up I could probably bore people with just the ones I remember.
At 'roo during Phil last year I got pretty teary. Yonder got me emotional just because they are friends and I had not seen them in like 5 years prior to 'roo. The one the stands above all is at Zappa plays Zappa last year I was laughing, crying tears running down my face at several different moments from the old memories Dweezil was bringing back for me of his pappy Frank.....and the renditions he was doing (ie. during Flakes I was laughing/crying my fucking ass off). Hell I even got teary during some of the songs at Metallica last year...old memories...thats another thing, you never know when it might hit you and it may just be a totally personal thing a song or riff that reminds you of something.....not nessarily an epic moment (ie. Ripple after 18 years pretty much not a dry eye in the house)
I don't care what you say about me, just spell my name right---P.T. Barnum "As I was walking up the stairs I met a man who wasn't there He wasn't there again today I wish to God he'd go away."
I always cry at concerts... I'm "that girl", I'm afraid.
I love music and it makes me really emotional...oh, well. I always love it when a song/moment makes me tear up and then I see someone else crying too...you'll see me at the Roo this year. I'll be the one crying.
Post by fightforyourmind88 on Jun 5, 2009 12:51:51 GMT -5
This year's my first Roo, so I'll just say some shows that I've cried at:
Green Day - my first show ever and they played wake me up when september ends. everyone singing along, it was just so incredible. Mogwai - how could you not cry, i mean seriously. some of the most beautiful incredible music ever created mewithoutYou - During O, Porcupine. I don't think I'll ever forget that concert. Like others have said, last year's lolla and Radiohead's Fake Plastic Trees was just incredible.
I'm sure I'll cry at Bon Iver this year, and if Bruce plays Dancing in the Dark, I'll be bawling.
Post by thefretlessone on Jun 8, 2009 5:26:32 GMT -5
Last year, Sigur Ros. the level of emotion that went through me during those two hours was beyond anything I had ever, and likely will ever experience(d) in my life. Even the early show sound problems could not bring me down!
Last year, Sigur Ros. the level of emotion that went through me during those two hours was beyond anything I had ever, and likely will ever experience(d) in my life. Even the early show sound problems could not bring me down!
Word on everything you said. I'm inclined to believe that everyone at that show was going through the same transcendental experience.
There's no way I can eat corn before Bruce unless he only plays fast songs. I'll be a wreck when I walk out of there. (NIN or moe. will snap me out of it I'm sure)
NIN keeps you from crying? You sure? Have you ever listened to their music?
