To listen or not to listen to albums prior to a concert, that’s the question.
B contends that listening prior to a concert will ruin your experience because the concert will be nothing like the albums and the mismatched expectations will kill.
I think it’s better to sing the right lyrics to Cornflake Girl rather than try to fake it in a ravening crowd of Tori Amos fans. No way that listening to albums prior to a concert would possibly ruin the experience. I’m going because I like the music I’ve heard!
So does it matter?
I always listened to my albums before a concert to get me in the mood/hyped up/excited and ready for the show. I don’t think it will ruin your enjoyment of the show at all.
I’ll second the motion for pre-listening!
How cool is it when you can tell the guys in Big Bad Voodoo Daddy to their face, “I’ve been listening to your songs all day on my iPod.”
-DSE
Big Voodoo Daddy? I can’t even imagine that kind of coolness. :)
Pre-listen is the way to go. Why would you bother going to a concert, if you didn’t know the music? And if you are going to a concert to hear the same thing you can get from the CD, why bother spending the extra bucks.
Well, Tori certainly delivered “something different”. Not sure I liked it, though.
Well, Tori certainly delivered “something different”. Not sure I liked it, though.