Last night I had the opportunity to go to one of the best performances I've ever experienced. Every year my school hosts an end of year concert to celebrate the end of Spring semester. I went my freshman year and was pretty disappointed with Sean Kingston. This year the line up looked a bit more promising. USU was able to bring He Is We, The Ready Set, and Parachute to campus. I'm not a major fan of any of them, but I wasn't going to turn down a free concert. My friends, on the other hand, LOVE He Is We and Parachute, so I invited them to come with me. Concerts are always more fun with friends anyways.
Pre-Concert with Candalynne, Ashton, and Jayna in the adorable He Is We shirts Jayna made
He Is We and The Ready Set were okay, but Parachute blew my mind! They were high energy and seemed genuinely happy to be on the stage. I loved their performance and was so glad they closed the show! Singing and dancing along with my friends and most of the crowd made me happier than I've been in a long time. Research says that when you hear a great song or your favorite part of a song, the same hormones that get released during sex surge through your brain, which is why it can make you feel so happy and relaxed. I feel like it might be stronger for me because I love music so much. For me a great performance gets me high, though I have nothing to compare it to. Drugs scare me. I feel weightless, invincible, like every part of my body is buzzing in the best possible way. I have yet to find anything else that makes me feel like this.
Everyone enjoys music differently and I get that, but some of the crowd last night boggled my brain. There were people around me that no matter how upbeat, fast, or energized the song was DID NOT MOVE!! I'm not talking about not dancing, I literally mean they did not move. Not a head bob, foot tap, or even a smile and I just don't get it! Music has been proven to help heal and relax, which is why music is used in therapy. So how is it possible that these people looked so unhappy to be at a great show?
What are your thoughts? How does music make you feel?
well the thing that bothered me about it too is that is was kind of a fun sucking thing to see them NOT MOVE! Like yeah i get maybe you don't know the song or artist- like how i felt during the ready set- but i still tried to listen and open my mind to something else. that's how i fell in love with HE IS WE i had to keep an open mind listening to them. but when you are going to sit there and be bored and look as if you have something better to do- JUST LEAVE. If you didn't pay anything then don't feel bothered to leave the concert. You are an adult, you can leave.
ReplyDeleteOK. I'm done with my rant.
But really. Music makes me move. That's how i 'feel' the music is i move. I bob my head, i tap my foot, i smile. If i realize i don't enjoy it then i change it. Music has something that we all should and can relate to. that's what artist of the song do. they open your mind to things that you already have around you.
I grew up with music. I don't know when exactly my seed for music was planted but it grew. Yeah sometimes I'm not like -MUSIC- as much as Rachael here. But still it's not something i'll turn down to listening too. I don't care for rap and an old friend liked listening to it while she drive. Yeah it wasn't something i would buy or choose to listen to but i was able to find out more about her even through the music she listens to.
That's the beauty i guess. You love one song because it speaks to you. Someone else loves a different song. But at the end you can both enjoy it if you try.
rant rant rant.
Sorry to make this as long as your post but there are all of my thoughts :D