N and I attended the recent Taylor Swift concert. I have not been to a concert in probably 10 years, and I have to say that shows seem a little bit different from what I am/was used to.
Also, I am a dinosaur.
Also, I am a dinosaur.
Let's do a little Then and Now comparison.
Concerts Then: "Awesome! I am so stoked!!!"
Concerts Now: "Meh."
(I don't dislike Taylor Swift, but I doubt I'd listen to her if I didn't have a 9-year-old daughter.)
(I don't dislike Taylor Swift, but I doubt I'd listen to her if I didn't have a 9-year-old daughter.)
Concerts Then: "I smell POT!"
Concerts Now: "Damn, where's the pot smell?"
Concerts Then: "Look at that cute guy!"
Concerts Now: "Gee, my kid is cute in her little dress, swaying and singing."
Concerts Then: No earplugs and days of tinnitus....
Concerts Now: "We have to wear earplugs so we don't get tinnitus."
Concerts Then: "ROCK THAT GUITAR!!"
Concerts Now: "Hmmmm, isn't it interesting how he (Ed Sheeran) is able to loop that sound and make one guitar sound like full instrumentation?"
Concerts Then: "I hope this lasts forever!!!!"
Concerts Now: "I hope this ends before 10 so N gets a decent night of sleep."
I really enjoyed Ed Sheeran's set, but since I am a dinosaur I prefer the singer w/ a guitar thing. Taylor's numbers were very theatrical, but due to all the costume changes and such there was a lag afterwards so momentum wasn't continuous. I thought her best numbers were when she was just pickin' and singin'.
I told D after we got home that Taylor Swift is wooden. Her "interaction" with the audience seemed rehearsed and forced. I doubt anyone under 30 would have caught onto that, but compared to Ed Sheeran she was like a mannequin in terms of personality.
Regardless of what I thought, I didn't go for me. I went for N, and she says she had a great time. It was really cool to watch her taking it all in, and from her child's perspective I can see how the theatrical nature of the show really ramped up the wonder of it all.
Concerts Now: "Damn, where's the pot smell?"
Concerts Then: "Look at that cute guy!"
Concerts Now: "Gee, my kid is cute in her little dress, swaying and singing."
Concerts Then: No earplugs and days of tinnitus....
Concerts Now: "We have to wear earplugs so we don't get tinnitus."
Concerts Then: "ROCK THAT GUITAR!!"
Concerts Now: "Hmmmm, isn't it interesting how he (Ed Sheeran) is able to loop that sound and make one guitar sound like full instrumentation?"
Concerts Then: "I hope this lasts forever!!!!"
Concerts Now: "I hope this ends before 10 so N gets a decent night of sleep."
I really enjoyed Ed Sheeran's set, but since I am a dinosaur I prefer the singer w/ a guitar thing. Taylor's numbers were very theatrical, but due to all the costume changes and such there was a lag afterwards so momentum wasn't continuous. I thought her best numbers were when she was just pickin' and singin'.
I told D after we got home that Taylor Swift is wooden. Her "interaction" with the audience seemed rehearsed and forced. I doubt anyone under 30 would have caught onto that, but compared to Ed Sheeran she was like a mannequin in terms of personality.
Regardless of what I thought, I didn't go for me. I went for N, and she says she had a great time. It was really cool to watch her taking it all in, and from her child's perspective I can see how the theatrical nature of the show really ramped up the wonder of it all.
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