Concert Season

I'm a concert person. I really am. Some people don't like them, which is fine. To each their own. Some people can take them or leave them. And some can't get enough. I fall into the third category.

Chevelle

I only saw one concert this summer. I know, I know, just one? I'm disappointed, too. I saw my first concert when I was thirteen. That was it. I was hooked. Since then I've spent a good deal of time, and a good chunk of my paychecks, going to concerts.

Halestorm

I love live music. I think that it definitely shows who has true talent, and who falls short. Being on the radio now doesn't necessarily guarantee that an artist or group actually sounds good. With so many different effects they can add to music now, it can be hard to tell who's good, and who...doesn't. This, by the way, is why I like music from decades past. There weren't fancy effects that morphed voices so that people sounded better. They really just had to have talent, at least, I'd like to imagine that's how it was. But I digress.

Shinedown

I like the concert atmosphere, but I understand why it would put some people off. Mosh pits are scary (I avoid them like the plague), being on the floor can get a little scary and crowded (nobody enjoys being that close to the person next to you), nosebleed seats aren't worth the money (I can't imagine how much they make if they're charging everyone $65 a ticket), and sometimes, it isn't worth it to find out your favorite artist really isn't all that good. I can definitely sympathize with all of these feelings. But I guess in my opinion, that's what makes it part of the experience. Those are the things that make a concert. Without these semi-annoying elements, you may as well be listening to a CD. or an MP3. Whatever the kids are listening to these days.

Halestorm

Anyway, I'm itching to go to another concert. I have a feeling that there needs to be another in my near future. Maybe I need to go to concert rehab. We'll see.

Staind

A quick list of bands that I've seen. Some of them were seen at the same concert, opening for the main act, so it really isn't as many as it seems. Here they are:

• Avril Lavigne
• Simple Plan
• Gob (yeah, I didn't really know who they were either)
• DriveBy
• Billy Talent
• My Chemical Romance
• Papa Roach
• Avenged Sevenfold
• Buckcherry
• Saving Abel
• Seether
• Nickelback (twice)
• Coheed & Cambria
  
• Halestorm (three times)
• Shinedown
• Chevelle
• Staind
• RED
• .38 Special
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Brett Michaels
• Breaking Benjamin
• Sick Puppies
  
• Van's Warped Tour (too many artists to mention)
• Local artists
  

VersaEmerge

Me and Halestorm (yes, again)

**Note: All of the pictures from above are from concerts I've been to. I used to have a lot more, but after my hard drive decided to die last summer, they all went away. It was a sad day.