On October 29th, I attended the KISS concert held at the Honda Center in Anaheim with a fellow classmate. It wasn't exactly a concert that I have been dying to go see, but time was running out and I needed a concert to write this report on. We left for the concert about two hours in advance in an effort to avoid the hassle of heavy traffic and minimal parking, which proved to be a little too fruitful as we arrived nearly forty-five minutes prior to showtime. Our seats, to my surprise, were quite decent for only costing us thirty dollars a piece. Smack dab in the middle and about five rows from the floor. Our seating, along with the aid of two larger-than-life monitors, left us with an exceptional view of the performance. Despite the sub-par seating arrangements which left everyone with little to no leg room, the impressive showing put forth by these four middle-aged men were more than enough to make up for the lack of quality accommodations.
KISS was formed in 1973 by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, throughout the years there have been changes in their lineup but Simmons
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and Stanley have remained the only constants. Notorious for their face paint, outfits and overall eccentric performances; KISS has become a household name for all generations since their formation over forty years ago! They have sold over forty million in the United States, more than one-hundred million world-wide and have been awarded twenty-eight gold albums which is the most of any American rock band. The first song I will be evaluating is “Tears Are Falling”, which was the lead single of their 1985 studio album Asylum. This song, which featured two electric guitars, a bass guitar and drums, was one of my very favorites of the whole night because the dynamics of this song were consistently loud but avoided becoming overbearing. The lead singer, Paul Stanley, did an amazing job hitting all the high notes during the chorus and the rest of the band did just as well backing him up. There was also a very impressive guitar solo about half way through by Tommy Thayer, partially played between his legs, which made this song stand out much more compared to the rest. The tone color changed as he began the guitar solo and became much more piercing, but the contrast from the rest of the song was very appealing. “Plaster Caster” is the second song they performed and the second song I will be evaluating.
This song also featured two electric guitars, a bass guitar and drums but the lead vocals were preformed by Gene Simmons instead of Paul Stanley. To be honest, I very much preferred Simmons as the lead vocals with Stanley and Thayer backing him up. I really liked this song because, unlike some of the other songs, I could hear nearly all the lyrics and the guitars were extremely crisp and clean. The dynamics of this song were quite loud, but no where near as loud as “Tears Are Falling” and the guitars were much less overdriven. Tommy Thayer also played an impressive guitar solo towards the end of the song which made the venue go wild and was about all you could hear for the rest of the song. Overall, with the combination of Simmons vocals and Thayer’s solo, this was one of my very favorites of the
night. Lights, Camera, PYROTECHNICS! “Detroit Rock City” will be the third song I evaluate and was accompanied by the most eccentric performance I have ever seen. Whenever they let a note ring out or hit a power cord a set of fifteen-foot flames would shoot up from behind them that could be felt all the way from where I was sitting. This song was hardcore, for a lack of better terms, and all of the guitars were quite over driven throughout the song which greatly complemented the use of flames. The use of word painting was conveyed as they said “Get up, Get Down!”, by the lights changing their orientation as the words were said and flames were shot out at the same time for better aesthetics. This song made me feel like I was a teenager back in the eighties listening to them perform for the very first time. It was an amazing experience and all the overly enthusiastic middle-age men made the performance even more memorable. Alright, onto the fourth evaluation and I’ve realized most of KISS songs sound extremely similar when it comes to dynamics, tempo and instruments used. So the next song I'm going to talk about is one that had everything and by everything I mean; Gene Simmons hip thrusting, Thayer’s incredible guitar solo, Stanley’s irritating eardrum piercing voice, and an excessive use of smoke and fire. “Lick It Up” featured overdriven guitars, a somewhat slower tempo than the other songs and slight emphasis on Eric Singer, their talented drummer. Overall, it was very entertaining and almost made me forget the fact I was watching four middle-age men in full costume and makeup preform better than most modern day rockers. The song I will use to wrap up this essay will be the same one that KISS used to wrap up their concert, “Black Diamond”. When they began playing this classic, strobe light and all, the crowd just went nuts. With Simmons, Stanley, Thayer, Singer and the crowd all singing together it was hard to hear who sounded best. Thayer had an another amazing guitar solo, Singer did what he did best during his drum solo, Simmons hit a few power chords with flames at his back and Stanley singing with everything he had left in the tank. Not much more to say than overdriven guitars, guitar solo, drum solo, and the whole band shouting out in unison. This was one of the greatest performances I have ever seen and it was all done by men the same age as my father, what a reality check. If these guys can still sing, play and move like that—there is nothing I should be complaining about. This was a great band in their prime and if I didn't know that they have already been touring since the eighties, I would have though that this was their prime. I was thoroughly entertained all night and would definitely go out of my way to see this band again. Apparently, they are sponsoring an arena football in Los Angeles called the LA KISS and will be playing a couples shows throughout the next couple years. I love football and I love music, so you can guarantee I’ll be up there again soon for a game and a show!
On Friday November 15, 2013, I attended a concert that I found very interesting. It took place at 7:30 pm at the First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant. The group performing was the Erie Chamber Orchestra but as a special the Slippery Rock University Concert Choir was also there.
On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, I attended a musical concert. This was the first time I had ever been to a concert and did not play. The concert was not what I expected. I assumed I was going to a symphony that featured a soloist clarinet; however, upon arrival I quickly realized that my previous assumptions were false. My experience was sort of a rollercoaster. One minute I was down and almost asleep; next I was laughing; then I was up and intrigued.
The band consist of 8 members, Nathan East bassist/vocals, Andy Fairweather-Low, lead guitar/vocals, Steve Ferrone- drums, Chuck Leavell-key boardist, Ray Cooper- tambourines, Katie Kissoon and Tessa Niles- vocals, and Eric Clapton- composer, rock n roll guitarist, lead vocalist. The band members dressed in casual attire. The band members were professionals, they knew exactly how to orchestrate every chord, they collaborated with the lead singer and each other in ways that wasn’t so noticeable to the audience but they knew which chords to use for every song, the band was a top notch team. The tempo of the songs were a mixture of fast, slow, to a medium style beat. The texture of the songs was homophonic and well put together lyrics. The style of the music was from the 1960s-1970s which genres were rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, jazz and blues.
During a musical performance many elements to be looked are not easily recognized by the average critic. A musical performance has multiple interactions taking place between the music, text, performers, audience, and space that all can contribute to a great performance. Overwhelming majority of the audience does not realize so much can be looked at during a single performance. At a performance by the University of Maryland Marching Band I was able to analyze the Musical Sound, Contexts of the Performance, and Interpretation of the Performance.
Early 1970s - KISS traces its roots to Wicked Lester, a New York-based rock and roll band led by co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. Unhappy with the direction of Wicked Lester, Simmons and Stanley part ways with the other members in 1972 after Epic Records rejected an album recorded by the group.
In 1977, Def Leppard was created by Pete Willis, Rick Savage, and Joe Elliot in Sheffield, England. The addition of guitarist Steve Clark, in 1978, introduced Def Leppard's iconic quintet sound. Rick Allen, age fifteen, soon replaced a forgotten drummer, and the original
On Monday March 25, some members of the baseball team, my girlfriend, and I traveled to Murray State University to watch a concert performed by Nelly and the St. Lunatics. It was a terrible night to go anywhere because it was raining and storming the whole way, but there was nothing that was going to stop us from going to the concert. We where all so hyped up about it and couldn’t wait to head out. My brother, who attends Murray State, had gotten us excellent seats about seventy-five feet away from the stage.
Compared to all the other concerts that I have gone to, the Ron Eschete Trio concert was a definite change in atmosphere. On February 23, 20001 I attended a concert held at Ahmnson Building in Los Angeles County Museum of Art, featuring Ron Eschete on seven string guitar, Todd Johnson on six string bass, and Paul Humphrey on drums. It was three hours long, from 5:30 to 8:30. I arrived there little late because it said to be held on times mirror central court but it was actually playing at lower level of Ahmnson Building.
I attended the Los Angeles Philharmonic classical music concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on Friday 29 November 2013. The classical concert started at 8:00pm to the enjoyment of the huge audience that had been waiting for this amazing music extravaganza. Classical music concerts always offer magnificent entertainment and the audience in this concert was expectant to derive such entertainment or more. In attendance were Christian Zacharias who was the conductor and Martin Chalifour who was the LA Phil commanding Principal Concertmaster and Bach violin player. In readiness for the concert, I enjoyed a special dinner prepared for the audience. More specifically, LA Phil staffer introduced us to the evening classical concert amidst cheers from the audience. It was such a refreshing and joyous feeling to be part of this audience.
Eddie Vedder at lead singer, bass player Jeff Ament, drummer Matt Cameron, and guitarists Mike McCready and Stone Gossard set off to start an unforgettable sound in punk rock which is known as the grunge era. Pearl Jam would start with their first album “Ten,” this album would then sell ten million copies. A lot of bands came out of
Over this semester, I attended two concerts. The first concert I went to was a performance done by the Swedish band Graveyard at the 9:30 club in DC. The second concert that I went to was at the George Mason Center for Performing Arts. This concert was a jazz competition between bands call The Battle of the Big Bands. Both concerts were performed very well and kept the audience, myself included, very entertained throughout the entire show. In this paper, I will be discussing each individual show in depth, and then continuing on to compare the two concerts.
Once I let my thoughts return to the music, I knew what lie ahead of me. I tapped the nearest "big guy" on the shoulder and pointed towards the ceiling; the universal signal on the concert floor. He nodded, grabbed my foot, and pushed me on top of the crowd. Once I was up there was no turning back. Soon strong hands were surfing me towards the stage. I had the best view in the house and reveled in the moment. I was fueled by an adrenaline rush that was only heightened by the fusion of the music and the energy of the crowd.
Musical concerts are undoubtedly an incredible opportunity to experience a great aesthetic pleasure by listening to the musicians perform in front of your eyes. The power of music can hardly be overestimated – it can transfer a number of messages, thoughts and feelings through the performed sounds. Therefore the one can comprehend the music in the best possible way only when it is heard live. Musical concerts are often revelatory and highly impressive experiences to me. This essay thereby aims to provide my reflections and impressions of the concert of Gregory Porter & the Metropole Orchestra which I had the opportunity to attend in Nashville, TN.
It was on September 9th at the Austin360 Amphitheater and it had started a seven that night. At this concert was a mixture of artist such as Chris Brown, Omarion, Kid Ink, Fetty Wap, French Montana, and Teyana Taylor. The concert was called One Hell of a Nite Tour. From the many different topics we have learned in Sociology I noticed that there was only a specific group of people at this concert. When I had looked around I noticed that it was only people within the age range of about 18-25. Most of the people I talked to there were college students. It was a mixture of all races but it was diverse. You could easily tell who the wealthy was and who did not have much money. The wealthy people sat up close to the performers, while the ones with not much money was on the
Then audience members who were perfect strangers who were screaming loudest would turn to each other with knowing glances and smile because they were sharing the same excitement and connecting with one another over their love of this man’s music. There was no pushing or shoving to get closer to the stage – it wasn’t that kind of crowd. Instead, there was mutual respect for one another’s space within the confines of the too-small venue. Nobody wanted to be the person who ruined it for someone else. It was this respect that made the audience members’ connections with one another that much stronger – we were all here to listen to this wonderful man’s music and see his performance – and, of course, we were here to enjoy it.