Edie and I sometimes talk about how people used to really listen and pay attention to music, going through whole albums as one piece of an artist's work, in the order the artist intended. While doing so, often reading over the lyrics and looking at the photos in the large album cover. There were fewer distractions, and it made for a richer and more meaningful experience. I wonder if there's a connection between a more casual, playlist oriented relationship to music now, and how people behave at concerts. It's become almost a cliche to complain about how concert attendees now spend most of a show talking, facing away from the stage, texting on their phones, and just treating the live performer in front of them as some kind of background music.
Yes, I remember gazing at album covers and reading lyrics! The behavior you describe at concerts reminds me of how people behave now in movie theaters, talking more and even looking at their phones. Things sure have changed! I'm not going to say all for the worse, as I love some things technology enables. But we have definitely lost something, too. Thanks for reading and commenting, Steve!
Edie and I sometimes talk about how people used to really listen and pay attention to music, going through whole albums as one piece of an artist's work, in the order the artist intended. While doing so, often reading over the lyrics and looking at the photos in the large album cover. There were fewer distractions, and it made for a richer and more meaningful experience. I wonder if there's a connection between a more casual, playlist oriented relationship to music now, and how people behave at concerts. It's become almost a cliche to complain about how concert attendees now spend most of a show talking, facing away from the stage, texting on their phones, and just treating the live performer in front of them as some kind of background music.
Yes, I remember gazing at album covers and reading lyrics! The behavior you describe at concerts reminds me of how people behave now in movie theaters, talking more and even looking at their phones. Things sure have changed! I'm not going to say all for the worse, as I love some things technology enables. But we have definitely lost something, too. Thanks for reading and commenting, Steve!